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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
15
Farmers questions and comments invited. Address communications to Editor Fam Department Evening Courier and Reporter, Waterloo, Iowa. Phone 3330.
Independence Iowa October 26 a rural dairy day drew about fifty people to the Commercial club rooms for talks by HR W Nelson and H R Seames on Guernsey breeding and dairy management. The program included a group photo, a film on Guernseys and tuberculosis, a dinner, and a farm demonstration led by J P Eves.
Shell Rock residents chose a three day farmers institute for November 21 to 23. L. G. Dewey was elected president Ernest Neal named secretary and H J Van Haven treasurer. Committees cover finance program meeting place music advertising grain show and home economics. Information on the grain exhibit available from Van Hallen. The article notes the Coulomoin river is the erectest Rating etreucn to the Gera.
A farmer near New London Wisconsin showcases a single cabbage stalk bearing fifteen small but fully developed heads. The extraordinary vegetable is on display in a local store window attracting curiosity from residents.
The Iowa Supreme Court last week denied damages in a lawsuit by H B Steiner and C Steiner against Mississippi River Power Co over the 1913 Dixie steamer sinking near Montrose. It ruled river pilots rely on local channel knowledge, not general navigation, and found no fault by the dam backing up the river.
Water loo farmers lament scarce labor as men in the city refuse husk work. Salvation Army officials defend the unemployed, while wages run about four cents per bushel. Some huskers earn up to 52 dollars daily by husking around 1260 bushels, aided by power elevators.
Sixty five head of Holstein cattle from across Iowa will headline a Dairy Cattle Congress sale at the sale pavilion on November 21. Most cattle will be cows with a few heifers offered. Auctioneer will be J. B. Mack of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin and pedigree expert Harry W. Gleim of Webster City. Local men aiding sale include F. S. Miller WD Hastrop Orville Hamer John Cunningham and Pedersen & Sons. The previous state sale was held in March.
Cincinnati reporters note Joseph Breadon of Detroit, president of the Direct Mail Advertisers Association, says direct mail supporters are faithful to newspaper advertising and cooperate with papers. He asserts substantial yearly spending and good returns from the method.
Postville Ia Oct 20 A four county institute including Allamakee Wapsie and Clayton will be held in Postville Dec 14 36. Experts will address sanitation hog cholera community life poultry dairying and grain judging with a silver cup for the top judging team Community leaders from Upper Iowa university and the Iowa Extension service will speak and a home demonstration specialist will judge women’s exhibits and address sessions.
A meeting at the Greater Waterloo association decided the week of December 11 will host the second annual corn congress. Representatives from the Greater Waterloo association Black Hawk County Farm Bureau and Waterloo Retail Merchants' Association attended. The event was postponed from last Saturday and another session will be held late this week to finalize arrangements. The prior show was a success and inquiries are rising for this year’s exhibit with entries from nearby counties. The premium list will be generous, prepared by the Waterloo Retail Merchants' Association, with P. C. Tail and Murl McDonald again judging the event.
Nashua and surrounding area report social events, road visits, and local changes. Notables include Mrs Henry Selou visiting Waterloo, Dr Alvich practicing in Santa Monica, and a West Union trip by Mrs Mary Bershtol for a week’s visit with friends. Community members attend church events, reunions, and a county school convention while local businesses and roads see everyday activity and minor accidents.
Gremer county appoints three butter makers to represent the eighth Iowa district at the state butter judging in Mason City. Team members Herman Ladage J Meier and Albert Zierath will vie for silverware against other districts. Individual honors include a gala prize and silver medal for top scorers.
A garbled Parkersburg fragment lists names and events across Stewartsville and Cambridge areas. Mentions visits to Chicago, teachers’ calls, a charity supper, family movements, cemetery services, and neighbors moving into a new home. Names appear inconsistently, with scattered references to Mrs and Mr Durtehorwing and various local residents.
fragmented OCR notes describe a church dinner on election day and various social calls. neighbors gathered for Mrs Exajery's belated birthday, visits to family homes in Waverly Hinchford and Janesville, and mentions of school programs and meetings.
Readable fragments show New York and Chicago produce markets with mixed dairy and poultry prices. Milk types and skim products listed with varied rates. poultry includes dressed chickens ducks and turkeys. some figures appear garbled but indicate market activity and pricing trends in both cities.
Mixed commodity report from Chicago and Minneapolis markets shows wheat quoted at various values with No 2 red and No 2 hard premiums, corn and oats movement noted, and Waterloo and Kansas City clearing figures for the week ending Oct 26. Foreign exchange and livestock prices also listed, reflecting broader market shifts and regional trading activity.
Market listing from Waterloo Co op and Rath Yacking Co at noon today shows quotations for hogs, cows, horses, poultry, hides, pelts, and wool. Prices spread across butter, lard, milk, eggs, potatoes, oats, hay, straw, and standard vegetables with regional notes and plant delivery terms.
In Chicago trading on October 26 wheat futures showed higher opening bids with December and May both at around 111 for _complex_ figures amid ongoing rain concerns. Prices fluctuated through the session as traders weighed potential U.S. export surpluses and demand for shipment readiness, with December at 4L and May near 59. The market responded to unsettled weather and anticipated supplies, while gains were tempered by uncertain future demand.
The New York money market shows call money steady near the 4% level with bids and offers around 4 to 6 percent. Loans against acceptances circulate with mixed collateral and terms ranging from 60 to 90 days as investors seek funding and liquidity in varying durations.
In a brisk but uneven market, hogs mostly 15c under Wednesday’s quotes with steer tops around $1350. The report notes varied demand and price spreads across light and heavy hog categories, while packers and feeders balance supplies.
Kansas City livestock market report shows mixed prices across cattle and hogs with best vealers around 10.50 to 12.00 per cwt and heavy butchers near 8.40 to 8.60. Receipts reach about 6,000 cattle and 6,000 lambs with feeders and sows noted. complex prices listed for bulls, cows, and sheep, reflecting varied demand and regional supply.
In New York trading the open featured a broad market downturn led by declines in steel and equipment shares. Pennsylvani an climbed to 4 percent on a 6 percent dividend news while most other active issues fell 1 to 2 points. Heavy selling pressed Motorola and Standard Oil declines, with notable losses in Mutual Petroleum and other major names. mixed results kept some leaders higher, including Houston Electric. Livestock and commodity quotes from East St. Louis show cattle steady to weak and hogs down, reflecting a broad market slide and lower demand through the day.
JOSEPH LIVESTOCK reports mixed receipts with cattle and veal top at near $19.00 for four loads. sheep receipts around 2,200 with limited demand and average around $12 for 75-pound tweeds. Market commentary cites broader shifts with steel and car stocks, while potatoes in Chicago show dull activity amid 1,353 cars shipped nationwide, Wisconsin and Minnesota white varieties and round whites priced around 80 to 90 cents per cwt.
Receipts at Omaha show 1600 cattle and 1600 sheep, with steady to uneven demand. Cattle tide includes 506, 180 to 206-pound butchers at around 6. and 8. dollars, feeds and block prices fluctuating. sheep report 1600 receipts with top lambs near 14.46 dollars, yearlings around 12 dollars, stockers and feeders weaker as dullness spread across trading.
Fire HI fed steers and Flecalpta listed among cattle categories. Yearling 97, 00612.76. grass steers and yearlings. Cattle prices include brass cows and roiters, hoifers, canners, feeders, stockers, jowhers, lights and chors. Market totals show 1 Mecelpte, 600 in bulk.
The Associated Press reports a weekly drop in shipments of meat fruits and vegetables through Oct 5 in Chicago. Boxed apples grapes peaches and pears declined while celery onions white potatoes and cabbage movements rose unevenly. Total shipments of 14 leading items were 26 583 cans about 40 cars fewer than the prior week amid lower potato prices and mixed market firmness across regions.
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