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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
6
Local columns list for sale items including cash registers, furniture, and livestock with contact details, plus an official notice inviting contractors to bid on a Waterloo Iowa project. The notice outlines sidewalks on multiple streets and bid requirements, bonds, and contract obligations.
Official notice from Iowa City seeking sealed proposals for multiple sewer installations across Nevada Monroe Arizona Montgomery Independence Mobile Shilliam Halstead Oneida Cottage Grove and Rhey streets. Bids include 10 12 and 18 inch mains with manholes flush tanks and bonds with payment via special assessments. bid opening set Sept 13 1920 at 8 PM in city hall council chambers.
Persistent export buying supported a stronger tone across the wheat market led by December and March futures with gains around 1 to 1 ½ cents. Cash quotes for No. 2 hard and other grains showed mixed results as reports of damage and weather conditions influenced sentiment while hogs helped firm up expectations in provisions.
Choice steers and yearlings steady to strong Hogs about 10c up with top at 16.25 Bulls and vealers mixed with some high prices, heifers steady. Receipts 32 000 hogs 25 000 sheep 25 000 fat lambs firmer on western and native offerings volumes and prices vary across categories with mixed demand and regional shifts.
Receipts of about 22 000 cattle steady demand for medium and tall cows and grassers. best steers around 17 00 others 15 60 to 15 76 wintered Kansas steers 14 00 canners 4 25 to 4 50 Joel Rood and choice dealers at 14 00 hogs 7 500 steady top 216 00. medium 15 75 to 16 00 bulk heavy 25 25 to 16 75 stockers up 10 to 15 cents sheep 6000 active no top western lambs fat sheep and lambs up to 5 cents native lambs 12 00 breeding ewes 50
Sioux City livestock market shows receipts around 3,500 cattle and 900 sheep with steady to higher prices. Cattle sold steady with top steer prices near 12.50 to 14.50, fat cows 4.00 to 6.00, feeders 3.50 to 5.50, and stockers 6.50 to 9.50. Sheep market steady with quiet demand.
East St Louis reports receipts of 500 steer cattle with best prices around 17.00 and 10.00 for various weights. hogs at 6,500 head with top 15.60 and 15.85 for heavies. sheep receipts 2,500 with lambs 12.00 and ewes 5.00 to 6.00. New York trading notes span stock exchange resumption, metals, and bonds with various gains and declines across steel, chemicals, and energy sectors.
St Joseph Missouri September 7 hogs receipts around 4500 steady with sales 14.50 to 16.40. Cattle receipts about 3000 with steers 9 to 16 dollars, cows and heifers 4 to 15 dollars, calves 9 to 15, stockers 6 to 11. Sheep receipts 4500 steady with lambs 12.50 to 18.25.
New York prices show butter and eggs largely steady with some lifts in creamery cream and cheese. Fresh gathered and extra firsts move at varied rates while live poultry quotes remain uneven and incomplete across regional markets.
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