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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
5
Water tone and pricing details show want ads priced at one cent per word with a 96 cent minimum. Advertisements use caps for lines and small caps for headers, with 2 cents per word for light caps. The paper touts want ads as a community marketplace connecting all citizens for any value or exchange.
A long mixed list of wanted and for sale notices appears for Waterloo area readers. It includes requests for furniture, bicycles, clothing, house and lot purchases, real estate ads, and public notices. Multiple names and addresses are listed, along with pricing notes and contact details, reflecting a bustling classifieds page.
Chicago and regional markets show sharp corn price weakness after a strike ultimatum from steel workers and a fresh hog price drop. UK meat imports hint at export demand, while futures react to thin demand amid nervous closes. Prices vary by grade and delivery month across Chicago, Kansas City, and other grain hubs.
Market items show varied produce pricing with potatoes, carrots, and onions, plus cheese, butter, eggs, and poultry updates. Regional reports include Chicago and Kansas City price movements, with metals and copper futures noted and wholesale quotes for fall shipments and stock levels.
Chicago reports receipts around 2000 hogs with prices sharply lower across grades. Hog prices range from 14.75 to 18.00 for various classes while cattle and sheep listings show mixed declines and steady to higher values for select beef cattle and veal calves. Kansas City market notes similar softening in hogs with mixed cattle trends and light lamb demand.
Omaha and East St Louis markets report cattle hogs and sheep receipts with price ranges. Hogs around 16.00 to 17.50, cattle varied by grade up to mid-teens, sheep steady to higher. entries include group names and stockers, with notable volumes from Sioux City and St. Joseph markets. Toledo grain futures and seed prices listed alongside live stock activity.
Stocks and bonds bounce from an early sharp decline driven by steel sector weakness and a looming Sept. strike call. United States Steel plunged about six points from Tuesday, Crucible fell sharply before recovering, while Bethlehem and Republic Iron also declined. Rail, motor and oil shares opened lower but rallied toward noon with equipment stocks leading gains. Call money opened at 5 percent as trading ended heavy.
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