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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
15
Wheat futures fell on rain in Argentina and weak port demand, with December at 1.30 to 1.31 and May around 1.34. Corn and oats followed lower trends, while provisions showed little support and closed weak. trading was unsettled amid currency losses and weather jitters.
Chicago markets show varied grain quotes with No 3 red and No 2 hard wheat near 1.26 to 1.29, barley, timothy seed, cloverseed priced, and corn oats lines mixed. Exchange and money rates listed. later city reports note wheat and flour trends in Minneapolis, Kansas City, and St. Louis with commodity prices and futures activity.
Opening stock market shows shorts active mainly in oils equipment motors and copper with Mexican Petroleum Shell Transport and Royal Dutch among decliners. Recovery weak as leaders Baldwin Locomotive push a partial rebound. closing heavy with oils steels and autos down. foreign exchange unsettled with marks at new low. list includes American Smelting Bethlehem Steel General Motors and International Paper among others.
Chicago market report shows hogs at 10 to 20 cents higher on top and best grades, with receipts around 21,000. steer prices steady to higher on 13,000 cattle. fat yearlings and heavy steers strong, cows and calves up to 28 cents higher. sheep receipts near 20,000 with mostly steady quotes and prime lambs to shippers.
Kansas City stockyards receipts total about 4,000 cattle and 4,000 hogs with steady to higher bids for beef steers and cows. Top steer prices reach about 8.75 while bulk cattle trade ranges from 2.00 to 6.50. hogs average 7.28 to 8.25, sows steady. sheep volumes 3,200 with killing classes steady and no choice lambs offered.
Receipts: cattle 4000 steady to high, calves 13.50 top. Hogs 4500 active, top 38.65, many weights 48.65, 60s steady to higher around 8.50. Sheep 65 receipts, bid range 28.75 to 49.00, Kentucky at 39.60, calls mostly 5.00, lower grades noted.
Sioux City cattle receipts reached 1,000 with steady to strong values for fed steers and yearlings. Prices ranged from 4.00 to 9.50 for cows and heifers, veals at 4.00, calves 4.50 to 6.00, and feeders 4.00 to 6.25. Hog receipts 3,700 with steady to 2-cent higher bids, mixed 6.25 to 7.30, heavy 6.00 to 7.00, bulk 6.25 to 7.30. Wool and other crops not listed.
Receipts total about 5900 with cattle and sheep activity described. Cattle receipts about 3000 show good to choice fed yearlings steady to weak on steers and cows, bulls and stockers steady. top yearlings near 9.80. Sheep receipts around 790 with all classes generally steady. western lambs at 3.63 to 9.00, feeding lambs 6.40 to 6.55, early sales around 4.0, searching for pricing across categories.
Livestock sale notes steady to higher for cattle and calves with receipts. Cattle prices range to about 9.25 to 20.00 for calves. cows and heifers steady to strong. Sheep and lambs quote around 9.25 to 10.00 with ewes near 4.00 to 4.50, reflecting modest gains.
Bank clearings in Waterloo for the week ending September 15 1921 reported by the Telegraph Clearing House Association totaled 1 387 282 87 with daily figures from Friday to Thursday. Corresponding weeks for 1920 and 1919 are 2 156 944 45 and 2 125 655 03 respectively. Deeds mortgages and chattel mortgage activity show weekly counts and year over year changes. Industrial metals and coffee futures markets are listed with spot and futures prices for copper tin zinc and Rio coffee futures.
Orchard Ta sent. Mrs. George Smakey Osage Madison visits as Mr. and Mrs. Joe Faktar Mason City come to see C. H. Smith who is improving. Charles Troge recovers from a horse kick and can go to town. Mrs. Upton returns from Charles City to pack her mother's house. Mrs. Jones moves to Charles City indefinitely. Agent Bruigfels rents Jones house. Harold Moore visits with his parents now in Iowa after moving from Texas. New bridge completed weighing 101 tons. road work almost finished. Tracks hauled gravel to Blue Earth Minnesota. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Squier died after two weeks illness. Arthur Squier born February. Squier family affected by prevailing epidemic. Leonard Mathers becomes clerk at Morse store. Mrs. Mathers helps. Hester Behrns returns from Minneapolis state fair. Frank Morse, Agent Broisels, the Broisels family and A. Q. Anderson attended a Spring Park picnic by Osage band. Mr and Mrs Tay Sqypler and M. Saufer attend Arthur Worle Saultey funeral Friday. Friends of Miss Lelaesis gather to celebrate her birthday.
At the fourth quarterly conference of the ML EL church in Brandon District Superintendent Van Morn presiding, trustees elected include Judas, Henry Anderson, Walter Bassett, Crumrine, Hart, Guizm, Nabholz. Stewards named include Strait, Kanouse, Christopher, Gillam, Jamison, Terrence, McKinley, Stevens, Davis, Mare, Goines, Haus er, Terrence, Kanouse, and McKinley. Brandon Consolidated School opens with EB Kline as superintendent and a staff led by Kathryn Parker, Leta Armstrong, Thelma Hughs, Vere Anangst, Belen Booth, and Yager. town notes cover travel, illness, storms, and transit disruptions.
Mrs Joe Mednie and her daughter Zita visit sister Miss Elizabeth Mauli g for a month. Thomas Lanagan and family visited Mrs Henry Koester. Herb Wellner leased the Casper Schmitt estate farm for next year. Gust Schmitt operates two cream routes in Dunkerton. Tom Schmitt expands work. Shimp Bros plastering Dunkerton school. a seven ton steel vault installed at First National Bank. A mission begins at St Francis parish for one week. MT VERNON: Mr Ore and sister visit Thomp son. Hillside cemetery association gathering. Mrs Uelen Rockwell hosts. Royal Neighbor Kingston event Sept 20 with several assist ants. Stella Corwin visiting Shell Rock. Frost reported in township with no damage.
In Janesville A creamery plans six month milk sales to the highest bidder. A son was born to Rex and Mrs Decker Tuesday morning. Elmer Backwood arrives from Mason City to visit a cousin. Mr and Mrs Joe Garton return from Greene. Howard Burman returns home after months away. Stephen Pattee and Lloyd Bart have typhoid. Squires moved into a new house last week. Mabel Bartlet, ex Jonesville resident, married William Barber in Waterton. A Blakes handles insurance adjustments in Iowa. Veterans seek pension increases. Cows sold at Jonson’s sale from 1345 to 868.
The Iron Trade Review reports continued production and sales strength in the iron and steel sector. Output in August rose to 248,850 tons with gains since July, while market prices for unfinished steel show a downward trend. Freight car repairs awards are pending. several large tonnage contracts and rail sales to Japan and inquiries from China are noted.
Carrie Cook travels to New Stampton for a two week visit. Mrs. Cavett returns from Des Moines and Council Bluffs. H. H. Barton presides at service. Metcalf returns from Hampt Saturday, then leaves for a few days. Kay Burnin and Donald Becker planning state college prep. Corbin visits with VanWinter family in Reidstown Wisconsin. The Hutters and Maltzgraft families return from travel. Mrs Howry Allen visits Waterlies and Parkersburg. parents visit. A wedding at Hampton with Miss Bernice Dohtarin marrying Harold Thompson. The Thompsons move to Lincoln Neb and then Columbia Mo. Mrs Cindrella Chambers mourns her grandson drowning near Williston ND. The boy, 17, swept by a whirlpool in the Missouri river. body not recovered after 16 days. Fred and Jacob Pfaltzerer and Will Wendt trip for fishing near Mankato and nearby. Hartgraves and Harre visit the same locality. Fred Day marries Sept 3 to Miss Reka. they begin housekeeping west part of town. Relph Harris sells store and home to Mike Hendy Lamont, who will move in. Mrs Harris and Nera Hands move to Chicago. Nera starts school. Dumont Sunday School convention set for Sept 22 with a strong program. Schools urged to send reports and offerings to Mrs Tiljian Brandenburg.
New Hartford residents host visitors including Mrs Adan Testlebs and son Homer Ames and Mrs Jennie Harmon who plans a Lake BIUM trip. A fire destroyed the Willie Catchpoll farm house northwest of town, valued at 2500 with 500 insured, neighbor witnesses and water limits hindered efforts. Will Griffith of Rewey, Wis returns with his father Griffin Griffith to stay several days.
Parkersburg updates reveal Stella Jensen returns to Kansas City after living with Mrs West. H Livingstone of Cedar Falls is listed as in tax health care notes. Charles Reid travels to Rochester Minnesota for treatment. James Mulkum of Stewartville Minnesota visits family. Mr and Mrs C Claude Schuck welcome a girl born Monday. Heikes and visitors from Stewartville Minnesota call on George Petra. Mr and Mrs John Conkings of Earle Grove visit Mrs Barbara Kem Mercer. Mrs Dan Cone and Harold Cone return from Iowa City after health consultations. Palmar family resigns from Manila trip amid eastern visit and New York travel.
Independence Iowa September 11 fair managers marshal a vast livestock display with 336 cattle 615 hogs and dozens of horses sheep and prize equestrian shows. Wet roads threaten attendance but judging thrives with top Herefords Holsteins Jerseys Brown Swiss and Guernsey Shorthorn entries. Grand champion Highland Prince leads a field that includes Rapidan and other notable sires as E A Giles declares a big time show.
Fairbank and surrounding towns report several social and religious items. Henry Wels and Jean Damge attended events in South Dakota and Lead, while Rev. T Dunkerton and Rev. A Treb Northwood joined Sarai Paine’s funeral in Fairbank. Mrs. Sarah Paine died Friday, daughter Laura Brant and son Willam survive, funeral at Baptist church with interment at Fairview cemetery. Independence Sluggers beat Paroetial School 33 to 12. Mrs. Neva Corsoran underwent a minor operation in Odlw.
A series of Iowa Shorthorn breeders gatherings runs Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 in Storm Lake Rockford Waterloo Marion Wanamaki and other towns during Dairy Cattle Congress week. Sessions include talks on Shorthorn conformation, tours of nearby herds, and social activities inviting all Hawkeye state breeders and families to attend.
Readlyn Iowa Sept 14 Mrs Fred Brawberg returns from Wisconsin where visiting her daughter Mrs L Boldt Mrs Olds New Fork Mills Minn visited a couple days with her daughter Mrs Maurice Rommel the week Mrs Nemeler Tripoli visiting her son Ed She intends to stay a couple weeks Mrs Ed Nelson Oelwein spending a coupe days visiting at her mother Mrs N Cook John Cook visiting his brother Nick Mr and Mrs Rudolph Bush and family returned Tuesday from a trip to South Dakota The Mission feast at Zion Lutheran church Sunday well attended Several from here attended the but termakers convention at Chapins grove Thursday
At the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America's eighth annual convention in Des Moines delegates from every state discuss federal tax reform to levy cases on all property including real estate, manufacturing capital, money and bonds. Leaders highlight non taxable securities totaling 25.9 billion dollars and warn farm finance would fall under a government system burdening taxpayers with hundreds of millions in annual costs. Des Moines attorney notes a wealthy client redirected 1.9 million into non taxable securities over the past year.
In Marshalltown on September 15, William Emrich filed a divorce suit seeking alimony from Mrs Beils Emrich. He asks $250 temporary alimony and $1400 permanent alimony, with a writ of attachment issued to hold Mrs Emrichs funds and notes to secure the amounts. The couple married in 1897, underscoring long fought issues of equity and support in a changing legal climate.
New Hartford Creamery in Grundy county has grown from 85 members in 1912 to 310 patrons, with butter output rising from 1,009 pounds in 1914 to 390,303 pounds in 1920 and 274,836 pounds for the first eight months of 1921. Under F. W. Petersen the co operative plant insists on quality, pays well to haulers, and maintains strict standards. The creamery boasts a model facility, clean interiors, and strong community impact including a consolidated local school and improved dairy stock.
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