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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1939
Page
12
Chicago reports Tuesday live stock receipts cattle 7 000 hogs 12 000 sheep 7 000. Hog prices remained generally steady in a slow trade while Fed steers and yearlings rose up to 25 cents and fat lambs showed steady indications.
Associated Press notes hogs cattle and packing prices across Mason City Waterloo Ottumwa and Des Moines with steady to higher quotes for many weight ranges. Hogs 140-350 pounds and cattle varied by region with attention to 6.00 to 7.15 dollar ranges and declining week totals versus last week.
The Austin Minnesota market report lists hog prices by weight. Prices range from 140 to 350 pounds with varying rates. packing sows 275 to 559 pounds priced between 5.50 and 6.00. Percent figures shown appear as part of price data.
U S Department reports cattle receipts around 3500 head with mixed demand and higher prices for selected steers and yearlings. hogs slow with some early sales and steady to slightly lower bids. sheep and lambs steady with limited fat lamb activity and strong wool sheep prices noted. Prime cattle quoted above 12.98, feeders around 10.25 to 10.50, hogs topped near 7.00.
U S Department of Agriculture reports salable hogs at 8000 with slow to steady trade and top at 7.45. Hogs 160-240 lbs mostly 7.25 to 7.49, 260-280 lbs 7.00 to 7.25, 290-350 lbs 6.75 to 7.00. sows 6.00 to 6.35. Cattle 8900 and calves 1000. fed steers and yearlings up to 25c higher, most classes up, bulls 15 to 25c higher. vealers steady to $11.00. Cows and heifers scarce. top steers 13.00, several loads 11.75 to 12.50. best light heifers 10.25, heavy 11.60. Sheep 13000. opening slow, steady indications around 9.25 to 9.50 for good lambs, wool trade steady, light weights scarce.
U S Department release shows hogs opened moderately active steady to 10 cents higher with top $7.00 for 180-220 and bids around $6.75 to $6.85 for various weights. Cattle and calves: fed steers yearlings and heifers firm to 9 cents lower, stockers steady, cows and bulls priced. sheep and lambs slow with early bids down about 25 cents and prices mixed.
AP market notes show cattle receipts 5 500 largely steady with steers and heifers mixed values. Cows bulls and calves priced, hogs sold steady with assorted weights and sows and pigs. sheep demand weak to lower with fat lambs and woolly clipper prices provided.
An item lists Cedar Rapids market quotes for grains, hay, straw, butterfat, and poultry. It details No 1 and No 2 wheat oats rye soybeans corn and barley prices, plus produce like lemons oranges celery lettuce onions cabbage and potatoes. It also lists hide prices for various sold categories and mentions horse hides and manes.
Hogs continue to advance on the local market with all grades five cents higher and the top price reaching 7.10. Cattle market remains steady across the board.
Wisconsin cheese exchange reports for the week of April 3 to 8 with quotes in Plymouth. Twins 11 2c, daisies 32c, horns 12c, cheddars 11 1 2c. Farmers call daisies 12c, horns 12c, cheddars 2c.
In New York Cuban buying widened and prices steadied in world sugar futures. Noon quotes showed minor gains with May and July futures trading near the day’s lows while domestic activity remained scattered and mostly unchanged.
Markets report steady butter receipts 860 with creamery 93 score and various prices for eggs, poultry, potatoes, and other produce. It notes live poultry offerings, turkey prices, duck and goose varieties, and U S No 1 potato prices by region with color and packaging details and upcoming U S shipments.
AP market summary notes steady receipts for eggs and dairy in New York with mixed color eggs at various grade levels. Creamery products show higher prices than extra and firsts with score ranges listed. cheese receipts also steady and prices unchanged.
Foreign dollar bonds and domestic corporate issues rose Monday as quiet settled after troubled European politics. European issues advanced, with gains in rail utilities and industrials, including Denmark 5s, Norwegian 4s, Belgian 5s, German 5s, Japanese 5os, and US rails and utilities posting progress. United States government bonds rose as well, up to about 2 points in some issues.
New York markets close with Treasury 3s for 1940s to 1943s and 1944 to 1946 issues quoted. Prices show government securities trading around 104.24 to 109.26 with corresponding yields and indices indicating activity in long and short maturities.
The market opened with a modest rise but selling appeared in later trading, trimming gains or turning them into losses in the final hour as about 1.4 million shares changed hands. European events influenced sentiment while London Paris and Amsterdam showed firmness. bonds rose and several industrial names led activity including U S Steel Bethlehem Santa Fe Great Northern American Telephone Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Western Union Westinghouse GE US Gypsum J I Case Texas Corp.
Monday stock table from Wall Street lists numerous major issues with prices across diverse sectors. Prominent listings include Allies Chem Johns Manville Am Can Anaconda Copper Boeing Airplane Amex and United Aircraft, with many others shown for investment reference.
The supreme court on Monday agreed to hear whether the federal income tax law as applied to federal judges violates constitutional immunity from taxation, bringing the last question of judge taxation immunity before the court.
The senate judiciary committee approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Dean Wiley B. Rutledge to be an associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. No objection in committee, but Senator King reserved right to oppose on the Senate floor.
Weak international markets and favorable winter wheat belt weather reduced prices on the Chicago board. Liverpool closed lower as European conditions eased, while world shipments rose by five million bushels. Winnipeg and Kansas reports showed mixed signals with scattered rains and slim export sales.
AP market notes from Minneapolis report cash and futures quotes for wheat and corn. No. 1 hard Montana and dark northern wheat around 72 to 75 cents per newer bushel. Corn No. 3 yellow at 41 to 43 cents. Oats No. 3 white about 27 to 28 cents. Barley around 30 to 66 cents per bushel.
The report lists cash prices for wheat corn oats and barley by grade including No 2 hard No 3 mixed No 1 yellow and white samples. Soybeans yellow No 2 at 87 1 2 cents with other grades noted. Times also show lard tierces loose bellies and red clover and Timothy seed price ranges.
The Nolan versus Armstrong Clothing contract dispute resumes Tuesday before Judge J E Heiserman and a jury. Plaintiff's rebuttal witnesses include Dr Garland Hershey geologist Iowa Geological Survey Bert Sharff Homer Rhodes Dewey Edwards Rudolph Faulds. Evidence covers water temperature from Nolan drilled well for Armstrong store climate control. Defendant seeks 2076.82 on a counterclaim.
Judge J E Heiserman entered a default judgment of 858.50 for Lulu Patten of Cedar Rapids in her breach of promise suit against Glenn G Anderson of Cedar Rapids. Suit filed Dec 24 and default entered last Monday. Patten said she learned Dec 9 that Anderson was already married when he proposed months earlier.
Norbert Gorman aged 28 of Beaver Dam Wisconsin pled guilty before Judge J E Heiserman to larceny and received a six month county jail term The state recommends release after thirty days for good behavior A policeman who searched Gorman reported finding three purses allegedly taken from a downtown store Saturday
M Beverly seeks 1228.51 against Hasbroucks for a 1000 note and a charter mortgage due May 16 plus 228.51 for lien protection. Arthur Svalin sues Hattie Svalin for cruel treatment in a divorce filed after a Blue Island marriage on December 4 1917. Samuel Nassif seeks 162.31 against John Kouri a California resident in an account case.
M. J. Wachal a City Line bus driver of 1105 A Avenue NW halted his Kenwood bus at 1201 PM Sunday after feeling unwell. Physicians say a hearty meal and running caused his heartbeat to spike but he is organically sound and expected to return to work Tuesday after a standard annual physical. He was helped to his home by Ambulance Service.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull denounced German trading methods as destructive to world commerce. He said American policy treats all nations equally and that Germany freely trades in the United States under the same conditions as other countries, reacting to Walther Funk's criticism.
Senate economy bloc leaders warned they will slash the WPA emergency relief fund further unless the house approved 100 million dollars is accepted. They oppose the full 150 million requested by President Roosevelt, accusing WPA of not cooperating in economy efforts and pressing for the lower sum in cloakrooms and senate chambers.
Coe college speakers won awards at Cedar Falls and Excelsior Springs. Freshman debaters earned second place in Cedar Falls, with Lois McCaleb receiving individual superior honors and teammates Phyllis Darby Don Weymer and Barbara Eder composing the second team. At Excelsior Springs Marian Bailey won first in women’s extempore and third in oratory, with finals in poetry. Lorraine Rawlings and Adele Weymouth tied for fourth in women’s debate, while Frank Bauder and Gordon Mindrum placed fourth in men’s debate.
Wilkes-Barre residents will see the city two evening papers and one morning paper resume Tuesday and Wednesday after a six month lull caused by a CIO Newspaper Guild strike. Editors Johnson Hourigan and another publisher announced a contract with the International Typographical Union. Terms were not disclosed.
City council filed a resolution of necessity Monday to install sanitary sewers around Johnson avenue NW and Nineteenth street NW. Hearing set for April 20. City share about $500. property owners near 1.50 per front foot. Some private lines exist, but litigation spurred public sewer plan.
Public notices and ads seek lost items and services. Pups, purses, moving services and job leads appear alongside meal- and home- related buys. Local shops offer cleaners, waxes, feathers and mirrors amid storage and transport references.
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