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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1936
Page
11
Chicago reports Tuesday receipts cattle 7 000 hogs 12 000 sheep 10 000 as excess run pushes prices down 25 to 50 cents. Trade slow with many early sales 25 cents lower. some losses toward 50 cents anticipated. Beef competes with pork. best steers around 9 75, yearlings 9 40, cows weaker. Hog receipts 15 000 with steadier margins. cattle trend across the board 25 50 cent declines.
Cattle receipts 6 900 slow with bids down 25 to 50 cents on slaughter steers and weaker stockers and feeders. Hogs receipts 5 300 fairly active mostly steady with some weak on butchers. top around 10 60 for 140 to 220 pounds. Sheep receipts 2 800 six loads direct Montana lambs and natives. buyers bid 50 cents lower on slaughter lambs near 10 15 with a steadying undertone for slaughter ewes.
U S Agriculture Cattle receipts 5500 with bids 25 50c lower for steers and yearlings. Hogs receipts 4500 with prices down 10 15c, top around 10 dollars. Sheep receipts 2000 with buyers weak to lower and best wooled lambs near 10.90.
Combined hog receipts at 20 yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hours ending 8 am Monday totaled 34,800, up from 25,400 a week ago and 27,700 a year ago. Trade was mostly steady with Saturday, some lighter weights 140 to 160 pounds bid at $9.40 to $10.20, and heavier weights at $9.70 to $10.25 for 290 to 350 pounds.
U S Department of Agriculture figures show hog receipts at 7 000 with prices 10 35 top 10 40 for 170 240 lb hogs and 9 75 to 10 20 for heavier loads. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steers 8 50 to 9 50 heifers 6 00 to 7 00 cows 4 75 to 5 50 calves 700 and vealers 8 00 down.
The Associated Press notes steady hog prices in Iowa with grades listed by weight. Good light hogs 140-160 lbs bring 9.50 to 9.55 per cwt, 160-180 lbs 10.00 to 10.30, and higher ranges for heavier carcasses up to 350-425 lbs. Ottumwa area shows slight declines in several weight brackets with prices from 9.75 to 10.45 for lighter to midweights and lower packer quotes for heaviest categories.
The Austin Minnesota hog market shows steady prices for various weight classes. Good to choice 180-220 lbs fetch 10.25 to 10.55, 220-250 lbs 10.20 to 10.50, 250-290 lbs 9.90 to 10.20, 290-350 lbs 9.60 to 9.90, with packing sows 275-550 lbs at 8.70 to 9.35 per hundred pounds.
The wool market in Boston was closed Monday in observance of Bunker Hill Day. The halt affected buyers and sellers statewide with broader trade activity paused for the holiday.
Wheat prices dropped sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade as rain reports from parts of the southwest wheat belt emerged. May prices slid to 99 1/2 cents, with corn and oats also lower, while traders remained wary of unsettled weather and cash wheat demand.
The report lists Wheat futures Open and Close figures for July and May, and Cash Wheat prices in Chicago with multiple granulated varieties. It also includes Winnipeg, oats, rye, lard, barley and seed prices, plus crushers and market notes from Lamson Brothers & Co and Mowrey.
AP reports Minneapolis grain receipts at 140 cars with wheat prices mixed. No 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 Ibs at 1.17334, No 1 dark northern 59 Ibs 1.1541, and other grain varieties listed with arrives and price ranges for May, July, and September. Corn No 3 yellow 61 64 cents, oats No 3 white 24 34 to 26 4 cents.
Market notes from New York and Chicago show butter and eggs with mixed receipts and varying scores. Butter prices eased slightly in New York while cheese and eggs show unsettled or mixed levels. live poultry values hold steady to firm in New York, with Chicago reflecting similar steadiness across butter and eggs.
Sugar market notes show raw unchanged at 3.75 with futures mixed down and May up to 2.87. March rises to 2.64, refining stays at 5.90 for fine granulated sugar.
AP reports regular demand for foreign currency in cents with figures for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokio Shanghai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal New York in Montreal and New York in Montreal as nominal rates.
Receipts of OF and migrage PE gen extras 22c with 1 car due 10 trucks steady. Poultry prices include Leghorn hens 19c Plymouth White Rock 28c fryers 27c 2c. roosters 16 4c. turkeys various 18 23 21 20c. ducks heavy 19c. geese small. Edible goods list U S No 1 prices for Idaho russets Wisconsin round whites Michigan russets Colorado Mc Clures Nebraska Bliss Triumphs North Dakota cobblers Minnesota early Ohios and related stocks with per 50 lb sack carlot details. Total Saturday shipments 815 with 288 on track.
Chicago Futures report shows butter futures ending with a Nov position at 26?4 cents, Apr firsts at 21?8 cents, and Oct at 22?4 cents as storage and refrigerator standards affect prices.
In Cedar Rapids, market prices for grains and produce show wheat at 96 cents a bushel, barley 30 to 45 cents, corn around 45 to 47 cents, soybeans at 59 cents, and various poultry and egg prices. Wholesale fruits and vegetables list oranges 3.65 to 4.00, grapefruits 3.25 to 3.50, lemons 6.25, potatoes 1.65 to 2.25, bananas 5 to 6 cents, and assorted crates of strawberries, pineapples, and grapes priced per box or crate. Cured hides and animal products priced with horses, calves, and pony hides noted.
In a quiet session, medium and low priced railroad issues softened slightly while the corporate list was mixed and U S government loans held steady. Treasuries gained modestly before noon as French political risk kept activity light ahead of the French elections.
Hog prices remain firm on the local market with no changes across grades and the top steady at $10.60. Local cattle prices ease 25 cents while other markets hold. notes indicate overall steadiness with minor shifts in cattle.
Minneapolis flour market reports carload lots with prices quoted per barrel in 98 pound sacks. Shipments total 27 038 with pure bran priced around 18 to 18 50 and standard middlings at 18 00 to 18 50.
Funeral services for August Schutt age 59 long time Cedar Bluff resident who died Saturday of pneumonia at his home eight miles west of Tipton will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Bluff church with burial in East Cedar Bluff cemetery. Schutt born March 14 1877 survived by his wife.
Stocks moved unevenly with steel, motors, and manufacturing shares attracting buyers while rails and certain specialties fell. Du Pont, Deere, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Carbide declined. Case, Chrysler, Corn Products, Bethlehem, Sears Roebuck, and U S Steel rose fractions. Bond market drifted lower. Wheat and corn slipped. mining issues steadied after bar silver rose. Iron and Steel Institute pegged mills at 70.4 percent of capacity, up from last week.
A five day drive tied to Accident and Health Insurance week urges safer behavior on streets and in homes. It cites one death every about five minutes and 25 000 injuries daily, with motor crashes causing 36 400 deaths last year and 580 million dollars in home accident losses.
A collage of lost items and ads appears including keys found in a container, a red and white Pekingese lost for a child, money in bills missing, a truck with wheel and tire missing, and several ads for cleaners, tailors, and services. The page features auction and notice language, contact phone numbers, and cautionary notes about want ads and transportation.
A long list of financial quotes from Adams Express to Wilson & Co appears, with numerous stock and commodity prices, brokers and companies named. The page ends with a local notice: TIPTON-Townsend club No 1 will meet at the courthouse at 8 p.m. Tuesday where B. J. Beardsley, state manager of Des Moines, will speak.
Judge H C Ring in district court dissolved the April 6 injunction held by F D Cargin and Hazel B Cargin to keep possession of property claimed by R M DeCastello and Anna M DeCastello under a foreclosure judgment. The DeCastellos moved to set aside the injunction. The court kept a moratorium extension canceled by Judge Ellison last October in force and the Cargins seek to undo that cancellation and obtain possession at least until March 1 1937.
Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn returned with Douglas Phillips 33 from Reno to Cedar Rapids to answer a desertion and abandonment charge involving his three minor children. Phillips allegedly left his family last October and authorities learned he was held in Reno. County officials sought extradition papers from Governor Clyde L. Herring after Phillips refused to waive extradition.
The Federal Trade Commission expanded its unfair trade practices case in the auto parts industry by filing complaints against the National Standard Parts Association and 57 member companies in 34 cities. Similar charges were also issued against the Motor and Equipment Wholesale Association and its 42 members.
WARSAW UP traders union leaders announce a 24 hour general strike at Lwow to protest last week’s rioting that killed 13 people. Workers in transport gas and electric services and other employees are ordered to walk out.
Five children under age twelve died when an overloaded boat sank on the Oka River while transporting students from collective farms. Eleven other children were rescued by farmers who plunged into the water to help.
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