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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
3
Chicago live hogs moved steady to 25 cents lower per hundredweight with lighter weights and sow prices showing declines. Cattle receipts were steady to down 25 cents, with choice steers and heifers easing while cows and bulls held or slipped modestly. Sheep also showed weakness with lighter lamb bids and several price points across weights.
Iowa pork market reports slow activity at packing plants in southern Iowa with prices mostly down 25 to 50 cents. Slower demand and out-of-state shifts influence bids, with varied quotes across weight classes from 160 pounds to 880 pounds, including sows and larger hogs showing lower bids.
AP dispatch reports a steady to firm tone for slaughter cattle with 700 new western steers mostly billed to dealers. Prices show good steers at 26.00 to 26.75, beef steers around 27.50 for 1 200 lb beeves, and cows, heifers, and stockers trading within narrow ranges.
USDA report from Omaha shows fed cattle and cows advancing with steady to higher bids. Vealers steady, stockers scarce, calves small in number. steer prices range from 26.00 to 27.50 with weights around 1358 pounds. good to choice heifers at 26.00. cows 14.50 to 16.50, canners 11.75.
Kansas City reports scarce steers with 800 cattle receipts 300 calves. Yearlings steady, cows steady to strong, vealers and kit calves unchanged. Loads of high to choice fed heifers and mixed yearlings priced around 27.50, other yearlings 14.75 to 25.50, beef cows 14.00 to 15.50, dealers up to 25.00 sparingly.
Waterloo markets report mixed prices with cutters and hogs priced by weight. Quotes include 160-170 lbs at 19.00, 180 lbs at 20.00, 200-232.00 at 21.25, 220-240 lbs at 22.00, up to 550 lbs at 14.00 with several weight bands showing varying bids.
Cedar Rapids market reports show prices down a quarter to a half dollar on Thursday. Top hog bids reached 22.25 dollars for prime butchers and 19.75 dollars for packers, with extensive price listings by weight class for good and packer hogs, cattle, calves, and lambs.
Light selling pressure in New York trimmed stock prices by fractions to around a point. Several issues slipped as much as two points while volume ran about 1,000,000 shares.
Live poultry receipts show 32 trucks with unsettled hens and weak stock. Butter and eggs markets hold firm with specific price ranges. potatoes show moderate supply and slow demand across U S shipments. New York market reports list butter receipts and varied egg prices with current receipts and checks in play.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled in two cases to aid the United Auto Workers CIO in organizing white collar and office staff. An election will be held in 30 days at Chicago Railway Equipment Company amid employer objections. A second 30 day election will occur for shop clerical workers at Minneapolis Moline Co. in Moline where the CIO is the bargaining representative for production workers.
Chicago prices sag as estimates of heavy rains in Iowa and Illinois weigh on grains. Wheat and corn lead losses with September contracts near key levels. moisture may curb crop deterioration in corn and soybeans despite forecasts of smaller yields.
Wheat and corn prices show No 1 yellow at 1.32 and No 2 mixed at 1.27 to 1.32 in Chicago markets. Rye values include No 3 plump tough at 1.47 and various white and heavy white grades cited among mixed lots.
Admiral Louis Denfeld, chief of naval operations, warned Thursday that navy pilots who buzz commercial aircraft face dishonorable discharge. The admonition followed a crash over New Jersey that killed 16 when a navy pilot collided with an Eastern Airlines plane. He outlined penalties from probation to court martial for unsafe aviation actions.
A U S appeals court in a 2 to 1 decision upheld the constitutionality of President Truman s loyalty program. It ruled Attorney General Clark s list of subversive organizations is not unconstitutional and that groups named on the list have no right to complain in the Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee case.
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium was unanimously chosen as the inaugural president of the European consultative assembly in Strasbourg. The Belgian Socialist leader resigned as acting premier to assume the post, with Winston Churchill backing Spaak and delegates endorsing him without opposition.
Edgewood residents James R. Thompson and William Worth escaped with minor bruises after their car struck seven calves on highway 3 about a mile west of Edgewood. Four calves owned by John Smith of Edgewood were killed when frightened by a dog and ran onto the road.
Mr and Mrs Louis Carter sue for 10000 alleging a man fell from a tavern stool and knocked Mrs Carter down injuring them both. The suit cites Illinois dram shop act holding tavern owners liable for damages caused by a drunken patron.
Cedar Rapids veteran asks not to be named after returning $55 to the Iowa World War II veteran bonus board. He corrected a miscount of five and a half months as a duly enrolled college student, which would not count toward the bonus. Board records show 45,503 checks mailed to date, 46,962 approved applications totaling $18,259,150, with an average payment over $380.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Cook of Kenosha Wisconsin were told they could have an armed guard or personal escort through Oklahoma after expressing fear of state officers. Howard Heffron Oklahoma Peace Officers Association secretary promised personal escort if needed and safety across the state was offered by Assistant Safety Commissioner Glenn Carmichael upon notification of arrival.
Iowa dairy and food division head Roy Sours says inspectors are surveying 466 bakeries after complaints of unsanitary conditions in a Dubuque shop. A meeting with the Iowa Wholesale Bakers and Iowa State Bakers associations preceded the inspections by the division's 22 inspectors.
A mysterious summer illness has affected thousands of Salt Lake City residents with fever nausea diarrhea and abdominal pains. Doctors have not identified a specific cause though water contamination or larger bacterial growth on produce during the heat are suspected.
City Arborist R K Alman authorized to attend National Shade Tree conference August 22 to 26 in Baltimore at city expense. Otto Stehlik seeks 280 or 300 foot sanitary sewer extension from Twenty second Avenue SW south of Sixth Street, referred to City Engineer Frank Young for review. Police receipts show 1,386 bicycle licenses sold for 360.90 in July. William Mauer granted 1 refund dollar for unused building permit. William Dutrt approved to transfer class B beer permit to Hawkeye Downs for All Iowa fair August 14 to 21, returns to original location August 22. A cigaret permit issued to Anderson and P D Rundy for Hawkeye Downs.
Frank T. Chase, 19, of 210 Fifth Avenue SW, who faced a lounging and loafing in a public place charge, pled guilty in Superior Court to the same offense after being identified under the alias Charles R. Chase. He had been in city jail since Tuesday and is serving a 30 day sentence.
Burglars broke into the First Presbyterian Church at Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE, taking between $6 and $8 in small change from a second floor office in the chapel. The theft was not found until 10:15 a.m. Thursday when Bertha Pownall, director of religious education, discovered the entry. Detectives said access was gained via an unlocked rear window and the office lock was slipped with a narrow blade. The office had been locked at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids exhibitors win five ribbons at the Clinton county horse show in DeWitt on Wednesday night. Frank Bedell takes two firsts with Glamour Girl and Stone hedge Jupiter. Mrs Bedell earns a fifth in harness show pony Gracious Lady. Wally Boyson wins three gaited English pleasure on Roxine Peavine and Sally Sinaiko places second on Golden Lady.
Retired Railroaders unit 29 meets Friday at 2 p.m. in Bever park pavilion. Maine lodge 643 IC F meets Friday at 8 p.m. at 838 First avenue NE. third degree conferred. Polio Insurance offers family rate 10 dollars for two years via Ray Moore Agency. Rev J Hamilton Dawson to conduct Ely church services at St Johns Lutheran Ely Sunday 11 a.m.. Sunday school at 10. Dial 5146 for Century Cabs. Albert Hollingsworth injured in fall from ladder at 139 Thirty- second street NE. fracture. recovering at St Luke's hospital. Correction: David Davis and Lisbon birth of a son Aug 9 at St Luke's, not a daughter. Evangelist Albert Winstanley of Great Britain to speak at Church of Christ 716 Eighth avenue SW Friday 7:30 p.m.. touring U S public invited. Bought a house. selling 1947 Chevrolet for 1350 dollars. write Box H-383 Gazette. Iowa Children's Home Society seeks volunteers to host and show an 11-minute educational movie at All-Iowa fair opening Sunday. phone C William Schneider at 9111. Aaron Delbridge, 48, suffers head lacerations and concussion from falling beer keg at Janecek Wholesale Beverage Co 620 First Street SE. taken to Mercy hospital. condition good.
Rates for want ads listed by size and number of days with prices for 11 day 3 day 7 day options. Out of town ads require advance payment. deadline is 5 PM Saturday. Location and contact at bottom for lost and found item.
A garbled notice lists multiple lost items including a crab purse with cash, a notebook, and various personal belongings along Highway 30 between Cedar Rapids and Vinton. It mentions rewards and contact numbers, personal ads, and business listings from local merchants offering services and sales.
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