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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
7
Chicago reports Friday salable livestock estimates with hogs up 25 to 50 cents as buyers respond. Hogs gain amid improving packer walkout conditions while cattle hold steady to 25 higher and sheep stay flat after declines.
Hog receipts around 5 000 with modest to uneven demand and gains up to 50 cents on most classes. Barrows and gilts mainly 22.25 to 23.00, choice lots near 23.00, lighter weights and sows varied 19.00 to 21.50. Cattle shows 2 500 receipts with steers and yearlings firm to 25 cents higher, cows up to 25 cents, bulls steady. top prime steers 34.75, good to low choice 28.50 to 31.00, heifers 31.50 to 34.50, utility cows 14.75 to 18.25. Sheep receipts 1 500, fully steady, top native lambs 31.50, bulk 30.50 to 31.50, No 1 skin shorn yearlings 26.00, slaughter ewes listed.
Receipts reach 3 500. calves 100. Fed steers and fed heifers steady to higher, up to 50c on some choice to low prime steers. Cows scarce but mostly 75c higher. bulls and vealers steady. Prices cited include fed steers at 34.50 and 32.00 to 37.50 for various weights, heifers 29.00 to 31.50, cows 17.50 to 20.00, canners 14.00 to 17.00, bulls to 24.00, and odd dealers 28.00.
Report from Waterloo shows hog prices climbing with top quote at 21.75 for loads around 25750c. Multiple weight brackets listed from 160 pounds to 550 pounds with sow categories and loads across the day.
Cedar Rapids hog market shows higher bids by a quarter to half a dollar for delivered and weighed hogs. U S prime steers and yearlings plus beef cattle categories and assorted sheep, poultry, wool, fruits, vegetables, grain, and field seeds are listed with varied prices and weights across the market report.
Iowa rules for pheasant and quail hunting match last year with 25 day pheasant seasons in 65 counties and 12 day quail seasons in 22 counties. Pheasant shooting runs noon to 4 30 PM with a three cock daily bag. Quail hours are 8 30 AM to 4 30 PM with six birds per bag and possession. Seasons open November 11 for pheasant and November 1 for quail in respective zones.
New York stocks ended slightly higher in a quiet session with fractional changes. Trading was light with an estimated million shares changing hands as analysts noted a cautious market ahead of upcoming reports.
Ottumwa market reports hogs firm with top bid at 21.50 for 190 to 240 pound pigs. Sows and heavier hogs show varied values from 18.00 for 360 to 400 pounds up to 21.50 for midweight ranges, while lighter hogs trend around 18 to 19.50 depending on weight.
Market shows steady overall with 23 trucks and 10 497 cases of eggs. Pigeons and loaves fluctuate by grade while carrots and potatoes show firm or steady trends. Notable prices include long whites and russets across California Idaho Oregon Nebraska Washington and Wisconsin markets.
New York producers show butter prices climbing with AA grade at 93 and A at 92 while B holds at 90. Eggs remain firm with mixed fancy heavyweights up to 6 12 percent and extra No 1 large 58 unchanged.
Chicago grain prices barely moved from the previous close. Wheat slid or rose within narrow bounds as September futures quoted around 2.3454 to 5s, corn seen lower to higher in mixed trading, oats and rye mostly unchanged, and soybeans drifting between slight declines and gains. Early corn activity stemmed from reports the CCC would pause shipping instructions on Illinois movement. Cash wheat offered at No 2 red 2.31, corn No 2 yellow around 1.80 to 1.82, oats 90 1/2 to 90 3/4 cents, barley steady, soybeans not traded.
Sioux City AP USDA cattle report shows receipts of 3,000 and calves 25 with slaughter steers rising 0.50. Premium lots of choice to prime steers and heifers trade around 31.00 to 33.50 per hundredweight while lower grades and cows move 14.50 to 19.50 with stocker demand steady.
Des Moines reports Thursday hog receipts at 30 000, down from 38 000 last week and 33 500 year ago. Demand is moderate to good with prices generally 25 to 50 cents higher, a section 50 to 75 cents higher. Top for Arrows and Gilts 22.25, weights 160 to 180 pounds.
Cattle receipts total about 500 at Kansas City. Calves about 100. trade described as a cleanup affair with some high commercial and good mixed yearlings at 27.00. Most slaughter steers and heifers unavailable for sale.
Wednesday's judging in the All-Iowa Flower show at Hawkeye Downs listed winners across categories such as dahlia marigold asters and zinnias with multiple recipients including Mrs. Beattie Mrs. Waite and Mrs. Kolarik. Additional entries will be judged Friday in the Farm Youth Center building.
DES MOINES, Iowa. State Comptroller Glenn Sarsfield said he has begun preparing a proposed state budget for 1953 1955. The $200,000,000 budget will be presented to the 1953 legislature to guide appropriations. He aims to submit a tentative report to Gov. Beardsley by November. The 1951 general assembly appropriated $222,447,106 for 1951 1953, and officials expect a larger appropriation next year.
Mrs. Stanley Thomas and Mrs. Edwin R. Carlson shared sweepstakes at the Marion Nature and Garden Club show held in the Methodist church. More than 100 entries judged by Mrs. Celan Rollins of Marion and Mrs. Guy W. Miller of Homestead, Fla. Attendance reached 155 with a musical program in the evening.
A roomwide alert warns that six candles are missing from a cake, prompting quick suspicion and a brief, lighthearted investigation into the small party mystery.
A cluttered classifieds page lists lost items including a small white embroidered handkerchief, two black billfolds, a lady's billfold, and a fox hound, with multiple contacts and rewards. Also included are rental, repair, and service ads from various local businesses and personal notices.
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