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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
14
Chicago market notes hogs advance up to 20 cents with and prices near 6.60 while cattle trade stays mixed. Open market hog receipts reach 11 008 with 4 000 direct packer barters. better bids for butchers and sows up to 20 cents.
Salable hog receipts total 15 000 with butchers higher by up to 20 cents from Friday. Top hogs 6.60 with various weight grades quoted. Cattle receipts 14 000 with light steers and yearlings steady and cows steady around 4.50 to 5.75. Bulls strong to 6.85. Sheep receipts 9 590 with slow market. spring lambs 9.25 to 8.25 native packers. good yearlings 6.50 and feeding lambs around 8.00.
The Associated Press reports unchanged hog values in Mason City with varied weight bands from 140 to 360 pounds and prices from about 4.45 to 5.85. Cattle and hogs at Ottumwa show slight price shifts and ranges across similar weight categories, with packers and sows noted in the ranges.
AP summary shows 48 hour hog receipts totaling 30 500 head across 17 yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, up from last week and year. Barrows and gilts prices span 160 to 360 pounds ranging from 4.40 to 6.15, with sow prices mostly 3.65 to 4.90 depending on weight.
Hog receipts 4,500 with prices up to 6.10 and various weights quoted. Cattle receipts 12,300 with mixed movement. steer and heifer prices mostly steady to slow trading. vealers weak. Sheep receipts 15,090 with fat lambs and slaughter ewes easing modestly. range feeding lambs steady to higher in places.
Sioux City AP reports cattle receipts 6500, hogs 250, and sheep 2800. Cattle and hog prices mixed with steady to weak demand, light weights active, heavy feeders dull, hogs up to 15 cents higher, sows 19 to 15 cents higher, and feeder sales strong. Sheep largely unchanged with no early fat lamb sales.
Prices range with no action for rangers and scattered sales of good ewes near 2.75. Breeding ewes bring about 3.00 while yearlings reach 7.00, indicating a cautious market with modest declines and steady terms.
Receipts large for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed demand. Slaughter cattle mostly steady including medium good steers and heifers. best cows up to 6.75. Vealers and calves show weakness with top at 10.00. Hogs trade uneven. most hogs 160 to 250 pounds seen around 5.50 to 6.10, larger weights down. Sheep supply sizable. lamb bids soften slightly with Washingtons and natives present. dairy cows remain scarce and steady at 70 to 80 dollars.
Hogs resumed an upward trend Monday with advances of 5 to 10 cents across grades. Top price recorded at $6.05. Cattle held steady while the sheep market showed firmer prices for light spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds at about $7.50, with other figures varying by grade.
The Monday quotations list shows a wide range of stocks including Adams Express Alaska Juneau Allegheny Allied Chem Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Amal Lea Ama Can Inspiration International Harvester and many others. Prices include diverse figures such as Kennecott Corp 3 Amn, Libby Owens 47 1 2, Lehigh Valley 34 2 4, General Electric 332, U S Steel 237 and Union Carbide 18 1 2. The report captures active trading across industries from metals and chemicals to transportation and consumer goods in a broad market snapshot.
A price list from Cedar Rapids shows ranges for grains and hay plus dairy and poultry rates. Wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn, soybeans, hay, and straw are quoted with No. 1 Sic, No. 2, and other grades, alongside butterfat and cream values, poultry prices by weight, and wholesale fruits and vegetables with assorted per unit costs.
Bond prices fell fractionally in small New York trades as noon approached. The cautious mood reflected anxiety over Europe and softer U S Treasuries, with some issues down 16 to 32 point. Federal Farm Mortgage and Home Owners Loan issues showed modest declines.
European war fears drag stock averages down to near July lows with several leaders off 1 to 3 points while transfers reach about 850000 shares. Overnight headlines sour sentiment but domestic business stays upbeat as the American Iron and Steel Institute reports a slight rise in mill operations to 62.2 percent. Wheat rises at Chicago, corn gains, and cotton slips in late trading.
Wheat and other grains rose on the Chicago board as war fears stimulated buying. September wheat gains exceeded a cent with nearby futures pressured by profit-taking while corn and oats also firmed. Export subsidy talk and strong foreign markets supported gains in Liverpool and Winnipeg, with Canadian export sales reported and hedge selling light. Lard futures rose 12 to 25 points on commission house buying and short covering.
Wheat prices for futures and spot values with high low and closing figures. Corn oats barley and seed shows varied bids and samples with No 2 white oats and malting barley values. Timothy red top and alsike seeds priced with nominal ranges and per bushel figures.
Butter receipts at 1 293.395 are weak with multiple price bids noted. Eggs show weak demand with local extra firsts at 15c and firsts at 14 2c, stored firsts 15 4c. Potatoes receipts total 106 with U S shipments and variety pricing across Bliss Triumphs and Cobb, Russets, and Long Whites amid steady demand and moderate supplies.
AP reports mixed eggs prices with standards and firsts varying from 13'4 to 18c per dozen and receipts around 419,272. Creamery cream values rise with extra fancy at 24'2 to 25'4c and cheese receipts total 263,035 with steadier to firmer market.
Wisconsin cheese quotes for Plymouth for August 21 to 26 show Wisconsin Cheese Exchange listing Daisies at 13.44c brick 11 1/4c horns 13 1/4c Cheddars 12 1/2c Farmers' call board Daisies 13 1/4c common fore 13 1/4c horns 25 4 13 2c Cheddars 2c.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a very dull wool market in Boston on Monday with sporadic interest from buyers. Prices for a range of wools show small lots selling around 68 to 69 cents for scoured fine territory wools and about 67 cents for average French combing lengths.
Speculative buying lifted world sugar futures Monday as European news created unease. Offerings were light and prices rose about 3 to 4 points in late trading with September about 3 1.17 and December 4 1.19. Domestic futures stayed quiet with small gains and raws and refined prices largely unchanged.
Richard C. Young of Yakima and Mil dred Tate of Victoria B C were married in a Canadian city after a three year courtship via short wave radio. The pair first spoke on the air three years ago and kept exchanging conversations and engagement notices through other ham operators on the west coast.
Bolivia's Cerro de Potosi mountain has produced about 13 billion dollars in silver to date, making it one of the world's most prolific mineral sources.
Rotary members heard medical guidance on aiding crash victims. Dr. Moon urged against rushing injured people to hospitals, advising to keep victims still and warm, assess injuries, roll with a blanket if moving, and use an ambulance for transport.
The Liquidation Corp of Davenport won a social security tax refund suit against Charles D. Huston as collector of internal revenue. District court ordered $853.14 for 1937 and $243.34 for 1938 returned. the government moved to dismiss its circuit court appeal with plaintiff consent. The act was later amended to include similar corporations.
Nick McVesh 30 of 2817 Fruitland boulevard SW was arrested by Detectives Condon and Marshall for theft of purses and released after owners failed to identify him. Cedar Rapids fire department and a neighborhood bucket brigade saved the Kopel farm house north of Louisa on route 11 Friday. Owner A C Stewart 352 Park terrace SE praised the firefighters, noting little damage to the house occupied by Louis Freis.
Richard D. Evans 80 died after a brief illness at his home south of Shueyville. Born in North Wales February 8 1859 he came to the United States 51 years ago and lived in Iowa 38 years. Survived by wife Margaret Powell four daughters a son and ten grandchildren. Funeral at home Wednesday then Methodist church Williamsburg with burial at Oak Hill cemetery Williamsburg.
Mrs Marie Prochaska died at 11 32 a m Sunday in a local hospital after a lingering illness. Born May 30 1875 in Vrbcany Bohemia she came to the United States 34 years ago settling in Libertyville Illinois and has lived in Cedar Rapids 31 years. She is survived by her husband five children and nine grandchildren and three brothers. She was a member of Zofie Podlipska and Ceske Vlas tenky lodges.
Out of town want ads are payable in advance. Ads may be telephoned mailed or delivered to The Gazette office. Special low rates for work wanted ads see Classification 22.
The service was held Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. in Polansky chapel conducted by T B Hlubacek. Burial will be in the Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Ottumwa, state American Legion baseball champion, edged Roosevelt Hotel of Cedar Rapids 6 to 4 on a muddy diamond. All six Ottumwa runs came in the sixth inning as bases on balls and errors spurred Bobby Hurych’s late trouble. Roosevelt Hotel scored all its runs on Bill Bates in the ninth, in Ottumwa’s second win over the Cedar Rapids club.
Clarence Freeze 38 of 628 First Avenues pled not guilty before Judge C J Haas to an operating while intoxicated charge. He failed to post $500 bond after police say he drove over a curb on Eighth Avenue SW Friday afternoon.
Willard Stoneking age 21 of Mount Vernon was jailed by Deputy Whittemore on a warrant issued by Justice Churchill. The complaint came from the mother of a 14 year old girl. Stoneking waived hearing Monday in Churchill's court and was bound over to the grand jury.
A cluttered classifieds listing shows lost items including a tan toy terrier brown ballfold gold diamond ring and a black and white terrier with various contact numbers. Also present are notices for funeral homes a savings bank overdue accounts a poultry company and several service ads for quilting mirrors and feather mattresses.
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