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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1939
Page
2
Unofficial Monday receipts show hogs 13,090 cattle 14,000 sheep 10,000. For next week hogs estimated at 70,000. Gains in hogs and cattle this week, especially heavy weight hogs and packing sows, carried into today’s quiet market.
Hogs receipts 200 with total 1700. fresh receipts meager, market steady. Odd head 160 lb at 6.00 6.25. packing sows 325-350 lb 5.50 5.75. holdover about 500. Cattle receipts 100. good and choice yearlings and fed heifers steady to strong. top $10.15 for 1,183 lb. bulk $8.75 9.75. Sheep receipts 1,000. spring lambs weak to bid lower. top $8.55 for westerns, bulk $8.00 8.15.
US Department of Agriculture hogs show salable receipts 450 with slow steady trade. spot prices down 10c for quality, light weights near 6.50 for under 270 lb butchers. Cattle receipts 100 with steady fed steers and yearlings, cows steady to weak, bulls strong. Stocker and feeder steers weak to mostly 25c lower. weekly ranges listed for various weight classes and carcass types. Sheep receipts 160 not enough to test. fat lambs stronger, slaughter ewes lower, range lambs and feeders vary by grade with prices noted for multiple categories.
CATTLE receipts 200 plus calves. Yearlings and light steers firm. other steers steady to weak. Fat stock moderate. cutters firm. Stocker and feeder values mixed. bulk fed steers and yearlings 8.00 to 419.00. several loads choice to 419.35. HOGS steady. receipts 300. bids 6.25 to 6.35 for 180-220 lb. sows around 5.40 to 5.60. feeders up. SHEEP receipts 100. spring lambs steady to strong. fat lambs weak. top native springers 8.15. yearlings 6.15 to 6.50. various prices for lambs and yearlings.
Salable cattle receipts 300 to 350 with slaughter cattle generally steady to 25c lower. Medium weights around 8.00 to 9.00 with tops to 9.50 for yearlings. common cows 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs 500 receipts. market steady to 10c lower. 200-250 lb hogs 5.90 to 6.40. sows around 4.75 to 5.40. Sheep 200 receipts. springer lambs steady. fat ewes 4.75 to 4.90. native lambs 6.50 to 7.00. Washington springers 8.25.
Hog prices in Waterloo range by weight from 160 to 500 pounds with varied quotes. feeder hogs and sows priced across several weight bands. Cattle prices are reported unchanged. Mason City hogs show steady demand and similar value levels for 140 to 150 pound hogs.
The listing shows price ranges for various weight brackets from 150 to 500 pounds with values between 4.25 and 6.30, concluding with Ottumwa noting no market due to a strike. The entry includes multiple long price figures and a final line about a market shutdown in Ottumwa because of a strike.
Combined hog receipts at 17 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Saturday totaled 10 600, down from 17 100 a week ago and 13 700 a year earlier. Prices remained active with steady to up 10 cents. various weights reported with ranges for barrows sows and goods across several weight brackets. Loadings lighter than prior week at 30 500 head.
In Austin Minnesota reports show hog price quotations by weight. Ranges from 140 to 500 pounds list values from about 4.60 to 6.50 dollars per hundredweight, with varying cents across categories for sows and boars.
Hogs priced modestly higher across all grades with a 5 cent rise. Top price reached 6.30 dollars while the cattle market remains unchanged.
Genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds priced at 7.50 dollars. Bucks cost one dollar less. Other animals priced by quality. Seller lists range of prices according to quality and animal type.
A Cedar Rapids market list shows prices for grains, hay and straw, butterfat, poultry, fruits and vegetables, potatoes, hides, and miscellaneous items. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans are quoted with multiple grades and prices. dairy, poultry, and fruit prices are included along with hides and miscellaneous market notes.
Chicago AP report shows butter receipts 1 107 271 with no prices, potatoes arrivals 65 on track 134 total U S shipments 244. Idaho demand moderate. market firm for Bliss Triumphs, cobblers fair. Prices ranged: Idaho Brusset Burbanks U S No 1 under ice 1 90 head, Idaho Bliss Triumphs 1 80 under ventilation, Minnesota Ohio and Red River Valley sections around 1 00 to 1 30, Wisconsin 1 05 to 1 10, Indiana 1 03 to 1 65 for washed styles.
The AP notes mixed egg color grading from quiet to fancy, with standards and firsts and seconds prices listed. Butter receipts show a large total, creamery demand and price levels higher than average, with scores and assorted grades. Cheese receipts stand at 290,156 with prices unchanged.
New York AP reports a broadly higher stock market as traders priced in no war likelihood. Early buying lifted leaders such as U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler G M Westinghouse Union Carbide GE and others despite profit taking before the weekend. Transfers totaled about 500000 shares with several issues advancing more than a point in the curb.
The valuable part of the cotton plant is the fibrous fiber of the seed pods, each fiber an outgrowth of one epidermal cell.
Wheat eased about a cent on the Chicago Board of Trade as European developments gave traders hope for a peaceful solution. Prices closed mixed with September wheat around 675 67 1/2 cents, corn down about 3/4 cent, oats little changed, and late covering seen as buyers steadied for weekend trade. Liverpool and Winnipeg markets showed declines amid global tension.
Market quotes show wheat futures in Winnipeg with options for Oct Dec and May contracts. Values include open highs lows and closes with figures around 55 to 60 and emphasis on slight changes.
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat mixed varieties at 64 to 66 cents a bushel. Corn prices list No 2 mixed around 44 to 45 cents and No 1 yellow about 44 to 45 cents. Oats range from 29 to 31 cents with various grades, barley malting at 47 to 56 cents and feed at 35 to 40 cents, all typical bid prices.
Market brief lists Saturday receipts at 490 cars, down from 479 last year. No. 1 hard Montana and No. 1 dark northern wheat prices shown with specific protein grades and futures-like quotes. Corn No. 1 yellow, oats and barley values also provided with bid figures.
U S government bonds rose late Saturday after earlier declines trimmed gains. Treasury 2 es of 1953 1949 gained 16 32nds, 3s of 1948 1946 up 11 32nds on moderate turnover. Foreign issues also advanced with Milan 6 1 2s rising, Belgium 6s and Denmark 5 1 2s climbing. Corporate list moved higher.
Trading update shows gains across several sectors with small rises. Bonds edge up to 88.21, higher grade rails reach 92.04, second grade rails at 45.74, and public utilities index at 108.20 while ogee ticker moves to 106.87.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week ending September 2 show Daisies at 13.4 cents, brick 13.4 cents, horns 13.4 cents, cheddars 12.2 cents. Farmers' call board lists Daisies 13.4, combineates 13.1, horns 13.1, cheddars 2.0 cents.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports slow dealing in Boston last week with few calls for fine and half blood territory and Texas twelve month wools. Prices remained mostly steady versus the prior week while fleece wools were very quiet. Quoted grease prices for graded combing bright fleeces ranged 28 to 31 cents for fine delaine 29 to 31 cents for half blood 32 to 33 cents for three eighths blood and 32 to 34 cents for quarter blood.
The Aurora fair runs August 29 30 and 31 with entry day on Tuesday. Wednesday features team pairings kittenball Hazleton versus Aurora girls baseball Winthrop versus Masonville pony and bicycle races foot races and more. The 50 piece Independence high school band led by Max Barker performs all day. The Hila Morgan company presents plays in a large tent. Directors include Meyers Patterson Miller Tennis and Watson. Superintendents include Watson Meyer Pieplow DeBar Craig Matteson Free man Garland Miller Watson Tennis Myrton Miller Carpenter Ross and Trotter.
Betty Ann Cutler, 47, owner and manager of Paris Steam Dye Works and Laundry, died Friday evening at home after a long illness. Born August 29, 1891, in South Dakota, she had lived in Marion eighteen years. Survived by husband C. J. Cutler and her mother, she leaves two sisters and three brothers. Funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. at Yocom chapel with burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call Saturday evening.
Mrs. Stanley Kellams hosted the third birthday of son Danny Kellams at 430 Ninth Street Marion. Guests included Charles Kent, John Ballard, Nancy Hess, Kenneth Beach, Billie Bohlander, Peter Kellams, and relatives from Marion Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Wichita Kansas. Refreshments were served with a birthday cake centerpiece.
A church listing details programs for Marion churches including times for Bible school worship services and sermon topics such as Fishers of Men and Helping God at His Job. Other entries note choir practice, prayer meetings, baptisms, and Sunday school for several congregations including St. Joseph's Catholic Free Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
Mrs. Frank Biba of 1307 Second Avenue SE has shown slight improvement after a serious illness. Carroll Douglas, 22, of 625 Avenue NW, treated for a laceration on his right index finger from a home grinding feed. Musketeers drum and bugle corps’ Boston trip list omitted Mrs. Ed Churchill from accompanying parents to the national VFW contest. group left Cedar Rapids Friday. A federal tax lien of 2.63 dollars against Wonder Dandruff Care Co. at 108 Fifth Street SW filed for January 1939. Arthur Taylor, injured in an auto accident near Peoria, reported improved and may be moved to Danville. Harold Conley of Scotch Grove and Charlotte Rickles of Center Junction wed Friday. Howard McDowell and June Gunckel of Chicago wed Saturday. Hobart Fowler of Springville, released on 100 dollar bond after arrest for blasphemous language on a warrant. County Attorney G. K. Thompson filed true information. hearing set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. Cedar Rapids lodge No. 278 A. O. U. W. picnic at Ellis Park duck pond at 1 p.m. Sunday. lodge to provide meat, cream, coffee, and ice cream. members to bring picnic items. Rev. Cornelius H. Hook returns from St. Paul and will preach at Central Park Presbyterian on Sunday about "Each and All."
Mr and Mrs C B Vernon and sons Bob and John with Mrs Vernons nephew Gene Gordon of Dubuque were guests and joined Mrs Vernons brother W J Gordon and Mrs Gordon on a trip to the Dells of Wisconsin. The Vernons returned home Friday night.
At Walford a spring chicken supper is advertised with first service at 4 30 on Sunday August 27 and the WMT band performing in the evening. Anna Rose Strasburg of Monti cello has been visiting her aunt Mrs Mary Smith along with Regina Blake of Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs R Henriksen of Anamosa, Mrs Smiths parents, visited Marion Saturday and granddaughter Anna Rose returned home.
Miss Jean Ray Wells of Iowa City is the guest of Miss Helen Biddick, visiting in town for social engagements and gatherings at the Biddick residence.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith and son Bob visited in Waterloo at the home of Mr and Mrs Ollie Cochrane. Bible school teachers will meet after church to plan next year supplies. Mr and Mrs William J Aupperle son Howard and Miss Mary Rohrbacher attended Mrs Mary Loomis funeral in Boscobel Wisconsin.
British authorities at Hong Kong imposed wartime like censorship on all outgoing communications on Saturday allowing only plain language messages.
Darlyn Charlese Burmingham and seven friends shared a Dutch treat dinner Friday at the Bishop cafeteria Cedar Rapids. Dorothy Joan Nelson of Chicago was an out of town guest.
Terrell T. Burke of Davenport visits his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Norman Adee as a guest in their home during a family stay in Davenport Iowa.
Paris officials of trans Atlantic steamship lines said Saturday they were turning down hundreds of applications for sailings to America.
Explosion damaged the front of Blackpool town hall on Saturday and was heard five miles away. Police searched for Irish Republican Army terrorists and potential suspects in the attack.
Florence Finn daughter of Mr and Mrs George Finn Anamosa and George Marak son of Mrs Agnes Marak Marion were married at St Patrick s church Wednesday before Rev P J Behan. Attendants were Leo Aler and the bridegroom s twin sister. The bride later taught in Linn and Jones county rural schools and the couple will reside on a farm near Marion.
Cedar Rapids police joined Sheriff Fin Negan of Carroll in a manhunt for four Negroes two men and two women driving a 1939 sedan east after a $50 robbery near Carroll. The two men are described as heavyset one wearing a brown suit and sailor straw hat. The car carried baggage.
Three men found sleeping on planks along the railroad tracks between Fifth and Sixth avenues SE were arrested for investigation at 12:55 a.m. Saturday. They gave names as Robert Stender, 26, San Francisco. Fred Bailey, 22, South Bend, Ind.. and Frank Casey, 22, also of South Bend. Police believe they may be wanted elsewhere.
Mrs J E Sirowy 30 of 1710 B avenue NW suffered a scratch on her right leg when the car she rode in driven by her husband J E Sirowy 34 collided with a car driven by Jack Nemecek 21 Mount Vernon route No 3 at Third avenue and Third street SE about 6 30 a m Saturday Nemecek said he was driving west on Third avenue and was more than half way across the intersection when the Sirowy car going south struck his right rear fender He swerved left but could not avoid the crash Sirowy alleged the Nemecek car was traveling at a high rate of speed
A fragmented page listing various notices and ads including a debt collection note, an artistic quilting pattern shop, a 6 piece dance band seeking engagements, a photo business, and a feather mattress company with contact details. Entities include C G Hover, P.O. Box 269, 428 1st St. SW, Bob's Photo, Griffith Feather Mattress Co, and addresses.
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