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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
19
Cattle and stock at Chicago cattle yards were cleared on Wednesday with prices rising as much as 1.50 on steers and yearlings. The market, unsettled by previous losses, saw intense activity as buyers pushed prices higher and supplies dwindled.
Trade active on good and nice cattle with higher steer and yearling prices. Receipts 2 500. cows steady to 25 cents higher. bulls up 25 cents. early packer bid around 1630 for well finished spring cattle. multiple shipments held above 20 dollars.
Receipts show active hog and cattle trade with higher quotes in Des Moines and Iowa interior yards. Hogs range mostly 1.90 to 1.85 per pound with top near 18.50, cattle and calves steady to firm, feeders and stockers moderate demand, vealers mixed, lambs firm to slightly higher.
USDA cattle receipts about 3 500 with calves 600. Slaughter steers and cows led gains with steers 28 to 30 cents higher. Heifers steady to 4 cents higher, prime club fed steers mid range. Medium end good fed prices around 15 to 16 dollars. Henry begs 16 50 and stockers plus feeders around 16 to 17 dollars with percent figures noted.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices rose by one to two dollars on Wednesday after a similar gain Tuesday. Top butchers brought about 19.25, packers 17.25, and hogs 160 to 189 pounds at 18.75. The report lists varied prices across weights, lambs, ewes, hides, and grain values with references to Cedar River and local buyers.
New York traders faced ongoing selling pressure as the market remained down overall. Prices fell 1 to 7 points in the forenoon but losses narrowed toward the close with a few gains. Volume topped 2,000,000 shares, the largest since May 28.
New York bond review shows market slipping to the downside after an initial uptick. Reorganization loans with long leases faced the hardest pressure while other issues largely reflected modest declines.
Plymouth Wisconsin reports sale figures for cheddar products with bids listed. The notice notes bids of 41 and 41ec on cheddars and 4 percent on junior cheddars. Three cars of single Gaisi¢s priced at 43c.
The Chicago produce page lists butter at 5.490, various car and engine scores, and multiple references to yolk and eggs. It notes shipments and arrivals of tomatoes and fryers, with prices around 2.35 for certain items and mentions washed whites and tanks, reflecting a busy market with fluctuating demand.
Market update shows 0.516 steady receipts and prices for balk scores and related commodities. Mixed coolers and extrasite items listed with vague figures. tea and seeds noted with uncertain values in a fragmented prices column.
Moderate demand lifts corn and oats Wednesday while wheat weakens after early gains. Wheat closes 5 cents lower on the day with a daily limit drop. January at 1.92 dollars. Corn steadies around 1.34 dollars. oats hold near 74 cents. December barley at 1.34 dollars. Chicago cash prices show No 1 hard wheat around 4 dollars and No 2 heavy white near 7.54 dollars, with feed at 1.16 dollars.
The justice department said it is probing identical bidding and monopoly patterns in the sale of goods bought in large quantities by federal, state, and city governments. The items may include motor vehicles and building materials, with practices like price suppression in competition, rotating bids, exclusive allocations, and buying out rivals.
In Washington a wage dispute threatens to upend labor peace as AFL and CIO seamen and longshoremen consider a joint strike in response to the Wage Stabilization Board's cut of proposed wage boosts. CIO unions pledge support, risking paralyzed shipping and 500,000 workers. AFL unions vote through Friday on a strike.
Forrest W. Stewart of Cedar Rapids named to Merchants National Bank board of directors. Stewart, connected with Souvenir Lead Pencil Co., 202 F Avenue NW, is a Cedar Rapids manufacturer.
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration kept ceilings on imports of waxes used in shoes floors furniture and autos if they contain 3 percent or more imported wax. Ceilings were removed earlier from some items and price increases cited as sharp but no new controls were imposed. Leathers from antelope to zebra used mainly in luxury goods like gloves and purses were also affected while sisal and manila were discussed.
Berry, United States political representative in Romania, left for Paris to confer with Secretary of State Byrnes and then proceed to Washington.
Three teachers face housing troubles as they relocate with new assignments. Charlies L. Smith stays with his wife's parents in Beatrice Nebraska after summer at the school kitchen. J A Badillo cannot find a home for his wife and two children and will leave them in Dubuque when he arrives in Marion late this week. J F Swartzendruber and family must move by November 7 after their house was sold.
The Rev Mr and Mrs C M Cunningham entertained at a desert luncheon Tuesday at their home 408 Eleventh Street. Wedding gifts for their daughter Mildred, a debutante, were displayed. Attendees included Mrs M G Woodward New York City Mr and Mrs W O Hopker Oak Park Ill Mr and Mrs W A Woodward and others from Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
The Rev and Mrs Carl E Krog of Reinbeck with children Carl Jr and Lois visit Mrs Krog's parents the Schminkeys. Krog formerly led St Paul's Lutheran in Marion and has accepted a call at First St John's Lutheran Church in Chicago. The family will move to Chicago at the start of the month.
Marion junior high students report to the high school office Thursday to receive texts books and locker assignments. Senior students report Friday. Freshmen meet with Principal Charles L. Smith at 9 a.m. Saturday in the high school library to be shown classroom procedure.
Otto Bensch and Fred Schultz attend the eighteenth reunion of the Milwaukee Veterans association in Milwaukee this week. Schultz began railroad work in 1888, Bensch ten years later. They plan visits to Cage and Sabula. Mr. and Mrs Claude Clark leave for Lake Vermilion Minnesota after visiting Mrs Lulu Liddle and Mrs Eva Clark in town. Dr Herbert Gerst man Adv.
Grace Christianson and Bernice Farmer of Vinton visit Mr. and Mrs. Garth West. Hervey Shutts, former Marion high school teacher, to teach zoology at State Teachers college Mankato Minnesota. Margaret's Maidrite Sandwich shop opens Thursday across from the post office. Dinner guests include the Maleys of Stanley and Stan ley and others from Marion and Nebraska. Doran family from Plentywood Montana visit Gilbert Rathman in Marion.
Pfc Gordon Jones completed ten months of Japanese language study at Yale and visited his great-aunts Miss Adelaide Jordan and Mrs William Cunningham this week. He heads to Baltimore for additional training prior to deployment in Japan. Harold Young of 2000 Tenth Avenue received a permit to build a $200 garage.
Robert Wainwright a student at Iowa State College will arrive this weekend to visit his mother Mrs Amie Wainwright.
Mr and Mrs William Wilson of B Demaree are mentioned in a local notice or social note. The item records a marital or household event and lists the couple as principal subjects, with no additional context provided. They are identified by name and residence in the brief excerpt.
Mr and Mrs C D Burns are home after a week in Milwaukee visiting Mrs Burns brother Bernard Tripp.
Mr and Mrs G L Martin of 427 Fifth Avenue entertained at dinner with neighbors and friends. The social gathering included light refreshments and casual conversation in a warm, intimate setting.
Albert Floyd, 81, longtime Lisbon printer and former publisher of the Lisbon Sun for 19 years, died Tuesday. He served as justice of the peace for 40 years and as election clerk for 25. Survived by his wife and four daughters and four sisters, services set for 2 30 p.m. Friday at the Methodist church, oldest member.
Ringling Brothers circus plans to pay 250 dollars for Cedar Rapids street use and for police and fire protection though the big top sits outside city limits. The show is exempt from the city license fee but will reload in Cedar Rapids. State law has no county circus license.
Walter L. Anderson of Boone a plumbing contractor was named commanding officer of the 34th division artillery in the Iowa National Guard with the rank of brigadier general by Gov. Blue. He previously led the 185th artillery regiment in World War II and was discharged as a colonel last November.
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert D Blue has called a state safety conference for September. The meeting grows from President Truman s recent conference which urged governors to convene a state traffic safety session. The program committee plans national speakers for a one day event inviting mayors peace officers educators and safety leaders.
Luke's hospital reports an emergency appendectomy for a patient named Albert Fox. The patient is listed as admitted and permitted visitors per hospital policy.
Penny supper at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church located at 8th Ave and 2nd Street SW is scheduled for Thursday. Proceeds go to church funds.
Ronald E. Moyer of Central City has been accepted for Navy service. Cedar Rapids recruiting officials announced on Wednesday.
William F Sarset of 1829 Blake boulevard SE was taken to Mercy hospital on Tuesday for pneumonia. Doctors reported his condition as fairly good.
Edward Muser of 205 B avenue NE was burned about the abdomen while lifting a container of hot water Tuesday at 9 p m. Mercy hospital attendants said his condition Wednesday was good.
Paul Lipp of Waterloo was cut on the chit and possibly fractured an ankle when a steel girder fell on him at Mt. Calvary cemetery while he worked. He was employed by Cedar Rapids Monument Company and listed in good condition Wednesday at a local hospital.
A jumble of lost and wanted notices lists items including a blue crystal key ring with dial 17859 and a brown oxford with metal tip, plus a request to buy old buildings within 50 miles of Cedar Rapids. The message mentions the Engel family near State Theater and a box number C-278 in the Gazette.
A jumbled page of old classifieds listing items for sale and services including a Hemstitching machine, an 16 inch fan, watch repair by J. J. Smith, printing by Sands Printing, and various contact numbers and addresses. Also mentions a service man contact and beauty services with back to school permanents.
Judge Harry S. Johnson returned from a junket to St Louis and fined a group of defendants for disturbing the peace and related charges. Jesse Parkhurst paid 100 dollars and costs after a confrontation with detectives. others cited include Rudolph Rodriguez Jerry Cuhel Melvin Johnson Madonna Landmeyer Pearl Livingston Dick Meyers Eugene Fritz and Richard Ross with fines of 25 dollars and costs and various charges.
In Worthington Minnesota a classified ad notes the big circus for kids by kids has been postponed by the kids mother. The item references trained dogs fortune readings and sideshows across from Morningside grocery with dates listed Mon Tue Wed and more.
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