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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1966
Page
5
Chicago hog receipts totaled 41 600 head the largest in two years with prices broadly up to 50 cents higher. Cattle were lighter with weekly figures down about 25 percent from the prior week as prices eased across grades. Des Moines and Chicago reports show mixed demand and varied cattle and hog quotes across multiple weight categories.
New York stock market ended Friday mixed after a hesitant session. Tax loss selling and weak economic news weighed as trading moderated to 623 million shares and 1 415 issues. 527 advanced, 613 declined, 275 unchanged, with some new highs and 31 new lows for the year.
Saturday Cedar Rapids hog prices fell 25c with 200 to 220 lb butchers at 19.00 to 19.50 Friday. Sows weighed 300 lbs down to 17.00 to 17.50. plant delivered grades set bids. Markets show discounts by weight and grade, with steer and heifer ranges and lamb price details. poultry and grain quotes included.
AP USDA beef trade says steers were mostly steady to higher with gains up to 50 cents. Choice steers priced at about 39.00 per hundredweight for 700 lb, 38.00 for 700-800 lb, and 37.00 for 800-900 lb. Heifers showed strength with similar steady activity and prices around 37.50 for good lots.
New York AP Justice Joseph Brust set Powell and his wife to paying weekly sums toward a Harlem widow’s $164,000 defamation judgment. Powell owes about $164,000 with annual interest, and the court queried effects on contempt orders. The couple faces related proceedings over a Puerto Rico home transfer to shield assets.
An East German youth giving up an attempted escape over the Wall on Saturday faced armed border guards who opened fire with sub machine guns. He was apparently unharmed.
Charlotte M Benedict 8 of 654 Twelfth Street Marion died Friday at home Born December 21 1877 in Sweden she moved to Marion at age four She was married November 10 1898 to Charles D Benedict who died April 26 1944 Survivors include daughter Phyllis Houser and son A LeRoy Benedict four grandchildren 19 great grandchildren five sisters and one brother Services Monday at Murdoch chapel with Rev Jean P Hauter burial Oak Shade Funeral details follow church listings and local schedules
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