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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
3
Chicago AP report shows hogs trading mostly higher by 10 to 25 cents with some gains on lightweights, while cattle stayed steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows and bulls moved dull to lower amid slow sales. sheep receipts steady with lambs in the 21 to 22 dollar range and ewes weak to 8 dollars.
Omaha cattle receipts reach 1,000 with calves 75 and bulls trading- uneven decline across slaughter classes as buyers push in from earlier in the week. Utility and commercial cows fetch 13.00 to 14.50, with steers and heifers around 13.00. Comlin to utility and commercial bulls.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 1 200 with 100 calves. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to lower after declines. One load good to choice 1000 lb fed yearlings at 29.50. commercial and good 20.00 to 25.00. good to mostly 25.00 for heifers. small utility she asks down to 15.00. Stockers and feeders weak with cleanup sales 25 to 50 cents lower. medium and good stock steers 15.00 to 20.00.
Waterloo hog market notes steady prices across weight ranges from 160 pounds to 550 pounds. Bid and price columns show varied quotes with most mid ranges around 14 to 15 dollars per hundredweight. Several entries contain OCR errors but convey a comprehensive price ladder for butchers.
Cedar Rapids market reports steady hog prices with higher paid quotes for various weight classes. Good butchers and packers receive different per hundredweight rates for hogs from 190 pounds up to 600 pounds, alongside wool, poultry, eggs, hay, and grain price listings impacting farm receipts.
New York AP reports rail stocks sparked a broad market lift with solid gains while other rails posted large fractional moves. Total trading volume was light at about 1.5 million shares as prices moved on modestly across multiple issues.
Chicago grain market eased on Friday as export business stayed small with corn sold to the United Kingdom and Holland. Wheat declined about 1 percent with December at 2.3238, corn fell toward 1.66, soybeans dipped to around 3.04, and lard moved lower near 9.55 for December.
AP report shows cash grain prices and hay feeds with No 2 yellow corn at 1.68 to 1.70 per bushel, No 3 at 1.69, No 4 at 1.67, white and medium heavy oats prices around 1.35 to 1.81, barley around 1.35 to 1.81, and hay and forage values such as timothy at 9.00 to 11.00, alfalfa 38.50 to 39.50, red clover 29.50 to 30.50.
Cedar Rapids introduces the 1953 dog tag with a reinforced eyelet and redesigned bell shape. Walter E. Miller, Sales Manager, notes brass construction and marketing aims as 4,596 postcards announce the model to dog owners. Tags retain $2 for males and $3 for regular females, with mail orders accepted to fund Linn County Humane Shelter.
Ottumwa hog market remains steady with top bids at 16.00 per hundredweight. Butchers steady across weight classes 160 to 550 pounds with bids ranging from 13.00 to 14.35 per hundredweight and several weight brackets noted.
Kansas City market report notes cattle receipts about 600 and calves around 100 with limited demand for offerings. Livestock firm calls for adequate testing of supply and price signals amid thin activity.
Chicago live poultry and butter markets show hens steady and chickens weak with receipts of 17 trucks. Prices listed for hens over 5 lbs and various chicken breeds. butter receipts and quality grades reported. potato arrivals and on track figures with prices for Colorado red McClures Idaho russets and Minnesota North Dakota pon...
New York market notes show butter largely unchanged at 93 cents and eggs mixed. Fancy heavyweights range near 48 cents with occasional reductions, while mediums and extras hover around 38 to 45 cents with modest declines.
Pricing list from Penick and Ford's for corn derivatives at the F. C. B. Factory Cedar Rapids Iowa includes ver cwt tank car shipments of Pear Starch Powdered Starch Thin Boiling Starch Moulding Starch Refined Grits Dextrine White Refined Corn Oil Crude Corn Oil Soapstock and related paper bag packaging notes with carload and tank car references.
Linn County Democratic officials announced the resignation of J Frank Cravens as treasurer and the opening of a permanent county headquarters. County Chairman Rodney E Birkicht urged a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at the new headquarters located at 312 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids above the DeVar restaurant to elect Cravens successor.
A two car crash at Ninth avenue and Ninth street SE left three people slightly injured Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Miro slav Khan of 82 Eighteenth avenue SW and their daughter Vera were treated at Mercy hospital for minor cuts and bruises. Khan was driving one car. the other was driven by Billy G Cornel of 1233 Third street NW.
Wharton Knights Templar elects Wharton commander Wharton Charles J. Alvord dies at 89 in Grand Junction. Funeral plans include Steele Knapp Stark families traveling to Grand Junction for services.
Ruth M. Ox ley of Long Beach arrives to spend the holidays with her brother George C. Oxley and his family, joining Christmas cheer and family gatherings.
In Korea Cpl Elmer D Frazier Jr of route 2 serves as assistant squad leader in the 1092nd engineer combat battalion. He has been in Korea since last January.
Members of the American Legion are asked to aid in redecorating the Legion hall and should gather tonight (Friday) at 7 30. Local notices also mention hospital entries for Mrs. S F Cary and Mrs John L Gritzner for surgeries, with other ads for beef, pork loins, and Christmas items.
Iowa Tax Commission asks governor for a biennial operating budget of 1,126,466 per year, a 318,000 rise from last session. The request funds a punch-card tax payment check system, salaries for 22 staff, equipment rental, and punch-card cards. Other agencies seeking more include the State Supreme Court and State Fair Board with prior year allocations reflected.
London reports Britain plans a Malaya native home guard of 240000 as a step toward granting self government to the Federation of Malaya amid ongoing unrest.
A large tooth fragment and other bones from an elephant type mammal were found 21 feet deep during a Cedar Rapids sewer project at Ninth Avenue and op Street. Scientists tentatively date the remains to 20 000 to 30 000 years ago, with potential museum interest.
James R. Parizek, 20, of West Liberty route 1, enrolled with the Cedar Rapids recruiting office and will begin recruit training at Parks Air Force Base in California. The Cedar Rapids naval reserve unit remains second in attendance in the Ninth Naval District, with Aurora, Nl., first, in October drill reports.
Ten Coe seniors six men and four women were chosen for the Who's Who at Coe list by a secret faculty committee. Recipients include Hans Andresen Clinton Anita Becker Carl Buchner Nancy Cosgrove Robert Ellis Marilyn Gullicksen Lydia Hill William Layton Ward Martin and Duane Thenhaus with noted leadership roles and ROTC honors.
President Truman accepted the resignation of Walter J. Donnelly as U S high commissioner for Germany praising his outstanding career in the foreign service.
Merchants chase Christmas dollars as newspapers print extra sections and promo ads. Newsprint costs soar to 126 a ton in New York, up from 50 prewar, prompting publishers to seek sugar cane waste and other sources while ad rates rise. Circulation remains strong, with daily copies at 54 million, doubling since 1920.
Harold Ewoldt, manager of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Traffic bureau, travels to Des Moines for a Monday Iowa Industrial Traffic League meeting at the Savery hotel and a Tuesday Iowa Commerce Commission hearing on intrastate rail rate groupings for under 50 miles.
Linn County Iowa board approves minutes from Nov 12 and authorizes payment of 157.79 for condemnation costs against Ward parties. Zoning changes and road district actions considered. salaries and misc expenses itemized for many funds and departments.
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