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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1959

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Hogs and cattle markets hold steady with varied bids

USDA estimates Wednesday receipts about 15 000 cattle 11 000 hogs and 2 000 sheep. hogs steady to 25 cents lower. 190 220 lb hogs mostly 12.25 to 13.25 with several strings at 13.25. 230 240 lb hogs 12.25 12.50. 240 270 lb hogs 11.50 12.00. sow and larger hogs 8.25 10.25. Cattle 4 500 with steers 1 200 lb and down steady to strong. prime around 1 300 lb at 27.75. good to average 23.00 25.75. yearlings 25.50 26.25. cows 13.50 16.50. bulls 19.00 20.75. Slaughter lambs 80 115 lb 17.00 18.50. 94 lb sheep 18.75. utility 14.00 17.50.

Chicago USDA

Town Hogs Prices and Slaughterhouse Receipts in Des Moines

Des Moines reports UPI data showing receipts around 85 000 for the week versus 72 000 a week prior and 71 000 year ago with Monday actuals at 104 000. Hog market steady with moderate activity and 25 lower instances. Hog price ranges in pounds for various weights, with distinct brackets for butchers and sows across 180 to 500 pounds.

Des Moines UPI

Waterloo Hogs Weight Price List Report

UPI wired from Waterloo shows a cattle market list for hogs with weights from 160 pounds to 400 pounds. Price ranges given per weight class, including several midrange values and a few low/high extremes.

Omaha cattle market receipts report and prices

UPI dateline Omaha reports cattle receipts at 9 500 head with calves at 100. Fed steers and heifers hold steady with most still in first hands. High choice and prime 1 258 lb steers at 26 25, most choice 24 25 to 25 25, good and low choice 22 00 to 24 00. High choice heifers around 5 lbs higher with primes noted, most choice 23 50 to 24 50, good and low choice 20 50 to 23 25.

Omaha UPI

Sioux City Livestock Cattle Receipts Report

Sioux City slaughter market receipts total about 7 500 cattle with 100 calves. Demand slow. Choice steers bring 24 ½ to 25 ½ dollars per hundredweight with high choice up to 26.00. Choice heifers sell around 23.00 to 24.00.

Sioux City UPI

C. R. Markets Wilson and Company Stock Market Update

Wilson and Company announce a temporary halt on live stock markets with no markets issued or livestock received until further notice. Poultry prices list broilers 32 to 34 cents, farm springs 9 cents, heavy hens eight to nine cents, Leghorn hens five and a half to six. Eggs priced by grade with large 21/624 cents and dirties 13 to 15 per dozen. wool and grain prices shown including No 3 wool 43 cents, No 2 wool 38 cents, old No 2 yellow shell corn 6 cents, soybeans at $2.00.

Wilson and Company

Stock Buying Guide for anxious modern investors

Investors advise starting small with 3000 savings, recommending emergency funds first. Begin regular investments, such as 10 to 20 dollars monthly into mutual funds or 40 dollars quarterly into listed securities, and consult a reputable brokerage to plan a 20 year retirement portfolio.

Stock Market Makes Gains In Early Tuesday Trading

New York reports stocks surging in a fresh buying wave. Industrials, railroads, and utilities feature in broad gains as traders push prices higher, with notable advances across major corporations and energy sectors reflected in the day’s quotations.

New York A. C. Allyn & CO New York Stock Exchange

Iowa City Seeks Injunction vs Cochran Apartment Owners

Iowa City filed district court action against Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cochran owners of an apartment house. The city charges five units on a 2500 foot lot were built without a permit and a basement apartment fails to meet requirements. City seeks injunction restraining rent collection.

Iowa City Russell Cochran Cochrans

Dubuque City Manager Lavern Schiltz Under Probe

The Dubuque city council approved a resolution to probe City Manager Lavern Schiltz amid accusations by Councilman Joe Takos that he shielded concerns benefiting two companies mainly owned by Schiltz family. Schiltz welcomed the inquiry and defended his handling as above board.

Dubuque UPS Lavern Schiltz Joe Takos Schiltz

Grain market trend lowers amid liquidation in Chicago

In Chicago the grain market showed a lower trend with heavy selling in spots as positions were liquidated. Wheat dropped about 4 1/4 cents, corn down 44 1/4 cents, oats 14 to 14 1/2 cents lower, rye mixed and soybeans fallen 4 to 4 1/4 cents. The report notes speculative activity dominated trading Tuesday.

Chicago

Chicago Prices Snapshot From AP Report

Chicago market notes show mixed grain and soybean quotes with oats soybeans and corn prices listed. No. 2 red and No. 2 yellow corn prices appear alongside various yellow and malt feed figures and soybeans with multiple grade references and cents per bushel indicators.

Chicago

Drunk Driving Fined 300 in Court Arraignment

John G. Pettit, 30, of 350 Thirtieth St. SE, paid $300 on a first offense after highway patrols observed erratic driving on Sixteenth Ave. SW. Everett E. Ford, 44, Marion, was given until Thursday to plead to a second offense following an arrest Friday on a pedestrian complaint. Court records note a prior drunk driving conviction on Feb. 18, 1957 in Linn County.

John G. Pettit

Jury Chosen for Barkwill Trial in Drunk Driving Case

A Marion judge selected a twelve member jury Monday for the trial of Charles B. Barkwill 63 on a second offense drunk driving charge. Trial recessed until Wednesday morning. Barkwill was arrested Oct 30 after his car left the road near Marion. Jurors include Richard E Benesh Ruth MacLaury Randall F Woodhouse Edward E Lakehart David M Clark Donald B Gustafson J R Ford Elmer F Cejka Duane Arnold Donald J Graham Leo C Peiffer and Don M Ink.

Charles B. Barkwill Marion Charles Penningroth Barkwill Richard E. Benesh Ruth MacLaury Randall F. Woodhouse Edward E. Lakehart David M. Clark Donald B. Gustafson J. R. Ford

Pudil Ordered To Serve Term On Car Theft Sentence

Cody C. Pudil, 22, of 618 A Ave NW, who received bench parole from a 10 year Reformatory sentence for a car theft on Nov 4, was ordered to serve the term today after his parole officer urged revocation following an arrest near Municipal last week.

Cody C. Pudil Aave. NW Pudil Municipal

Man arraigned on incest charge after admit theft

George Cress, 40, of near Palo, was arraigned in district court today on incest charges based on a true information. He had previously waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury.

George Cress Palo

Land Condemnation Appeal on Trial in Iowa Court

Testimony by appraisers was heard today in the jury trial of a land condemnation award appeal in Judge Floyd Philbrick's courtroom. Plaintiffs are L. C. and Ruth Harrison. They named the board of supervisors and Sheriff James Smith as defendants. The suit contends a condemnation commission award for three fourths of an acre along the Marion Alburnett road was too small.

Floyd Philbrick L. C Ruth Harrison Board of Supervisors James Smith Condemnation Commission Marion-Alburnett Road

Suspended Sentence for St Joseph Man in Vehicle Charge

Harry Fanning, 39, of St. Joseph, Missouri, received a six month suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent to a reduced charge. He previously pleaded not guilty to a harsher car theft count.

Harry Fanning St. Joseph Charles Penningroth Fanning Clinton Cedar Rapids

Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Steady Butter Eggs Poultry Potatoes

Chicago Produce reports steady butter and eggs with unchanged wholesale prices. Butter receipts 599,000 pounds. eggs 13,500 cases. live poultry receipts 38,000 pounds with unchanged to slightly higher prices. Potatoes arrivals 86 cars. russets Idaho 4.60 to 4.65. Red River Valley contracts 2.45 to 2.60. Market tone remains firm for russets while round reds are slightly weaker.

Chicago U. S Idaho Idaho Utilities Red River

New York Produce Egg Prices and Receipts

New York AP USDA report shows ample eggs for improved demand. Receipts 16,600 with various sizes listed from extras to standards. Prices range from 22 to 32 cents, with extras and checks at mid-20s. Utter ample demand and unchanged prices. Receipts total 717,000.

New York USDA

Board Sells 2 Former Rural Schoolhouses

Two former rural schoolhouses and a dwelling were auctioned by the Cedar Rapids board of education for 2025 dollars. Russell Davis bought the Stony Point building for 1500 dollars and Leslie Anthony purchased the Fairview school for 100 dollars and the Elderkin residence at 1526 Bave NE for 425 dollars. The sites revert to adjacent landowners.

Cedar Rapids Fairview

Mister District Attorney Targets Burglary Ring

The program airs Tuesday at 10 30 on Television 9 as the district attorney pursues a nerve wracking burglary ring.

Baker experience necessary Harmony Cafeteria printer

Job ads list several positions including floorman at Harmony Cafeteria, a printer with baker experience, and varied roles such as a marine farm hand, cab driver for nights, elderly man for delivery, semi truck driver, and service department assistant. Includes contact details, earnings like 125 per week or 3400 per month, and notes on age and local area requirements.

Russell Ond Inc Second Ave Washington D.T Ussell Tenley Olin Morley Ena Naxera

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