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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1950

Page

3

Hogs Off 10 To 25 Cents On Weekstart Slump

Chicago AP reports Tuesday estimates show salable livestock with cattle 8 000, hogs 19 000, sheep 2 500. The heaviest Monday hog supply in 11 months was cleared at 10 to 25 cents per hundredweight lower. cattle were uneven 50 cents higher to the same extent lower.

Chicago Gazette White House 1St St Ave East W.H Linn County Robinstowa Globe Machinery Roose

Chicago Hog and Cattle Prices Rise and Fall Across Weights

Hog receipts near 20 000 with slow early trade but fairly active close. Prices mostly down 19 to 25 cents. top around 18.40 for about 100 head, 170-230 lb cattle mostly 18.10 to 25. Cattle receipts 16 000 with high to choice steers up to 37.50 per 1200 lb. mid ranges down a bit. calves and heifers show mixed moves. Sheep receipts 2 090 with lambs steady to higher, bids weak to lower for some lots.

Chicago USDA

Cattle market receipts show slow demand in Omaha

AP reporting from Omaha notes cattle receipts of 16 900 calves with market very slow. Slaughter steers and heifers sold in low volumes and bids were weak to unevenly lower while some loads of choice steers traded above 36.90. Cows, bulls, stockers and feeders steady with prices noted for various weight classes and grades.

TowA Hog Receipts Des Moines Weekend Market Report

Des Moines market receipts show 95 000 head estimated for week vs 94 909 prior. Packing plants in southern Minnesota and 12 in Iowa plus 30 concentration yards involved. Prices steady to 25 cents higher with bids in western Iowa slightly lower. hogs by weight categories listed for barrows sows and boars.

Towa Des Moines Minnesota Iowa Ened and Choice

Kansas City Livestock Market Prices Report

Kansas City cattle receipts total 13 900 with calves 100 and slaughter steers under 1100 pounds generally steady to 25 cents higher. Nebraska fed steers top 3750 with high choice and prime notes, loaded stockers and feeders shown at 30 to 33.50 for various grades. Medium to low cond short fed steers and mixed yearlings plus heifers range in the 27 to 34 area, with scattered loads of high quality stock steers around 32 to 33.50 and feeders from 26 to 31.50.

Kansas City Nebraska

Cedar Rapids hog and livestock prices and farm commodities

Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market rose by 15 cents with a 25 cent premium for good hogs at the Cedar Rapids plant. The report lists bid ranges for various cattle, calves, sheep, and dairy goods, plus hay, fruit, vegetables, and general grain quotes, reflecting market activity across multiple farm sectors.

Cedar Rapids

Short Rally Lifts Stocks in New York Market

A brief stock market rally in New York advanced prices by a few cents to around $2 a share in the second hour of trading. Trading volume reached about 2.5 million shares as buyers stepped in.

New York

Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary

Receipts include 12 800 cattle and 800 calves with slow slaughter steer and heifer demand. Cows steady and stockers barely changed while some good slaughter steers trade around 233 to 235 per cwt. Hogs at Waterloo run higher with varying weights scaling from 14.40 to 17.40 per cwt and bids mixed across weight classes.

Sioux City USDA

High Court Post Won't Be Filled

Gov Beardsley said Iowa supreme court vacancy due to Justice Oscar Hale’s death will stand until the new term. Hale retirement was planned and G K Thompson was elected to succeed him. Justices will travel to Wapello for Hale’s funeral and the court’s schedule will be shortened.

Des Moines William S. Beardsley Iowa Supreme Court Oscar Hale Wapello Hale G. K. Thompson Cedar Rapids Supreme Court

Grains Advance In Late Trading

In Chicago the grains market rallied toward the close after a day of relative ease. Wheat gained 73 to 1-34 with December at 2.3434 to 2.35, corn up 5 to 11 and December 1.6714 to 12, oats mixed, rye steady to 12 higher, December 1.50, soybeans down 1 to 12 with January at 2.961-34, barley down 8 to 5 at December 16.80.

Lamson Brothers H. R. Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Chicago Truman

Chicago Cash Provisions Market Prices Report

Chicago cash wheat and corn prices listed for No. 1 mixed wheat 2.33 per bushel and No. 2 corn at 1.71 to 1.72 per bushel with varied grades and sample values. Soybeans No. 1 yellow quoted at 2.95 per bushel, oats and barley prices shown, Illinois origin track Chicago.

Chicago Illinois

Live Poultry Prices and Supplies Report Chicago Market

Chicago live poultry receipts 23 trucks with market steady. Detailed prices for hens, colored, hybrids, Leghorn, springs, fryers, broilers, capons, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, and rabbits listed. Cheese butter eggs and potatoes also shown with current market quotes and track sales data.

Hicago Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Broilers White Cross Gray Cross Swan

New York Market Prices for Poultry Cheese Butter Eggs

Market listings show up dressed poultry with iced and dry packed grades, turkeys by weight and freshness, and live poultry sales. Cheese prices for American whole milk cheddar and grass varieties along with butter creamery scores, egg receipts and wholesale per dozen pricing across color grades. Meat and dairy items reflect fluctuating market conditions and regional Midwest prices.

New York Northwest Midwest

Butchers in Ottumwa List Price Tiers by Weight

Prices for live hogs and sows listed per weight brackets in Ottumwa show a general trend of 25 cents higher. Ranges include 169 170 Ibs at 14.75, up to 500 550 Ibs at 14.75, with several mid ranges and occasional misprints noted.

Ottumwa

Deere Union challenges court jurisdiction over Des Moines strike

The CIO United Auto Workers local 450 argues Polk County District Court lacks authority in the John Deere Des Moines plant strike, saying Taft Hartley grants exclusive federal jurisdiction. The union seeks more facts while Deere seeks contempt actions for alleged violations of an injunction and peaceful picketing limits.

DES Moines CIO United Auto Workers Polk County District Court John Deere Des Moines Works C. S. McNutt O. S. Franklin Deere Ankeny McNutt Ito

Marion News Roundup Recalls Navy Roszell and Local Events

Navy recall puts Roszell, a World War II hospital attendant second class, set to report February 8 at Great Lakes receiving station. The column also notes dinners, camp fire meetings at Wahanka Baptist church, travel to Minneapolis for family, recent moves, promotions at Keesler Air Force Base, and club activities with Christmas gifts and luncheons.

Navy Kenyon Roszell Great Lakes Roszell

McClure to Lead 2nd Infantry Division in Korea Change

Gen. MacArthur announces Major Gen. Robert B. McClure will replace Major Gen. Laurence B. Keiser as commander of the Second Infantry Division. Keiser evacuated for bronchial pneumonia but not considered serious after frontline exposure on the northwest front. Brig. Gen. Edward C. B. Dan forth takes Marianas Bonin command, succeeding Beightler who moves to Ryukus duty.

Tokyo MacArthur Robert B. McClure Laurence B. Keiser Keiser Korea Edward C. B. Danforth Marianas- Bonin Islands Robert S. Beightler McClure Ryukyu Islands

Will of Lord Asserts Widow of Negro Officer

Daisy Brown said it was the will of the Lord that her husband Ensign Jesse P. Brown die for his country as the first Negro naval officer to lose his life in combat. Brown, 24, died when his fighter plane was shot down over Korea's Chosin reservoir, after a fellow pilot failed to land in time. He had become the first Black naval officer to fly a combat mission and the first commissioned Black man to die in navy service.

Hattiesburg Miss Daisy Brown Navy Jesse P. Brown Chosin Reservoir Korea Brown

Mapmakers Labelled Kansas Part of the Great American Desert

Historical maps through 1860 described Kansas as part of the Great American Desert, deeming the region unsuitable for cultivation and settlement.

Kansas Great American Desert

Chiang Seeks U S Led Asiatic Union to Fight Communists

From Formosa Chiang Kai-shek urged timely American leadership of a united Asiatic bloc to defeat the Chinese Communists. He called for Japan to join, for Nationalists to strike mainland bases, and for conventional bombing if needed, arguing U.S. policy determines Asia’s future beyond Korea.

U.S Asiatic Union Chiang Washington INS Chiang Kai-shek U.S. News and World Report Formosa Japan Asia Free China Manchuria U.N Korea

Two Iowans Die in weekend Auto Accidents

Associated Press reports two Iowans died in weekend auto crashes raising the year toll to 572. The victims were Barry Amick, 21? year old son of Louis and Mrs. Amick, farmers near Bronson, and Mike Mowrey, 31, of Des Moines.

Associated Press Barry Amick Louis Amick Bronson Mike Mowrey Des Moines

Cedar Rapids Booster Clubs Host Busy Thursday Agenda

The Cedar Rapids city briefs outline a Booster Club breakfast at 7 30 a m at the V F W club and an Optimist Club noon talk by Edgar C Cumings of Coe College plus a 6 p m dance at Elmcrest Country Club. Other items note a hospital update for Walter Forbes, a fall injury, purse loss, a traffic fine, a visiting serviceman, a burglary probe, and new board members elected to the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board.

Booster Club Cedar Rapids Booster Club V.F.W. Club Optimist Club Edgar C. Cumings Coe College Roosevelt Hotel Elmcrest Country Club James H. Yuill Horace G. Hedges Frederick E. Miles The Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board Y.M.C.A

Durable Memorials and Local Advertisers in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids merchants advertise monuments from Novak and Son and BETZ MONUMENTS, plus Hertz truck rentals, jewelry layaway, FUR shop, and Winston style gifts. Local services include nursing care, tailoring, detective work, and a ballroom dance venue with weekly acts.

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