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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
17
Broad demand for hogs and cattle remained steady with hogs at 14.85 OPA ceiling and sows up to 14.10, while fed steers and yearlings stayed fully steady in an active market. Sheep trade was slow early as producers sought steady prices and calf receipts totaled about 1,000 head with steady to weak values noted for some grades.
Hog receipts 6 500 with price ranges 14 50 for barrows and gilts and 13 75 for sows and stags as buyers clear supplies. Calves 600 salable and cattleク mainly steady with good and choice fed steers 16 50 to 17 65. cows and feeders steady to easier. lambs slow with bids down about two, western woolled sheep 11 75 to 14 00. total receipts 10 500. erratic line reads like a busy market page.
Cattle receipts about 5 000 with calves 125 salable and prices steady to firm for good grades while feeders mix. hogs 8 000 head very active with steady to higher bids and some weaker sows. sheep, 33 000 plus, demand mixed with lighter lambs weaker and good and choice ewes firmer. Prices span wide ranges by grade and weight across cattle hogs and sheep divisions.
Combined receipts for 24 hours ending Wednesday 8 a.m. totaled 66 500 at 19 yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, up from 56 200 last week and down from 74 10 a year ago. Markets steady to higher on several hog weight ranges, with barrows and gilts mostly steady to 10 cents higher. Hog price quotes show varying ranges from 12. to 14. per hundredweight across weight classes, with sows at 13.10 to 13.55 for 400 to 550 pounds.
Hog prices at the Cedar Rapids market remained steady on Wednesday with top prime butchers at 14.20 and packers at 13.45 per hundredweight. Good hogs ranged from 13.48 to 14.20 for various weight classes, while packers and cutters showed narrower spreads. Bay and straw prices were listed around 14.60 to 18.08 per bale.
Readable OCR lists prices for fruits and vegetables from multiple regions. Includes Colorado celery and onions, California Valencia oranges, Idaho potatoes, Minnesota and Colorado onions, Iowa onions, Texas seedless grapefruit, and California new potatoes with various pack sizes and prices.
Steels and motors paced a general decline in New York stocks with fractions to over two points losses. Volume rose to about 1.7 million shares as traders noted some recovery from earlier heavy losses. The Dow Jones close showed mixed results amid a broad market downturn and a New York bond review indicated active favorites and narrow price ranges.
The Chicago produce notes show mixed butter receipts at 53 tubs with steady demand and varied scores from 39 to 46. Prices point to 3.5 B butter with multiple scoring references and car lots mentioned in a fragmented market brief.
AP dispatch reports New York produce receipts with eggs firm at 36 0 per dozen and extras and checks various weights. cheese receipts total 289 131 with new quotations and general wholesale follow.
Chicago AP reports rye futures steadied late after broad liquidation enabled a dip in early trading. December rye settled at $1.77, unchanged from Tuesday, while wheat held at $1.80 and corn at $1.185 with oats easing slightly.
Chicago prices list wheat oats barley and field seeds with varied bids and ceilings. No. 2 red wheat 1.79 No. 2 hard 1.79 ceiling oats show 0.84 to 0.83 plus cent markup malting barley 1.21 to 1.39 field seed and Timothy 5.25 to 5.50 red top clover alfalfa prices detailed for buyers.
Cattle receipts around 5 500 with limited stockers and feeders. Slaughter steers firm to higher and good to low choice beef steers dominated at 15.66 to 16.50 with loads up to 17.50 and 17.65. Heifers and yearlings brought 15.50 to 16.50, cows 9.00 to 13.00, vealers 12.75 to 14.50 with odd 15.00 and calves 7.00 to 10.00.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach told Congress the nation needs Truman’s fact-finding labor program to curb widespread unrest. He urged immediate enactment and defended a 30 day no-strike period while findings are issued, while opposing a provision giving the secretary power to refer union representation cases to the NLRB.
Rebekah lodge No. 221 of Star of Maine postpones its initial meeting set for Thursday to a later date. William Pulda of Phoenix and Mrs. E L Webber of Joplin have been called to Cedar Rapids due to their mother Mrs William G Pulda's critical illness at St Luke's hospital.
The Natural Science club will meet Thursday at 7 45 in room 25.
Dr R V Drexler of the botany department will speak on the geographical distribution of plants at WScience Hall Coe College. Floyd L Whittington OPA district price executive will discuss inflation at an Inter-Service club council luncheon Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids with the Lions club hosting as part of Anti Inflation week. meeting open to the public.
Jack Hathaway of 888 Daniels street NE was fined 25 dollars and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson on Wednesday after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested at the Allison hotel where he had demanded a room.
Waubeek Area Scout council executive board will meet Thursday at 6 30 at the YMCA to receive annual reports of operating committees and prepare for the annual meeting in January. Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra presents its second concert of the 1945 46 season tonight at 8 15 in Memorial Coliseum with Jane Northey as soloist. No admission charge.
Pfc. Donald E. Drew of Dixon Illinois signed for three more years in the army but received a medical report stating he is not qualified for overseas duty after 23 months of service in Alaska the Central Pacific and Japanese sectors with the U S sixth army in Shikoku Japan.
A jumble of lost and found notices lists five heifers including a roan Guernsey and Yellow Jersey, several dogs such as a black male Cocker Spaniel and a white Collie, various personal items like a blue leather billfold and a silver bracelet, plus multiple rewards and contact phone numbers. Also includes Christmas shopping ads and service notices from local shops and classifieds.
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