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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1936
Page
13
Chicago AP reports lower livestock prices with cattle and lambs driving the decline. Receipts edged above needs while hogs largely held last week’s averages, top hog price at 10.25, and steer trade soft with most steers down 25 cents.
Chicago and St Paul auc markets show mixed cattle hogs and sheep with receipts near 38 000 hogs and 19 000 cattle at Chicago and 4 500 cattle 7 500 hogs at St Paul Beef and stocker prices mostly lower while top hogs reach about 9 9 85 per cwt on 190 to 300 pound animals. fat lambs and sheep hold around 8 to 9 dollars with steady demand on better grades.
U S Dept of Agriculture notes receipts for cattle 5 000 hogs 10 500 and sheep 5 500. Cattle demand uneven with calves and slaughters lower. steers and yearlings mostly under 10.00 with various weights quoted. Hogs bids 9.50 to 9.65 for 180 250 pounds, pigs steady to higher for feeders. Sheep buyers pushing 8.25 for best natives, fat ewes down about 25 cents to 4.00.
United States Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 71 000 for the 48 hour period ending 8 a.m. Monday up from 51 600 a week earlier and 37 900 a year ago. Prices remained fully steady with a strong trade undertone. Tuesday receipts expected heavier than 28 500 last Tuesday with various weight categories quoted from 140 to 550 pounds across light to packing hogs.
U S Department of Agriculture market bulletin for Omaha shows hog receipts at 12 000 with prices steady to up 10 cents. top 9 75 per cwt. 160 180 lb hogs at 9 25 9 55. calves 3000. cattle receipts 17 500 with steers 8 50 11 00. cows 4 00 5 00. vealers to 8 50. sheep receipts 5 800 with lambs 8 00 8 35.
Austin Minn AP hog market reports steady prices for hogs by weight. 180-200 lb animals bring 9.10 to 9.40, 200-290 lb 9.45 to 9.75, 290-325 lb 9.35 to 9.65, 325-350 lb 9.25 to 9.55. Packing sows, 275 to 550 lb, fetch 8.50 to 9.30.
Hogs are slightly weaker on the local market after a 5 cent drop in all grades by Monday noon. The top price falls to 9.75 dollars. Cattle prices are down 25 to 50 cents while other local markets remain unchanged.
The Wilson market lists hog prices by weight class from 140 to 350 lbs with bids from about 7.45 to 9.75 for good hogs and packers. Sheep and cattle sections show lamb prices and ranges for steer and heifer classifications with various weight bands and quality grades.
Market notes list grain prices for wheat oats rye barley and corn with various grades and prices. Wholesale fruits vegetables dairy and other items include oranges lemons potatoes bananas head lettuce celery cabbage onions grapes apples pears cranberries sweet potatoes and cured hides with assorted prices.
Davenport and nearby river ports show varying stages on Monday with low and falling readings noted. Prairie du Chien reports a 1.5 foot level with a 0.1 foot decline, while Keokuk and St. Louis measurements follow in sequence, ending with Cairo and other locales.
AP dispatch from Minneapolis reports flour carload pricing with 98 pound cotton and family patents up 15 cents to 7.40 7.60 per barrel. Patent grades rise 25 cents to 7.25. Shipments total 21,299. Pure bran at 33.50 34. Standard middlings 34.00 34.50.
New York raw sugar holds at 3.70 with forward at 3.85. Futures rise 2 to 3 points, Jan at 2.90 and Sept at 2.92. Refined sugar unchanged at 4.80 for fine granulated.
Chicago market reports frenzied buying as war scare rumors and China power struggles trigger short covering. Wheat futures rose to the day’s five cent limit with December at 1.35 a bushel, while corn oats and soybeans also gained amid global demand signals and Italy purchasing more grain.
Chicago cash grain prices show No 1 dark hard at 1.3644 dollars and No 1 hard at 1.3444 to 1.381, with various No 2 and mixed grades for corn and oats. Soybeans and barley feed values listed, plus timothy and clover seed quotes. Minneapolis cash grain notes receipts of 101 cars and wheat values for No 1 heavy dark northern spring and other feeds with corn at 1.11 to 1.12.
An AP report from New York outlines foreign exchange demands in cents for numerous countries and cities. It lists rates for Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Argentina, Brazil, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mexico City, and Montreal related to New York.
Domestic wools in Boston moved slowly with limited supplies keeping prices firm near last week's levels. Small unsold stocks push interest toward foreign markets as buyers from the United States stay active. Australian and New Zealand sales Monday showed strong prices per cables to Boston.
Rail loans push ahead for modest gains in the New York bond market while a broad list shows ragged moves. New Haven 6s rise about 2 points, several corporate issues post fractional gains, with U S government bonds uneven and Treasury notes showing mixed results amid active trading.
Steel, utilities and specialty shares rose on Monday with many issues advancing to around 2 points or more. The American Iron and Steel Institute reported mill operations at 79.2 percent capacity, a weekly gain to a 1930s peak, while reactions to a Supreme Court ruling on the Duke Power case added volatility in utilities.
Marion news recalls life long resident Miss Kate Hickey who died Sunday after years of ill health. She and her sister Mary ran a dressmaking shop shaping many early Marion gowns. Born July 7 1860 she was educated in Marion schools and belonged to St Josephs Church. Funeral Tuesday at 9 am. Burial in Oak Shade cemetery. Martin’s Creek club to hold Christmas party Thursday at American Legion hall with picnic supper and grab bag gifts for families of Squaw Creek.
Linn chapter DeMolay meets at 7:30. Grove City Rebekah lodge elects officers at 7:30. High school Christian church holds Christmas party tonight. William Powell in The Great Ziegfeld at Garden Theater with matinee Tuesday. Musical Literary club hosts Christmas music tonight. Dry Creek Agri culture and Literary club Christmas party December 18. Presbyterian Win A Couple class hosts 8 p.m. funeral for Mrs Mary Sloan at Yocom chapel Tuesday 2 p.m. Burial Oak Shade. Christmas club asks for dishes, purses, 10 cent gifts Tuesday 6 p.m. Jolly Dozen met Saturday. Trojan lodge third degree Friday 7:30 p.m. Merle Knight returns from Monticello after brother’s death. Marion area visits and various Christmas events listed. Schools close Dec 23 for Christmas vacation. Amerigo club meets Tuesday after lunch. Oxford Methodist Christmas program Sunday.
Pera led the devotional period with the Christmas story from the scriptures. The Tuck-a-Stitch club plans a Tuesday picnic lunch and Christmas party at Mrs Chauncey OKelley’s Washington Drive home. Members should bring usual picnic items and ten cent exchange gifts.
A collage of holiday notices and ads includes FRESH cut Xmas trees and wreaths from C Nursery Co on Wilson Ave SW with pricing hints, plus various florists and greenhouses offering Xmas decor, grave blankets, and potted plants. Also listed are lost and found notices, home goods and sewing items, and service ads from Allied Van Lines, Kriz & Son, and Morgan Bros with contact details.
Townsend No 1 meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Memorial hall for a Christmas program of music and talks plus a grab bag and gifts. Public co operation urged to restore chairs taken from the community room under the First National Bank. Athenian club hosts a Friday luncheon with potluck items and a Christmas basket drive. Prairie Chapel church youth discuss friendship as Lilly family instruments enliven evening. Marian Fan Fossen visits. Miss Esther Klenk and Joe Hemphill guests in nearby homes.
Washington AP reports officials are satisfied with pension account signups. About 2.2 million forms from employers and 22 million from workers returned to the social security board in Baltimore, below original estimates of 3.5 million and 26 million. With average 11 workers per establishment, eligible workers could exceed 30 million.
Chicago and New York markets show mixed poultry prices with live hens around 42 lbs and various breeds at 10 to 19 cents. Butter and eggs receipts are listed with firmer creameries and mixed color egg packs, while potatoes in the U S shipments and prices are noted.
The Gazette lists advertising rates for consecutive days with prices for single and seven day periods. Special low rates apply to Work Wanted ads and deadlines for same day publication are noon for weekday issues and 8 am Saturday for Sunday edition. Dial numbers and mail options are provided for submitting Want Ads.
Mark Gillette aged 83 father of U S Senator Guy Gillette of Cherokee Iowa died in Crete Nebraska on Monday after a heart ailment A Nebraskan for twenty years he moved from Cherokee to Crete in 1932 he marked his fiftieth anniversary in the Masonic lodge
Butter futures closed with December at 32 cents and January at 32 and a half cents. Egg futures list refrigerator standards at 25 cents for December and January. Idaho potato futures show January at $2.68, March at $3.42, and March grade at $3.12.
A jungle born tiger or lion, captured young, proves easier to train than a creature raised in captivity. Early capture aids learning and responsiveness, suggesting wild origins influence trainability in big cats.
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