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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Page
16
Slaughter hogs fell 25 to 50 cents while higher grade steers sold up to 30 dollars below prior highs. US market listings show ranges across hogs, cattle, calves, sheep with mixed declines and firming in select lots. Local arrest reports note several drunk driving pled not guilty in Viola and Cedar Rapids area incidents.
Demand uneven fair to poor butchers steady to largely 25 cents lower with some 50 cent drops. Lows steady to 25 cents lower. Estimated Friday receipts 45 000, week ago 52 000, year ago 44 000, Thursday 77 000. Butchers 200 220 lbs 15 75 16 50. 220 240 lbs 15 50 16 10. 240 270 lbs 14 45 15 65. 270 300 lbs 13 75 14 75. Sows 270 330 lbs 13 50 14 50. 330 400 lbs 12 75 14 15. 400 550 lbs 11 50 13 40.
Waterloo meat prices show a 25 cent drop with butchers listing ranges by weight. Live hogs and sows priced from 12.50 to 15.50 per hundredweight across various weight brackets.
The Omaha market lists suet cane 1,000, calves at 25, steers and heifers moderately active. Steers already, heifers weak to 25 cents lower. Choice steers 1,200 lbs 27.25 to 27.75, good and mixed good to low choice 24.75 to 27.00. Good and choice heifers 23.25 to 27.00, with three loads choice 950 to 1,000 lbs at the outside price.
Sioux City cattle market shows steady tone for steers with no trend on loads. A few prime steers at 1,100 to 1,148 pounds quoted around 28.75. near 14 loads of choice steers 1,110 to 1,150 pounds at 28.00.
C R MARKETS reports Cedar Rapids prices eased a quarter. Butchers 200 to 220 lb cattle sold for 15.25 to 16.25 dollars, bulk 1s and 2s 15.75 to 16.25 delivered to plant. Packing sows 300 lb and under 13.25 to 14.25 dollars. Weights above 220 to 360 receive reduced bids per 10 lb and 360plus groups face larger cuts.
A scanned market page shows egg prices at 34 cents for large and 2 cents for mediums, 7 cents for dirties and checks, small at 15 cents and peewees listed. Wool prices posted No 1 at 45 cents and No 2 at 35 cents, grain values include corn at 7 cents, oats around 15 to 16 percent.
Aeroflot announced it is ready to start nonstop weekly flights between Moscow and Havana, marking the first regular schedule by a Russian airline to the Western Hemisphere.
Mrs. William Newell 94, known as Miss Liberty at the 1886 Statue of Liberty unveiling, died Thursday in White Plains New York. Her long life linked to the iconic monument and the nation’s anniversary ceremonies.
New York stocks edged lower Friday afternoon with volume around 3.8 million, up from 3.67 million the day before. Major groups including steels, motors, chemicals, rails, airlines and aircrafts fell slightly while utilities rose. GM led declines among active motors with Ford, American Motors and Studebaker easing and Chrysler inching higher.
Robert Conger, 26, sentenced to 30 days in county jail for a bad check charge. Twenty days suspended if restitution of nearly $100 is paid. He surrendered to authorities.
In Chicago trade Friday grains posted small to moderate gains as funds covered short positions. Soybeans rose on strength in soybean oil and meat markets while wheat, corn and rye advanced amid year end trading activity.
Chicago prices list wheat and soybean sales unavailable. Corn No. 3 roe and oats show extra heavy mixed 78 1/2. Soybean oil priced Glab%sa. Barley options include choice 1.25 to 1.33 and feed 88 to 1.05.
AP reports steady wholesale butter prices across Chicago with various grade levels. Eggs in New York show short whites and adequate browns with demand heavy. butter offerings ample and prices unchanged.
Doris Durgin, 38, of 864 Twelfth Street Marion, was given seven years in the women's reformatory at Rockwell City after pleading guilty to false pretenses. She ordered 328.10 of lumber from Hatch and Brookman Lumber Co and charged it to Castleware House in Marion. The term runs concurrently with a ten year forgery sentence from October 4, 1961, with a parole revoked in July this year.
Three Cedar Rapids men pled guilty before Judge Charles Penningroth and were each fined 300 dollars for drunk driving. additional details not provided in the readable text.
Blane F. Scenters 23 of Amana had a forgery charge dismissed by Judge Charles Penningroth on the county attorney's recommendation. Arraigned November 30, he faced a forged signature count on a conditional sale contract for an automobile after Charles Andrews authorized the signing.
Leslie Ankeny aged 35 of 1620 Grande avenue SE pled guilty before Judge Charles Penningroth to desertion and abandonment of six children ages 13, 11, 10, 7, 6 and 15 months, receiving a six month suspended sentence.
Joe G. Hughes 47 of 347 Seventeenth Street SE received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to false uttering of a $25 check. The case cites a October 9 incident at Sportsman's Lounge, 1514 First Avenue NE, in Wills.
Cancellations during the Christmas holiday period began December 10 and ended at Christmas, totaling 263 190 pieces, short of the 263 716 record set in 1960, Postmaster John Pazour announced. Metered mail rose by 1 800 parcels. the single day record was 32 400 pieces on December 18, exceeding the 32 100 mark in 1961.
The z marks the listed total trades for the day. Without z the figure reflects tens or hundreds more shares, often adding two zeros. The symbol helps distinguish actual totals from unit multiples across active and less active issues like preferreds.
Donald Ahrens won first prize in a Christmas lighting contest sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 58 and parents. Other prize winners included Francis Schmitt second Eugene Oliver third and Gary Dirks fourth. Prizes were gift certificates from the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co.
Marion business ad notes all odds and ends sale with many items at one percent or less. Also mentions sale on new mattresses and local hospital patient updates for Donald Story and Gordon Gossman. Edison and Sorg Pharmacies close early for New Year’s Eve and reopen New Year’s Day.
Maquoketa Iowa six miles east of town on highway 64, Donald J. Mueller a 19 year old LaMotte youth died from injuries after a one car crash Thursday night. Thomas A. Dimmer was in serious condition at Jackson County hospital. The car lost control on a curve hit a utility pole and rolled over. Authorities could not determine who was driving.
Two passenger trains collided ten miles south of Havana injuring 124 people, six seriously, according to Havana radio. The accident disrupted service and prompted emergency responses across the region.
In Havana Prime Minister Castro tours a multistory East Havana development housing nearly 15 000 with ten floor buildings and a 10 rent share for workers He praised the project as a revolutionary success saying more will follow He noted a large family preference policy and highlighted a nursery and school services for residents with about 1 000 students at the local school.
Wynne Savage charged that Gov. Edmund Brown ousted him as state real estate commissioner for not contributing enough to the governor's re election campaign. Brown denied the charge saying he changed the post for a needed renewal. Savage cited a $7000 donation by him and his wife and claimed he was pressured to raise $30000 to $40000 to keep the job.
Mr and Mrs William Van derpool both 22 of 1123 Ninth Avenue Marion were hurt in a two car crash at First Avenue and Center Point Road NE. Mrs Vanderpool had internal injuries and stayed at St Luke's. He had a cut chin needing 15 stitches and was discharged. Other driver Orval L Brown of 524 Sixth Street SE escaped injury and faces a charge of failure to yield.
W V Clark an attorney in Fayette died suddenly after a heart attack Survivors include wife a son Charles and daughter Carole Lewis Services Monday at 2 p m in the Methodist church Body at Bellas Wright funeral home
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