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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1936
Page
16
U.S. market signals show hog receipts of 27 000 with cattle 9 000 and sheep 10 000 on Wednesday in Chicago. Hog values eased 10 to 20 cents, top back to 10.50, while wholesale pork loin prices did not follow the drop. Cattle trend lower with expectable 25 cent losses, though early steer trade showed strength with a 13.10 top. Lambs hovered near standstill with open market sales unlikely to change prices.
US Department of Agriculture figures show hogs Receipts 29 000 with 4 000 direct and prices uneven mostly 10 to 20 cents lower. Cattle Receipts 10 000 with steer trade weak though top bids reached 13.10 while vealers rose to 12.00, and sheep receipts 8 000 with fat lambs steady near 9.25 to 9.50 per hundredweight.
USDA report from South St Paul shows cattle receipts about 2 500 with generally steady to mixed prices for steers heifers and cows. Bulls and cutters weaker while stockers scarce calves and hogs receipts around 9 500 with values near Monday's close and best hogs at about 10 05 per cwt.
Sheep receipts total 4 000 with fat lambs dominating trade. Early activity slow with indications of steadiness across classes. Sellers ask higher for choice lambs around 9 25 while medium to choice ewes bring 3 00 to 4 25. Average Monday price sits near 10 01 per hundredweight.
U S Department of Agriculture livestock receipts show cattle 3 500 head with calves 200, steers and yearlings slow, cows strong, heifers steady. hogs 6 500 with bids mostly steady to 10c lower, best 200 270 lb bids 9.85 10.00, sheep 3 000 with no early fat lamb bids, indications steady, best fed offerings above 9.25, Nebraska fed ewes 4.60.
US Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts from 22 Iowa concentration yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Tuesday at 8 am. Totals show 38 900 head, up from 22 000 a week prior and 10 800 a year earlier. Prices range from 7.85 to 10.30 per hundredweight across weight classes with uneven trade and slow loading.
Omaha dispatch notes USDA receipts for live stock trading with top hog price at 10.25 and various weights. Cattle receipts at 5,000 show calves steady to higher with steers to 12.70 and cows to 5.50. Sheep receipts at 5,500 run steady with lambs to 9.25.
Waterloo hogs ease 10¢ from Monday close with quoted weights 140 to 350 lbs and prices ranging from 7.15 to 9.85. In Mason City buyers report mostly 5e lower with good lights and butchers across weight bands 140 to 425 lbs, price span 7.00 to 10.00.
Hog market moves 15 cents lower in Austin with price ranges by weight. Good to choice 180-200 lbs fetches 9.50 to 9.80 dollars, 200-290 lbs 9.75 to 10.05, 290-325 lbs 9.65 to 9.95, 325-350 lbs 9.55 to 9.85, sows 275-550 lbs 8.80 to 9.60.
Hogs weakened on the local market Tuesday with a 15 cent drop across all grades. The top price fell to 10 dollars while other local markets remained steady, except for a small decline in ducks and geese.
The market lists lamb and sheep prices by weight with best ranges for lambs 70 to 80 pounds at 8.00 to 8.50. Cattle quotes include choice steer 1000 to 1100 pounds at 10.50 to 11.50, medium to good steers up to 9.25, and yearlings at 9.75 to 11.25 with cows and bulls quoted lower, including canners and cutters at 3.75 down and bulls at 4.75 down.
Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids area including wheat oats rye barley corn soybeans hay straw and various poultry eggs and fruits. Prices cover No 2 and No 3 yellow corn oats and beef hides with notes on weights and packaging.
Davenport AP reports river stages with notes on changes and measurements. A rise of 0.5 feet and a 2.45 foot reading are recorded, showing shifts in river level on Tuesday.
Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade weakened after an initial rise tied to Liverpool's firm tone. May wheat fell as much as 5 to ½ cent, with rapid shifts in corn and oats, while heavy rains in Argentina and a Winnipeg export slump added mixed pressure. Local cash buying limited losses, and European markets showed a muted response to the Winnipeg decline.
Chicago AP market notes show no cash wheat sales. Corn prices listed for No. 2 mixed through No. 5 yellow with various cents per bushel. Soybeans No. 2 yellow $1.54, barley and timothy clover seed prices given. Lard and bellies quoted for meat fats.
AP report from Minneapolis shows 54 car receipts with No 1 heavy dark northern spring wheat priced at 1.58 to 1.67 per bushel and No 1 dark northern 59 lbs at 1.57 to 1.66. Montana tests and durum varieties around 1.48 to 1.67, No 3 yellow corn at 1.10 to 1.11 and No 3 white oats 0.49 to 0.54.
In Chicago, live poultry receipts reach 58 trucks with steady to firm prices. Hens show gains up to 19c per lb for larger weights, while smaller weights rise up to 15c. Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, and White Rock varieties register mixed gains with broilers and turkeys also advancing. Dressed turkeys remain steady to firm with hens and toms showing modest increases. Butter and eggs receipts and potato prices reflect typical market conditions with varying regional prices and weights.
New York AP market notes show eggs receipts 18 921 unsettled with mixed colors and special packs. butter receipts 13 350 about steady. cheese receipts 269 374 steady. live poultry firm with no freight quotations. Prices unchanged across categories and averages listed with fractional cents and color codes.
Chicago produce futures show mixed results with Butter futures closing Dec. 32%4 cents, Jan 32.5 cents, Feb 32 cents. Egg futures settled Dec standards at 26 1/2 cents, Jan fresh graded firsts and Feb 2. Potatoes Idaho russets closed January at 2.87 dollars per cwt.
The report provides a jumble of currency values for many nations and regions. It includes figures for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Portugal Greece Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Hungary Argentina Brazil Japan and Shanghai area with assorted nominal and travel figures. The data appears incomplete and includes misprints and unclear entries.
New York AP reports timid stock market buyers picked up select issues in slow trading near the fourth hour. Transfers neared 2,000,000 shares as some sectors rose on export copper while others retreated. Major movers included Douglas Aircraft, Sears Roebuck, International Harvester, General Foods, and Westinghouse Airbrake. laggards included U S Steel, Bethlehem, Boeing, General Electric, and Du Pont.
Published quotations from J B Bennett Co show a wide range of industrials and utilities led by International Nickel Allied Chem and US Steel with percent gains and losses. Chicago listings include American Can Ford and General Motors with diverse sector movers across commodities and consumer goods.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Myra Jean Miller five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs El don Miller of Wellman. She died at University hospital in Iowa City Saturday of pneumonia and complications. Rev Guengerich of the Daytonville church conducted the services at the Miller home. Survived by parents one sister Jacqueline Lee grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Miller and Mrs Lucy Henderson of Oxford and great grandparents Mr and Mrs John Stutzman of Sharon Center.
Mrs. Harry Hall hosted the Laura Bailey Auxiliary of the Methodist church. A tableau on The Flight of Mary and Joseph featured Mrs. W. A. Fee, Mrs. Harold Phillips, Mrs. W. K. Warren, and Mrs. L. Hearst. Other activities included a Tribal Music of Africa lesson and a group from Cedar Rapids singing Negro spirituals.
Mrs Ralph Seager spoke to the Ivanhoe club on Scottish castles at the home of Mrs Leslie Phelps. She described highland keeps built for protection and prisoner housing and showed castle photos. Founders' day party planned for January 5 at Mrs John Cone's home.
Naval forces in Honolulu will temporarily drop by one submarine squadron as Squadron Six transfers to San Diego. The unit includes the U S S Dolphin Nautilus Narwhal Cachelot and the tender Holland.
New York price reports show raw sugar unchanged at 3.90 with futures opening modestly higher. May at 2.98 and September at 3.01, refined sugar steady at 4.80. Chicago notes rye straw prices around 11 to 12 with trucks 10.00 to 11.00. Minneapolis flour market lists lower patent and standard prices with mixed shipments and bran pricing around 32.00.
U S. Department of Agriculture reports fine and 2 blood territory wools selling at high prices. Average French combing fine territory wools in original bags bring about 1.05 dollars per scoured pound with minimums around 1.02 to 1.03 for short French combing original fine territory wools. Original bag lots of bulk average French combing 12 blood territory wools fetch about 1.02 per pound scoured.
In a mixed session on Tuesday, medium and low priced rail bonds attracted buying, led by Baltimore and Ohio 4s, St. Paul 5s, North Western 4s, Erie 5s, Missouri Pacific 5s and Frisco 4s. New Haven 6s rose nearly 3 points after court consent to overdue interest payments.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad line sizes and rates with publication deadlines and office hours. It notes that out of town responses may use letters and phone numbers, and directs readers to ordinary ad classifications and the Ad-Taker.
Announcements list florists and greenhouses with holiday stock and a phone contact for Bezdek's. A lost items notice seeks a gentleman's gold ring with sapphire and two diamonds plus reward, another note: a lady's black tie with $23 and keys, and a lost dog leash on 2nd St SW. Contact numbers provided.
Several lost pets announced with rewards. A black cocker spaniel puppy named Cracker is missing with a phone contact of 2. A white and brown Springer spaniel is also lost with a reward and the number 2-0852. A black Scratle with a red plaid collar is listed with a reward and contact 2087.
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