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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1939
Page
4
Chicago figures show hogs down 10 to 20 cents in uneven trading with 14 000 of 23 300 hogs reported. Top bid reached 7 90 while other markets including Pittsburgh Cleveland and East St Louis showed varied movement. Officials recorded 8 000 cattle 14 000 hogs 7 000 sheep with steady to strong cattle and steady sheep demand.
Hogs receipts 14,000 with 210 lb animals down 10-20 cents from Monday. Cattle receipts 6,000 with calves and yearlings steady to strong. beef and cutters mixed with declines to 15 cents. Sheep receipts 6,000 fat lambs uneven with 15-25 cent declines. top lambs around 9.25. Overall market activity fair to steady with multiple weight ranges listed and several price benchmarks.
Sioux City Iowa cattle receipts 1 500 calves 50 slaughter steers and yearlings steady several lots western fed stockers and feeders Easter cart lots good fed steers around 1025 to 1050 prime quoted above 1275 several lots medium to good around 850 9 50 small lots good fed heifers up to 925 strictly choice above 10 25 bulk cows 5256 25 few choice 700 735 most cutter grades 435 5 00 add stock steers 750 850 strictly choice above 9 25 Hogs receipts 3 200 slow early sales 154 20 lower good and choice 170 240 lb butcher 725 4 740 top 740 light action on heavier weights packers stopping at 725 good sows 6 40 650 feeder pigs 750 7 75 Sheep receipts 1 000 early fat lamb bids steady good and choice fed wool skins bid 860 875 best load heavier weights above 885 indications fat lambs little changed choice fed westerns 6485 feeder lambs scarce
Omaha market results show hog receipts 3 500 with demand mixed and price declines for lighter weights. Heavier hogs sold to traders with 10 to 25 cent drops and tops around 7 60 for 170 220 pounds. Cattle receipts 4 000 with steady to soft demand for fed steers and yearlings. beef cows and bulls quoted. Sheep receipts 3 500 with fat lambs steady to firm and feeding lambs rising. best fed western ewes above 4 75.
Iowa hog market reports show varied price moves across districts. Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo quotations edge down in some weight classes while others hold or rise. overall hog receipts and early slaughter trends indicate unsettled trade with lighter weights fetching moderate bids and heavier pigs trading nearer steady to lower levels.
Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24-hour period ended 8 a.m. Tuesday totaled 19 300, down from 26 300 a week ago and 33 000 a year earlier. Moderately active trading with prices 15 cents lower. barrows and gilts ranged by weight with 140-160 pounds at unduoted to 160-180 pounds at 7.05 to 7.50 dollars, heavier classes 7.20 to 7.60 dollars, and packing sows 6.00 to 6.60 dollars.
Local Cedar Rapids market notes list grain prices for wheat oats barley and corn with assorted qualities. Vegetable and fruit prices include lemons oranges grape hulls and cabbage while meat byproducts show beef hides calf hides and kips by grade.
Hog prices move lower on the local market with all prime grades down about ten cents and top quoted near 7.45. Cattle market shows steadiness while sheep and other beef grades trend with scattered figures and ranges across weight classes.
Wall Street quotes list numerous tickers and prices for Adams Express to Zinc, with Alaska Juneau and Kayser Julius among the names. Chicago stocks and grain data follow, including close prices, wheat, corn, rye, soybeans, and cash provisions. Chicago grain quotations show May to July moves and cash prices at the market.
In New York bond trading Tuesday utilities led gains with several issues rising. U S governments slipped up to 5 32 points while rails and foreign issues showed mixed moves. Rails like Northern Ohio 5s rose, Frisco 442s of 78 fell along with Chicago and North Western 4s and Illinois Central. Treasury and agency issues closed with mixed quotes amid a broad, uneven session.
Markets in Chicago and New York show steady to firm trends across items. Grain and dairy receipts rise while demand remains slow. potatoes, butter, eggs, and cheese display varied prices with ongoing regional nuances and stock levels.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of February 6 to 11 list prices from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Twins 11 1 2 cents per pound, dates 12 1 2 cents, horns 17 cents, cheddars 11 1 2 cents. Farmers call price totals include palsies 12 cents, horns 12 cents, cheddars.
New York sugar futures fluctuated with little overall change as demand signs in London supported refined sugar, while world contract activity quieted by midafternoon. March and May traded near 1.1444 up 1 point, domestic futures held narrow ranges with March at 1.79 after early selling.
New York AP notes leading stocks reversed course onTuesday as tickers barely moved and losses ranged from fractions to about a point. Transfers neared 600000 shares with mild late buying lifting some quotations. Firms lagging included Consolidated Edison North American Commonwealth and Southern common and preferred U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Johns Manville and U S Robber. Sears Roebuck Glenn Martin Cerro de Pasco Chesapeake and Ohio and International Telephone showed resistance. Modest curb setbacks appeared for American Gas Lockheed Bell Aircraft American Cyanamid B and American Home products.
Superior Judge Grover C. Niemeyer granted a temporary injunction restraining the Chicago Newspaper Guild and 12 officers from illegal picketing of advertisers and distributors for the Chicago Evening American and Herald and Examiner. Pickets limited to two at each entrance, with prohibition on coercion to sever or form contracts, to protect newspapers’ distribution and advertising relations. The judge questioned the guilds right to picket customers, noting secondary picketing and customer targeting violate law and hinder business.
Wheat futures fell on the Chicago Board of Trade as weakness spread from commodity and security markets. May contracts for wheat, corn, and oats slipped while Russia bought U S winter wheat cargoes and the U K took Australian wheat parcels amid a cold wave across the grain belt. Local receipts showed 45 cars of corn and 4 cars of wheat.
Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an injunction in the Smythe Neon Sign case, ruling union sign painters acted in good faith and did not engage in a secondary boycott. The decision involved rights of sign painters and electricians in neon sign installation and upheld a ruling against Delbert Collicott in challenging a bank as estate administrator.
A $400 conversion case from John M. Holub of near Prairieburg v Charles Litts of Mount Vernon went to the district court jury at 10 am Tuesday during the January term. Holub claims Litts sold three horses bought from his nephew Joseph D. Holub under a pastorin agreement. Holub initially asked $500 for value and $500 exemplary damages. Both sides moved to place certain issues before the jury at close of testimony.
Judge C Je Hans on Tuesday overruled claims in a $902.50 cart damage and injury lawsuit. Fred Woods sues Winifred Baker B O Baker and Robert Fitzsimmons driver alleging a collision.
The case of Peter C. Bremer versus John Coons and John C. Skalicky saw a jury verdict for defendants on January 24. A notice of appeal to the state supreme court from a $534.22 verdict for plaintiffs dated October 7, 1938 has been filed with Court Clerk Ed Lundquist. William Hicks, 51, of Cedar Rapids, was fined $50 and costs for indecent exposure after police arrested him. five weeks to pay, with a 20 day jail term if unpaid, with the charge downgraded from attempted criminal attack.
A collage of classified notices lists lost items like a steel tailgate and a Fox terrier named Patsy, rewards offered, and various services from moving, jewelry, watch repair, and employment ads. It reflects a busy Gazette page with seeking ads for transportation, housework, and sales roles.
February is the month to buy a good used car at a low price. Prices always go UP in March, LOOK in the Want Ad section for the best values.
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