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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1955
Page
15
Chicago livestock report shows hogs recovering from two year lows with 25 cent gains in active trade. Sows up 20 to 60 cents. receipts around 11 000, light for Monday. Cattle and calves mixed with steady to up prices on select lots while other weights uneven but mostly steady. sheep receipts about 4 000 with lambs steady to higher.
USDA cattle receipts show 16 000 head alfalfa and calves 500 fed steers and heifers steady to slow as bids weaken. Cows steady to 25 cents higher bulls steady to lower vealers scarce stockers and feeders under 15 percent. Early sales report choice steers 24.00 to 28.00, good to low choice steers 19.50 to 23.75, good to choice heifers 18.00 to 24.25, stockers and light feeders 19.00 to 23.00, stocker calves 23.50, end heifers 19.00.
Des Moines Monday hog receipts show 65 000 head, year ago 61 000. Prices 10 to 25 cents higher than Saturday with top at 17.25. Barrow and sow prices vary by weight. estimates include 180-200 lbs at 16 to 17.25, 220-270 lbs at 17.00, 240-270 lbs at 15.60 to 16.50, 300-330 lbs at 14.25 to 15.00, up to 450-550 lbs around 13.50.
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 1,206.371 pounds with steady to slightly lower quotes across varieties led by 93 score 57s and 92 score 57c. Eggs receipts 16.216 cases up or mixed. heese steady with common fresh quotes. Live poultry steady to 3 cents higher with hens, fryers, capons and ducks priced. turkeys 20 to 31 cents. Potatoes arrivals and stocks listed with old and new stock totals and current price ranges across russets, Pontiac washed, and round reds. Market firmness noted. regional prices cited for Idaho, Minnesota-North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Florida.
AP reports USDA dairy notes steady butter with 662543 receipts, creamery grades AA to C and varied cents per pound. Eggs show steady to firm with 26,930 receipts and color variations across extra sizes and dirties, with price ranges listed for different weights and conditions.
Henneries and poultry prices listed with various cuts and weights. Grain markets show oats, corn, soybeans with listed prices. Straw and wool quotes appear with ranges and delivery notes. Alfalfa and clover seed values given and Rosetta Stone remark noted.
New York notes motors and aircraft stocks strong as the market nears an all time high. Prices moved one to three points higher with some drops to one to two points. Trading volume ran about three and a half million shares.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce reports possible improvement in mail service to southeast Iowa. Virgil E. Jones of Chicago says Des Moines district will submit a proposal for a new truck route between Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa to enhance service and aims to start within 30 days.
The Senate labor committee on Monday unanimously approved a measure granting full GI education rights to servicemen who entered the armed forces on or before January 31.
Chicago markets faded through trading with soybeans ticking up late as short-covering supported a rebound. Wheat slid to about 2.28 a bushel, corn near 1.53, oats around 0.77, rye at roughly 1.22, soybeans near 2.80. Cash grain descriptions and bids for No. 2 yellow wheat and various oat, barley grades follow in the cash provisions.
Sokol groups meet in Sokol hall Monday at 7 30 p m. Linn county Democratic Women's club gathers at Roosevelt hotel tonight. Planned Parenthood clinic meets at St Luke's hospital Wednesday at 1 p.m. Retired railway worker unit meets Friday at 2 p.m. Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce executive council meets Tuesday at 5 p.m. Kiwanis observes scouting anniversary at Roosevelt hotel Wednesday noon. Bird club speaker Dr Karl Goellner on bird adaptations tonight at Coe College. Smorgasbord at St Mark's Lutheran Wednesday tickets 5 and 7. Beauceant Cedar Rapids assembly 87 meets Friday noon at Masonic temple. initiation at 1 30 p.m. No visitors to St Luke's hospital for blocked access. News notes include Canopus luncheon with Gus Schrader. Elmer W Foster elected to American Bar Association. Banquet at First Presbyterian Church Wednesday 5 30 p.m. $1 50. Chamber luncheon topics for Personnel Managers and Purchasing Agents Wednesday and Thursday at the YMCA and Roosevelt hotel. George Henry to speak for PEO at Mt Vernon church. Air Force Reserve unit meets tonight at 7 30 p.m. DAV building. William Holmes to discuss military writing. Obie O'Brien of Monticello suffered facial lacerations after slipping on broken glass near A Avenue and Third Street NE. treatment at St Luke's with 14 stitches.
The Iowa House approved an 88 to 9 vote to bar beer sales on Christmas, Decoration Day, Thanksgiving and Armistice Day. Rep. Frank R. Thompson said a tavern fight on a holiday prompted the bill. opponents argued local councils already control such sales. The measure faces questions from the Senate and governor.
Cattle receipts reach 10 000 with calves at 300. Slaughter steers and heifers hold steady. Prices show high to prime steers at 28.00 to 31.50, choice 24.00 to 26.00, good 19.00 to 23.00, choice heifers 22.00 to 24.00, good 16.50 to 21.50. Stockers and feeders mostly steady with medium to good steers 16.00 to 20.00 and a 925 lb feeder steer lot at 21.00.
Anne Yarrow a 23 year old graduate student at Washington Square College of NYU was found choked and stabbed in a sixth floor Manhattan apartment. Neighbors heard screams and a phone ringing in the early morning hours. Police identified Ernest Jackson as a person of interest and questioned him. The case details include family background and her recent desire to be alone after a breakup.
Glenn H. Smith of Cedar Rapids in the electrical business was adjudged bankrupt by federal referee John H. Mitchell. The adjudication was filed in Cedar Rapids after an involuntary petition filed Nov 30 by five residents claiming 801.59 dollars in debts and alleged acts of bankruptcy including a preferred payment to another creditor. Smith denied the allegations.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Company board declares regular quarterly dividends on three stock classes. Payable April 1 to records March 15. Rates are 60 cents on 4.80 percent preferred, 53.75 cents on 4.30 percent preferred, and 31.25 cents on common stock.
The text notes the first act of Congress establishing rules for the time and manner of administering oaths of office as mandated by the Constitution.
The New York City Fire Department announced on Friday it would reduce its 80 member band to 50 musicians to free more firefighters for active fire duty.
A crossword style puzzle fill with clues for across and down entries. Readers solve entries such as professions, objects, places and common terms, including references to ancient Syris, Swiss cities, and river contests.
Mrs Hattie Allen of Leon and Mr and Mrs Glen Allen of Madrid with daughters Patricia and Deborah attended the Friday wedding of Morris Hess and Diane Hess in Marion and have since left. Also noting anniversaries and upcoming church events at Prairie Chapel Methodist and local gatherings.
Mrs. W A Jackson of 1304 Twelfth Street is discharged after several weeks in a Cedar Rapids hospital and returns home Sunday. Her daughter Mrs Don Strachen of Adel visits. her husband becomes assistant manager at a Mason City Goodyear service store and they will relocate this week.
A chimney fire damaged the Albert Berry farmhouse roof four miles southeast of Marion Sunday at 8 05 a m. The family was away and motorists alerted the Marion fire department. A roof hole resulted. Guests at the time included Verne Haderer and his wife and their son in law and daughter from Independence along with Max Rupert and family, also of Independence, visiting Mrs. Haderer’s brother Jack W Ellis who is recovering from illness.
The Marion Nature and Garden club will meet Wednesday at 2 in the public library auditorium. Mrs George Van Horn will present a program on Iowa Winter Birds. Officers will be elected.
George Markett of 255 Eleventh street suffered a light stroke Saturday morning and is a patient at Mercy hospital. His daughter Mrs. A. J. Peters of Savanna was notified and went to Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frederick visit their daughter Mrs. Walter Armbinder in Ithaca New York. They plan to attend the R E A convention in Atlantic City New Jersey.
The Tuck a Stitch club convenes Tuesday at 1 30 p m with Mrs Stewart Hawk hosting a dessert luncheon.
Lakeside Literary Book club meets Tuesday at 1 p m with Mrs E R Potter. A valentine and homemade candy exchange will be held and a dessert luncheon will be served.
The U S circle will convene Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Sumner Jordan and Mrs Lloyd Taube. Mrs Clifford Burns will serve on the program committee. Allen R McElwain of 848 Eighth Avenue is back at home from Cedar Rapids hospital after a week’s stay.
The Study Club of Mrs. Henry N. Miller will entertain the Wednesday Study Club Wednesday at 7 30 PM A white elephant sale will be held.
Mrs Rose Breit of Aurora Colorado was called to Marion last week after her brother Janes H Stanaway died. Dr L and Mrs DE McGinnis of Columbus Ohio and their daughter Rebecca, Bob Mitchell of New York and Mrs Walter McCuen of Sigourney also went to Marion for the death.
Hubert Wieneke comes back to LaPorte City from Oakland where he visited his daughter Mrs. Charles Gould. Earl and Florence Dukek thank friends and relatives for cards and gifts on their 40th wedding anniversary and for kindness during hospital stay.
Mrs. Margaret McGowan returned from Tuscaloosa Alabama where she visited her aunt Mrs Anna Nylon during a short trip.
Michael Wood son of Ronald Woods is home from a Cedar Rapids hospital after surgery. Mrs. Earl Dukek of Alburnett also returns home from Cedar Rapids hospital following surgery. Mr and Mrs Anker Severinsen of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Marion, visited in Marion Sunday. Retired and Veteran Railway Employes Unit 29 meets Friday at 2 in the K V cafe with refreshments. Mr and Mrs Bruce Hillman of Stanley were guests in Lyle Stimson home Sunday.
Washington AP Five St. Louis defendants labeled second-string Communists won a unanimous Supreme Court order permitting appeal as paupers. They may appeal to the U.S. circuit court without court costs. Each posted $20,000 bond pending outcome. Included is William Sentner, linked to the 1938 Maytag strike.
DETROIT RP Chrysler Corporation said its January new passenger car deliveries at retail were no more than 70 percent of January a year earlier. No unit figures were provided. Chrysler January 1954 new car registrations totaled 60 942.
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