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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1940

Page

15

Prime yearlings hit eight month crest in lighter groups

Chicago market reports show Wednesday live stock receipts at 9 000 cattle 19 000 hogs 5 000 sheep with prime yearlings under 1 000 pounds selling at 12 75 a head for a new high since June 1939 Hog top price reached 5 60 with 17 000 receipts 4 000 below expectations Fat lambs and sheep closed active and higher Packers paid 9 50 to 9 65 for choice wooled lambs Grain quotations and dealer notes follow.

Chicago

Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Steady Hogs Cattle Sheep

U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts 22 000 with mixed demand and top hog price 5 60. Cattle and calves see solid to strong demand with top steer and yearling prices around 11 50 to 12 75 and vealers 9 00 to 11 50. Sheep and lambs trade steady to higher with fat lambs and wooled lambs advancing into Tuesday's session.

Des Moines Hog Receipts and Prices Report

U S Department of Agriculture moisture shows combined hog receipts across 16 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8 am totaled 31 700, down from 32 000 week ago and 18 500 year ago. Prices vary by weight with good and choice quality hogs in several weight ranges trading from 3 90 to 5 30 per cwt and sows in the 3 60 to 4 20 range.

TOWA Des

Austin Hog Market Prices by Weight Classes

Austin Minn hog market quotes for Barrows Gilts and sows across weight ranges from 140 to 500 pounds. Prices per hundredweight show varying bids with ranges including 140-150 at 3.70 to 4.00, 300-330 at 4.15 to 4.45, and sow bids from 270-330 at 3.80 to 4.10 and heavier stock at 3.60 to 3.90. figures listed per weight class.

Austin Minn Iowa Associated Press Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Hoss

Market Report From St Paul Livestock Yard

Receipts total 3 006 cattle with steers steady and cows lower, hogs at standstill with bids mostly steady to up, sheep showing limited activity. Beef cows range 5.25 to 6.00, bulls up to 5 1/4. hogs with 10 to 15 cent lower talk. lambs 9.00 to 9.15 and ewes around 4.95.

ST. Paul Livestock South ST. Paul (Ap iFed-State Market News Service

Iowa Hog Prices Across Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo

Hog prices across Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo show steady to higher bids. Prices list by weight range for Hogs and packing sows with multiple figures and intervals across three cities.

Omaha Live stock HOGS AND CATTLE PRICES AND MARKETS

The Omaha market reports hogs receipts 6500 to total 8100 with moderate activity and varied changes across weights. top hog price 5.10 for 180 210 lb shippers, packer limits 5.00, range 4.25 to 5.10 for many weights and sows 3.85 4.00. Cattle entries 4200 with calves 300. steady to strong bidding for fed steers 8.25 9.50, load 1483 lb steer at 10.00, prime 1375 lb at 12.25, heifers 7.00 8.25, beef cows 5.25 6.25, canners 4.00 5.00, bulls 6.60, remaining quotes vary across classes. Fat lambs noted but incomplete in report.

Omaha Livestock Omaha U. S. Dept. Agriculture Sioux City Dept. Agriculture Tbs Evveveee Saar New Lee

Bids Steady as Feeder Lamb Prices Mixed

Market notes show steady bids with stronger asking prices. Fed wooled lambs bring $9.00 to $9.25, held higher amid demand. feeder lambs bid at $8.50 and down, with $4.75 owed for eligible lots.

Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary

Sioux City AP report lists cattle receipts at 2 500 with steady to higher prices for cows and stockers, hogs 9 000 with slow but steady tones, and sheep 2 000 with fat lambs around 9 10 to 9 35. Prime and choice categories cited for several classes, with ranges for weights and feeder types.

Local Hog Market Shows Slight Change On Prices

Hogs steady to slightly weaker on the local market with 240 to 300 pound grades 5 to 10 cents lower, other grades unchanged, top price held at 5.10. Fancy selects 140 to 190 pounds noted. Sheep market reports genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds, bucks down a dollar, others vary by quality between 8 and 9.50.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

A Cedar Rapids market listing shows prices for grain including Wheat No.1 at 89c and No.2 at 87c, corn shelled at 48c, soybeans No.2 yellow 94c, and oats buckwheat varying by grade. Also listed are hay straw prices, butterfat levels, and wholesale fruit vegetables with prices for lemons, oranges, grapefruit, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, apples, and cranberries. Hide prices cover various grades of beef hides, calves, kips, and horses with stated values.

Idaho Jonathan Ome

Chicago Produce Markets Report Mayhem and Prices

Chicago AP report outlines receipts and prices across butter eggs poultry potatoes. Butter receipts 788715 firmer creamery scores 92 93 with varied cents per pound. eggs receipts 14494 easy grade local prices. poultry live market firm with hens broilers Plymouth Rock and White Rock prices listed. potatoes receivers track 435 with diverse U S No 1 No 2 and regional varieties, market dull and supplies moderate.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock U. S Idaho Colorado Red McClures Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley

New York Produce Prices and Receipts Report

AP reports New York egg receipts steady with mixed colors and varying grades. Butter receipts show firmness with creamery creamery butter prices rising slightly and cheese receipts steady as prices remain unchanged.

New York

Stock market trims losses as metals lift early trading

In New York trading on Tuesday metals and select specialties led gains while most shares fell. About 700000 shares changed hands as some names rose to new year highs including Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge Bendix Chrysler GM US Steel BMT Canada Dry Twin Coach and Thompson Products. Others such as Jones and Laughlin Steel Aluminum Co of America and American Export Lines gained while Steel Co of Canada and Phoenix Securities lagged.

NEW York Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge Bendix Chrysler General Motors U. S. Steel Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Colgate Canada Dry Twin Coach Thompson Products Jones and Laughlin Steel Aluminum Co. of America American Steel Co. of Canada Phoenix Securities Adams Express Harve Alska Juneau Hydro Ene Allegheny Cne Minin One Allie Em Nicke Allied Stores Ntl Igne Allis Chalmers Amal Leather Om le Hide Kingston Prdts Intl Corp Kresge Ss Am Kroger G M & Fdy Lehigh Val Owens Ft Inc Lorillard McLeod Strs Marshall Wat Works Martin Mathiesen Zin Miami Armour & Co Ark Mont Ward Atlantic Aviation Corp Murray Baldwin Loco Nash-Kelv Balto & Ohio Ate Bellas Barnsdall Bisquit Bayuk Bucyrus Erie Ohio Oil Otis Steel Packard Mirs Cal & Hecla Burroughs Adg Paramount Utah Calumet Zinc Patino Mines Camp Wyant Penick & Ac Penna Pac Penney Phillips Pet Curtis Wr Calif Curtis Ind Ween Deere, Cotewees Douglas Aire Frisco Eastern du Pont de Autolite Thompson Tidewater Timken Timken Det Trans-Amer Ford England Ox Film Freeport Tex Union Carbide Westghse Hat Corp Westghse el Hayes Body Hite Sewing Hiram Walker Willys Ovid Houston Oil Wilcox Oil Howe Sound Hudson Ilis Central Uy Sues $ & Indus Rayon Tms Inspiration Chicago Armour & Co Brick Berghoff Jarvis Sore i Libby McNeilish Midwest Herry Burl Qker Edison Eae Heileman Les Les Eile Ee

Wheat price surge marks late Chicago trading session

Wheat futures rallied in the final minutes on the Chicago board of trade amid eastern buying and stop-loss rushes tied to signals of intensified sea warfare. May wheat settled around 1.04 a bushel, with other grains edging higher in sympathy as receipts and outside market influences supported gains.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Kansas City Winnipeg

Bond Market Closes Mixed With Small Gains on Treasuries

The New York bond market showed overall small changes on Tuesday with U S government issues quiet and firm. Foreign dollar listings were mixed and Denmark Norway gains varied while corporate issues posted fractional gains for Anaconda Copper Consolidated Edison Goodrich International Hydro Electric M K T Studebaker Western Union and others. The government bond prices closed with Treasury 34s around 46 to 49 and 4 1 4s around 47 to 52.

New York U. S Denmark Norway Anaconda Copper Consolidated Edison Goodrich International Hydro-Electric M-K-T Studebaker Western Union Central Pacific New Orleans Great Northern Treasury

Dow Jones Averages Signal Mixed Bond and Rail Movement

The market quotes show 40 bonds up 0.04 with a price around 89.21. Higher grade rails rose 0.06 to 91.95, second grade rails gained 0.26 to 48.15, while public utilities slipped 0.14 to 107.84, leaving one index unchanged.

DOW Jones Ceses

Wisconsin Cheese Quotes From Plymouth For February 1924

Wisconsin cheese exchange and farmers call board quotes from Plymouth list dairy quotes for the week of February 1924. Daisies 15c, brick 13 42c, cheddars 144cc. horns 15c.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board

Wool Market Shows Little Interest in Domestic Wools

Boston wool houses reported weak demand as buyers showed little interest in domestic wools and the new Arizona wools offered around 87 cents on a secured delivered basis. Mixed lots of three-eighths and one-quarter blood bright fleece sold sparingly at 36-38 cents in grease, with small quantities of low quarter-blood domestic wools moving at 77a 80 cents scoured and 42-43 cents grease for bright fleeces.

Boston Dept. Agriculture Arizona

Futures Update on Dairy and Eggs Prices

Prices for butter and eggs appear for storage standards with figures such as 28.80 28.85 and 28.45 noted. February March October sequences suggest monthly or seasonal quotes from Lamson Bros. and Co. for future commodities in a market brief.

Lamson Bros. and Co Ceery Wlans

Deaths: August Fink 1862 Cedar Rapids native

August Fink died at 7 10 a m Tuesday at his home 1320 Ellis boulevard NW after a lingering illness Born March 6 1862 in Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania he moved to Cedar Rapids age five He married Lena Wentz in 1884 and survived by three sons Charles A Fred J Arthur L all in Cedar Rapids a daughter Minnie Savage Chicago four grandchildren and four great grand children One son Robert died in 1895 He worked as a machinist for several railroads and was an AOUW member Body at Rohn chapel. friends may call Tuesday evening.

August Fink Ellis Boulevard Mauch Chunk Cedar Rapids Lena Wentz Charles A Fred J Arthur L Minnie Savage Chicago Doris Laverne Fink Kenneth Savage Louise Nelson Donald Russell Savage Judith Kay John L. Nelson Robert Fink B.C.R Rock Island Milwaukee Railroads A.O.U.W Rohn Chapel

Mrs Georgia Shamley Dies After Illness In Cedar Rapids

Mrs Georgia Shamley wife of John Shamley died at their home 713 Ninth avenue SE at 11 45 am Monday after a three week illness She was born April 26 1873 in Pulaski Tennessee Survived by husband an adopted daughter Martha Jane a sister Mrs Lula Miller Cedar Rapids and several nieces and nephews She was a member of Silver Leaf chapter O E S and Mount Zion Baptist church services set for 2 pm Thursday Rev D O Bell to officiate burial in Linwood cemetery

Georgia Shamley John Shamley Ninth Avenue SE Pulaski Tenn Martha Jane Lula Miller Cedar Rapids Silver Leaf Chapter Mount Zion Baptist Church D. O. Bell Linwood Cem

George A Walsh Dies After Lingering Illness at Cedar Rapids

George A Walsh 416 avenue NW died at home Tuesday at 11 55 am after a lingering illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids 62 years and worked for the Fair store over 35 years. Born in Brooklyn NY September 14 1875 he married Mable F at St Patrick's church June 11 1911. Survived by widow and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Wednesday at Brady mortuary with burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. arrangements incomplete.

George A. Walsh Avenue NW Cedar Rapids Fair Store Brooklyn N. Y St. Patrick’s Church Mable F Brady Mortuary Mount Calvary Cemetery

John Wiederkehr Funeral Held in Beatty Chapel

Funeral services for John Wiederkehr 113 First Street SW were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. O. C. Gatrelle. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by two sons Albert H and Lester both of Rock Island a daughter Irene Chenoweth Table Grove Ill daughter Alice Cavakis Rock Island ten grandchildren a brother Henry Milan Ill and a sister Rose Mt. Pleasant.

John Wiederkehr First Street Beatty Chapel O. C. Gatrelle Oak Hill ‘Cemetery Albert H Lester Rock Island Irene Chenoweth Table Grove Ill Alice Cavakis Henry Milan Rose Mt. Pleasant

Funeral services for Edward Smith veteran of Hampton

Edward Smith, a Spanish American War veteran from Hampton who died Sunday in a Des Moines Veterans hospital, will be buried with military rites at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. The service in Beatty chapel at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday will be conducted by Rev. Oliver Smith of Hampton.

Edward Smith Hampton Veterans Hospital Des Moines Beatty Chapel Oliver Smith Cedar Memorial Cemetery Hanford Post American Legion

Funeral services for Mrs Sadie Abodeely at 2 p.m.

Funeral services for Mrs Sadie Abodeely of 930 Eighth avenue SE will be held at St John s Orthodox church at 2 p.m. Wednesday under Rev Joan Koury and Rev Thomas Abodeely. Burial follows in the Syrian cemetery. friends may call at the Barta chapel.

Sadie Abodeely Eighth Avenue SE St. John’s Orthodox Church Joan Koury Thomas Abodeely Syrian Cemetery Barta Chapel

Funeral services set for Mrs. Anna Lechky

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Lechky wife of Fred Lechky will be held at St Wenceslaus church at 9 a.m. Wednesday with brief services in Turner chapel at 8 30 a.m. Friends may call at the chapel.

Anna Lechky Fred Lechky H Avenne NW St. Wenceslaus Church Joseph A. Surovy Turner Chapel

Perfection Building Sues for Possession in Lincoln Hotel Purchase

In a cross petition Tuesday the Perfection Building Company seeks possession and title decree in a contract dispute with Ernest Engdahl over the Lincoln hotel bought for 29100. The injunction restraining breach remains in force, with a bond request of 10000 and a hearing set by Judge H C Ring for Friday at 9 a.m.

Perfection Building Company Ernest Engdahl Engdahl Lincoln Hotel Engdahil Perfection Concern H. C. Ring

Milota Action To Set Aside Inherited Interest Dismissed

Robert F. Milota administrator of the Freida Lange estate saw his suit to set aside a transfer of an inherited one ninth property interest from J. H. Hammill to Carrie B. Wortman and to subject the interest to a judgment lien dismissed by the district court on May 19 1939 for failure to elect to stand or plead after a defense motion to dismiss.

Robert F. Milota Freida Lange J. H. Hammill Carrie B. Wortman Hammill District Court

Divorce defendant seeks default judgment in Williams case

The defendant in a divorce suit filed Jan. 10 by Georgia Williams has moved for default and for costs. The couple wed at Anamosa on February 14 1937.

Northwestern U Plans Integrated Growth Toward Centennial

Jay Gerber told Cedar Rapids alumni at the Roosevelt hotel of Northwestern University’s ten year education aims. He cited a new president’s correlating committee and a $10,000,000 spend on buildings including a technology institute, union, gym, Chicago dorm, and memorial hospital for the medical school alliance. The alumni will observe candlelighting May 1 with a special program.

Northwestern University Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel Jay Gerber Franklyn Bliss Snyder Gerber New Technological Institute Walter P. Murphy Chicago Northwestern Technology Institute University

Chairman Dies Signals AHAC Hearings Resume March 15

Washington AP reports Chairman Dies says House committees on un American activities will likely reopen hearings around March 15 and run through June 1 before recess for the presidential campaign.

Washington Dies Tex House Committees On UN

Card Of Thanks and Lost and Repair Ads Page

The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces thanks from Mrs Mildred Cook and family for condolences and floral offerings. It lists several lost items including a brown Peniostee dog a small black zipper coin purse and a red Irish letter with rewards. Also ads offer leather repair necklace watch repair and various services and goods from local businesses.

16Th Ave Ave

Renewal filings extend Schindler Ballard Inc to 1960

Renewal and substituted articles extending for 20 years to Feb 17 1960 the corporate period of Schindler Ballard Inc Cedar Rapids formerly the Exterior Stucco Company Inc filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones J W Ballard president and J C Schindler secretary treasurer Authorized capital stock is 10000.

Schindler-Ballard, Inc Cedar Rapids Exterior Stucco Company, Inc Dempsy Jones J. W. Ballard J. C. Schindler

Resistance Filed Over Custody Change In 1935 Divorce

Richard Corporon contests Jennie Corporon Bruce’s bid to modify the 1935 divorce decree granting custody of a 7 year old daughter. Original decree gave custody to Mrs. Corporon but the court placed the child with Corporon in a 1938 finding. The report mentions related divorce suit of Paul W. Stark vs Ethel A. Stark for cruel treatment and asset filings by executors and receivers in Cedar Rapids.

Richard Corporon Jennie Corporon Bruce

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