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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1940
Page
16
Market report notes Thursday cattle receipts about 4500 head hogs 15000 sheep 7000. Curtailed open market receipts lift hog prices 5 to 10 cents with some areas up 15. Top price around 5.50. Fed steers yearlings and lambs also show gains in the Chicago trading arena.
Hog receipts reach 19 000 with prices 5 10c higher than Tuesday and top at 5 59. Cattle receipts 7 000 with all grades stronger. light yearlings up to 12 50. Sheep receipts 9 000 as fat lambs steady and fat sheep steady. western fed lambs 9 85 to 19 00 and ewes 5 00 to 5 15.
Associated Press notes cattle and hog price quotes across Mason City Waterloo and Ottumwa notes. Hogs and cattle prices are listed by weight ranges, with bids for packers and sows and yearling cattle in multiple towns.
United States Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 16 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending Wednesday. Totals rose to 38,300 from 33,300 a week ago and 4,400 a year ago, with prices by weight indicating steady to higher bids and some regional variations.
Barrows and gilts priced by weight class with bids ranging from 3.60 to 4.90 dollars for 140 to 330 pound categories and sows listed from 3.40 to 3.75 dollars for heavier ranges, reflecting a broad market spread.
U S Department reports cattle receipts 1 700 with higher prices across fat stock and yearlings. Hogs receipts 5 800 with tops near 5 10, feeder weights 4 65 to 5 05. Sheep receipts 2 000 bids steady for fat lambs and higher for western ewes. feeder lambs scarce.
U S Dept of Agriculture Omaha livestock report shows hogs with 4 500 receipts and top prices around 5.15 for 180 215 lb hogs, cattle and calves active with higher bids, fed steers 8.50 10.25, beef cows 5.25 6.25, vealers up to 9.00, sheep and lambs steady with fat lambs slow and ewes at 5.00 down.
Feed state market news reports 2000 cattle receipts with slaughter cattle generally steady and trade more active. Most fed steers bring 7.75 to 8.50 dollars and medium to good heifers 7.00 to 8.00.
Beef cows range 5.00 to 6.50 with good cows up to 6.50. calves 1,500 and fully steady with choice at 10.00 to 10.50. Hogs receipts 8,500 with early bids higher for medium weight butchers. 180-190 lbs asks 5.25. Sheep receipts 2,000 with no action. slaughter lambs 9.50 to 9.85. ewes 4.00 to 5.40. native feeding lambs 8.00 to 8.50.
Hogs strengthened on the local market Wednesday as all grades advanced 5 cents to a top of 5.05 dollars. The cattle market remained steady. Sheep prices listed with genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds at 9.00 dollars. bucks priced one dollar less, others by quality.
A Cedar Rapids price list shows grain bids for Wheat Oats Rye Barley Corn and Buckwheat with No. 1 No. 2 and No. 3 grades. It lists soybeans hay straw butterfat and cream, poultry prices for hens leghorns roosters stags and manatee lic, and wholesale fruits vegetables including lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage tomatoes carrots cauliflower potatoes apples and varieties of potatoes. Hide market figures cover cured beef hides calves horses and pony prices.
Receipts show live poultry 1 car and 39 trucks with various weights and prices for Plymouth Rocks and roosters. Butter unsettled at 92 score 28 4c, eggs unsettled, potatoes mixed with Idaho russets and Colorado McClures around steady, demand slow. Local and U.S. No. 1 prices listed for several varieties with light supplies and dull stock.
AP reports mixed color eggs steady at various grades with current receipts and average checks. butter firm with higher prices for creamery and various scores. cheese receipts sizable with prices unchanged.
Furnished by Lamson Bros and Co the report notes butter storage standards and futures market conditions. The item provides a brief snapshot of prices and storage guidelines as part of a wider commodities page.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week February 26 to March 2 list Daisies at 15 cents, brick 13%4 cents, horns 14%4 cents, cheddars 14%2 cents. Farmers' call board shows Daisies 15 cents, horns 15 cents, cheddars 14%4 cents.
U S Department of Agriculture reports a quiet Boston wool market with domestic wools steady but largely nominal due to lack of trading. Graded French combing length fine territory wool quoted 90 to 95 cents per pound scoured, staple combing length half-blood territory 93 to 95 cents scoured.
Stocks edged higher on a narrow front in New York trading as gains in aircrafts surged early and were extended by steels, motors, and chemicals. Major winners included Douglas, Martin, U S Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, American Telephone, Du Pont, Allied Chemical, Eastman, Union Carbide and Anaconda. Curb leaders were Sherwin Williams, Aluminum Ltd, Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Thew Shovel.
Wednesday stock listings show numerous United States equities with quotes across industries. Key names include Adams Express, Alaska Juneau, Allied Chem, Amn Can, Boeing, Coca Cola, Du Pont, General Electric, IBM, Dow Jones components, and multiple regional issues with varied percentages and prices.
Campbell Hill in Logan County is identified as the highest point in the state of Ohio. The note records its topographic status and location within Logan County.
Wheat rose on the Chicago board amid strong export sales to the United Kingdom and hoped for heavy European crop damage. May wheat firm at 103.5 cents, other grains mixed as Winnipeg and Minneapolis trend higher, with 9,000 bushels cash shipments and 22,000 to arrive. Receipts: Chicago 96 cars, overall grain activity subdued.
Market notes show Winnipeg wheat bids opening around May 89 to 91 cents, July near 90, and October around 91 to 92. Chicago cash provisions list wheat at 1.01, corn various bids, oats and soybeans with price ranges. Minneapolis cash grain records receipts and higher quotations for No.1 heavy dark northern wheat plus other grain classes.
New York bond readers show slight gains in many rails and utilities on Wednesday as some corporates slip. Notable firmer issues include Baltimore and Ohio convertibles and New York Central 5s, while Delaware and Hudson 4s and Commonwealth Edison convertibles ease. Government bonds edge forward slightly with mixed yields amid light industrial activity.
A $29,900 claim filed by Iowa Electric Light and Power, Harris Trust and Savings, and Murdock H. McLean against Home Insurance Co was settled for $8,075.40 with dismissal of the Dec 13 1939 suit with prejudice. The fire damage involved a main plant generator from a short circuit on Oct 11 1938.
Barbara Coffman asks a 1939 divorce decree be modified to speed up weekly 5 payments so the amount due equals Maurice Coffman interest in an estate. She says $150 is now due under the stipulation. A temporary injunction from Judge C J Haas restrains disposing of the estate share linked to the support claim. The couple married in 1936.
Hilda Bjornsen, 30, of 1216 First Street NW, pled not guilty to two counts of cheating by false pretenses. She allegedly charged merchandise in names other than her own at Killian and Newman stores since December. Judge H. C. Ring set bonds at $1,000 each after an arrest Saturday.
A $241.48 and $1,144.86 note case filed by Tipton State Bank on Dec 21, 1939 with Henry J. Spratte as defendant was dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiff on Tuesday. Divorce suits filed Wednesday allege cruel and inhuman treatment. among them are Viola Lewis of Cedar Rapids versus Charles Lewis, married March 8, 1935, in Boone County, and George.
J Walden of Cedar Rapids sues Emma Walden in civil action. The couple married on December 5 1916 in Manchester. Mrs Lewis seeks to resume her prior name Viola Miner after separation or divorce proceedings.
At the Montrose hotel a Kiwanis program featured Cedar Rapids skating champ Lou Dennis guiding questions with Ocie Trimble and a cast including Bobby Hash Billy McCallister Dorothy Lehman and George Shimek Mary Ellen Dennis performed a piano piece. Dennis praised Winter Sports club and skaters as four new members Gordon Burger Forrest Clemens Ralph Evans and Raymond Benson were inducted by Henry Kling.
Agnes S Rich Hall 85 of Cedar Rapids died Feb 27 at her daughter’s Fort Dodge home after six weeks illness. Born Sept 22, 1854 in Eaton New York, she moved to Iowa as a child, married Alonzo T Hall of Newark New Jersey, and had three daughters, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Funeral in Fort Dodge Thursday at 3 pm, body to Cedar Rapids Friday for 2 pm service, Rev Grant F Anderson officiating, burial Linwood Cemetery.
Mrs Helen Konecny 82 widow of Peter Konecny died at 4 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her son Maurice Konecny 1120 Belle Ave SW after a short illness. Born in Bohemia April 22 1857 she came to Cedar Rapids in 1876 with sister Mary Krivanek who died ten years ago. Surviving: sons Maurice Cedar Rapids Joseph Council Bluffs four daughters Mrs George Cristy Hayward Wis Mrs Frank B Vavricek and Mrs Henry Hillmer Cedar Rapids Mrs George Zeman Anamosa a brother Wesley Janish Cedar Rapids route 2 eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A Prokop Velky lodge member for 50 years funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Janeba funeral home with T B Hlubecek officiating burial Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Joseph Kubec 89 died at his home 39 Eighteenth avenue SW at 8 20 p m Tuesday after a three week illness. Born in Bohemia April 10 1850 he came to the United States 60 years ago and lived in Cedar Rapids 28 years. Survived by three daughters Mrs Barbara Bezdek Mrs Alvin T Anderson Mrs Adolph Mitvalsky all of Cedar Rapids four sons Wes Central City Frank Wiley and Charles all of Cedar Rapids ten grandchildren eleven great grandchildren. Wife Anna preceded him in death April 1936 and a son died in 1928. He was a member of Vaclav lodge C S A. Funeral conducted in Brush chapel at 2 p m Friday by Rev Benjamin Paroulek. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Thursday.
Oldrich Konigsmark aged 53 died Tuesday in California after a lingering illness. Born in Cedar Rapids he moved to California 18 years ago where he was a shoe store executive. Survived by wife Tillie son Richard daughter Irene and siblings in Cedar Rapids. Burial planned in California.
Samuel Kappe, unhappy with jail confinement, forced open two locks to escape the Germantown lockup and was later found cooking at his home. Police say he sought home cooking and acted on the urge.
Des Moines AP reports Iowans must display 1940 license plates by March 1 else risk arrest. Thursday is the final day to operate with 1939 plates.
Lost puppy named Skipper seeks owner. Call 2-8059. Lost keys with reward. call 2-8235. Numerous ads selling goods and services including Wildroot products, jewelry repair, transfer services, patent attorney, and beauty services. Includes help wanted, used fur buyback, and quilting services amid a dense local classifieds page.
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