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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
17
Chicago officials report Wednesday receipts of cattle 10 000 hogs 30 000 sheep 11 000. Dressed meat wholesale prices push cattle lambs and beef higher while hogs retreat from January highs amid ample supplies. Strong demand in dressed trade boosts pork cuts and beef carcasses edge up. frogs trade unchanged to lower despite top price.
U S Department reports Chicago receipts 33 000 hogs with direct 7 000 and bids steady to 10 cents lower. Top hog price 10 60 while bulk 180 270 pounds ranged 10 35 to 10 50. Cattle 9 000 receipts calves 2 000 with steer yearling values rising to 12 00 13 40 top. stockers firm and bulls steady. Sheep 9 000 with none direct fat lambs in broad demand and natives and westerns up to 10 10.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts about 3 500 head with calves and beef steers active. Prices show fat cattle steady to higher with prime 1 270 lb beef cattle at 12 75. Hogs receipts 10 000 with most bids 10 15 cents lower and range 9 60 to 10 19 for light to midweights. Sheep receipts 3 000 with best fed lambs around 10 and fat lambs trading 9 50 to 9 85.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle hogs and sheep market update shows receipts in the thousands with mixed price movements. Cattle mostly steady to strong with feeders firm and bulls higher. hogs uneven with some declines. sheep buyers cautious with steady to higher asking prices.
Hog prices in Waterloo show declines across weight ranges from 140 to 550 pounds with bids from 7.15 to 10.05 dollars, including packing sows at 8.95 to 9.55. Mason City quotes also show modest drops with good lights and butchers, listing prices from 7.00 to 9.75 for various weight classes and packers 9.20 to 9.50.
Hogs steady at Austin Minnesota market with price ranges for 180-200 pounds from 9.60 to 9.90 dollars, 200-290 pounds 9.85 to 10.15, 290-325 pounds 9.75 to 10.05, 325-350 pounds 9.65 to 9.95, and packing sows 275-550 pounds 8.90 to 9.70 dollars.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ending Tuesday 8 am totaled 30 300, down from 38 900 a week ago and 13 500 a year ago. Butcher hogs unevenly steady to 10 cents lower. sow prices steady to 5 cents under Monday's average with undertone fairly strong.
U S Department of Agriculture rounds up the Omaha market with cattle receipts at 5 000 calves 500 steers 9 50 to 13 00 heifers 7 00 to 9 10 cows 4 50 to 7 00 cutters 3 50 to 4 4 25 bulls 5 75 to 6 35 vealers 9 50 to 10 00. Sheep receipts 4 000 lambs steady local demand firmer with lambs 9 50 to 9 75 and best over 10 00 while hogs and sows show declines from prior reports.
Local hog prices eased after a 10 cent drop in top grades to 10.05. Good packers held steady as wheat corn and oats rose and eggs fell.
The advertisement lists hog prices paid by Wilson’s for truck hogs and packers across weight bands from 140 pounds to 550 pounds. Prices rise with weight for Good hogs and vary by category, with ranges such as 140-150 pounds at 7.70 to 8.00 and 425-500 pounds at 8.95 to 9.25.
Markets show lambs at 70 to 80 pounds and heavier steers ranging from 7.7 to 12.5 per hundredweight. Choice and medium to good categories appear for yearlings, cows, and bulls with prices listed for common and dry lot lots.
In New York Tuesday prices edged higher as trading waned with few loans opening. Most sectors rose except rails and U S governments which fell. Notable moves included Nickel Plate 44 2s Frisco 442s and Baltimore and Ohio 42s up, while U S bonds closed with several Treasuries quoted at or near recent levels.
On Tuesday grain futures led by wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade slipped as speculators sold to take profits. Prices for May wheat dropped to 1.3234 dollars, corn and oats also moved lower as international weakness and heavy buying earlier weighed on sentiment.
Chicago AP reports cash grain prices with multiple commodities listed. Wheat ranges include No. 1 hard at 1.40 and various yellow, white, and mixed grades. corn shows Nos. 3 and 4 yellow around 1.08 to 1.12. oats, rye, buckwheat, barley feed, timothy seed, and clover seed prices are provided for different grades and units.
AP notes from Minneapolis showing wheat bids for No. 1 heavy dark northern spring and other grades with prices per bushel, including Montana hard and winter types, and No. 3 yellow corn and No. 3 white oats with cents-per-bushel ranges and a slight price decline.
AP dispatch from Chicago shows live poultry traded steady with mixed declines in hens and roosters, turkey prices varied by age, ducks and geese listed by weight and class. Butter received firmer bids while eggs remained weak, potato markets held firm with modest demand and several regional varieties quoted with price ranges.
New York market reports show eggs at mixed colors and varying pack numbers with several price ranges. Butter firmer with creameries up and cheese receipts strong while live poultry remains steady to easy with freight movements listing several breed and bird prices.
Chicago price notes show butter futures closing with January 33 1 2 cents per pound and March at 33 34 cents, egg futures listing January 23 1 4 cents and October 25 4 cents, fresh firsts at 25 1 4 cents. Idaho potato quotes include January and March No 1 at 3.75 dollars per cwt and March grade details.
On Tuesday the market reversed some losses as leaders gained while many issues posted fractional advances. Volume exceeded Monday at about 1.7 million shares with General Motors and Chrysler leading the comeback amid talk of possible plant shutdowns and government mediation. Investors awaited the President’s congressional message as bonds and commodities moved unevenly.
Price list from Cedar Rapids shows grain and produce rates including wheat at 1.20 to 1.25, oats 47 to 5ic, rye 80 to 90c, barley 90c to 1.10, corn shelled 1.00, soybeans 1.25 to 1.30, hay and straw prices, poultry values, fruits vegetables such as oranges 2.75 to 3.60, lemons 5.50 to 7.00, potatoes 2.50 to 3.25, bananas 2.6c, cabbage 4c, onions 75, apples 1.75 to 2.35, and cured hides prices.
In Vienna the Duke of Windsor paid a $900 telephone bill for calls to Cannes. He then made three calls to Mrs Wallis Simpson in a single day. A personal detective, A R Stoker, was sent on a covert mission to Cannes.
Four cash prizes for Coe College student writers were announced by Prof. Vernon E. Lichtenstein. The Ladies' Literary Club awards include a $10 poetry prize named the Paul Engle prize and a $10 short story prize. A $10 prize by the Hromek family honors distinctive creative writing, and a $5 prize by Ilda Mikulas goes to a freshman for strong creative writing. Deadline is March 1, 1937, with the English department handling submissions and judging.
New York dispatch reports George Patsy Clark former Detroit Lions coach signed Monday night to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National Professional league succeeding Paul Schissler. Clark had turned down a year earlier offer from Dodgers owner Dan Topping before accepting this deal. Patsy, a former Illinois quarterback, entered the pro ranks in 1931.
Syracuse University officials announced William G. Boelter, backfield coach at the University of Iowa, as assistant to Ossie Solem the new football coach. Salem advised by letter that Boelter was named. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
MARSHALLTOWN AP Harry Fawcett 18 of Princeton and Winford Stone 19 of Albion were sentenced to one to ten years in the state reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. The two were arrested in Cedar Rapids on December 17 for attempting to sell a stolen car heater taken the night before in Marshalltown. Sentence was handed down by Judge B O Tankersley.
The Blue Ribbon Beers from Davenport oppose the Quakers on the local floor Wednesday evening at 8 30.
Raw sugar holds at 3.95 a cent with futures near unchanged. May 3.02, Sept. 3.03, July 1.09, Sept new contract 1.10. Refined opens at a 5 cent basis. In Boston wool sales push strong prices with fine territory wools in original bags at 1.05 1.08 scoured for short to average lengths, and 1.10 1.12 for French combing lots.
In New York AP report, various currencies show mixed demand in cents and percentages. Notable rates include Great Britain at 491%, France 4.679-16, Germany free 40.23, Poland 18.96, Argentine 32.75, Tokio 28.53, Shanghai 29.85, Hongkong 30.72, Mexico City 27.88, and Montreal in Newhere 100.0348 with New York in Montreal 99.96% nominal.
Miss Helen Esgate of Marion sworn in Monday as chief of the tariff specification division of the bureau of customs in Washington. She becomes the first woman to head an entire customs division, succeeding George W. Ashworth who retired Jan. 1. The Esgate family already holds federal posts with brother Arthur T. Esgate deputy governor of the farm credit administration and sister Edith Esgate serving in the public health bureau. Miss Esgate is a Cornell College graduate.
Miss Dorothy Burrows travels to Council Bluffs to visit her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Arthur Law. Ashley Williams underwent surgery at St Luke s hospital Cedar Rapids with favorable condition reported Tuesday. Mrs Amanda Hurt of LeVerne California and Mrs Mabel Hoffman of Flora Indiana return home after funeral for Prudence Stamy of Flora. Mrs Susie Solenberger of Winchester Virginia visits brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Dan Stamy. They visited Will Albaugh near Robins and were dinner guests at Otto Stamy s. Volunteer fire department to meet at 7 30 tonight. Birthday party for 12 year old Hilda June Edaburn at 720 Central Avenue with guests listed.
Marshall Swayne was installed as chief patriarch of Centennial Encampment No. 91 I O O F with a slate of officers led by high priest Charles L DeWald and others including Merle Robison George Burns Archie Milner and E F Cherry. Installations were conducted by H L Moody and staff of Cedar Rapids.
Mrs D B Christie’s condition improves. Al Priddy speaks on Can Animals Think? at Lincoln school auditorium drawing a filled crowd with jungleland stories. Community groups plan Thursday events at local homes including Kensington at Mrs B E Beiber and Missionary Society meeting at Mrs H O Allen. Choir director Teresa Naso Meci hosts evening gathering.
A set of growth figures showing values 1.00 1.20 1.35 1.80 2.52 3.36 4.20 5.04 likely reflecting a sequence or scale. No context provided for calculation method or base. Further details needed to interpret the progression or apply it to a financial scenario.
A series of lost and found alerts includes an Irish Water Spaniel missing since Dec 31 1936 with contact dial 4701 Cedar, a gold amethyst earring offered for reward by Dr. Griffin in Vinton, Iowa, missing pants from Rosenthal Tailor Shop on 4th Street SE with a return reward, and a black and white collie pup seven weeks old with contact dial 7252.
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