This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 31 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
4
Chicago live hogs eased 25 to 50 cents per cwt on Thursday amid receipts about 3,000 above expectations. Cattle showed uneven strength with declines up to 50 cents, while sheep firmed up to 50 cents. USDA reports list mixed prices for hogs, calves, steers, and cows amid active if cautious trading and strong clearance at some weights.
Receipts include 25 calves 200 pounds and fed cattle steady. Three loads of average good fed steers bring 29.00. bulk medium and good steers 22.00 to 27.00. some low to medium quality 17.75 to 21.50. load of 825 pound fed heifers at 27.00. Siphan eau.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market fell 10 to 15 cents on Thursday with top hog prices at 15.00 for prime butchers and 13.25 for Packers. The report lists various weight classes and packers prices, followed by wholesale fruit and vegetable figures and grain and butter egg futures data from January 5 1950.
The New York market struggled to advance on Thursday yet touched its highest level in over three years. In the heaviest trading since November 1948, most issues rose fractionally to about a point, while many remained unchanged or edged lower.
A firm trend led by wheat dominated Chicago grain activity on Thursday with soybeans and lard also firming. Crude vegetable oils rose causing some buying while tallow and grease prices increased. Prices listed show March wheat at 2.18 and other grains mixed around prior closes.
Market brief shows No 4 tough at 2.08 and No 2 hard weevily at 2. quan 20. No 3 sabe around 1.31 to 1.32. No 4 Gat s No 1 heavy mixed 0.79 and 1.20 to 1.83 for other grades. Feed oats near track Chicago at 2.33.
Receipts around 5 500 head with 50 calves salable. Fed steers and fed heifers mostly steady to easier with declines of 25 to 50 cents on most medium 2 grades. Vealers steady to strong. stoesters on feeders scarce, fully steady. Light weight steers brought 5 00 per head with several loads of good steers early at 27.00 to 29.00. New crop steers eligible to sell from 21.00 to 28.00. Load of good heifers at 35.50. medium to low good heifers 19.00. a few good cows 17.00 to 17.50. Common medium cows 15.00 to 16.50. good sausage bulls up to 19.75. Dealers seek good and choice stock steers around 24.40.
Receipts this week in Iowa hog markets show activity at packing plants in southern Minnesota and 12 Iowa plants with about 30 concentration yards. Prices move mostly 10 to 25 cents lower with heavy carcasses and larger weights seeing steeper drops. weekly estimates and weekly averages listed for various weight ranges and sow categories.
A fragmented clipping shows varied beef price quotes by weight in Ottumwa. Entries list 180 to 550 pound ranges with prices around 11 to 15 dollars per hundredweight and notes like top price 15.00.
Live hog quotes from Waterloo market show varying prices by weight. Sows and barrows range from about 11.00 to 14.75 per cwt with several weight brackets listed and multiple price points across 170 to 560 pounds.
Burglars broke into a grade school in Duluth Minnesota and stole $9.50. Six dollars were the World Friendship Among Children fund the kids had saved. Mrs Wilkes Covey of Minneapolis sent a $6 check to replace the loss. The children will use it to ship clothing to other youngsters.
Market on a steady to firm tone with receipts of browns and whites totaling over ten thousand cases. Prices show varied scores for eggs and poultry with standard and grade figures cited alongside per dozen and per pound rates. supplies light and demand firm across items including Colorado red and chippe standards.
New York reports show receipts for butter and eggs with firmer and unsettled tones. Butter wholesale notes list various creamery grades and scores, while eggs data cover 21 351 cases with price ranges for mixed colors and whites, reflecting regional market activity.
Receipts 4 500 calves and steers, heifers and cows sold mostly steady to lower. Vealers unchanged and bulls steady to strong. feeders slow. Fed steers 25 50 to 29 00, weights around 900 lbs. medium sales 20 00 to 24 50. heifers 25 00 to 27 50. medium cows 14 00 to 18 00. stockers and feeders 12 50 to 20 00.
Two Des Moines banks and eight associates won the third block of Iowa World War II bonus bonds in an auction. The $8 750 000 issue drew 1 percent interest and a 2701 premium, completed on the 17th bidding round. Des Moines National Bank and Central National Bank led the winning bid with White Weld and Company of New York and 20 associates among the final dropouts. Seven other groups participated, with bidders from banks and investment houses nationwide.
DES MOINESS AP Iowans bought more than 20 million dollars worth of new motor vehicles and trailers last November according to the state tax commission. The report shows a gain of over 3 million from November 1948 and a use tax collection of 407 496 compared with 344 236 in the prior year.
Marion rge Michel was installed wipful master of Trojan lodge 548 A F and A M Wednesday night John M Thompson installing officer Kenneth E Ferguson senior warden Edward E Lala junior warden Roy E Todd treasurer James E Cippera secretary Rev C V R De Jong chaplain Jack Shinault senior deacon LeRoy Nelson junior deacon Robert Newlin senior steward Howard Britton junior steward Frank E Wilber Tyler A program followed with solos by Gene Michel Carole Hamilton John DeJong a dance by Judy Sutera and Cedar Rapids Shrine quartet The past master certificate and jewel were given to retiring master Warren R Johnson A picnic supper for 150. The Gazette Want Ad ads note. Dukek funeral services Friday at Yocom Murdoch chapel. Steven Oakley resumes studies at University of Iowa.
Elmer and Ed ward Poggenpahl of Iowa City and William A. George of Cedar Rapids appeared in Mayor M H Biddicks court after New Year’s Eve arrests for disturbing the peace and were fined 15 dollars plus costs each. Walter Hill of Cedar Rapids was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving with 10 dollars suspended on agreeing to stop driving for 30 days.
Mrs. R. C. Wilson was elected chairman of Circle 4 of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid and Missionary Society at a meeting with Mrs. Stewart Hawk Wednesday. Mrs. Carl Heiken is co chairwoman, Mrs. W. Wishniewsky is secretary and Mrs. Paul Rose is treasurer. A paid luncheon will be held Feb. 1 at the Glenn Hempy home.
To Cambridge Massachusetts Miss Mary E len Granger will return this week to Cambridge where she is a secretary to a Harvard Graduate School of Business faculty member. She spent the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur E Granger. To Ottumwa George A Oxley transferred to Retail Credit Company Ottumwa office. Mr and Mrs Oxley and their son moved to Ottumwa last week. Marion board of education will meet at 7 30 tonight in the high school building. DuBarry cosmetics at Sorg Adv.
Allen J. McKean commander of the Marion American Legion post announces an extension of the toy collection drive to January 15. Residents are asked to leave donations at the fire station or arrange pickup by a Boy Scout who will collect toys and letters from donors. Local hosts include Mr and Mrs Maurice Murray and Mr and Mrs Edwin Thiemann of Klemme visiting Mrs Murray's relatives, the Beibers.
The ice rink at W. E. Jackson will be open 4 to 9 30 p m on Friday. Anyone wishing to join a skating team or enter the Cedar Rapids Gazette KCRG races on Sunday can sign up in the warming house.
George Goodyear executive secretary of the Marion Chamber of Commerce resigns after more than a year. He will continue to represent the State Farm Insurance Companies of Bloomington Illinois and reports to Chamber president Frank S LaBarge.
The science club will gather tonight at the high school. Members are advised to attend the Thursday session to discuss upcoming experiments and club activities.
Mrs. Hugh T. Hutton came home Wednesday night from Des Moines where she visited her husband at the Veterans hospital. Mr. Hutton is recovering from a throat operation.
Dr and Mrs R A Hender and their sons moved Thursday to their new home on the W W Vaughn estate at 10000 Tenth street.
Mr and Mrs Rob ert Carne sold their 1675 Seventh avenue home to Mr and Mrs James Carnahan of Central City. Carne, a Rock Island railroad switch man, transferred to Waterloo. The Carnahans plan to move to Marion from a Central City area farm. Sale handled by Earl Booze. China’s western Sinkiang province covers 706000 square miles, about three times Texas.
Municipal Judge Harry Grund fined Edward Mullahey 17, of Des Moines, $100 after he pled guilty to driving 72 mph on a city street.
Mr and Mrs Warren acquire the interests of W S Rupe of Ames and Marjorie Ann Carey of New York in The Oelwein Daily Register. The Warrens joined partners in 1945 after earlier 1942 to 1945 work with Hoyer and Lucas, with Warren serving as editor and publisher since Lucas's death.
Des Moines reports C William Schneider aged 25 has been named assistant field secretary for the Iowa Children's Home Society. He has served as acting assistant since July and has spoken before many groups about the agency's services and child placement needs.
Classified page lists rates for consecutive days and a set of lost and found notices. Items include a wristwatch, brown billfold, a trip ticket to Chicago, and a black baby cocker, with contact details and reward notes. Occasional address and phone references appear within listings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.