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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1951
Page
22
Chicago AP reports USDA salable livestock receipts for Saturday: 500 hogs 300 cattle 100 sheep. Hog prices steady to 25 cents lower while cattle mostly steady to weak and lambs 25 cents higher. hogs most active tangling with lighter weights and sows down 0 to 25 cents.
Sioux Citycattlemen report salable receipts of about 1 000 calves with scattered sales and little market change. Slaughter steers and heifers test market, cutter cows firm, feeders limited to dealers. Fresh stocker supply light with prices for medium to good stock steers near 27.50 to 31.50, primes absent. prime heifers up to 36.50. utility cows 22.00 to 23.50. canners 19.50 to 21.50.
Waterloo hog market reports a 25 cent gain with tops at 19.75 for butcher hogs and detailed per weight ranges from 160 pounds to over 500 pounds, listing sows at 18.25 to 17.25 for various fat classes.
Hog market in Ottumwa rises with hoer 25c higher and top prices listed for various weight ranges from 160 pounds to 550 pounds. Buyers see steady demand as sows and heavy hogs fetch stronger bids across weights.
Kansas City cattle market: receipts 400 head with calves 50 head, demand described as nominally steady across offerings. Trade activity reported as slow to moderate with prices holding similar to previous sessions.
Cedar Rapids market prices edged a quarter higher Friday with added 25 cents for hogs delivered to the Cedar Rapids plant. The report lists varied values for good butchers, steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, and sheep along with hay, straw, and wholesale produce prices across multiple weight ranges and brands.
NEW YORK (UP) The stock market rose to further new highs since 1930 in morning trading with heavy activity. Quotations show major industrials, utilities, and rails advancing as investors push prices higher across many listed issues. The Dow Jones averages and individual issues display broad gains in this brisk session.
In Chicago on Friday grains moved cautiously amid growing talk of price ceilings for foods. Wheat closed 42 higher to 54 cents, March at 2.47 3 8, corn down 18 to 1.78 14, oats down 4 to 5, rye up 1 to 2 cents, May at 1.78 1 2, soybeans ranged from 1 lower to 4 higher, January 3.14, lard down 5 to up 10 cents, January 18.35.
Chicago cash corn ranges from No 2 yellow 1.81 1 82 and No 4 at 1.73 1 76 while No 5 1.58 1 66. oats No 1 heavy white 0 8 No 2 heavy white 1 02. barley around 1 30 1 70. soybeans not listed.
Thirty seven boys received awards at Cub Scout pack 25 meeting at Arthur school. Recipients include Fritz Knight Mike Hall Charles Toft Paul Novak Carl Miedke J D Zikuda John Hamilton Ted Hruska Gary Wicklund Steven Levin Terry McGivern John Cornwall Max Bextine Mark De Voe Ray Reifschneider Bob Niel son Garreth Anderson Dick Anderson Marty Smith Larry Taylor Philip Abbott Philip Less Wynn Griswald Bobby Hancock Franklin Nissen Dick Curtis Alan Stamy Brian Davis Charles Traw Max Basemann Loyd Ford Dennis Ream Roger Gambell Robert Gambell Larry Hastie Craig Bailey and David Erbeck. Den mothers training certificates were presented to Mrs Clair Knight and Mrs Shirley Ford. Attendance award went to den 1 and the Cubby award to den 3.
Receipts at Omaha reach 600 cattle with calves scarce, limiting test of market. Prices quoted nominally steady with few utility cows around 20 to 22 dollars, and canners and cutters at about 18 dollars.
Des Moines Friday receipts estimated 75,000 with 63,000 actual Thursday. In Iowa and southern Minnesota, unloads at 12 packing plants and about 30 concentration yards. Prices steady to 25 cents higher with barrows and gilts rated good to choice across weight ranges from 160 pounds to over 450 pounds.
Receipts reach 388 322 lbs with mixed demand for hens, turkeys, and colored birds. Eggs show weaker market with higher and lower grade prices, while potatoes and onions list light supplies and firm demand in regional markets.
NY produce report shows wholesale prices for American whole milk cheese with grade A B C scores and creamery pricing. Egg receipts total 19 457 cases with market options and wholesale per dozen prices for mixed colors whites browns and various weights.
Local items include a KC supper at 6 30 p m hosted by the Knights of Columbus in club rooms, a Linn County Young Republican meeting canceled, and residents Frieda Yossi and Myrrel Hand travelling in Cleveland. Gaylord DeVaul, army medical corps, reports to a field unit in Korea via aunt Mrs W M Rebec. Correction notes Frank Shock’s 15 day jail sentence and address. Cedar Rapids police hold John L Gode as AWOL from Camp Rucker. R H Pickford hospitalized for heart ailment at St Luke’s. Shueyville church sermon He Saved Others by Rev Galen Hershey. Eugene F E Rennekamp of 136 Eighteenth St NW Iowa City author of Prairie Creek Power Station article in Iowa Transit.
University of Iowa marketing professors presented four factors shaping 1951 marketing. A scarcity of goods government restrictions price uncertainty and change largely outside business control will guide the year.
The Defense Department reports 40,176 American casualties identified through last Friday in Korea. The tally shows 6,031 killed in action, 27,997 wounded, and 6,148 missing in action, with 1,851 more than a week prior.
The Cedar Rapids industrial sector is expected to reach record employment in 1951 per the Iowa State Employment Service December report. Demand for skilled machine operators clerical sales and service workers remains strong despite a seasonal lull. December added 268 jobs to 22 734 total with 6504 women. Unemployment claims rose with 181 claimants for Dec 26 29 versus 493 in 1949.
Mrs H C Woods former Tama librarian 77 died Thursday in a Mason City nursing home. Born Oct 28 1873 in Buffalo Kan she married Dr Herbert C Woods in 1893 at Hardin. She headed Tama library from 1914 to 1950 and held civic roles including DAR Tama chapter organizer and cemetery director secretary of Oak Hill board. Survivors include son Marion in Chicago and daughters in Middletown Ohio Mason City and other California relatives. Funeral Saturday at Mason Funeral Home conducted by Rev C Dana Boggie with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
William O Gray outlined a nationwide Red Cross civil defense program at the Roosevelt hotel meeting urging local volunteers. Plans include first aid classes, nurses aide training at St Luke s and Mercy hospitals, and a stronger disaster committee with volunteers likely serving multiple roles.
In Cedar Rapids the IRS installs mourner benches and a tax form desk outside the post office to aid filers. Jan 15 marks the deadline for the fourth installment on 1950 estimated income tax. Farmers and others may file final returns by March 15 after meeting 80 percent paid by Jan 15. Jan 31 is the deadline for Q4 employment and withholding, federal unemployment, and excise tax returns. Herman Stecklein warns of these deadlines.
Des Moines AP reports the state boards of control and education asked an Iowa interim committee to authorize 1,408,414 dollars in expenditures. All but 16,172 dollars come from prior appropriations, with 16,172 from committee funds. The committee will decide before the legislature convenes, reviewing several projects including a major one.
Marion school board voted salary increases of 120 dollars per year for teachers and five janitors. Hourly lunch workers and other hourly employees also received pay raises. The report lists several local residents and events including deaths, relocations, and community notices.
Miss Jessie Joyce has returned to her Cedar Falls home after visiting her sister Mrs. Ray Price and niece Mrs. Richard Alexander. Miss Dorothy Kopetsky sustained a fractured knee cap Tuesday after a fall on icy city sidewalks.
Robert E. Bednasek, former University of Iowa student acquitted in Margaret Jackson’s slaying, spoke with University of Iowa Dean of Students L Dale Faunce. Both declined to reveal interview subject, Faunce noting Bednasek asked him not to disclose it.
Classified section lists multiple ad rates for days and sizes, plus a large Lost and Found and personals section with items from wallets and watches to pets and keys. Includes notices for services, rentals, and local businesses like retailers and jewelry stores.
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