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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1939
Page
4
Chicago AP reports hogs nominally steady with lightweights at 8 dollars and choice heavies at 7.30. Week's receipts total about 130000 head for next week. Saturday's hog receipts 16000, with 15500 direct to packers. Cattle receipts 10000. steers steady. heifers 50 to 75 cents higher. calves 50 cents to 1 lower. sheep 4000, choice lambs up to 9.40.
Hog receipts steady with Friday averages around 190 to 230 pounds and demand steady for both slaughter hogs and feeders. Cattle receipts 100 with yearlings and light steers scarce, prices mostly steady to slightly lower in lighter weights, top steers around 1350 dollars, cows up to 450 to 550 dollars, vealers about 1000 to 1100 pounds also noted. Sheep receipts near 4900 with fat lambs higher and top lambs around 925 dollars, yearlings up slightly, western ewes and feeding lambs trading steady to firm.
Cattle receipts total 190 calves and fat steer and yearling lots. Prices show feeder and steer bids around 85.49 to 1950 for various weights. Hog receipts steady with late week top around 7.45. Sheep and lamb markets steady to higher with reported weights and prices for fat lambs and yearlings.
AP reports week’s cattle and hog receipts with lighter slaughter demand and steady to lower feeder prices. Sheep and lambs show strong demand with higher prices, while forage and wool markets trend varied as buyers react to weekly supply shifts.
Receipts at St Paul and Des Moines markets show cattle trading steady to $0.25 higher for steers and heifers with bulls up to $0.50. Hogs steady with 140-160 lb hogs at 7.45 and sows around 8.15. Lambs slaughter weights higher by 0.25, with bulk Friday lambs 8.75 to 9.00. Des Moines hog totals reached 60,000 with slow, steady demand and varying weights priced 6.60 to 7.25 for 180-350 lb ranges.
Associated Press notes UMWA markets show hogs ranged 140-350 pounds with prices from 5 to over 8 dollars per hundredweight and packing sows listed around 276-425 pounds. Cattle tone remains steady with prices unchanged across the board.
Market report shows hog price quotes across weight bands from 140 to over 580 pounds. Values include ranges such as 140-180 Ibs at 95.40 per cwt, 180-200 Ibs around 95, and 200-220 Ibs near 75, with several bands and odd figures scattered.
The farm population of the United States, though less than 30 percent of the nation's total, includes more than 35 percent of the child population.
A Cedar Rapids list detailing grain prices No. 1 wheat 58 1/2c No. 2 56 1/2c new oats 24c rye 34c corn shelled No. 2 yellow 42c No. 3 yellow 40c soybeans 68c hay and straw prices and poultry prices by weight class all with brand names and measurements. Also listed wholesale fruits vegetables and hides with unit prices for butterfat eggs and produce as well as pony and glue hides and horse hides prices.
Prime hogs rise by about 5 cents on the local market while top price reaches 710 dollars. Good packers are a nickel lower and cattle prices remain steady as reported by local market observers.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the Plymouth area show cheddar at 12 cents per pound and dairy prices for various grades. Farmers report demand steady as market notes pass in the week of January 9 to 14.
Wool prices in Boston showed steady trends across several fleece categories. Carded camble mate and bleached blends ranged around 20 to 42 cents, with quarter bloods at 30 to 32 cents and future day rates near 28 to 1 cents on halted trades.
Chicago market notes show receipts for butter and eggs steady to weak. Fresh graded extra firsts unseen gains with 10 to 19 carloads moving, while overall milk product prices hold firm despite varied deliveries from North Dakota and Minnesota cobblers reported in the latest transport and commodity notes.
New York ap report shows egg prices with weak mixed colors and special packs. Butter receipts are higher than expected with creamery and extra grade quotes. Cheese receipts reflect weak prices with uncharged listings.
U.S. government bonds closed on Saturday with Treasuries showing varied moves led by the 3 98 40 43 issue at 105 90 and the 3 as 46 49 at 109 16. Federal Farm Mortgage 3s traded at 49 107 20. ] Mississippi River stages showed river rises in several cities from Davenport to Memphis with Keokuk and St Louis reporting increases and Dubuque steady.
Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee said Congress will be asked this session to authorize all or part of the naval bases in the Hepburn report to strengthen continental and insular defenses. He asked the Navy to draft legislation and hopes to introduce it next week. No price estimate was given. sources say it could run into hundreds of millions.
Woodrow W. Freytag and Clara Stewart of Cedar Rapids receive marriage licenses. Ralph Rhode of Oak Park, Illinois, and Margaret Handel of Des Moines obtain licenses in the same filing.
Late selling of pivotal industrials and rails unsettles shares with leading issues down fractions, few two to three points. Utilities and aircrafts attract buying support yet mostly close lower. transfers circle 600000 shares as Wall Street eyes Washington and the new relief spending plan amid uncertainty over congressional opposition to a blank check approach.
Miss Jean Grout of Cedar Rapids has been named overseer of the poor in Page County by the county board of supervisors. A case worker in Shenandoah relief office since Sept 1, she is a Coe College graduate with social administration studies at the University of Iowa and several years of social service experience.
Cedar Rapids traffic police warned Saturday that left turns out of alleys in the loop district are prohibited. Sergt. Gordon Hughes said the department aims to improve driving conditions during rush hours and may ban all left turns in the loop to aid pedestrians.
Wheat prices fell in late trading on the Chicago Board of Trade after holding firm most of the session. May wheat down to 69 44 cents, corn off 1 to 1 1/2 cents, oats steady. Liverpool wheat rose 4 percent on short covering amid limited shipments to Europe.
A price table shows Chicago cash provisions for wheat corn oats barley timothy and clover seeds along with lard and bellies. Values listed include No 2 mixed wheat at 53 4 cents, corn around 341 334 cents, oats 320 325 cents, barley 55 463 cents, timothy seed 2 85 13 15, clover seed red 13 00 16 00, red top 8 75 4 925, lard tierces 66 2 cents and bellies 9 25 cents.
Judge H C Ring grants divorces and hears suit on grounds of desertion and cruel and inhuman treatment. Cases include John and Florence Eyerly of Wisconsin marriage 1924, Zelda Smith from Paul Smith restored as Zelda Sweet, Pauline MacMillan from F Max MacMillan from Rock Island 1935, Ruth Coover against Robert Coover, Grace Wieland against Walter Wieland, and Candido Carrillo against Maria Carrillo with Cedar Rapids and Waterloo and 1921 1925 1936 dates noted.
A $25,000 action filed Sept 9, 1938 by Fred A. Briggman as administrator of Tarleton Briggman estate against Malcolm Thompson Jr of Cedar Rapids was settled and dismissed with prejudice at plaintiff's costs. The suit stemmed from fatal injuries Tarleton Briggman suffered in a May 11, 1938 automobile truck collision near Grinnell.
The will of Ernest A. Leo of Cedar Rapids probated Saturday lists Ralph Carl and James Leo as sons and Alva Lowrey as daughter-in-law with executor Ralph Leo. Bohumila Vanicky’s will dated December 16 entrusts legatees Joseph Vanicky Mary Stourne Ann Peat Emma Bruna Helen Noeller Sophie Downer. Judge Haas admitted the Vanicky will and named executor Joseph Vanicky. A. L. Woerderhoff faces a $1 028.97 default judgment in an account case. Joseph Vavrin receives $314.91 in a note action against H Kauffman and Anna I Kauffman. Edward Jungman and H W Sanderson receive suspended six month terms after pleading guilty to vagrancy.
An organizational meeting of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce membership meetings committee, chaired by Robert O. Bickel, kicked off plans for the annual dinner set for Monday January 23 at the Shrine temple. Speaker Clem D Johnston of Roanoke Va will address the event along with civic awards and a past president’s plaque presentation.
Harry Meltzer son of Mr and Mrs Bernis J Meltzer living at 207 Twenty seventh Street NE suffered a laceration over his right eye Friday after a fall on the stairs. He was treated and released at St Luke's hospital. Sergt August Miller army recruiter in the federal building reports three vacancies in the Eightieth field artillery and ten in the Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Des Moines. Applicants may contact Sergt Miller.
Mrs. Frank Gaskill of 1414 L Street SW told police her husband has been missing since January 3 after leaving home to visit the Iowa State Employment Service offices. She fears he may be headed to California or Chicago to see friends.
The Junior Red Cross met at the YMCA with twenty seven members. Under new leader Mrs Ray Vermont the group will send articles to Fort Des Moines army hospital including old home items and new crafts like checkerboard games ash trays and Easter novelties.
Lisbon businessman C. Tugiesto Serras praised Cedar Rapids for its quieter, pleasanter living compared with big cities. Visiting the Roosevelt Hotel, he compared the city to Lisbon yet found Cedar Rapids more spread out. He came to meet Collins Radio executives on his first Cedar Rapids trip amid five U.S. visits.
Canberra AP reports the national health and medical research council cites a declining birth rate, especially in cities, and calls for a national campaign to boost physical fitness. The council warns recent international events show Australia's unpreparedness in a war emergency.
A series of birth notices from St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals report new arrivals in Marion and nearby towns. Aligned families include Orlin Hann with a son born January 6, J W Bruzek with a daughter born mid January, John F Schell with a daughter born January 7, John Cashman with a daughter born January 6 in Marion, and Lloyd Lovell of Center Point welcoming Pauline Phyllis, born January 1.
Marion resident Miss Anna M. Whittaker died Friday at 1 p.m. at the Ellenberger home near Whittier after a long illness. She was born June 1, 1871 in Woodford County Illinois and lived with her sister near Whittier before Christmas. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at the Ellenberger home, Rev. L. C. Smith officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Central City. She leaves a brother J. H. Whittaker and two sisters Mamie Ellenberger and Edith R. Whittaker plus a niece Frances Ellenberger.
The Robert Mitchell W R C No 126 met on Thursday for a picnic dinner in Memorial hall. Officers installed include Hazel Slauson as president Alma Oakley senior vice president Jennie Currier junior vice president Cora Starks conductress Minnie Zuhlke guard Jennie Luense assistant conductor Susie Merachek assistant guard Sarah Oliver secretary Carolyn Hanscom treasurer Eunice LeVin musician Adah Mann press correspondent Ina Dye Minor color bearers Bessie Shearer Katherine Cruise Myrtle Fairley Mary Gleason. Mrs Hanscom gave a gift to Margaret Leming installing officer and Mrs Slauson gave a gift to Cora Starks installing conductress.
Mrs Agnes McDaniel of Clinton visited her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs R M Clark. Miss Edna Sherman transfers to Knoxville. Mrs E E Parsons hears of Frederick Julian Stinger s death in Springville after pneumonia. Estelle Brockway visits Keokuk with J G Brockway and relatives. Reading circle meets at Mrs Ralph J Williams home. Mrs Irvin I Ford reviews The Art of Living by Dr N V Peale. Mrs Charles Merachek taken to Mercy hospital for treatment.
The column lists morning and evening worship times for multiple churches including Baptist, St Joseph’s Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Oxford club, Presbyterian, St Paul’s Lutheran, Seventh Day Church of God and Prairie Chapel. It notes Bible schools, sermon topics, union services, choir practices, and midweek activities with pastors named.
The column reports a baby boy born January 6 at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids to Mr and Mrs Orlin Hann weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. It notes Mrs Marshall Swayne hosting the Women's United Missionary society with Mrs Tinzie Dray assisting and Mrs Rosa Reiter presiding in the president's absence. Attendees include Mrs Philip Shoup of Tulsa and Miss Edith Tyer of Boone. Virginia Seger, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Seger, returned home from a Cedar Rapids hospital after observation. Esther Nielson marked her eleventh birthday with a party hosted by Mrs Otto Nielson. guests listed. Hazel Ross is ill at home. Funeral services for A O Swift were attended by Mr and Mrs Oliver Fahey and Mrs Lloyd Stark in Savanna. Mr and Mrs C B Michel visited Ames. Louis E Peckosh and wife attended funeral in Omaha for Mrs Michael Hoffman. Mrs Oscar French hosted a bridge club. prizes went to Mrs French and Mrs Tom Barkwill. Attendees at a Marion versus Vinton game included Harriet Swift and others. Advertising notes appear for Hutchinsons Gingham goods and Owen's Drug Store. Mr and Mrs L O Dickey and Mr and Mrs L G Freeman celebrated the Freemans golden wedding anniversary in Anamosa.
Williamsburg high beat University High of Iowa City 21-19 on home floor. Half time was 10-10 with Cook and Ahrens scoring six each for Williamsburg. The Williamsburg second team won 25-22 and Williamsburg independents defeated the Washington Made Rites 29-20.
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