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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1952
Page
14
AP reports Tuesday livestock receipts: hogs 7000 cattle about 2500 sheep in Chicago. Hogs were steady to 25 cents lower as supplies built. Cattle unevenly strong to weak. yearlings and ewes steady while lamb bids fell up to a dollar with no sales completed.
Livestock quotes show hogs mostly steady to down 25 cents with prices around 25 cents lower than Friday on 230 pound barrows and gilts. Sows 400 pounds and under mostly 15.25 and above. Sheep receipts 7,000 with no slaughter lambs sold and yearlings steady to 22 to 25.50. Calves 500 with high choice steers active, prime fed steers 38.25 to 38.75, cows 23.75 to 25.50, stockers scarce at 32.00.
Ottumwa notes hog prices by weight and type. Hogs 160 to 170 pounds at 14.15 to 15.15 with higher brackets up to 17.05 for 220 to 230 pounds. Sows range from 13.15 to 15.65 for heavier lots, with several weight spans listed.
The listing covers wholesale prices for fruits and vegetables including oranges, pears, apples, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, and berries with quantities and per-unit costs. It also reports field grass seed deliveries and cattle receipts from Sioux City and Kansas City markets, noting steady to higher bids for stock and various weight classes of steers, heifers, and calves.
In New York the market closed mixed as a late selling wave pushed prices down from session highs. Trading volume was about 1.5 million shares as equities fell back from earlier gains.
A claim states that in 13 seconds the sun delivers more heat and light to Earth than the moon does in a whole year. The statement contrasts solar and lunar energy without providing scientific sources or quantified measurements.
CHICAGO AP grain and soybean futures fell Monday on profit taking and weak demand. Wheat closed 1 to 2 percent lower with March at 2.58 12, corn down 1 to 1 percent at 1.91 34, oats slipping 5 percent to 1 11 lower, rye off about 1 percent, and soybeans mixed around January prices as the market fed on cautious activity.
Chicago cash market notes show wheat and oats unavailable. Corn prices listed for No. 3 at 2.03 percent. No. 4 and sample grades around 31 to 38. Barley bids shown as maltine and feed. Seed values given for red clover and timothy. Soybeans unavailable.
Receipts 10 500 calves 300 fed steers and heifers mostly steady with slow buying. Cows and bulls steady to weak. Stocker and feeder classes rise 50 cents or more. Major prices listed: early top fed steers 32.75 to 35.00, high choice to prime 35.50 to 36.25, Holsteins 28.00, heifers 29.50 to 34.50, cows 20.60 to 24.75, bulls to 29.50, dealers top 34.00, stock steers 33.60, feeders 29.50 to 32.50.
Des Moines reports Monday receipts near 70 000 head with week ago 75 000 and year ago 88 000. Saturday totals around 45 500. Activity from southern Minnesota to Iowa packing plants varies from moderatly active to slow. Prices mostly steady to 15 cents higher with some outer areas 10 to 25 cents lower across weight classes from 160 to 360 pounds.
Chicago market reports wide variations in live poultry with hens and broilers priced by weight and type. Butter and cheese prices slide amid unsettled dairy markets while potatoes and eggs show light demand and regional shifts. The Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia are noted as about 3,400 strong, near early 1600s estimates.
Safety Commissioner Edward A. Prochaska announced the city will open a new off street lot at Fifth avenue and First street SE in Cedar Rapids next April. City council approved real estate deals to buy a 120 by 140 foot parcel for $29,000 from FE J Larimer Edith J Larimer and Mary L Phipps. The remainder from A L Smulekoff and John F Miller was approved for $35,000. Down payments received, the balance to be paid from parking meter revenue at 3 percent interest.
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Station in Cedar Rapids reports seven Eastern Iowa men enlist in the Air Force. Enlistees include Michael M. Malacek, 18. Donnald D. Stuefens, 18. Darrell L. Harris, 18. Robert O. Patten, 18. Donald R. Schrader, 21. Fred A. Anthony, 19. James F. Biederman, 22. Linn County draft board schedules a meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial building basement. Marine recruiting in Cedar Rapids will close Tuesday and Wednesday as S/Sgt. Clark and S/Sgt. Van Note attend promotion exams in Des Moines. office reopens Thursday.
Leo W. Wilson, 31, a carpenter and Navy veteran, was appointed acting assistant building inspector to replace Verne Van Dura who resigned. The $3,700-year post will be temporary from Feb 15 pending a civil service exam. a new test will later be scheduled. Wilson passed an exam in 1947 and lives at 3016 Bever Ave SE with his wife and two sons.
Advertisement promoting FASTEETH denture powder to improve plate stability and reduce odor. Also lists multiple local services including monuments, lost and found notices, and various personal and business ads from a Cedar Rapids Gazette page segment.
28 year old company seeks several men for independent positions supervising radio and TV equipment. No selling. training program with full pay in four months. Travel possible. car required with full allowance. Benefits include insurance retirement paid vacations and regular raises. Immediate or post year start. Provide detailed personal and salary information for interview.
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