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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
9
Chicago Livestock market reports hogs down 25 to 50 cents with receipts around 17 000 cattle steady to 50 cents lower and sheep mostly steady to lower. Omaha Sioux City and others show lighter demand with bids softening for various weight classes while feeders and vealers hold roughly steady amid fluctuating prices across regions.
Cedar Rapids hog market saw prices drop a quarter to a half dollar on Tuesday with top bids around 19.50 for sows and 14.50 for barrows. Cattle prices also moved lower across weights and classes, while receipts and wholesale fruit and grain markets show varied declines and steady packs in Des Moines and nearby plants.
New York AP reports a generally lower stock market with gold shares gaining modestly while most changes were fractional. Trading slowed to about 650000 shares, the lightest since August, with late trade signs of a comeback failing to boost activity.
The Chicago produce page notes 14 trucks associated with Poultry and a firm market for the day. Butter receipts reach 625,666 pounds while general market activity remains steady with varied scores and unsettled cabbage and crate pricing.
Chicago grain futures rose on Tuesday led by wheat and soybeans as government purchases and renewed milling demand boosted prices. The Commodity Credit Corporation reported large Monday buys totaling 1,440,460 bushels of corn, 1110,800 of soybeans, 350,670 of wheat, and 3,000 of barley, with gains across oats rye and lard as well.
Salable receipts 6000 calves and 200 steers in early sales. Cattle trend mixed with bids weak to lower on some, but bulls and kiling calves firm. Heifers show strength with spots 50 to 75 cents higher. fed steers and cows priced across good to heavy grades with several loads reported.
New York AP reports Uncle Sam’s budget shows shifting priorities and rising costs. Defense soars to about half of outlay, 50 percent, while international aid and veterans benefits grow. overall outgo rises from 1939 levels to the present, with debt and interest bill mounting.
The passage analyzes the U S budget distribution with 76 cents for past and potential trouble and compares prewar figures. It notes 31 cents before Poland's invasion, 24 percent for a 42 billion dollar next year, six cents for social security and health, five cents for natural resources, and 7 256 million for atomic energy, leaving 13 cents for other uses.
Washington reports Russia will return the Milwaukee cruiser to the United States before March 1. A Russian crew will sail it to Lewis, Delaware, after Italy hands over the Duca D'Aosta as part of war reparations. The Milwaukee, loaned in 1944, will be retired from active service.
Chevrolet on display January 22. Daniels Park library hosts Adv Story Hour with Mrs. Richard Miller in charge. Chinchilla Owners Allied Distributors meet at Elmer A. Cuba’s home 4727 Mt Vernon Rd SE Thursday 730 pm. Marines enlistment reports Cedar Rapids youths age 18. Cedar Rapids Dental Society meets Roosevelt hotel Florentine Room. Dr L D Anderson discusses Amalgams First 100 Years. Traveling Men’s Club annual meeting Z C B J hall 6 30 pm with dinner and talks. Mt Mercy students have poetry accepted for Annual Anthology listing seven names.
In Vestal New York a saddle horse leapt from a bank and crashed into Henry J. Bucher’s car injuring the front end and delaying his ride to work. The uninjured horse fled after the collision, leaving Bucher to report the incident to police.
Clyde and Harry Simonsen of Oakland Nebraska depart for New York to fly to Copenhagen Denmark to visit their brother Lee Simonsen. The men, raised in Denmark, left Denmark at 18 and will be away about a month. They are managers of Witwer farms north of Marion.
A jumble of lost and found notices, ads, and classifieds from the Gazette including lost items such as a spaniel, a blond cocker spaniel, a black purse, and chairs. reward offers and contact numbers. rent and service ads. and miscellaneous personal notices. The noise suggests a small-town newspaper classifieds page with generic listings and phone numbers.
A cluttered page lists assorted ads and notices including services, jewelry, clothing, repair, and employment. Entries mention car seats, optometrist, rugs, hauling, remodeling, and various job seeks for sales, office work, and skilled trades across local businesses and individuals.
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