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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1946
Page
6
Unofficial Monday livestock receipts in Chicago show cattle hogs and sheep around steady with hog bulk sales near 14.75 to 14.85, prices higher vs a week ago. Receipts noted include cattle 10 000 hogs 15 000 and sheep 8 000 with various weights and sows priced around 13.00 to 14.85.
USDA hog market report shows mixed cattle and hog tone with steers and heifers steady to firm, cows and yearlings up, bulls weaker. Feeder classes rise slightly while stockers hold. Top values include choice fed steers near 971, heifers around 16.85, cows 13.85, vealers 14.50, feeder steers 15.50, yearling feeders 15.00, fancy calves 16.75, bulk good steers 14.50. Slaughter lambs near 14.25 to 14.35, woolly prices about 13.75, and feeder lambs around 15.25 to 15.35. Receipts reflect last Friday’s totals and prior week activity.
Prices show strong packer demand for steers and calves while beef cows dip. Slaughter steers range 14.00 to 16.25, loads to 17.65, cows down 25 cents, replacement steers about 14.00 to 14.50, lambs and yearlings steady to lower with good woolfed lambs around 13.56 to 14.25, yearlings 12.25 to 12.75, ewes steady, some loads reaching 7.15 to 7.25 for choice.
USDA cattle prices show Friday gains with slaughter steers, heifers and cows 25 to 50 cents higher. Vealers and calves steady to strong. bulls steady. Stockers and feeders mixed with good and low choice fed steers quoted around 15.25 to 16.50 per cwt, some loads at 17.65 for 1 364 pounds. Heifers and mixed yearlings 15.75 to 17.25, cows 12.25 to 14.00, vealers and calves around 15.50, stocker and feeder steers 15.00, yearling feeder heifers 12.00 to 13.00.
Des Moines interior Iowa and southern Minnesota report 24 hours to 8 a.m. total receipts around 33,000, down from 43,800 last week and 44,600 year ago. Prices show uneven steady to 10 cents higher with lighter upload. Barrows and gilts 160-180 lbs at 14.00, 180-200 lbs at 14.35, 270-550 lbs sows at 13.00 to 13.50.
Cedar Rapids hog market held steady on Saturday with prime butchers at 14.00 and packers at 13.25. Listings show multiple weight classes with prices ranging from 13.30 to 14.00 for Good hogs, and notes to call Wilson and Company before delivering hogs. Also includes cattle market figures and a Dow Jones stock list snapshot.
Darkening of the nations strike picture touched off heavy selling in Saturdays stock market. Extreme losses ranged from 1 to more than 3 points were reduced in most cases and scattered gainers appeared. Volume was around 1,200,000 shares.
The New York bond market was generally weaker on Saturday with railroad issues dipping. Notable declines appeared in Rock Island Baltimore and Ohio Missouri Pacific New Haven and Southern Pacific liens Lehigh Valley 4s and 4 1/2s of 2003 and St Louis San Francisco 4 1/2s of 1978.
Market notes show nominally steady butter prices with various scores and cents per pound, including 92 A at 46c, 90 B at 45 4c, 89 C at 45 4c, and 88 score cooking at 44c. Extras, standards, and current receipts appear with minor variations and dirties listed in the Chicago market report.
Alfred Petersen, 61, of Newhall, charged with sending threatening letters through the U S mail, was bound over to the federal grand jury and released on 500 dollar bond when he appeared before U S Commissioner Charles L Benesh Saturday morning. The grand jury will meet in Cedar Rapids April 2. The charge was filed by his former wife who said he had received threatening letters from him.
A solemn high mass will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Church Sunday at 7 30 a m to honor the Rt Rev W E pastor of this parish for 40 years Rev Father John Keating of St Ambrose College will deliver the sermon The Rev W J Collins of St Ambrose will serve as deacon and Rev Father Carroll McGivern as sub deacon
Rye futures gained near the close on Saturday with prices pressured to the day’s water limit. Wheat firmed, corn flat at 1.18, oats up modestly, rye steady to five higher with May at 1.83, barley unchanged at 1.22.
Chicago market notes list Wheat at No 2 red 1.79 No 2 hard 1.79 with ceilings Corn no sales Oats varying by grade Barley nominal around 1.21 to 1.3942 Field fodder prices include red clover 31.50 sweet clover 10.75 alfalfa 33.50 to 36.50 timothy 5.25 red top 11.00
Floyd Felton of Chicago escaped with a cut finger when a 30,000 pound load of trailer parts crashed onto his cab. His semi-trailer skidded from a 20 foot embankment one half mile east of Lisbon on Highway 30. The tractor hit the ditch first as the trailer toppled onto the cab. Felton was en route to Chicago with a Fruehauf plant load, reported to Dean Reese, traffic manager at Fruehaus Trailer.
OTLEY Iowa AP Mrs A O Van Houweling of Monroe Iowa was killed when her car collided with a truck three miles east of Otley Friday Sheriff Jim Van Hemert said the truck was driven by Ben Jensen of Des Moines The collision followed a loss of control as she crest a hill She was alone Jensen was uninjured Both vehicles were badly wrecked
Mame Lafferty 67 wife of Frank O Lafferty died Friday at 3 15 p m at 520 Fifth avenue Marion after a long illness Born Oct 4 1878 in Palatine Illinois she moved to Marion after her husband died in 1942 Surviving are son James H Lafferty of Clinton two daughters Anna Mae Davin of Philadelphia and Catherine Brenneman of Marion two grandchildren James H Lafferty Jr and Mary a brother James Curtin of Marion Requiem high mass 9 30 am Monday at St Joseph church burial in Mount Calvary chapel rosary at Yocom chapel Saturday 7 30 pm and Sunday 7 30 pm at the home
Mrs Naomi Miller of 908 Eighth avenue hosts dinner this evening for Mr and Mrs R F Hunter and their daughter Nancy of Cedar Rapids. Hunter was a Bataan prisoner for two years and arrived home December 23. The Hunters have adopted Nancy, an orphan who was prisoner with Hunter on Bataan.
W. J. Konigsmark residing at 595 South Eleventh Street has been gravely ill at home but is now reported to be recovering.
Howdy's Taxi Service announces two cars are available for 24 hour service with no waiting and daily transport to Cedar Rapids. Special weekly rates offered. contact 309-J for details. Improvement noted in Calvin Moore's throat infection recovery at Blair's Ferry road home. Lt Richard G Schaller of Palmyra Mo visited the Fiedlers this week, friend of their late son Lt Robert Fiedler.
T/Sgt Grover F Sexton has been discharged and will live with his sister at 1700 Eighth Avenue. Cpl John Knapp Jr has been discharged. his wife and son Gail reside on South Eleventh Street. Knapp served in the China Burma India theater and Okinawa. Also a help wanted ad for bookkeeping and steno work. Major and Mrs Charles Hanna and family visiting Scranton IA. Major Hanna on terminal leave from Fitzsimmons Hospital Denver CO.
Local religious listings show multiple denominations with service times and pastors. Marion Baptists, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches listed along with Sunday schools, morning and evening worships, youth groups, and midweek activities. Obituaries and lost and found notices from the Cedar Rapids Gazette accompany religious announcements.
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