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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
1
Official Wednesday live stock receipts show cattle 9 000 hogs 20 000 sheep 6 000 in Chicago AP report. Hog prices fell 10 to 20 cents or more with tops at 5.70, while cattle and fat lambs moved slowly. Lamson Brothers supplied sales figures with H R Mowrey managing Cedar Rapids office.
Wheat closed firm on the Chicago board after an easier undertone most of the session. May wheat at 97 to 97.5 cents, with late covering on Hitler's awaited speech erasing some losses. Corn eased, oats steady to off, rye down, soybeans down small. Winnipeg, Minneapolis, and Kansas City mirrored Chicago trends with fair export interest and local cash buyers active. Local receipts totaled 63 cars.
Market notes show Chicago cash grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and barley with No 1 and No 2 grades and varying prices. Field seed prices for timothy clover alfalfa and alsike are listed per 100 pounds along with lard prices for tierces loose and bellies.
Hogs receipts 23 000 with 34 000 total. mostly 10 20 cents lower than Monday. Cattle receipts 5 500. trading slow with killing quality lower. steers and yearlings steady, calves active around 9.75 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 5 000. fat lambs weak to 15 cents lower, top near 9.25, western fed lambs around 5.25.
AP United States Department of Agriculture data shows hog prices mostly down 10 to 13 cents with top bids around 5.25 for 180 220 pound shippers and packer limits at 5.10. cattle receipts total 4 500 with steady to slow demand for fed steers and vealers. beef cows range 3.25 to 6.00, bulls around 5.7, top weaners near 9.00. Sheep and lamb bids lower early, with best wool lambs about 8.75 and ewes above 4.75.
U S Department of Agriculture combined hog receipts for 24 hours ending Tuesday show 537,290 head across 16 yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Moderately active market with notable price differences and range by weight, including barrows and gilts in various weight classes.
Barrows and sows ranges listed by weight in pounds with price per hundredweight. Data shows varying bids from 140 to 500 pounds, reflecting market activity in Austin Minnesota with multiple weight brackets and fluctuating bid amounts per cwt in dollars.
Receipts total about 3 006 cattle with slow to steady demand. Slaughter steers mostly 7 90 to 8 00, dairy types lower. Hogs around 10 cents lower with bids thin, limited action. Sheep receipts 3 506 show little activity with slaughter lambs mostly steady to firm and mid range prices quoted.
Sioux City AP report shows cattle receipts at Salabie of 2100 calves, steady to 15 cents higher than Monday with some seasonally strong yearlings and primes above 11.50 while common cows sell 5.00 to 5.75. hogs see slow demand with prices down to 5.15 for lights and 4.25 to 7.60 for various weights. sheep market offered fat lambs bids around 8.75 to 8.90 with fat ewes near 5.09.
Hogs in Ottumwa move lower with quotes showing a 15 cent drop. Prices for 179 to 160 pound ranges posted at about 2.0563.35 per hundredweight with 149 to 160 pound hogs around 4.90 to 4.50 dollars.
The document lists cattle and hog prices by weight ranges for Waterloo and Mason City markets. Prices shift across weights from 140 to 600 pounds, with Good to Choice grades and several discounts. Highs around 5.15 dollars per hundredweight and lows near 3.8 dollars per hundredweight.
Hogs are weaker on the local market with a 10 cent drop across all grades. The top price now stands at 5.15 dollars. Cattle values remain steady with no significant change noted.
Wheat and grain figures list No 1 wheat at 87 cents No 2 oats 36 cents and rye 43 cents. Dairy butterfat cream prices and various produce items listed with lemons oranges onions cabbage and tomatoes priced. Poultry prices for hens leghorns and stags noted along with hides and calves market values.
Markets report from Chicago shows live poultry trucks steady to firm with ducks and geese mixed. Butter and eggs receipts listed with price ranges, potatoes supplies liberal, and multiple regional potato grades cited with prices and color.
AP data shows eggs receipts at 11.160 irregular mixed colors with multiple grade and price ranges. butter receipts 1,190,043 with creamery prices higher. cheese receipts 319,795 with prices unchanged.
Furnished by Lamson Bros and Co the notice lists butter storage standards with February prices and January and October figures including 21.50 22.50 and 18.05. It appears as a market brief with specific price points for butter storage and related terms.
A report notes there are more than 7,600,000 licensed automobile drivers in the United States, reflecting broad participation in road mobility and licensing across states.
New York stocks softened for a stretch Tuesday with declines in steels motors aircrafts and specialties while rails utilities coppers and oils offered mild support at the end Transfers around 550000 shares. Major losers included U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Douglas Aircraft Westinghouse du Pont Allied Chemical and Brooklyn Manhattan Transit with J S Case down 5 points after a weak earnings report Upward moves appeared for Aluminum of America and American Cyanamid.
Wall Street stock listings show varied bids and prices across many firms led by Adams Express Allied Chem and General Motors. The list includes multiple industrials, utilities, and consumer brands with diverse percentages and par values, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
Wheat receipts Tuesday 106 cars versus 148 a year ago. Quotations unchanged with No 1 heavy dark northern at 1.60 to 1.01 and No 1 yellow 52 to 54 cents. Corn No 3 yellow 52 to 52 1/2 cents. Oats No 3 white 37 1/4 to 38 cents. Barley 38 to 60 cents.
In Tuesday trading utilities showed strength with fractional gains near noon. U S government issues were quiet and declined slightly in small lots while foreign bonds mixed with Norway issues firmer and German bonds easing. Industrials and utilities led gains with American Telephone Bethlehem Steel Consol Edison U S Steel and Utilities Power and Light among the notable risers.
City officials discuss proposed amendments to an agreement involving Zalesky and several council members. Officials aim to clarify responsibilities and update payment terms while preserving project timelines and governance standards.
J W Kintzinger Jr named official shorthand reporter for the Eighteenth Iowa district under Judge John T Moffit. He succeeds Alice Hall who resigned due to ill health after serving since 1920. The Dubuque native will live in Tipton with Mrs Kintzinger and their four children after the current school year.
Henry G. Suehrstedt as receiver for Stark Construction is authorized by Judge C. J. Haas to assign a $1,844.08 final payment from the city of Kewanee Illinois for pump station and powerhouse repair work to the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company to cover labor and materials claims tied to the project.
Judge C. J. Haas orders partition of Marion property with one sixth interests assigned to Peter C. Lassen Mattie H. Lassen Carrie M. Aitchison Christine Reinhardt and Kathryn M. Duncan as plaintiffs and Andrew P. Lasser as defendant R. N. Fitz gerald named referee and A. R. McElwain William P. Secrist and S. A. Fontaine appointed appraisers.
Judge John T. Moffit approved the twenty fourth receivership report showing receipts of 669.29 and disbursements of 336.64 for the period June 30 to December 31, 1939. Cash on hand December 31 totaled 1 167.71. Receiver was D. W. Bates with O. A. Conwell as examiner in charge.
Jeannette Dostal sues Emil Dostal for divorce, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. Hearing before Judge John T. Moffit. couple married February 14, 1936. Custody of a child and support money are requested.
Glen Harold Fox 45 a World War II veteran and Cedar Rapids fire department captain died Monday at Des Moines Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He served on the Mexican border in 1916 and in World War II, helped run the department baseball team and supported a holiday toy drive. He is survived by his wife Rose Kelsh four sons one daughter two sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in Linwood Cemetery.
A local resident is laid to rest with services Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home led by Rev. Ludvik Burian. Burial follows in Hala cemetery. Family will receive callers at the home on Wednesday. The deceased leaves a son Jerry at home, four daughters including Mrs. Thomas Lacina Berlin North Dakota, Rose and Blanche Cuker at home, and Mrs. A W Tomash of Oxford, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Schrimper, 80, of Buffalo Monroe township will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Niven funeral home. The Rev H L Sunderman and the Rev I L Baumgartner will officiate. Burial will follow in Buffalo cemetery.
FBI special agent G. A. Nicholson led 55 peace officers through note taking, photographs and diagrams at a crime scene investigation class at the school of instruction. The session, arranged by Sheriff Jim Smith with Cedar Rapids police and the FBI, included a staged holdup demonstration and featured visiting officials Mayor W. A. Vaughn and Chief E. A. Sadler of Belle Plaine.
A fragmented notice records a transfer involving Emma Kovar and Mary and An toinette Kriz with 1-10 interest in the northwest southwest quarter of section 18 82 7. The transaction cites $1 and value consideration dated 5 3 33.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists out of town and blind ad charges, box number handling, and special rates for work wanted. Ads may be telephoned mailed or delivered to the office and accepted until noon for same day publication and 8 pm Saturday for the Sunday edition.
Treasury bonds show small moves with 3s around 40 43 and 46 49 while Federal Farm Mortgage 3s bid 42 47 and Home Owners Loan 3s at 52. Dow Jones index edges up with slight gains across sectors led by rails utilities and industrials as market chatter continues.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the next week show Daisies 16c, brick 14 42c, cheddars 15 2c. Farmers call board lists Daisies 18c, horns 16c, cheddars 15c.
Limited sales in the Boston market indicate a general decline as holders attempt to move wools amid weak user interest. Prices ranged from 95 to 97 cents scoured for good French combing wools and about 42 to 43 cents grease for graded three-width blood fleeces.
In a counterclaim to Charles B. Zalesky's contract suit for Cedar Rapids police station and jail plans, the city seeks 375.07 and moves to dismiss two counts. It disputes sewer trap conformity, asserts revisions should be at no extra charge, and denies an oral agreement motive.
Mrs Annie Eliza Fifield widow of George R Fifield died at 1311 Fifteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids after an extended illness Born October 5 1869 in Whitewater Wisconsin she came to Cedar Rapids 68 years ago Survived by her 97 year old mother four daughters three sons four brothers three sisters and nineteen grandchildren Funeral plans to be announced Friends may call at Moen chapel
Mrs. Mary Cuker, 86, died at her home two miles east of Amana at 8 50 p m Monday after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband and other family. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the local undertaker.
Lost items including an Elgin watch with broken strap found between Franklin and Y.M. Friday night and a brown water spaniel with bob tail offered for reward. Local repair services for leather goods, zippers, snap buttons, and expert watch repair advertised. Allied Van Lines promotes nationwide moving, storage, and transfer services with local agents. Feather Mattresses by Griffith advertise mattresses and pillows.
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