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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1946
Page
10
Chicago AP reports steady top steer price at 22.50 with most steers 19 to 22, weighty heifers to 21.50, cows firm, bulls strong, veal calves steady. Hogs rise 50 to 75 cents with: good 160‑pounders 16.50 to 17, tops 17.50. Lambs scarce with spring lambs at 19 to 20, ewes 9.25 and down.
Hog receipts around 14 000 with 17 000 total. market 75 cents higher. most hogs 280 pounds and up. prime and choice pricing noted. Cattle receipts 12 300 with steady to slightly lower steer and heifer quotes. cows scarce but firm. bulls active. Lambs spring demand stronger on meager supply. native springers and wethers show gains. ewes light and fat shorn prices down slightly.
Cattle receipts 6,600 calves 100 steer prices around 21.00 to 22.00 with quotes for midweights and feeders. hogs receipts 5,500 with most sales 15.00 to 16.25 and top 16.25. sheep receipts 1,000 with mixed lots, spring lambs and shorn ewes. Prices vary by weight and class, with feeders and cows showing steady to slightly higher rates.
Receipts 6000 hogs unevenly steadier to 50 c higher as buyers paused late. Calves and fed steers show gains with top fed steers around 21.75 per cwt and yearlings around 15 to 16.75. Sheep receipts 300 with market steady on light test, native lambs around 16.50, ewes about 8.50.
Combined hog receipts at 18 concentration yards and 11 plants in interior Minnesota and southern areas for the 24 hours ending Wednesday were heavier than the 6 900 a week ago. Prices noted for 160 180 lb hogs ranged around 15.75, with sows 370 880 pounds also recorded.
A fragmented market summary from Des Moines to Waterloo shows mixed USDA price quotes. The report lists varied cattle and hog figures, with midsized ranges around 60 170 and 70 180 dollars, noting sparse clarity in several lines.
Prices advanced another 50 cents on the Cedar Rapids hog market Wednesday after a prior rise. Prime butchers fetch 15 50, packers 14 75, with hogs in the 160 to 189 pound range at 15 25. Wholesale fruits and vegetables notes include California celery at 3 00 per dozen and assorted potatoes and baskets priced accordingly.
In a light session amid pre holiday trading the market showed slight irregularities with some issues advancing while many leaders drifted lower. Transfers fell to about 700000 shares as uncertainty over the OPA and price controls weighed on trader interest.
AP reports USDA cattle receipts total 4,000 with brisk trade on slaughter steers, heifers, and yearlings. Grain fed steers top price near 18 dollars, cows steady, bulls up to 26 cents higher, vealers and calves aiding replacement cattle. buyers and packers active with several loads of good feeder cattle.
The article lists receipts and price snapshots from Chicago markets. It mentions no cars but 21 trucks, firmer market for fryers and broilers at 38 to 41 cents, cheese and daisies prices around 33 to 40 cents, meats and butter values with terms like market firm, and potatoes arrivals on track with stock levels noted.
A fragmentary market note shows receipts totaling 1,108,913 with firm activity and unclear prices. The report hints at trading in cheese and related commodities but provides no firm figures or terms.
Chicago oats futures slid more than 2 cents a bushel on Wednesday as traders priced in possible price controls. Nearby July oats stayed above 88 cents for much of the session, while cash oats remained firm despite the weaker futures. Corn traded higher with No. 2 yellow at 2.15 to 2.25 a bushel and bookings of 368 000 corn bushels and 107 000 oats bushels.
Washington chief post office inspector sends a nationwide notice to postmasters urging publicizing a list of nonmailable items. Partial examples include intoxicants flammable fluids arms obscene material poisons narcotics extortion letters and fraudulent matter. The aim is to curb illegal mailings and avert criminal prosecutions and stigma.
Cedar Rapids council No. 909 Knights of Columbus formally installed new officers led by Leo H. Oswald as grand knight. John H. Bormann retiring as district deputy will be replaced by William H. Fahey. Guard of honor planned for Mt. Mercy mass on campus Thursday.
Explorer Scouts and Leaders Harry Robson and Ray Domer depart Tuesday for a 10 day canoe tour of Northern Minnesota and Canada. Guided by Region 10 Erica, they launch from Ely base and return via Superior and Duluth. Participants include Eugene Hastings and John Snell.
Judge Matthew D Hartigan set William Heirens 17 bond at 270000 on 25 burglary and assault charges. Heirens waived preliminary examination. grand jury will indict or investigate further including the Degnan kidnapping. Blood stained handkerchiefs found in his dormitory tied to investigation, though toxicology cannot confirm contact with Suzanne Degnan.
The War Assets administration in Cincinnati will fill a $5 748 order for Linn county with about 100 tong of galvanized steel war surplus culvert pipe delivered to Cedar Rapids at a total of $6 506 94 including $758 94 shipping. Behrens notes prewar price would have been $14 816 80. Board discusses tax assessment cancellation on W J Greer estate monies and credits. Frank Simon re appointed Soldiers Relief commissioner for three years. The board also sells three Marion lots for 700 and transfers two Cedar Rapids tracts to Norman and Mrs Norman R Be x. Cigaret permits issued to John W Hynek and Ralph E Lee to operate Midway Shall D Cook in Tennville.
Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr spoke at a Cedar Rapids public meeting about a round aluminum house designed for mass production. He cited wind resistance, heat loss, modular nesting units, and interior indirect lighting with color options. Production delays due to aluminum shortages were noted, with Wichita plants aiming for 1947 rollout.
New York AP reports all principal financial and commodity markets across the United States will be closed Thursday for Independence Day. Trading suspensions apply to major exchanges and related facilities as observers mark the holiday.
Sodding grading and tree topping projects scheduled as city crews plan to remove debris and prepare sites. Work aims to improve streetscapes and safety with routine maintenance throughout the district.
William E Pfeffer of 611 Thirteenth Street NW serves as Iowa synod delegate to the Westminster Fellowship National Council meeting on the University of Dubuque campus in Dubuque from June 29 to July 6. Cedar Rapids council shifts meeting to Friday 10 a.m. in city hall chambers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parks of Chicago was taken to St. Luke's hospital Tuesday around 7 p.m. after a fall at Amana may have caused a fracture of her left leg.
Governor Robert D. Blue reappointed Mary Maura of Cedar Rapids to the state board of nurse examiners. The Associated Press dispatch from Des Moines confirms the action taken Wednesday.
The Veterans Administration sub regional office at 308 Paramount building will not open on Saturdays. Manager David D Elliott says hours are Monday through Friday from 8 15 am to 5 pm.
Cedar Rapids Public Library and all branches will be closed tomorrow. Lincoln station will open Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 45 p.m. and Northwest station Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 30 p.m.
First Class Scout Ted Whiting of troop 25 was named a candidate for Black Crescent at Camp Waubeek last week. Scoutmasters James Maloney James Enign and Harold Eggleston of the camping and activities committee helped select Whiting.
Hollywood reports end of second motion picture strike with 25 percent wage boost retroactive to Jan 1. Ten thousand strikers return to work as studios resume full operation. Settlement follows a five hour peace talks amid violence concerns and jurisdictional battles over machinists and set decorators.
The study outlines potential lifespans for various species including whales living up to 1500 years and elephants reaching beyond a century. It notes eagles and alligators with substantial lifespans, while other creatures span shorter ranges.
The emergency collection campaign will end Wednesday July 10 with cans dropped at the Memorial building basement depot. Volunteers begin pressing the cans for shipment next week as cash contributions reach 11 000 dollars and plant managers file solicitation reports at campaign headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building.
Davenport bishop announces clergy moves including Rev. Joseph J. Fath from St. Mary Riverside to St. Paul Davenport as assistant pastor and Rev. Raymond J. Pacha from St. Mary Muscatine to Iona St. Patrick Iowa as assistant pastor. Rev. George E. Snell moves from St. Patrick Iowa City to St. Mary Muscatine as assistant pastor.
A securing chain on a county road truck loosened and 24 foot bridge timbers fell to the pavement on Tenth Street north of Main, narrowly missing a parked car. Harold McAtee drove the truck. In social items, Mrs. J. T. Galliven hosted a luncheon for Mary Parkhurst of Long Beach, California.
Prof. E. W. Lane of the University of Iowa hydraulic engineering staff and Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research resigns to become a special consulting engineer with the bureau of reclamation in Denver. He starts Aug 1 and has served 11 years on the Iowa faculty except for two wartime years with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Louis Seiglar, pro at Old Indian Creek Country Club, announces a blind bogey event to supplement Ladies day. Also mentions Searles milk and local ads for helping staff at K V Cafe. Mrs May Wahl heads to Elbow Lake Minnesota with her son for a family vacation. Mrs Donald Brooks of Glendale California and sons plan visit to relatives this week.
Mr and Mrs W J Konigsmark entertained Tuesday in honor of their sister in law Mrs J L Robertson with refreshments for 12 guests. Searles homogenized milk advertised daily at Ciras Super Market and Hutons Grocery. Virgil Schultz buys the Cecil R Hampton residence and will take possession Aug 1. sale handled by C E Pearson.
Seaman first class Gale Bauerrichter who served in China and Japan has been separated from the service and is now at home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Bauerrichter of Upper Palisades.
Charles Burmingham son of Mr and Mrs J M Burmingham departs Wednesday for Great Falls Montana to take charge of continuity for the KFBB radio station.
Miss Mary Mullaley has traveled to Winooski Vermont to visit Mr. and Mrs J W Villemaire the parents of her fiancé.
Chief Pharmacist's Mate Robert Biesecker and his wife arrived Monday from Oakland California to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Biesecker.
Supt. C. B. Vernon travels to Buffalo New York to participate in a National Education Association convention..
Mr and Mrs Dwight Holden of Dallas Texas have been guests of their uncle and aunt the E V Careys en route to Ohio.
Miss Wyoma Carey, recently graduated from Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, stood first in the state examinations. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Carey.
Mrs Grace C Koppenhaver travels to Chicago to spend Independence Day with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs R A Crew.
A cloudburst is described as violent air uprushes that keep condensing raindrops aloft delaying rainfall until a large volume of water accumulates at high altitudes.
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