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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
11
Hogs top at 23.75 with gains up to 90 cents. Cattle were mostly steady to higher, with good demand for steers and heifers. Sheep mixed, receipts around 11,000 head. Illinois and Omaha markets report strong activity and varied wholesale prices across weight classes.
A fragmented OCR price list for hogs shows varied weights with bids from 75 to 1.00 and top values around 21.75 dollars. Entries include 170-180 Ibs and 200-240 Ibs ranges with fluctuating per hundred or per head quotes.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were 50 to 75 cents higher. Premiums paid for quality and arrival condition apply at the Cedar Rapids plant. Market lists include steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, lambs, and sheep with varied weights and prices. grain and produce prices follow, plus Mississippi River stage updates for Cedar Rapids and related rise and fall figures.
In New York a labored rally followed a morning slide as stocks closed down with average prices lower. Losses near two dollars a share were trimmed, mostly in fractional amounts, while turnover reached about 1.6 million shares.
Market notes list hog prices by weight and type in Waterloo with ranges from 160 to 550 pounds. Prices shift from about 19 to 21 dollars per 100 pounds, including sows and pigs with distinct weight brackets and read like a local butcher tally.
Des Moines reports Monday receipts estimated at 40 000, up from 34 000 last week and 24 000 on Saturday. Hog slaughter at 2 southern Minnesota packing plants and 12 Iowa plants with 36 yards, plus some out-of-state movement. Active market with butchers at 0.50–1.00 and sows 0.50–0.75 higher. detailed price ranges given for barrows and gilts across weight classes.
Kansas City livestock market report shows total receipts at 6000 cattle with calves 800. Dealers paid 50c to 1.00 higher, stockers and feeders firm to 50c up. High grade fed steers ranged 26.25 to 31.00 with several loads, medium weights 31.50 to 32.00, bulk 26.50 to 30.00. common to medium 24.50 to 27.25. Bad top good beef on fed heifers 31.25, cows up to 22.00, top bulls 23.00, choice vealers 29.00.
Edward J. Nowicki, 21, unemployed father of two, faced guilty pleas for stealing and pawning $72 in car batteries to feed his family. His former employer urged leniency as the judge dismissed the grand larceny charge and offered to cover the crippled two year old’s medical bill.
Chicago grain futures rose sharply opening trading as traders weighed the Korea situation and high parity rates. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans traded mixed with July futures showing notable gains while cash grain offers remained largely unchanged.
New York price notes show dressed poultry and live poultry markets with top grades iced poultry up to 4 1 2 pounds at 40 cents per pound. Cheese prices steady with Cheddars around 33 to 34 1 2 cents. Butter and eggs receipts expected, with varied wholesale quotes across grades and sizes.
Live poultry receipts 28 trucks with market steady to firm. Hens and various breeds priced from 20c to 32c, ducks and turkeys listed with several regional prices. Cheese and butter advance sections with multiple grade prices. Eggs firm with mixed browns and whites and around 60-69.9 percent extras. Potatoes listed with state origins and steady demand. Triumphs and other varieties priced from 3.75 to 4.15 per bushel.
Dale Clayton Fernow, 22 month old son of Harold and Helen Fernow of Marion route 2, died Sunday in an Iowa City hospital after a long illness. Born Aug 14, 1948 in Cedar Rapids, he is survived by his parents, a brother Allen, and grandparents James Fernow of Marion and Henry Roselle of Idyllwild California. Service is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Yocom Murdoch chapel, Rev. C. V. R. De Jong officiating. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday morning at the chapel.
A 1949 report notes two million cars scrapped as the decade’s peak. Local residents and visitors from Marion, Long Beach, Lisbon, Cedar Rapids, and beyond attend social gatherings, film showings, and park picnics. Community updates include softball games, travel, visits, and a lightning damage incident at a Marion cafe.
The second week of Camp Waubeek’s seven week season opened Sunday afternoon with nearly 100 Scouts from twelve different troops in attendance. Representing units include Troop 26 Van Buren PTA Cedar Rapids, Troop 61 American Legion Wyoming, Troop 160 First Christian Cedar Rapids, Troop 25 Arthur PTA, Troop 7 First Lutheran Church Men’s Brotherhood Cedar Rapids, Troop 29 Westminster Presbyterian, Troop 13 Chandler Pump Cedar Rapids, Troop 501 American Legion Walker, Troop 15 Hanford American Legion Cedar Rapids, Troop 100 Holy Name Society All Saints Cedar Rapids, Troop 5 Central Park Presbyterian Cedar Rapids, Troop 6 First Congregational Cedar Rapids.
DES MOINES Iowa state bond director Roger F Warin said Iowa ranks 40th in savings bond purchases among states and territories, up from 49th a week earlier. He noted the state’s quota miss has narrowed from about three million dollars to less than half that amount as sales improve.
A fragment notes German wartime actions shipping large quantities of Dutch bulbs and bulb soil to Germany. The text hints at plans to dominate the bulb industry, but the exact details are unclear due to fragmentary wording.
Washington officials assess America's peacetime war capability as the strongest in history while warning adversaries could still disrupt plans. Radar expansion costs loom at 80 million with no appropriation, and civilian volunteers assist warning networks. Pentagon leaders cite vast manpower, naval supremacy, and new anti submarine tech, amid a looming wartime material stockpile valued around 1.5 billion.
Washington reporting that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation faced a gambling clash as brothers Lou Wertheimer and Mert Wertheimer opened rival Reno casinos. The RFC had loaned $975,000 to the Mapes hotel for the Skyroom Casino run by Lou, drawing Senate sharp criticism for approving a loan after San Francisco and Washington offices disapproved.
Washington officials would not comment on dispatches from the Korean front about IL-10 reconnaissance planes with Russian markings taking part in a raid on the Suwon airstrip. U S officers have discounted or denied reports that Russian pilots fought there. North Korean planes are Russian built, so the red star bearing aircraft may have used unpainted insignia.
Prague AP reports Czech Communist leaders announce the severest purge since 1948. The central committee says every member will be on probation from September 1 to December 15 to weed out undesirables. New party cards will be issued on New Year's Day.
Wartburg college at Waverly and Wartburg seminary at Dubuque receive new presidential residences financed by the late F William Hoops of Byron Nebraska. The will directs sale of several Kansas and Nebraska farms and income from them until liquidation. The homes will enhance Wartburg’s expanding campus growth noted in recent years.
A report notes 140 pounds of nitro glycerin found within a ton of cottonseed meal. The discovery raises safety concerns for handling and storage of the combined materials. Authorities investigate the origin and potential implications for local industry and public safety.
Jimmy Stewart plans an August trip to England to star in No Highway with Darryl Zanuck directing Henry Koster set to repeat, Louis Leighton producing. Ruth Roman and Lana Turner stories surface as Ruth tests for Streetcar role, Lana pregnant pressuring schedule, Frank Sinatra signs CBS deal and divorce dispute with Nancy racing through court amid London plans.
Angelo R. Cirillo loses a wheel at a street intersection causing his car to brake hard. The right rear wheel separates, puncturing the gas tank and starting a fire. Cirillo and his wife and two children move to the sidewalk as flames grow, then an explosion. Remarkably, no one is injured.
Gardeners plan to use a new material, chlordane, to control turf and soil inhabiting insects in vegetable and flower gardens this year, signaling a shift in pest management practices.
This crowded clipping records memorial notices for Carol Jean Stastny and a collage of local business and service ads. It includes thanks from Mrs. John Randa and family, oblique tributes from the Stastny family, and brief notices for lost items, watch repair, and local merchants. The mix underscores small town life with services, memorials, and classifieds.
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