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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1940
Page
2
Chicago reports 6200 hogs sold Saturday with 6000 direct to packers and top quote at 6.85. Cattle supplies reach 400 with week top 12.60 and fed cows steady. lambs 2700 direct to packers and 50 to 70 cents lower than last week.
Receipts of hogs 200 with limited class variety. market steady with hogs up 25¢, sows 10 to 15¢ higher, top at 6.88. Cattle receipts 206. calves scarce, week steady for choice steers and yearlings, feeders strong to 1.20. cows down 25¢, vealers up 25¢. Lambs and sheep show declines. best fat sheep around 9.5 to 10.0 with ewes near 20 to 24 dollars.
The report lists hog cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges at Omaha and Sioux City and Des Moines yards. It shows bid ranges for hogs from 180 to 360 pounds, cattle by weight and class, and sheep pricing, with week totals and notable declines in several categories. It notes steady to weak trends in steers, heifers, cows, and lambs, with mixed shifts across heavy and light weights.
Iowa and Minnesota markets show varied quotes for hogs and cattle. Prices range from 140-170 pounds at 5.76 to 6.10 per hundred weight and larger carcass ranges up to 600 pounds with values around 4.50 to 9.00.
A dated price table lists various weights for barrows and gilts with per hundredweight quotes in dollars and cents. Entries cover ranges from 140 to 500 pounds with prices varying by weight and quality, typical of a livestock market listing.
Hogs hold steady with top at 6.35 while good hogs range from 4.95 to 5.50 for various weights. Cattle prices show mixed ranges from prime steers to yearlings, with calves and sheep markets listed by weight and quality.
The Cedar Rapids market lists grain values for Wheat No 1 78c No 2 76c Oats White No 2 30c No 3 26c and mixed corn prices No 2 yellow 6c No 3 yellow Ate Soybeans No 2 yellow 6ac plus straw bale prices 450 and 560. Market notes include poultry prices hens 12c under 5 lbs, eggs 18c No 1 13c No 2. wholesale fruits vegetables with lemons 5.25 oranges 3.60 4.41, celery 60c lettuce 3.50 onions 2.50 cabbage 1.75 tomatoes 2.00 carrots 5.00 New potatoes 1.50 to 2.35 apricots 0.80 watermelons per lb. Hide market prices No 1 cured beef hides Te No 2 cured hides 6c No 1 calf hides de No 2 calf Se No 1 kip 8ac No 2 kip c No 1 horse 3.0 No 2 horse 2.50. Clue hall price and tail included.
New York bond review shows rail loans advancing fractions to 2 points or more as Frisco 40 8 of 1978 leads gains near session close. Southern Railway 4s and Nickel Plate 5s rise while Bethlehem Bteds look flat with other issues trimmed. Italian and some Latin American issues move up on the day amid quiet U.S. government bond trade.
New York reports a lackluster session with investors watching Chicago and Europe. Trading was slow with negligible net gains and losses across most departments as about 100000 shares changed hands amid scattered moves by Packard Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward Boeing United Aircraft Sperry Flamestoke Mining US Gypsum and Southern Railway.
The earth’s eastward spin makes the celestial sky appear to circle westward and each night a star rises about four minutes earlier than the night before.
Chicago wheat futures opened with about a 4 cent fall but slid due to light liquidation and hedging. The July contract closed about 3 to 4.5 cents higher, while corn fell slightly and soybeans held steady to up a fraction as weather and rain prospects influenced trading. Minneapolis and Kansas City markets mirrored the trend with minor losses. cash grain quotes showed mixed prices across wheat and corn while rye remained firm.
Fragmentary market wires show Chicago prices for butter and eggs with receipts around 19 054 and 9 prices unchanged. The garbled text suggests a routine market snapshot with no dramatic shifts or new highs and lows.
Wisconsin cheese exchange lists July 15 to 20 prices for Daisies horns cheddars and brie in various cents. The wool market in Boston saw very little trading with steady to easier prices for domestic wools and no firm orders, as buyers held inventory.
Sam Linton 70 of Denison escaped injury after his car and a combine hauled by a tractor operated by Roy Rodman of Lisbon collided on Abby Creek bridge on highway 30 west of Mount Vernon at 630 pm Friday. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated. Linton said 15 mph at impact. damage about 100 dollars to LA Davis car near Mount Vernon. another driver unnamed after a near miss near avanhoe bridge south of Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Lillian M. Hubbard wife of Milton J. Hubbard and longtime Iowa resident died in Charles City at noon Friday after a brief illness. She was born April 16 1877 in Johnson County and lived in Johnson and Linn counties before moving to Charles City four years ago. Survived by her husband a sister Mrs C J Dunlap of Alburnett and a niece Mrs H P Backus of Eugene Oregon. Funeral announcements will be made later.
Johan A. Larson 2917 Westwood Drive NW died at a local hospital at 11.55 p.m. Friday after a short illness. He was a carpenter and a member of the Carpenters Union. The body lies at Moon Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Marion youths Dorrance McEnany 16 and Marcus Ferreter 15 questioned July 5 after a woman was struck in the eye by a clod through an open car window. The court dismissed the case Friday Judge Harry Johnson ruled evidence showed an accident. The injured, Mrs. Harry Wugrnick 56 of Milwaukee, underwent eye removal surgery. The boys said they aimed at a telephone pole while resting from farm work near highway 15L and admitted neglecting traffic behind their target.
Pennsylvania maple syrup demand exceeds supply as production surges. Donald D. Stevenson of Pennsylvania State College says the state now ranks fourth in U S maple syrup production.
Council Bluffs proprietor Big O'Neill built an $100 dog house for his dog Axel. The 8 by 10 foot brick walled structure has a concrete floor an asbestos shingled roof and is well insulated drawing envy from married men in town.
A church notices page lists service times and sermon topics for Marion area congregations including Baptist The Rev L W Inman Catholic St Josephs Masses 730 and 930 am Christian with sermon Singing Prisoners, Congregational 945 am 11 am Pilgrim Highroaders 630 pm Free Methodist 945 am 10:45 am and 745 pm YPMS 7 pm Methodist 945 am 11 am sermon If I Should Wake Before I Die Presbyterian 9 am 10 am 7 pm Ladies group Catechism Wednesday Lutheran 930 am 1030 am sermon Christians Debtors to God Seventh Day Church of God Sabbath 1030 am preaching 1130 am Prairie Chapel 10 am 11 am Epworth league 730 pm Alburnett 930 am 10 am service times listed
In a realty partition suit, Helen Kemper and Hazel Lacy defend property rights claiming an 1911 agreement with the Krouse parents and 1924 adoption by Mrs. Krouse. Elsie Krouse joins, seeking to preserve dower and lifer maintenance. The case proposes new division of the estate among Krouse heirs with Elsie receiving a homestead share.
Judge H C Ring overruled a defense motion to dismiss an injunction suit by E R Fenny against B J McKeeby. McKeeby given 10 days to elect to stand on the ruling or plead over. Plaintiff alleges an employment contract restricting McKeeby from competitive business for five years after leaving his manager position at Tenny.
Sam Simmons 49 of 729 Ho Street SW was released from Linn county jail Friday after a 1500 bond was posted. The bond, signed by Simmons and J W Mitchell, was certified from Polk county. Simmons had been jailed since May 6 on a charge of illegal sale of intoxicating liquor and being a third offender. he pled not guilty May 7.
Sheriff Jim Smith investigates two reported thefts of poultry near Mount Vernon on Friday night. At the Stoneking farm a sack and staple were ripped from the poultry house and an undetermined number of New Hampshire Reds were stolen. Authorities are also examining a second theft at the Caraway farm involving about 80 or 90 birds.
Dorothy Kosky sues James Kosky for divorce on cruel treatment. Judge C J Haas orders a temporary injunction against personal interference and a $400 property attachment. Mrs Kosky seeks custody of a son and $60 monthly support. Married June 11 1936 divorced Feb 4 1939 remarried July 15 1939.
Ada Brown, 46, of Cedar Rapids, pled guilty to a statutory offense before Judge C. Ring. She received an indeterminate five year term at Rockwell City reformatory, suspended on good behavior. She withdrew a prior not guilty plea and was released from the county jail after arrest on July 6.
Judge H C Ring admitted the will of John Henry Fuessley who died June 16 to probate. Dated January 3 1925 the will named Kate Fuessley and Albert Fuessley as executors with the wife and children as legatees and left a $600 bequest to granddaughter Alice Krapf.
Esther Reed asks for separate maintenance in a cross-petition filed to a divorce suit originally brought by Henry E. Reed on April 27. The action seeks distinct support and likely a court order while the divorce proceedings proceed.
Mrs. Reed seeks permanent alimony of 50 per month and property awards after her Clinton marriage to the respondent in September 1916. The case centers on maintenance grounds and alleged cruel and inhuman treatment.
Judge C J Haas approved the twenty third quarterly report in the receivership of the Iowa State Savings bank of Cedar Rapids. Receipts for the quarter ended June 30 totaled 5107 74 while disbursements were 1785 04. Cash on hand stood at 17181 81 with D W Bates as receiver and J R Drake as examiner in charge.
Judge H C Ring on Saturday authorized a 20 percent dividend on allowed creditors claims in the Hatch and Brookman company receivership. Judge C Haas set July 20 at 9 am for hearing on D W Bates receiver of Iowa State Savings bank Cedar Rapids to sell real estate in Bradley and Adams addition Cedar Rapids. An offer of 600 from James Nassif appears in the receiver's listing. Margaret G McGarry seeks 3620 plus interest in a two count note action against A C Goodall.
Judge Harry S. Johnson ruled in police court that mail trucks must follow city parking rules. Joe Wilde was fined $1 and costs for double parking and for not pulling into a free space, later dismissed after an apology. Postal officials noted mails trucks must comply with municipal traffic rules and speed is governor-limited to 30 mph.
The Roosevelt administration moved on two fronts to reinforce western hemisphere defenses against Germany. It asked Congress for funds to buy surplus Latin American goods for resale to Europe to force Germany dominated Europe to trade on hemisphere terms. A new central translation office will promote cultural exchange among American republics.
Otto T. Brehmer resigned Saturday as president of the Walnut State Bank to devote all his time to Jehovah's Witnesses. He said a Bible study led him to believe Armageddon is near and he will support God's kingdom. Brehmer had served as bank director since 1923 and will be succeeded by W. J. Otto of Oakland, California.
A 13 year old girl confessed to police that her abduction tale near Lincoln school on Wednesday night and release near Iowa City was fabricated. She said fear of going home after a late date with two boys led her to invent the story and she rode with them until one left at 11:30 p.m.
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