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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1951

Page

2

Hogs Steady Cattle Uneven On Tuesday Prices

USDA and city market reports show hog receipts at 12 000 with steady to uneven bids, top hog load at 23 10, most 22 50 to 23 00 in 190 230 lb range. Cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers mostly steady to 25 cents higher, bulls and some cows varying, high choice fed steers near 38 38 75. Sioux City and Chicago notes reflect broad price ranges across weights and classes.

Chicago USDA Virginia Sioux City An Ea

Cedar Rapids hog market holds steady with price boosts

Hog quotations at Cedar Rapids firm as a quarter added to base for hogs weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. Beef and calf market notes show U S prime steers 61 65 percent yield at 38.00, other steers and cows priced, with wholesale fruit and vegetable items listed alongside livestock and grain quotations.

Cedar Rapids

Stock Market Plunges on Monday as Leaders Fall

Stocks closed sharply lower in New York with leaders down $1 to $2 a share under steady selling. Trading volume was about 1.2 million shares as investors moved away from equities.

New York

Cattle Receipts Steady to Higher at Omaha Auction

Receipts total 9000 with calves about 100. fed steers and heifers show uneven values, mostly steady to 25 cents higher. Cows and bulls mixed, stocker and feeder steers about 15 percent, prices range from 18 to 38 dollars with top loads near 37.25 for fed steers and 36 to 37 for prime lots.

Omaha INS

Man Sentenced After Bumping Parked Motorbike

Fort Worth authorities say Mike Hudson 41 bumped a parked motorcycle belonging to Officer W T Curtis and was arrested for drunken driving. He received a 30 day sentence for the incident.

Fort Worth Mike Hudson W. T. Curtis Hudson

Grain futures slip as harvest weather fuels bearish sentiment

Grains opened lower and failed to rally on Monday as favorable Kansas harvest weather, a positive Canada crop outlook, and USDA acreage guidance dampen sentiment. Wheat ended 2% to 3% lower, corn down about 3/4 to 1 1/2 cents, oats off over half, soybeans down around 3/4 to 8 cents, with cash wheat and corn prices listed for various grades in Chicago.

Chicago Kansas Agriculture Department

Iowa Hog Receipts Show Mixed Week, Prices Steady to Higher

Des Moines reports Monday receipts around 30 000 head, with Saturday actuals 28 500. Demand steady to up to 25 cents higher. moderate activity across 12 Iowa packing plants, 30 location yards, and southern Minnesota outlets. Barrows and gilts priced from 19 25 to 21 50 for light to heavy weights, sows range 16 75 to 19 75 depending on weight.

Dow-Jones James E. Bennett & Co Merchants National Bank W.H. Jump Acco Cae Kyi Cnet Oeweos Adams _ Express Intl Hydro Admiral Mining Aliechany Cag Towa UG & E e_ e Owa Allied Chem Tl Seintl Paper Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Amn Air L Jones Laughlin Amn Krog Es St Amn Loco Krover Libby McNeill PBS Jacs Bey Owens Amn Smelting Myers Amn Steel Fdys Lockheed Amn Tobacco Loews. Inc Amn Woolen McKesson & R Marshall Fid Armco Steel Martin, G. L Armour & 6E Martin Parry Arch Mathieson Co Atlantic Maytag Avco Baldwin Loco Balto & Ohio Mont. Ward Bendix Ava Motor Wheel Best Foods Murray Corp Beth Steel Nash-Kelv Blaw Knox Biscuit Boeing Airp Cash Borden Co Borg Warner Natl Dstirs Bridgeport Gypsum Briggs Mfe Central Bucyrus-Erie Pac R.R Budd Mfg North Am’n Co Burroughs Adg Butler Bros Canad Paramount Penick & Ford Penna Rick Serpe Pases Reaney Jean ‘Er Cghes Ohio Penese Chgo Corp Phillips’ “Pet Chgo Saeveler Motors Coca Cola Sree Sperry Corp Curtiss Diana Std Steel S Eastman Koda Ae Eaton Mfg Swift & Co Erec Boat Swift Intl Erie R R Tex Corp Evans Prods Tex Gulf Firestone T Fruehauf Tidewater Garwood Timken Det Gen Bak Timken R. B Gen Cables T. C. Fox Film Gen Electric Union Carbide Gen Foods Union Pac Gen Motors Uni Gillette S R Uni. Air Lines Greyhound Walworth Hayes Warner Bros Houd Hershey West Penn Houston Oil Wes. Union Homestake Westghouse el Howe Sound Willys Ovis Hudson Mtrs U Corp Wilson and Co Woolworth Ills Central Youngston S Harv Zenith Radio Aetna BB Jet Lake Sul Ark. Nat. Gas Dodge Mfg Autom. Wash el. Bond Carr Biscuit Fairchild Eng Bellas Cessna Air Miller, Hart Iowa Des Moines INS Minnesota

Ottumwa Hogs Steady to 25c Higher Tops $21.50

Hog prices at Ottumwa stay steady to 25 cents higher with top bids reaching $21.50. Butchers weighed 160 to 170 pounds fetch $19.00, 170 to 180 pounds bring $20.00, 180 to 190 pounds at $21.00, and 240 to 270 pounds around $20.50 with other weights quoted.

Setenee Eee Eeeterer Seaee Ottumwa INS Waterloo

Waterloo Hogs Steady With Prices Listed

Waterloo hog market reports steady bids across weight classes from 160 pounds to over 550 pounds. Top price sits at 21.50 for the heaviest selects while sow and lighter ranges show declines with various quoted figures between 16 and 19 dollars per hundredweight.

Chicago Produce Market Steady with Wide Poultry Prices

Chicago producers report a steady live poultry market with 26 trucks. Hens and springs show mixed prices across colors and breeds, while turkeys, guineas, and geese list varied per pound. Butter and cheese prices adjust with scores, eggs remain steady, and potato shipments show liberal supply with regional price ranges.

Chicago White Rock Plymouth Rock U. S Lina Sebagoes Texas Reds Fha Virginia Cobblers Washington Warbas

New York Produce Prices and Poultry Market Report

New York daily market notes offer dressed poultry prices per pound for various cuts and weights, including many entries for turkeys with 18 to 24 pound toms and breeder hens, plus dairy prices for butter and cheese. Also listed are wholesale creamery milk prices, weights, and quality scores, with overall market notes indicating quiet sales and unsettled butter.

New York Ins Seache

LAFF A DAY Quip Bridges Kiss Confusion

A humorous quip notes the speaker’s difficulty in judging romance by a kiss as they claim all possibilities feel right when they kiss. The line plays on common dating tropes and tongue in cheek wit.

Marion couple wed in Presbyterian church ceremony

Miss Helen Kathryne Hammond daughter of Mr and Mrs R Hammond of Marion wed Arthur Paul son of Mrs William Paul of Central City on Sunday at 4 pm in the Marion Presbyterian church. The Rev C V R De Jong performed the double ring ceremony before 250 relatives and friends. They will reside in Marion after a reception at the church.

Helen Hammond Arthur Paul Helen Kathryne R Hammond Marion Ee Paul William Paul Central City Marion Presbyterian Church C. V. R. de Jong Jean Carlson Jerry Kruger Cedar Rapids Bob Hammond Roger Paul Paul Marion Telephone Exchange C. B

Weekend Visitors and Family News From Local Homes

Born Sunday to her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs F L Fox of Joliet Ill Mrs Fox is the agree Catherine Bigger of Marion Mr and Mrs Fred Ross and their son James are home after a two weeks visit with relatives and friends in Laramie Wyo and Walton Col Miss Eva Clark of Huntington Park Calif is a guest in the home of Mr and Mrs Oscar Martin Mr and Mrs Laurence Martin and their children Cynthia and Deborah have returned to their home in Minneapolis after a weekend visit with their parents Mr and Mrs L N Martin and Mr and Mrs J H Stanaway Weekend Guests Mr and Mrs Franklin Corrick of Topeka Kan and their children Franklin James and Anabelle were weekend guests of Mrs Corrick s aunt Mrs J W Bowman The Corricks are en route to their home following a tour through Canada Mrs Walter E Reinsch has returned from a week s fishing trip to Spirit Lake.

F. L. Fox Joliet, Ill Fox Catherine Bigger Marion Fred Ross James Laramie Wyo Walton, Col Eva Clark Huntington Park, Calif Oscar Martin Laurence Martin Cynthia Deborah Minneapolis L. N. Martin J. H. Stanaway Franklin Corrick Topeka Kan Franklin James Anabelle

Local Social Notes From Duluth to St Louis Conference

Attend Conference Mr and Mrs Hugh Gordon attend the International Baby Chick Association conference in St. Louis this week with Mr Gordon on the board. Return to Duluth the Shaw family after a two week visit with Mrs E Van Buskirk. Dinner guests include the Wiggins with daughter Josephine and neighbors Hensing family. Various others visit or travel including Hazelwinkel McCannon Morgan extended visits. Kenneth Nevins hospitalized for emergency appendectomy at St Luke's. Mrs Esella Bennett visits Ames nieces Janet and Sue Gordon this week. Pearl Bigger reports birth of a son.

Hugh Gordon St. Louis Gordon H. W. Wiggins Josephine William Lary Lulu Curtin Charles Hensing Dale Vinton Esella Bennett Ames Janet and Sue Gordon

Summer Vacation of Concordia's Home Economics Director

Miss Florence Kruger, home economics director at Concordia College Moorhead Minnesota, spends the summer with her niece and sister Mr and Mrs Reinsch.

Florence Kruger Concordia College At Moorhead, Minn Cene Mrs. Reinsch

Families undertake Western tour visiting national parks

Mr and Mrs Gerald Ozburn and son Jimmie join Mr and Mrs Ed Schmatt and sons David and Lary for a two week trip. They travel to the Black Hills South Dakota Yellow Stone park Wyoming Estes Park Loveland and Colorado Springs before returning via Kansas City. Lyle C Allen of 654 Twelfth street has returned home from St Luke's hospital.

Gerald Ozburn Jimmie Ed Schmatt David Lary Black Hills S. D Yellowstone Park Wyoming Estes Park Loveland Colorado Springs Colorado Kansasity Lyle C. Allen Twelfth Street St. Luke’s Hospital

Foreign Business Eyes Talks Slow on Ordering

Exporters report orders for American goods held up as foreign buyers wait on Korean peace talks to clarify pricing and production. May exports declined 23.5 million from April as buyers fear war disruption and seek cheaper later purchases.

New York U. S Malik

U S cotton trade faces slow demand amid price doubt

Foreign buyers hold back amid expectations of lower prices tied to a large U S cotton crop and Korean developments. Japan seeks about two and a half million bales while Europe may lack dollars to buy, as U S controls curb civilian production. The National Production Authority plans a clearing house to vet foreign requests and direct expert aid to worthy projects.

Europe U. S U.S

Mortuaries and services listed in small-town classified page

A jumble of old classifieds including monument firms J V Novak & Son and Betz Monuments, lost and found notices for a Holstein heifer, rental and repair ads, nursing homes, jewelers, watch repair, driving to California ride shares, cleaning and upholstery products, and entertainment listings at local venues.

Happy Nursing Home Killian’s Nation Dept

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