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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
9
Official Wednesday livestock receipts show cattle 8000 hogs 9000 sheep 4000 in Chicago. Hog prices fall to 7.05, 55 cents below two weeks ago, while curtailed receipts lift cattle. Spring lambs steady in a very slow market. open hog receipts total 14000, 1000 more than expected. Packers received 3509 direct. Market remains slow.
United States Department of Agriculture data show hogs and cattle trading slowly in Chicago with declines from Monday. Hogs top around 7.10 dollars, most around 6.30 to 6.85, while cattle see steers and yearlings up to 10.50 and cows steady to strong, vealers 9.50 to 10.00, calves and stockers varied, sheep slow with few native spring lambs around 9.65 and smaller lots sold.
Receipts total about 6 590 hogs and 5 000 cattle with slow trading and prices mostly down on hogs. Weights 180 to 240 pounds bring 6.40 to 6.65, while 270 to 360 pounds run 5.30 to 6.40, sows 270 to 330 pounds at 4.85 to 5.15, and 450 pounds up around 3.75 to 4.25. Cattle see light steers and yearlings steady to weaker, with medium and lightweights 8.00 to 9.00 and some loads 9.10 to 9.35. cows 5.25 to 7.00, bulls 6.50 to 7.75, stockers scarce but steady. Sheep receipts 7 000 with fat lambs slow, slaughter ewes up about 25 cents, feeding lambs 8.00 to 8.50, native lambs above 9.00 in many lots.
U S Dept of Agriculture figures show salable receipts 1 400 cattle 75 calves 4 000 hogs 1 500 sheep. Cattle demand steady to higher with cho 1 150 lb steers about 9 65 and bulk cows 5 25 to 6 25. Hogs top 6 60 with 180 230 lb butchers 6 40 6 50. Sheep seekers bid stronger with native springers above 9.00 and Idaho ranch lambs priced around 8 10 8 25.
Hogs in Ottumwa show price drops of 5 to 10 cents with various weight brackets listed from 120 pounds to 600 pounds. Mason City and Waterloo follow with color coded shifts and packed sow categories, and cattle prices remain largely unchanged with ranges for steers yearlings and common stock.
At St Paul Livestock, receipts totalled around 3,000 cattle with demand steady. Fed steers quoted mostly 8.50 to 9.25, heifers scarce, cows 5.25 to 6.00, calves 8.00 to 9.00. stockers 6.00 to 7.00. Swine receipts near 8,000 with barrows and gilts 1.04 to 1.15 lower, sows steady to firm with top at 6.75 for 180 to 200 lb.--report on market activity and price ranges.
Choice hogs active with 4.85 drop to 360 lbs and assorted prices around 6. Down 25 to 30 cents on slaughter lambs for openings. Receipts reach 5590 with bids generally steady. native spring lambs bid to 8.75. Good yearlings to 6.75 while ewes range 2.00 to 3.00.
U S D A reports 24 hour hog receipts at 20,700 from 19 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, up from last week and year. Prices show uneven declines with barrows and gilts mostly 4.75 to 6.60 per cwt across weight brackets and sows ranging from 3.60 to 5.25.
Hogs remain weaker on the local market with all grades down 10 cents, top at 6.50. Cattle hold steady except canners and cutters weaker. lambs advance. Good hogs by weight show 140-360 lb ranges, packer prices vary. calf, sheep markets listed with spring lambs and quality-based pricing.
Tuesday quotations list wide range of stocks and bonds with many named companies and markets. The page catalogs prices for miners, refiners, manufacturers, utilities, and transport firms including Adams Express, Alaska Juneau, Kennecott, Johns Manville, General Electric, Westinghouse, Ford, Union Carbide, and many others referencing market activity and closing levels.
Local Cedar Rapids market listings show grain prices for No 1 wheat 56c No 25 oats 25c No 2 rye 32c No 3 barley 28c 39c. Shelled corn 37c No 2 yellow soybeans 9c. Hay straw cattle feeds with hay and straw prices. Produce prices list butterfat 24c No 1 cream 23c No 2 cream 2c. Poultry prices include hens over 5 lbs 12c over 4 to 5 lbs 10c under 4 lbs 9c and leg horns 9c. Egg prices hens 17c No 2 12c No 2 10c. Wholesale fruit vegetables lemons 5.50 to 7.00 oranges 2.60 to 4.50 grapefruit 3.00 celery 5c lettuce 3.75 onions 1.45 cabbage 2.00 carrots 2.75 tomatoes 0.85 basket new potatoes 2.25 to 2.35 cantaloupes 3.50 to 3.75 black raspberries 2.00 transparent apples 1.00 lug apricots 0.90 to 0.90 watermelons 2c. Hide market prices list various beef hides calf hides and horse hides with half price for certain items.
Rail scans led a notably higher bond market with bullish tempo at midday. Speculative buying pushed carriers higher with Western Union 5s of 60 Commonwealth Edison 312s and Bethlehem Steel 247s advancing amid improving carloadings and earnings. Government issues rose on solid volume while foreign dollar loans drawn only light demand.
New York AP reports U S government bonds finished mixed on Tuesday with Treasury 44s trading around 47 to 52 and Home Owners Loan 234s at 40 to 52, reflecting varied demand.
New York stocks gapped at the open then moved in a choppy pattern with gains of fractions to about two points. Leaders led while many issues fell with utilities and aircraft shares turning negative as profit taking mounted. Major winners included U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Johns Manville Eastman Owens Illinois Westinghouse Allied Chemical du Pont Union Carbide United Aircraft and Sears Roebuck JC Penney.
Chicago board of trade wheat prices firmed after early weakness as commission houses bought and covered shorts. July wheat up about a cent with support from government loan storage and ongoing export subsidies. corn and oats rose modestly while rye advanced. Local receipts and brisk cash demand accompanied a firmer spot market despite all-time low bids in Liverpool.
The article lists Chicago cash grain provisions for wheat corn and oats with multiple No 1 No 2 and No 3 grades and price ranges. It notes prices for barley and other items and ends with a line about tiErces and meat prices.
Minneapolis AP reports Wheat receipts Tuesday at 185 cars versus 230 a year ago with trading basis unchanged. Cash quotations rise fractions with No 1 heavy dark northern at 74 76 sc and No 1 dark hard Montana Winter at 76 75 ac. Corn No 3 yellow 40 47 1/2 c, Oats No 3 white 25 44 26 1/4 c, Barley 30 48 c.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of July 17 to 22 list prices from the Wisconsin cheese exchange and farmers call board. Daisies, horns, cheddars, commodores, Americas and white flats appear with varied per pound rates.
Pressure to sell raw sugar eased with domestic futures largely unchanged. September rose one point from a prior loss at 1.93, January stayed at 1.93, raw sugar offerings remained at 2.90, and refined held at 4.30 to 4.40.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes live poultry receipts of 1 car and 42 trucks with steady prices. Leghorn broilers under 2 pounds 13 cents, 2 pounds and up 13 cents, springs Plymouth Rock 18 2 cents, White Rock 19 cents. Fryers 17 2 cents. butter receipts 1,141,137 with no price changes. Eggs receipts 12,263 steady. potatoes on track 439 and total US shipments 201. Missouri and Kansas cobblers slightly stronger. California long whites strongest with fair condition and steady demand. US No 1 prices: Missouri $1.10–$1.20, Kansas 95 cents–$1.00, Idaho Triumphs $1.75, Oregon $1.85, California Long Whites $2.15–$2.20, US commercial under ice broadly fair.
AP reports New York market activity for eggs and butter with steady receipts. Egg prices show mixed colors from fancy to standards with varied quotes. Butter creamery values higher than before amid steady overall demand. Cheese receipts remain high and prices unchanged, with mixed quotes across grades.
Dr. C. F. Bruggeman, an Iowa graduate and Panama Canal Zone dentist in Cristobal, requested tickets for the Iowa Notre Dame game at the earliest possible moment so he can attend the November 11 matchup in Iowa City.
Marion and Cedar Rapids members elected delegates to the state American Legion Auxiliary convention in Burlington August 9 to 11. Officers were installed and numerous committees named for the coming year, honoring longtime chaplain Mrs. Mary Hines.
Funeral services for Hugh Foulk 89 who died Sunday evening will be held Friday at 2 pm at Balster and Hall Home for Funerals with Rev Irving E Wade in charge Burial is in Oak Shade cemetery He was born at Center Point son of Michael and and Anna Grass was his wife of Geneva He lived in Marion Cedar Rapids and California He is survived by three daughters Mrs J E Eiler Mrs Esther Robison of Glendale Calif Mrs Margaret Pischett of Burbank Calif and three sons H J Foulk Encinitas Calif William Foulk Compton Calif and H J Foulk Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the Home for Funerals
Relatives gathered Monday evening at 708 Seventh Avenue for a birthday picnic for Mrs. Thomas Taylor. Attendees included David and Nancy Ellen Taylor and Alexander Taylor plus Jimmie and Alexander Lee from Springville and Cedar Rapids guests Margaret Will Taylor and others. A Sunday reunion at Thomas Park honored Marshall Kent of Minneapolis with C H Kent Bess Golden Kent Golden and Kent children from Marion and Cedar Rapids relatives.
A. B. Black learned Tuesday of Vivian Waitman’s death at his Mankato Minnesota home after a long illness. Waitman, once a Benton county resident, visited Marion often. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Black will attend.
Mrs J B Babbitt and her daughter Miss Helen Babbitt of Chicago were en route home from the west coast and recently guests of Mrs Nina Cott.
The Colfax circle of Grove City Rebekah Lodge No. 35 has postponed its family picnic from Thursday evening to the regular August meeting.
River stage readings for Davenport Hastings LaCrosse Prairie du Chien and other locations show varied changes. Davenport and Hastings show a fall of 0.6 and rise elsewhere while Prairie du Chien records a rise of 0.2 and La Crosse a 0.1 rise. Overall noting small fluctuations across stations with the river levels adjusting subtly.
Harold Hanna pitched a no hit no run game as his Garrison D X teammates beat Hallwood 6 to 0. Hanna struck out ten walked one and only two Hallwood players reached base in seven innings. The Painters face Rapids School of Welding at 6:30 tonight.
Hillis M Gill seeks to open a north south alley west of the W J Goodyear residence on east Ninth avenue. L E Cooper asks for an additional fire hydrant on west Eighth avenue. Police to notify Charles Sweet to stop parking cattle trucks on Central avenue.
Marion post 298 and Legion friends are asked to report any night this week to help clean flood damaged Legion pool with tools provided. Kenneth Gibson of Marion and Theodore Hines of Cedar Rapids have gone to the west coast on vacation. Mrs John Domer’s condition after surgery at St Luke’s hospital is improving slowly. Ends July 22. Our 20 percent discount sale on tires batteries and other items at Western Auto Associate store. Miss Anna Helen Martin returned home after weekend in Des Moines with Miss Helen Cramblet. Harold Martin expects return from eastern states trip Wednesday. Page contains multiple local notices and small ads.
Hays R. Dolan of Viola learned Tuesday morning of his son Stewart Dolan's death in California. The body will be brought to Marion for funeral and burial. the Dolan family formerly lived there. Also noted are visits by Miss Fern Scott in Davenport and Miss Louise Rathbun with Miss Nelle Sterritt from Seattle staying with Mrs. Lillian Rathbun.
Brief and partial notices express thanks for a bereavement and kindness from relatives neighbors friends and a funeral director. A second fragment offers a reward for a lost black fox terrier named Skippy with collar and a stray pig contact.
Classifieds list transportation requests and personal service ads. notices include driving with a companion to Los Angeles, beauty shop promotions, mattress cleaning, and various permanent wave offers. Entries mention contact details and business names such as Vogel, Roosevelt Beauty Shop, Paris Beauty Salon, Mabeline Beauty Shop, and Lillian Suchy.
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