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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
13
Chicago market notes show hog receipts for Wednesday easing by about 6,000 head versus estimates, boosting prices by up to 15 cents. Cattle overall steady to strong while sheep opening sales were steady to weak. light weights led gains in early trading with continued strength into closing.
U S Department of Agriculture market report from Omaha shows salable hogs receipts 4 500 with prices mostly up 10 cents and top at 6 60. cattle receipts 5 800 with fed steers and yearlings steady and cows and bulls trading in a wide range. Sheep and lambs receipts 7 500 with fat lambs slow and feeding lambs tending lower, various price ranges across categories.
US Department of Agriculture report shows salable cattle receipts 3 500 with calves 100 and steady to stronger trends for beef steers yearlings while heifers hold firm and cows near steady. Hogs see 3 500 receipts with butchers up 10 to 15 cents and sows 10 to 25 cents higher, feeder pigs 6.00 6.50. Sheep receipts 2 000 with fat lamb action light and prices quoted around 2.00 3.50 for slaughter.
Hog prices rose across Mason City Ottumwa and Terloo markets with mixed weights. Prices ranged from about 3.50 to 6.60 per hundredweight depending on weight class and facility, including packers and sow categories. Cattle prices held steady with steady to firm tone for steers and yearlings across regions.
Receipts: cattle 2,500. hogs 6,000. sheep 9,500. Slaughter steers and yearlings firm to 15c higher. cows and bulls mixed. Hogs active with barrows and gilts up to 10c. sows up to 5c. top hog price $6.85 for 170-200 lb. pigs $6.00-6.50. Sheep steady to weak on slaughter lambs. Washington spring lambs noted up to 9.00 for 80 lb plus. native killers strong.
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Tuesday were 15 300, down from 20 700 a week ago and 12 400 a year earlier. Prices ranged by weight, with 160-180 lb barrows and gilts at 6.10 to 6.50 and 450-500 lb hogs at 3.55 to 3.90.
Price table lists live cattle weights from 140 to 500 pounds with per hundredweight values ranging from 3.30 to 6.65 dollars and various increments for different weight brackets. The data appears as a compact market quote from Austin Minnesota.
Hogs strengthened on the local market with a 10 cent rise in all grades except the two heavy grades, top hogs reaching 6.60. Hides slightly higher. Calf market shows steady to higher prices with good to prime steers mainly 7.50 to 8.50 per cwt for 900 pounds, yearlings 9.00 to 10.00, and cows and other beef grades in the 5.00 to 5.75 range. Sheep market notes genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds at 8.50, bucks lower, other grades varied by quality.
A garbled Cedar Rapids miscellaneous listing shows grain prices for Wheat No. 1 56c No. 2 55c Oats White No. 2 2142c No. 3 20c Rye No. 2 Barley No. 3 26 36c Corn shelled No. 2 yellow 33c Soybeans No. 2 yellow 73c plus hay straw butterfat cream and local poultry prices with assorted fruits vegetables and meats including Leghorn hens and various weights of poultry. The text also lists eggs wholesale prices and several fruit and vegetable figures with several transcription errors.
The report shows bonds edging higher with small gains in several categories and Utilities down. Equities open mixed as Industrials and Rails movements appear in the morning averages with several stocks showing modest gains or declines.
New York markets opened with a modest rally driven by overnight buying and large gains, but traders soon took profits and mid day declines erased most of the advance. Transfers for five hours around 1,250,000 shares accompanied mixed results as 105 industrials show quarterly earnings improving, narrowing selling pressure. Key gainers included American Telephone General Motors and J C Penney while Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Westinghouse and Du Pont faced selling pressure.
Tuesday’s stock table lists numerous issues with prices and maturities led by Adams Express Intl Harvester Alaska Juneau and Allegheny Corp International Nickel Allied Chem Intl Paper Allis Chalmers Johns Manville and many others across banks railroads oils and manufacturers. The page compiles a wide array of equities with bid and ask style figures reflecting midweek activity from the Merchants National Bank building.
Wheat gains about a cent on the Chicago board of trade amid revived export demand and firmer outside markets. Corn drops to new six year low after late selling, with September at 38 1/2 cents and oats near unchanged.
July December Winnipeg market figures show wide price fluctuations while Chicago cash wheat prices list No 2 red tough at 64 4 to 64 3? No 2 hard 63 4 to 62 5? No 3 63 to 60. Sample yellow hard and northern spring prices appear around 59 to 63 cents. Corn No 1 yellow around 40 to 44 cents, oats and barley ranges noted with malting and feed varieties.
AP Minneapolis grain summary shows Tuesday receipts at 209 cars versus 169 last year. Trading basis unchanged. No. 1 dark northern and varieties priced with slight gains. Corn No. 3 yellow quoted 36 to 38 cents, oats No. 3 white 21 to 23 cents, barley 28 to 48 cents, rye No. 2 40 to 42 cents.
Wisconsin cheese quotas for July 24 29 list Wisconsin cheese exchange items Daisies brick horns and cheddars with 12 2 to 12 cents ranges Farmers call board quotes mirror Daisies 12 2 ending in 12 to 13 cents. Sugar market in New York shows small gains in futures on Cuban buying with Cuban raw sugar at 2.02 cents and refined at 4.30 40 cents.
In Boston the U S Department of Agriculture reports moderate trading in the wool market with prices firm. Graded territory wools sold with combing three eighths blood at 60 to 62 cents scoured and combing quarter blood at 58 to 60 cents scoured, while country packed bright fleece wools moved in medium volume at 31 to 32 1/2 cents per pound in grease delivered.
New York bond market edged higher as railroad issues rose with gains ranging from fractions to over two points. Investors anticipated passage of the Chandler bill on voluntary carrier reorganization while Panama Canal Treaty ratification awaited a Senate quorum. Domestic corporates posted fractional gains led by National Dairy 334s and Standard Oil of New Jersey 2s. Treasury issues drifted lower with U S government bonds closing modestly down.
Chicago receipts total 1 229 460 for fruits and live poultry with steady pricing. potatoes show weaker Missouri Kansas cobblers and various US No 1 grades with mixed ice and refrigeration prices. New York receipts total 1 568 538 with steady to firm creamery, cheese, and egg markets and current milk pricing in state.
New York and nine eastern states faced continued drought with no rain expected this week. Scattered showers Monday did little to ease parched ground. City reservoirs hold seven months of water but rural areas seek rationing as crops, pastures, and dairy feed suffer. Agriculture Commissioner Norton W. Noyes warned of disastrous outcomes if rain does not arrive soon.
The World Baptist Alliance, in Atlanta, votes for an international organization backed by an international police to avert war and secure lasting peace. Dr. James Henry Rushbrooke of London is elected president. Dr. W. O. Lewis, Paris representative, named general secretary succeeding Rushbrooke.
The Federal Alcohol Administration ruled that Scotch whisky must be made in Scotland after public hearings. It rejected a proposal to allow any product to be labeled Scotch if the label disclosed the country of production and denied ending the use of fifth bottles.
West Coast CIO Director Harry Bridges was stricken ill and stayed in San Francisco while his deportation hearing proceeded by stipulation between counsel. The hearing went forward without him on Tuesday at Angel Island California.
Johnny Knipper, 13, straightened his own broken arm after a fall in Lansford. Dr. Louis LaBarre, head surgeon at the Coaldale state hospital, examined him and said the boy had set his own arm, remarking I couldn't have done it better myself.
Desperado Jack Russell of Oklahoma was returned to Chicago to face a grand jury on a Lindbergh law kidnapping charge. Billy Scott Hamilton, 23, of Arkansas City Kansas, was found dead on a country road July 14.
In the house of Lords Viscount Samuel urges Britain to reopen talks on wartime debt payments to the United States. He insists full consideration be given to resuming negotiations and resolving the issue.
Classified notice outlines daily and multi day rates for want ads at The Gazette Cedar Rapids. Rates shown include consecutive days with per day pricing and minimum ad size. Advertising guidance covers out of town mail to The Gazette and monument announcements from manufacturer to consumer.
A garbled page lists lost property a lady’s watch at Ellis Park Sunday night keepsake contact 8505. Also entries describe free demonstrations for hay fever relief and various services and ads including automotive transportation references, rewards for arrest and conviction money misused, watch sales and trades, mental patient care at private home, amusement callers for August homecoming, long distance moves Allied Van Lines and Calder’s Van & Storage, mirrors resilvered, advertising for housepaint free book The Truth About Housepaint, and rides to Des Moines Sioux City Cheyenne Denver and other travel notes with share-expense requests.
A flood of local beauty salon promotions lists multiple shops offering permanents, wave services, and special rates. Names include Lovely Lady, Paris Beauty Salon, DeLuxe Beauty Shop, Rita's Beauty Shop, La Vogue, Helene Beauty Shop, Artiste, and Paris Academy of Beauty. Also mentions a log bar tavern, a 24 hour cafe, and White Lodge venue listings.
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