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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
2
Hogs were nominally steady at the Chicago Stockyards with about 6,000 hogs reported in the sweep and 4,000 cattle and 1,000 calves also steady. Pittsburgh showed a nominal market on 50, East St. Louis steady on 250, while Chicago total 6,000 market activity remained light overall.
Chicago AP notes Saturday closing prices for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed demand. Prime heavy steer prices around 1200 dollars. hogs largely steady with limited top quotes. lambs and yearlings show selective strength. Several ranges and load-levels for feeders and slaughter stock cited, reflecting uneven buying and regional price activity.
Department of Agriculture cattle receipts show 250 head more than last week with feed steers and yearlings strong to 25 cents higher. heifers steady to strong. calves steady to 25 cents lower. Vealers steady. Stockers feeders strong. Hogs receipts 860 under pressure. 220-240 pound hogs 9.25 to 9.50 with some sows 7.00 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 2,200. spring lambs steady to 5 cents higher. natives 8.75. feeding lambs 7.25 to 7.50. slaughter ewes 17.50 to 34.50.
Department of Agriculture report for SIOLN CITY LIVESTOCK Sioux City shows weeklong receipts across cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges. Beef steers and yearlings mainly 1.00 to 1.25 higher. fat stock and stockers firm to higher. Hogs steady to top 9.95 with direct market noted. Sheep and lambs mostly higher with spring lambs and yearlings around 4.25 to 6.50, feeders active, Idaho and California lots present.
Market roundup from St Paul and Iowa towns shows cattle and hog prices mixed. Fed steers and heifers mostly steady to weak, cows down, calves and stockers steady, hog receipts about 500 with varied values, porkers and sows adjusting. Sheep receipts small with lambs and yearlings showing minor gains. Iowa listings include Waterloo and Mason City price marks across weight ranges.
Hog price table from Austin Minnesota lists ranges by weight from 140 to 550 pounds with quoted prices in dollars and cents. Various weights such as 150 160 170 180 200 220 250 270 290 338 325 350 425 550 appear with prices spanning about 6.45 to 9.45 per hundredweight, including packing sows.
Des Moines reports combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended Saturday. Totals show 9,500 head, down from 20,200 last week and 6,800 a year ago. Prices listed by weight class show steady to higher bids for many categories, with backing sows and heavy weights quoted at multiple price points.
A Cedar Rapids market summary lists prices for grains hay and straw dairy goods and poultry with items such as Wheat No 1 58c Barley No 2 406 consigments and assorted produce like Lemons 5.50 oranges 3.00 3.75 Grapefruit 3.00 and Potatoes new 1.00 to 2.00 per barrel. Livestock hides and animal pelts prices include No 1 cured beef hides 6c No 2 5c and horse hides at 2.25 and 1.75 respectively with pony hides half price.
Local hog prices move up to ten cents with top at 9.55. Calf market at 8.50 for good to choice 140 199 pounds. Lambs 65 to 90 pounds around 38.50. Cattle demand shows choice to prime steers 11.25 to 12.00, medium to good 1145 to 12.20, yearlings mixed, cows up to 6.75, and canners at 4.75 down.
Chicago market notes show steady potato arrivals with Cobblers U.S. No. 1 and U.S. commercials around 40% to 63% for several states, White Rose stock fair but steady, and Idaho Triumphs and California stock near mixed levels. New York markets report eggs receipts at 15,097 cases with mixed colors and price ranges for firsts, seconds, and mediums. butter receipts and cheese prices show slight strength and overall weakness in cheese.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week list Cheddars at 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 cents, Juniors and Daisies at 2 to 2 1/4 cents, Commodores at 2 to 2 1/4 cents. The wool market in Boston opened strong then stabilized with prices firm at higher levels. graded combing bright fleece sold with grease prices 30 1/2 to 32 1/2 cents, half-bloods 29 1/2 to 32 1/2, three-widths bloods 33 to 34 1/2, quarter-bloods 31 to 32 1/2 cents.
Bond market in New York closed Saturday with narrow moves and small gains in American and Foreign Powers, Columbia Gas and Electric 4s, Illinois Central 4s, National Dairy 3s, and Northern Pacific 4s. Declines appeared in Baltimore and Ohio convertible 4s, Missouri Pacific 5s, Pacific Telephone 4s, and Western Union 5s as Treasury and foreign dollar bonds remained largely unchanged.
Syracuse New York plans outline a 10,000 acre wild fowl sanctuary in Montezuma marshes north of Cayuga Lake. The U S Bureau of Biological Survey intends to restore old duck and rail habitats by constructing three miles of dikes to form a 1,500 acre open water pool with additional smaller breeding pools across the area.
New York AP reports selective stock market gains with steels and motor shares leading the advance on modest volume. Transfers around 350,000 shares. Highs built by U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler and more while low priced issues show activity. Analysts note potential test of last week laws as buying support persists amid mixed bonds and curb market moves. R L Polk reports June car sales at 156,393 versus 178,060 in May and 360,236 a year ago.
A dense list of stocks and prices published by J. B. Bennet & Co. shows Adams Express, American Can, General Electric, U S Steel, and many others with bid and ask style figures. The page reads like a market rundown from the Merchants National Bank building with numerous tickers including International Nickel, Allied Stores, Kennecott, Libby Owens, Ford, Maytag, and more, reflecting a broad cross section of late Saturday quotations.
Yellowstone Park officials seek to reduce the elk herd. Despite attempts by sportsmen last fall, the 18,876 elk exceed grazing capacity by 3,800. Hunters killed 3,581, with many shot in a perforate thinning effort. Zoos and private herds supplied 214, some to Korea. Limited buffalo are available for private herds.
Wheat futures edged down as trade stayed dull on the Chicago board of trade. Sept wheat fell about 4 cents, corn down around 3 to 4 cents, oats down modestly, with light export interest and holiday closures in Liverpool and Winnipeg. Receipts were reported, and crop forecasts and rust reports added little market impact amid favorable conditions.
Chicago and Minneapolis reports show cash wheat prices for No. 1 hard and mixed grades, with values around 73 to 70 cents and 69 to 75 cents. Oats reference No. 1 mixed and white around 25 to 26 cents. Receipts at Minneapolis totaled 187 cars, down from last year, with detailed prices for No. 1 dark hard Montana and other wheat grades. corn and durum values also listed and largely steady.
Mrs Lottie Cahill 68 of 1917 Eighth avenue SE died in a local hospital at 5 30 p m Friday after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland Feb 14 1870 she came to Cedar Rapids at age 5. Survived by sons Edward M Peoria Ill Cyril J and Thomas E Chicago Robert J St Paul J Arthur Storm Lake and daughters Mrs Francis Sullivan Mrs M G Brand Mrs J B Radloff all Cedar Rapids and Mrs Patrick Cavanaugh Omaha. Four sisters also surviving. Funeral arrangements pending at Monahan funeral home.
Cecil L Holloway shop foreman for Handler Motor company died at 3 55 am Saturday after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born May 3 1900 in Cedar Rapids he resided here. Married Opal Willard Aug 1 1931 he is survived by his wife parents and one sister. Funeral at Turner chapel 2 pm Monday Rev Grant F Anderson to officiate. Nellie Callaghan 70 died at Mercy hospital Saturday after brief illness. Born in Ireland 1868 she came to America at age 5 and lived in Iowa since. Surviving sister Sister Mary Dionysia of Cedar Rapids. Body at Monahan funeral home pending arrangements.
Portland, Ore. Reverend John Delauney told a Progressive Business Men's club audience that a weak ego often stems from youthful offensive nicknames like "Sissy" or "Skinny." He warned sensitive individuals suffer most, yet many inferiority issues can be overcome through effort and study.
New York DA Dewey announced that J Richard Dix ie Davis a disbarred lawyer once tied to Dutch Schultz will turn state's evidence and testify against Tammany Leader James J Hines. Davis will be released from the Tombs into Dewey detectives custody.
Texas oil operators were told that Sunday shutdowns would continue through August and that production across all fields would be cut by 2 percent. The August statewide proration sets a base daily average of 1,614,805 barrels, up from July's 1,602,086 due to new wells, with August output limited to 1,417,805 barrels after the Sunday shutdowns. the change excludes east Texas and marginal production. The order followed word from Railroad Commissioner Ernest O Thompson.
Fourteen operators of a Brooklyn policy racket faced six months to three years in prison after a sixteen day trial. The ring, led by Louis Weber, the 39 year old policy king, allegedly took in about $5,000 daily for more than three years. Policy slips were produced as evidence after raids.
Berlin planes expand Arctic reach connecting Victoria land north of 71st parallel with the temperate zone. The Arctic Air Express flies Berlin to Petsamo via Helsingfors in about 15 hours, allowing an overnight journey from Berlin to North Finland.
Francis Smith, 39, of Cedar Rapids, charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury, received a six months county jail sentence from Judge H. C. Ririg. On state recommendation the sentence was suspended during good behavior. County officials said Smith's former wife Dorothy Smith claimed he struck her July 6.
E C Fleming of 3500 First Avenue Cedar Rapids swerved his oil truck to miss a child named Joe Jellison who ran onto Main Street. He crashed into a parked car owned by Elgie Hollingsworth of Springville. The boy sustained bruises. Hollingsworth was hurt on the legs but treated and released. his car was damaged.
The men's final starts at 9 30 am and the women's final follows at 2 pm at Marion golf club. The public is invited to attend.
The Central City high school band under Roy M. Sawyer will give a concert at the Legion pool Sunday at 2 30 p.m. Other items note Linn's Best 4 H club achievement day and style show, with Virginia Sloan chosen to represent the club at the county fair. Several Marion folk attended homecoming in Coggan, and multiple local families planned weekend visits and travels across nearby towns. Regular services and a church institute highlight the weekend, with community members visiting relatives and hosting guests from out of town.
Lake Mead rise backed by Bouterdam forces St Thomas Nevada area residents to abandon the century old Mormon town. Adobe houses from 1870 vanish under four feet of water as exodus follows the initial 1871 departure. Some settlers relocate to Overton above the shoreline while the town’s farming center fades.
Police hunt a mysterious woman who paid a boy to deliver poisoned candy to a Westmount home. The box contained Paris green as medical examiners confirmed.
A church listing details weekend services across Marion area. Baptist Rev Inman preaches Essentials for Real Living with morning worship at 10:45 and evening sermon on Real Values vs Pot of Gold at 8. Catholic Masses at 7:30 and 9:30. Christian and Congregational services, plus Methodist Episcopal and other denominations with sermon topics and choir notes. Outdoor Christian Endeavor in Granger's pasture set for 6:15. Holy communion noted for St Pauls Lutheran August 7. Sunday schools at 9:45 to 10:15 across churches.
Moscow taxicabs rise from 910 at year start to 1 200 by May and target 4 000 by year end. By now 65 stands operate with 250 more planned, but cruising taxis remain rare. Central dispatch ordered to balance stands as taxis become part of city life.
France has added nearly 160 000 square miles of Adele Land to its empire with British approval. The area lies south of the Great Australian Bight to the South Pole, is mineral rich and similar to Victoria. It has an average temperature around 63 degrees and may host summer air bases, though autumn gales can reach 180 mph.
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