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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1959

Page

3

Hogs and cattle prices steady with mixed moves across markets

Wednesday receipts forecast at 15 600 cattle 9 000 hogs 1 000 sheep. Shipper demand slow. butcher hogs steady to 35 cents lower. Steers steady to 50 lower. hogs range 16 25 to 17 50 per cwt with various lots. Des Moines figures show butchers 14 50 to 16 25 for 180 200 lb hogs and sow prices 10 50 to 14 15 for heavier weights.

Chicago USDA UPI Iowa Hogs Des Moines

Waterloo Hogs Market Prices Listed by Weight

Waterloo market notes show hog prices by weight ranges from leaner cuts to heavier sows and butchery. Prices span 12.75 to 16.40 per hundredweight with several brackets including 160-170 Ibs and 360-400 Ibs, reflecting live market values.

Sioux City cattle receipts show slow slaughter steer trade

Cattle receipts at Sioux City reach 8,000 with slaughter steers very slow to move. Early sales on some choice lots bring 27.00 to 27.75 dollars, with the choice market mostly steady. USDA market news notes uncertain demand as traders wait for direction.

Sioux Sioux City USDA

Omaha Livestock Cattle Receipts and Price Moves

Receipts at Omaha reach 13 000 cattle with calves 25. Fed steers and heifers show soft prices. Steers ease 25 to 50 cents, few loads near 28.25. Heifers down 25 cents with spots 50 cents lower. Nearby road market shows choice near 28.50 for about 1000 lb cattle.

Omaha Livestock Omaha USDA

Cedar Rapids Hog and Sheep Market Prices Steady

Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market held steady with plant delivered quotes for good No 2 butchers and sows. Lamb and sheep values ranged with prime lambs at 24.50 per hundredweight and other sheep and yearlings noted with varied figures, while poultry and wool prices also shown.

Cedar Rapids

Sharp Stock Losses Cut

NEW YORK AP stocks closed lower after a recovery attempt trimmed early losses. Volume was about 3.1 million shares with mixed quotes for several firms including Collins, Oak Mfg, Cherry Bur, Rath Packing, Clinton Eng, Sonotone and Kaiser Indies.

New York Collins A Collins Oak Clinton Eng Kaiser Indies Sonotone Dodge

Conservatives Sweep Tokyo Vote in Japan Upper House

Tokyo AP reports eleven Liberal Democratic members and two Socialists elected in first returns from Japan's upper house election. Early results suggest a broad conservative sweep, reinforcing pre election forecasts.

Tokyo Kishi Japan

First Negro Graduates From Central High In Charlotte

Gus Roberts aged 17 became the first African American to graduate from Central High School in Charlotte. He enrolled when integration began two years ago. His family and two sisters attended the ceremony. no segregated seating was used and the event was described as very nice by his father.

Gus

Uncover Subversive Plot in Argentina

Buenos Aires officials announce a government uncovering a subversive plot described as Communist with some Peronista elements, supporters of ex Dictator Juan D. Peron. The statement from Interior Minister Alfredo Vitolo notes ties to Peronist factions amid political tension.

Buenos Aires Alfredo Vitolo Juan D. Peron

Wheat Corn and Oats Are Mixed in Mixed Markets

Chicago brokers move July contracts as nearby corn stays firm with some offloads. Wheat shows moderate hedge selling while spreads shift between July and December. Prices close with mixed changes: wheat up to 3 percent, corn down up to 14 cents, oats volatile.

Chicago UPI

Chicago cash provisions report

Chicago market notes show No wheat or soy sales with corn prices listed as No 1 yellow 1.297 and No 3 yellow CCC 1.2729. Sample grade yellow 1.204-2644c, oats No 2 extra heavy white CCC Titee, soybeans 94 nom, barley malting choice 1.20-1.35 nom, feed 0.91-1.08 nom.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Brief Loses Tone and Prices

UPI reports Chicago produce shows unsettled tone with 61,000 pounds of live poultry and mixed dairy prices. White Rock fryers 18 to 19 cents per pound. butter steady around 57 to 59 cents. eggs, cheese, and tomatoes highlight variable quotes. New York AP notes butter receipts rise, demand fair, and wholesale cheese and egg figures follow USDA data with modest changes.

Chicago UPI USDA U. S Idaho California Alabama Arizona New York

Motor Fuel Tax Take Declines In May

Des Moines report shows May motor fuel tax receipts at 4,993,645 down from 5,492,544 a year earlier. First five months total 24,541,289, about 4,000 above the 1958 period. Treasurer M L Abrahamson cited wet weather reducing field work and weekend travel as a possible cause.

Des Moines UPI M. L. Abrahamson Abrahamson

Ecuador Students Protest Quelled by Police in Guayaquil

Mounted police fired into the air and waved sabers to break up a student demonstration at Vicente Rocafuerte high school on the Guayaquil outskirts. The protests followed the killing of two students by troops during riots at Portoviejo last week.

Guayaquil Ecuador Vicente Rocafuerte Portoviejo

Death of General Konstantin Skornayakov at Stalin Academy

Moscow AP reports General Konstantin Skornayakov deputy head of tank forces at the Stalin Military Academy has died. The notification comes from Red Star dated Tuesday.

Moscow Red Star Konstantin’ ‘Skornayakov Stalin ‘Academy

Annexation of 700 Acre Tract Voted in Marion

Marion city council voted to annex 700 acres east of the city limits at a Monday session. The move follows a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission after area residents requested annexation earlier in spring.

Marion City Council Marion Counci Marion Planning and Zoning Commission James Reynolds Vernon Blietz Leighton Ford Richard Cayler Reynolds Blietz Z. N. Lundy American Legion First Street Thomas Park George H Brewer Seventh Avenue Fourteenth Street Brewer Vernon Brockman

New Fiction Arrives at Main and Branch Libraries

The Main library and Kenwood branch add numerous new fiction titles to circulating collections. Available for 3 week loan on the Bookmobiles and in branches, featuring Solomon and Sheba, Bitter Passion, Silent Voyage, Fig Tree, Things Fall Apart, Spinster, Scarlet Feather, Miss Plus and Miss Penny, Commodity of Dreams, Unarmed in Paradise, Bespokan Mile, Journey of Tao Kim Nam, Janine is French, Between Day and Dark and other titles.

Kenwood

Communist Party Withdraws Support From Sri Lankan Premier

Colombo report states the Communist party announced on Monday night it would withdraw its support from Premier Bandaranaike's government, signaling a political shift and potential coalition changes.

Colombo Ceylon The Communist Party Bandaranaikes

Cedar Rapids Hearing on Zoning District Change Proposals

The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing at 10:00 A.M. June 18 1959 in the council chambers to consider amending the zoning map classifying property in Linn County Iowa from R-1 to R-2. The description covers part of SE quadrant and related plat details with Dalewood Avenue SE extension.

Cedar Rapids City of Linn County Iowa Eightythree Mt. Vernon Road 40Th Street S.E 40Th Herote Zodac Dalewood Avenue State of HA . Schaefer City Kerk Cedar Rapids Gajzette

Notice of Assessment for Cedar Rapids Sidewalks 1959

City Council directs assessment of sidewalk improvements in Cedar Rapids Iowa. A hearing June 5 1959 at 10 am will review the final plat and schedule. objections must be written and filed within twenty days of first publication. City Clerk Harold G Schaefer signs notice. Published June 2 and 3 1959.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Harold G. Schaefer

Classifieds and Lost and Found Items in Gazette Ad Grid

A collage of Gazette want ads includes lost pets and items, rental services, repairs, deliveries, music and lessons, local events and sales offers. Notable entries mention parakeet and Weimaraner losses, aluminum boat, Rosen’s Tailor Shop, watch repair, drive in hours, and local services from cleaners to haulers and painters.

Mt. Vernon Robasco Cep Beacrenaire Dietn Adit East Side The He Gazette St. George Church 10Th St

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