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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
2
Friday hog receipts total about 8 000 with prices 15 to 25 cents higher, weights under 230 pounds up 25 cents, over 230 pounds slower. Cattle and sheep mixed, cattle mostly steady to weak, best steer and yearling prices around 33 to 36 dollars, cows and bulls steady to weak.
Salable receipts 1,800 with calves scarce and slaughter steer and heifer sales slow. Cows 25 to 50 cents lower as beef prices ease. Commercial to low choice steers 27.00 to 31.50 with some at 32.00, load average choice 900 lb around 32.50, few primes 33.50. High choice 800 lb cattle about 32.50. Utility and commercial cows 21.50 to 24.00, canners and cutters 17.50 to 21.00.
Receipts reach 2000 cattle with calves 50 at Omaha. Slaughter classes mostly steady to weak as one major packer sits out due to labor disputes while others buy for next week. Stockers and feeders scarce and weak. Feeder values around 33 dollars for fed steers, 29 to 34 for good to choice steers, cows 20 to 24, bulls 26 to 27, prime dealers up to 36.00.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market slipped a quarter Thursday with higher prices paid over quotations for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. The report lists wholesale fruit prices and farm produce including lambs, ewes, ducks, oranges, lettuce, corn, and field seed with varying per unit costs and weights across the Cedar Rapids market.
Stocks rose for a second day to new highs as steel and rail shares led gains. Overall advances were modest with most changes between one and two points. losses remained small and trading volume reached about 1.4 million shares.
Salable cattle receipts reach 300 with prices generally steady to weak. Fed steers at 322.60 for 940 lb, mixed yearlings 29 to 32.5, utility cows 20 to 23, 3000 to 26 down, and choice vealers around 32.00.
Chicago UP notes live poultry markets steady for hens and uneven for chickens with 22 truck receipts. Cheese prices vary by type, butter and eggs show mixed receipts and prices, and torSA arrivals indicate light demand with firm market. several car lots and street sales cited with fluctuating prices across items.
New York wholesale prices for dairy show steady markets with Cheddar at 43 to 43.5 cents, cured at 56 cents, and single daisies around 46 cents. Butter remains steady with AA 69.5 cents, A 68.9 cents, and B 68 cents. Eggs firm with mixed fancy heavyweights at 43 cents, extra No 1 large 41.4 to 41.8 cents, extra No 1 medium 39 to 39.5 cents, and white varieties showing small gains.
Chicago AP report shows old crop soybeans rising while new crop deliveries face selling pressure. Wheat and rye futures gain, corn and oats show mixed moves, soybeans hover around unchanged to slightly higher, cash provisions list sparse activity with no No 2 cash wheat trading.
Ottumwa hog market shows two steady top bids at 19.75 for top quality hogs and a wide range of prices by weight from 160 pounds up to 550 pounds. Prices vary by weight class, with notable values around 19.30 for 270-280 pounds and 18.55 for 310-320 pounds, tapering to 16.30 for 450-500 pounds.
Waterloo hog prices listed with 25 cent drop and top at 19.75 for top weight 160 to 170 pounds. Various weight ranges from 300 to 550 pounds show prices from 18.70 down to 16.00, including sow categories.
Receipts Thursday estimated at 35 000 with 55 000 unloads in Minnesota and Iowa. Prices steady to mostly 25 cents or lower. Barrows and gilts and sows listed with weight ranges and price quotes from 16 75 to 20 35 per cwt. Demand described as slow across southern plants and region with some out of state shipments.
Jack Scanlon a 28 year old Chicago resident pled guilty to a drunk driving charge. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge Floyd Phil brick after Marion police observed him driving erratically in Marion.
Judge Charles Penningroth awarded custody of nine year old Elaine A. Hanson to her maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John J. Benish of 1122 Eighth Street SE Cedar Rapids after a habeas corpus action filed April 4 by her father Kenneth D. Hanson. The court found Elaine's mother requested custody be placed with the Benishes and that they should retain permanent custody.
Gordon Dale Craft, 18, of 1554 Sixth Avenue SE, was released on $1,500 bond from justice court on a seduction charge. Justice of the Peace Miles Adams scheduled a preliminary hearing for 2 p.m. June 11. The complaint was filed with the county attorney's office by an 18-year-old Cedar Rapids girl.
John Kaylor aged 28 of 702 L street SW was charged with desertion and abandonment of his family in Justice of the Peace Miles Adams' court. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 11 with bond set at $1,000.
Herbert Meder 26 of 315 Harnett Street NW was taken to Clinton to face an embezzlement charge involving mortgaged property. He was arrested Wednesday by the sheriff's office for Clinton county officials.
Four account suits were filed Thursday naming plaintiffs and defendants with amounts sought. E. H. Zimmer versus Marvin and Nancy McCullough asks for 204.73 dollars. R. A. Vorpahl versus Henry and Juanita Mysak seeks 157.36 dollars. Armstrong Clothing Company against Earl E. Fullmer seeks 188.38 dollars. Mercy Hospital appears in the docket with the same action format.
Edward and John Keenan, operators of the Franklin Institute, were awarded a judgment of 87.50 against Max G. and Lorena Morgan in a contract suit.
A promissory note suit by Charles Peyton against J C Thomassen was dismissed Thursday by the plaintiffs. Lillian Lorimer Thursday sued James P Lorimer for a decree of separate maintenance.
Berlin dispatch reports Moscow demanding 14 million dollars from the United States as back pay for telephone links to East Berlin over seven years. The Red pressure intensifies with renewed patrol bans, warnings of direct blows, and heightened frontier security as events along the Berlin border escalate.
Five allied organizations of the Grand Army of the Republic plan Iowa conventions in Cedar Rapids from June 8 to 11. The Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic meet at the Roosevelt hotel, while the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Union Veterans with its Auxiliary meet at the Montrose. A joint memorial service Sunday at First Christian church, led by Rev. D A Loferski, is open to the public. Separate sessions begin Monday with officer elections and installations, followed by breakfasts luncheons and memory banquets honoring Civil War veterans.
Ambar Grotto group plans a Friday 6 p.m. picnic at Bever Park larger pavilion with all members invited. El Kahir Shrine hosts baseball night Monday June 9 tickets at 4 4531 shriners wear Fez. Virginia Mansfield and James Utter announce graduations from Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota Monday. Playground Commission to sponsor Saturday square dance 8 to 10 30 p.m. with brush-up at 7. Dr D O McCoy of Collins Radio to speak on Radio Astronomy Friday noon at Roosevelt hotel. Cub Pack 25 reports two boys graduated and 43 earned awards at Arthur school with gold medal for Hawk eye Downs exhibit. Pvt Gene W Bower receives Combat Infantryman Badge for Korea duty. wife Katheryn listed at 3133 Emerald Ave SE. Bible School at Hiawatha Lutheran closes with parent program Friday 7 30 p.m. Rev E H Widmann to speak and film Rim of the Wheel shown.
In Abilene Kansas on Thursday 92 year old Roderick Cameron seed merchant from Belleville spoke openly in support of Taft. He declared his political stand without hesitation underscoring a rare display of partisan openness in the city.
The Marion public playground season begins June 16 under the Marion Parent-Teacher Association with funding from the Community Chest. Shirley Martin oversees at the Lincoln building with Elaine McGee and Marilyn Tritle assisting. playgrounds run eight weeks at Emerson and Irving sites with Suzanne Holmes in charge and Jean Lawson and Joyce Kolda aiding.
Abilene Kansas witnessed protracted scheduling disputes before General Eisenhower's press conference finally aired on television. Henry James and other organizers gave mixed signals, with an NBC spokesman stating Eisenhower ordered the live telecast after the last minute controversy.
Classified pages list lost items including trousers and a red billfold with rewards offered. Personal notices and business ads cover jewelry stores, moving services, nursing care, and memorial acknowledgments across local vendors and services.
A dense classified page lists equipment rentals home repair services hauling and yard work from multiple Iowa City area providers. Entries include hydraulic loader and scraper blade rentals, well drilling septic services masonry painting carpentry plastering and junk removal with contact numbers and locations across SE and NW Marion and nearby streets.
Employment note from the Gazette Box N-88 invites applicants with previous military experience. It promises excellent working conditions and a good starting rate with a guaranteed 48 hour week. Evening appointments are arranged for interviews.
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