08 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
1
Official USDA figures show Tuesday receipts of 17 000 Seattle 9 000 hogs 500 sheep. Slaughter hogs and cattle prices move mixed with steers near 29.00 31.50 and lambs 24.00 27.00 as markets copy steady to lower trends.
Des Moines reports Monday receipts around 55 000, down from 86 000 last week and 71 000 year ago, with Saturday actuals about 26 000. Hog market shows mixed activity with butchers and sows at various weight bands: 180-200 lbs 14.75-16.25, 200-220 lbs 15.75-16.25, 220-240 lbs 15.35-16.10, 240-270 lbs 14.80-15.80, 270-300 lbs 14.00-15.35, sows 270-300 lbs 13.25-14.50, 330-400 lbs 12.50-14.00, 400-500 lbs 10.50-13.00.
A dense OCR fragment lists beef weight ranges with prices per hundredweight and per pound. Entries cover various ranges from 160 pounds to 400 pounds, noting prices such as 12.75 to 15.75 per cwt and smaller line items with mixed formatting and sporadic punctuation.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 1,200 calves and 600 slaughter cattle. Slaughter steers are slow to establish, slaughter heifers mostly steady to 25 cents lower. Bulk choice slaughter steers under 1150 pounds bring 26.75 to 27.50.
USDA report shows cattle receipts at 18 500 with fed steers trading near 29 00 per hundredweight and most cattle around 26 75 to 27 00 as high choice and end prime lots reach 1320 pounds in Omaha market.
Stocks closed sharply lower in New York on Monday with heavy selling in the final half hour. Trading volume was sizable, with estimates around 2.6 million shares, as market activity reflected broad declines across sectors.
Gwenith Stetina, 25, had just taken a ride in a midg et race car on a dirt track. After exiting she fainted from the tailgate of a truck and fell head first to the ground. She died shortly after. cause unannounced.
A moving love story stars Dorothy McGuire for Lucky Star Theatre presenting The Enchanted Cottage on Channel 9 at 10:30 PM Monday.
Cedar Rapids Iowa invites sealed bids by June 25 1989 at 10 00 A M for 600 000 street improvement bonds. Bonds dated June 1 1959 pay semiannual interest with specific redemption and coupon rate terms and require two percent certified check. City reserves right to reject bids and Chapman and Cutter provide opinion.
Chicago markets report mixed results with early hedge sales absorbed by shorts. Commission houses bought July corn while selling was scattered. receipts were liberal. Wheat rose up to 14 cents, corn fell 4 to 14, oats down 14 to 5, rye up 1 1/4 to 2 3/4, soybeans up 1 4 to 9 1/4.
Chicago prices list No wheat or soy bean sales. Corn No 3 yellow local 1.27 1/2. Oats No 1 heavy white 71 1/2, No 3 heavy white 70 4 1/2, No 1 extra heavy white 71 1/2 72 1/4, No 2 extra heavy white 71 3/4 1/4. Soybean oil 94 1/2. Barley malting 1.20 1.35, feed 91 1.08 nominal.
The Chicago produce page shows varied price shifts for poultry cheese butter eggs and potatoes. Supplies include 41 000 lbs USDAN poultry prices, cheddar like cheeses, Grade A butter scores from 89 to 93, egg cases mostly weak, and potato arrivals and car lot sales with regional price ranges across Idaho California and Alabama markets.
New York prices from an AP USDA dairy note show liberal butter offerings with weak demand. Creamery receipts for two days reach 617,000 pounds with quality scores AA through B and prices ranging 57 to 59 cents per pound for various grades, while wholesale demand remains light and receipts total 27,400 pounds with extras priced around 48 to 50 cents.
Consolidated net earnings of Wilson & Co and domestic subsidiaries totaled 3,938,344 for the six months ending May 2, up from 3,756,628 a year earlier. Earnings per share were 1.57 versus 1.50, with meat divisions improving overall except beef. Foreign subsidiary dividends for the period were 510,491, down from 679,273 a year ago.
In Marlin Texas worshipers gathered for the first service in the church's newly air conditioned sanctuary. The sermon urged believers not to become too comfortable.
Iowa Governor Herschel Loveless said there will be no special session to consider reapportionment. He cited fiscal concerns and criticized Republican lawmakers for agitation. Senator David Shaff defended his plan endorsed by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation while urging a fall session to address reapportionment.
Gazette photographer Bob Kerns wins major Midwest photo award in Illinois contest. He took a portrait of President Eisenhower during his Marion visit for the National Corn Picking Contest last fall.
DES MOINES AP The Rev Edwin H Tuller was unanimously elected general secretary of the American Baptist convention to succeed Rev Reuben E Nelson of New York who did not seek re election. The Rev Herbert J Gezork was nominated as president and will succeed Mrs Maurice B Hodge of Portland. Three Iowa church representatives among 36 missionaries commissioned Sunday are Mildred Benson Swaledale Goldie r Mac Orth Elgin and Gertrude Lauterback Cedar Falls.
Iowa City police introduce Wayne J. Winter 25 a former army sergeant who served in Korea. He begins on the day shift during his probationary period after previously working as assistant manager at a local Iowa City supermarket.
Police report thefts including $35 from a soda machine at a Cedar Rapids location and a stolen wheel wrench from Canopus Club area. Legal notice announces Ely Iowa special election to grant a telephone franchise with public polling at Fire Station.
Auto accident on Highway 150 about three miles south of Center Point. Mrs Nesper Hl Mrs Walter F Nesper of 145 Twenty Fifth St SE is a patient at St Luke's hospital where she underwent surgery Friday. Visitors are permitted.
Five Riverside teens were injured in a Sunday night crash on a county road when a pickup driven by Roy Smith, 19, struck a bridge abutment and collided with a car. Richard Simon, 16, remained hospitalized Monday. the others were treated and released.
Housing want ad classification 50 prompts readers to pursue home ownership options with a concise call to action. Local readers are guided to explore listings and resources for affordable houses and assistance programs.
Science reports a new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids and stop itching without surgery. Doctors observed prompt pain relief and actual shrinking over months in cases ranging 10 to 20 years. Sold as suppositories or ointment with applicator, guaranteed satisfaction.
Classified pricing for The Gazette outlines rates for 4 to 7 line ads with consecutive day pricing. It notes word counts per line, advance payment, and responsibility limitations, along with mortuary monuments listings and an address in Northwest Ave.
Classified ads list NOVAK grading carpentry painting and cement work with contact numbers EM 4-6017 EM 4-5278 EM 4-45987 EM 3-7488 EM 5-6206 and EM 2-1789. Offers include kitchen remodeling watchwords printing and rubbish hauling plus lawn care and van service with evening availability.
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