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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1939
Page
11
Official Tuesday livestock receipts show cattle 6000 hogs 13000 sheep 1000 in Chicago. Hogs steady to five cents higher on a fairly active market. spring lambs strong to 15 cents higher. Open market hog receipts 11009, versus 7000 a week ago. market top 6.65, bulk 6.45 to 6.65 for 180 to 240 pound hogs. Cattle active with long yearlings and light steers at 10. cows slow, bulls and vealers steady.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hogs to 6.63 per cwt with 5 cent gains on most weights and strong receipts of 11 000. Cattle receipts about 10 000 with calves 1 000. demand steady to higher, weights over 1200 pounds price above 9.00, light steers and yearlings near 9.75, cows steady to slow, vealers 9.00, bulls 7.25. Sheep and spring lambs show gains. California lambs around 8.75, general sheep steady with lambs up to 9.75 for good to choice.
Receipts total 2,500 cattle and hogs with mixed gains. Cattle demand strengthened with steers and stockers up about a quarter, yearlings and heifers firm, cows steady to higher. calves and veal steady to firm. Hogs show strong demand with top around 6.50 for 170 to 210 pounds, sows down, pigs mixed. Sheep receipts small, undertone steady with good spring lambs near last week’s closing price.
Prices across districts show hogs steady to higher with varied weight brackets and packers quoted at several dollars per hundredweight. Cattle markets shift upward for steers and heifers with yearlings maintaining strong values, while shoots of stability appear for other classes.
U S Department of Agriculture notes combined hog receipts from interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hours ending 8 am Monday total 35 800 head, down from 38 300 last week and up from 30 800 a year ago. Barrows and gilts mixed, prices steady to 10 cents higher. sows higher in spots. Hog weights 160 to 350 pounds priced 5 90 to 6 50, with ranges by weight.
Austin Minn AP hog market prices list varying weights from 140 to 550 pounds. Prices range from about 4.50 to 6.35 per hundredweight with figures for 140 to 350 plus packers sow categories.
Salable hog receipts 5.100 show steady to higher prices with gains on heavier butchers. Top hogs 185-235 pounds at 6.40, 180-250 pounds 6.25 to 6.40, and various weights from 5.75 to 6.40. Cattle receipts about 4.500 with steers and yearlings quoted 8.00 to 9.50, some loads 9.75 to 10.50. fed heifers 3.00 to 9.00. stockers 7.00 to 8.50. vealers weak. Sheep receipts 4.300. spring lambs steady to strong with old crop clipped ewes up about 4 cents. Idaho spring lambs 9.00 to 9.25.
The report lists spring lambs at 9.10 dollars with best bids at 9.25 dollars. Native spring lambs and other categories show bids and prices from 7.50 to 8.15 dollars, including old cropped and shorn ewes and native yearling breeding ewes. Idaho feeding lambs trade above 8.15 dollars, reflecting current market levels.
Sioux City Livestock reports cattle receipts 3500 with calves 150, beef steers and yearlings up to 15 cents higher, fat stock strong, stockers scarce. Hogs receipts 4000, 5 to 10 cents higher, top 6.40, 180 to 250 pound butchers 6.40, sows 4.90 to 5.25. Sheep receipts 600, early spring lamb bids steady, natives up to 9.50, yearlings 70 pounds and Texas feeders around 6.00, few native feeders 8.50.
Hogs remain steady on the local market with top price at 6.25 dollars. Cattle market shows no change with varied classes listed from choice to common steers and yearlings, plus cows, bulls, calves and sheep sections reflecting prices from 4.50 to 10.50 dollars depending on weight and quality.
Cedar Rapids market notes show wheat prices No 1 at 70 cents and No 2 at 68 cents. oats White No 2 at 30 and No 3 at 27. rye No 3 at 40. barley No 3 at 28 to 39 cents. shelled corn No 2 yellow 41. soybeans No 2 yellow 82. hay and straw prices for baled tame hay 7 and baled straw 5. Produce lists butterfat 24, cream prices 23 and 2 cents. poultry prices for colored hens 10 and Leghorns 8. roosters 7 and 6. wholesale fruits and vegetables with lemons 5 to 5 3/4, oranges 4 1/4, grapefruit 2 to 4 2/3, celery 3, lettuce 3 1/4, onions 1 45, cabbage 1 75 to 2, carrots 2 85, tomatoes 3, new potatoes 1 85 to 2 10, pineapples 2 50 to 2 75, cantaloupes 4 to 4 75. Hide market prices listed for beef hides and calf hides, kip prices, and horse values. horse and pony rides mentioned with partial pricing.
CHICAGO AP butter receipts 156,530 with steady prices. eggs receipts 31,819 with steady demand and varied fresh, extra firsts and firsts prices. Potatoes receipts 217 on track with mixed U.S. shipments and diverse regional qualities. California long whites weaker, Bliss Triumphs heated, several states with unwashed or decayed stock priced per cwt. Poultry live markets show hens steady, broilers and fryers varied by weight and color. roosters and ducks listed with multiple price points.
New York Produce and Cheese Receipts show steady mixed colors for eggs with varying prices from 17 4 to 21 cents and firsts around 14 to 16 cents. Cheese receipts total 264 391 with firm market posture and current makes at about 15 2 cents.
In New York on Monday a rally faded with leading issues slipping fractions to over a point. Light selling gave some comfort to recovery supporters as transfers for five hours reached about 450000 shares. European markets were quiet and unevenly lower while bonds and commodities fell. Notable drifters included U S Steel Chrysler General Motors and Montgomery Ward with Pan American Airways and International Harvester among the few rising names.
Monday quotations list Adams Express Alaska Juneau to Wells Fargo and more. Stocks span Kayser, Kennecott, Allied Stores, Ampex, American Can, Libby Owens, Armour, Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Motors, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and numerous others. Market close mixed with many names showing fractional gains or losses amid a broad trading mix.
Chicago prices softened as wheat led a broad market pullback. After holding near Friday's close most of the session, wheat finished off 11% to 1% cents with July at 73 48. Corn fell modestly while oats eased on poor crop prospects and rain in the corn belt.
AP report notes wheat open prices in Winnipeg with July and October bids around 61 to 62 percent, plus a 6342 figure. Minneapolis cash grain quotes list No 1 heavy dark northern 80 to 82 cents, No 1 dark hard Montana 83 to 84 cents, and No 3 yellow corn at 44 to 46 cents, with oats at 30 to 32 cents.
Chicago cash market quotes show wheat varieties at 76 to 76 1/2 cents for No 3 hard and 75 1/2 to 76 1/2 cents for No 3 yellow hard. corn No 1 mixed around 55 to 52 1/2 cents. soy beans No 2 yellow about 92 1/4 to 92 1/2 cents. barley sample grade 40 cents. oats No 2 feed 34 cents with other grades near 33 3/4 cents. Tierces priced at 6.27, loose 5.57, bellies unspecified.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for June 12 to 17 list twins daisies horns and cheddars with dry basis values. In Boston, U S Department of Agriculture notes firm wool prices as demand slows with country packs at 31 to 32 cents grease delivered and Texas wools at 66 to 67 cents scoured delivered.
New York bond market sees fractions of a point losses in a light offerings session while stock dips spark profit taking. U S government bonds close steady with top-grade funds buoyed by ample bank surplus and rumors of new financing hinting at a busier mid year.
Washington officials opened an inquiry into whether the five dominant typewriter manufacturers in the United States form a restraint of trade. the Department of Justice pursued scrutiny into possible antitrust violations.
Des Moines reports state auditors will charge Davenport 1800 for auditing city books for 1936 38, down from 2975. Attorney General Fred Everett and Auditor C B Akers approved the compromise amid protests that the earlier bill was excessive.
Edith B Clark senior vice president of the O R C auxiliary inspired the Sunday district gathering of division 58 and division 37 at the Hotel Roosevelt. Two hundred fifty members families and friends attended with public sessions led by John M Grimm and remarks by C E Smith and Mrs F L Douglas. Memorial service for departed members followed, then initiatory work and a 6 p.m. banquet with toastmaster C S Monothon and music. Out of town guests included A B Pearson and Mrs Pearson.
Thomas E Beall 82 of 1237 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at 1 30 a m Monday after a brief heart illness. Born January 3 1857 in Iowa City he came to Cedar Rapids 63 years ago and worked as a Rock Island passenger engineer before retirement 17 years ago. Survived by a son Fred two daughters Mrs Elmer Curry and Mrs Harry Eggleston four grandchildren two great grandchild and one great grandchild. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at Beatty chapel with Rev J T Stewart officiating burial in Oak Hill. Friends may call 7 9 p m Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs Ida May Long 65 dies at her daughter Mrs Bertram Puckett 2400 Bever Avenue SE at 4 15 p m Sunday after a prolonged illness. Former Hampton resident she lived with her daughter since her husband Dr Walter K Long a Hampton physician died. Survived by two grandchildren Jeanne and Robert Puckett of Cedar Rapids and two sisters Mrs Sarah Ellen Hogeland and Mrs Libby Collins Alden. She was a Methodist Eastern Star and King’s Daughters member. Body taken to Hampton for service at 2 p m Tuesday in the Methodist church with burial in Hampton cemetery. Friends may call Moon chapel Monday evening.
Mrs. Effie Lutz fifty wife of Charles Lutz of 1345 Eighth Street NW died in a local hospital at 11 a.m. Monday after a long illness. Born in Cedar county she lived in Cedar Rapids many years. Survived by four children Arthur Wilbur Genevieve all of Cedar Rapids and Everett of Washington. Also two brothers Earl Hubler Detroit Lee Hubler west of Iowa City and a sister Lizzie Hubel west of Cedar Rapids. Body at Beatty chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Mrs Josephine Roit 67 of Solon died at her daughter Mrs William Gibney's home five miles northwest of Cedar Rapids at 9 50 p m Sunday after a short illness She was born January 19 1872 in the Nolan settlement Johnson County Surviving are three daughters Mrs William Gibney Mrs Elmer Smith Ely and Mrs Amrose Harney Iowa City two sons Louis and Anthony of Aurora Illinois two sisters Mrs Anna Miller Cedar Rapids and Mrs Margaret Christopher Los Angeles Calif and a brother Frank Shima West Branch The body is at Brush chapel pending funeral arrangements
John Mannen, 46, longtime Cedar Rapids resident who came from South Dakota in 1916, died in county. Survived by wife Jessie H Clayton. three daughters Audrey Zimmerman Gladys Young Ruth Pokey. two sons Albert and Harvey Mannen. brother Andrew Mannen of Montrose Missouri. four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Turner chapel 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev August Cramer officiating. burial in Shiloh cemetery Louisa. Friends may call at chapel.
Various local ads promote fishing tackle including fly rods and reels priced from $1.49, fly lines 39 cents, plus related gear. Also offered are watch cleaning, jewelry services, diamond mountings, feather mattresses and delivery, with several local business names and contact details. The page also includes moving services, auto transportation references, and a wish to exchange references for long distance moves.
A catalog of local trade notices lists lawn mowers machine sharpened with delivery, gutter and spouting work, furnace service, sodding and seeding, tree work, rubbish hauling, and general contracting. Various businesses including Novak Heating Co, Hawkeye Tin Shop, C R Heating Co, Seth S. Drew, J Willman, and Stodola Furniture Co offer services with contact numbers and addresses.
A crowded local ad page lists painting and papering services with prices and contact numbers. Rita's Beauty Shop offers machine less permanents. La Vogue and Vanity Beauty advertise hairstyles. Artists and schools feature dye clinics and decorating services with free estimates and various phone numbers.
Mrs Emma Nilsson who died June 9 was honored with funeral services in Turner chapel Monday afternoon led by Rev F J Carlson of Saron Lutheran church and Rev O T Engquist of Des Moines. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Robert Kennedy, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Kennedy of 1431 First Avenue East, claimed the class A crown at the Trans- Mississippi checker tournament in Davenport among 20 entries from three states. He earned 70 percent of the prize money with O Oltman of Rock Falls taking second and George E Lane of Waverly plus Walter Popeko of Cedar Rapids tying for third. Fred Rewoldt of Waverly won class B. Kennedy also captured the Cedar Rapids championship earlier on Feb 24 this year.
Mrs W C Myrick of Mokena Illinois the former Clara Danziger of Cedar Rapids died Monday morning in Joliet Illinois after a brief illness Surviving are her husband one brother Joe Danziger 2525 Meadowbrook Drive SE and two sisters Mrs J E Delbes Oak Park Illinois and Mrs John Kunst Chicago No definite arrangements had been made Monday concerning funeral services which will be held in Chicago.
John Harvey Mannen, an employee of Wilson and Company for 20 years, died at his family residence 1231 Fifth Street SE Sunday at 2:15 a.m. after a lingering illness. He was born June.
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