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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
14
The Chicago livestock trade moved unevenly with most hog prices holding steady and some prices edge higher near the $10.25 top. Hog receipts show a rising trend after a year of record low volume, while hog slaughter for the first five months totals 13.502 million head, up from 11.964 million last year. Representative sales figures list numerous hog lots with varied averages and amounts.
Sioux City Iowa AP report notes receipts across cattle hogs and sheep with mixed tone. Feeder steers steady with some weakness in cows and cutters, hog bids mostly lower, sheep market steady with California lambs above ten dollars and best spring lambs around eleven dollars.
Receipts: hogs 7500 steady to lower. top $9.90 for 160-250 lbs. 250-290 lbs $9.50-9.85. sows $8.60. Cattle: 8000. calves 400. steers and yearlings $6.75-7.90. heifers $6.50-7.85. cows $4.75-5.50. cutters $3.75-4.50. bulls $5.25-5.60. vealers $8.00-9.00. Sheep: receipts light. lambs $10.00-11.25, firm to 25c higher.
HOG prices remained steady in Waterloo and Ottumwa with a range of carcass weights. In Waterloo packing sows 275-350 pounds bring about 8.70 per hundredweight, while 425-550 pounds fetch about 7.95 to 8. ASON CITY reports steady varying quotes for good lights and heavy hogs across several weight brackets.
In Austin Minnesota hog market reports hogs steady to lower with 180-220 Ibs at 9.45 to 9.75 per cwt and 220-250 Ibs at 9.35 to 9.65, 250-290 Ibs 9.25 to 9.55, 290-350 Ibs 8.95 to 9.25, sows 275-550 Ibs 8.05 to 8.46 per cwt.
Local hog market quotes show a 5 cent increase in the top grade, now at 9.80. Cattle market trends ease, slipping up to 15 cents, while other local markets remain unchanged.
Chicago traders boosted prices as dry Northwest weather and a high Minneapolis market drove July wheat up the full five cent limit. By close, July at 875 9/8 cents. corn and oats also rose, with rye and lard seeing lighter gains.
Market listing from Cedar Rapids shows grain prices for Wheat Corn Soybeans and assorted produce. Includes hens broilers eggs oranges grapefruit lemons potatoes lettuce celery cabbage onions strawberries pineapples and hides with varied pricing and units.
Chicago AP reports cash wheat no sales. Corn mixed prices across varieties with No 2 mixed 63 cents and No 1 yellow 63 064. Soybeans No 1 yellow 90.2 cents. rye no sales. Barley actual and malting prices listed. timothy seed per cwt 3.20 to 3.45 dollars. clover seed 13 to 14 dollars. Lard tierces 10.12 dollars. bellies 12.92 dollars.
HOGS receipts 16000 with 5500 direct mostly steady. top 10.25, 140-160 lbs 10.15, 250-300 lbs 9.75-10.10. sows 8.25-9.10. CATTLE receipts 13000. calves 2000. yearlings active, heavy weights dull. best steers 8.50, heifers 8.40, fat steers mostly 7.00-8.00. western fed steers 8.00. cows dragey. bulls steady. SHEEP receipts 8000. mostly steady. spring lambs 11.00-12.00. ewes 3.00-4.25.
Des Moines AP reported Department of Agriculture hog receipts for 48 hours ending 8 am Monday show 32,200 head across 9 plants in interior Minnesota and southern Minnesota, down from 39,400 last week and 29,500 year ago. Average prices listed by weight class, with light to heavy hogs and packing sow ranges.
In St Paul, livestock receipts totaled about 5 800 with cattle slow and bids weak. Slaughter steers ranged 6.25 to 7.25 with best yearlings near 7.50, cows and bulls steady to weak, vealers 7.00 to 8.00. Sheep and hogs saw varied demand, sows soft and pigs scarce, weekly cost averaging around 9.47 for mixed weights.
Chicago AP market notes show receipts for butter 17 919 and eggs 23 265 with steady to mixed prices. Poultry demand steady. various weights and breeds listed with price ranges, potato on track and U S shipments totals also provided.
AP NYC market dulls with receipts of eggs at 22 521, butter up amid higher creamery values, cheese holdings steady. quotes show eggs at 27 28c for standards and 21 21 2c for dirties, butter at 29 29 2c for extra and 28 29 2c for firsts, cheese 17 4c to 24 4c range, poultry by freight with fowls 18 22c, roosters 12 13c, turkeys 13 20c, ducks 11 13c, chickens and broilers unquoted.
Chicago butter futures closed with mixed readings under storage and refrigerator standards. Nov price around 29 to 29 1/2 cents per pound, while fresh stands traded near 28 1/2 to 28 1/2 cents.
AP Minneapolis market report shows wheat receipts 146 cars up four cents with No 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 Ibs at 1.15 to 1.30, No 1 dark northern 59 lbs 1.11 to 1.29, other grades and to arrive prices listed. Corn No 3 yellow 57 to 58 cents. oats No 3 white 24.34 to 25 4 cents.
The listing shows unusual exchange rates across many nations and cities including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Hong Kong Mexico City Montreal and New York. Values appear inconsistent and nonstandard across reg travel and nominal rates.
U S Department of Agriculture reports light activity in graded territory wool with scattered deals. French combing fine and strictly combing grades bring 85 to 87 cents scoured, 4 blood at 76 to 78 cents, and ¾ blood at 70 to 72 cents. Early shorn wools had arrived and been graded, while orders for territory wools came as graded.
Minneapolis reports flour prices up 20 cents per barrel in carload lots for patent brands at 6.45 to 6.65. Shipments total 25,212. Pure bran notes 16 to 16.50 and standard middlings 22 to 22.50.
Sugar raw in New York unchanged at 3.80 cents a pound with futures gaining 1 to 2 points. July up to 2.90, September to 2.88. Refined sugar steady at 5.00.
Rail liens pushed prices up slightly as Lehigh Valley 4s, Baltimore & Ohio 442s, St. Paul 5s, Erie 5s, Illinois Central 434s, New York Central 5s, Mickel Plate 412s, and Southern Railway 4s led gains. Interborough 6s of 1937 and 6 percent certificates of 1936 advanced, while Allis Chalmers 4s advanced modestly. Government bonds were restrained amid mixed foreign activity and limited turnover.
Harvey Brothers lost to Iowa City Independents 5 to 2 despite outhitting 5 to 0. Ross pitched well but three costly errors allowed four runs for Iowa City. The team seeks games this week and contact the manager for bookings.
Walford Atkins and Newhall won by shutout margins in Sunday Iowa Valley league games. Norway also claimed a victory while a league meeting is set for Newhall Tuesday at 8 o clock.
Stocks moved higher in Monday trading as upbeat industrial news drew new buyers. The American Iron and Steel Institute reported mill operations at 70 percent capacity, up from 69.5 percent the prior week, lifting leaders like J. I. Case and American Woolen preferred while many blue chips showed gains.
The column lists stock prices and percentages for Adams Express through various major companies, with entries such as Central Union, Johns Manville, Allied Chem, Am Tel and Tel, American Sugar, General Electric, Ford, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble, Reading, and many others. The prices appear in an extended table format showing bid values and changes.
Mrs. Isabelle Thomas of Palmyra, after years of dental pain, had two new teeth discovered during a checkup following prior extraction. The discovery occurred in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and the report notes the unusual completion of the dental restoration.
A Cook family reunion from Des Moines and Linn county members gathered at Thomas park in Marion. The Des Moines contingent included Charles Cook and George Cook with numerous siblings and spouses. Several local residents and visitors from Cedar Rapids Rock Island and other cities attended events surrounding the picnic and family activities.
Memorial services for Osceola lodge No 18 and Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 were held on Sunday afternoon with about forty attendees. Cedar Rapids attorney Joseph Mekota spoke. Mrs. C. M. Robison sang. Names of 79 deceased Rebekahs and 88 deceased Odd Fellows were read. graveside rites occurred earlier. Mr and Mrs Lyman Smith of Minneapolis are visiting Marion relatives for two weeks.
The health of Mrs. H. P. Smith shows improvement after weeks of illness. Willis Sheets and family visited relatives near Maquoketa over the weekend. Grove City Rebekah lodge plans a Thursday picnic at Mrs. Beebe’s home near Springville with transportation from Mrs. Zimmer’s, and picnic provisions requested. Joe Welbay injured his left forefinger in a meat grinder at Kope's market, severing the fingertip. Cedar Rapids visitors dined with the Christie family. Stanley Stevens attended Milton College commencement in Milton, Wisconsin. Families including the Powers clan and other relatives shared meals in Marion and Mount Pleasant, with summer study planned at USC. Iowa City and Clinton residents visited Marion. Miss Sadie Dougherty arrived for a Marion summer stay. Various locals hosted guests at their homes and travelers planned visits across multiple towns.
Hollywood premiere notes Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink turning 75 as family gathers to celebrate and the singer outlines plans to shift from opera to lighthearted film roles, embracing a playful screen persona.
A ship's captain has the authority to perform a marriage ceremony on his vessel if the moment presents itself. The provision grants lawful celebrant power to wed couples at sea when conditions allow.
Weekend visitors in Hannibal include Mrs. B F Brockman and her son Mr. Overfelt who will travel to Rochester to enter the Mayo Clinic. Mrs. Brockman is the mother of Mrs. McCreery and Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. E L Sinclair of San Diego California, once a Marion resident, has improved after a stroke but remains bedbound.
Richards College Pharmacy advertises crutches for sale or rent with free delivery. Also seeking contract to build two bun galows at 1418 Oakland Ave. Call for details.
Miss Hattie Frager Sunday was honored at a birthday dinner at the home of Mrs. J. L. Morrison at Robins. Covers were laid for twelve.
Mr and Mrs W O Overfelt and their children Billy and Marilyn of McGill Nevada appear in a notice. Also named are Mr and Mrs J E McCreery of Kansas City and Mrs Hattie Campbell of
Classified notice lists Rug cleaning and wall washing services in Want Ads. Heating Co. Novak Heating Co. 68132. Experienced ironer and cleaner seeks work. Dial 2 7640. Beauty operator Sarees managerial ability. Box C-278 Gazette.
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