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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1952
Page
2
A cluttered Iowa page lists memorials for Robert E. Krebs and John Ernberger families, plus a flood of classified items. Notices include lost items, police dog alerts, rental and service ads, and help-wanted for trades, clerical, and sales positions across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Tuesday salable livestock estimates show hogs 10 000 head cattle 7 000 and sheep 1 500. Buying demand was slack continuing last week's hog marketing, with prices Monday steady to 25 cents lower. Cattle were steady to 50 cents lower veal calves weak by up to $1.
Receipts listed with hogs at 370 909 31.08 for 180 220 lb, 345 lb loads at 18.25, sows to 17.25, lights to 20.00. Cattle receipts 14,000 with feeders weak, prime steers to 35.50, high heifers to 31.50, bulls 24.50 37.50, cows 20.75 24.50. Sheep 1,500 with lambs 27 30, ewes under 9.0.
Omaha cattle receipts total 12 600 with calves 200. Early sales show fed steers and heifers steady to 25 cents lower, weightier steers bid off more. Cows slow, weak to 50 cents lower. bulls and dealers steady. Stockers and feeders sharply lower. Prices: fed steers 30.75 to 33.00 with one load around 1275 lb. commercial to low choice steers 30.00 to 30.50. good to choice heifers 28.50 to 32.50. most utility cows 18.50 to 22.00. few commercial cows up to 24. commercial bulls 24.50 to 25.50. odd prime dealers 35.
Sioux City cattle receipts reach 8000 with calves 300 as demand stays weak. Slaughter steers and heifers down 25 to 50 cents, cows 50 cents lower, stockers and feeders 50 cents to $1 lower. Prices include high choice fed steers around 32.50 for 1050 pounds and 32.25 for 760 pound heifers, with other grades and weights showing declines across the board.
Auction figures list hogs and sows with weight ranges and prices from 160 to 550 pounds. Prices fall for heavier weights with 160 170 Ibs at 16.78 and 500 550 Ibs at 15.25. No further context provided.
The Cedar Rapids hog market moved down a quarter on Monday with higher prices paid for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. The markets list varying prices for good to prime hogs, packers, steer and yearling categories, cows, bulls, calves, and sheep, along with wool, poultry, fruit, vegetables, and grain price ranges and forecasts.
New York stocks eased Monday as trading stayed dull and most losses were fractional. Iowa hog receipts for Monday rose to about 38 000 from 31 000 Saturday, with prices generally steady to 25 lower and occasional declines of 40 to 50 primarily in heavier hogs.
Chicago market reports receipts for two days butter 953424 lbs steady to 1 higher with various grade quotes. eggs 18711 cases mixed prices and current receipts. cheeses steady with daisies Swiss wide ranges. live poultry steady to lower with diverse price points. potatoes arrivals 171 on track with prices in California and Arizona. New York market shows lower overall with eggs steady and cheese prices advancing for various grades.
Chicago reports a large winter wheat crop weighing on prices with fractional declines to fresh seasonal lows. Wheat closed down around one percent, with July at about 1.83, while oats and soybeans moved modestly and meat products reported declines.
Chicago cash wheat shows no bid while corn values range for No 2 yellow at 1.87 3/4 to 1.83 4/8 and No 3 2.83 2/8, No 4 1.80 4/8 with sample grade 1.71 7/8. Oats No 1 heavy white 84 to 85 cents, sample grade 82 1/2 cents. Barley nominal at 1.28 6/5 and 1.20 3/0. soybeans listed as none.
Cattle receipts 11 000 calves 900 with scattered sales. Fed steers 25 to 50 cents lower, most unsold bids 50 cents and more lower. Heifers and cows weaker, bulls down 50 cents to $1. Dealers and killing calves opening weak to $1 lower. Choice fed steers 31.00 to 33.00, heifers and yearlings 27.00 to 32.50.
Prices listed for hogs by weight class in Waterloo. Category includes 180-190 Ibs 18.75 up to 360-400 Ibs 17.00 for sows. Weight ranges cover 180 to 400 pounds with varying per hundredweight rates.
The Carter Lake recreation Club runs bingo each Tuesday and Saturday at the Carter Lake club. Proceeds go to the Carter Lake Youth Recreation Program. Patrons pay one dollar for the first three cards and 20 cents for each additional card as donations. Iowa officials say they are unaware of the game but expect local inquiry.
The Scripps-Howard chain of 19 newspapers endorsed Dwight D. Eisenhower for president. The New York World-Telegram and Sun reported editors voted to back Eisenhower in the lead editorial.
Iowa City astronomers at the University of Iowa seek reports on six meteors, including one seen last week, to finish a study of meteor speed and direction. Prof C C Wylie and researchers interview witnesses to verify times and meteor trajectories.
Iowa City Ingalls Swisher has been elected as a delegate to the national American Bar Association convention to be held in September.
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