Saturday's Estimates for Cattle and Hogs
The Saturday AP Ogee estimates cattle at about 1000 head and hogs near 4000, reflecting market tone and supply levels on the weekend.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
20
The Saturday AP Ogee estimates cattle at about 1000 head and hogs near 4000, reflecting market tone and supply levels on the weekend.
Prices rose in Chicago and other markets with Chicago up to 15c 25c. East St. Louis and East Buffalo showed active trade while grassy cattle were weak and grain fed steers in Cleveland showed demand. Totals quoted: Chicago 1500 Cleveland 200 Pittsburgh 800 East Buffalo 200 East St. Louis 1000.
Receipts at Chicago include 1500 cattle and 600 calves with grazing and feeding stock steady to firm. Cows and heifers show weakness versus better Grass cattle limited with best loads at 7.10 and 7.25. hogs 3.60 to 4.00 for 100-130 pounds. sows 3.25 to 3.60, and leaner stock mixed.
Slaughter sheep and cows show mixed prices with declines in some cuts. Feeder pigs and yearlings move on limited demand while butchers remain scarce. active shipper market quotes around $4.05 for 190 lb shipments and $3.75 to $4.00 for lighter weights. calves and sows also feature price ranges amid steady receipts and California-fed lambs trading near $6.10.
Receipts show cattle and calves with varied demand. Slaughter steers mostly steady to higher across weights with top ranges around 7.25 for yearlings and 6.50 for heavy steers. Sheep and lamb offerings steady with mids and clip prices down slightly for light weights.
South St Paul livestock sale shows mixed quotes with steers and heifers around 4.00 to 6.50 in medium to choice grades. Light weights and various weights vary 1 to 20 cents, bulk 3.00 and up for sows. sheep receipts 1,700 with native sheep and wethers bought at about 5.75 and ewes around 1.50.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a m Friday totaled 12 200, down from 19 500 last week and 15 200 a year ago. Demand remain active at the advance with light loading and prices varied by weight and grade.
Hog receipts around 6 500 with early price spreads 10 to 25 cents and feeders at 3.00 to 3.25 with heavies near 3 70 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 1 100 with fed steers and yearlings steady to firm and stockers and feeders showing moderate activity led by top bids near 5 50.
Priday markets show varying prices for hogs by weight and cut. Ottumwa lists 140-160 lbs at 2.50 and 160-180 lbs at 3.65, with other weights and grades ranging to 3.70 for primes and around 3.15 to 3.60 for 260-350 lb categories. Terl0q reports prime hogs 180-230 lbs at 3.70 and 260-330 lbs at ~3.60, with fats near 3.25 to 3.40 and packers around 2.65 to 3.40 depending on weight and quality.
East St. Louis market receipts show hogs 7,000 with most prices 25 cents higher, top 4.35 and 4.20 to 4.35 for 230 to 260 and 260 to 300 pounds. cattle receipts 1,000 with calves 600, prices mostly steady to bulls down 15-25 cents. steers 3.75 to 8.00, slaughter heifers 7.25, cows 2.50 to 7.25, high choice steers 7.50 to 8.00, common and medium 2.75 to 6.50. lambs and fat ewes showing varied values across weight classes. Market steady overall with throwouts around 3.00 and other ranges noted.
AP dispatch from St Joseph reports U S Department of Agriculture data for hogs cattle and calves. Hogs receipts 3000 with steady to 25 cent gains. price ranges from 50 to 50 dollars per hundredweight with top around 50 dollars for heavy lots. Cattle and calves receipts 200 with calves up to 6.50 and top 5.50 for natives. lambs and sheep mixed with prices around 5.25 to 5.85. ewes around 1.50.
The bulletin shows nominal exchange rates in cents for many currencies including Great Britain France Germany Italy Belgium Sweden Denmark Greece Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Argentina Brazil Japan and Mexico City plus Shanghai and Montreal. It notes Tokyo and Montreal figures and marks some as nominal rates with varying figures.
Grain prices slipped from earlier firmness as market reports cite black rust concerns and hopper damage but hold favorable outlook for American and Canadian spring wheat. Wheat futures closed lower led by July and September contracts, with corn oats and rye easing after early strength. Shipping demand for corn was slow while weather remained favorable for corn growth.
Cash grain notes show 32 car receipts for wheat versus 87 a year ago. Market quotes include No 1 northern and amber durum at 58 1/2 and 52 1/2 cents, red durum at 40 41/2, and oats around 50 cents, with scattered prices. Omitted text suggests uneven reporting and missing context.
Market notes show varied quoters across produce and dairy. Potatoes lightly traded with Jersey and southern baskets at fractions, flour and sugar prices steady, butter and milk receipts strong. Poultry values mixed with broilers and ducks reported across regions, while fat hogs and other meats show modest activity.
Historical market notes show unsettled prices for eggs roosters turkeys spring ducks and geese with odd cents and per unit quotes. Receipts total 16.169 with details on extra firsts resh graded firsts storage packed firsts and potatoes. Shipments and new supplies include 799 ships and a value around 1301.40 with old stock whites Idaho produce noted.
A brief AP item notes futures action in Chicago with references to refrigerator standard and storage standards dated November 17. No further details available in the fragment.
Trading Friday saw further declines as leaders retreated 1 to 3 points or more. Santa Fe hit its lowest price since 1900, Allied Chemical and American Can also marked new lows, while American Telephone and U S Steel fell amid light volume and looming dividend actions.
Beef and pork prices rise on Friday with 13 cent advance. Prime hogs and good packers command higher bids while calf and sheep values vary by quality. Prices cited include top hogs around 3.50 per hundredweight and prime calves in the mid four dollar range. Market notes reflect grade and weight distinctions and broad shifts across pork, calf, and sheep sectors.
Chicago big taxpayers funded back pay for 14 000 teachers and 20 000 municipal workers by disbursing 4 500 000 through delinquent tax collections. The move follows ongoing litigation over 1928 1929 and 1930 assessments that has hindered immediate tax revenue and worsened the city’s financial crisis.
A dense list of stock and bond quotations from Adams Express to Libby McNeil, with securities across industries. The page shows bid and percentage figures, including Amn Can, Lehigh Valley, Union Pacific, and reading market movers. It notes close of Chicago stocks and mentions several rail and industrial names with varied percentages.
Rose display draws visitors past the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Sar at 2900 E Avenue NE. The idea and planting came from former residents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mickel who added roses climbing an arbor over the driveway.
A green automobile owned by Mrs. R. H. Moss was stolen from a barn on Moss property about five and a half miles east of Cedar Rapids on highway 30 sometime Thursday night or early Friday. License number 57 6711. Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus notified.
Mrs Anna Varejcka 89 widow of Joseph Varejcka died at her niece Mrs Anna Paula 891 Shaver read NE Cedar Rapids at 1 45 p m Thursday. Born in Bohemia Feb 2 1843 she came to Cedar Rapids forty one years ago and resided here since Her husband died twenty one years ago She is survived by niece Mrs John L Starman and nephews Frank Poula and Joseph Wendl all of Cedar Rapids Funeral services in Lesinger Polansky chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday conducted by Rev P D Chada Burial in Bohemian National cemetery No flowers The family to receive friends at the chapel 7 to 9 p m Saturday.
Abram Roland 79 formerly of Maywood IL died at a local hospital at 7 25 p m. He lived with his niece Mrs E Valentine 1915 Ellis boulevard NW. Survived by daughter Mrs Florence Sprecher of Macon Mississippi grandson Lynn Sprecher and brother James M. Sprecher. Beatty chapel service at 3 p m Saturday, body to Maywood IL for burial. Friends may call 7 9 p m Friday.
Charles Irvin Cook died at University hospital in Iowa City at 11 pm Thursday after a six month illness. Born July 9, 1880 in Anamosa, he lived in Cedar Rapids for twenty years. Survived by widow, two daughters Freda May and Edith Louise, plus Mrs. George Cook and John Cook, and two sisters Mrs. John Baldwin and Mrs. Gus Sanders, all of Cedar Rapids. Turner to conduct services at 2 pm Saturday with burial in Linwood Cemetery.
The New York bond market edged higher Friday with government issues gaining modestly. Treasury and Liberty issues attracted attention as yields moved, while utilities and corporate segments remained mixed.
Market briefs show Keao 22c No 3 yellow corn, hay at 10 dollars per lot, loose hay priced, bale straw 8.60, Peavy hens and broilers priced, Leshorn roosters listed. Wholesale fruits and vegetables also noted in Cedar Rapids listings.
The Iowa supreme court Friday denied L. R. Walker of Tipton a rehearing in his case against Roosevelt Hotel Co. and Pedany. The court had previously affirmed a Linn County jury verdict denying Walker $10 000 damages for injuries after he tripped over a laundry basket while a hotel guest.
Iowa supreme court Justice Wagner reversed a Linn county district court judgment for Christina Strand of Central City who claimed back pay from the estate of B W Long. The ruling says a trial judge improperly allowed Strand to testify on issues for the jury to decide.
A charge of carrying concealed weapons against R. W. Johnson, 49, was dismissed on state motion Friday by Judge A. B. Clark. Johnson was arrested May 24 and alleged to have been shooting a .22 caliber revolver on Fourteenth Avenue SE. He pled not guilty before Judge H. C. Ring May 27.
Viola Holstein files in district court for divorce from Leo F. Holstein citing cruel and inhuman treatment. She alleges her husband choked her into unconsciousness on one occasion. The marriage took place in December 1923 in St. Paul.
Judge A B Clark grants Wilma Sears aged 24 a divorce from Marion Sears 32 for cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple wed in December 1925. Also decrees Anna Helena Lowery 40 divorced from Louis Vernon Lowery 40 for cruelty and desertion. they were married June 28 1921.
Mrs. Freda Faye Rasley obtains a divorce from Harry Ros a Clark in district court. The decree grants custody of two minor children and a permanent monthly alimony of 25 dollars.
Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa opened the 1932 campaign for President Hoover at the National Credit Men’s Association meeting. He urged the nation to pass past passion and prejudice, defend the Republican record, and oppose Democratic proposals including a large bond issue and the League of Nations participation. He praised Hoover’s handling of emergencies and argued Congress shares responsibility for policy outcomes.
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa state supreme court granted a rehearing petition in the Ford Hopkins company suit to compel Iowa City to issue a cigarette license. The case began as a mandamus action after the district court dismissed. the high court reversed and set a Sept term for the rehearing.
Washington will not hold its eighth annual fall festival after the Better Washington club executive board tabulated questionnaires sent to business members. The vote totaled 56 in favor of cancellation and 28 against.
Funeral services for Goldie N Waskow will be held at Pioneer Funeral Home at 2 30 p m Saturday conducted by the Rev Leigh Sewell Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park
The listing shows TY BONDS NEW TO BE taP Gone States gov. $100 31, Liberte Piet asks $101 48, Esports Fourth 4s at $102.16, Treasury 4s at $104.20, treasury 4s 44-54 at $101.31, and Treasury 40-43 June at $93.16.
Marriage licenses filed include Leo Macha and Bessie Zobac of Cedar Rapids. Joseph Potter Cotton of West Chester New York with Ella King Poe of Cedar Rapids. Christ C. Dahl and Irma T. Slap nicka, both of Cedar Rapids.
In Dowagiac Michigan a three-headed kitten born in the farm home of Lewis Carne frightens the farm family. The three weeks old kitten reportedly meows from all three heads and has 26 toes across its four feet.
Mr and Mrs Kari Alien of 3033 Davenne NE welcomed a daughter named Gayle Karlene on June 22 in a private family delivery at home.
The executive board drops this year's festival after merchants failed to pledge sufficient support. The plan to combine the Bureau pig and calf show is abandoned. County Agent Harold Montgomery says committees will be appointed soon for the annual pig and calf show.
Lost items include a green tea coin with a 1 yard ring and a diamond set lavalier, pansy, and pearl setting. a brown suit case with men's clothing at 276 127th Ave SW. a diamond wrist watch and a new blue Speedway bicycle. a purse near 2333. Rewards offered. contact Dial numbers.
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