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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
3
Chicago reports show strictly choice cattle steady with about 20 loads of choice cattle led by two loads of 1025 lb finished heifers. Fed steers and yearlings were steady to 25 cents lower as shipper demand narrowed. Cattle sold mainly from 16.50 to 18. Hog run totals 2,000 salables and 1,500 packers clearing at ceilings early.
Chicago livestock receipts and price levels for hogs, cattle, and sheep show steady to weak trends. Hogs at 14.85 for barrows and gilts with sows around 14.10, cattle receipts 2,500 with fed steers and yearlings mostly steady to 25 cents lower, calves and cows weak, sheep with old crop lambs steady and slaughter ewes down, prices for good and choice lambs around 16.00 to 16.50 with smaller lots at 13.55 and 8.50 for pen-choice sheep.
Receipts show 2,700 cattle and 1,000 hogs with feeders and yearlings trading around 13.00 to 17.25 while choice fed steers hold above 17.00. cows weak to 25 cents lower and canners 6.75 to 9.50. hogs firm with sows at 13.75, shipments to shipper at 15.50 to 15.75 for native spring lambs and slaughter ewes unmet as local packers push lower.
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 am Thursday were 27 000 head. Very active at ceilings. Barrows and gilts good and choice with weights 180 to 360 pounds priced around 14.45 to 14.70 per cwt. Shipping load substantially tighter than last week.
Hog receipts at 1500 with steady prices. barrows $14.50 and some sows $13.75. California calves 2506 with fed steers and heifers steady. stockers limited and feeder demand weak. About 20 loads of fed steers at $17.65 ceiling. cows $11.50. Sheep receipts 1800 with spring lambs 50 cents lower. top $15.00 for native spring lambs. choice lots in Kansas $14.56. old crop lambs sharply lower. pelts and hides mentioned with prices across grades.
US cattle market report from Kansas City shows salable receipts 700, total 1 900 with a steady slaughter yearling and mature cattle market. Vealers and calves hold near steady despite lighter demand, with several loads of steers around 17 60 to 17 85 per hundredweight and cows trading in common to medium grades. Bulls over 1150 pounds fetch about 12 dollars.
In New York on Thursday stocks recovered on most fronts with steels and rails among leaders. A slow start gave way to intervals of brisk trading with thin issues rising one to two points and total transfers around 1.3 million shares.
The Cedar Rapids hog market lists ceiling prices for prime butchers at 14.40 and packers at 13.70. Market data covers cattle values, poultry, eggs, and assorted produce with prices for beans, celery, oranges, grapefruit, and potatoes among others.
New York reports Thursday activity shows declines of up to 18 points in Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville obligations. 4s Ss and 6s slated for retirement next year dropped toward redemption values while Treasury 2s of Dec 72 67 edged higher on the market.
Wisconsin Plymouth grocery sales for the week list prices for several cheese items including Uto and Neo brands. The report notes quantities such as one car of twins, two cars square prints, and one car midgets with prices varying around 22 cents to 34 cents per unit.
Chicago markets hold firm on poultry cheese and butter as receipts show varied volumes. Eggs and potatoes trade with steady wholesale demand at mercantile exchange and across regional buyers, while California and Missouri products fetch differing spot prices amid overall market strength and mixed quality signals.
AP reports New York wholesale egg and butter prices with current firm quotations. Eggs show mixed colors extras Nos 1 and 4 priced per dozen with varied weights and grades. Butter totals remain firm with no change in overall price.
Oats futures rose about two cents in active trading as cotton gained and reports said a senate filibuster began to block OPA legislation. Deferred oats closed near 1% higher at 87% and late selling trimmed gains. July held at 88 cents while corn and barley prices stood around 1.46 and 1.35.
Chicago market notes show No 2 red and hard wheat at 1.97, No 2 yellow at 1.44, other oats remain nominal. Barley malting range 1.34 to 1.52 with feed around 1.00 to 1.44, reflecting mixed pricing for grain commodities.
President Truman dodged expanding on his written rebuke to Senator Tobey and said the letter speaks for itself. He noted he once considered presidential letters confidential and still struggles to find qualified applicants as 20 or 30 people have rejected federal posts over finances.
Clarence Jordan of Ottumwa waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a cheating by false pretenses charge. County attorney alleges he contracted to sell an automobile for 85 dollars to Tucker's Auto Salvage, accepted payment, and did not deliver the vehicle.
Courthouse records show Durabilt corporation on file in Marion. Authorized capital stock is $20,000. Officers are J. W. Bowdish Jr of Marion as president Fred J. Galvani of Cedar Rapids as vice president and Russell R. Robinson of Cedar Rapids as secretary-treasurer. The company will manufacture and sell building materials home appliances and specialities.
Four men were to be arraigned in justice court Thursday afternoon on a preliminary charge of illegal possession of alcoholic liquor. They are John Fitzpatrick, 24, of 1504 Washington Avenue SE. John Condon, 21, of 1514 Bever Avenue SE. James McGowan, 22, of 218 Fourth Avenue SW. and Stanton Blank, 22, of Chicago. They were arrested by police at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday in downtown Cedar Rapids.
Orlando M. E. Johnson 33 of Decorah pleads not guilty to a bad check count filed earlier this week. He allegedly cashed two checks with forged signatures and is held in the county jail on a $1,000 bond.
A federal tax lien was filed against Fred Rollins of 329 F avenue NW for 46.20 in income taxes due for 1944. A previously filed lien against Warren McArthur of Narva hotel for 73.37 tax due in 1944 was released.
Vernon Dusenberry of Rock Island was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder in Lisbon on a Rock Island warrant for contempt of court. The arrest followed authorities notifying the sheriff that a warrant existed.
Mary Rita Fagan of 728 Fourth Avenue SE filed suit Thursday for a separate maintenance decree from her husband Carl Edward Fagan whom she married November 25 1943 in Cedar Rapids. The couple have an 18 month old daughter.
New officers were installed by Mrs. Fred J. Lang during a candlelight ceremony Wednesday night. Edna Roberts played piano. Women’s Missionary society: President Mrs. G L Martin. VP Mrs. C A Dykes. secretary Mrs. C C Miller. treasurer Elda M Kemp. Grace Starr Missionary circle: President Mrs. Josephine Kindig. VP Mrs. Bess Golden. secretary Mrs. Charles Harlan. treasurer Mrs. A E Milner. Companions Missionary circle: President Mrs. William Stroope. VP Mrs. Pat McCann. secretary Mrs. Harry Rowley. treasurer Mrs. Harold LeClerc. World Call secretary Cynthia Drexler.
Gene Hastings John Snell Corwin Abernathy Floyd Domer and John Ross lead a Marion Boy Scouts group on a 10 day wilderness canoe trek starting next Tuesday. The party of Scouts from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Iowa City and Linn district will travel to Ely Minnesota to canoe Moose Lake and nearby Ontario lakes with Harry Robson as leader and Ray Domer as assistant. Seven days will be spent in canoes during the journey Northward.
Mrs. Sherman A. Fontaine was chosen chairman of the Camp Fire Girls board of awards at a public library meeting. Co chairwoman is Mrs. Irvin L. Ford and secretary Mrs. D. D. Hastings. Other members include Mrs. Fay Bailey, Mrs. L. R. Blinks, Mrs. S. F. Cary, Mrs. Robert Hess, and Miss Emma Klein. Twenty girls came for tests as the board set a July 10 meeting for further testing.
Mr and Mrs Everett L Wright of St Charles Illinois and their children visit Mrs Wrights parents Rev and Mrs Carl M Cunningham. Mr and Mrs Ray Olmstead of Webster City and their son Melvin stay with the Verne Olmstead family. O W McBride was in Chicago on Railroad Signalmen of America business. Ed Forbes a retired Milwaukee railroad man remains unchanged at Mercy hospital.
Iowa OPA announced a 4 percent reduction in ceiling prices for passenger cars effective July 1, with used truck ceilings unchanged. A car rated at 304 as is would fall to 292, while dealers may charge up to 25 percent more for cars placed in a warranted condition ensuring mechanical quality for 30 days or 1,000 miles.
A Cedar Rapids petition drive drew 23 objectors to rezoning McLeod’s Springs for a 7-Up plant. W. T. Fowler of 7-Up had asked for the change. residents preferred residential use. Fowler withdrew his request and circulated a new petition, now referred to the city plan commission by the council.
Six 1946 Wilson high school graduates enlisted in the marine corps and were sent to San Diego in one group, Cedar Rapids officials said. A seventh man, Charles E Gill of Cedar Rapids, reenlisted and went to Great Lakes. The six Wilson graduates are Vernon Earl W Gaskill, all of Cedar Rapids, and Stanley R Andrle of Ely.
Mr and Mrs Carl W Falcon of 476 Eleventh Street Marion longtime Linn county residents will celebrate 50 years of marriage this Sunday Their wedding date is listed as June 36 1896 at Jordan s Grove Baptist Church They farmed near Central City earlier and retired to Marion Their daughter Mrs Ivan Brenneman of Mount Holly New Jersey and her children Bill and Lois attend with their son Jennings Falcon of Cedar Rapids and his family
A wedding mock event by the Marion Nature and Garden club featured Mrs. John Stanley as bride and Mrs. Morton French as bridegroom. The program included a trees talk by Mrs. Dykes and a vocal solo by Miss Pluma Terrill. Twenty five members attended and cake celebrated several birthdays. Several local notices followed including hospital tonsillectomies, a building permit, and neighborhood visits.
Ronald L. Lyon, 916 Eighth Avenue SE, reportedly married to a 15 year old girl from Kaukauna, Wisconsin, was arrested in Cedar Rapids Wednesday afternoon at Kaukauna authorities request. They hold a warrant accusing Lyon of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Assistant county attorney notes potential charges here.
Dave Elderkin faces a warrant for desertion and abandonment of minor children based on a complaint from his former wife who divorced on October 9. The decree ordered weekly child support of 5 dollars for two and a half years then 7 dollars weekly. A woman named Sylvia Belongia, who showed a marriage certificate, is held in custody as authorities investigate the Iowa City marriage. Deputy P J Whitte more reported Elderkin told him about a Paul Kirk signing the license.
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