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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1947
Page
7
In Chicago the usual dull Saturday trade left all hogs quoted nominally steady with top at 25.25. Prices across hog pens were mostly steady for the week, with strongest demand seen for light hogs as buyers paused for direction.
Cattle and stocker cows fetch about 12.00 per head with related heifers at 21.90. Sheep show steady demand with medium choice lambs at 20.00 and common lambs at 14.00 to 7.50 for older stock. Yearlings run 18.00 to 21.00, ewes 5.00 to 7.50, feeder lambs 16.00 to 20.00, spring lambs 20.00 to 23.50.
USDA livestock market faces downdraft as trades shrink after a Tuesday strike by stock handlers. Slaughter classes remain untested with few receipts. hogs and steers show price dips while stocker and feeder classes hold steadier. Top values include Choice fed steers at 28.25, cows around 19, and vealers near 15.50 to 17.25.
USDA cattle market last week reports steady to lower grades with goods and canners down up to 50c. Common cows mid to low 50s, bulls weak to lower. Top beef steers around 28.50 per hundredweight with heavy ranges in 20s to 30s for various weights. Calves at about 50 to 130 per head on whatevers weighed.
USDA hog sale reports irregular prices with top offerings around 26.00 to 19.25 for heavy and late consignments. Yearling and feeder cattle show mixed advances with several classes up to 25.00. Sheep and lambs remain active though spring lambs are scarce and slaughter ewes strong.
OCR fragment mentions lambs and a price around 20 dollars, with additional unclear references to dollars and items. No clear event, people, or organization readable.
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog market data from the 24 hour period ending 8 a.m. shows 26,500 head processed with prices varying across weights from 118 to 390 pounds. Reports include sows and boars with multiple price points such as 19.60 to 18.49 per hundredweight and other values around 40.00 to 39.00 for selected lots.
Prices for prime butchers hogs and cows listed with ranges. bulls and lightweight hogs noted. Wholesale fruits and vegetables show celery, lettuce, Valencia oranges, new potatoes, tomatoes and cantaloupes with per dozen or per carton pricing.
Chicago market report shows wheat closing unchanged to modestly higher, July futures at about 2.16 to 2.17 dollars. Corn falls about 1.54 to 4 percent with July at roughly 1.96 dollars. Oats decline by around percent to percent, July near 0.95 to 0.96 dollars.
Nearly a ton of cargo was loaded on United Air Lines Cargoliner eastbound flight 180 from Municipal airport. The 1 600 pounds of Cedar Rapids express mail marked the largest shipment since the service began. Refli tion units from the Amanas and machinery from Link Belt Speeder and LaPlant Choate comprised the main bulk of the cargo.
Des Moines AP reports a late improvement in Iowa weather with a five day forecast near normal temperatures and light rain. Farmers rushed to cultivate plant and replant under a warm sun as fields emerged from floods and corn grew faster, lifting optimism despite earlier drought and flood damage.
A 17 year old girl from Providence Rhode Island Kathleen Ro an demonstrated a home made snow making method at the Hayden show Science Makes Weather She used a wash tub setup with rock salt chopped ice breath freezing and dry ice to create a super cooled cloud that formed snow crystals The display cost about four dollars and included a wooden packing case a lamp and insulation aids.
Marion News reports the fire department answered two alarms Friday afternoon. Sparks from a locomotive ignited a railroad cattle car burning one end, cattle driven to a pen. A second alarm followed when a Claude Luck truck at the city dump burned, destroying the box and three tires. Several local residents are listed as visiting or returning from trips and camps.
Local clippings show lost and found items including a brown leather bag, a man’s Elgin watch, and a Spaniel dog. The page also lists ads for jewelry, clothing, and services from Probasco Jewelry Co and other Cedar Rapids businesses.
Hollywood report says Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan's newborn daughter died Friday after a premature birth. The infant weighed about a pound, and Miss Wyman's condition was reported satisfactory while Reagan, ill with influenza at another hospital, could not see the child.
The page lists showtimes for Paramount Iowa State Rialto Sun Ya Serenade and other theaters with titles like The Yearling Framed For the Love of Rusty Cross My Heart Fear in the Night Heading West Pardon Us peddle Serenade The Hurricane Heldorado and Sweet Homicide. Distinct times provided for each title vary by venue.
Hollywood report says Boots Mallory received her final divorce decree from film producer William Cagney on Friday paving the way for her marriage to actor Herbert Marshall. The couple announced plans to wed in Santa Barbara in August.
Local religious listings detail services across Marion area churches. Baptist The Rev Charles Moore leads Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship. Calvary Baptist host evangelist Jackie Burris for a special event. Catholic mass at 8 and 10 a m. Churches note summer schedules and midweek prayer meetings.
New York AP reports Albert Shaw aged 89 editor and founder of the American Review of Reviews died this week. He authored books on municipal government and political economy and earned AB and MA degrees in 1879 and 1882 at Iowa College, Grinnell predecessor, later serving as a Grinnell trustee.
Fragmentary legal notice from Linn County Iowa requests claims and witnesses in an estate matter. Names and exact actions are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Partial court document lists names and dates with scattered phrases from a legal action. The readable bits reference the Rapias area in Iowa and an appearance or admission context dated June 27, 1947, with attorneys involved.
A fragmented notice references a gathering titled Fret Sorts at xo Outsmoke with hints of participants Towa and Vere, scheduled for June 27. The item reads as a brief event teaser in a local paper.
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