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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1968
Page
14
Wall Street extends gains on Monday as the international gold pool pledges to defend gold at 35 an ounce. Gold mining shares slip while copper and other majors rise on labor contract progress. Iowa hog futures show mixed movement with steady to lower live weights and varied sow prices.
Tama resident Wilcox 76 an organizer and president of the Tamalowa Poweshiek rural electric cooperative died at home Sunday. Survivors include his wife Anne two sons Wayne Tama and Keith Cedar Falls two stepsons Donald Vavrock Belle Plaine and Richard Vavrock and sister Mrs John McNall Belle Plaine. Services Wednesday at 2 at Harrison's.
USDA issued Tuesday receipts estimate with 1000 cattle 4000 hogs and 200 sheep. Hog prices were steady to weak after a fairly active trade. Slaughter steer heifer prices and wooled lambs remained steady on Monday in Chicago trading.
Hogs 6 500 head butcher margins steady to weak with prices for various weight classes. Cattle 9 000 head with slaughter steers steady to strong and detailed yield grade brackets for 1 100 to 1 400 pounds. Sheep 200 head with wooled slaughter lambs at 26.50 to 27.00 and ewes 5.90 to 7.00.
UPI reports Sioux City market activity with Castle 8,500 calves 1,500 head. Steers and heifers steady to strong with some 25 cent higher instances. Steers chosen 1,000 to 1,250 pounds priced 26.00 to 27.00 with a prime end at 27.50. Heifers chosen 900 to 1,075 pounds listed with prime end.
C R Markets reports Monday Hog prices down 25 cents with Saturday deliveries for hogs 200 to 230 pounds at 18.75 to 19.15 dollars. Pack ing sows 300 pounds down 16.75 to 17.00 dollars. Cattle prices show prime steers 26.75 to 27.50, good to standard ranges, with various cuts and discounts for overweight stock. Poultry grain eggs and lambs listed with assorted prices.
A fire believed caused by an appliance wiring fault gutted a bedroom at the Kenneth Parker residence two miles north of Lamont. Firefighters from Lamont battled the flames two hours, with heavy smoke and water damage reaching the first floor. the Parkers planned to occupy the second floor during repairs. Neighbors alerted the department after spotting the blaze half a mile away. Mrs Parker was away in town and Mr Parker worked in the farmyard opposite the house.
Grain futures and soybeans fell Monday as trading slowed. Wheat eased 1s to 4 lower, corn down 42 to 1 lower, oats mixed 3s lower to percent higher, rye down percent to 188 lower, and soybeans 4 to 58 lower with oats the only exception on an irregular finish.
Chicago cash grain markets list bid prices for wheat No 2 hard 58 44 No 2 soft red 1503 an Corn No 2 yellow 11348% en No 4 yellow 1012 No 5 yellow a 2 Oats No 2 heavy white a0n Soybeans No 1 yellow 272 No 2 yellow 26702 No 3 yellow 26 7 2 Soybean oil 9 27n.
UPI bulletin from Omaha reports cattle at 9 000 head and calves 150 with feeders firm. High choice cattle aged 1 150 to 1 200 pounds top 27 60 to 27 65 with prime end, steers 27 35 to 27 50, other grades 26 50 to 27 00. Heifers 27 10 to 26 75 prime end, 25 50 to 26 50 choice, cows 18 50 to 19 00 with few to 19 50, canner and cutter 16 50 to 18 00.
Wholesale buying prices unchanged. Boosters 25-27 cents. specialised White Rock flyers 20-22 cents. Butter grades AA 93 score 66 cents, other values listed. Eggs reflect grade A whites 29 2, mixed mediums 25, standards 25 2, checks 17 percent. Potatoes arrivals 138, on track 212, U S shipments Friday 506, weekend totals. Idaho russets 3.65-3.80, Mini-N D round reds 2.00-2.35.
New York wholesale egg market shows light to moderate offerings across sizes, with slow demand on Monday. Standards 292-302. checks 20-27. Whites vary by size and grade with extra fancy large 3142-3242 and fancy large 32-33 percent. fancy medium 29-30. Butter offerings are adequate while demand remains irregular. Creamery eggs score 93 (AA) at 67 percent and 92 (A) at 67-67?2 with 90 score noted.
Howard Nielson 24 of Rowley was jailed in Manchester on a driving while license suspended charge after an accident south of Ryan on highway 13. His car crossed the center line and struck a Cedar Rapids man, Jerry Stych 38, injuring none of Stychs family. Nielson held on 300 bond and paid 25 fine for failure to yield half the roadway.
Bobby Ray McGregor Henkes age 22 was hospitalized in Prairie du Chien with chest injuries and facial lacerations after his convertible ran off the road Sunday night three miles north of Prairie du Chien. He remained in fair condition Monday.
Advertised items priced right attract quick buyers in a brisk sale rail. Low cost want ads moved merchandise efficiently, boosting turnover for sellers and drawing shoppers seeking bargains.
County clubs speakers and youth groups listed with meeting times and venues. Shown are a WMT representative at Ellis club, Linn County Young Democrats meeting at 2045 Bever Avenue SE, and a Linn County Association for Retarded Children gathering at Hus Memorial Presbyterian church. Also notes on 25 percent off draperies at Albert’s, dean’s list honors for Charles Stevens at Open Bible College Des Moines Ned Johnson at Iowa Wesleyan and John Diehl at University of Iowa, plus minor incidents and sales listings.
St. Pauls Lutheran church members voted to donate church land at the southeast corner of Postville for a Good Samaritan Society nursing home. A town drive will seek 75000 dollars as its share of the 350000 dollar project cost.
The Senate voted 71 to 20 to pass a civil rights bill aimed at removing racial barriers in four-fifths of U S housing. The compromise measure includes anti riot provisions federal protection for civil rights workers and extended constitutional guarantees for American Indians. The bill goes back to the House where its fate remains uncertain.
Bob Snodgrass was elected president of Indoor Sport Inc at a Sunday meeting. Howard Wehde is vice president Vera Craft secretary Donna Huber treasurer and Don Bartosh and Jerry Owens named directors.
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