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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1950
Page
15
Chicago AP reports hog prices jumped 25 to 40 cents per hundredweight as salable hog receipts were the smallest for Monday since June 20. Cattle advanced up to 50 cents. lamb trade was slow. Calves and cows showed mixed gains with strong demand for slaughter steers and yearlings.
Sioux City cattle market receipts 8,200 with calves at 50. Slaughter steers and heifers uneven and fairly active, cows strong, stockers and feeders fairly active, fully steady. Notable sales include good fed steers around 25.00 to 27.50, 1,100 lb steers about 28.00, 1,000 lb steer kings at 36.00, medium steers 24.50, good to high heifers 24.00 to 25.50, stocker calves 27.00 to 28.50, stock heifer calves 25.50, and 475 lb stock steer calves around 00.
In New York, rail weakness dragged the stock market lower in a slow session. Volume slid to about 1.1 million shares as traders stayed cautious and led to a subdued trading day.
Prices at Cedar Rapids market rose by a dime with prime butchers at 16.85 and packers at 15.10 for hogs weighing 180 to 500 pounds. The report lists varied prices across weight ranges for hogs, steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, sheep, and market produce including fruits and vegetables and grain.
Alberta report shows sala bie receipts 8500 with calves 500. Fed steers and heifers steady to strong, beef cows up to 50 cents. Canners and cutters steady to strong. Vealers steady. Stocker and feeder classes about 15 percent, mostly steady to strong. Prices include fed steers 23.00 to 27.50, good to choice heifers around 27.00, good cows 20.00 to 21.00, canners 14.00 to 16.50, stock steer calves 31.00, stockers 21.00 to 26.90.
Chicago produce items show steady butter eggs cheese and poultry in two day trading. Butter at 604.998 lbs with mixed scores. eggs at 20 088 cases with extras elevated. cheese with twins and Swiss daisies around 35 4 36c. Live poultry prices for hens broilers and ducks varied. potatoes arrivals and U S shipments listed. market notes indicate moderate demand and slight strength in Idaho russets and Colorado red russets.
Market report shows steady dressed poultry prices with fresh and frozen chickens by box weight, top grades for 12 to 66 plus pounds, turkeys, and hens. Receipts total 421,641 lbs for livery and 27,699 cases of eggs, with wholesale prices given per dozen and per pound.
City cattle report lists 12 000 cattle with calves around 800, fed steers and heifers steady, cows firm, bulls steady but buyers bidding lower. Dealers and killing calves steady to stronger. Bulk medium and small saloon heifers about 2 5. doe few cows.
Chicago trading notes show March wheat surged to a fresh board high on Monday as short-covering dominated. Wheat finished up sharply, while corn oats rye soybeans and fats saw varied moves with livestock prices listed. The report also lists No 3 yellow and No 4 grains prices and seed mix values.
cattle buyers posted mixed quotes for hogs from 160 to 550 pounds. bids ranged from around 13.50 to 16.75 per hundredweight with the 160 to 230 pound classes near 15 to 16.25, and heavier slaughter hogs 300 pounds and up around 14.75 to 14.50 as observers tracked market activity.
Waterloo reports higher hog prices with top at 16.60 for butcher hogs 160-170 pounds. Heavier and lighter weights show varied bids from 14.35 to 16.60 per hundredweight, with many categories spanning 330 to 550 pounds and above.
Des Moines figures show approximately 50 000 head in the week, with 31 000 year ago and 27 800 actuals Saturday, as union activity hits 2 plants in southern Minnesota and 12 in Iowa. Prices listed across weight ranges rise about 10 percent over Saturday levels, with varied per pound figures for different carcass weights and out-of-state shipping noted.
Community notices cover Optimist Club talk at Roosevelt hotel by Franklin High principal Bruce Alling ham and two way radio for City Cab. Corrections alert Junior American Czechs CSA meeting moved to tonight. Public safety vote appeals for Jack Weiland. Convalescing Mrs. R J Stepanek released after leg fracture. Stolba for finance adv. Party for handi capped at Salvation Army youth center Friday 3 30 to 6 with Dempsy Jones. Transportation calls for polls via Dial numbers. Correction: Mt Zion recital accompanist Marjorie Brown March 13. Promoted George C Owen named assistant to Maytag GM in Newton. Owen to oversee market analysis in addition to duties. Pleads innocent Arlene Aitchison 33 pled to disturbing the peace. trial set Thursday.
President Truman sailed his yacht through the rough Atlantic off Cape Hatteras toward Key West for a late winter holiday. The trip came as the chief executive remained at sea with plans for a retreat in Florida.
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee votes 15 to 10 to delay any wartime excise tax cuts while it studies revenue alternatives. Rep Woodruff urged immediate action for roughly 1 billion dollars in lost revenue, but the panel approved a substitute from Rep Eberharter for study of wartime and other regressive excise taxes and to cover the revenue loss.
Women stockholders split grades for chairmen at annual meetings. Federation of Women Shareholders in American Business critiques appearance, manners, and parliamentary skill. Some chairmen receive high praise for diplomacy while others face blunt criticism for missteps and lack of support for women voters.
Des Moines AP reports Dr. Daniel Clarence Steelsmith 72 of Liscomb died Sunday from a heart ailment. He led Iowa’s health department 1930 to 1933 after earlier service in Dubuque and as a state deputy. Survived by wife and two daughters. Services planned in Des Moines Tuesday and Liscomb Wednesday with burial in Conrad.
New York Times reports US officials believe Moscow is seeking a spheres of influence settlement. Washington dispatch notes two aims: curb Western influence in satellite states and press for a non interventionist world with trade via Moscow. Slower Kremlin travel limits cited as a sign of changing attitude.
Marion News reports 66 year old August Smith died Sunday at his rooming house 508 A avenue NE Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Born May 1 1883 in Lowdon he worked in Cedar Rapids the past three years and was unmarried. Survived by a brother Henry of Marion services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial cemetery conducted by Rev Charles Moore. Friends may call Yocom Murdoch chapel Marion.
Land their children, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dean and their son, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sills, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Luedeman and their children, Mr. and Mrs. George Sweet, Gracie Williams, Geraldine and Marlys Stanbro.
Des Moines AP State Auditor C. B. Akers said County Treasurer A. C. Schulmeister of Logan resigned amid indications of funds unaccounted for in Harrison county books. Shortages of about $4,500 were reported in 1948 accounts. 1949 and 1950 audits pending. The treasurer’s office was closed pending a new appointment. Schulmeister was at Arrow Smith, Illinois for his father-in-law’s funeral.
Des Moines Iowa district court ruled a one ball pinball machine is a gambling device in itself after mass raids last November 76 machines seized Howard's Grill operated by W H Farrell plans to appeal to the state supreme court appeal bond set at 500 dollars Judge Lou Ladd based ruling largely on a recent supreme court decision from a Sioux City cards and dice case
Classified page fragment outlines Gazette want ad rates for 1 to 7 days and word counts per line, with conditions for blind box numbers and advance payment. Includes sample notices such as Card of Thanks, In Memoriam and Lost and Found items, plus various local business ads and services.
An advertisement in the Gazette urges readers to place inexpensive want ads to advertise beauty shops. It highlights Maf's Beauty Shop at 6319 508 Street SE offering hizmets like machine and machineless permanents to attract customers.
Advertises ash and rubbish hauling with contact numbers and sewer cleaning services. Mentions H Luck and Cashman Plumb and Heating with a street or office number. District and location details are limited.
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