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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1939
Page
10
Chicago and other markets show hogs steady to higher on lightweights with general tone steady for heavier lots. Cattle mostly steady to lower while sheep trade remains near steady with limited demand and prices.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK report shows salable calves 2 500 and cattle slow with weak to lower bids. top steer price around 10.75 and prime beefs quoted near 12.75. hogs receipts 3 000 slow with prices up to 9 25 for select lots. sheep and welts mixed with fat lambs firm to higher. ST PAUL LIVESTOCK report notes cattle receipts 3 500 slow with weak undertone. fed steers 8 25 to 9 50. heifers to 9 65. midrange cows around 5 25 to 5 50. calves 2 500 steady.
Receipts reach 1 500 with steady undertone across all classes. Slaughter lambs sell Tuesday around 8.75 dollars with native feeders at 7.50 to 28.00 dollars and a few westerns at 8.40. Prices shown: 735 on choice 190 229 lbs sows steady at 625 percent.
Grain and produce prices list No. 1 60c wheat No. 2 58c oats No. 2 25c white rye No. 3 70c barley No. 3 30 41c corn shelled No. 2 yellow 37c No. 3 soybeans No. 2 yellow 73c. Hay straw prices bale tame hay 7.60 bale straw 5.00. Butterfat 22c No. 1 cream 21c No. 2 cream 19c. Cedar Rapids poultry prices colored hens 6c Leghorns 5c colored roosters 8c Leghorn roosters 7c. Fruits vegetables lemons 5.50 6.50. Dragenes 2.50%13.75. Grapefruit 2.00 2.50. Celery 2.50 3.00 Lettuce 3.10 6.60 Onions 1.00 4.65 Cabbage 3.00. Carrots 2.75 crate Tomatoes 2.75 13.00 New potatoes 2.25 2.50 Potatoes 1.35 1.90 Sweet potatoes 1.75. No. 1 cured beef hides 1. 2 cured beef hides 6c calf 8e calf 7e horse 3 2 75. horse 2 25. Pony god slue hides including manes and tails.
Hogs gained 5 cents across all grades with tops up to 7.35 as cattle weakened about 25 cents. Good hogs ranged 140 to 350 pounds with varied quotes, while cattle withers showed softer values across most classes and weights. Sheep and calves reported mixed quotes with quality-based variations.
In Chicago, live poultry receipts rise with firm hen prices, butter and eggs hold steady as prices mostly unchanged. Potato arrivals remain moderate with varied regional prices for Bliss Triumphs and russets, while New York notes modest egg receipts and firmer butter beyond steady cheese levels.
Wisconsin cheese exchange notes weekly quotas with Daisy and Cheddar prices. Twins tie with daisies at 11 3 4 cents, horns at 12 1 4 cents, cheddars at 11 2 4 cents. Farmers call board lists daisies 11 1 2 cents, horns 11 1 2 cents, cheddars at 11 1 2 cents.
Buying attributed to Cuban interests pushed New York sugar futures higher on Wednesday. May contracts rose to 1.96 from 1.94, while September edged to 2.03 after opening at 2.02. Nearby deliveries lifted world futures, with May around 1.19 and September at 2. Raw sugar sales were reported at 2.87 to 2.88, after a late Tuesday spot price gain to 2.87 for Philippines. Refined sugar quotes stood at 4.30 to 4.50.
Trading was limited on the Boston wool market with scattered small-volume sales. Fine territory wools in original bags brought 65 to 68 cents scoured for good French combing length, and 62 to 64 cents scoured for average to short French combing length. Combing three-eighths territory wool sold occasionally at mostly 59 to 61 cents scoured.
New York bond prices fell sharply on Wednesday as stock selling pressured Treasuries and foreign government issues. U.S. Treasuries slipped up to 10-32 point. several corporate issues gained modestly while rails and utilities led the declines.
The European crisis kept Wall Street on edge as selling drove the market to new lows of the decline that began a week earlier. The day saw a sharp forenoon plunge, light midday recovery, and a weak final hour with about 1.4 million shares traded. Major issues including US Steel, Bethlehem, AT&T, Chrysler, GM, and Du Pont fell.
Wall Street closing quotes show widespread activity across major issues with Adams Expresses Ills, Allied Chem, General Electric, Ford, Coca Cola, and Standard Oil among others. The listing includes price levels, percentage changes, and notable movements on both New York and Chicago exchanges, reflecting broad market flux for midweek trading.
U S income tax collections fell by 560 740 during the first 20 days of March compared with the same period last year. Total receipts were 2 981 575 versus 3 542 315 in March 1938 with Maine the sole state showing an increase of about 800 000.
Nervousness over Europe and higher Liverpool and Winnipeg markets spurred buying on the Chicago board of trade. By close, wheat gained while corn and oats showed mixed late selling, with May wheat at 67 3/4 cents and May corn at 47 1/2 cents. Large export and cash trade noted, while government reports signaled favorable general conditions except in Oklahoma.
Chicago market listings show cash grain prices for wheat corn oats beans and seeds with bid quotes and sample grades. Minneapolis receipts and bids report No 1 hard and dark northern wheat No 3 yellow corn and No 3 white oats along with barley prices and protein details.
Lloyd L. Burger of LaPlant Choate Manufacturing spoke Tuesday at Iowa State College Ames for the eleventh annual welding conference. The conference ends Thursday. Police seek a horse thief after a white iron sawhorse made of iron pipe was stolen from C. L. Kidd residence 405 Forest Drive SE Tuesday night.
The Cedar Rapids Real Estate board announced on Wednesday the appointment of Paul Bedell as chairman of a special committee to study the proposal for a new state office building on the Capitol grounds. Other members include Paul N. Clark and Bruce West.
Entertainment at the Kiwanis club luncheon featured a Negro male quartet from Ellsworth college in Iowa Falls. Willis Mohn, past president, inducted seven new Kiwanis members.
Berlin reports the Nazi commissariat for vehicles announced a rationalization plan reducing auto production types from next Jan. 1. Passenger cars drop to 30 from 52, trucks to 19 from 113, and motorcycles to 3 from 20 as Germany limits manufacturing variety.
County Attorney G K Thompson files two larceny charges against William Craig Whitney 34 of Sioux City for stealing a wardrobe case and a sales portfolio. Whitney returned from Dixon Illinois to answer charges in Cedar Rapids and is jailed in Des Moines under a one year term with a bench parole previously granted in 1928. Thompson criticizes a witness letter and asserts readiness to proceed at a later trial.
Judge Moffit set aside probate of Joseph Thill will after John P. Thill petitioned. A new order fixes March 30 at 9 am for confirmation or reconfirmation of probate. Leo Thill, nephew and executor, inherits after a $3,000 bequest to John Thill.
Howard Cook, 17, of 826 Seventh Street SW, charged with breaking and entering in connection with a theft of tools at Otto Manufacturing between March 15 and 20. He was arraigned before Judge J. E. Heiserman and given until March 27 to enter a plea. Bond set at $1500. Detectives arrested Cook and two younger boys, to be referred to juvenile authorities. County Attorney G. K. Thompson filed a true information.
Leslie Elledge 23 of Centerville was picked up by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon at Mount Vernon late Tuesday at the request of the Centerville sheriff's office and held for Centerville officers. Linn authorities said they were not informed why Elledge was wanted. Emma Morris's will, dated before her death on March 2, lists legatees Eva K Floyd Elizabeth Floyd Miller and nieces Viola Floyd Melsh Mildred Floyd Nita B Floyd. Eva K Floyd and Nita B Floyd named executrices. A counterclaim seeks 1040 against Mills Novelty Chicago attached to a 290.70 claim. County supervisors approved sale of a vacant Marion lot to A L Barngrover for 50 with deed by tax sale. T Mitchell named administrator of F J Benesh estate bond 2000. Judge Haas to assign equity cases for Linn county Thursday at 9 am.
William McGeorge of Kent Ohio bowled a perfect 300 in the singles event of the American Bowling Congress tournament in Cleveland.
Major E A Conley of the Iowa highway patrol spoke at a Hutchinson Ice Cream sales conference luncheon. He warned speeds of 60 to 80 mph erode vehicle control and urged drivers to curb habits and exercise caution to prevent accidents while praising Hutchinson for a safe driving award.
Premier Thovald Stauning in Copenhagen denounces Fritz Claus for urging Germany to act toward Denmark as she did toward Czechoslovakia. He warns Danes who support such moves will be traitors. German papers note reports of German plans on north Schleswig.
In Owls Head New York the Franklin county village famed as the ice box marked the second day of spring with a frigid 12 degrees below zero.
A bulova Sportsman wrist watch with silver finish and black strap is missing with a reward offered. An old Elgin watch engraved with a name, a boy's brown billfold, and a working girl's remittance are also listed as lost with rewards. Contact names and numbers include Mrs E E Worth Williamsboro Ta and R B Hoath, phone 3 2322.
Classified list of moving services and moving references required by The Gazette. Includes Cedar Rapids Transfer, Allied Van Lines, Lynch Transfer, and Calder’s Van & Storage. Also notes on rewards for fraud, local ads, rummage sale, feather mattresses, jewelry repairs, and various shop services.
Notice advertises Cedar Rapids area demand for Rawleigh route dealers. Contact C. C. Hoover at 849 Daniels St NE for more information and potential partnership through the Gazette Want Ad.
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