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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
24
Official Friday receipts estimate 2 000 cattle 10 000 hogs 9 000 sheep. Hog market up 10 to 15 cents with top at 10 85 and total run 12 000. Demand outside and local active. buyers resisted higher cattle bids. cattle mostly 7 50 to 9 25 with some loads near 10 50. Cattle supply below expectations. spring lambs expected to enter market in two weeks.
U S Department of Agriculture market notes show hogs totaling 12 900 with 4 000 direct and opening bids up 10 to 15 cents from Wednesday. Top hog price 10 85. early bulk 160 to 250 pounds 10 60 to 10 85. Cattle receipts 5 000 and calves 2 000 with steady demand as buyers resist higher asks. steers mostly steady.
Hogs receipts reach 24 400 for 24 hours with prices steady to 10 cents higher undertone firm. Light weights 140 160 lbs bring 9 15 9 80 while 200 220 lbs range 10 04 10 55. Heifers strong cows steady bulls slow vealers 9 00 10 50. Fat lambs largely standstill with best above 10 25 and ewes at 6.00 for grading strictly choice.
Waterloo hog prices rise to 140-325 pounds with steady to higher quotes from 9.00 to 10.30 per cwt. Mason City and Ottumwa show similar steady trends with ranges for 140-325 pounds from 9.00 to 10.30. Packers list various weights and packing saws at several price points, reflecting market activity.
In Austin Minnesota hog prices rose by ten cents with good to choice 180-220 lb hogs at 10.05 to 10.35 per cwt and 220-250 lb hogs at 10.00 to 10.30. 250-290 lb hogs sold 9.70 to 10.00, 290-350 lb hogs 9.40. Packing sows weighing 275-550 lb brought 8.45 to 9.15 per cwt.
U S Agriculture cattle receipts 3900 slaughter steers weak to 25c lower with several price bands noted. Hogs receipts 5800 with uneven gains up to 10c. Sheep receipts 1700 show weak undertone for fat lambs and averages around 9.50 to 10.10 for fat lambs, other classes steady to lower.
U S Department reports receipts of cattle 3500 with steady to easy prices 7.00 to 8.50 for steers and yearlings 7.50 for heifers cows 4.50 to 5.50 cutters 3.5 to 4.25 hogs receipts 5000 5 to 10 cents higher top 10.35 120 to 240 lbs 10.25 10.35 140 to 170 lbs 9.75 to 10.25 sows 9.35 to 9.40 pigs up to 10.00 sheep receipts 5000 no bids market weak to lower buyers noting 10.00 down on handy weight wool lambs.
USDA market report from Omaha lists hog receipts at 5 000 with direct hogs up to 15 cents higher and top prices around 10.50 for 170-250 lb hogs. Cattle receipts at 4 500 with steers 7.50 to 9.25, heifers 6.50 to 7.73, cows 4.75 to 6.25, vealers 7.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 7 000 with lambs 9.35 to 9.85 and top 10.90, market steady to 25 cents lower.
The report lists current exchange values in cents for multiple currencies and regions including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Austria Hungary Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokio Shangai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal and New York Montreal exchange pairs with nominal rates. Some figures appear uncertain or misread in the source.
AP Minneapolis notes changes in flour prices with carload lots priced at 6.70 per barrel for 98-pound sacks. Pure bran listed at 15.25 to 15.50 and standard middlings also at 15.25 to 15.50. Shipments totaling 20.896 are recorded.
Wheat futures slipped to new lows on the Chicago Board of Trade with May at 964 cents, other grain contracts mixed as July and September hit seasonal lows. Prices hovered in a narrow range despite selling and weather risks, while oats remained steady and rye weakened. Lard futures gained some lift as hog futures rose.
Winnipeg market wheat prices show May to Oct bids with small fractional gains and mixed notes on other grains. Chicago cash provisions list no sales. Minneapolis cash grain details include receipts and mixed bid levels for wheat, corn, oats, and other grains with several price ranges and lots.
Chicago AP reports mixed produce receipts with butter steady at 7 905, eggs 28 618 cases, and live poultry supplies at 19 trucks. Prices listed for butter, eggs, and poultry include local and fresh firsts, with turkeys, ducks, geese, and capons showing varied regional rates. Potatoes on track 350 with U.S. and state price breakdowns, including Burbanks and early Ohio varieties, across multiple quality grades.
AP market report shows egg receipts 42 764 with mixed colors and standard pricing. Butter receipts 12 697 unsettled with creamery higher. Cheese receipts 224 545 quiet with no price change. Live poultry weak by freight with fowls at 24 to 25 cents.
The AP report lists futures closes for storage bulards March 30 and November 25 cents for eggs futures packed firsts March 19 1934 cents refrigerator standards October and potato futures Idaho russets priced at 1 81 April
Local hog prices are steady to five cents higher with heavier grades up a nickel. The top hog price reaches 10 dollars 35 cents while other good packers stay steady. Calf market shows gains as other local markets hold unchanged.
Wall Street stocks rose Thursday with General Motors and Chrysler up about a point and Allied Chemical near the late hour, as several issues hit new five year highs. Gainers included U S Steel American Telephone U S Rubber Simmons Sears Roebuck Westinghouse Case N Y Central Northern Pacific Southern Pacific and Santa Fe while losers included American Smelting U S Smelting Bethlehem Cerro de Pasco and Western Union. Transfers totaled about 2 million shares and wheat eased while corn firmed. margin rules appeared to have little impact.
Readable fragments show Adams Express and various company quotes, plus Cedar Rapids market brief with grain prices, oats and corn values, produce lists, wholesale fruit and vegetable ranges, and wholesale hide prices. Names include Alaska Juneau and Amerada, with multiple stock and commodity figures.
New York sugar market shows raw futures up 2 to 3 points with no significant change in refined sugar. The AP notes stable pricing and limited movement across contracts amid calm trading.
George G. Lines a 60 year old Milwaukee railway engineer with 32 years service died Wednesday at 8 25 p m after an 18 day illness He was born in Savanna Illinois Feb 27 1876 and moved to Marion 20 years ago A widow Ella Belle Smith he leaves six children John Frank Leta Rose and Fred plus three grandchildren and a sister and brother in California Funeral arrangements are pending Local notices list club meetings and a lecture on burial customs at the American Legion hall and several Parent Teacher Association care and home hygiene classes in the Emerson building
The National Livestock Marketing Association endorsed raising tariffs to protect domestic markets for live stock and by products. In a Wednesday resolution, directors urged the President to use authority to advance tariffs where agricultural commodities enter the United States beyond the current tariff wall.
New York AP reports broad advances in guaranteed government and direct federal obligations on Thursday. Home Owners' Loan and tied issues buoyed traders with bankers holding positions, lifting Treasury and mortgage securities while corporate rails saw modest gains and foreign bonds remained quiet.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports demand for domestic wools remains narrow. Prices on the limited lots show a steady market but buying is limited to urgent needs. French combing 64s and finer wools from feed for sheep bring about 90 cents per scoured pound.
A. A. Schenken was elected president of the Marion board of education and announced the standing committees for 1936 37 with W C Sheets as finance chairman and Miss Elda M Kemp heading education. He joins the board for the third time after earlier terms in 1932 and 1933, and served as vice president last year. Local notices and events fill the rest of the page from railroad veteran obituaries to civic group meetings and church activities.
One hundred thirty four former Marion residents held the semi annual picnic in Sycamore Grove Los Angeles on March 15. Oldest Marion attendee was Ben Gill. second and third were Fred Collar and Fred Roen. Youngest picnicker was 4 year old Etffern Frances Killen daughter of Elizabeth Cleveland Killen. New attendees include Dora Giffen Brett Mason City and many Marion area locals. Osceola Lodge No 18 I O O F will meet at 7 30 p m in the I O O F hall. Reading Circle hosts Friday at 2 30 with Venezuela topic. Athenian club to hold Friday 7 30 pm library auditorium meeting. E J Esgate to speak at 8 pm on Washington trip.
Mrs. D. B. Storck of 1235 Fourteenth Street will host the Cornerstones society of the Presbyterian church at a Kensington Friday afternoon gathering.
The Gazette lists daily rate cards for want ads with sizes ranging from two to seven lines. Prices vary by day count and whether ads are in town or out of state, with additional charges for blind ads and advance payment.
A local service advertises damp wash at 10 pounds 49 cents each additional pound. Family washings offered at 17 pounds for 9 shillings. Fiat work ironed. Phone numbers 6131 and 2-2635 listed for contact.
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