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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
8
Unofficial Monday receipts show hogs 16000, cattle 11000, sheep 14000 with hogs next week at 70000. Market remains nominally steady with top quotes up to 7.30 and selective gains week over week on fed steers, yearlings, cows, and fat lambs amid mixed sheep trends.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts about 200 with top quotes near 7.30 as packers take none on shipment. Cattle receipts about 100 with fed steers and yearlings up to 25 cents, best yearlings around 12 dollars, fat yearlings scarce. Sheep receipts 1,000 with fat lambs and wool grades mixed, top wooled lambs about 10.75, clipped lambs near 9.65, ewes around 4.00 to 4.50.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts show 100 calves for Salable week with varying prices. Beef steers and yearlings strong, cows higher, stockers weak. bulk feeders $8.50 to $9.50 with prime up to $11.75, heifers $8.60 to $9.75, cows $6.00 to $7.75, cutters $4.50 to $5.50. Hog receipts 100 steady with butchers $6.50 to $6.70, top $6.75, weights 260–290 lb $6.25 to $6.50. Sheep unlisted for week. fat lambs $9.25 to $10.45. wooled ends $4.50 to $5.25 and feeding stock around $9.25.
Hog and cattle quotes across Mason City Waterloo and Ottumwa show price ranges by weight for hogs from 140 to 550 pounds and cattle levels from good to common. Packers and sows hold steady with buyers posting values in multiple daily brackets and regions.
Minnesota AP dispatch lists live hog prices in Austin Minnesota. Cattle weights range from 140 to 550 pounds with bids from about 5.25 to 6.75 dollars per cwt. Sows at 275 to 350 pounds and higher receive slightly different quotes within the same market.
Feeder and fed cattle receipts held steady with firmer cow prices and strong yearling and heifer values. Sheep and hog markets showed modest gains in lambs and steady to higher hogs, with lighter weights showing weaker proof versus Friday prior.
Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Saturday totaled 23,330, up from 23,000 a week earlier and 22,000 a year ago. Trade remained steady to higher with a strong undertone. prices ranged for various weight classes, with barrows and gilts selling from about 6.00 to 6.90 dollars and packing sows from roughly 5.15 to 5.90.
Fed State market news notes South St Paul cattle receipts totaling 600. Slaughter steers under 1000 pounds show steady demand while heavier steers sell weak to 25 cents lower than Friday last week.
Lower bulk yearlings and steers 8.25 to 9.75, heifers steady, cows up to 25 cents. Bulls 25c higher, good heavies to 7.50. Feeder stockers strong, calves strong to 8.00 to 8.50. Hogs: receipts 350, steady to weak, 180 to 225 lbs top on. sows 5.60 to 9.50. Sheep: receipts 50. lambs 60c higher, slaughter lambs weak to 25c lower, feeding lambs up 25c. Wooled lamb top 10.25, clippers 9.35. ewes 3.00 to 4.25.
Hogs remain steady on the local market with top price holding at 6.80. Cattle values also show little change as hog prices are reported for various weights and packers.
Grain prices list No. 1 wheat 4cc No. 26 oats 4cc yellow corn 42c soybeans 84c. Hay and straw bale prices 7.00 and 5.00. Butterfat 22c and cream prices. Poultry prices by color and breed. Wholesale fruits vegetables with market prices for lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage carrots tomatoes new potatoes potatoes. Hides and livestock prices including horses and ponies.
Chicago markets show receipts and arrivals for eggs potatoes and oil with varied firmness. Butter creamery receipts 1,057,924. eggs storage packed extras 17 1 2 cents. potatoes Idaho russet U S No 1 1 40 to 1 50 per cwt. Wisconsin round white 1 35. California 100 lb sacks White Rose 2 05 per cwt.
New York produce receipts show weak to mixed egg quality with extra fancy and firsts varying in price. Butter receipts are steady with higher creamery prices and high quality scores. Cheese receipts remain quiet with prices unchanged.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of May 8 to 13 list items including twins, daisies, horns, and cheddars. Farmers call board notes daisy and horn prices and cheddar figures with brief market references from Plymouth Wisconsin.
New York API World sugar futures gained 2 to 3 points as London market strength spurred covering. July closed 3 higher at 1.48, September up 2 at 1.26, while domestic futures were steadier with minor moves. July 2.02, January 2.01, raw Sumer bids 2.93 to 2.95, Cubas 2.89, refined 4.45 to 4.50 cents.
In New York on Saturday the stock market barely held on with minor gains and many issues unchanged. About 150000 shares changed hands, the lightest since June, while Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Montgomery Ward United Aircraft North American Anaconda Texas Corp Eastman Kodak and Philip Morris led gains and U S Steel General Motors American Telephone Consolidated Edison lagged. Bonds were quiet and commodities showed slight strength with American Cyanamid American Gas and Electric Gulf Oil among the curb market risers.
Saturday stock quotations feature prices for Adams Express to Union Pacific with entries for Allied Chem, Kennecott, General Electric, Coca Cola, Sears Roebuck, Chrysler, Procter Gamble, International Harvester, Great Northern, and many others. The page lists bid and ask ranges, notable gains, and market activity across multiple sectors including steel, oil, transportation, and consumer goods.
Chicago wheat futures firm as southwestern dryness and little weekend moisture raise buying. May up 3/4 to 75 1/4 cents, corn and oats also rise. exports slow with a China sale noted. Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma reports pessimistic crop conditions. Winnipeg and Liverpool trade mixed. Local receipts: 18 cars wheat, 185 corn, 42 oats.
Cash grain prices for Chicago show No 1 yellow hard wheat at 79 4 to sample grade hard TKc. Corn mixes No 2 at 52c, No 1 yellow 52 4c, No 1 white 58c. Oats No 2 white 35 4 to 35 2c. Barley malting 50 460c. seed Timothy 2.85 to 3.15. clover seed red 13.00 to 17.00. red top 9.25 to 9.75. Lard tierces 6.65. loose 5.95. Bellies 7.75.
Minneapolis cash grain report shows Saturday receipts at 244 cars, 66 a year ago, with unchanged quotations. No. 1 heavy dark northern 79 to 82 cents, No. 1 dark northern 79 to 81 2/3, fancy No. 1 hard Montana Winter 14 percent protein 83 1/4 to 84 1/4 cents, No. 1 dark hard 77 to 78 1/2 cents, No. 1 hard amber durum 62 3/4 to 84 58 cents, No. 1 red durum 69 1/2 to 69 3/4 cents. CORN No. 3 yellow 45 1/2 to 47 cents, up 0 to 1/2 cent. OATS No. 3 white 31 to 32 1/2 cents. BARLEY 30 to 66 cents.
In New York on a light session traders took it easy as coal stoppage and mixed news blurred the market. Government bonds slipped narrowly while select issues and utilities showed modest gains. Dow Jones averages moved little as rails and industrials edged higher on small turnover.
Washington AP The Navy Department announced the cancellation of the Naval Academy midshipmen cruise set to sail June 2 for five European ports. Secretary Claude A. Swanson cited no reason but officials attributed it to Roosevelt era European unrest. The revised voyage will extend to late August and likely stay in U. S. ports only. no South American tour is planned.
Central City defeated Center Point 9 to 5 to clinch the Linn County championship. Ed gerly hit a two on homer in the sixth as Shenk fanned 10 for Central City. Heefner struck out 4. This win marks Central City's ninth win of the season. A 145 year old Washington Kentucky building is said locally to have housed the first post office west of the Alleghenies.
Mrs Clara Baker widow of Chambers Baker died after a three year illness at a local hospital Saturday at 11 30 am She was born July 22 1866 in Illinois City Illinois spent most of her life in Mapleton Iowa and moved to Cedar Rapids 25 years ago She is survived by her daughter Mrs Leonard Johnson a brother George William Sedam two granddaughters and a great grandson Funeral services will be at Turner chapel Monday 2 pm Rev Elton D Wells officiating burial Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call.
William Crawford 78 retired Milwaukee railroad conductor and former Cedar Rapids resident died Wednesday after a three week illness. The body was brought to Cedar Rapids and funeral services were held at Cedar Memorial Park at 1 30 p m Friday with Rev Marcel Williams officiating. Crawford worked thirty years for Milwaukee railroad and moved to Burlington to live with nephew and niece Mr and Mrs W E Harmon after his wife’s death five years earlier.
Funeral services for Ernest L. Escher a Penick and Ford salesman of 508 B avenue NW who died at St Joseph Missouri Thursday at 1155 p m will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Sunday The Rev Max Pinkett of Tipton will conduct the service in Red Oak Grove cemetery north of Tipton Friends may call at the chapel.
Pallbearers for Miss Tillie Cuhel who died at Oasis will be Frank Steven and Charles Cuhel Charles and Milo Janko and Frank Kopecky. Funeral held at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Senator Clark of Missouri pledges to block any policy allowing the government to choose sides in advance of war. He spoke in a radio address Friday night as he opposes amendments by Senator Thomas of Utah and Senator Pittman of Nevada, leaders on foreign relations.
Classified ads show a lost diamond ring reported at Kenwood People's store on a Saturday April 29 with a reward and a phone contact 6887. The page also lists multiple beauty shops offering permanents and related services with prices and contact numbers.
Local ad offers upholstery services and cabinet finishing by factory trained workers. Gable Cabinet Shop lists contact as 6828 and promotes lawn and garden services with Ames test 9042 pure and phone number 3-2318.
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