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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1951
Page
15
In Chicago trading, hog prices fell up to one dollar per hundredweight with butchers cutting 75 cents to one dollar and sows 50 to 75 cents. Iowa receipts Monday totaling about 45 000 head showed demand moderating and prices generally 25 to 50 cents below Saturday's average across weight classes. sow pricing ranged from 16 to 19 dollars per hundredweight for various weights.
Receipts: hogs 13 000. sheep 1 500. cattle 17 000. Hogs steady to $1 lower with good and choice 190-250 lb at 21.00 21.25 top 21.50. sows 18.00 19.25. 450-600 lb hogs 17.00 18.09. Sheep steady. ewes 18.50. Cattle: slaughter steers and heifers 50 cents to $1 down. best prime steers 38.00 39.50. good to low prime 32.00 34.75. cows 23.00 29.00. calves 500. Fully steady vealers. Overall complex shows slow demand and varied bids.
Receipts reach 8 500 cattle with calves and stockers moderate. Slaughter cattle show weakness with early bids off and cows scarce. Fed steers and heifers mix at 33.00 to 36.50 for top lots while 750 lb heifers bid around 31.50. Utility cows bring 23.50 to 27.00 with cutters 18.50 to 23.00.
Omaha cattle receipts reach 15 000 with calves 150. Fed steers and heifers mostly 75c to $1 lower and some bids off more. Cows steady to weak across grades, bulls steady, vealers weak. High choice to prime steers bring 36.00 to 36.75 with liberal supply. good to choice stock steers 31.50 to 35.50. commercial cows 27.00 to 28.50. utility cows 22.25 to 25.00. canners 18.00 to 22.00. bulls to 30.00. light yearling stock steers 35.00 to 37.00.
Receipts reach 10 000 cattle with 600 calves as trade remains very slow. Slaughter steers drop 50 cents to $1.00, many unsold. Heifers weakness to 50 cents lower. Prime 1 283 pound steers at $37.50 with one bad choice to $37.25. Good to choice steers $32.00 to $36.50. Feeder and stocker activity softer with 800 pound steers 50 cents to $1.00 lower.
Ottumwa reported steady to 25 cents lower with top hog price at 20.25. Carcass weights ranged from 160 pounds to 550 pounds with varying prices from 17.50 for 160-170 Ibs to 16.00 for 500-550 Ibs. Sows and heavier classes showed similar declines.
Cedar Rapids hogs and cattle prices fall a quarter with base quotations adjusted for delivery at the Cedar Rapids plant. The report lists prices by grade and weight for good butchers and prime steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, and lambs along with wholesale fruit and grain market notes and river stages.
In New York regular trading ended with uneven results as early gains faded. Trading volume was about 1.2 million shares as many stocks moved to the negative column in late action.
Four of the six visiting students study in Cedar Rapids high schools with two at Coe and Cornell colleges. They will share experiences in the United States and a Cedar Rapids good government award will be given to William Crisman. Roy Holland of Sioux City will present the award at the 6 15 dinner meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building. Reservations by noon Thursday via telephone 5135.
Monthly data indicates installment debt continuing to fall for a fifth consecutive month amid mixed economic signals. Olag7Uigar7 Wisse 7 S087 C907 Si Morris Katz provide the figures and context for the trend.
Wheat slid to two month lows as rains in the Southwest and large cash receipts pressured markets. May futures fell to about 2.38 and nearby grains showed modest declines with soybeans largely steady to down slightly in Chicago trading.
Chicago cash grain prices list multiple commodities with distinct grades and prices for corn oats barley and soybeans. Notes include No 2 yellow corn at 1.82 and related grades along with oats and barley quotations and occasional yield ranges.
In Waterloo Indiana market notes pork prices show top loin at 20.25 per hundredweight. Butchers quoted 13 pounds for 317.50, 400 to 450 pounds at 17.75, 500 to 550 pounds at 17.25, and 450 to 500 pounds 25 cents lower.
Mr and Mrs Ray M Fuller hosted a Sunday dinner where Dolores Albaugh and Pvt Glenn E Travis were engaged. The couple plans a wedding but no date is set. Attending relatives came from Rowley Volga Waterloo East Moline Oelwein Chicago and Cedar Rapids. Travis heads to Camp Rucker Alabama.
The Marion Parent-Teacher Association hosts the closing meeting of its adolescent study group tonight at 7 30 in the home economics room of the Lincoln building. Mrs Lagerquist visits her sister Agnes Anderson in Des Moines on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Sam Ladd of Chicago visit his sister Edith Miller on Saturday en route to Denver. Mrs H G Stitzel leaves Tuesday for Duluth for her sister Hugh Richardson s funeral. Mr and Mrs Herman Georges of Savanna Illinois spend weekend with Clarence Reiter and Florence Reiter.
The Rural Homemakers club canceled its Thursday trip to the Pella tulip festival. DeMolay Linn chapter 900 and DeMolay Mothers circle meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic temple with refreshments afterward. Various family visits and hospital recoveries are noted along with local leaders meeting times.
Live poultry prices show hens steady to high, fryers and broilers uneven across varieties. Eggs and potatoes shift with unsettled market, noting large receipts and moderate demand. Idaho Russets and several regional whites priced amid overall cautious trading.
AP reports steady dressed poultry prices in New York with detailed per pound ranges for chickens and turkeys, plus steady cheese and unsettled butter. Eggs and live poultry market conditions are noted as mixed with minimal activity in rabbits and wholesale price gradings.
Mr and Mrs Verne H Balster and Mr and Mrs Frank Hanson spent Sunday with Mrs Hanna Balster at Lost Nation. Mrs C C Miller 459 Sixth Avenue was returned to her home Sunday from a Cedar Rapids hospital where she had been ill of pneumonia.
Cpl. Rauch has received a discharge from the service and he and Mrs. Rauch along with their children Dana and Renai and Cpl. Rauch’s mother Mrs. Mary Rauch have returned to Marion from Oceanside California.
Mrs Charles Vaughan of McGregor mother of six narrowly escaped drowning Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi midchannel off McGregor shore. While riding in a motor boat with her husband and Mr and Mrs Hugo Blitz of Froelich the boat lurched throwing her into the water. Unable to swim she was more than a hundred feet from the boat before her husband swam out. He held her head above water as she resurfaced for a third time until Blitz brought the boat and aided her aboard.
Spencer Police report Charles S. Michaels a 63 year old Lombard Illinois man claiming to be a former Chicago financial editor traveled toward Custer South Carolina with an army ammunition box holding about 1700 dollars in silver coins He left 300 dollars in a sugar sack as payment of a drunk driving fine His car held rifles shotguns a loaded pistol and about 2000 in change Officials said he planned a prolonged fishing trip and refused to name the Chicago paper he allegedly worked for The case notes money arms and fishing gear in a traveling search lighted by his departure plans
The ECA reported Western Europe reached a record 38 percent above 1938 industrial output and agricultural output 10 percent higher than prewar levels in late 1950. It urged further expansion to support defense goals amid rising prices and raw material shortages, noting living standards remain low for workers in France Italy Western Germany Austria and Greece.
A judgment filed in Cedar Rapids federal court orders Marion W. Conner to pay $100 plus $47.20 costs after admitting to six Civil Aeronautics Authority violations. The counts include careless flying, lacking annual plane inspection, no valid pilot’s license, passenger carriage on a student certificate, and airworthiness issues. Violations span 1947 to 1950 with dates given for specific charges.
Cedar Rapids Kennel Association members swept top honors at Davenport and Rock Island shows, part of the Mississippi Valley circuit alongside the Hawkeye Downs event next Thursday. Madden of Stony Point dachshund Patricia Wall Palo scored 187 points toward a Companion Dog title, while Mel S. Groves of Marion earned best pointer at both venues with King Size, and two Kerri Blues owned by Groves excelled at Davenport. The Rock Island winner was a Springer spaniel owned by William Forrest Cedar Rapids. An obedience demo featuring three Golden Retrievers will be performed at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. during the Cedar Rapids show, with the final conformation winners crowned at the 7:30 p.m. night show.
Pfc. George H. Meier Jr of Blairstown an army reservist recalled to active duty last Sept 22 has been reported missing in action in Korea since Feb 13. He served with the second infantry division caught in a Communist trap. His wife Faye is daughter of Roy and Mrs Faas of Marengo. The couple has twin daughters about four.
Pfc. Warren H. O'Donnell of Walker is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco Tuesday aboard the transport under Lt. Raymond Beaudoin from Korea. He is part of the second group returned to the United States under the army rotation system.
DeMolay Mothers circle meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 1612 Center Point road NE. Story Hour led by Jean Taschner at Sixteenth Avenue library Tuesday 4 15 p m. Donald Page initiated into Alpha Chi Epsilon at Cedar Falls. Jack Gregory commissioned cadet colonel of ISU ROTC. Pvt Raymond Grulkey returns to Fort Leonard Wood after seven day furlough. Pvt Gene Sobehart on 14 day furlough from Fort Riley. Cedar Rapids Flying Club meets Wednesday 8 p m at Hunterfield clubhouse to plan summer flights. fishing film after meeting.
The parade on Armed Forces Day in Cedar Rapids will form on A avenue NE near Coe College. It starts at 1 45 PM, travels south on Center Point Road then west on First Street and Third Avenue to the passes plaza, where the ceremony will follow. Rear Admiral Daniel W. Ryan will speak.
Robert L. Buckingham vice president in charge of commercial operations at Iowa Electric Light and Power resigns effective Tuesday. President Sutherland Dows says no successor has been named. Buckingham previously served as director of sales and was elevated to vice president last August.
Ivan A Coon, who received a 10 year forgery sentence, was moved to Fort Madison state penitentiary over the weekend. He pled guilty to forging a $10 check in est Union and faced similar charges in Waterloo Iowa City Tipton and Manchester.
Gabriel Heatter on Mutual Network extols a new electronic device that hides deafness and makes old hearing aids obsolete. Heatter claims the ear is unobstructed and invites readers to request a free factual book from Hearing Research at 280 Madison Ave New York.
A look at how company picnics grew beyond Christmas parties with families, entertainment, and prizes. Major firms like Goodyear, General Motors, Studebaker, and Union Steel hold large outings attracting thousands, while catering shifts toward barbecue and varied meats.
Des Moines AP reports one of the largest peacetime maneuvers, next weekend at Camp Dodge, will involve the 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa Nebraska National Guard. About 500 officers and men will take part over two days. Units include Des Moines based 34th division HQ, medical, signal companies, and the 54th Field Artillery Battalion. Boone 34th division artillery HQ and 185th Battalion. Davenport 556th Field Artillery Battalion. Cedar Rapids 33rd Infantry Regiment. and Omaha 134th Infantry HQ.
Charles E. Parmenter, 56, once Polk County supervisor and former convict paroled after defrauding the county, died Monday after suffering a heart attack.
Local notices mix advertisements with thanks for kindness after a bereavement and a few misc listings. Acknowledgments from Willis C Kohi family and the Fogarty family express gratitude for cards flowers and sympathy. Various small ads reference lost items found services and wanted riders to South Carolina with travel details.
First Lt Floyd Kephart of Bartlett who was wounded seven times in Korea arrived home for Mother's Day with his parents. He earned a battlefield promotion and the Distinguished Service Cross and the Heart with six clusters. His seventh wound left his right arm paralyzed and he will enter Camp Campbell hospital for long treatment. He served with the 24th Infantry Division.
Iowa City resident Leo Maske released a 22 foot inboard boat at a Coralville dam when its tow rope snapped. Neighbor Clark Tharp swam in clothes to push the boat to shore but it went over the dam and sank, Tharp losing his billfold and sustaining a minor leg injury.
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