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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1947
Page
15
USDA reports Tuesday receipts show 7,000 cattle and 1,000 sheep. Chicago traders note slaughter steer and heifer prices steady to strong while cows remained scarce and rose by about 25 cents.
The market shows strong demand for slaughter steers with prices around 24.25 to 26.75 and bulls and vealers steady. Cows are scarce and higher, beef loads and various weights traded, with sheep receipts near 2 000 and lambs around 22.00 to 22.25 for top loads and No. 2 pelts featured.
Cattle and hog sale notes show active trade on fed steers and heifers, with calves and replacement cattle steady to weak. Hog prices range up to 19.50 per hundredweight for good byweights, lambs and veal also listed with receipts near 4,000. California spring lambs, shorn and clipped, traded around 20 to 25 dollars with pelts noted.
Receipts show mixed demand across cattle and hogs with calves and stockers fairly active while cows and lower grades soften. Good fed steers and yearlings trade around the mid twenties per hundredweight, while common cows and canners remain weak and uneven, with overall market activity described as varied.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 feeding plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ended show varied quotes. Prices range for hog weights from 166 to 360 pounds with prices around 20.50 to 33.00, with sows and heavier lots around 16.85 to 17.75.
USDA market notes show cattle receipts around 10 000 with steer and heifer prices near 25 26 dollars and stocker trades around 20.50 to 23.00. hogs rise 75 cents with prime butchers at 23.75. assorted produce and grain items listed including potatoes, lettuce, and citrus alongside active stock quotes from Cedar Rapids and industry names.
Receipts total 40 016 cases with steady to higher markets for butter and eggs. Butter grades AA to B show slight increases, while extras and standards hold firm. Poultry prices list hens broilers fryers and ducks with limited movement. Potatoes note new stock arrivals and strong California demand with U S No 1 and No 2 values provided.
AP report from New York outlines wholesale quotes for eggs including spot quotations and classifications by size and color, with mixed lots and extras. Butter wholesale prices are given with receipts over two days and tub distinctions, plus cheese notes on creamery and aged marks.
Chicago AP reports feed grains firm with July corn advancing over 2 cents amid export interest. Wheat closes 1 to 1.5 percent lower, July corn near seasonal highs, oats up modestly, and rye movement noted at about 30 to 45 under-100 weight.
A historical price list shows mixed sateen and white grains with a range of per unit costs. It lists No 1 heavy mixed at $1.05 and No 2 heavy white at $1.05, with yellow and white varieties priced between $1.02 and $1.91. Barley figures include nominal rates and feed at $1.40.
Des Moines Iowa Paper Box Company president Melvin Shadur says he was knocked down by pickets while filming lines at 7 30 am during a 47 day strike that began April 10 to pressure recognition of a CIO union. Several men rushed him as he attempted to film non employees.
Odella Jones of 1403 Tenth Street SE and Lawrence E. Taylor of Iowa City were fined $25 each plus costs in police court after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. Police said the couple smashed a car window at O Brine's used car lot and were arrested there by officers.
New York AP reports stocks edged lower in a thin trading session as investors stayed cautious and speculative activity remained limited amid a light news cycle. The market confronted a downbeat tone with few catalysts to spark decisive moves.
The New York bond market moved irregularly lower in New York trading. Rails slipped modestly while notable issues such as Western 4 1/2s of 1950 and Chinese 3 3/4s showed fractional changes. International Hydro- electric 6s also traded down slightly.
Inland water levels and readings across river gauges show minor fluctuations with stage values around early 0.1 to 0.5 feet at key sites including Dubuque and Prairie du Chien. The fragment notes cross river observations and notes on stage easing and reporting gaps.
Ottumwa officials anticipate activation of the Ottumwa Navy Air Base by August 1 after a government notice. Rep. Karl Le Compte says the process will take two to three months with a possible 60 day vacate window if transfer stalls. City leaders form a committee to represent Ottumwa in any disposition and seek to influence retention.
D. C. Lamm of Mt. Pleasant Iowa was named commissioner in charge of a district semi pro baseball tournament planned to start in Wichita on June 25. The Iowa state tournament will be held at Adel on July 20.
Naval Reserve Week spurred enlistments and re enlistments at the navy recruiting substation in the Federal Building. First three weeks of May added three regular navy transfers Paul T Milner Richard L Carna han and Richard P Lawrence. New reserve enlistments include Harold E Smith Keith J Peterson William H Olson Jr Harold L Meeker Arthur A Shank Jr Iver R Wells and Charles H Craven. Several Waves and many V 6 re enlistees followed in the program.
Komsomol Pravda denounces men who misuse authority in families and urges scrutiny of private life. It cites Mukovzov of Rostov breaking china when wife attends Komsomol meetings and notes equality in Soviet marriages. It also mentions Savka of Baku, alleged neglect of parental duties, and a muted meeting discussion amid a cross country run.
Margate England AP reports the Labour party conference voted 2332 to 571 in favor of peacetime conscription to back Britain's foreign policy. The result shows waning party opposition to Bevin's policy and rebukes rebels who argued the move aligned too closely with the United States and antagonistic to Russia. A 12 month conscription bill has already passed the House of Commons.
Otto Pedersen, 58, of Coon Rapids, died from injuries suffered May 9 when his tractor slipped over a bank and pinned him for seven hours. He kept his head above water by resting on his hands until neighbor Clark Lee found him and used a rope and another tractor to free him.
Finance Commissioner Louis D Burgos joins Municipal Finance Officers Association meeting opening Monday in New York and concluding Thursday. Mid-Continent Petroleum gets approval to install a 20000 gallon storage tank at 1008 Sixth Street SW. H T Johnson seeks sale of a 30 foot rear land strip on three Burlington Street lots. De J Company earns a $6.50 rebate on an unused building permit.
Elkader beat West Union 2-1 in a Northeast Town league baseball clash. Elkader battery was Cassatt and Hademan. West Union batteries were Western and Bailey.
More than 450 worshippers from 35 churches attended a community wide ecumenical Pentecost service at First Presbyterian Church. The Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches sponsored the event with Rev. Frederick H. Haag officiating and ministers from several denominations assisting.
City library hosts a Story hour led by Mrs Richard Miller at 4 15 p m Tuesday. Dr Robert D Lundquist opens general dentistry practice in Suite 201 Hasek Building contact 26345. Francis Ray Spinka a private first class technician 11th grade has served 11 months and is ward master at Percy Jones hospital Fort Custer Mich. Toastmasters district contest details include Waterloo event winner Sherwin Mason City club and zone contest June 21 in Des Moines.
Marine Pfc Vern J Thompson son of Mr and Mrs George E Thompson of 1624 Wildwood Drive NE will depart June 3 by United Air Lines to return to the San Diego base after an 18 day furlough. His parents drove to meet him and toured Yosemite National Park en route to Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Clarice Worley of 810 Seventeenth Street SW Cedar Rapids is back home after attending the Welcome Wagon Service Company annual convention held last week at the Commodore hotel in New York City.
G G Dahlin 40 of Tipton was ordered by Judge Floyd Philbrick in district court to enter a plea by Thursday 10 am to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. This is his third DUI. previously convicted in Muscatine County July 29 1940 and in Louisa County April 5 1938. He was arrested after highway patrol reported him driving a road grader on Highway 218 in a weaving manner.
Edward J. Dahms of 1324 G Avenue NE sues for a writ of replevin against Raymond Apia John Ranes Gloria Ranes and Lewis Martinez claiming defendants wrongfully possess and use items taken from 6220 Avenue NE and seeks $100 damages for detention plus return of the property under district court action.
Virgil C. Fisher twenty seven of Stanwood was released Saturday from Linn County jail after posting a five hundred dollar bond. He pleaded not guilty earlier Saturday to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following an accident Friday night at First Avenue and Twenty eighth Street E.
Betty Dickson of Glidden facing district court arraignment on illegal disposal of a dead infant found in a Glidden gravel pit. Case moved to 10 a.m. Thursday. A N Neu appointed defense attorney. Dickson reportedly told sheriff she gave birth May 14 around 4 p m and abandoned the newborn in the pit.
Ralph Post, 33, of 1515 Sixteenth avenue SE, was arrested by police at the request of Clinton authorities after driving a 1937 Lincoln sedan to James Howell without permission. Post and a companion were booked for drunkenness and Post is held for Clinton on the automobile larceny charge.
A missing bracelet was reported in Boston. Reward offered for its return. Contact 32 1068 evenings. Apparent details include a brindle dog and a gall 4400 reference, with the event dated Saturday evening the 13th.
A collage of classified notices lists services and goods including auto work, pawn shops, jewelry sales, clothing, rent and living needs, watch repair, blinds, piano instruction, beauty services, dance hall events, excavating, painting, roofing, and various trades. The notices mention businesses and individuals along 1st Ave SE, 2nd Street SE, and surrounding Cedar Rapids streets offering repairs, loans, merchandise, and jobs.
Des Moines shooter Jack Cleveland won the state spring skeet shoot with an 18 of 200 bird score. Mason City’s D A Decker led the all bore class AA with 94 of 100, while John Kennedy won class A with 88 of 100 and Mrs D A Decker won class B with 92 of 100.
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