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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1951
Page
1
Chicago market notes show hogs top at 21.75 with prices slipping to early January lows before a weekend rally on lighter receipts. Cattle and sheep offerings were limited or steady with various bid ranges listed for hogs cattle and sheep across the livestock market.
Omaha cattle report shows fed steers and fed heifers up to 50 cents higher on good grades while lower grades soften. Cows steady to 50 cents higher, bulls 50 cents higher, primes at 38.00 for 1150 lb steers, and feeder weights strong with good and choice stockers quoted around 31.00 to 36.00.
Cattle fed steers and heifers gain 50c to 1.25 with extremes up to 1.50. Cows advance 1.00 to 1.25, bulls up 50c. Dealers and killing calves steady to 1.00 higher. Notable loads include 1,172 lb Colorado fed steers at 38.50 and 920 lb fed heifers at 36.25.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 500 with moderate activity. All classes show steady demand. calves not available.
The Ottumwa market shows hog prices across weight ranges from 160 pounds up to 550 pounds. Prices run from 20.75 dollars for 190 to 240 pounds down to 17.50 dollars for 500 to 550 pounds, with multiple mid ranges noted.
Waterloo Iowa hog prices show a 25 cent drop from prior, top at 21.00 for 160 to 170 pound hogs. Prices fall through heavier weight ranges to 18.00 for 500 to 550 pound sows, with mid ranges listed for 170 to 450 pounds.
Chicago market notes show grains mostly higher while soybeans led losses with heavy liquidation. Prices closed mixed as wheat and corn gained modestly while oats moved lower and rye fluctuated. soybean futures fell 2 3/4 to 4 1/4 cents, pressured by weaker vegetable oil and meal markets.
Chicago market update lists wheat at 2.40 for No 2 red, corn 1.80 for No 2 yellow with various subgrades, oats and rye values, and soybeans at 3.33 for No 2 yellow aboard the Chicago track. The brief notes bid and asking ranges for several grades and categories.
Cedar Rapids hog market held steady with added quarter base quotations for plant deliveries. Prices listed for springs, leghorns, heavy stock, eye market, firsts, and grain include oats, wheat, and soybeans. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque Davenport Keokuk St Louis and Cedar River at CR rising or falling with small shifts.
New York trading closed with gains in radio and television stocks as several issues posted modest advances in the final hour of the ses sion. The market saw a broad uptick with entertainment and media firms contributing to the rise.
Des Moines reports Saturday hog receipts about 47 000 head, 4 000 more than last week and 23 000 above a year ago, with Friday actuals near 49 000. Substantial unloads occur at 2 southern Minnesota packing plants and 12 Iowa plants plus out of state shipments and country buying stations. Prices vary by weight from 160 pounds to over 550 pounds with values ranging roughly from 17.00 to 21.85 per cwt depending on grade and weight.
Ex convict Eugene W. Potter, 37, found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to rape a 17 year old. He faces up to 20 years and will be sentenced by District Judge Joseph E. Meyer on June 4. Potter was jailed after attempting to hire a 13 year old Des Moines girl as a babysitter. He had served 16 years of a 40 year rape sentence in Waterloo. His address is listed as Tipton, though residents say he has never lived there.
A Center Junction couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Himebaugh, were hospitalized after a two-car crash six miles east of Anamosa on Highway 6. Mr. Himebaugh suffered a fractured hip and Mrs. Himebaugh a head injury. the Cedar Rapids driver escaped injury.
A 73 year old Dubuque county man Albert Hehl from Sherrill was hospitalized after leaping from a moving freight train. He said he jumped off to see the country and McGregor was among the places he wished to visit.
DES MOINES AP One of 76 one ball coin operated pinball machines destroyed at the Polk county courthouse paid off only once in 400 plays. Attorney General Robert L Larson said the computing device showed it had been played 53000 times at 5 cents a play and paid off only 128 times.
The Iowa Chiropodists Association state convention opened in Boone on Saturday. Dr. C. T. Howard of Boone will be installed as president, succeeding R. A. Samuel of Marshalltown.
The Marion High School Alumni Association held a reunion for the 1926 and 1928 classes with 30 members attending. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carpenter plan a month in Kansas City and cataract eye surgery for Mr. Carpenter. church listings include Methodist Presbyterian St Paul Lutheran and other congregations with worship times and events scheduled through June.
Leo E Kelso 48 of Marion route 3 dies in Cedar Rapids hospital after brief illness. Funeral arrangements pending at Yocom Murdoch chapel. Paul Wright Marion high school band director attends Iowa Band Masters Association convention in Des Moines. The American Legion hosts season ending dance tonight at 9 with a midnight social hour. Local residents and visitors listed with travel and social visits across Iowa and Texas. Ronald Williams sustains a fractured finger while playing school baseball.
The MARION churches list services from Baptist, Catholic, Christian and Free Methodist congregations. Bible school begins Monday for two weeks, with morning worship at 10:45 and varied youth meetings. St Joseph’s notes Mass times and clergy scheduling. Chi Rho hosts a joint afternoon event.
A cluttered page lists memorials from Mortuaries and local businesses. Lost items include glasses, a blond male cocker named Sam, a Clinton watch, and a billfold with rewards offered. Classifieds promote moving services, nursing care, tailoring, jewelers, and various trades.
A bustling classified page lists numerous trades from basement waterproofing cement work and plastering to landscaping, haulage, and plumbing. Includes contact numbers and brief service notes for contractors like Kinkead Construction Co, Irvin Martinson, and Ronne’s Hauling, reflecting midcentury urban maintenance commerce.
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