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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
2
In Chicago, hog prices fell 25 to 50 cents per hundredweight as demand remained soft after the prior session’s $22.00 quote. Slaughter hogs showed weaker late trade, sow prices dropped 25 to 50 cents, while top loads sold around $21.85 for light weights. Cattle and lamb markets showed mixed moves with calves steady to higher and sheep generally steady to weak.
Salable receipts reach 5,000 with calves absent and slaughter steers and heifers trading slow and uneven. Early sales show some gains, major buyers weaken, cows steady, stockers and feeders steady. Prices range from 24 to 37 dollars for various classes, with several loads and small lots noted.
Receipts Tuesday estimated 37 000, week ago 56 000, year ago holiday actuals Monday 46 000 with unloading at two southern Minnesota packing plants and twelve Iowa plants, plus about 30 concentrate yards and some out of state. Prices mostly steady to 25 cents lower with some 50 cent declines. Barrows and gilts 160-180 lbs 18 50 to 26 75. 180-220 lbs 20 50 to 21 25. 200-240 lbs 20 75 to 21 25. 240-270 lbs 20 30 to 21 10. 270-300 lbs 19 85 to 20 65. 300-330 lbs 19 35 to 20 25. 330-360 lbs 19 00 to 19 75. Sows 270-300 lbs 19 25 to 20 00. 300-330 lbs 19 00 to 19 75. 330-360 lbs 18 75 to 19 50. 360-400 lbs 18 25 to 19 25. 400-450 lbs 17 75 to 18 75. 450-550 lbs 16 75 to 18 40.
Ottumwa hog market shows steady trend with quotes for various weight ranges. Prices range from 18.00 to 20.25 dollars per hundred pounds depending on weight, including 160-170 at 18.00 and 240-270 at 20.25.
Cedar Rapids market prices held steady with higher base quotations for hogs at the Cedar Rapids plant. Also listed: lambs, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, fruits and vegetables, poultry, and grain prices across multiple categories and sizes.
In New York trading on Tuesday stocks moved higher with a muted session. Leaders gained between one and two dollars while losers remained a small minority and total volume was about 1.2 million shares.
Cattle receipts 7 500 with calves 50 and mixed classes. fed steers and fed heifers mostly steady with strength on top grades. Cows steady, bulls steady to weak, heifers strong in higher grades. prices listed for various grades including fed steers 33 50 to 37 75, heifers 32 50 to 35 50, young cows up to 31 00, and 755 lb feeders around 35 00 with some 36 00.
Cattle receipts 4,500 with 300 calves and moderate unsold lots. Fed steers opened steady but later rounds sold weak to 25 cents lower. heifers mostly steady to weak. In Colorado, fed steers 38.50 with 1,325 pounders at 38.00, average good to high choice steers 33.50 to 37.75, good to choice heifers 32.00 to 36.00, stockers and feeders firm with feeder steers 33.00 to 35.85 and a 819 pound fleshy feeder at 36.50.
Wheat and corn climbed while soybeans stayed mixed amid light export activity. Corn rose with some export support though oats lagged on Canadian arrivals. Wheat stayed in demand with light offerings and finished higher. soybeans and other futures edged up or mixed.
Chicago cash grains show corn and barley values with various No. grades and sample prices. No bids listed for wheat or soybeans. oats listed as none.
Live poultry market shows 34 trucks with price changes across ducks and ducklings. Receipts 946,144 lbs with scores from 89 to 93 cents per pound. Eggs firmer with various price tiers by grade. Cheese prices listed for multiple varieties. Potatoes arrivals and on track totals with prices for Alabama Triumphs, California long whites, Triumphs, and Idaho russets.
New York market notes show butter receipts at 1,409,335 lbs with steady to firmer tone. Cheese prices for American whole milk, Cheddar, and daisies listed with specific per pound ranges. Eggs receipts total 19,457 cases, with wholesale rice per dozen prices and varied weights and colors.
Russell Wright debuts drop leaf bedroom and living room pieces for his Easier Living line. A headboard drops into a slanted back or stands vertical, a footboard leaf becomes a table, and chair side leaves hold magazines or provide writing space. The furniture is designed for easy care with washable fabrics and snap on covers.
A historical note records the earliest traceable life insurance policy sued in London in 1538, insuring the life of William Gybbons. The document highlights early forms of risk transfer and the name associated with the policy.
George H. Mann 81 of 640 Eighth Ave Marion died Tuesday at 5 a.m. Born June 21 1869 he lived in Marion many years. Survived by son Ivan L Mann daughter Ruth Whittier of Oakland Calif two grandchildren and several step relatives. Services Thursday 2 p.m. at Huntie funeral home Springville Rev DeJong officiating. Burial Paralta cemetery. He formerly married to Anna McIntyre who died in 1943.
Mr and Mrs John Wiprud of Great Falls Montana attend the Creighton University graduation for Robert Wiprud Mrs Irminghams brother who completes the college of medicine graduation ceremony
Dr. Robert B. Allender Dr. T. J. Davis and Jim Casey departed Tuesday for northern Minnesota. They will be away for the rest of the week.
Marion branch of the telephone company held a Parents Day gathering Monday in the tele phone building. Guests included Patricia Baughman as toastmaster with a program of vocal solos by Norma Lee Harris accordion solos by Helen Hammond readings by Marilyn LeClerc Arline Stroope and Helen Reichert. Refreshments were organized by Mrs. Helen Sillick with guests E. E. Sears of Cedar Rapids and J. Olmstead of Des Moines attending.
Cedar Rapids radio engineer George Hix enbaugh will address the Kiwanis Club at a Thursday dinner meeting in the K V cafe at 6 15 p m. His topic is television.
Mr and Mrs R D Albaugh of Winner South Dakota arrived Tuesday to spend the rest of the week with his brother J J Albaugh and other relatives.
Mrs Leonard Brenneman and Mrs Lulu Curtin visited Oxford Junction on Tuesday to decorate graves in the local cemetery.
Mr and Mrs A B Nolisch of Marion traveled to Terrill for Memorial Day with Mrs Nolischs mother Mrs Emma Hodge and joined their daughter Mrs Roy Olinger of Springville and her son Bruce for the observance.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoeft who had lived in a trailer near Mrs. Hoeft’s parents the La Barges have moved into a newly erected home at Linn Junction built by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lutz.
New products include vinylite playhouse tables by Doughboy Industries in New Richland Wisconsin and a two table vinyl panel playhouse. Barricini Candy Co introduces a candy filled ukulele. Frank and Sader offer a double duty plaid vinyl tablecloth. Electrofilm of North Hollywood sells a heater picture. Burgess-Manning develops a three way ceiling for sound and climate control. Melbourne firms unveil a steam tea coffee maker. Consolidated Grocers plans vacuumized dehydrated shrimp.
A tenute plastic grip ratchet screw driver houses bits and drills for visual selection. North Bros Mfg Co division of Stanley Tools of Philadelphia markets the Yankee-Handyman screwdriver. Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co develops an electric brake for low-bed trailers that measures 12 1/2 inches in diameter and 5 1/2 inches wide. No under-trailer installation needed and brakes can synchronize with hydraulic or air brakes on tractors.
Spokane announces continuity director Charles A. Burmingham leaves KXEL Waterloo after three years to take a similar position in Spokane Washington. He visits his mother Mrs John M Burmingham and plans to meet in Omaha with Mrs Burmingham before departing for Spokane.
World oil tensions eased over the weekend though the Iran crisis remains unresolved. Iran signaled willingness to allow foreign technicians under government control while Britain indicated possible negotiation. A shift toward compromise emerges as Western powers weigh World Court decisions and potential aid, with Tehran facing consequences of prolonged standoff.
Senate investigators voted to keep hundreds of letters from congressmen to the RFC secret arguing they would be misleading. A staff report by Theodore Herz said the letters do not show undue pressure on the RFC and would be meaningless without loan negotiation context. Chairman Fulbright said improper influence cannot be ascertained from the communications alone.
Hollywood chatter notes Billy Wilder seeking Paramount purchase of Stalag 17 as Broadway scuttlebutt swirls. Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna court Jane Wyman for Strike a Match while Robert Ryan eyes stage options via French plays translated by Djavidan Bayan. Several star interactions and project specks surface from Hollywood to Broadway.
The singer Gloria de Haven has had her two week engagement extended to four as her performances draw strong audience numbers. She rose to fame with her first film at thirteen titled Susan and God opposite Joan Crawford. Movita, a Mexican star, is reportedly dating Marlon Brando or vice versa.
Battery E members meet at the Elks club at 7 30 a m to assist memorial services for deceased veterans. Wayne K Wright from Coe College speaks at Hos Memorial Church Thursday at 7 30 p m. Irma Dovey’s father dies prompting a family notice. Memorial Day ads promote car rentals ice cream prices and a picnic order. Pfc Donald T Cook and Mrs Cook visit relatives while transferring bases. Gazette want ads open Memorial Day section until 9 30 a m. Edward Byers elected vice president of Iowa Society of Medical Technologists. Boy Scout troop 108 awards given at Kenwood Park Methodist church. Theft of 45 dollars from Hart’s loop service station reported. Cyclist Marion Jones injured in crash with truck driven by Leo Royder. Louis Nilles Jr fined 25 dollars for reckless driving.
The article notes that Ecuador's central basins maintain a springlike climate throughout the year, offering mild temperatures and steady conditions without seasonal extremes.
A stolen car driven by Allen Miller Ivins 19 Lowes Park NL and Doe Lamb Charles ton SC led police on a 90 mile per hour chase before a head on collision near Waterloo injured four people including L E Puffett and his wife. Ivins and Lamb face auto theft and robbery charges. Lamb suffered a severe head injury.
Iowa crop bulletin reports plowing 87 percent done and corn planting at 71 percent by May 26, with central districts leading progress. Soybean planting at 26 percent compares with higher prior-year figures, while oats stands improve. Pastures and meadows are in excellent condition and alfalfa is nearing first cutting.
Sen Charles W Tobey learned he had ridden on the same Chicago to Washington plane as Mur ray Humphreys known as The Camel of the Chicago underworld The exchange was recounted by Chairman Herbert R O Conor who noted Humphreys said he would have debarked if he had known Tobey was aboard
A columnist laments less reading of a major author’s new book while critics debate cultural trends. Public figures including James Hitton and Gen. Lucius D. Clay are cited discussing reading habits and budget priorities. The dialogue critiques American attitudes toward literature and foreign policy.
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