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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1948

Page

12

Hogs Fall While Cattle Hold Steady in Livestock Market

In Chicago on Monday hog prices fell by 75 cents to around 1 dollar per hundred pounds while cattle stayed steady to up 50 cents and sheep remained generally steady. Good and choice hogs sold 24 to 24.75 with sows 21.50 to 23.75. Clearance was strong and feeder cattle sold at 39.25 for high quality mixes with other loads at 38.50 to 39 and most good to choice fed cattle 30.50 to 37.25. Good and choice heifers brought 27.50 to 34.25.

Chicago

Chicago Livestock Market Report Slumps and Strength in Mixed Quality

Chicago livestock totals show hog receipts at 16 000 with prices down about 1.00 per cwt for butchers and sows top near 24.75 while most sellers around 24.50. Slaughter cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers fairly active and steady to slightly higher. vealers steady at 32. Cattle: good and choice fed steers 38.50 to 39.25, cows generally 16.75 to 22.00. vealers steady. Sheep receipts 5 000 with yearling wethers and ewes dominant. medium to good natives 21.50 to 24.00, later prices uncertain.

Chicago USDA Colorado

Stocks Start Month Firmly

New York AP reports steel shares led a broad market advance Monday with a cautious gain pattern that was steady but not decisive and featured sporadic price rises across sectors.

New York

Trend Higher on Grain Exchange

Corn rose despite heavy cash arrivals as strong demand supported the market. Soybeans, oats, rye and lard also moved upward with beans gaining the most. Wheat held steady to modestly higher on favorable moisture reports. futures quoted for December contracts and nearby grains.

Chicago Commission

Cattle Sale Reports Mixed Prices and Stronger Early Cow Trade

Livestock market notes show salable calves around 1200 pounds with high asking prices and strong early cow sales. Stockers and feeders fetch 27 to 31 dollars, with yearlings at about 38.30 and cows around 17 to 19 dollars, canners 14 dollars, and good steers 300 to 360 pounds around 20 to 24 dollars. Receipts total near 5000 head. overall demand varies by class with woolskins steady at 24.50 and ewes steady near slaughter values.

City

Iowa Hog Receipts and Livestock Prices Report

Des Moines reports Monday hog receipts about 51 000 head for the week total 49 500 prior week and 36 000 yesterday. Prices for various weight ranges show steady to 2 cent lower trends with quotes for barrows sows and different weights from 160 to 550 pounds at about 18.50 to 24.00 dollars per hundredweight.

Iowa Des Moines INS

Market Notes on Railroads and Livestock Prices

Cedar Rapids hog market prices fall by 50 cents with top prime hogs at 23.50. Cattle and calf markets show varied bids for steers and yearlings. Iowa hog price listings from Des Moines and Des Moines area markets included, with calf market values and regional rail stock quotes.

Kansas City Livestock Market Report

Cattle sale receipts 19 000 with calves salable 2 800. Trade slows for slaughter steers and heifers while early sales run steady to strong. Cows up to 25 higher, bulls firm. Wealers steady. Good fed steers 28 29 dollars per cwt. Load good mixed steers and heifers around 350. High to medium good fed heifers 25 50 to 29 50. Common to good cows 17 to 21 with fed cows up to 22.

Kansas City INS

Wheat and grain price report from Chicago and Illinois Indiana markets

Wheat No 2 hard 2 28. Corn prices for several grades range with No 1 yellow 3 38 2. No 2 1 37 01 38 percent. Soybeans track Illinois Indiana No 1 yellow 2 42 2 track Chicago No 1 yellow 2 53 No 2 2 52 4. Field and feed values listed for oats barley clover redtop timothy.

Ec Ee Fie Cedar Rapids Merchants National Wheat— High Low Close Bank Chicago Illinois Indiana

Livestock market report shows mixed cattle hog prices

AP and USDA data indicate hogs salable at 10 000 and 754 to 1.00 lower for barrows and gilts with varied consignments. Cattle receipts reach 18 000 with steady to weak demand, high choice steers around 39.00 and calves and feeders steady to slow. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 000 with slow sales and mixed Western slaughter lambs at 24 24.50 and ewes around 8.25 to 8.50.

Milwaukee Smog Shuts Down Morning Commute

Thick smoke from hundreds of acres of peat bog fires in Waukesha County drifted into Milwaukee and a heavy fog forced a traffic standstill during the morning rush. Westbound highways near the city were blocked as authorities struggled to map the smoky area.

Milwaukee Waukesha Greater Menominee Falls Waukesha County

Chicago Produce Market Report Includes Poultry and Eggs

Chicago produce prices show steady market with hens from 26 to 32 1 2 cents and various fryers and broilers spanning 32 to 37 cents. Eggs steady extras at 70 cents and up. receipts 7 064 cases over two days. Russets and other potatoes listed with washed prices around 3 60 per 100 pounds.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Rock White Rock Plymouth White Rock White Rock Springs Colored Springs Washington North Dakota Minnesota Red River Valley Bliss Triumphs Cobbers Pontiacs Wisconsin

New York Produce Prices and Markets Report

New York produce shows varied changes with dairy and poultry notes. Cheese prices remain steady with fresh American cheese and cheddar types listed, while eggs show slight adjustments and poultry markets reflect steady to modest shifts in turkey and mixed poultry values.

Do Non-Comic Comic Books Turn into Tragedies

Washington reporters debate whether crime themed comics influence juvenile delinquency. Henry E. Schultz of the Association of Comic Magazine Publishers argues crime does not pay and readers include many adults, while James Bennett of the Federal Bureau of Prisons contends comics appeal to primitive instincts and can copy crimes.

Washington INS General Federation of Women's Clubs Henry E. Schultz The Association of Comic Magazine Publish Ers James Bennett Federal Bureau of Prisons Bennett Schultz

Spotlight Prankster Blinds Wrong Driver

Allen D. Olson of Newark Illinois aimed a car spotlight at an oncoming vehicle blinding the driver and nearly forcing him off the highway. The other driver was Illinois State Police Sgt. Frank Liptak. Olson was fined 25 dollars and ordered to remove the light from his car.

Morris, Ir Allen D. Olson Newark Ill Olson Frank Liptak Illinois State Police

Family heads for Arizona as others stay local

Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. McCalley and daughter Diane depart for Phoenix to make their home. son David stays with his relatives Fran E. Luse. Mrs. Rudolph Harris visits daughters in Arcadia California as Edith Gordon hosts a Halloween birthday dinner for her daughter. Nearby moves include Mrs. W. D. Shank relocating to 317 Eleventh street after selling a residence.

Arizona Ray C. McCalley Diane Phoenix Ariz David Fran E. Luse Rudolph Harris McCalleys Will LeRoy Smith George W. Moore Arcadia Calif Edith Gordon Donald Rundquist W. D. Shank Eighth Street H. W. Wiggins Eleventh Street

Local doctors return home from fellowship and surgery

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Gerstman plan to return Tuesday from San Francisco where he earned a fellowship in the American College of Surgeons. Dave Hampton is home from University Hospital in Iowa City after surgery on his right knee.

Herbert Gerstman San Francisco American College of Surgeons Dave Hampton University Hospital Iowa City

Transportation to the polls information note

A brief notice directs readers to Democratic Headquarters for poll transportation with the phone listed as 626 and a note indicating advisory service.

Democratic

Dinner honors Mrs Busenbark and relatives from Chicago

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Busenbark and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Oxley entertained at dinner Saturday evening for Mrs. J. Q. Busenbark, her daughter Miss Wilma Busenbark, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson, all of Chicago.

Oscar Busenbark Clarence R. Oxley J. Q. Busenbark Wilma Busenbark Paul Wilson Chicago

Oxleys Visit Burlington Couple Guests Overnight

Mr and Mrs Marshall Oxley of Burlington spent Saturday night with his brother Charles R Oxley and Mrs Oxley.

Marshall Oxley Burlington Charles R. Oxley Mrs. Oxley

Mrs. Donald Roberts Hosts in Chicago Family Visit

Mrs. Donald Roberts of Chicago visits with her children Carol Sue and John Lincoln as guests of her husband’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Roberts.

Funeral of William James Held at Union Mills

Attendees including Mr and Mrs Lee Voorhies Mr and Mrs Richard Ware and Mr and Mrs Herman Eggers attended the funeral of William James father of Mrs Elmo Whitmer at Union Mills on Sunday.

Lee Voorhies Richard Ware Herman Eggers William James Elmo Whitmer Union Mills

Improvement Reported for Miss Orpha Hotz at St Luke's

Miss Orpha Hotz of 274 Fifth Avenue is listed in stable condition at St Luke's hospital after a head injury and a fractured wrist suffered in a fall ten days ago.

Orpha Hotz Fifth Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Miss Hotz

Don Thomas Visits Parents Over Weekend

Don Thomas, an Iowa State College student, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Thomas.

Don Thomas Iowa State College Mrs Gerald Thomas

Wades Host Wade and Hall Families in McMinnville

Mr and Mrs J W Wade and Mr and Mrs Chester Hall with their children Bruce and Marcelo all from McMinnville Oregon are guests of the Wades son in law.

J. W. Wade Chester Hall Bruce Marcelo McMinnville, Ore Wades

Crawford Dairy Minutes Condensed in Ohio Farmer

Secretary William Guthrie told Crawford Dairy men to read the last meeting minutes in the current Ohio Farmer issue. The two and a half page report apparently was condensed to four lines for publication.

Bucyrus, Ohio William Guthrie Crawford Dairymen’s Association Ohio Farmer

Prices Were Mounting Even in Good Old Days

Boston reports that in 1780 the Massachusetts supreme court faced pay inadequacy amid rising living costs. Justices won two cost of living bonuses to add to their $500 annual salary after nearing a six month strike deadline. They cited West Indian goods, especially rum, as price pressures.

Boston Massachusetts Supreme Court Supreme Court

Athens Visitors Find The Language All Greek

Athens readers are introduced to basic Greek usage and differences between spoken and written forms. The piece notes everyday words for bread and shoes, highlights the mix of Turkish and Italian in street language, and contrasts common speech with formal state writing used in editorials and official documents.

Athens Papoutsia

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