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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1939
Page
7
Chicago AP report shows Friday hog prices slipping to a top of 6.75 while light hogs drop and heavier classes fall up to 20 cents. Cattle sales are dull with weighty holdovers dominating, and sheep stay steady. Official Saturday receipts project cattle 500, hogs 300, sheep 500. buyers face a tentative, uncertain market amid thin demand.
Ottawa and Des Moines markets show hogs steady to mixed with price breaks by weight and grade. Cattle remain unchanged as U S Dept of Agriculture reports 34 800 hogs received across 16 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 am Friday.
Fragmentary OCR shows weight and price figures with entries like 1086.00a and 270 Ibs. 585, 35475 .75, and 5.255.65. The text lacks complete context, entities, dates, and clear actions.
Cattle receipts hold steady in Sioux City with mixed quality steers and yearlings selling near 8 to 10 dollars. good cows around 5 to 6 dollars. hogs mostly 6 dollars with some 6 1/4. sows down 10 to 20 cents. sheep open steady with native lambs and ewes to about 9 1/4 dollars.
Salable receipts show hogs at 6.20 to 6.30 top with down 15 to 30 cents for most weights. Cattle receipts slow with fed steers around 7.75 to 8.65, shorts $9.35 for 875 pound yearlings, beef cows 5.25 to 6.25, canners 4.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 3.5K with fat lambs opening higher to 10 cents, native lambs 9.25, feeding lambs 6.25 to 8.50.
A brief price listing from Austin Minnesota shows barrows and gilts traded at various weights with bids at four to five dollar ranges. The report includes price points for each weight class from 150 to 500 pounds, indicating market volatility and typical regional spreads.
Receipts of 3 400 cattle and 8 500 hogs with slow to weak demand. Slaughter steers 9.00 to 10.25, good heifers above 9.00, beef cows 4.75 to 5.50. Stockers and calves steady with calves 49.50 to 50. Good hogs not traded. butchers offered at 6.50, sows around 6.00. Sheep receipts 5 000 with steady prices. slaughter lambs and yearlings at 9.00 to 10.25 and 3.50 for cull sheep.
Wisconsin cheese quotas for the week of Oct 30 to Nov 4 are listed by product with percentages for Daisies, brick, horns, and cheddars. Bond market closes show Treasury 3s, Treasury 4s, and Home Owners Loan 3s with quoted ranges.
The market notes small gains across bond categories with 40 bonds up 0.23 to 10 higher grade rails at 0.36. Public utilities trade at 108.10 up 0.31 while industrials rise 0.92.
Hogs weaken on the local market with all grades a dime lower to a top of 6.30. Cattle steady. Calf market notes Pancy selects for 140-190 lbs at 9.50, other ranges 8 to 7.50 and 5.80 to 6.50. Sheep market shows spring lambs 70-90 lbs at 8.50 and bucks a dollar lower, with other prices by quality.
In New York on Friday industrial and utility loans edged higher while the corporate group wavered. Federal obligations drift downward slowly as traders weigh impending government financing. Near midday some losses approached two points though most declines were smaller. Foreign dollar bonds also attracted caution from dealers.
Wheat climbed over a cent to the best levels in more than a month on the Chicago board. Soybean futures rose about four cents amid broader gains in grains. Local receipts included 6 cars of wheat, 244 of corn, 19 of oats and 52 of soybeans with outside buying noted as Minneapolis interests supported by weak crop outlook.
Chicago cash provisions update lists grain and seed prices including hard wheat at sample grades and No 1 hard cash prices, corn mixed and yellow varieties with bid ranges, oats white and mixed, rye and maltings, seeds such as clover, alfalfa, and red top, lard tierces and bellies prices. Market values show varied per unit prices and nominals across commodities.
Minneapolis ap wheat receipts Friday totaling 120 cars, up from 200 last year. Cash quotes show No 1 heavy dark northern 89% 4.92 4% c. No 7 dark northern 89% 4.029 1% sc. No 1 hard Montana winter 89% 4.90 c. No 1 hard amber Gurum 82% sc. No 1 red durum 80% ac. Corn No 3 yellow 45% 47 1/2 c, up 1/2 c. oats No 3 white 34 34 1/2 c. barley 254 S6 c.
Market details show receipts for API live poultry at 38 trucks with steady prices. butter firm at 694,776 pounds with creamery 91 score at 27 1/2 cents. eggs receipts 2,724 with steady pricing for extras, standards and firsts. Potatoes arrivals 81 on track. U S shipments total 478 with varied prices for Idaho russets and other state lots. regional potato quality and prices listed for multiple varieties and packings.
Market notes show eggs with varied quality grades and price levels, butter prices firmer with high scores, cheese receipts around 51 699 amid quiet demand, and poultry inexpress shows slow movement with turkey and mature birds listed by region and price.
In Washington two Michigan lawmakers, Republican Clare Hoffman and Democrat John Dingell, nearly fought in the House lobby after Dingell accused Hoffman of wanting the Michigan militia to shoot Detroit strikers. Both denied blows occurred and Rep Sabath helped calm the dispute.
The Department of Justice received a 20 page opinion stating the government has shown sufficient evidence to warrant a jury finding that a conspiracy exists among principal defendants and foreign aluminum producers. Judge Francis G. Caffey held the case contains enough to support a verdict and that verdict should not be disturbed. The alleged conspirators include Canadian British French Swiss and German aluminum companies.
A historical notice records John B. Henderson and Herbert T. Cherry in a civil action involving three bicycles and Hull's 7th addition. The entry lists a price of 1 dollar and a valuation date of January 30, 1933.
Stocks rebounded from early losses in a volatile session as profits were booked then erased. United Aircraft Glenn Martin Curtiss-Wright Consolidated Aircraft and Sears led gains while U S Steel Bethlehem N Y Central Westinghouse and Du Pont rose on improving sentiment.
A scan of trading notes shows Adams Express and Allied Stores among notable movers with gains and varied percent changes. Banks and industrials such as Lehigh, John Manville, and Amn Steel Fads appear with mixed results amid broader market activity.
The city faces a remaining balance of $524 213 in the 1940 budget end March 31 after adjustments. Warrants total $736 763.11 drawn to Nov 1 with $54 326.59 in further outlay. Treasury books show $283 615.27 cash on hand and a $450 124.93 total balance, including $44 000 in pension bonds.
President Roosevelt called Friday a mystery likely unresolved until the European war ends. Raeder had supplied information that prompted naval and coast guard ships to race to meet the liner Iroquois.
Gideons of Iowa conduct services at the Independence Methodist church next Sunday to dedicate Bibles placed in Independence schools in memory of James A. Wells. Cedar Rapids musician Robert McDonald leads the program with a Gideon quartet and Arthur Baxter of Cedar Rapids to speak.
The First Avenue crossing at Fourth Street was halted for 30 minutes Thursday evening when a crane lifted a broken axle freight car on the North Western track just north of the avenue. Partial crossing closure gave way to full blocking until 9 30 as crews completed repairs and police rerouted buses and traffic.
Twenty-one men were enlisted at the U S Army recruiting office in the federal building in Cedar Rapids during October. The last group sent to Fort Des Moines included Wayne H Carroll of Strawberry Point Benjamin F Silver of Monticello Dean A Campbell of Anamosa Delmer G Johnson of Cedar Rapids Carl E Ankel of West Amana Harry W Carter of Earlville Raphael E Geber of Independence Theodore E Mahan of Sigourney Deryl E Butters of Jelwein and Stanley L Willms of Williamsburg.
An official stated that Kermit Roosevelt would not lose U S citizenship by serving in the British army. Citizenship is lost only if one takes an oath of allegiance to a foreign ruler. Roosevelt is presumed to have enlisted without such an oath.
Joseph B. Cambers, 93, rode a bicycle to court and obtained a divorce from Emma Cambers, 76, after alleging she sold his two cars and spent the proceeds. The pair reached a settlement in California.
The State Department stated that the western hemisphere neutrality zone created by 21 American republics does not imply the use of force. It released a written interpretation showing naval patrols aim to provide governments with full information about activities within the restricted area to preserve hemisphere neutrality.
Professor C. W. Perkins of Coe College told High Twelve members at the Roosevelt hotel that Poland’s misfortune stems from mistreating minorities and past partitions. He argued Poland’s troubles reflect its trust in others and premature actions and urged reestablishing itself in the family of nations.
John C. Stoddard of 1329 Fave nue NW is home with a sprained ankle. Plumbing inspector Leonard G. Berry is authorized to trade in his Plymouth for a new same model. Final services at First Lutheran church begin 7:30 p.m. with Pastor Henry Scheres preaching on The Christian Church. Captain and Mrs W E Thompson of the Salvation Army will lead Sunshine Mission service at 7:30 p.m. The laymen Fishermen's club will lead Saturday's 7:30 service.
Mrs Kathryn Anderson of 843 Third Avenue SE is recovering from an operation performed Wednesday at St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota.
Linn county Red Cross chapter held a luncheon at the YMCA. Roll call chairman Harry O. Cutler sent letters to captains and workers to meet November 8 at 7 55 p.m. at Red Cross headquarters to give final 1939 roll call reports. Incomplete figures anticipate about 8 090 memberships in Cedar Rapids and Linn county.
Mrs. W. C. Pfautz reported $8 hidden in a baking powder can in a dresser drawer was missing. Detective L. B. Marshall found no evidence of a forcible break in. The Pfautzs were away Thursday evening and returned to a locked, orderly home.
Sanford Cohn three year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Cohn died at University of Michigan Hospital Ann Arbor. Services held in Turner chapel at 2 p m Friday with Rabbis Kilbansky and Freund officiating. Burial in Eben Israel cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Sinaiko O L Becker Alex Gelb and Louis Ohsman.
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Hess of 1221 Fifth Street Southeast will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Brush chapel conducted by Rev August Cramer. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Friday evening.
Otto P. Higgins aged 49 once served as police director under Tom Pendergast in Kansas City. He pled guilty to federal income tax evasion and received two years in prison plus five years probation on a second count.
Japan debates urging technical school graduates to join munition plants. Government officials discuss potential measures to boost production while addressing training and labor allocation. The policy aims to strengthen wartime industry output amid ongoing mobilization.
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