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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1949
Page
2
Market report notes live hogs fell 25 to 40 cents while Thursday USDA estimates show 8 000 cattle and 1 500 sheep receipts. Chicago traders faced lower prices with top at 16 50, price controls dating to October 1946 set a ceiling of 16 25.
Receipts total around 10 000 with slow packing house activity and firm to lower bids. Hogs mostly 25 cents lower for butchers and sows, top at 16.50 with 16.25 to 16.35 common. 350 to 375 pound butchers around 16.00. Sheep scant at 2 500, bids weak to lower. yearlings steady near 21.00, ewes 9.75 to 11.90. Cattle market opened active, higher. fed steers 38.50 to 39.00, most 35.00 to 32.50. cows steady to weak, vealers 24.00 to 29.00. Stockers and feeders slow.
USDA cattle receipts near 3 800 with calves at 350 and slaughter cattle weak to steady. Early tone shows choice scarce and medium shorts dominating, 1 056 lb fed steers bring 28 to 30 dollars, medium short fed heifers around 27, general stockers steady with 800 fresh western grassers. Canners and cutters sell 10 50 to 12 50, stock steers 17 to 22, large portions 13 to 15 for common and mediums.
Omaha reports USDA cattle receipts with 4,000 salables and 200 calves. Lightweight steers fetch as high as 33.00, good weight steers 30.00, most good yield steers 26.00 to 29.00, with medium short fed cattle 21.00 to 25.50. Canner and cutter cows 10.50 to 12.75, good cows 15.85, bulls steady to strong, feeders scarce.
Iowa hog receipts show Wednesday totals about 2 000, week earlier 54 500, year ago 57 500 with steady to lower prices. Barrows and gilts 160-180 lbs bring 12.25 to 14.75 dollars, heavier ranges up to 15.50, sows 270-550 lbs fetch 11.25 to 14.00 dollars.
Cedar Rapids hog market shows a 25 cent drop with top prices at 15.25 for prime butchers and 14.50 for good packers. The report lists varied bids by weight classes for butchers and packers, plus cattle, calves, sheep, and perishables alongside odd notes on butter, eggs, and river stages.
New York shares edged higher for General Motors and Du Pont during a choppy morning session as the overall market showed uneven momentum.
Hog prices listed by weight class with multiple ranges and prices. Includes 240 to 550 pound categories and sows, noting per hundredweight figures across several intervals.
In Ottumwa the notice lists hog prices by weight and grade with multiple weight ranges from 160 to 550 pounds. Prices range from about 13.25 to 18.00 dollars, with several lots marked by weight intervals and per hundredweight figures.
Kansas City cattle market reports receipts 3,500 head with calves 700. Steers or heifers market not yet established as cows open weak to 25 cents lower. One lot good choice lightweight mixed yearlings brings about 30 dollars.
Live poultry receipts 23 trucks with market steady. Plymouth Rock fryers and ducks priced around 27 to 34 cents, Muscovy, geese and specialties listed. Butter receipts 34, 08:3 unsettled with various scores. Potatoes Browns and Whites 9,026 cases, top firm, balance steady with standard prices in cents per dozen. Onions and related items noted with U.S. shipment totals and regional price ranges for potatoes and apples.
Butter receipts reach 808,664 lbs as wholesale net price levels rise for creamery bulk cartons. Creamery 92 score at 62c, 90 score at 61c, 89 score at 57c. Eggs receipts 8,482 cases show weak to steady market with fresh major components and assorted weights.
Portland restaurateur E. E. Ellis offers "all you can eat for 99 cents" to attract customers. He uses seasonal, cheap items at the counter to keep costs down as diners load up on the low price foods and skip higher priced options.
In Detroit, seven Fanfaro children settle a surname dispute. Their Italian-born father registered births with varied spellings, creating Fantaro, Fantore, Fernaro, Fanilator, Fantora, Fernetti, and Fernetto. Juan Fantaro, 34, leads the probate court change to Fantaro with siblings agreeing to the consolidation.
A 19 year old James Peterson, posing with a pocket comb like a pistol, robs a Chicago butcher shop but is overpowered as workers and a nearby butcher tackle him. He retreats toward the door with a hostage before police arrive and arrest him.
A fragment notes a vast water flow on Earth measuring three hundred forty cussic miles, implying immense planetary precipitation or hydrological movement without full context. The text mentions scale and volume but lacks specific source or unit standard for verification.
Chicago traders saw a highly mixed session with corn and oats leading gains while Wheat eased. December rye dropped to a seasonal low as Canada delivered 324000 bushels. soybeans and lard fell, and export demand supported some corn buying.
Market notes show Chicago area prices for corn and oats with various grades and weights. Entries list No 2 yellow corn around 1.16 to 1.15 per unit, No 4 about 1.06, and oats options including No 1 heavy mixed and sample grade. Indiana Ohio Oregon track prices referenced with Chicago base.
Two Dutch ex-officers from Amsterdam, Harry Hulsker aged 26 and Fredrich Willenstein aged 40, deserted the Royal Netherlands army in Surabaya in 1946. They joined the Republican forces, aided gun smuggling to guerillas, and were jailed before escaping to the Republican camp in 1948. They say they will stay in Indonesia, oppose Dutch colonialism, and deny being traitors.
Basil and Baltimore merged years ago yet both towns keep separate post offices. Postmistress Anna Love runs Basil's office while Beulah Culp handles Baltimore mail a mile away. Residents say mail flow is fine though the setup confuses strangers.
Mrs Rosetta Gott Andrews 80 longtime Linn County resident died at 8 30 p m Tuesday at her Robins home after a long illness She was born November 5 1869 at Toddville and married William R Andrews in 1892 He died in 1941 Surviving are two daughters Alice Belle and Sylvia Fay Andrews and a brother David S Gott A Green s Grove Primitive Baptist Church member services 2 p m at Yocom chapel with Reverends B and J Nay burial in Oliphant Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Fruehauf Trailer Company reports a net profit of 2,389,666 dollars for the first nine months of 1948, or 1.67 dollars per share, versus 4,735,582 dollars or 3.59 per share in the same period last year. The date and location: New York, AP.
Rexall convention speaker Don C. Hamilton estimates Americans suffer about 50 headaches per person yearly, totaling 7.5 billion headaches nationwide. He projects national aspirin purchases of 11 million pounds in 1949, equating to 15 billion tablets at two pills per headache.
Decorah forms J C C charter soon as Osage Chamber hosts dinner Paul Hardy leads with 50 charter members. Waukon engagement announced for Margie Anderson and Kenneth Howe wedding planned for Thanksgiving at St Patrick s church. Winton parking meters begin six month trial installed by Oklahoma City firm. Iowa City reports two injuries in a two car crash Mrs Humbert Albrizio and Paul A Merritt affected. Sigourney resumes classes after coal fire in basement spontaneous combustion cited. Urbana marriage of Jeanette Brinkman to Joe D Schmitz took place at St Mary s church daughter of Plainfield residents.
Cain and Abel are described as the sons of Adam. The biblical account notes their birth and the roles they played within early humanity.
A dense page of small ads covers lost items, services, and notices. Entries include lost items such as a wristwatch and jade earrings, requests for trades, jewelry store notices, and various business services from cleaning to painting and hauling.
A Chicago based firm at 222 West Adams Street Illinois outlines its new MSeed product. The manufacturer aims to scale westward with an initial customer base around 380000 and a setter farmer framework.
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