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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1936
Page
18
Prices for hogs fell five to ten cents in Chicago trading as officials reported large receipts of hogs at the stock yards. A Tuesday run of about 30,000 hogs pushed two day totals to 65,000, the largest in two years, while cattle and lambs held steadier amid ample supply and improving meat demand. Top beeves sold around 12 dollars per hundredweight for weights 992 to 1,540 pounds.
S. C. Lawson 58 of Milwaukee signal dept was found dead from a heart attack on the railway tracks at Ninth street and Sixth avenue. Born January 13 1878 in Dukedom Tenn he leaves wife Flora and five children including Sylvan James Thomas Fred and Mrs J M Holcomb. He was a longtime Mason and De Molay leader with funeral details pending.
A collage of ads lists rummage sales at multiple downtown addresses on Nov 12 and 13. Beauty shops offer low priced perms and restyling with local salons advertising contact numbers and locations. An employment section notes several help wanted notices including a young man seeking farm work and a woman seeking a position.
Omaha receipts show hogs down 9 cents with top at 9.40 for 200 lb pigs. 180-190 lb hogs 8.50 to 9.25. 140-160 lb 8.00 to 8.75. 100-140 lb 6.50 to 7.00. sows 8.90 to 9.00. Cattle receipts 8,500 with calves 1,200. steers 9.00 to 11.65. heifers 8.00 to 9.00. cows 4.25 to 6.00. bulls 4.75 to 5.25. Sheep receipts 7,500, lambs 8.25 to 8.50.
Receipts at Chicago hogs 30 000 including 7 000 direct slow and 5 10 lower than Monday. Good and choice 190 260 lb range 9 50 9 65 9 70 paid 9 75 bid. 150 180 lb 9 15 9 45. packers talking 10 or more lower. sows scarce steady. Cattle receipts 11 000 calves 2 000. grain fed steers and yearlings steady to firm. other grades unevenly steady to 25 cents lower. fat cattle selling freely at 10 50 up though light thin cattle dull. top cattle 12 00. sale of 531 head Monday at 12 00 referenced.
Cattle receipts 4 500 with steers and yearlings steady to lower while best fat heifers hold. hogs slumping to 9 10 per cwt with more packer bids off. sheep receipts 4 500 and fat lambs hovering around 8 9 dollars with limited bids and ewes steady to light demand.
U S Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 23 700 for the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8 am. Compared with 17 400 a week ago and 10 900 a year ago. Prices show butchers steady to 10 cents lower with most 5c off and sows largely steady with spots down 5c. Undertone fairly strong and receipts heavier than current demand. Quotations range from light weights at 6 6 0 to 7 75 for 140 160 lb hogs up to heavy weights 290 350 lb at 8 65 to 9 20 and packing sows 275 350 lb at 8 85 to 9 78 with various ranges for other classes.
Receipts total 4 100 cattle 16 000 hogs and 7 500 sheep. Cattle show mixed demand with fed steers steady to 11 00 and beef cows 4 00 to 5 00. calves strong with desirable weaners at 7 00 to 8 00 and heavy calves up to 6 50. Hogs steady to 15 cents lower with top 9 20 for 240 300 lbs and lighter weights tracking 6 25 to 8 25 per 100 pounds. Sheep and lambs supply ample with slaughter lambs 8 50 down and best feeders 7 00 to 7 50.
Hogs markets show price swings with varying weights. Aterloo values range from 140 to 350 pounds, moving from 5 cent declines to highs near 9 dollars per hundredweight. Mason City bids reflect steady to slight declines, with good light and butcher weights priced between about 5.9 and 8.9 dollars.
Hog prices showed a steady to 10 cent decline with good to choice 180-200 Ibs at 8.40 to 8.70 and 200-290 Ibs at 8.75 to 9.05. Heavy 290-325 Ibs sold 8.65 to 8.95 and 325-350 Ibs at 8.55. Sows weighing 275-550 Ibs brought around 7.80.
Hogs continue weaker in the local market with all grades down five cents bringing the top price to 9.10. Other regional markets remain steady.
The market lists calves Good to choice 140-190 lbs at 8.00. Lambs 70-80 lbs around 8.00. Cattle prices show choice steers 1100 lbs plus 9.75 to 10.75. 1000-1100 lbs 9.75 to 10.75. Yearlings 900-1000 lbs 9.75 to 10.75. bulls 4.75 down. cows 3.95 to 4.25 for common grade. canners and cutters 3.25 down.
U S government issues led activity with Treasury 2s and 2% terms quoting about a half point above the prior close. Long term issues edged higher in spots and federal farm mortgage 3s and home owners loans climbed modestly while many corporate bonds softened. Several convertible issues traded below prior finals and notable names fell after the open. The foreign sector showed a touch of progress.
Corn tumbled nearly 2 cents in Chicago trading as traders priced in possible new crop data. Vast arrivals on the to arrive basis and larger bookings boosted bearish pressure. December at 1.01 and May near 95 cents, with wheat down and oats steady.
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed No 2 yellow corn at 1.12 to 1.16 with adjustments for various grades. Wheat ranges include No 1 heavy dark northern spring around 1.41 to 1.48 for 60 lb lots and No 1 hard Montana at about 1.30 to 1.32. Barley and oats show modest values, soybeans around 1.22 to 1.24, Timothy and Clover seeds listed with several per hundredweight rates. Minneapolis receipts total 60 cars with No 1 varieties around 1.39 to 1.47 for dark northern and related grades.
AP food market notes from Chicago with butter egg and poultry quotes. Butter and eggs unsettled with various grades and receipts listed. no market Wednesday. Poultry prices steady with details for hens, roosters, turkeys, ducks, and geese. dressed turkey prices given. Potatoes receipts and U.S. and regional price ranges provided by grade and state.
AP notes mixed egg receipts at 11 828 firm with various grades and colors. butter receipts at 15 249 slightly firmer with creamery prices up. live poultry steady to firm by freight with specific per pound ranges for rocks, leghorns, and colored fowls.
Chicago market report shows butter futures closing with storage standards and results for Dec and Jan prices. Egg futures steady under refrigerator standards with small shifts from Nov to Jan. Idaho potatoes lead futures with January at 2.97 and March at 3.36.
Raw sugar unchanged at 3.70 spots. Futures steady with January at 2.69 and July at 2.74, each down 1 point. Refined sugar quoted at 4.65 for fine granulated.
The New York AP foreign exchange page lists minor rate quotes for numerous currencies and locales. Highlights include Great Britain 487 11-16, France 4.63, Italy 5.2645, Belgium 16.9242, Germany 40.23 or 21.60 registered, Holland 53.81, Switzerland 22.9814, Japan Tokio 28.52, Shanghai 29.69, Hongkong 30.69, Mexico City 27.88, Montreal in New York 100.1834, New York in Montreal 99.81. N-Nominal.
Fine territory wool prices advanced in Boston on Tuesday with staple length graded fine territory wool at 93 to 95 cents scoured and French combing fine territory wool at 91 to 93 cents. Clothing lengths from similar lines sold around 88 to 90 cents. Ohio Delaine wool reached 38 cents grease equal to 95 cents scoured with about 60 percent shrinkage. Market closing for Armistice Day noted.
New York AP reports stock market leaders beat a retreat Tuesday while mining and merchandising issues rise. Transfers hovered near 2.7 million shares as traders shelved commitments amid signs of an oversharp recent advance. Several firms led gains including Montgomery Ward Macy Cerro de Pasco Howe Sound U S Smelting American Smelting Douglas Aircraft Seaboard Oil Southern Railway preferred Atlantic Coast Line International Harvester Safeway Motors Omnibus Pacific Finance Coca Cola Johns Manville.
Tuesday quotations list numerous stocks and percentages led by Adams Express and Hupp Motors with many industrials, utilities, and consumer goods firms. Entries include Allied Chem, International Paper, General Electric, Ford, Coca Cola, Sears Roebuck, and numerous regional banks, railways, and oil concerns with varied price figures.
Grain prices list Wheat oats rye barley corn soybeans and assorted prices. Hay straw poultry eggs produce items include hens springs cocks stags and greens. Hides vary by grade. U S bonds closed with multiple Treasury issues and prices.
Minneapolis flour market reports carload lots per barrel in 98 and cotton sacks unchanged at 7.00 for standard patents and 6.75 for other grades. Bran prices at 30.00. Standard middlings listed at 33.50 to 34.00.
Milwaukee Railroad Women's club postpones its benefit party set for Thursday because three members lost husbands. The rescheduled date will be announced later. Community notices list local meetings, visits, and events across Cedar Rapids Marion and Des Moines.
Phillip Shoup a 70 year old Milwaukee freight conductor died in Savanna Illinois hospital from a broken neck and other injuries after falling from the caboose of train No 69 west of Savanna He was found unconscious beside the tracks after missing from the train and attempting to reboard The veteran worker from Marion Illinois born July 4 1866 married Sept 24 1890 to Cleo Martin Surviving are his widow and two daughters Helen Shoup a Tulsa Oklahoma teacher and Mrs Phylis Johnson Also note an inquest and funeral planned in Lincoln Illinois later this week
Marion mayor John E. Pazour proclaims Armistice Day on November 11 and urges citizens to observe the holiday. Businesses should close from 10:30 to 11 a.m. to allow ex service men to participate in American Legion ceremonies, honoring sacrifices made.
David Trott 82 died in a local hospital Monday at 7 a.m. Born February 10 1854 in Bedford county Pennsylvania, his widow Mrs Trott had died years earlier. Funeral services at Yocom chapel Marion Thursday 10 a.m. Burial Oak Shade.
Trade in your old car as part of payment. 1936 Plymouth touring coach with large trunk, gun metal color, hot water heater, low mileage. Original price 820 dollars, now 95. 1935 Ford V-8 coach with hot water heater and frost fan offered at a low price.
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