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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1952
Page
3
Chicago livestock market reports hogs steady to 35 cents lower after mixed session. Cattle mostly firm to 25 cents lower with uneven demand. no sheep market established. Prices show range for hogs from around 15 to 35 cents lower, with most good and choice weights affecting the wholesale view.
Omara Livestock market reports 8 500 cattle receipts 600 calves. Fed steers and heifers steady to 25c lower with good to choice offerings not fully established. Prime 1 152 lb fed steers 35.00 and prime mixed steers and heifers 34.85. Loads of choice to low prime steers under 1,200 lb 31.50 to 34.25. Good crop steers 26.00 to 29.00. Good shortfed heifers 27.00. Utility cows 12.75 to 14.50, commercial cows 17.00, commercial bulls 18.00 to 18.50, choice dealers to 27.00.
Slaughter steer and heifer bids weaken from Monday with most cattle bids 50c lower. cows and bulls steady to weak while stockers and feeders slow. Over 19,700 cattle handled first two days. 1,200-1,300 lb beeves around $34 with some higher loads. other bids range from $10 to $34 for various classes.
Cattle receipts 5,000 with calves 700. Average choice and prime fed steers and heifers mostly steady to lower grades. Cows weak to 50c lower. killing calves weak to $1 lower. Lead prime 1,101 lb fed steer at $33.50. Bulls on vealers steady.
A fragmented OCR listing from the Waterloo market shows price per 100 pounds for various weight ranges from 170 pounds to 850 pounds. The figures include multiple values such as 16.10, 13.10, 14.60, and 15.60 alongside weight brackets and implied unit identifiers.
OCR fragment shows a sequence of cattle weights and prices with many typos. It lists ranges from under 10 pounds to 550 pounds with prices around 13 to 24 dollars, plus scattered 10 cent and bulk figures, indicating a market price sheet for livestock in Ottumwa.
Des Moines reports hog receipts for Wednesday estimated at 72 000 and for the week 87 000 while actual Tuesday receipts stand at 72 000. Prices for various live weights range from 13 25 to 16 75 dollars per cwt with weight brackets listed including 180 200 lbs 200 230 lbs and 300 330 lbs.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were steady Wednesday with higher payments for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids yards. Quotations range across steer and heifer classes, utility cows, and various hog weight categories, reflecting active bidding and price adjustments.
New York stocks closed in a stale mate as many issues rose on demand following the Republican victory while numerous declines reflected the regular November tax selling pattern. Volume totaled about 1.6 million shares.
Chicago market notes firm prices for white poultry and swan products with several grade scores listed. Receipts total 16,414 cases with 608 Monday and 577 Tuesday on track, liberal supplies, and varied weight classes from extra large to medium. New York prices mirror mixed scores and adjustments across avian products.
Improved export demand for U S grains and better cash demand pushed prices higher. Wheat rose 2 percent, corn up about 1 percent, oats and rye higher, soybeans up 4 percent, while lard gained 33 points per hundred pounds amid ongoing dry Southwest conditions and smaller receipts.
Chicago prices show no cash wheat. Corn quotes for No 1 yellow No 2 No 3 No 5 and sample grades range from about 1.41 to 1.58 per bushel with various fractional adjustments. Barley seed sweet clover redtop alfalfa and timothy priced per hundredweight with values from 0.50 to 39.50 depending on type. Soybeans unavailable.
The State Conservation Commission asked the legislative committee to draft a bill allowing borrowing to build cabins for low cost vacations in state parks. It urged releasing 118000 dollars for a sixth artificial lake at Prairie Rose near Harlan, with 300 acres already optioned and 300 more needing condemnation.
Mailing deadlines to Iowa City and nearby areas are revised after interurban cuts and Cedar Rapids to Iowa City bus service. Mail to Cedar Rapids must be in by 5 40 a m for same day delivery to Oakdale North Liberty Swisher and Iowa City. Weekdays have 8 20 a m 12 50 p m and 9 10 p m dispatch windows with Sunday 7 45 p m for Iowa City only.
Seven McKinley high school students enter the seventh annual Iowa High School Invitational Discussion Meet at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Participants include Stephen Obrecht Bernard Weinberg Camilla Lorenc Ruth Mrad Gloria Haddy Dennison Schladetzky and David Nelson with sponsor Miss Patricia Smith. The program opens with a general assembly featuring Dr Karl Svenson Dr George Robinson and Black Hawk County Attorney Blair Wood. Topic: What form of international organization should the United States support.
The Rev. Hermann N. Morse of New York City will be introduced to the Marion Presbyterian congregation and Cedar Rapids presbytery. A potluck supper at 6 will precede a worship service in which Dr. Morse will speak. Morse, linked with Presbyterian home missions since 1912, is a leading figure in American Protestantism and this marks Marion’s first moderator visit in 110 years. the honor extends to only three Iowa churches.
Christian Science Monitor columnist Joseph C. Harsch spoke at Coe College Cedar Rapids Tuesday night predicting a budget cut in the coming year no matter which administration is elected He argued that Russia is not pursuing World War III and that social legislation will see little change under an Eisenhower administration He cited postwar foreign policy mistakes by both parties and warned of a slow path out of Korea and tensions with China He suggested Eisenhower's Korea trip aims to break immobil ity and refresh policy options.
Mitchell guests this week include Mrs. Mitchells brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs Ralph Sheets of Cincinnati and Mr. and Mrs Clarence Plopp of Davenport with their daughter Donna Also Mrs Elda M Kemp is critically ill at 864 Central Avenue and a waitress is wanted at the K V Cafe Adv Mrs Frank T Blaser of Dallas arrives to visit her parents DeWitt H Smith and is the former Louise Smith
Mr and Mrs Morton French purchase the Robert E Strayer residence at 560 Ninth Avenue and will take possession January 1. The deal was brokered by Brockman and McGowan.
Fire crews were called to 950 Twelfth Street at 10 07 p m Tuesday after a roomer fell asleep smoking a cigarette igniting a blanket. Authorities report minor damage with no injuries.
Stewart Hawk was stricken ill Tuesday evening during a Co operative Oil Company meeting and taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
Mr and Mrs John Rezos of Washington DC Otto Welper Jr of Pittsburgh and Grant Welper of Nashua NH traveled home after being called to Marion by Otto Welper Sr s death Mrs Curtis I Mitchell 405 Ninth Street will enter St Luke s hospital Thursday for surgery Eleven members of the Golden Horizon club held a potluck supper at Patricia Howe s home Mrs A A Lyon attended the wedding of her nephew Robert D Gesse and Miss Claire Frances O Rourick at Monticello New members joined the Marion Business Girls club at a dinner in the American Legion hall Lois Emanuel announced basket sale and Christmas basket committee members Dinner for 23 was served by the Legion auxiliary.
Cedar Rapids and Linn county club women opened a drive to enroll residents in a nationwide civil defense registration program. The drive runs through Nov 27 with residents signing pledges to join a manpower reserve for training and possible service.
Marian Haas 23 of Anamosa was admitted to the polio ward at University hospitals Iowa City in fair condition. A deer with full antlers wandered into Muscatine residences Tuesday. Bernard Stenzel 74 a former Bremer county attorney died at his home. Milford W Her zog 32 of Ledyard was killed when his tractor left the road near Ledyard. Wagner Grand Opera opens ISC concert series with Carmen at State gymnasium.
Cub Scout Pack 81 will hold a Monday 8 p.m. meeting in the school. Cubmaster Robert Reed says several advancements will be awarded and the two dens will present a program.
Iowa Briefs report several local notes. Louis J. Knobbe of Decorah receives a $200 scholarship at Iowa State College. Carroll Prayer of Austin Minn will speak on meat type hogs at Calmar adult evening school. Traer Legion posts organize a blood donation caravan to Iowa City. Garrison Legion auxiliary honors Mrs Nettie Wilson on her ninetieth birthday. A joint Luther College band and Nordic Cathedral choir concert scheduled at Waterville school auditorium. Traer Pastor Jacobs to speak at World Community Day observance in the Methodist church.
Americans are carrying record private debt as total debt nears 590 billion with private debt doubling since World War II. Corporate debt up 82 percent, personal and unincorporated debt up 120 percent, federal and state local obligations push total high. Bankers see growth matching income but warn of potential vulnerabilities if expansion slows.
Detroit based report states the DeSoto division of Chrysler announces price changes for 1953 DeSotos. Eight cylinder models see reductions up to 11 dollars while six cylinder models rise as much as 31 dollars.
The I.O.C.F. and Rebekah lodges announce a family night this Friday at 7 p.m. The gathering invites members and guests for communal activities and fellowship.
A cluttered page shows a loving memory for Evelyn T Raymond, five years after her death, with memorial notes from Joseph Raymond Family Mortuaries-Monuments and J. V. Novak & Son. The section also lists multiple lost items and strays including a brown zipper billfold, a 15 jewel pocket watch, a Mercury hub-cap, a Beagle, a Blond Cocker, a Black Cocker Spaniel, and a Yellow and White cat with contact numbers and rewards.
Lost female beagle last seen near Colm Hill area. Reward offered. no collar noted. Contacts note missing details but request return to owner. multiple listings suggest a local classifieds page mix.
British Foreign Secretary Eden urged reconsideration of Trygve Lie's resignation as U.N. secretary-general after Lie announced he would step down. Moscow radio and Soviet representatives attacked Lie, calling him a tool of aggressive circles, as diplomacy shifts to a successor question.
Senator McCarran of New York announces an overseas visit to Brazil Venezuela and Colombia to audit South American government spending. He chairs a subcommittee on appropriations for state justice and commerce. He sails on the Uruguay with Mrs. ___ and returns in December.
William Dean about 70 a Pocahontas County resident died Tuesday night after a car struck him at an intersection in Pocahontas Sheriff E R Stahly said he stepped into the path of the automobile. The occupants of the car were Mr and Mrs Charles Bailey of Atlantic and their two children.
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