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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
2
Friday livestock receipts forecast show cattle 1,000 hogs 7,000 sheep 5,000 in Chicago AP report. Hog prices fell to 6.15 the lowest in three months while cattle held steady to higher and fat lambs remained steady. Furnished by Lamson Brothers with Cedar Rapids banking contact listed.
U S Dept reports hogs receipts near 16 000 and cattle 4 000 with mixed demand. Hogs sold 154 to 200 pounds mostly 5.90 to 6.10. large finishers around 5.85. Cattle trade steady to strong for yearlings and light steers. cows and bulls mixed with steady to dull demand for vealers and stockers. Sheep receipts 7 000 with late week gains for fat lambs and clip offerings steady. best lambs around 9.45 with undersides near 9.00 to 9.50 as buyers hold bids firm.
Austin Minn AP lists varied price brackets for barrows and sows with weights from 150 to 450 pounds. Figures show cents per pound and dollar amounts, e.g., 150-160 ibs at 3.95 and 4.25, 400-450 ibs around 4.45 to 4.75, plus multiple weight bands and numeric codes.
Hog prices show Salablie around 3.900 with mixed changes across weights and types. top hogs bid near 3.77 per 100 pounds. Cattle receipts about 2,500 with feeders and yearlings steady to weak, fed steer and heifer quotes around 8.50 to 6.16, cows and bulls mixed. sheep receipts 5,200 with lambs and slaughter values noted but early sales limited.
Cattle receipts strong with steady to easy tonnage and feeder demand. Hog prices mixed with slow butchers trade, weights 160 to 279 pounds, bids around 5.35 to 5.59 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs see limited fat action with good western feeders at about 8.00 to 9.25.
Combined livestock price listings show hogs and cattle values across weight ranges with steady to lower trends. Prices span from 3.50 for light hogs to about 5.65 for heavier hogs, while cattle quotes run around 4.60 to 5.20 for various weight classes, reflecting market activity in Ottumwa and Mason City.
A Des Moines AP report states combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 1 packing plant in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 6 am Thursday totaled about 24 000 head, down from 38 000 a week earlier and 33 900 a year ago with 260 lb hogs steady to 100 lower and 200 lb hogs up.
The report lists price ranges for sows and barrows across weight classes from 160 to 500 pounds. Notable figures include 270-300 lb sows at about 5.00 to 5.50, 300-330 lb at 5.15 to 5.65, and 407-450 lb around 4.70 to 5.18, with several entries near 4.60 to 5.85 for other ranges.
Cattle receipts 2,900 with slaughter yearlings and light steers steady to peak. over 1,050 lbs 25 cents lower for two days. Short steers 9.50 heifers scarce, steady. good to choice 9.50 to 10.06. Cows little changed, 5.0 to 5.75, bulls 2 cents lower, hog prices unsettled with bids around 5.60 to 5.95, sheep receipts 5,000 with steady slaughter ewes and feeders and good to choice lambs and yearlings noted.
Hogs weakened on the local market with a 10 to 20 cent drop across grades and top price falling to 5.70. Cattle prices remain steady.
Grain prices list No 1 wheat 75c No 2 78c rye 3%c barley 274 35c soybeans new crop 64c. Hay and straw delivered prices for baled hay 7.06 hay baled straw 6.09. Butterfat 29c cream 28c No 2 cream 26c. Cedar Rapids poultry prices hens over 5 lbs 7c. 4 to 6 lbs 6c. springs over 5 lbs 7c. cocks over 3 lbs 6c. leghorns 6c. Fruits and vegetables lemons 6.75 oranges 2.75-4.50 grapefruit 2.00 celery 2c 1.25 lettuce 4.25-5.00 onions 7c 1.20 cabbage 27-2c per lb tomatoes 2.75 carrots 2.75 cauliflower 1.75 potatoes 1.15-1.85 apples 1.45-2.25 grapes 1.60 cranberries box 3.25 hides cured beef 9c 2 8c calves 1c 2c kip 60 pony glue hides half price. Manes and full tail included.
AP reports live poultry receipts at 48 trucks with springs firm and other poultry prices largely steady. Butter and eggs show steady demand with higher refrigeration prices and standard items unchanged. Potatoes trade on light balance with Idaho Russet and Bell records, North Dakota Red River Valley premiums around 80 to 90 percent US No 1 burlap sacks.
AP by NY produce price survey shows eggs, creamery and cheese receipts with mixed grades and steady to firm markets. Records list egg class prices, dairy items, dressed poultry values by region and quality, with note of higher creamery prices and express shipments for turkeys and young toms.
Buying signals were heard in the stock market on Thursday as laggards led by steels rose, with rails, motors, rubbers, merchandising, air transports and other specialties advancing. Transfers totaled about 800000 shares, with gains for U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, U S Rubber, Goodrich, Sears Roebuck, American Telephone, General Electric, Westinghouse, American Can, Great Northern and Southern Railway.
Friday listings show Adams Express Inspiration Alaska Juneau Intl Harv Alleghany Corp Allied Chem Intl Nickel Allied Stores Intl Paper Allis Chalmers Intl T and T Am Leather Manville Amn For Power Lehigh Valley Libbey Owens Powers Link Bell Amn Roll Mills Amn Steel Foods etc. Numerous industrials and rail stocks quoted with varying percentages.
Wisconsin cheese exchange quotes for the week of November 13 to 18 show Twins at 15 cents, daisies at 15 1/2 cents, bricks at 14 1/2 cents, horns at 15 1/2 cents, and cheddars at 15 cents. Farmers' call board lists daisies 15 4/5 cents, horns 15 7/5 cents, and cheddars 15 cents.
Wheat prices rose slightly on the Chicago Board of Trade despite light showers in the winter wheat belt. December futures up to 44 cents. corn and oats mixed, with corn aided by wheat rallies and cash market strength. Local receipts and cash bids noted alongside futures shifts in grains and forage markets.
AP dispatch from Minneapolis reports Thursday wheat receipts at 112 cars with quotes higher. No 1 heavy dark northern and dark northern No 1 trade around 87% to 90% ec. Montana hard and winter varieties around 87 to 89. amber durum No 1 near 79% to 80%. red durum at 79%. Corn No 3 yellow around 45 to 46c. Oats No 3 white about 33 to 34c. Barley around 25 to 26c.
U S government bonds firmed on Thursday while most corporate issues drifted. Treasuries advanced about a half to one point as traders noted a sustained October recovery with a New York opening market sale of over 61 million. Finnish 6s led gains with a rise of about a quarter point. Allegany stamped 5s 39, Southern Railway 4s, and Pennsylvania General 4s edged higher on a mixed session. New York Trac tion bonds posted notable gains as government issues outperformed corporate securities.
The column reports modest increases in several items with rail prices rising by 9.15 and 6.03 in two instances. A third item shows an uptick of 6.25, while miscellaneous stock components like publications and canteen-related listings edge up slightly.
The Order of DeMolay meets Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple for a business session. A Townsend club dance is set for Friday at 8 45 p m at Odd Fellows hall on Second avenue SE. Marvin Newport of New York City spoke to the Lions club at the Montrose hotel terrace room Thursday noon on world civilization. Assistant Fire Chief Ben Benish visited central station on his day off Thursday to show pansies thriving in the November warm spell.
Harold Eggleston who served as acting street commissioner after Walter Markle’s death was officially appointed by the city council. The six months probationary period applies to the permanent position after a strong civil service exam showing high placement.
Albina C. Dostal of Tama route 2 filed a bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 2435.82 with no assets. Ed ward C Dailey of 506 Seventeenth street NE filed a petition listing liabilities of 4300.93 and no assets.
The Married People's group of Saron Lutheran church will hold its monthly session in the church parlors Friday evening. A Thanksgiving basket will be packed. Mrs. Raymond Rieck and Mrs. E. W. Lundquist will be hostesses.
An automobile registered to Wayne L. Young at 1024 Third Street SE burned on a county road near Bever ly towers Wednesday night. Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder investigated at 12:20 a.m. Thursday after a report to the sheriff's office. The deputy said the vehicle ran off the road and caught fire while the driver attempted a turn. No one was at the scene and no injuries were believed.
Mrs Mary E Wolff died at the R N A national home Davenport after a brief illness She was born April 2 1860 in Mifflin township near Pittsburgh and married Otto E Wolff April 23 1898 The family moved to Davenport then Cedar Rapids before she entered the R N A home Surviving are a foster daughter a grandson a brother and four sisters The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids for burial in Linwood after 2 pm Friday service at Barta chapel led by Rev Thomas C Collister of St James Methodist Church
Funeral services for Joseph F. Koutnik of 1619 C Street SW will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Polansky chapel and 9 in St. Wenceslaus Church, with Msgr. August Vojacek officiating. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Cadets of St. George to recite the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. pallbearers named Landergott Struesky Novotny Hradecky Pipal Roushar.
Frank Zeman 73 died at his home seven miles north of Iowa City after a weeklong illness He was born in Iowa City and lived on the farm since childhood Survived by wife Anna daughter Mrs James Hradek Oxford two sons William Iowa City George at home sister Mrs Mary Vitosh and brother Joseph both of Iowa City Funeral services 9 am Saturday at St Marys church Newport Rev Edward W Neuzil Burial in church cemetery Friends may call at Brosh funeral home Solon Thursday and at the family home Friday
Miss Irene Dannen and Charles Adley of Mc Gregor were married by Rev. H W Siefkes on Wednesday. Attendants were Miss Irene Jones of Son and Robert Benzing of Monona. They will reside on a farm near Pleasant Ridge.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad rates for two to seven lines with daily and consecutive day pricing. Out of town ads require advance payment and a 10 cent box number surcharge. ads may be telephoned mailed or delivered to the office with publication deadlines at noon for same day and 8 pm Saturday for Sunday editions.
Jane Funeral Home on 16th Ave and J St SW offers economical funeral services with prompt attention. Local residents are invited to contact 2 7020 for details and arrangements.
A jumble of lost pets and items. Lost white female fox with brown spots named Wimpy and a brindled small male dog named Jock offer rewards to call 2-7048 or 2-4981. Found a lady's wristwatch needing owner identification at 2328 J St SW. Other entries seek clothing such as men suits, cleaning services, and local sales.
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