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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1936
Page
25
In Chicago, official Tuesday receipts show cattle 9,000 hogs 40,000 sheep 7,000 as livestock prices mostly hold steady despite abundant supply and poultry competition. Top hog price reached 9.80 with a prior week cost of 9.43 and year-ago 9.42, while cattle and lamb sales remained firm with steady or higher bids.
J C Fulkerson prominent in Marion business circles dies at his home after a three week illness. He helped run lumber and building material firms, co founded Handy Sack Seller company around 1915, and later did contracting work with Irwin Lanning. He served two terms on the Marion city council. He was born April 21 1865 in Dryden New York and came west at age 25. He married Georgeanna Cole in 1890 and is survived by four children. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Yocom chapel with burial at Oak Shade cemetery.
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Chicago market data shows hogs receipts 36000 with 10000 direct, prices firm and top notching at 9.80. Cattle receipts 17000, calves 2500 with best yearlings around 12.15, other cattle steady. vealers 7.50 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 11000 with fat lambs opening slow but bids near steady, feeding lambs 6.25 to 7.75.
US Department of Agriculture cattle and hog markets in Sioux City show receipts of 5000 cattle 9500 hogs and 4000 sheep with mixed price movements. Cattle firm to higher on fat stock and yearlings while stocker and feeder prices show varied gains and declines. Hogs opened 10 to 15 cents lower with lighter weights bidding stronger for 180 to 250 pound hogs. Sheep demand steady with best natives above 8.85 and fat lambs selling around 6.75 to 7.00 in loads.
St Paul market receipts: cattle 5,500, hogs 13,000, sheep 10,000. Cattle mixed gains with better fed steers and yearlings up to 11.00. hogs mostly steady with top 9.30. sheep mostly steady with slaughter lambs bidding higher. Strong demand for better grades among all species, bulk moves limited by supply.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts at 15 000 with values 9 25 for 190 300 lb hogs and $5 50 for pigs. cattle receipts 9 000 calves 1 800 with steers 9 00 to 11 75 and cows 4 25 to 5 75. sheep receipts 5 000 lambs steady with bulk lambs around 8 25 to 8 35.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ending Monday 8 a.m. total 65 900, up from 62 900 week ago and 45 500 previous. Prices steady to 10 cents higher with a generally strong tone. Detailed quotes cover light to heavy weights and sows with ranges from 7.50 to 9.40 per cwt depending on weight and quality.
Ottumwa reports hog prices mostly steady to lower for 140 to 350 pound ranges with multiple brackets listed from 140 pounds up to 550 pounds, prices shifting by weight. Mason City notes a five cent rise for good lights and higher weights, with ranges from 140 to 425 pounds across categories.
Hogs in Austin Minnesota market rise by ten cents with good to choice 180-200 lb hogs at 8 55 to 8 85. 200-290 lb hogs bring 8 90 to 9 20 while 290-324 lb hogs sell at 8 80 to 9 10 and 325-550 lb hogs at 8 70 to 9 00. Packing sows 275-550 lb bring 7 95 to 8 75.
The local hog market shows little change with the top price at $9.15. Other markets are mostly steady, though hay prices rise slightly.
Wilsons buys truck hogs at specified weights with price ranges for good hogs and packers. Prices rise with weight from 140 pounds to 350 pounds for hogs and extend to 550 pounds for packers, showing typical spread and maximums across weight classes.
The report lists various bids for sheep and cattle including choice lambs and carcass weights, with price ranges for steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and bulls. Notable quotes include choice steers 1,100 lbs and up at 9.50 to 10.50 and common cows 3.50 to 4.50.
Price list from Cedar Rapids shows grains and produce with figures for wheat oats rye barley corn soybeans hay straw poultry eggs and produce items like oranges lemons potatoes bananas lettuce celery cabbage onions grapes apples pears cranberries sweet potatoes and hides. Rates include No 2 yellow corn 1.09 a bushel and various poultry prices per dozen or pound.
AP dispatch reports varied Mississippi River water levels Monday with La Crosse up 0.1 feet to 1.0, Prairie du Chien at 1.0, and Dubuque steady at 0.8. Davenport shows 1.2, Keokuk at 5.2, Cairo at 0.12,1 with mixed changes and no notable shifts elsewhere.
Grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade held steady after morning gains. Wheat closed down 0.04 to up 0.14, corn mixed with old and new contracts fluctuating, and oats easing. Trading slowed into a dull pre holiday session as traders balanced buying, liquidation, and moisture reports.
Chicago cash provisions show mixed grain quotes with Wheat No 2 at 1.203 to 1.214, No 1 hard around 1.23, Corn values ranging from 1.04 to 1.12 for various grades, Soybeans No 2 yellow about 1.33 to 1.41, and Timothy and Clover seed values. Minneapolis receipts list Wheat with No 1 dark northern at about 1.32 to 1.36, Corn No 3 yellow near 1.06 to 1.07, and Oats No 3 white around 43 to 46 cents.
Receipts mixed across butter eggs and poultry with steady creamery specials and 2934c prices for extras. Potatoes show on track totals and moderate supplies with assorted regional varieties and prices ranging from 1.75 to 2.90 per hundredweight.
AP reports mixed egg receipts at 9 424 with varied pack standards and dirties. Butter market steady with creamery and firsts at 34 44 32c. cheese at 201 331 thousand pounds with state flats. live poultry steady to firm with freight rates listed for rocks leghorns fowls and turkeys.
In Chicago the AP reports butter futures closing with noted levels in November and January deliveries, egg futures showing refrigerator standards for the coming months, and potato futures highlighting Idaho Russets for January. The fragmentary data indicates tentative market activity across dairy and produce sectors.
Prices fell sharply as fresh European unsettlement spurred selling on Wall Street. Major losses hit U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, GM, Montgomery Ward, Woolworth, and others while transfers reached about 2.2 million shares. Abroad, London Paris and Amsterdam also declined as traders eyed potential bank reserve actions after year start.
Wall St list from Adams Express to Walgreen with prices for major stocks and bonds. Includes banks, chemicals, autos, oils, utilities, and industrials such as Allied, Amn Never, Chrysler, Ford, General Electric, U S Steel, and Westinghouse. Data reflects morning quotations from New York and Chicago markets.
Marie Brown once Aberdeen city treasurer admitted in circuit court to embezzling 76159 dollars from city funds over nine years. The case outlines nine years of financial misconduct ending with a guilty plea in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The amount and duration mark a major municipal fraud case with potential sentencing pending.
Film actress June Clyde fell from a trapeze during a performance in the picture Make Up at Sound City in Shepperton England. She received medical attention after the fall reported by UP.
The bond market edged lower in quiet Monday trading with U S government issues down about 1 32 to 4 32 of a point by midday. Treasury issues including 254s of 1947 3s of 1955 and 234s of 1954 led losses while limited gains came from Rock Island General 4s and New York Central 5s among others.
The report lists bid prices for major currencies with figures for Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland and other nations. It notes nominal rates and special cases such as travel and registered exchange and city pairings like Montreal New York and New York Montreal.
U S Department of Agriculture reports good inquiry for domestic wool in the Boston market. Some houses offer around 1.00 dollars scoured basis for average to short French combing fine territory wools, while others resist above 97 cents for limited needs.
Chicago hay and straw prices list top grades for alfalfa timothy clover and oat straw. No. 1 and No. 2 grades shown with rail and truck delivery rates, plus assorted prices for rye straw marsh hay and mixed feeds.
Minneapolis flour market notes carload rates per barrel in 98 pound sacks at $6.90 to $6.95 for family patents and $6.65 to $6.85 for standard patents. Shipments total 25,691. Pure bran at $32.00 and standard middlings at $35.10 to $35.50.
New York AP reports raw sugar unchanged at 3.70 cents per pound with futures for January at 2.81 and May at 2.86, each down about 3 points. Refined sugar remains 4.80 for fine granulated.
A large congregation attended the funeral for accident victim Percy W. Hutton on Sunday at Yocom chapel. Rev. E. T. Gough presided, with Osceola lodge in charge at the grave and Grove City Rebekah lodge and Osceola lodge attending in a body. Pallbearers were James Biesek er, Jack Ratliff, Joseph Hronik and William Hoffer. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pearson, Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Boldt, Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mann, Edgewood. Mr. and Mrs. Earl White, Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dye and Mrs. Eldridge, Cedar Rapids.
The Gazette offers a $25 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone using or answering Want Ads for immoral purposes or fraud. Readers urged to exercise caution with automobile transport plans, verify references, and investigate claims before engaging.
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