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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1952
Page
15
Hogs advanced 25 to 35 cents with strong to mostly higher bids on early clearances. Cattle were steady to 50 cents higher, with some rises. slaughter lambs up 50 cents. Receipts: hogs 8,500, cattle 2-3 thousand, sheep 2,500. Prime loads and high individual weights noted among cattle prices.
Sioux City stockyards report receipts near 800 cattle as a winter storm limited offerings. Slaughter steers and heifers remained active with many grades 25 to 50 cents higher and some quality 1 to 2 dollars stronger for three days. bulls steady. Canner and utility categories varied with prices from 10.50 to 16.00, stocker and feeder activity dull. sales limited to test market with under tone weak and several large lots noted.
Omaha reports 1,500 cattle and calves as storm market lifts slaughter classes up to 50 cents. Short fed steers from nearby feedlots scarce. high choice and prime steers in short supply. Fed heifers around 33 dollars, steers mostly 32, commercial and fed steers 23.50 to 29.00, utility cows 13.50 to 15.00, commercial bulls up to 16.50.
Waterloo hog market reports higher prices with top quotes around 15.75 for slaughter hogs and varied bids across weight classes from 160 pounds to 550 pounds. Notable highs include 25 to 35 cent gains and separate values listed for 240 to 320 pound ranges, while larger hogs see declines near 13.75 to 14.50.
The listing shows bietet prices for various animal cuts by weight in Ottumwa. Prices range from 13.10 to 15.35 per hundred pounds, with different weights from 170 to 550 pounds, including multiple line items for sows and large carcasses.
Kansas City stockyards report only calves and steers trading unevenly. Prices show demand for high grade beef with Colorado fed steers around 34.50 while heifers remain scarce as buyers seek prime and choice cattle.
Des Moines reports Wednesday hog receipts estimated at 50,000 with week-ago 77,000 and earlier 85,500. Actuals Tuesday show 63,500. Prices listed by weight class include 240-270 lbs at 15.50 to 16.50, 270-300 at 15.00 to 16.50, 330-360 at 14.35 to 15.25, down through 400-450 at 13.75 to 14.75 and 450-550 at 12.75 to 14.25.
Cedar Rapids hog market quotes moved up 35 to 25 cents as higher prices were paid for hogs weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. Market reports list prices for cattle, calves, sheep and wool, with ranges by weight and class, alongside grains and soybeans.
Demand for steel shares sparked a broad market advance with railroads providing strong support. The rise ranged from one to three points while losses stayed under one point. Trading volume reached an estimated 1,800,000 shares.
Chicago live poultry receipts reach 13 trucks with no price. cheese quotes show 4e to 59c ranges for various types. butter receipts 539,120 lbs with steady to firm tone and 68 to 64 percent scores. Carrot and egg markets noted with steady trend and mixed sizes. overall on track shipments and supplies listed with several price tiers.
New York markets show butter values with slight gains for select scores and steady overall. Prices list AA at 93 and A at 69 3/8 cents, B at 68 3/4 cents, with additional notes on white fancy and large sizes and unquoted extras.
John Carroll University in Cleveland bans overly informal clothing in classes and events. Deans warn that attire resembling Hopalong Cassidy or the Lone Ranger is not suitable, and blue jeans T shirts and jackets are not allowed at social or athletic clubs on campus.
Chicago grains edged higher from intraday lows as late buying lifted corn and oats. New crop wheat deliveries reflected moisture in the winter belt. Wheat settled about 1 percent lower, corn and oats varied, rye eased, soybeans mixed, lard down.
Fragmented AP market notes from Chicago list grain and feed prices. Mentions oats, timothy, red clover hay and feed costs with mixed figures and per hundredweight terms.
A British source says Britain expects a new form of American aid from President-elect Eisenhower and the Republican Congress. The plan will be shaped at the Commonwealth leaders conference in London with Churchill and finance ministers from Canada Australia New Zealand Ceylon Southern Rhodesia Pakistan India and South Africa. Talks may last about 10 days with no date set for high level Anglo American talks.
Hugh S. Ferguson executive vice president of Dewey and Almy Chemical Company will become president and chief executive on Jan. 1, succeeding Bradley Dewey who retires under the retirement plan. Dewey remains chairman. Ferguson, 52, MIT graduate, has been with the firm 28 years and has headed operations as EVP since 1948. Directors declare 15 cent dividend, payable Dec. 20 to stockholders of record Dec. 10, boosting annual payout to 75 cents per share.
In New Castle Indiana police report Flora L Lee delivered twin boys at home unattended on Wednesday and allowed officers to transport the newborns to a hospital weighing more than five pounds. Her husband died several months ago.
William G. Buck 83 a retired Milwaukee railroad machinist died after a brief illness at his Marion home 1315 Fourth avenue. Born October 10 1869 in Fall River Wisconsin he moved to Marion 56 years ago. He married Myrtie Patten March 11 1891 in Dodge County Wisconsin. Buck belonged to Marion Methodist church and several Masonic and Eastern Star bodies. Surviving are his wife and daughter Neva Fuller. Services in Yocom Murdoch chapel with time to be announced. friends may call after 6 pm Thursday.
The Marion post office will be closed all day Thursday, with no city or rural mail deliveries. Honor Roll for the second six weeks announced includes seventh grade students such as Jean Benson and Shirley Carne and eighth grade students like Lee Backson and Bethine Culbert.
Gazette want ads inform readers ads accepted until 9 30 am on Thanksgiving day with an ad taker available. Public notices encourage placing ads for holiday timing and Dia] 2-1121 contact.
Grinnell College juniors Sue Cary and Deenie Bailey of Sioux Falls South Dakota arrived Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving Day with Miss Cary and the Cary parents in Sioux Falls.
An advertisement for a Thanksgiving Day dinner at Whiteway Cafe offers a turkey dinner with dessert for $1.00 and a pie portion at 50 cents. The early copy notesSaees 50c.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Maiers of Rantoul NL and their children Jimmie Susan and Bobby arrived Wednesday to share the holiday with Milo Davins family. Edison Pharmacy and Sorg open 9 to 11 Thanksgiving.
Dubuque residents include Betty Ann De Jong and cousin Marie Manson arriving to spend Thanksgiving with Rev. and Mrs. C. V. R. De Jong. Items list local ads for Dot's Cafe, Farm travel, rubber footwear, and household notices. Mentions of Mrs. Curtis I. Mitchell’s surgery, Arling L. Hughes family on Route 2 Marion, and Storm's Christmas gifts. Marion residents urged to leave eg for Christmas at First National Bank.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Levey recently moved from Chicago to Marion and purchased the cottage of John Fillmore Jr on Robins road west of Marion. Mr Levey is brother to Mrs John Fillmore Sr and Mrs Walter Wyman.
Dr. H Bruce Phillips of Chicago arrives to spend the holiday with Mr and Mrs Harold Philips. The Marion public library will close tonight at 7 and all day Thursday. Darell Failor underwent a ton my at Mercy hospital Wednesday.
Mrs Mayme Berryhill of Marion and the Mines Esther Howard C M Groth and H F Lambertsen of Cedar Rapids went to Chicago Wednesday to spend the holiday and week.
Reynolds household welcomes Mrs. Reynolds' parents Mr and Mrs B L McNiel of Center Point and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitlock of Davenport with daughters Sandra and Nancy. Whitlock family plans to stay in Marion and Center Point for the week. Pfc Herbert Richardson on furlough from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri visits his mother Mrs Nelle Richardson and relatives.
Former Price Chief Michael DiSalle agreed to serve as Economic Stabilizer Putnam's special consultant for a week or two to shore up the controls program. He declined a 60 day OPS return but agreed to a brief effort after the sudden resignation Monday of Tighe.
A U S spokesman said the Truman administration has given no thought to further Korea peace moves. Action hinges on Dwight Eisenhower's trip and advisers' appraisal, with time a key factor as the Indian resolution lingers. The Assembly may wrap up by Christmas, complicating early commitments before Inauguration Day.
Five candidates in the November 4 general election filed expense statements with the secretary of state in Des Moines. Charles B. Haven of Alton reported $1000 in contributions and $1118 in expenses. LeRoy S. Mercer of Iowa City had no contributions and $296 in expenses. Don Risk of Independence listed no contributions and $31 in expenses. George Scott of West Union had $5 in expenses. C. A. Scheerer of Boone reported $109 in expenses.
Canceled Apollo Commandery meeting set for Friday. next session December 12. Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club holds 8 p.m. meeting with stag party after. YMCA Camera Club meets December 4 at 8 p.m. at Keen Teen room. Robert B. Coble released from Iowa City hospital after polio ward stay. Carol Lynne Post undergoes surgery at St Luke's Hospital. condition satisfactory. Civic Bureau luncheon planned at noon Friday at the YMCA Home. Walker F. Smith Jr on 14 day navy leave at parents’ home. Purse loss of about 55 dollars reported by Mrs. Frank Benesh downtown. Robert D. Metcalf elected to the American Institute of CPAs. associated with Allen and Company.
Ohio ranking fifth among states in corn production yields about 160 million bushels annually. The figure highlights the state's significant role in national agricultural output.
The Peoples Church Puppeteers will present the Story of Moses with marionettes on WOI TV at 10 Friday morning as part of the Schooltime series. Children from Ames perform and assist, with Archie Bauman introducing the show and explaining marionette making.
Four men enlisted in the regular Navy and one in the Navy Reserve in Cedar Rapids. Regular Navy recruits headed to San Diego include John N. Homsey 17, Joe M. Hernandez 19, Roy W. Duncan 18, and William J. Gould 17. William F. Smejkal 529 Seventh Avenue SE joined the organized Navy Reserve and was sworn in Tuesday night as a seaman recruit.
The Cedar Rapids city council met in a short session to approve nine paying jobs from Haegg Construction Company bonded for 169,464.30 dollars and to authorize the official payroll of city hall employees so they could be paid before Thanksgiving.
The Cedar Rapids and Marion Ministerial Association announced two Junion Thanksgiving services for Thursday. Rev. Samuel C. Ritchhart will speak on The Thankful Heart at First Congregational church, with Rev. J. Richard Wagner presiding. Rev. C. H. Copeland will speak on Look Around You and Be Thankful at Olivet Presbyterian church, with Rev. D. Keith Irwin presiding. Choirs from each church will sing and Bethel A.M.E. members will present a vocal selection.
A bandit robbed the police academy on Tuesday, taking two revolvers two holsters and two boxes of ammunition while students studied. The boiling point of pure gold is about 2,500 degrees Celsius. The largest single paving project was the airfield at Cherry Point Marine Air Base in North Carolina.
Salt figures in steel manufacture and allied chemical processes. It supports fluxing steel production and serves as a feedstock in several chemical industries, highlighting its industrial importance across sectors.
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