Hog and cattle market updates with weekend estimates
US livestock markets show Friday declines in hogs and sows by 25 to 50 cents aided by higher receipts. Chicago and Des Moines reports detail prices for butchers, sows, calves, steers, heifers, cows and various weight classes, with top hogs around 18.00 to 18.75 and cattle bids from 13.25 to 27.00 per hundredweight. Grain quotations accompany the market wrap.
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Shares Stage Slow Decline
New York stocks faded in a slow decline on Friday with key shares slipping fractions to about two points. Closing prices hovered near the day’s lows as volume registered around 1,520,000 shares in a subdued trading session.
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Wheat Advances As Corn Declines
CHICAGO AP reports a rise in wheat prices on government loan boost while corn slips on heavy overnight sales and surplus stocks. Dec wheat at $2.181, corn at $1.193, oats mixed, soybeans steady, lard down, Chicago cash provisions note no grain movement.
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Chicago Produce Market Report Shows Mixed Gains Across Staples
Chicago morning receipts show butter steady to up 4 cents per pound with varied per hundredweight prices. Cheese and eggs steady with modest shifts, live poultry and potatoes steady to firm, russets and Red River Valley Pontiacs quoted with slight gains, overall market moderate demand and supplies.
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Sioux City Livestock Cattle Prices and Receipts
Sioux City market reports show cattle receipts around 1560 with stockers and feeders mainly arriving. Slaughter steers and heifers scarce with few sales. best steers 19.50 to 21.50, top heifers about 22.50, cows steady to weak 11.00 to 14.25, some cows unsold. Maha AP notes 1000 calves 50, limited trading and carryover into next week.
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Seventh Fire in Two Weeks Probed in Scott County
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed two large barns hay and livestock on the Russell Saur farm in Scott County Thursday night marking the seventh such blaze in two weeks and the 21st in 18 months. Fire officials from the sheriff's office state fire marshal's office and the National Fire Underwriters Association are investigating with 56 feeder cattle reportedly saved. Volunteer crews from Blue Grass and Buffalo prevented spread to the house and outbuildings.
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Floyd Robson
Major expense medical policy for families
The piece urges families to consider a deductible based medical policy to cover major illness or serious accidents. It notes savings and home can vanish without coverage and claims the policy has helped thousands by easing financial worries during large medical expenses. It invites readers to call for complete details.
Farr Not Fire at Council Bluffs Store
Parking Meter Maid Lillian Farr reported from a department store to police headquarters that she said Farr at the People’s store, but dispatch misheard as Fire at the People’s store. Fire trucks and police cruisers rushed to the scene before the confusion was cleared.
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People’s Store
No Candidates File For Tipton Offices
Special to The Gazette Tipton four city council seats will be vacant with no nomination papers filed by the deadline. Mayor Eugene Moore and councilman-at-large E C Hodler seek re election while councilmen J D Ramsay M R Howe John Schneider and Paul Reuter will not seek another term.
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Paul Reuter
Our Gazette Carrier Mike Campbell Plans Vet Medicine Study
Mike Campbell, 15, plans to study veterinary medicine at Iowa State College after high school. He delivers The Gazette to 100 customers on A avenue NW, a route he began July 3, 1955, while a Roosevelt high school junior. He enjoys football, hunting, fishing, and tennis and saves earnings for clothes and a car.
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Brewer To Run For Re election In City Race
Mayor George H. Brewer announces seeking another term in the November 5 city election. He is a retired implement salesman serving his first two year term.
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Deadline Set For City Election Candidate Filing
Mayor George H. Brewer announced the filing deadline for the November city election is Oct. 8. The previous Oct. 21 date was incorrect. This year the city will not use the old party tickets. all candidates run independently. Petitions require two percent of last vote for the office, with 25 signers sufficient for any office.
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Break-ins and car thefts tied by sheriff in Clayton county
Three service stations in Clayton county report burglaries and a car theft tied by Sheriff Forrest Fischer. A 1953 Ford sedan stolen from Harlan Staade of Guttenberg was used for the break ins, with entry by rear windows and cash, merchandise, and gas taken at several stations. Authorities link the crimes to similar break ins in Winneshiek county along highway 52.
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Election Race Seen in Decorah City Race Narrows to Re‑election bids
Nomination papers filed for four city races in Decorah for the November 5 election. D H Hill former councilman seeks fourth ward seat while Rev Richard Neilsen will run to defend his present post. Re‑election is also listed for C H Rosenthal Leonard A Karnik Oliver Falder F C Warner and Durwood Baker. Some councilmen have not yet announced plans.
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Be Certain to Watch Bullet Metal on Jim Bowie Tonight
A TV notice urges viewers to watch Bullet Metal episode of The Adventures of Jim Bowie tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Channel 9. The message highlights the program and time for the local audience.
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Lost and Found and Local Notices Mix in Community Ads
A jumble of small ads and listings appears: lost items like a pocket watch and a truck tire with contact numbers, a dating to find a well drill service, a rummage sale at Lucille's church basement, rental notices, ride offers, and employment notes. The page imitates a bustling small-town classified section with varied offerings from Cedar Rapids Iowa area.
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Hershey Geologist Receives $15,000 Salary Increase
Des Moines Iowa State Executive Council approved raising State Geologist Garland Hershey's annual pay from 12000 to 15000 while noting a $20000 private sector offer in New York. The action accompanied other job classification changes including raising the Iowa development commission director's ceiling from 7800 to 8400.
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Department Store Sales Rise in Five Iowa Cities
Chicago AP reports August department store sales in Cedar Rapids Dubuque Waterloo Des Moines Sioux City rose 18 to 28 percent from the prior month. Cedar Rapids led gains while Des Moines stood at 23 percent, Sioux City 25 percent, Dubuque 18 percent and Waterloo 18 percent year over year. Des Moines had 23 percent rise, while last August Des Moines showed no increase and other cities posted smaller gains.
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Packinghouse Workers Seek 30 Hour Week
In Chicago the United Packinghouse Workers announced it will seek a 30 hour work week. A statement approved by 400 delegates said the 40 hour week is economically obsolete and the 30 week is a real and present necessity.
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Opening for Magazine Editor Position
An opening for a company magazine editor seeks a candidate with journalistic background and strong writing ability. The role includes layouts and willingness to learn photography. apply by sending letters of application.
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