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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1948
Page
4
Chicago and Omaha livestock reports show hogs up 50 cents to $1 with receipts lighter than last week, cattle steady to higher on yearlings and prime steers, sheep mostly steady to lower. Prices varied by weight class and region with active but uneven trading across Chicago, Omaha, and Sioux City markets.
Cedar Rapids market notes advance of 75 cents with top prime butchers at 24.75 and packers at 23.50. Cattle includes strictly choice to prime steers 1050-1300 lbs at 33.00 to 35.00, and varied weights for good, medium, and common cattle. yearlings and cows listed with price ranges. Also covers hogs, sheep, and wholesale fruits vegetables dairy and farm goods prices with regional commodity items and hides.
UPI reports Chicago market receipts show unsettled prices for poultry eggs and vegetables. Hen and turkey prices vary with leghorn, Plymouth and White Rock breeds. eggs and butter quoted with top firm markets and steady balances. cheese and potato movements noted amid fluctuating scores and regional listings. Neil Carter wins 100 mile midget auto title in Langhorne Pa with 1 hour 3 minutes 34.71 seconds.
In New York, prices drifted lower as a brief rally faded amid dull activity. Volume ran around 500,000 shares with losses ranging from fractions to more than a point.
CHICAGO AP price changes were minor in grain futures while cash corn fell 3 to 10 cents a bushel, offsetting last week’s gains. Wheat and soybeans showed mixed moves with soybeans modestly higher. Nearby futures quotes and cash grain prices across corn, wheat, oats and rye appear with varying shifts and regional livestock receipts and bids noted.
Cedar Rapids gained full legal title to 1,000 Duncan Meter Company parking meters after a bill of sale was turned over. The $75,000 purchase, begun in 1946, was fully paid by August last year with monthly revenue typically between $7,000 and $8,000. The city will use meter income for traffic control and off street parking projects.
Shaffer Klink 68 died at his home 1540 Fifth avenue Marion after a long illness. Born February 19 1880 in Newville Pa he moved to Marion as a child. Surviving include his wife Mary Kroll a sister and a brother with several relatives. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday at Yocom chapel with Masonic rites at Oak Shade cemetery. G.O.P caravan visits Marion Tuesday evening. Local notices cover birthdays anniversaries building permits church picnics and community events.
p m Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Fred M Blakeslee, Mrs Don Torrence, chairman and secretary, said the Marion Community Chest campaign needs workers to canvass residential districts. Des Moines couple Waldo Lindley become parents of Gary born Oct 9, Lindley is Mae Beamer's son. Various visits and hospital stays noted for local residents and relatives with illness and travel.
The Supreme Court unanimously refused to review a Greenville South Carolina case, affirming a three judge federal court ruling that the U S Constitution does not prohibit South Carolina from deeming slot machines and similar devices illegal gambling. This action upholds the state ban on slot and pinball machines.
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