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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1936
Page
14
Chicago dealers reported a modest hog price recovery with steady to 10 cents higher bids. Thursday receipts were 14 000 hogs and 11 000 sheep, while cattle met a 25 to 50 cent drop as the hogs, many from drought-impacted northwest, supported prices amid weaker wholesale pork. Top hogs reached 10.45 dollars.
U S Department of Agriculture market summary for Chicago shows hog receipts 16 000 with direct 4 000 steady to 10 cents higher. best hogs 10 45. 140 180 lb hogs 9 00 10 10. sows steady. Cattle receipts 12 000 with calves 1 500. early top 10 15 for light steers. best heifers 10 10. steers 8 75 9 75. bulls 19 00. Sheep receipts 14 000 with fat lambs steady to strong. natives 9 00 9 25. range lambs firm. ewes 2 50 3 50. feeding lambs 5 50 7 50.
Hogs receipts 6 000 with prices up to 9 85 for 190 280 lb stock. 170 150 lbs 9 25 9 80. 150 170 lbs 8 75 9 60. pigs 6 75 8 25. sows 9 20. Cattle receipts 7 000 Calves 1 000 steady to 25c lower. steers 9 75. heifers 7 50 8 35. cows 4 00 5 00. cutters 3 00 4 75. bulls 4 50 5 10. Sheep receipts 6 500 lambs mostly 25c higher. range lambs 8 50. native lambs 9 00.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts 3 500 steers and yearlings with bids mostly 25 cents lower, beef prices dull, stockers steady. Hogs receipts 5 000 with butchers steady to strong, early top 9 75, lighter weights above 9 85, sow bids steady at 9 15 down.
Des Moines reports 18,100 hogs at 21 yards and 9 plants for 24 hours ending Wednesday, up from last week. Prices mostly steady with spots 5.15 cents higher. lighter weights 140-150 lbs quoted at 7.10 to 8.50, 200-220 lbs at 9.40 to 9.90, heavy weights 9.40 to 10.00, sows 8.50 to 9.00, and other ranges noted.
CATTLE receipts 4,000 mix of yearlings and beeves with steady to higher bids on light weights, calves 2,000 steady top dealers 8.00 9.00. HOGS receipts 11,000 demand narrowing but price levels steady to firm with top 9.85 for 220 240 lb hogs and firm ranges across other weights. SHEEP receipts 6,500 with early sales softening on lambs while sheep hold. supplies and bids described for each category.
The Associated Press lists hog prices in several Iowa cities with price ranges by weight. Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa show steady to higher quotes for light and heavy hogs, reflecting regional demand.
Austin Minnesota report shows hogs steady with price ranges for various weight classes from 180 to 350 pounds and packing sows in the 275 to 550 pound range. Prices listed: 180 200 lbs 8.80 to 9.10, 200 270 lbs 9.20 to 9.50, 270 290 lbs 9.10 to 9.40, 290 325 lbs 8.95 to 9.25, 325 350 lbs 8.65 to 8.95, sows 7.55 to 8.55.
The good hogs on the local market strengthened slightly Wednesday with an advance of 5 cents, bringing the top price to 9 dollars 80 cents. The good packers and other local markets remain unchanged.
A dense price table lists hogs by weight class from 150 to 350 lbs, with bid ranges for good hogs and packers, plus calf, sheep, and cattle market figures. It shows steers and heifers by weight, yearlings, cows, bulls, and grass cattle with varying price bands.
A mixed listing of commodity prices from Cedar Rapids covering grain items such as wheat oats rye barley corn and soybeans with various grade prices, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and staples like potatoes apples grapes and cranberries. Hides and horse hides priced per category, with notes on cattle and pony hides and related terms.
AP reports varied exchange values with Great Britain at 4895 percent and France at 4.66, Germany rates listed as 40.22 free and 20.85 registered, other nations including Norway 24.59 and Sweden 25.24, Japan Tokio 28.64, Hong Kong 30.69, Mexico City 27.88, and Montreal New York cross rates noted as 100.019-16.
The wool market in Boston reported a modest tone improvement with increased inquiries. Some houses moved small quantities, and prices remained close to last week’s ranges with long staple 12 month Texas wools selling at about 90 cents secured, while French combing length wools attracted interest at 82 to 83 cents secured and many offerings held at 84 to 85 cents.
Increased foreign demand boosts grains with wheat rallying over a cent a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade as May delivery hits a season high and December options near the top. Corn and oats rise and fall with weather and selling. soybeans fall on clearing weather and profit taking.
Open high low and close quotes for wheat and corn show mixed declines and advances across December May July contracts. Multiple exchanges list bids and asks with figures for Winnipeg and Chicago quotations and numerous commodity stocks and related companies reflected in the day's market activity.
Wisconsin round whites U S No 1 at 1 85 1 90 and other corn parcel prices listed. New York produce report shows eggs receipts 33946 firm with mixed colors and checks 242 cents, butter receipts 25672 steady, cheese 430101 steady, poultry prices stable. Chicago butter futures storage standards Dec and Nov changes. egg futures firm with refrigerated shipments. Idaho russet potatoes Jan at 2 63 and March 2 90.
Stocks pared losses with some leaders attracting buying support as American Telephone Western Union and Santa Fe led a late rally. Volume ran about 1 800 000 shares as bonds held steady and commodities moved up while major issues mostly moved little or edged higher.
Chicago cash quotes show mixed grains and seeds with Corn No 1 yellow at 1.12, No 4 yellow 1.10, Soybeans No 2 yellow 1.22, Barley making 1.44, Timothy seed around 5.50 to 5.75 a cwt, Clover seed 18 to 25 a cwt, Lard tiers 11.65, bellies 14.75.
AP market notes report receipts of 95 cars for wheat with mixed gains across varieties. No. 1 dark northern spring 60 lbs quoted at 1.45 dollars, with other grades and weights shown, plus No. 3 yellow corn around 1.02 to 1.04 dollars and No. 3 white oats priced near 0.419 to 0.443 cents per unit.
Raw sugar falls 5c to 3.35 for October arrival while November futures ease to 2.42 for raw and 2.45 for refined. Refined sugar holds at 4.65 per 100 pounds.
In Minneapolis the flour market lists carload lots per barrel in 98 pound sacks with family patents unchanged at 7.304 7.50 and Standard patents 10 cents higher at 7.05 7.25. Shipments reach 20 248 with pure bran at 26.00 26.50 and Standard middlings at 29.50 30.00.
Prices in New York bonds fell modestly as overnight selling orders exceeded digesting capacity in forenoon trading. Convertible issues faced pressure from a bulky share market while railroad bonds traded briskly with several issues slipping fractions. Southern Railway 4s fell despite strong first week October gross income. industrial and utility sectors moved little. Government and foreign issues stayed in narrow ranges.
AP notes U S bonds closed with 444s at 118 31 and 4s at 114 70. Treasury 3s maturing 1943 to 1947 priced around 109 20, 3s 1946 to 1949 at 103 13, and 3s 1951 to 1955 at 106 20.
Chicago AP market notes show butter receipts at 9 350 weak creamery specials 93 score 3154 32 ac extras 92 31 4c, eggs receipts 2 740 firm local extra firsts 28c 2842c, firsts 26c, live poultry receipts 40 trucks hens firm chickens steady with various weight bids, turkeys 16 1 c, toes on track 212 total 862 shipments with western stock weaker and light supplies, Idaho Washington Colorado and Wisconsin prices listed.
Rollin Brookner a 20 year old from Calmar is jailed awaiting grand jury hearing on illegal possession of firearms. He was arrested at the Silvercrest golf course.
Four veterans aged 87 to 95 attend the Linn County Veterans Association forty-eighth reunion in Memorial hall. Eugene Allen Cedar Rapids commander leads the group with L. S. Shields and George S. Bushnell among attendees. Mrs. Margaret Leming serves as quartermaster. Dinner by Woman's Relief corps. Mayor Pazour welcomes. music and readings follow.
Mrs. William Bleakly chaired a Tuesday instruction session in the Legion hall for Linn county unit presidents and secretaries. Attendees included Mrs. Barbara Durow and Mrs. Milton Hand of Center Point, Miss Tillie Andrie and Mrs. Hagerman of Fairfax, Mrs. Nellavene Dahn and Mrs. Mildred Davis of Lisbon, Mrs. Kimball and Miss Turner of Mount Vernon, Mrs. Grace Parrish, Mrs. Gilbert Martin, Mrs. Gunderson and Mrs. J. P. Winn of Cedar Rapids, and Marion group members Mrs. W. H. Balster, Mrs. Earl Helbig and Mrs. Celan Rollins. Tea was served with Mrs. Winn presiding. Mrs. Winn is county vice-chairman and Mrs. Gilbert Martin is district vice-committeewoman.
Mrs. Effie B. Miller outlined color schemes material weights and stitching tips for braided rugs at a Federation of Women's clubs gathering. Rugs were displayed and members were asked to donate old magazines for a benefit sale.
Announcements include a Miss Emma Klein report on the Second district Federated clubs convention at Anamosa October 28–29 with Dr. Russell Cooper as speaker. Local groups plan Halloween activities, lodge meetings, visits from Idaho and Ontario guests, a Mothers club program on adapting homes for children, a newborn Marylynn Marie Brown, and Kenaya Camp Fire birthday party details.
Out of town readers may answer Want Ads by writing to The Gazette Want Ad Department. Ads may be mailed telephoned or delivered to The Gazette office. Ads received by 12 noon publish the same day and until 8 p.m. Saturdays for The Sunday Gazette.
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