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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1946
Page
19
In Chicago the livestock market shows mixed results with fed steers and yearlings up about $1 while cows drop 50 to 75 cents. Hogs fall 50 cents to $1.50, slaughter lambs rise 25 cents or more, and ewes remain strong as receipts hover near buying capacity. Estimated Wednesday totals: hogs 10,000, cattle 11,000, sheep 4,900.
AP dispatch reports USDA market notes with hog receipts 11 000 to 22 000 and mixed early sales. cattle including good and choice fed steers and yearlings around 18 50, vealers steady. calves 800 total. cows and cutters down to 17 00, lambs to 15 00 with some higher loads. overall market activity mixed and noisy with price shifts across hogs, cattle, and lambs.
The market overview shows cattle and calves trading with weighty bulls and fed steers mildly steady to firm, while yearlings and two year feed classes lag, with weaker cow prices and sparse bids on fat lambs. Receipts near 5900, demand cautious as buyers seek steadier offerings and higher prices for select fed stock.
Salabie receipts total 300 calves around 100 on bulk holdovers. Rain embargo limits fresh offerings. Steers and heifers show varied quotes with fed steers at 30.00, steers 19.00 to 30.00, cows around 12.00 to 15.00, feeders 17.00 to 19.00, and overall stockers steady to weak. Pigs scarce with steady quotable prices. slaughter lambs not yet reported.
USDA reports combined hog slaughter yards in interior towns and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 am at 69 590 head, down from 70 0 00 week ago and 20 500 year ago. Prices show slow demand with cuts 13 lower, good and choice weights 166 to 180 pounds at 15 50 to 20 00. Sows and heavy hogs quoted 14 to 22 per hundredweight with limited market activity and widespread price declines.
The Cedar Rapids hog market announced it is out of the market until further notice with prices to be quoted later. The note lists various grain and produce prices including No 2 cured beef hides, apples, grapefruit, soybeans, and other commodities, though the text is fragmented and partly garbled.
In New York on Tuesday the stock market mostly extended its slide with a weak morning rally fading quickly. Continental Baking along with American Woolen common and preferred rose on upbeat earnings, while modest gains appeared for Du Pont Allied Chemical and United States Gypsum as leaders struggled to sustain a recovery.
New York bond market moves lower as timid demand fails to develop any momentum. U.S. and government securities rise modestly in over the counter trading, while broader market activity remains subdued amid cautious trading environment.
Market trends indicate weaker steer and cow activity with cattle salable below certain prices. Top good and choice beef steers bring around 24.00 to 24.75, cows down about 0.50, yearling replacement steers fetching 16.50 to 17.75, while stockers and feeders remain slow amid overall dragey demand.
A brief item notes cheese sales in Ymouth Wisconsin with prices for cheddar blocks and pieces. It lists various weight and price figures including 10 count blocks and smaller portions, reflecting a local market snapshot for dairy products.
Chicago market notes report firm poultry receipts 22 truckload unsettled with mixed quotes for hens and futures. Potatoes see arrivals and on track shipments with No 1 and washed russet prices around 2.05 to 3.96, including Wisconsin Pan unwashed and Montana russet values.
Fragmentary text shows prices and timing fragments. Mentions numeric values and items with unclear names, and a reference to a score or command tab. No full names or concrete events can be confirmed from the readable OCR snippet.
Wheat futures gained as commission houses bought amid relaxed government rules and renewed federal purchases in the Northwest and Southwest. Prices closed 2 to 2.5 cents higher with January at 2.04 1/2 dollars, corn up about 1 to 1.%
Fragmentary OCR text references Chicago cash provisions with amounts and names poorly legible. The readable items include sums like 2.1202.1 and 16.00 17.00, with scattered mentions of white and names such as Bari, Timothy, and Raes. No coherent events or clear entities establish a definite news item.
Willis J. Lillie of Central City was fined 40 dollars and costs in police court Tuesday for reckless driving. He was arrested about midnight Monday by Patrolmen Jerry Navratil and John Zerisek who reported clocking Lillie at 70 miles per hour from Thirty eighth to Fortieth streets on First avenue E.
Marion residents are invited to an informal meet and greet with Governor Robert D. Blue on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The event moves to the public library auditorium if it rains and coffee and doughnuts will be served by the Marion Republican Women's club directed by Mrs. James Paul. No talk is planned.
Delegates to the Second district Legion convention at Dubuque in October were named by the Marion post and auxiliary Monday night. Commander Earl Helbig was chosen by the post. Auxiliary delegates include Mrs. A. B. Nollsch and others, with several alternates listed. Twenty five year membership pins were awarded to several members, and a Gold Star pin to Mrs. H. B. Leasure. The auxiliary donated funds to hospital relief efforts and to the Friends of Scott, while talks covered flag etiquette and new member welcomes.
The Cary club hosted a Monday afternoon event at the Presbyterian church with guests from the Marion Nature and Garden club and the Ivanhoe and Tennyson clubs. Rev Vernon Carter spoke about his trip to Poland, a vocal solo by Mrs Richard Straley with Ed Ford on piano, and Ford led the refreshments with Mrs Walter S Winter and Mrs A E Blinks assisting.
Mrs. Edward Sharp of Oak will attend the funeral of Des. The notice requests attendance by Marion M to represent and mourn the deceased.
A cluttered Want Ads page lists lost items including a wrist watch with owners papers, a sterling rosary, a black and white dog and a keepsake ring. It also features personals and service ads from local businesses, including moving, beauty shops, and furniture services, plus reader notices and community listings.
Obituary notes the death of Dr H M Rowe a Marion area veterinarian who founded Hawkeye Stock Food in Marion in the 1890s and sold it in 1896 He was a 50 year Mason Marion lodge member with burial in Ogden The list of local society mentions include relatives and friends with brief notices of visits and gatherings across Marion Muscatine Cambridge Capron and Topeka plus events at schools and churches
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