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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1939
Page
12
Chicago and regional notes report higher than expected hog arrivals weighing on prices. Slaughter steers and fat lambs show varied shifts with calves and sows also impacted. Regional listings from Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo give price ranges for cattle and hogs across weights and markets.
U S Department of Agriculture combined hog receipts across 16 Iowa yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hours ending 8 am Monday show a total of 37 600, down from 57 200 a year ago and 3 100 a week earlier. Prices vary by weight, with most bids several cents lower than prior periods and lighter offerings to market. Local reports note slower demand and varying weights from 150 to over 500 pounds with prices around 5.60 to 6.89 per hundredweight depending on weight class.
In Austin Minnesota barrows and gilts across weight classes show varied prices from about 4.80 to 6.66 per hundredweight. Heavier categories 309-320 and 360-400 pounds post notable bids, with sows and lighter weights also listed at multiple levels.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts around 16 000 with total 23 000. market slow with prices down across weights. Cattle receipts 16 000 with very active cattle sales. steer and heifer prices mixed but firm on some grades. Sheep receipts 8 000 with fat lambs and yearlings lower. native and western lambs and ewes show varied demand and prices nearby.
US Department of Agriculture notes receipts for cattle at 8,000 with steady to strong tone for feeders and slaughter cattle. steer and yearling prices range up to 11.50 for calf lots and 10.10 for bulk fed steers. cows traded 5.25 to 5.75 with some higher bids. Hogs slow with 6.50 to 6.60 for 200-250 lb butchers, and sows down 15 to 20 cents. Sheep demand weak with good end choice around 9.50 for fat lambs and yearling ewes at 7.25. feeder lambs around 8.50 to 8.65 for 63-65 lb lots.
U S Department of Agriculture report shows hog prices easing across the board in Omaha. Barrows and gilts generally 20 cents lower, sows down 15 to 25 cents, top price around 6.65 for smaller loads, lighter weights up to 6.55 while 160 to 180 pound lots hover near 6.50 to packers. Continuous activity noted with broader declines and mixed weights.
Cattle receipts show slow demand for fed steers and yearlings with most classes near steady. Feeder and stocker prices hold, beef cows and canners range $4.00 to $75.00, native bulls $6.25 to $66.73, and Westerns $5.50 to $46.90. Sheep and lamb prices ease with fat lambs down about 25 cents and range for fed lambs $8.25 to $9.75, yearling ewes up to $7.50.
Local hog market weakens with about a 20 cent drop in multiple grades and top price slipping to 6.60. Cattle market remains unchanged. Calf market notes fancy forests and ranges from light to heavy cattle. Sheep market shows genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds priced around 3.50 with reductions by quality.
Monday quotations cover a wide list of companies led by Adams Express and Allied Stores with mixed gains and losses. Notable names include Johns Manville, Kennecott, Kimberly Clark, Union Carbide, General Electric, Ford, Coca Cola, Sears, and Westinghouse, reflecting broad market activity.
Local Cedar Rapids listing details various grain prices including wheat and corn, rye and barley, oats, hay and straw, along with dairy butterfat quotes and poultry prices. Fruit and vegetable sections show lemons, oranges, celery, lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, apples, pears, grapes, cranberries, and hide market prices for beef hides, calves, and horses.
Market notes for New York and Chicago show egg receipts of 7 856 and 362 408 butter receipts with varied grades, while cheese receipts reach 317 573 with steady state. Chicago poultry and butter quotes are listed with many varieties and weights, including hens broilers and turkeys, with price ranges and grade descriptors across regions.
The market showed little energy on Monday with only a few utilities, motor trucks, amusements and specialties posting modest gains. Early brisk trading faded to near nothing as the day wore on and total transfers neared 900000 shares. Sears Roebuck rose notably after directors approved a 1.25 dollar per share extra payment. Consolidated Edison, North American, Stone and Webster, White Motors, Mack Truck, Studebaker, Celanese, Douglas Aircraft and U S Rubber led gains, while Gulf Oil, Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Electric Bond and Share posted forward moves in the curb market.
The report lists multiple bond prices with daily moves. Eevee shows 90.14 down 0.17 on ten higher-grade rails. Esvess at 92.74 down 0.12 on ten second-grade rails. Pub utilities at 54.34 down 0.48 on ten. A closing quote shows 106.59 down 0.07 and 106.91 up 0.91.
Mills and topmakers showed little interest in wools on the Boston market Monday. Quotations remained unchanged and firm compared with last week. Holders showed no inclination to lower prices to spur sales.
Wheat fell a cent below the prior close after an initial rise on the Chicago board of trade. A late rally trimmed the day’s loss in wheat, while corn gained slightly and oats held steady. Winnipeg and Minneapolis reports show mixed results with no strong export demand for Canadian wheat.
U S and treasury bonds edged up Monday in a slow session with small trades. Rails and utilities lagged with lower prices while several corporate issues such as Bethlehem Steel Northern Pacific Studebaker Youngstown Sheet and Tube New York Trap Rock United Cigar-Wheaton Stores and Great Northern 4s posted gains. Treasury notes and federal farm issues showed modest moves with quotes around 40 to 53 in various series.
Wisconsin cheese exchange lists quotas for the week of October 23 to 28. Daisies 15 1 2 cents, brick 14 4 1 2 cents, horns 15 1 2 cents, cheddars 15 cents. Farmers' call board repeats the daisies 15 1 2 cents, horns 15 7 8 cents, cheddars 15 cents.
In Cedar Rapids area, Loren Coolahan and Stanley Kolsto, once jailhouse pals, wed Maxine Horne amid Coolahan’s anger over a missing cattle hand. Kolsto faces charges of marrying the spouse of another and bigamy, while Coolahan earns another intoxication conviction as authorities pursue warrants and a county attorney seeks further actions.
John Henry Brockman aged 76, a Cedar Rapids contractor, died at his home after a long illness. He was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1884, and lived in Deep River before moving to Cedar Rapids. Surviving: his wife Charlotte and six children, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild. Funeral at Moen chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday.
Miss Sophia Macek aged 80 died in a local hospital at 2 35 p m Sunday after a lingering illness. She was born in Bohemia and came to the United States 55 years ago settling in Belle Plaine and has lived in Cedar Rapids for 30 years. Surviving are brother John of Martelle and nephew Joseph Proksa of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at the Polansky chapel Wednesday at 8 30 a m and St Wenceslaus church at 9 a m conducted by Monsignor August Vojacek. Burial will be in St Johns cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m Tuesday.
Harry Holdridge DeWoody of Casper Wyoming former Cedar Rapids resident died October 23 after a year of ill health. Born 1882 in Howard South Dakota he left Cedar Rapids for Casper about 25 years ago. Survived by his mother Mrs Mary DeWoody widow Alberta Halley of Cedar Rapids son Marvin of Casper brother Laurence of Chicago and sisters Mrs C R McShane of Cut Bank Montana and Miss Mabel DeWoody of Cedar Rapids. Burial in Casper.
John Dick died at 3:15 a.m. Monday after a brief illness at his home 1001 Ninth Street NW. Born July 4 1857 in Bavaria he came to the U S as a youth and lived in Cedar Rapids 52 years. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Rose Harrington and Mrs Helen Lambertsen two sons John V and Fred W Dick four grandchildren John Richard Helen James Harrington. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran church. Services at Turner Chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday. friends may call.
Mrs. Anna E. Hawkins 74 died at her daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn Iowa she moved to Cedar Rapids 32 years ago. Survived by daughter three grandchildren and a brother Fred Hamrick of Belle Plaine. Moon chapel awaiting funeral arrangements. viewing Tuesday.
Funeral services for Earl Miller of 1147 Nineteenth Avenue SW will be held at 2 pm Tuesday in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. F. H. Ward. Burial will follow in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
District court approved the twentieth Iowa State Savings report showing 9,384.70 receipts and 690.59 cash on hand for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Disbursements included a 67,292.48 depositors dividend.
Elmer McCaw a 41 year old Cedar Rapids resident was arrested Saturday night in the downtown district on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and pled not guilty.
Not guilty entered before Judge J. E. Heiserman Monday in a larceny case involving a suit taken from 117 First avenues during an auction held last Friday. Amos Plotz, 60, of Cedar Rapids pled guilty before Judge J. E. Heiserman Monday and received a 60 day county jail sentence. Plotz was arrested by detectives.
A 400 block J avenue NW sewer plan was halted by a petition signed by 98 percent of residents indicating future industrial use and relocation of homes. A second petition from W. J. Kouba and the Dobiases urged abandoning the proposed sewer in front of their property. The council referred the first to the city engineer and granted the second.
A aphoristic line notes that while a virgin forest feels impenetrable, a second growth proves more accessible to exploration and change, suggesting resilience and transformation in natural landscapes.
Want Ads offer $15 reward for arrest of anyone defrauding through classifieds. Various merchants advertise eyewear on credit, jewelry, watches, and beauty services. Local movers Allied Van Lines list services. Briggs Stratton engines advertised. Driving to California share offer. hair styling and beauty shops promoted with prices and contact numbers.
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