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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1939
Page
8
Chicago gains follow Monday strength as hogs advance 10 to 20 cents from Friday with better demand. Cattle remain mixed and largely steady. sausage bulls sell near 7.40 while dealers hold around 11.00. Sheep receipts total about 6,000 with range lambs steady and fitters near 9.00, yearlings around 7.50, ewes scarce at 3.50 to 4.00.
Receipts near 5 000 hogs and 13 500 cattle with slow to fairly active trade. Hogs steady to 15 cents higher with top around 6.45 and packer limit 6.40. 180 lb hogs 6.40. sow offerings steady to weak. Cattle shows slower demand with yearlings and calves near steady. bulls weak to 15% lower. vealers steady to weak. beef cows around 5.25 to 6.25. stockers and feeders slow. lambs seen weak to 25 cents lower with some prices above 9.00 for wooled sheep and 6.25 to 6.86 for range lambs.
Cattle receipts 1 900 salable with mixed demand. Bulk steer and heifer prices around 9.00 to 10.00. top prices above 10.23 for select lots. Cows steady to weak with bulk 5.25 to 6.00. stockers and feeders slow. Hog receipts 3 800 with 5 to high gains. butcher pigs 6.34 to 6.40. sow prices 6.10 to 6.16. Sheep receipts 4 500 with weak early lamb sales. feeder lambs firm. range of ewes and breeding stock listed.
Combined hog receipts at 46 stations across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hours ending Monday show 38 109 head, up from 27 600 last week and 33 200 a year ago. Prices vary by weight, with barrows and gilts mainly 106 to 130 cents, and ranges listed for multiple weight categories at Des Moines area markets.
The report lists hog price ranges across Ottumwa Waterloo Mason City with multiple weight classes and farm packer bids. Prices show gains of 10 cents in Ottumwa and increased bids across weights 120 to 600 lbs. Regional lines note cattle and hog trades, with packing and choice weights cited in dollars per hundredweight.
In South St Paul the Fed State Market News reports cattle receipts at 7 600 head with steer prices steady to good lightweights and cows mixed. Hogs show higher early on barrows and gilts up 25 20 cents, sows 15 6 cents, with top around 6 60 and weights 210 270. Sheep receipts reach 20 000 with feeders steady and Montanas around 8 65, natives around 7 50 to 7 75, Dakotas near 8 60.
Hog receipts near 11 000 with total 16 000 and prices mostly 6 65 to 7 00 per cwt. 270 to 330 lb butchers 6 65 to 6 85. sows 6 00 to 6 45. feeder weights 6 50 to 6 65. Cattle receipts 17 000 with 2 000 salable calves. fed steers over 1 200 lb top 11 15. yearlings steady to weak. lighter cattle steady. best yearling steers 11 00. stockers and feeders slow with most 5 50 to 10 00. beef cows weak.
Heavier prime hogs and packers gain value after a 10 cent Monday advance. Top price reached 6.50. Cattle hold steady. Lambs in the 70 to 90 pound range sell around 8.50 with bucks down a dollar. other prices vary by quality.
Cedar Rapids market notes list prices for grains including No 1 wheat 32c, oats 38c, barley 24-35c, soybeans new crop 40c, hay straw prices, butterfat 29c, cream 28c/26c, poultry hens prices and weights, leghorn and other fowls, wholesale fruits vegetables with prices for lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce tomatoes cabbage potatoes and cranberries, plus hides market details for beef hides calves horses and glue by weight and quality.
Chicago produce brief shows steady butter receipts at 605 797 and a creamery score of 93. Egg receipts at 2 258 with current firsts around 2 2c, refrigerator extras 18c. Poultry prices list live cars and steady hen prices. leghorn hens and broilers quoted with various weights and colors. Potatoes see 176 receipts and on track 389 with Idaho Russets priced at 1.65 to 1.80 per cwt and Colorado Red McClures at 2.00 per cwt under U. S. No. 1 terms.
The AP market notice lists butter receipts at 793 468 with firmer quotes and extra grade around 296 to 299 cents, cheese receipts at 117 399 with various class prices, eggs receipts at 9 377 with mixed colors and grade splits, poultry steady with northwest turkeys to 164 25 cents, and related fresh and frozen items. It notes 1938 June figures and general market movement across dairy and poultry commodities.
New York traders shunned the stock market on Monday producing a narrowly uneven day across nearly all sectors. About 600000 shares traded, the lightest full day turnover in two weeks, with selling pressure largely absent and some steels, motors, mail orders, rails, coppers and aircraft modestly stabilizing or turning minor gains. Notable resistant names included Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Motors Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Curtiss Wright Anaconda Westinghouse General Electric Eastman Kodak and American Telephone.
Published stock quotations list many named companies and prices from Adams Express to Zenith, showing broad market activity. The array includes diverse industries with numerous tickers and percentages, reflecting a busy Monday on the exchange.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week show Daisies at 15.2 cents, brick 14.34 cents, horns 15.0 cents, and cheddars 15 cents. Partners call board lists Daisies 15.7 cents, horns 15 cents, and cheddars 5 cents.
Wheat fluctuated narrowly with a late easing trend while corn rose on the Chicago Board of Trade. Dec wheat at 86 13/16, corn at 50 5/8. oats up 1/4 to 14 1/2, rye down slightly. Outside markets mixed as export data and UK inquiries influenced sentiment.
Winnipeg wheat futures show scattered quotes for Dec May with small changes. Minneapolis cash grain receipts totaled 183 cars with No 1 heavy dark northern priced around 87 to 89 1/2 cents, dark northern bids near 87 to 96 cents, and other grain prices listed for hard Montana winter durum and red durum.
The Chicago cash grain bulletin lists wheat with quotes for No. 3 yellow hard at 87 1/2 cents and No. 3 mixed at 88 cents. corn values include No. 1 mixed at 5 cents and No. 2 at 49 1/2 cents. oats and barley prices shown with various grades and sample quotes. seeds show Timothy at 3.90 to 4.15 dollars and clover, top, and alfalfa prices in dollars per unit.
New York bond market Monday saw U S government issues lead with gains to over 2 points while corporates lagged on a soft issue list. Rails were heavy and foreign issues steadied with Australia and Montevideo notes firming modestly amid quiet money conditions.
The German American Mixed Claims Commission awarded about 50 million dollars to Americans harmed by the Black Tom and Kingsland sabotage in 1916 and 1917. Damages of 21.16 million plus interest total near 50 million. Germany contests the commission’s jurisdiction and faced a vacant German delegation at the session.
Rev C C McCaw of the Iowa anti saloon league spoke at Coe College chapel describing alcohol’s harm to the body and mind He plans to show the film Nights In A Barroom tonight at 7 30 at Westminster Presbyterian church Admission is free and open to the public
Mrs Melita G Rich 80 long time Cedar Rapids resident and sister of Charles H Gabriel died at her sister s home in Commonwealth apartments Monday after brief illness She was born January 2 1859 in Cedar county a Wilson academy graduate married 1883 to Thomas R Rich who died in 1923 A Methodist church member and former missionary society treasurer she is survived by two sisters five nephews and five nieces Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m in Turner chapel with Rev Dr Charles Bready and burial in Oak Hill cemetery
Mrs Florence I Smith dies at her daughter’s home in Mount Vernon after a long illness. Born March 4 1856 in Attica Iowa she spent most of her life in Tipton. Survived by two daughters E A Hokenson Topeka and Mrs Charles C Bock a granddaughter Mrs Donald J Berger Cedar Rapids a grandson William Hokenson Joliet two great grandchildren and a son Fred L Smith who died in 1938. Funeral in Turner chapel at 11 a m Wednesday with burial in Tipton cemetery.
John Jacob Zinkula 82 died at his Solon area home Sunday after a long illness. Born November 1, 1856 in Iowa City he lived on the family farm since age four. Survived by wife Frances (d. 1930) and daughter Mrs Joseph Fravelka, sister Mrs Mary Brosh, brother Martin Zinkula, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral at St. Peter and Paul church near Solon Tuesday at 9 30 a.m. Rev J E Michalek and Msgr August Vojacek officiating with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Brosh funeral home in Solon.
Jerry J Uridil a former Cedar Rapids resident died in Chicago. Born in Cedar Rapids about 33 years ago he lived there until about ten years ago. He is survived by his mother Mrs Marie Kalousek a sister Alma Cook and a brother Lamir Uridil all of Chicago and a brother Leo Uridil Columbus Ohio Funeral services will be held in Chicago Tuesday at 8 30 am in the chapel at 3814 West Twenty sixth Street.
Ida Belle Overmeyer 74 wife of Bertrand Overmeyer died at 4 30 a m Monday at her home 1210 Elizabeth Avenue Southwest after a lingering illness She was born May 18 1865 in Mendota NL and lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years She is survived by her husband a daughter Iris G Overmeyer two brothers Olin and Oliver Behel a half brother John Wiederkehr and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held at Janeba funeral home Wednesday at 2 p m conducted by Rev August Cramer Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home.
Funeral services for infant Donald Dean Wolleat son of Mr and Mrs Don Wolleat were held at Kuba funeral home at 4 pm Sunday conducted by Rev R N Coolidge Burial was in Linwood cemetery.
Funeral services for Miss Mary Kutchera who died at her home 1007 Fourth Avenue SE will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Polansky chapel. Burial follows in Riverside cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Harriett Miller 87 of 608 Fourth street NW died in a local hospital at 1 15 p m Monday after in St Charles Ill Jan 10 1852 and had resided in Cedar Rapids for 58 years Her husband George D Miller a Rock Island engineer died in 1927 and six children preceded her in death Surviving are daughter Miss Mertie Miller a teacher in the Taylor school a son Frank A Miller and sister Mrs Annie Bogart La Grange
Ill. community notes a member of the First Evangelical church will have funeral services in the Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may visit the chapel after 5 p.m. Tuesday for viewing and family arrangements to be announced.
Clarence Kendall chief counsel for W. F. Main in a federal court trial in Houston, Texas, died suddenly there in October, according to word received.
Edna Randall filed a $2,900 personal injury suit against Haegg Construction Co. for a July 5 fall on Third Avenue at Second Street SE. Judge John T. Moffit dismissed the case with prejudice after a settlement. details indicate Randall alleged a rock concealed by sand caused her fall during a paid job.
The Katzoff estate of Max Katzoff a 61 year old Cedar Rapids businessman who died Oct 15 is valued at 43672 according to the executor s inventory and preliminary report filed Monday. Gladys E Delehoy names Lloyd L Delehoy defendant in a divorce suit on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds asking her name to be restored to Gladys E Crouch. The marriage occurred in Iowa City on Oct 27 1935. The Goodwin will dated June 30 1937 probated Monday naming Lenore A Goodwin as wife and Nell Davis Adah Goodwin Mayme Goodwin and Edith Kellerman as sisters with L D Dennis as executor.
Peiffer outlines Iowa ties to the navy and the forthcoming battleship Iowa while Deamer discusses Cedar Rapids schools. He notes 500 employed in schooling, 10,000 pupils served, and annual costs of 75 dollars per elementary pupil and 116 to 118 dollars per high school pupil as enrollment rises.
Agnes Marousek Novak named administratrix with will annexed in Linn County Iowa on October 28 1939. She requests debtors to pay promptly and directs all creditors to file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court clerk through attorney Jos Mekota.
A collage of classified items including jewelry ads from TZ Jewelry and Loans, Kleen-Aire odor remover, Potzimek Pharmacy, May's Cot Store, watch and jewelry repairs, furniture moves by Allied Van Lines and Calder's Van & Storage, rummage sales at St Pauls church and local service ads for moving, cleaning, and transportation.
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