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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1936
Page
13
Official Thursday receipts show cattle 7,000 hogs 10,000 sheep 14,000. Demand for live hogs remains slow with prices down up to 10 cents. top hog price 35. Wholesale beef and pork prices rise at distributing points while fresh meat demand shows a seasonal pickup. Representative cattle and hog sales are listed with prices for various weights and grades.
Des Moines markets report 13,400 hogs across 21 yards and 9 plants, with price shifts by weight. Light weights 140-160 lbs bring $8.40-$9.90, 160-180 lbs $9.30-$10.60, 180-200 lbs $10.40-$11.00, 200-220 lbs $10.60-$11.10, 220-250 lbs $10.60-$11.10, 250-290 lbs $10.20-$10.90, and 350-425 lbs $8.65-$9.20. butchers up 180 lbs, sows steady to down.
Hog receipts 2700 steady to 10 cent higher with top 10.85 for 170 220 lb. hogs and other weights ranging 8.75 to 10.75. Cattle receipts 7000 calves 700 steady to weak with yearlings and steer prices 8.25 to 9.60, cow 4.25 to 5.00, cutters 3.35 to 4.40, vealers 4.50 to 5.00, and sifting through herd prices. Sheep receipts 11500 lambs 15 25 cents higher, bulk range lambs 9.00 to 9.35.
Market reports from Waterloo Mason City and Ottumwa list hog prices by weight and category. Prices 140 to 350 pounds vary with region from steady to lower, including good lights, good butchers, packers, and sows across multiple weight bands.
Hogs steady to lower with price ranges per weight class. Good to choice 180-200 lbs bring 10.40 to 10.70, 200-250 lbs 10.55 to 10.85, 250-270 lbs 10.35 to 10.65, 270-290 lbs 10.15 to 10.45, 290-325 lbs 9.95 to 10.25, 325-350 lbs 9.65 to 9.95. Packing sows 550 lbs and up range 8.20 to 9.20.
U S Department of Agriculture notes Chicago receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs totals 11000 with 2000 direct varying prices from 9 75 to 11 35 top. cattle receipts 13000 with calves 1500 and steer prices up to 10 25. sheep receipts 10000 with fat lambs around 10 00 to 10 35 and feeders firm.
Cattle receipts around 4000 with stockers and feeders active, several loads of mixed weight cattle at 9.35 to 9.50 for steers, cows from 4.25 to 4.75, heifers 3.35 to 4.00, hog receipts 4000 with top at 10.75 and a range down to 5.50, sows 9.25 to 9.40, feeders 6.00 to 8.00, sheep receipts 1500 with fat lambs down 25c, ewes 2.50 to 3.50, yearling breeding ewes to 5.50.
Receipts 2600 cattle with steers mostly steady and cows higher. Better grades of beef cattle show gains while stockers and bulls move slowly. calves and dealers report demand steady to slightly down with top prices reaching $10.90 for choice light-weight calves.
Grain prices for Wheat Oats Rye Barley Corn and Soybeans listed with No 2 to No 4 yellow corn prices. Hay and straw prices for baled hay and straw. Poultry eggs and other farm produce with unit prices. Wholesale fruits vegetables and select prices for oranges lemons potatoes bananas lettuce celery cabbage onions pears prunes California grapes. Cured and green hides with price ranges and pony and glue hides noted.
U S government and corporate bonds held steady with modest gains for several issues led by Armour 4 12s and Columbia Gas and Electric 5s while other bonds eased slightly. Treasuries showed mixed action around noon with Treasury 4s 47 52 at 108.27 and 3s of 1948 and 1951 firming alongside general government and foreign issues.
Scientists describe the comet’s head as a vast aggregation of meteoritic material spanning particle sizes from sand grains to masses akin to meteorites that occasionally strike Earth, suggesting a wide range of solid debris in its nucleus.
Continued corn futures liquidation weighed on the grain complex. Corn opened higher then fell, ending near unchanged to down 14 cents for September. Wheat and oats fell modestly as rains across the belt offered only limited relief amid ample feed-grain supplies.
Chicago quotations from ae Brothers show cash wheat and corn values with mixed grades, while Minneapolis cash grain lists wheat receipts and price tiers for No 1 heavy dark northern spring and other grades. The Winnipeg market notes open high and low figures for wheat with nearby contracts and May values.
Chicago AP reports unsettled butter and steady eggs with receipts 13 114 and 6 748. Live poultry prices mix with various cuts and breeds noted. Potatoes show strong regional variety with U S and state grade prices and guided by supply demand.
eRepRoduce futures report notes CHICA UTTER and EGG futures closing on Refrigerator standards and dais ies. POTATO futures show Idaho rus Sets with Oct at 1.90 and Jan at 2.34, while CHEESE futures reference single dais ies and dates.
An AP filed list shows foreign exchange rates in cents for many nations including Great Britain France Italy Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Hungary Romania Argentina Brazil Japan China and other markets with varied figures and some unquoted entries. The data reflects buy and sell figures and travel rates from a New York based exchange firm.
Local hog prices are steady to five cents lower as Wednesday trades leave all good hog grades unchanged but top packers drop five cents to a $10.90 ceiling. Cattle market remains unchanged.
New York sugar figures show raw sugar steady at 3.65 a pound with futures slightly mixed as January slips to 2.48 and July rises to 2.50. Refined sugar holds at 4.65 to 4.75. Market activity covers New York and Montreal trading notes.
AP Minneapolis notes show flour carloads in 98 pound cotton sacks with prices for patents at 7.55 to 7.75 and 6.70 to 6.90 for standard patents. Shipments total 4 729, with bran at 26.00 to 26.50 and standard middlings at 29.50 to 30.00.
U S Department reports moderate demand Wednesday for greasy combing domestic wools at steady to firm prices. Territory wools of grade bring 70 73 cents scoured. combing blood territory 77 80 cents with fair movement. Medium grade Ohio fleeces slow, some sales at 38 39 cents grease for 4 blood and 37 38 cents for ½ blood, max prices hard to obtain.
Wall Street led by a mix of gains and losses as profit taking trimmed recent leaders while steel, merchandise, and specialty issues found support in active trading. Brokers cited a constructive domestic economy and uneven foreign news with about 1.7 million shares changing hands. several major names moved up while others such as U S Steel and General Motors declined.
The Bureau of Air Commerce said scheduled lines had one accident per 798,168 miles in the first half of 1936. Errors by operating personnel caused 41 percent of accidents. In six months, 42 accidents occurred on scheduled lines, with five fatalities.
Opening Federation of Women's Clubs meeting discussed forming a community singing club with 100 books ordered. A home project class basket weaving was explored with Lucile Gove. Bonnie Carey performed piano pieces as refreshments were planned. Lions Club announced committees for the year. City council approved changes for the new post office site and beer permit moves.
The Marion Parent-Teacher Association hosts teachers at Lincoln school auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. A children's care room is arranged and a program includes a devotional, piano solos by Bonnie Carey, readings by Virginia Jackson and Helen Biddick, a piano duet, and a second solo by June DeWees. The hospitality committee leads the event with an executive meeting at 7 p.m. in the principal’s office.
Iowa City police hunted Wednesday for a young burglar with four dollars in his pocket after being cornered by four sorority members in the Phi Mu house. He evaded capture despite being knocked about with flashlights yardsticks and fingernails during a chaotic chase through the dark building. The only loss reported was four dollars from Bessie Larson of Klemme.
A 20 mile circle of flames began with a discarded smoker's match and roared through the Malibu mountains burning about 3,500 acres of watershed. The loss was estimated at over $200,000 by J. R. Pemberton, assistant county fire warden.
Births list several newborns with dates and addresses. A correction clarifies that a September 8 daughter was mislisted and should be Everett Bowen rather than Everett Brown. Other births include a daughter Sept. 8 at Mercy, a daughter Sept. 9 at Mercy, a son Sept. 6, and a daughter Sept. 8 at University hospital Iowa City.
Members gather for a family picnic in Ellis park or I O O F hall and attend numerous church, lodge, and service club events. Attendees include postal clerks families, Trojan lodge, Diane Fret club, Rachel Booth guild, Christian Endeavor guests, and I O O F Centennial members with many local residents named among attendees and recent visitors.
Saturday afternoon September 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. for people aged over 50. Prizes include 50 cents to the con artist, 50 cents to the oldest woman, and one dollar to the longest-married couple. Joe Fisher will provide music at Way Gardens Stanwood Iowa.
Several vehicle listings with prices and brief notes appear for Stone's Garage Hadad Automobile Co and PORC One Ton Truck. The ads advertise a 1929 Whippet sedan in good shape and a 35 V-8 truck with 14 ft stock, plus a new V-2 coupe and other used cars. Also offered are porch furniture lawnmowers and miscellaneous items with cash for ads.
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