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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
2
USDA estimates Saturday salable livestock receipts include 300 hogs 5 000 sheep with butcher hogs steady to 25 cents lower and sows up to a quarter. Cattle mostly steady to weak and sheep mostly 50 cents higher with top hog prices around 29 50. Slaughter lambs and calves show varied bids as bulls and cows adjust to lower bids and steady to active dealer demand.
Receipts total about 22 060 head in Iowa and southern Minnesota with some out of state shipping. Prices vary with weights. lighter hogs around 24 to 28 50 per hundredweight, heavier hogs 26 to 29, sows steady to higher in spots. Regional buying stations and country traders reported mixed demand.
The Omaha market shows salable hog receipts at 1,900 with mixed weights and higher butchers and sows. Hog prices range from 24.50 to 29.75 for various weight classes while cattle show 1,300 receipts with dull to weak slaughter steer and heifer markets, calves down, and cows carrying over into next week. Sheep receipts 1,400 with active demand for native spring lambs and replacement ewes.
Cedar Rapids hog market closes steady with prime butchers at 28.50 and packers at 26.75. Listings cover steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, sheep, and wholesale fruits and vegetables with varied weight ranges and market notes. Dow Jones averages and stock listings appear at article end.
In New York the stock market saw narrow price changes and light activity with about 650 000 shares traded. The day ended steady after a tentative recovery from a lower trend as bonds also remained quiet.
In a narrow bond market Friday an AP selected railroad issues moved higher during the final hour. Central of Georgia 4 1/4, Big Four 4 1/2, Lackawanna 4s, Frisco 4s, Katy 5s and Denver and Rio Grande Western 4 1/2 rose. Illinois Central 4 1/4 to 4 1/2, Chicago and Western Indiana 4 1/4 to 4 1/2, and Universal Pictures 3 3/4 to 4 1/4 fell.
Receipts listed include 1 car and 3 trucks with prices for poultry ducks at 32c heavy and 29c old heavy, small ducks 21c, ducklings 36c, and eggs and other items. Carload receipts total 455,449 lb with market unsettled. carrots and other produce show mixed scores and prices. Fresh potatoes arriving 185 on track 381 total shipments 1,499 with steady market. track sales list several regional russet prices and washed and unwashed varieties across Idaho Oregon Wisconsin North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska.
Receipts 422 360 lbs. weak demand. Old coops roosters 25 30 cents. Ducks Long Island 40 41 2 cents. Rabbits all varieties 25 35 cents. Fowls 32 40 cents. Pullets 66 cents for fancy head 66, ex large 61 63 cents. Extras 2 large 52 55 cents. Dir ties 26 47 cents. Checks 40 40s cents. Whites fancy heavyweights Midwest 71 72 cents. Browns fancy heavyweights Midwest 65 67 cents.
Chicago AP reports corn futures rise late on Friday as brokers serving cash and elevator trades buy. Wheat firmed modestly on corn strength while overall activity remained quiet. Main contracts show December corn about 1 produce higher while other grains moved slightly.
Chicago prices report No. 2 mixed wheat at 22n1 and corn values across several grades from No. 1 Yellow at 1.77 to new No. 4 Yellow at 1.65 and oats and barley ranges. Forage and seed items list clover redtop timothy and other feeds with scattered prices.
Salable receipts 1200 cattle with scarce grain fed steers and heifers. cows and stockers mixed. Hogs 1300 head with active market, butchers barely steady. weights 200 to 500 pounds show varied prices, sow values steady to higher, feeder pigs around 27.75 to 29.00 per hundredweight.
Salable receipts about 600 cattle calves 400. no major slaughter offerings. Cows and smaller calves dominate. dealer activity steady to scattered. Common cows bring 17.50 to 21.50, canners down to 15.00, good and choice dealers 25.00 to 28.00.
Wisconsin dairy prices slipped on the Plymouth market report. Five cars of cheddar traded at 40 cents, two cars of colored daisies at 43 cents, with bids at 39 cents and offers reaching 40 cents for multiple white cheddar lots.
Sioux City reports another polio fatality as Dorothy Tebben 24 of Rolfe Iowa is treated for a mild case at St Joseph Mercy Hospital. Nancy McLeod seven of Hawarden Iowa dies from polio, eleventh area death this year. Fifty one patients remain under treatment across two hospitals.
Des Moines reported 71 polio cases on Friday after three new admissions. Thursday’s arrivals were Larry Bennett nine, L Kepler Sharp fifteen, and Lyle Lehman eighteen, all from Des Moines area or nearby towns.
New York AP report states actress Gene Tierney reported theft of 15,300 dollars worth of jewelry from her Fifth Avenue apartment. The items, not worn recently, were taken from a bedroom dresser over the past eight days and were insured. Tierney lives there with her husband.
The Barrel Inn Tavern reported a theft of 125 dollars from the cash register to police. Proprietor Melvin Modracek said he closed the tavern at midnight Wednesday and found the loss shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday. Police noted entry appeared gained by a key.
Miss Helen Frazier of 1083 Sixth Street daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Frazier was named Marion Corn Festival queen Thursday evening Mayor M H Biddick presided Del Adkins was master of ceremonies Attendants included Donna Bailey Carol Jean Fairley Onalee Paul and Marty Gogg Frazier who worked at First National Bank and will attend Coe College received 29818 votes Gifts were given by Sorg and Edison drug stores Prastka Jewelry and the Marion theater
Mrs Bernice Kohl 54 of 2293 Fifth avenue died at 12 12 a m Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness Born April 4 1894 at Mechanicsville she was the daughter of William and May Filloon She was married January 14 1914 at Anamosa to Amos C Kohl Surviving include her husband a daughter Elaine Kohl a sister Harriet Filloon and a brother Russell Filloon Services will be held 2 p m Monday in Yocom chapel with Rev C V R De Jong Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery near Martelle Friends may call at the chapel
Notice of executorship for Clarence T. Harmon late of Linn County. All persons indebted to the estate are asked to mail payment immediately and settle accounts with Crissman and Bleakley, Attorneys.
Waterloo AP district judge overruns a defense motion to acquit Wilbert Warren 27 on riot conspiracy charges. Warren testifies he sought to preserve order among pickets during the Bath Packing Company strike and recounts his World War II air service and the May 19 morning incident when Rodman Baker was knocked from his motorcycle near the plant entrance.
The undersigned on September 16 1948 was appointed as Administrator of the estate of Josef Tomasek, deceased of Linn County Iowa. All indebted persons must pay promptly. Creditors should file claims in the Linn County District Court office through attorney Kubicek Novak and Kubicek.
A special meeting of Iowa Land and Building Company stockholders on September 18, 1948 approved renewal substitute articles. The Cedar Rapids based firm will operate in real estate, finance, and related securities, with 250 000 capital divided into 2500 shares of 100 each. Directors and officers named include Sutherland Dows and C. S. Woodward with terms extending into 1949.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors met in Cedar Rapids on September 13 1948 and approved a $200 settlement for the care and maintenance of Charles C Grothe at Independence State Hospital. The board also authorized a $100 refund to Iowa Electric Light & Power Co and approved sidewalk work by Haege Construction Co for 1510.00. Additional liquor sales permits and numerous homestead and claim approvals were recorded along with adjournment to September 21 1948.
The text outlines board meeting rules including notice periods, quorum requirements, and actions by majority or two thirds. It states stockholders may adopt by laws with three days notice. It notes stock liability protection, corporate suit rights, and seal. It records corporate existence dates and renewal terms through September 22, 1968, with authority to liquidate by majority stock vote.
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