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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1938
Page
15
Chicago hogs were mostly steady in slow trading with 8,000 receipts at the stockyards and top prices around 9.20. Cattle and sheep showed mixed, with steady to weak demand and limited good lots, while regional regions reported varied prices for feeders and cows.
Local Cedar Rapids market listing shows wheat prices for No 1 54s No 2 2.20 new oats No 3 19 tare Rye No 2 30 4 32c Barley No 3 30 7 4 Corn shelled yellow 40c No 3 yellow 38c Soybeans No 2 yellow 72. Hay and straw bale prices 7.00 and 5.00. Butterfat prices 26c No 1 cream 25 No 2 cream 23c. Hens and leghorn prices by weight and type. Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices include lemons Oranges grapes cranberries cabbages carrots potatoes sweet potatoes pears. Hide prices for beef hides calves kip horses with tail and mane noted.
Combined hog receipts across 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Friday reached 19,500, up from 14,900 last week and 14,200 a year ago. Butcher hogs steady to 10 cents lower, generally 5 to 10 cents under average. Prices vary by weight, with barrows and gilts in several weight ranges from 160 to 290 pounds listed, and packing sow prices for different weight brackets. Austin Minnesota market reports similar ranges with mixed gains and declines across weight classes.
Receipts at Sioux City and Omaha markets show cattle herds mixed with few high grades. Hogs ease modestly from Thursday levels. sheep and lambs mostly steady. Prices quoted for beef and dairy stock reflect small lot trucked cattle and light stock stress. Major buyers include U S Dept Agriculture listings and regional auction results.
In St Paul at the TAPi-10 market, cattle receipts reach 3,000 with slow red steers above 1150, heifers 500-4700, cows 475-2550, cutters and bulls 3500-450, calves around 8.50, and stockers steady. Hogs total 9,000 with barrows and gilts 170 lb and up steady to 10 cents lower, top around 8.75 for 260-300 lb, sows 360 lb and down at 7.50-7.85, light feeders 8.50. Sheep receipts 5,000 with lambs steady around 8.00 native springers, 4.50-6.25 for native fat lambs, slaughter ewes steady 150-143.00.
Hog prices fell 5 cents across grades with top at 865 dollars. Corn markets weakened and several cattle and calf figures show lower bids. Packers and steers in various weight ranges indicate softer demand, while lambs and sheep show modest price points amid broader cattle market shifts.
Wisconsin cheese exchange lists weekly quotas with daisies and horns trading at 12c to 12%4c and cheddars at 11 3c. Global currency gains follow European peace pact. wool and sugar markets report quiet trading with small lots sold and prices largely steady.
New York bond market soars in strongest rally of the year as relief from the Munich agreement spreads. U S government obligations rise, foreign issues gain, and various rail and industrials show notable advances amid cautious Wall Street sentiment. It notes specific issues and closes with an offhand historical remark about the Monroe doctrine.
New York AP reports stocks rose one to over five points as Europe’s crisis loosens and heavy orders flood the tape. Transfers total around 1,900,000 shares. Major gains seen in U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Goodrich Sears Montgomery Ward etc with rail and foreign bonds up though Nickel Plate bonds fall. Aluminum of America Lynch Humble Oil Gulf Oil and others nudge higher. Singer Mfg up 100 points on odd-lot sale.
Wheat prices fell on the Chicago board of trade amid moderate selling and weaker outside markets. December wheat closed around 63 1/4 cents, with corn and oats also lower, while Winnipeg influences and Belgian purchases weighed on futures. limited export activity and hedging pressure kept gains away.
A bloc of southern senators and congressmen led by Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina passed a resolution to urge President Roosevelt to raise federal loans on cotton and wheat to 75 percent of parity.
Lincoln Nebraska Charles W Bryan brother of the late William Jennings Bryan and former Nebraska governor filed nominating papers Thursday marking his turn as an independent candidate for governor.
Chicago markets show steady receipts across poultry butter and eggs with modest price shifts. Poultry receipts steady with hens and chicks largely unchanged. butter and eggs steady with varied pack offers. potatoes show mixed movements with Idaho russets and related lots fluctuating. New York markets quote steady butter and eggs with standard and firsts ranges and cheese prices unchanged.
The ICC refused to let three large Midwest railroads buy control of Union Transfer Company of Omaha. The proposed $6 million plan to coordinate trucking with the railways was rejected due to potential competition restraint and parallel routes with existing railroad motor carrier subsidiaries.
Grinnell faces Iowa State Teachers with coach Guy Lookabaugh needing a new halfback for weeks as Fred Luther’s knee injury enforces lineup changes. Candidates include Jim Nash, Bob Moehl, and Ody Walters, who all showed potential in recent games against Cornell and in the opening win.
Twenty freshmen reported to Coach David Armbruster for the university of Iowa first workouts. Light practices will precede the Dolphin show water carnival, then intense sessions. Read list includes Cyril Noon Joseph Witte Ralph Kropnenske Walter Keller and others from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Manchester Newton Marshalltown Hartford Burlington Kansas City Council Bluffs and more.
Announcements list various lost items including a white Chow Pup with missing ear two sweaters a wishbone brooch and CCC shirts. Calls for reward and references to specific locations and businesses appear. other ads offer watch repairs hats van lines and transportation services.
An assortment of old notices lists beauty shop offerings from Mrs Laura Kennedy and Lillian Suchy Beauty Shop, including oil permanents, curls, and updos, with phone numbers and addresses. Other services include painting, paper hanging, decorating estimates, wall washing, and general handyman work from multiple/local providers.
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