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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1935
Page
9
Unofficial Monday livestock receipts show hogs at 11 900 head and cattle 12 000 head with a nominal top of 11.20 for hogs. Cattle prices rise with better fed steers up 25 to 40 cents and heavy weights softer, while fat lambs and yearlings end the week firm.
The report from Cedar Rapids and surrounding markets lists several price ranges for hogs by weight and class across Waterloo, Ottumwa, Mason City and Des Moines. Prices show mixed movement with some markets up to 15 cents higher and packers’ ranges extending to higher tens, reflecting daily market activity.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota total 10 300 for 24 hours ending 8:00 am. Prices generally higher than Friday with undertone strong. Quotes cover light to heavy weights with specific price ranges and note bulk transaction basis and exclusions for long haul shipments.
Chicago market reports include 500 cattle head with calves steady to higher on lean stock and heavies weak, best yearlings at $10.85 and top bulls at $12.00, stock cattle up 25 to 40 cents. Sheep receipts 2,000, fat lambs and yearlings up 25 cents with natives bulk around $8.25 to $8.75 and closing near $8.50.
Local grocers pay 18 to 20 cents for eggs and 12 to 15 cents for spring hens with other poultry varying by weight. Hog prices range from about 9.90 to 10.60 per hundredweight across weight classes up to 550 pounds and above. Sows and larger cuts show slightly different spreads, reflecting typical market activity.
Western cattle sold mostly at 8.50 for 9 to 92 lb and 8.60 for light sort. Yearlings ranged 5.50 to 6.25 with some 6.50. Native ewes from 2.00 to 3.50. Yearling ewes around 6.00. West erns and odd small lots noted. Hogs totaled 2,000 head receipts with 1,800 direct. quota tions set with top at 11.20 dollars.
Receipts total about 100 head of hogs with demand mostly direct and market steady. Cattle receipts around 150 head show higher killing classes by 25 to 5? with vealers up 1.00 and stockers and feeders firmer. Sheep week receipts 400 with native lambs steady to firm and ewes around 2.00 to 3.00, odd lots quoted at 5.50 to 6.00.
Cattle receipts total about 600 at Sioux City with steers yearlings and stockers rising up to 50 cents, hog pricelevels steady to higher, and sheep trading steady with lambs and Idaho stockers showing gains. Omaha quotes show mixed cattle gains 25 to 50 cents, hogs steady to higher, and sheep stronger with lambs advancing. Bonds in New York mixed with slight gains on select rail and utility issues and steadier government bonds overall.
Alphabetical list of closing prices for many companies on August 2, including Allegheny, Am Pow, Am Sugar, AT&T, Anaconda, Atchison, Dupont, Eastman, Gen Motors, Goodyear, IBM not listed, Kodak not listed, U S Steel and others. figures include percent changes and special mentions like NYX and curb listings.
At Chicago market close on August 3 prospects that millions of acres of domestic spring wheat will not yield profit prompted firmness early, but weekend profit taking pushed prices down. A leading authority projected only about 30 percent of North Dakota bread wheat grading No 4 or better. Fears of Canadian rains worsening rust added to sentiment. Sept wheat 89 5 8 to 89 3 4 cents. corn 0 to 1 5 8 off. oats 1 to 1 8 down. provisions steady to up 15 cents.
Chicago cash grain quotes list assorted wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with prices by grade and form. Includes wheat No 2 red No 2 hard No 3 yellow hard and mixed values, corn No 2 yellow No 4 yellow and white, oats several white grades, barley seed and makings, and seed clover timothy prices. Also notes lard and bellies price ranges for nearby meat markets.
Chicago market report lists live poultry receipts of 12 trucks with varied prices for hens leghorn and rock varieties, turkeys, ducks, and geese. Butter and eggs receipts noted with steady prices. potatoes on track with multiple grade prices. cobblers and bliss varieties show mixed demand and light supplies.
Live poultry prices nominal and all freight grades quoted no change. Express grades unchanged. Dressed poultry firm. Butter receipts reach 7 904 tubs with quiet demand. Cheese receipts 158 831 pounds firm. Eggs receipts 12 387 cases irregular with mixed colors unchanged.
A Boston market report notes fair demand for fine wools over the past week with slower activity in lower grades. Prices for various fibers include Ohio and similar fleeces at 30 to 32 cents per pound for grease and 58 to 65 cents for strictly combing wools, with other lines reaching 70 to 72 cents for top staples.
Foreign exchange rates list from New York shows demand figures for many currencies and cities including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal and New York in Montreal. N nominal.
By 1936 the U S public debt is forecast to reach 34 258 000 000 dollars about 270 dollars per person across the nation reflecting the era’s fiscal strains and wartime burdens.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WLS WCFL KMOX WGN WHO WLW WBBM WJJD WENR WCCO KMOX etc. Included are concerts orchestras folk choirs religious services and entertainment from 6:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight with multiple cross‑station broadcasts and guest performers.
Lie ICE delivered. Finder notify Palace Pool Hall. Reward. LOST Gibson guitar. FOR SALE Canary singers 519 East Fourth. FOR SALE Gladioli blooms. Phone 2942.
In Indianapolis the 36 hole final of the national public links golf championship pitted Joe Coria of St. Paul Minnesota against Frankie Strafaci of Brooklyn New York. Coria battled through pain to beat Bill Russell 4 and 2 while Strafaci overwhelmed Bob Tomes 11 and 9 to win the title.
National League leaders include Medwick with 86 runs and 146 hits for the Cardinals while Ott leads home runs with 24 for the Giants. In the American League Greenberg tops RBIs with 122 and 138 hits for Detroit, with Vosmik of the Indians 13 in triples. St. Joseph meets Keokuk in rain, and several games are listed with results from St. Louis Chicago New York and Philadelphia among others.
A partial standings snippet lists teams with win percentages and AGI values. The readable data includes 36 games played, percent marks around .557, and AGI figures near 452 to 446, indicating a midseason standings capture.
General Livestock sale notice for Columbus Junction Iowa on Wednesday Aug 7 at 1 PM featuring horses cattle hogs and miscellaneous items. Highlights include good cattle calves yearlings and no shipped in cattle this week with hogs feeding quality and two purebred Duroc boars. Extra items include hedge posts and 200 line posts.
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