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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1933
Page
9
Prices for hogs remained steady in Chicago markets amid a smaller run and lighter receipts after last week’s pressure. Choice hogs topped at 4.65, with most good animals 4.40 to 4.65, while cattle and sheep also showed mixed movement and active packer demand in a slow trade overall.
Market notes from Waterloo Mason City Cedars Ottumwa Des Moines and Des Moines hog price reports show varied quotes by weight class and class of hogs. Prices range from around 1.82 to 4.00 for light to heavy hogs with packers and sow categories listed.
Iowa hog price report shows mixed bids with weekly average 243 900 head, down from last week and a year ago. Prices vary by weight with light and feeder hogs around 6410 pounds and sows in the 3 00 to 3 30 range, while heavier hogs bring 3 20 to 3 90 per hundredweight.
The Associated Press reports closing quotations show varied moves across major issues with Am Founders dipping to 114 and United Gas at 4 while other names like Ark Nat Gas and Cities Service show modest gains. Bond Ford Motor and Ford Motor Led stumble amid thin volume as market participants monitor energy and utilities sectors for direction.
Local markets report halted grain trading in Chicago with eggs and poultry prices easing. Grain prices closed nominally near Saturday’s finish as wheat traded around 92 1/2 to 95 1/2 cents and corn about 49 to 54 cents amid efforts to find a market solution.
Hogs selling 35 000 head with varied demand Friday. Direct hogs 60 to 60 pounds 4 65. 260 to 115 pounds 3 75 to 4 50. sows 3 40 to 3 60. light weights 3 75 to 4 50. heavier 4 25 to 4 65. Cattle receipts 19 000. best medium weight steers 7 25. bulls 7 00. vealers 5 50 to 7 00. cows 2 40 to 3 50. stockers 4 50 to 5 50. Sheep receipts 20 000. natives 7 00 to 8 00. lambs 7 00 to 8 35. ewes 1 25 to 3 00.
Hog receipts 9 500 head higher prices on 250 lb weights up 10 cents sows steady to weak big packers inactive feeders and lambs mixed cattle receipts 12 000 head calves 500 fed steers and yearlings weak to 15 cents lower grain fed cows and heifers steady bulls 15 to 25 cents lower stockers mostly 5 20 6 29 feds up to 4 00 and 5 50 early sales stockers and feeder steers 3 25 4 25 feeders strong list of lambs and yearlings open 50 cents lower native lambs 7 50 range lambs 7 00 7 40 fed clipper lambs 7 10 slaughter cattle up to 2 75 bulk range feeding lambs 6 50 6 75 feeding ewes 2 25 4 50.
Receipts: hogs 5,000 head with 800 direct. bids range from 2.75 to 4.15 per cwt across weights. Cattle receipts 18,000 head plus 3,000 calves. native grain steers and yearlings steady, others weak to 25c lower. Hogs top at 4.15 for 190 to 240 lbs. cattle top for fed yearlings 6.65 per 100 lbs. vealers 6.00. Sheep receipts 6,000 head. lambs and ewes show varied bids with tops near 7.60 for good lambs. ewes 1.50 to 2.75.
Kansas City market report from Kansas City Missouri lists dairy prices: creamery 22c, butter fat 10 15c, packing butter 12%4c. Poultry notes hens 5 8c, roosters 3 5c, springs 8c.
Market brief shows U.S. bond quotes with Treasury issues and price movements. Bonds listed include Treasury 4 3/4s and 3s with varying prices such as 100.38 and 110.14, reflecting typical daily bond market activity and trader notes.
Chicago markets show No 2 red wheat at 1 spare ... No 2 northern springs 86c to 87c, corn mixed around 48c, various yellow and white corn notes, oats 32 to 34c, barley 64c. Minneapolis reports wheat receipts 254 cars, cash prices for No 1 northern 92c to 94c, protein levels noted, No 3 yellow corn 42 to 43c, oats No 3 white 32 to 34c.
Minneapolis AP reports flour prices at low and mid ranges with rates 7.45 to 7.55 a barrel for 8 lb cotton sacks. Shipments total 13,798 barrels with Pure Bran at 18.00 and Standard Middlings at 19.50 per unit.
New York market update shows butter receipts at 11,283 tubs with weak demand, creamery prices above extras and various score levels. Cheese receipts total 62,550 pounds with steady state, eggs receipts 12,020 cases unsettled with mixed color packs and standard grades, dressed poultry irregular with mixed fresh and frozen prices, live poultry steady to weak with freight and express terms for chickens and fowl.
Poultry live receipts 19 trucks with mixed prices for hens leghorn hens roosters turkeys spring ducks and geese. Butter receipts 15 225 tubs and creamery items with varied scores and prices. Eggs receipts 11 596 cases with weak demand and mixed price points. Potatoes receipts 98 cars on track with slower demand and price guidance for futures.
Market notes show refined sugar at 4.70 dollars per unit after closing rebound from a previous close. Traders monitor price movements amid ongoing supply concerns and demand signals in today’s session.
The Muscatine Journal presents Pattern 1527 with clever lines for slender silhouettes and fullness below the shoulders. Use satin faille or sheer wool and order sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 with 358 yards of fabric and 12 yards contrasting. Includes illustrated sewing steps and costs 15 cents for pattern, 25 cents for catalog, mail to The Pattern Department 243 West 17th Street New York City.
R S Paetz named president with Clifford Brown as VP and Mrs Walter Paetz as secretary at the Paetz family reunion held Sunday at the M and W cottage. A basket dinner and program followed, featuring a Paetz family history by Frank Paetz and a playlet by Dorothy and Alice Kembler and Edward Paetz.
The National Association of Retail Druggists proposed a 56 hour work week and wage scale in a code of fair competition. Exemptions include stores with two or fewer workers in small towns and registered pharmacists. Minimums range from 14 to 15 dollars weekly by region, with phased increases possible if totals stay under 15 dollars. Massachusetts reports May 1933 motor vehicle sales 20 percent higher than May 1932.
New York blanketed by a quiet trading day as markets show caution with limited activity. Leading shares drifted lower while gold mining issues held steadier, grains largely unchanged awaiting tomorrow’s trading limit removal, and districts report mixed results across commodities as bonds and the dollar fluctuate.
New York bonds showed irregular price moves in a generally slow session. Prime issues held firm while carrier bonds fell. international and foreign issues edged up or eased slightly amid narrow turnover and scattered gains.
Houser's Dairy faces Buzz's Fair in the first game on Oregon Street Diamond at 6 15 p m The second game, called the game of state, matches old time teams from the fourth ward against teams from the first and second wards under the lights at 7 p m
The Iowa Pearl kit tenball team from Muscatine will face Earl's Grocers in Wilton Tuesday at 8 p m under the lights. Also noted is a report that a blend shows nearly five percent better efficiency than regular gasoline.
Multiple help and business ads list mason Ray Ribbink and cement contractor Peter Sachs seeking work. Also seeks silent or active partner, reliable in home care, salesman for Watkies gg, Hershey 1c honey bar machines operator, and used 1929 Chevrolet coach for sale at Stroh Brothers Garage with terms.
Helen Moody seeks an eighth American women’s singles crown at Forest Hills facing top British challengers led by Dorothy Round and Mary Heeley while contending with a back injury. Domestic favorite Helen Jacobs defends her title as Moody battles a strong international field for the 1920s era record.
The piece surveys college football planning as teams pace into practice with Alabama set to begin in Tuscaloosa and figures across programs like Michigan Purdue Iowa and Notre Dame shaping up. It notes star prospects at Kentucky Minnesota Virginia and Northwestern and cites upcoming ticket prices at Marquette Southern California Wisconsin and Ohio State reflecting rising summer chatter.
Cavanaugh remains top in the eighth-ounce ball accuracy event with solid marks in both wet and dry fly accuracy divisions and secures second in an unspecified dry distance test.
Fly casters dominated the event with a top score of 97 for the day. Mrs. Roy Fox of Fort Dodge won the five-eighth ball accuracy class with an 84.
Sidney B Wood defeated Clifford Sutter 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the eastern grass court championships final to cap a week of sharp play on the Rye grounds. Dorothy Round beat Mary Heeley 6-2 6-4 in the women's final. Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill won the men's doubles 6-2 6-2 6-4, while Freda James and Elizabeth Ryan claimed the women's doubles 6-4 6-1. Fred Perry entertained 2,000 with an exhibition, beating Frankie Parker 9-7 and then teaming with Parker to beat Stoefen and Sutter 6-4 4-6 8-6.
The First National Bank of Muscatine in Muscatine Iowa closes its affairs and creditors must present notes. Glenn W Hopkins sues Merrie M Hopkins for absolute divorce citing cruel and inhuman treatment. defendant must answer by September 5 1933 otherwise default and judgment will be entered.
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