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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1935
Page
9
Hogs offered for open trade today were scarce and market activity remained nominally steady with top bids around 9.75 dollars. About 3,500 of 4,000 hogs went directly to major packers. 500 cattle arrived and prices slipped for cows while bulls held firm. A limited sheep supply and quick spring lamb sales showed modest gains, with prime cattle reaching 13.00 dollars but practical tops around 12.25.
Iowa markets report mixed hog prices by weight class with Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo listings. Prices show 140 to 350+ lb ranges from about 7.50 to 9.10 per cwt plus packer and sow brackets.
The Associated Press reports 11 600 hogs received across 22 yards and 9 plants in interior Minnesota as of 8 am. Week to week demand remains slow to steady for good hogs with weaker tone for in between types. Price ranges vary widely by weight from 140 160 lb light hogs at 7 85 8 60 per cwt to 550 lb heavy hogs around 7 35 7 80. Long shipments with heavy weights often transacted above or below quoted levels.
Receipts total 500 head calves and 100 head cattle with fed steers and yearlings weaker than last Friday amid a demoralized tone. Prices show declines across grades. best yearlings around 21.60 and top prime steers 13. W, cows and heifers also down. Sheep receipts 4,000 with week ending 21,500. spring lambs 8.75 top, westerns near 8.76, Idaho and Oregon sheep at similar levels.
Eggs local grocers and markets pay 17 to 19 cents. Poultry hogs listed at 10 to 18 cents with spring 12 to 16 cents and roosters 9 cents. Hogs by weight show values from 140 to 160 pounds at about 9.10 to 9.15. 180 to 200 pounds around 9.15. 200 to 220 pounds 9.30. 220 to 275 pounds 8.95 to 9.30. 275 to 300 pounds 8.76 to 8.95. packing sows 275 to 360 pounds 8.05 to 8.25. 359 to 425 pounds 7.90 to 8.16. 425 to 550 pounds 7.70 to 7.90. 560 pounds and up 7.65 to 7.70.
The market shows 4 000 head with 3 500 direct, nominally steady. Top quotes reach 9.75 with shippers taking none. Prices span 8.75 to 9.95 for different hog weights, with packing sows at 7.25 to 8.65 and pigs from 8.01 to 9.25. terms and fractional bids noted as present.
U S Department of Agriculture market summary from Kansas City shows hog receipts at 100 head with small lots 180 to 260 pounds selling at 9.10 to 9.25, steady. Cattle receipts 700 head plus calves 200 with week trends: beef steers and yearlings down about 50 cents, cows weak, vealers steady, feeders and stockers mixed. Week’s highs include choice 1341 pound steers and 960 pound yearlings around 11.00, bulk fed steers 8.00 to 10.25, stockers 5.75 to 7., sheep receipts 500 with spring lambs up to 40 cents, best yearlings about 6.25, ewes and ordinary lots weaker.
Sioux City livestock market report notes receipts of cattle hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers yearlings and stock cattle weak to 2.50 lower with varied price ranges. Hogs receipts 200 head with prices steady. Sheep receipts 1000 head with spring lambs and yearlings showing mixed moves compared with last week. Also New York bond market summary highlights several rail and canal issues advancing modestly.
The stock market extended gains in a brief New York session with new yearly highs. Early trading recovered and bullish interest broadened, closing firm as transfers reached about 0,000 shares. Notable advances included Air Reduction American Can American Tobacco Du Pont Safeway Montgomery Ward and several others amid generally steady to higher rail and oil stocks. Washington developments barely dented sentiment.
A dense list of late 1920s style stock quotes appears with percentages for numerous companies including AT&T Anaconda General Foods Gillette Goodyear IBM Penn Phillips Pet RCA Sears Roebuck Shell Union Texas Corp Warner Bros and Woolworth. scattered gains and losses reflect a broad market snapshot with several notable movers and several odd formatting quirks.
Chicago grain markets fell across the board as favorable weather and a broad selling wave pressured futures. Wheat declined 3-4 to 1-1/8 and corn held near unchanged to 3-4 lower, with oats easing 1/8 to 1/2.
Chicago reports cash grain prices with No 2 red wheat at 83 cents and corn varying by grade, including No 2 yellower and No 3 yellow. Rye, buckwheat, soybeans unavailable. Barley and seed oats show nominal ranges and per hundredweight values for timothy and clover seeds.
Live poultry receipts indicate varied prices across fowl types with hens leghorn and rock varieties listed. Butter receipts total 19 063 tubs with prices unchanged. potato market shows steady new stock and regionally varied U S No 1 prices across russets round whites and cobblers with futures noted.
Yale's varsity beat Harvard decisively in the four mile upstream regatta with an unofficial time of 20 19 to 21 04. Yale led from the start and widened the gap, with Yale Stroke Jim Castle of Honolulu finishing strong as Yale secured a clean sweep of the 1935 regatta. The freshmen and Hayvees also defeated Harvard in preliminary races. A police lodging check in Corning New York showed fewer than eight percent of 2,700 male applicants were or had been married.
A dense schedule of radio programs across networks NBC CBS and independent stations for tonight and Sunday through Tuesday. Notable acts include Ted Fiorito's orchestra Ben Bernie Ozzie Nelson Lew Lehr and Ethel Merman with Major Bowes amateur hour and baseball broadcasts featuring the White Sox vs Boston.
Tipton hosts a Scoutcraft meet with 38 Scouts and 4 Scouters from Bennett Red Oak township Clarence and Tipton. Ten events include compass treasure hunt and knot tying relay. Tipton troop won first place. Bob Fields Dick Swartazlend er and Harold Weller passed first class requirements. Elwyn Long Richard Prior and Dewayn Smith earned second class tests. James Hiner Jr. led the event with Rev Otis Moore F W Wakefield Hans Klatt and Carl Mitzner in attendance.
New York report shows eggs receipts 24 125 cases steady to firm with mixed colors and whites unchanged. butter receipts 11 061 tubs steady. cheese receipts 114 766 lbs easy. dressed poultry prices steady to weak. Boston wool market sees sharp weekly volume rise with medium fleece wools up to 31 32 cents grease and fine grades firm at 30 31 cents. combing wools 67 cents scoured.
Classified ad notes a June 22 event at Moose Hall with Niebling's orchestra. Music, admission 25 cents tax included.
The West Liberty fairgrounds hosted the third annual Jersey Parish show with 44 cattle from ten counties. Judge reports better quality, though fewer entries. Donald Jones led the day with Fred Idtse and Dr. C Y Cannon assisting. Awards covered bulls, cows, and heifers across multiple age classes, with top honors including Nesta's Noble and volunteers’ line of champions advancing toward Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
Tipton Don Rodgers manager of the Shell Oil company here sustained a badly cut and bruised right leg when a drum of oil fell on him while loading it Thursday afternoon. He was alone and pinned under the drum for some time until Al Gladfelter, a nearby resident, heard his cries.
Iowa City city council bans dancing in all venues selling beer and ends music after 8 30 p m under a new ordinance regulating beer sales and nightlife rules.
Address envelopes at home during spare times for pay between five and fifteen dollars weekly. No experience needed. Send a stamp for particulars to Hawkins Dept 913 Box 75 Hammond Indiana.
Local notices recount visits and social calls across Atalissa Muscatine Davenport Iowa City Rock Island and nearby towns. Names include Schnier Fingle Federlein Watters McCracken Force and Vanderlip with several returning visits and dinners noted.
Public notice of opening a will for John H. Campbell deceased in Muscatine County Iowa. Hearing set for July 11 1935 at the June Term of the District Court. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Frank Drake attorney.
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