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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1935
Page
9
Saturday night June 29 dance at Moose hall with Niebling's orchestra admission 25 cents tax included also for sale 1929 Chevrolet 11 ton truck priced 75 dollars located at 812 East Fifth Street
Hog prices eased 10 to 15 cents in Chicago with a top around 9.55 and direct packer sales up to 4,000 head. Cattle receipts were 5,000 with steady to strong demand. best steers at 12.15, yearlings around 9.75, and bulls steady. Sheep and lamb numbers were light as packers received many direct shipments. spring lambs mostly steady, natives up to 9 dollars.
The Iowa hog price sheet reports regionally varied bids and ranges. Cedar Rapids notes good hogs 140 to 150 lbs at 7.75 to 8.00 dollars per cwt and up to 350 lb weights at 8.25 to 8.50 dollars, with several districts listing multiple weight classes and packer prices.
Hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 9 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota totaled 9,200 for the 24-hour period ending this morning. Compared with last week receipts were down from 11,000 and from a year ago 14.80. Trade was uneven with 5 to lie and spots about 20 cents lower. undertone slow as loading light. Quotations show light lights 140 to 160 pounds ranging from 7.65 to 8.40 per cwt.
Eggs local grocers quote 17 to 19 cents. Poultry prices show hens 9 to 12 cents, springs 12 to 16 cents, roosters 9 cents. Hog prices listed by weight from 140 pounds up to 550 pounds and heavier, with various per hundredweight ranges and packing sow quotes. Long shipments and overweight hogs affect pricing. snipping point weights excluded from quotations.
Receipts total about 13 000 hogs with 4 000 direct demand eased 10 to 15 cents. in ranges 9 40 to 9 55 for 200 to 240 pounds and 8 50 to 9 55 for lighter and heavier weights. Cattle and calves steady with best yearling heifers around 9 75 and vealers mostly 7 75 to 9 25. slaughter cattle 9 00 to 12 50 depending on weight. Sheep receipts 4 000 with spring lambs steady to firm and some higher, ewes 2 00 to 3 50.
Kansas City market report shows hog receipts around 1,500 head with prices 10 to 25 cents lower. top hogs at 9.05 with weights 140 to 200 pounds. Cattle receipts about 3,500 head with calves 700. steers 550 to 900 pounds 8.00 to 11.09. 900 to 1100 pounds 9.06 to 11.50. heifers 4.60 to 10.75. cows 4.25 to 7.25. vealers 1.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 6,000 head with prices 25 cents lower. spring lambs 6.00 to 8.50. yearling wethers 4.50 to 6.50. ewes 2.00 to 3.00.
U S Dept of Agriculture cattle receipts 2 000 head steady to higher heifers 9 25 to 50 cows 6 54 to 6 00. cutter grades 3 50 to 4 25. Hogs receipts 3 000 head 10 to 15 cents lower top 8 00 200 to 270 lbs 8 70 to 8 85 180 to 210 lbs 8 35 to 8 70 260 to 290 lbs 8 40 to 5 70 sows 7 85 to 8 20 pigs 7 00 to 8 %. Sheep receipts 1 500 head spring lambs above 8 25.
Omaha livestock receipts total 4 000 hogs 3 500 cattle and 2 500 sheep with direct lambs included. Hogs steady to 15 cents lower ranged 8.60 to 9.00 for 260 to 300 pounds. Cattle steady to strong with steers 10.25 to 11.25, heifers 8.00 to 9.05, cows 4.50 to 6.25. Sheep steady to strong with spring lambs 8.15 to 8.75. New York bonds show modest setback with rails and utilities hit hardest, Treasuries steady.
A broad stock roundup lists gains and losses among major U S equities including Am&For Pow 4% Am Pow & Lt 3% Am Smelt & Ref 43% Am Steel 155% Gen Elect 6% Gen Motors 33% Chrysler 48% Gillette 15% Goodyear 18% Nash 13% Packard 4% Shell 10% U S Steel 33% Warner 10% Fort Motor 8% United Founders 7-16% and other industrials. Investors watch variations across automotive, petroleum, and manufacturing sectors amid a fluctuating market.
Wheat prices sagged moderately in dull trading as harvest prospects in the southwestern winter belt improve and Liverpool market ease dampen sentiment. A leading elevator’s Kansas crop forecast below government estimates fed the bearish tone.
Chicago price report lists cash wheat No 2 hard 91 3 4 and sample grades for wheat and corn with multiple yellow and white corn categories. Oats prices No 2 white 40 percent and No 3 white 40 41 cents. Barley and seed prices given for timothy and clover per cwt. No soybeans or rye or buckwheat listed.
Chicago June 25 live poultry receipts 37 trucks steady with varied weights and breeds priced per pound. Butter receipts 19 486 tubs with creamery grades and scores listed. Eggs receipts 21 252 cases firm prices unchanged. Potatoes receipts and on track totals, regional varieties with U S No 1 and No 2 prices, decay noted in some lots.
New York on June 25 reports eggs at 29 769 cases firmer with mixed colors and standard grades steady. Butter receipts at 24 182 tubs show weakness while creamery and firsts hold and higher scores lift few lines. Cheese receipts total 403 224 lbs remain weak and live poultry by freight barely steady across all grades.
New York markets saw an initial selling surge followed by a orderly retreat as prices leveled off and trading quieted. Overnight news that the president would push enactment of a wealth distribution program weighed on equities while grains and cotton held steady and bonds eased only modestly. Several issues posted gains including Ludlum Steel American Tobacco Midland Steel Products National Cash Register Celanese Allied Chemical and Radio preferred B with rails and utilities mostly unchanged.
A night of radio lineups listing Leo Reisman Frank Mann and more across NBC CBS WBBM WGN WLW and others. Highlights include Ben Bernie Phil Spitalny Eddy Duchin Ted Fiorito and Amos and Andy with multiple stations and times.
The Montpelier 4-H Club Gals held a wiener roast in Rinnert's orchard on Monday evening for club girls, friends, and Montpelier township youths. Attendance listed includes Mildred Wright, Evelyn Nettleton, Tillie Geest, Helen Richter, Betty Slusher, Teckla Rinnert, Leona Richter, Marian Rinnert, George Geest, Lester Bohnsack, and others from Montpelier and nearby towns.
The Muscatine city council meets at 7 30 tonight in city hall chambers after a delay. The final reading of the beer bill is set and barbers petition for uniform opening and closing hours will be considered, per City Recorder Floyd McKinney.
Pasco notes stock activity with U S Steel General Motors General Electric Consolidated Gas North American Union Pacific and Standard Oil of New Jersey showing ease across major blue chips amid thriving markets.
Funeral services for Henry D. Wendt of Sunbury were held at his home and Durant chapel with Rev. P. W. Happel officiating. Burial followed in Durant cemetery. The report also notes a series of social visits and local events including a 4 3 high school baseball score and gatherings at Clinton and Eagle's Point park.
Sam Parks of Columbus Junction and Mildred Noble of Morning Sun married by Justice Lawrence J. Perigo at his office at 3 P.M. Saturday. They will reside in Columbus Junction.
Baseball recap with NL and AL results noting Tamulis defeated Cleveland as New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals posted high scoring wins. Key performances include Jimmy Collins homer spree for the Cards and Curt Davis chased by Cincinnati rally. multiple line scores list Chicago and New York, Brooklyn and St. Louis, Philadelphia and Cincinnati in a league wide update.
The article notes Louis is favored over Baer in a boxing match with two physical flaws: a vulnerable chin and limited punching power. Racial tensions and Italy Abyssinia tensions prompt added security at the venue as promoters and police prepare for potential spectator unrest. Fighters must weigh in by noon EST. preliminaries at 7 p m and main bout by 9 p m. no broadcast planned.
A large crowd attended the Bible school and Children's Day program at the Baptist church Sunday night. The program featured hymns, prayer, scripture, class exercises, solos, a playlet by Miss Schlueter and Glen Stewart, handiwork presentations, a Dorothy Bull and Mary Katherine Castor duet, and awards from Rev. C. F. Perron. The Bible school averaged 55 children daily over two weeks.
Stan plots rescue plans amid a plane idea and fear for a missing companion. Probate notices from Muscatine County Iowa announce hearings for Elizabeth Andreas and Anna L. Webster wills, with dates set in June and July 1935.
The Buffalo Prairie church concludes its Bible school with a program featuring students and staff. Local families attended the event at Buffalo Prairie gathering, celebrating the completion of the session and the students’ efforts.
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