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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1942
Page
4
Chicago reports hogs climbing to a 16 year peak with choice swine at 14.20 per hundred pounds and most lots between 13.90 and 14.15. Sows gain 25 cents, assisted by government lard purchases and ADM export lard buy. steers strong to 25 cents higher and a new top of 16.40 for choice cattle. Fat lambs fall about 25 cents.
Cattle receipts mix with calf salable volume and hogs at Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Omaha markets. Slaughter steers and yearlings steady to higher while hogs advance, sows firm, and sheep demand soft with limited fat lamb activity. Local grain and produce markets report varied wheat oats hay and fruit prices as buyers tour interior markets.
The H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas Company of Tule Oklahoma invites the public to engage with its offer. Contact 341 Wilcox Building Tulsa Oklahoma for details and participation.
Feeder and stocker prices steady to firm with good and choice cattle holding above 13.25 while mediums and lows trade around 9.75 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 13 800 but fat lambs slow with bids lower. hogs 10415 cents higher tops near 44.08 for 500 pounds. Cattle receipts 600 good fed steers 22.50 to 24.13 per hundredweight with heifers 13.00 to 12.50. Vealers top 16.00 as market remains unsettled for sheep.
Hog prices rise across all grades on Monday trading with the long-haul top at 14 dollars the highest since 1926. Sheep market shows choice lambs at 80 to 95 pounds around 10 dollars, with ewes and other lambs priced by quality.
Wisconsin cheese exchange issues weekly quotations for Plymouth and area. Prices include Twins 20 ½ cents, daisies 2½ cents, cheddars 20 ¼ cents. Local dairy buyers monitor these rates for the coming week.
Packers were told by the War Production board they may obtain quota exempt sugar in quantities for the first canning preserving or quick freezing of fruits and vegetables. The exemption excludes sugar for secondary processing such as removing fruit from cans for jams marmalades or combination packs requiring extra sugar.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt predicted at a press conference that a women's land army would be needed in parts of the country this summer to help harvest crops. She urged organization on a simple scale with recruitment via the U.S. Employment Service and said the farmerettes would be paid prevailing wages.
New York stocks edged higher as the Easter week rally extended with fractions to a point or more for most leaders. Steel shares led the advance after early wavering with blue chips and several specialties gaining two points or more. About 350000 shares changed hands as United States Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Sears Roebuck United States Rubber Goodrich General Motors Chrysler American Telephone du Pont American Can Westinghouse Union Carbide Johns-Manville Standard Oil New Jersey Texaco Santa Fe Chesapeake & Ohio participated in the recovery.
Wall Street and Chicago stock quotes feature Abbott Lab, Adams Express, Alaska Juneau, Allis Chalmers, Amn Can, Kennecott Copper, Kroger, Lockheed, Union Carbide, Procter Gamble, Du Pont, General Electric, Goodyear, Westinghouse, Woolworth, Zenith Radio and many others. The list shows prices and changes across industries including oils, metals, automobiles, railroads, and consumer goods. Major banks, airlines, and manufacturing firms are quoted alongside regional and national players in a dense, period style market snapshot.
U S government bonds closed Monday with Treasury 4s at 115.22 and 3s at 110.19. Market activity and precise yields were not fully reported in the brief note from New York.
In Miami AP report the captain of a British freighter sunk in West Indian waters on March 13 believes an Italian submarine was attacking western Atlantic shipping. One crew member died of a heart attack. 57 survivors were rescued after 42 hours in lifeboats and taken to Nassau.
Chicago markets show wheat up points with mixed gains across corn oats rye and soybeans as short covering sustains higher levels. Winnipeg prices steady and cash provisions list assorted wheat and barley values with several grades fluctuating in a volatile session.
New York prices firm for butter and eggs with 92 score dairy as market leaders. Chicago receipts show heavy hens and leghorn hens at steady to firm values, while potatoes and cranberries list varied regional prices. Produce futures reflect ongoing demand with regional supply notes and ballast in butter and eggs.
Private John W. Robinson of the Marines has been promoted to corporal after completing a radio course at Quantico Virginia. Dr. Ben F. Wolverton of Blake boulevard SE departs for a two week internal medicine course at the University of Minnesota Center for Continuation Study. Lamir Bena of First street SW sustained a finger laceration at La Plant Choate Manufacturing and received first aid at Mercy hospital.
Delegates and alternates to the state convention of the Knights of Columbus to be held in Marshall town May 25 26 will be elected at the dinner meeting of the local council at 6 15 p m Tuesday Reservations for the dinner should be in no later than Tuesday noon.
Courthouse Judge G. King Thompson Monday revoked the suspended sentences of Mrs. Ga Wayne Elliott and Bessie Scott for vagrancy and larceny of domestic fowls. Both women violated parole by returning to the county and will serve six months in the women's state reformatory at Rockwell City. Elizabeth Giblin won a $75 judgment plus costs from Jerome L. Gearhart Monday in Judge John T. Moffit's court over a real estate commission claim related to a sale two years ago at 2519 Meadowbrook Drive SE.
Judge Harry Johnson administered the oath of office at noon as Mayor Frank Hahn and four commissioners were sworn in. New council member Charles Kosek pledged cooperation while Ed Stefan bid farewell after fourteen years as parks commissioner.
Last minute shift in the Iowa Automobile Dealers convention program at Hotel Montrose due to the absence of Cyrus McCormick. Gov George Wilson will address at 2 36 p m, with a service symposium moved to 3 p m. W H Mason takes the 3 30 slot and Nathan Schifferman of Chicago is the banquet speaker.
Gen Douglas MacArthur accepts Sergt Alvin Yorks invitation to head the Citizens Committee to Display the Flag. York says he will chair the national effort to keep the flag flying and unite public support with presidential backing.
The Woman's club civics committee led by Mrs. Andrew Peterson launched a campaign for widespread flag display. Many civic and patriotic organizations endorsed the idea and urged greater use of the flag.
The Paris paper Nouveaux Temps said the United States pressured a Petain Laval rapprochement, and the Axis were through with France over non collaboration. It warned the Axis would seize large portions of the French empire unless Vichy aligned with Germany.
The Free French press service said France would build 6000 aircraft in 1942 with 5000 for Germany and 1000 for Vichy forces. It added Vichy supplied torpedoes to Germany and Italy, Toulon seaplane works eyed mass production, and three German ships reached Marseilles after RAF raids.
Nehru told Louis A. Johnson he would lead a fight against any aggression if India gains control over its defense policy. The two and a half hour talk at Cochin house touched on post war dominion status and American technical mission roles, with Johnson sending a report to President Roosevelt.
The notice outlines Want Ad pricing and guidance for placing ads in The Gazette. It details minimums two-line ads, 7 day run options, and per day costs with example rates, mentioning delivery reach and blind box counts, deadlines, and contact number 2-1121 for assistance. It emphasizes payment and cancellation rules and out of town mail charges.
The Hindustan Times cites American comment pieces accusing the United States press of Hinduphobia and anti India tirades while noting President Roosevelt will not interfere.
A Marion event yields notices of lost purse with coins and money, government food stamp books, a red hound with white markings, an endgate, a white kid grove, a white English Setter pup, and rewards. Call numbers are provided for each item.
A jumble of small notices offers watch cleaning and sales from Probasco Jeweler and TZ Jewelry & Loan Co, fur storage from Morris Fur Shop, coat cleaning plans, dress and garment repairs, and bragging rights for paper advertising. It includes recruitment offers, a bridge club room at Hartman’s, defense stamp purchases, and miscellaneous classifieds for printing, tailoring, and home services. Cemetery, legal, and insurance notices appear alongside items for free or cheap services.
A reader cautions against deceptive ads while the Gazette prints varied employment notices. Listings include service salesmen, insulation and roofing positions, repair technicians, butchers, poultry route workers, farm roles, housekeepers, cooks, beauty operators, waitresses, and salesgirls.
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