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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1941
Page
11
Chicago hogs generally 25 to 35 cents lower with receipts around 15 000. Cattle steady to weak while sheep show weakness. Iowa and Minnesota market reports show mixed moves with hogs 20 to 35 cents lower in Waterloo Sioux City Ottumwa and Des Moines regions and varied cattle and sheep shifts.
Receipts listed for ST PAUL LIVESTOCK Minnesota with slaughter steers and wire stock generally steady. Steers around 900 to 1100, common and medium heifers 700 to 875, cows 625 to 1800, bulls 675 to 725, feeders mostly steady. HOGS receipts 7,000 with bids 25 to 50 cents lower. sheep light supply, lambs steady to 9000. OMAHA LIVESTOCK reports hogs slow then improved. 200-225 lb hogs 8.50 to 23.90, 270-300 lb 8.25 to 8.40, cattle steady to strong with slaughter steers steady and cows strong.
Cattle and sheep market notes show bulls strong to 15 cents higher with stockers scarce. Medium to good stocker steers around 9504 at 11.40 to 12.00, several loads held. Cows 7.50 to 8.25. Bulls 6.50 to 7.75. Packer top around 9.00 on good cattle. Sheep and lambs steady. fat lambs around 25 cents lower early bids, best wooled lambs above 10.50 to 10.75 depending on quality. Ewes 6.75, shearing lambs 10.50.
Local hog prices eased Tuesday as good hogs shed about 25 cents and packers fell around 15 cents. Prices across weight classes ranged from about 6.95 to 8.25 for various hog categories, while cattle and market notes show steers and yearlings trading in the mid to high dollars with mixed cow values and lambs listed by weight and quality.
Agricultural and livestock prices from Cedar Rapids list grains and feedstuffs with No. 2 yellow corn at 83 cents, soybeans at 1.00, oats at 3.5 to 4. No. 1 cured hides priced, horse hides and kip prices shown. Poultry and eggs with hens, leghorns, and eggs per dozen noted. wholesale fruits and vegetables including lemons, oranges, celery, lettuce, onions, and tomatoes.
New York markets show receipts of 1 665 083 pounds of butter and 42 693 dozen eggs with varied prices across scores and grades. Chicago reports live poultry prices steady with hens firm and small changes in weights, while butter egg and cheese prices are listed with current receipts and storage standards. Mississippi River stages show slight rises across several stations and per capita food store figures estimate 561 000 nationwide stores and $77 average annual sales.
NEW YORK AP reported a sharp stock market relapse on Tuesday as Balkan war dispatches unsettled traders. Steels rails and industrials dropped 1 to 3 points with many new yearly lows, trading lively in the morning then fading after midday as modest recoveries proved scarce. U S Steel Chrysler Bethlehem Steel U S Rubber Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Anaconda du Pont and Allied Chemical led the retreat.
Wall Street stocks and quotes published by J and Bennett and Co led by manager W H Jump list traders and prices for Adams Express Alaska Juneau Allied Stores Allis Chalmers American Can and many others with Chicago and market sections showing key companies, prices, and daily movements across industries including steel, oil, autos, rail and consumer goods. The report captures a broad snapshot of the market mood and notable performers in a Tuesday session.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for April 7 to 12 show dai sies at 16 34 cents horns at 16 4 to 17 cents cheddars at 16 4 cents farmers bid. In Boston medium grade bright fleece wools see moderate demand with sales largely country packed early shorn Ohio wools around 45 cents grease. mixed lots 34 and 4 ½ blood scarce, early shorn bulk fine wools offered at 1 and 98 1 cents scoured delivered.
Grain and soybeans fell sharply on Tuesday amid stock market weakness and Balkan worries. Wheat and oats dropped while corn stayed near unchanged as selling intensified. rye slid as buyers supported it. Trade saw 67 cars on track receipts and substantial shipper activity.
Winnipeg grain prices show May and July bids with various totals and percentages. Chicago cash provisions list No 2 yellow corn at 69 1/2 cents, oats and barley values across multiple grades, and field seeds prices per hundredweight for timothy, clover, and other forages.
U S bonds closed with Treasuries showing slight moves while Wall Street stocks edged lower. Industrial and rail shares led declines as the Dow Jones averages ticked down amid subdued trading and mixed yields.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox ordered Undersecretary James V. Forrestal to visit Britain to coordinate naval purchases and repairs under the lend-lease act. Forrestal will stay about two weeks to seek uniformity in equipment and speed up operations, aiming to untie differences between British and American armament.
President Roosevelt in a message to King Peter II of Yugoslavia pledged continued material aid under the lend-lease act. He cited the unprovoked aggression against Yugoslavia and lauded the Yugoslav people's bravery in self defense.
Classified page lists subscriptions offers for Harper's Bazaar and Mary Adams, an ambulance service, jewelers and watch repairs, clothing alterations, and numerous Home services. It urges readers to trade references for automobile transportation and notes a $25 reward for those exploiting want ads. Local businesses promote lawnmowers, paints, spouting repairs, furniture, and real estate inquiries.
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