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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
3
Chicago hog prices moved slow and uneven with most nils 10 to 15 cents above Tuesday's average. Cattle held steady to firm while sheep slipped up to 15 cents. INS and sale figures show steers and hogs trading within narrow ranges. Grain quotes and a Cedar Rapids office contact are noted but no decisive results given.
Goapi 0 S Dept of Agriculture notes hog receipts around 15 500 with slow uneven demand and prices mostly steady to lower. Hogs 180-270 lbs top at 8 90 with 240 270 lbs around 8 30 8 60. sows steady to strong. Fed lambs slow to 15 cents lower with top 11 35 for 92 lb averages 102 115 lb westerns 10 15 10 75. calves 800 1 000 lbs steady to strong with better buyer action and many loads 11 25 13 00 and up to 14 00 for medium weights. Overall cattle improving with strong trade for medium to heavy steers and yearlings up to 14 00.
AP cattle and hog market update from Omaha shows receipts totals and price ranges. Sows strengthen with top at 8.75 for good heavy stock. cattle activity mixed with bulls and stockers steady to higher. calves and beef cows varied by weight. sheep bids weaker with lambs around 10.75 to 10.25 for feeding and fat lambs.
City market reports show 2600 cattle 2000 hogs and 1000 sheep and lambs received. Feeder buyers active with calves 8.73 to 10.28 per cwt and highlights include beef cows 5.00 to 6.50, steers 8.75 to 12.75, hog tops 8.85, feeder pigs 8.00 to 6.00, and woolled lambs near 10.50 for truck-in lots. Sales were uneven with fat lamb bids limited.
Combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 am Wednesday totaled 31 300 head, down from 18 900 a week ago and 35 500 a year ago. Prices steady to 20 cents higher with most 160 to 240 pound hogs quoted around 18.5 to 18.75 dollars per cwt.
Minnesota auctions report barrows and gilts with varying weight ranges and price quotes in dollars per hundredweight. Listings show 40 to 150 pounds priced around 6.80 to 6.90, 150 to 160 pounds near 7.03 to 8.10, 240 to 270 pounds about 7.48 to 7.90, and 330 to 360 pounds around 7.78 to 7.50.
Salable receipts 2,700 cattle total 2,800 including slaughter steers in demand. Steers steady with medium to good offerings from 900 to 1100 dollars and strictly weighty steers around 11 hundred. Cows and calves steady to $12 per hundredweight, dairy cows mixed. Barrows and gilts trading with prices around 170 to 230 dollars. some sows 15 to 25 cents higher from week's end.
Updated hog prices show Waterloo and Ottumwa markets 20 cents higher with ranges from 160 to over 500 pounds, small to large hogs bringing 7.10 to 8.65. Lambs fed mostly 140 to 150 pounds fetches around 7.60 to 8.40, with various weights listed and steady to higher tones for fat lambs.
Receipts steady with hogs mostly clearing at $8.65 to $8.75 for 180 to 240 lb and lighter weights around $8.40 to $8.70. Cattle and calves show steady pricing with steers and heifers near $9.75 to $10.50, cows $5.75 to $7.00, bulls up to $8.00, calves $12.50 to $13.00, and rambling spring lambs around $12.00 to $15.00 amid limited demand.
Hogs rise 13 cents on the local market with all grades boosted 15 cents. Top long haul price sits at 8.50, with various weights listed for hogs steers yearlings and cows. Calf and sheep quotes follow by weight and quality.
A dated page lists numerous stocks with percentage quotes and company names, including Adams Express 5 percent, Kennecott Copper 32 percent, Union Pacific 27 2, Deere & Company 2, Eastman Kodak 12 3, Timken Roller 33, Fox Film 5, Du Pont 142 1/2, Warner Bros 6, Johns Manville 56, and many others, reflecting a dense market snapshot.
Grain prices show Wheat No. 1 at 82c, No. 2 at 8hc, White No. 2 354ac, No. 3 34. New No. 2 at $1.00. Straw items around 8s to 13c. Hens 14 16c, Euan 13c, stags 13c, old roosters 7c, springs 19 22c. Hennevies 21c. Wholesale fruit and vegetables list Lemons 84.7, Oranges 6 3.15 74.00, Grapefruit 62.40, Celery 3.63.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of April 7 to 12 from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange list daisies at 16 1 4 cents horns at 16 1 4 cents and cheddars at 16 1 4 cents Farmers bid daisies 16 3 4 cents horns 17 cents cheddars 16 3 4 cents.
The Boston wool market showed most activity in sericulture dopas wools with heavy interest. Prices on foreign wools remained mostly steady as few domestic sales closed and buying for future need was constrained.
War news drove a broad retreat in New York stocks led by defense contract shippers and industrials. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel hit 1941 lows while Westinghouse Du Pont Union Carbide and Douglas Aircraft fell. Imports like rubber and cocoa rose slightly on sea war expectations.
Chicago wheat prices dipped up to 1% intraday before recovering nearly all losses as July buying by a leading professional supported futures. Cash interests hedged government corn purchases while shipper sales reached 49 000 bushels and arrivals 32 000. soybeans fell over 2 cents with some recovery from liquidating pressure.
Chicago market reports unsettled conditions with mixed receipts and varying prices for eggs, poultry, and ducks. Hens, leghorn layers, white rock broilers, heavy ducks, and turkeys show fluctuating bids as buyers gauge demand, while eggs and potatoes exhibit steady to soft trends amid ongoing shipments and arrivals. New York notes softer egg prices with mixed color grades and standard creamery products amid broad market movement.
Market notes show minor shifts with bonds and utilities contributing small changes. The text indicates slight price movements across sectors but no major gains or losses.
New York AP report says officials at RKO Pictures that Orson Welles has entered a private sanitarium for a brief vacation and rest on doctor advised. He has been overworked by a heavy schedule lately.
A dense page of want ads and service notices lists funeral home references, lost purse rewards, animal shelter appeals, home services from cleaners to lawnmowers, hauling and carpentry, alterations, painting, wallpaper, and job wants. It notes unclaimed dogs for humane shelter, various trades, and help wanted in households and stores with addresses and phone hints.
Good cars on weekly payments. 1938 can door exceptionally clean. 1939 Psuder clean as a pin with radio and heater. 1936 Chevrolet sedan in good shape with good tires. Low mileage 1939 Chevrolet town sedan with radio and heater. Kadiec Bros at 218 1st St NE. Dial for details and prices around $535.
Read the ads below as local listings offer tips and services for cleanup painting and home improvement projects. The column encourages readers to tackle home repairs and upgrade tasks with available contractor options.
London based Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports Bulgarian troops took part in the German attack on Yugoslavia, backing the invasion as part of the active cooperation with Nazi forces.
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