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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
6
An OCR fragment lists a jeweler near the Palace theater on 208 street NE offering subscriptions and ads for stimulants and medical transport services. It mentions a reward and calls for notices to report false pretenses.
A jumble of early 20th century classified ads seeks workers and sales staff. Listings include work by hour or day for men and women, commission bonuses, real estate salesmen positions, an upholstering/seat work ad, electrician day work, car sales roles, home lighting sales, and part time farm labor. Addresses and box numbers accompany many notices.
Chicago cattle hold steady to firm while hogs show slow, uneven trading but advance 10 to 15 cents from Tuesday’s average. Sheep ease up to 15 cents lower as receipts around 13 000 hogs and 5 000 cattle and a sample of figures appear in the daily market report.
Market news from Chicago livestock desks shows hog receipts near 10 000 with total 15 500 and uneven demand. Hogs around 308 higher than Tuesday on light weights. sows steady to strong with scarce heavy weights. sheep receipts 3 000 with fed lambs mostly steady to 15 cents lower. cattle action improved with medium to heavy steers and higher heifers. general trade steady to stronger with selective gains.
Receipts total 3 006 cattle calves 100. Steers and heifers largely steady. light weights up to 25 cents higher. Cows and stockers steady, vealers and packers varied with demand. Sheep fat lambs slow, bids weaker yet some high bids above 10.50. Top prices include good 240 to 260 lb hogs at 8.75, heavy sows around 7.75, and cattle yearlings around 9.40 to 10.40 per cwt.
Livestock prices show steady to strong buyer interest with steers priced around $8.75 to $12.75 per hundredweight and cows and bulls trading in the mid range. Sheep receipts remain light with lambs and fed wooled stock trading above $10.50 to $10.75, while mixed cattle lots and odd lots appear at varied bids.
Des Moines reports 24 hour period ending 8 am Wednesday with receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 31,300 head. This compares with 18,960 a week ago and 25,500 a year ago. Market tone described as moderate to fairly active with varied prices for different weight ranges.
Market notes list weights and prices for hogs in Austin. Prices span 140 to 500 pounds with bids from about 6.60 to 8.40 per hundredweight, highlighting seasonal shifts and varying lot sizes.
cattle receipts total 2 800 head with steers steady and midweights around 9.00 to 10.50, few at 11.50 for 1 200 lb. heifers 6.50 to 9.50, food to choice cows 7.00 to 8.00, cutters 5.25 to 6.50, barrows under 230 lb strong demand at about 8.50 to 10.00, sows around 7.50, total slaughter offerings about 500 head for sheep and other stock noted.
Waterloo and Ottumwa livestock market notes list hogs by weight bands and prices in dollars per cwt. Entries show multiple weight ranges from 120 pounds up to 600 pounds and prices from about 5.90 to 8.65 with occasional misprints and jumbling.
U S Dept of Agriculture notes hog receipts about 1 500 with early top at 8 35 and closing higher. bulk 180 240 lbs mostly 8 50 to 6 65, some 9 75 to 10 25. Slaughter steers and stockers steady. good fed steers 9 50 to 10 25. heifers 9 35 to 10 35. cows 7 plus. spring lambs indicated. overall receipts 425. demand slower but prices steady to firmer on some weights.
Hog prices advance across all grades by 15 cents in the local market this Wednesday. Top prices for long-haul hogs and good hogs span 38 to 8.15 dollars per hundredweight across weight ranges. Cattle show mixed gains with choice to prime steers around 21 to 12.78 dollars and calves and lambs listed by weight and quality.
War news sent a broad market retreat with light selling. Major defense contract stocks fell to near 1941 lows while some staples like rubber and cocoa rose on expectations of wartime sea action. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel led declines with losses across Westinghouse Du Pont Union Carbide and Douglas Aircraft.
Wheat futures fell as much as 14 cents before reversing and nearly erasing losses. Corn modestly higher on hedging demand and July buying by a professional, with 40 000 bushels shipped and 32 000 arriving. Soybeans slipped over 2 cents amid profit taking while oats held steady and oils and fats eased. Kansas City and Minneapolis tracked Chicago in a quiet, steady session.
Chicago market notes list cash prices for wheat oats barley soybeans and seeds with varying grades and weights. Lard and bellies are quoted with tierce and loose prices.
A list of varied Cedar Rapids prices for grains meats produce and poultry items. Includes oats white barleys hens leghorns roosters springs seeds lemons and vegetables with per unit and carton prices and a line for certified seed potatoes and tomatoes per carton's price.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of April 7 to 12 list Daisies at 16 1 6 cents, Horns at 16 4 6 cents, Cheddars at 164 cents. Partners call board notes Daisies 16 up to 16 4? cents and Cheddars at 164 cents.
The report indicates interest in wool markets, with emphasis on domestic sales. It notes that largely common transactions were being closed and sales were either on wood or available for trade as they arrived.
Wall Street quotations show mixed early trading with listed results for Kennecott Copper 32 percent Juneau ed 6 i and Kroger 28 percent among others. Several utilities and industrials including Amn Inti Corp Uni El Coal and Goodyear Tire appear with varied percentages in the column.
Receipts show 659,611 lbs of poultry with prices for heavy and light hens and ducks, turkey prices at 25 cents, and various car and scale quotes. Egg receipts total 30,065 with market easing for extra firsts and subsequent grades. Potatoes arriving 92 on track, Idaho russets and Colorado Red McClures featured with prices from $0.85 to $1.65 per cwt and other regional lots.
Local ads list Easter specials on hair permanents at various beauty shops. Prices range from $1 to $7 with additional services like fingerwaves and salon showcases. Stores include Martha Dvorak neve SHA, Lillian Ludy Shop, Helen Dinnie’s Sals Salon, Johnson’s Parace Beauty Shop, EXCEL-CIS Beauty Products, and Paris Academy offering deals through early April.
AP report on New York production market notes mixed color eggs from fancy to extra fancy with current receipts and storage checks. Prices show firmness on a trading day with score and grade variations and notes on average prices for different qualities.
A Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports Bulgarian troops took part in the German assault on Yugoslavia, signaling Bulgarian involvement in the invasion coordinated with German forces.
A fragment notes evening welding lessons at 925 South Street and basic to advanced Spanish classes. It mentions clubs and schedules with partial illegible details and a phone-like number 4695.
Classified blurbs show funeral homes, hardware, alterations, service notices, and small business ads. Entries mention addresses like 1107 3rd St SE and 1228 2nd St, with service notes and contact numbers, illustrating typical advertising clutter and reader guidance.
A small weekly payments listing appears for Rapaport's Used Car Lot located at 411-15 Sth Ave SE. The ad highlights affordable auto financing options and weekly payment terms for several used vehicles.
Officials of RKO Pictures said Orson Welles entered a private sanitarium for a brief vacation and rest on his physician's advice. The young actor had been over the edge from recent pressures and publicity.
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