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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1946
Page
15
At Chicago live cattle sales, six loads of choice steers moved near the $18 OPA ceiling with some loads trading 25 cents below Tuesday. Most steers stayed steady at 15 50 to 17 50 as hogs cleared 10 000 head at ceilings. Wooly lambs saw higher morning bids. several Colorado lots held for 16 65 or higher.
Reports show 11,000 salable cattle with total value around 14.10 per head and 3 060 total lots. Steers steady to 25 cents lower, bulls to 15 dollars, weights heavy to 14 dollars, stock cattle weak as buyers show limited interest and prices drift down across classes.
Market report shows calves and cattle steady with mixed lots of steers heifers and cows. Lambs are fat and wool shipments and pelts noted. ewes remain scarce with prices around eight dollars.
Receipts 6 500 cattle and 1 700 hogs. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 cents higher. Cows steady. Stockers scarce. Good and choice fed steers around 16 75 to 17 00. Veal and heifer prices noted. Slaughter ewes steady to firm.
A summary of 48 hour receipts from Ssan Pecking plants in Iowa and southern Minnesota indicates generally steady demand and varied quality grades. Market activity remains robust with good to very good selections and several price ranges observed across the week.
A damaged OCR fragment shows ad fragments with numbers like 1 75 14. are 60-170 a mis 70 45 13.70 12 14.1 ts 4.40 13.65. It lacks clear items, dates, or names to identify a full product or sale.
The Cedar Rapids hog market lists ceiling prices for Wednesday with figures for prime butchers and different classes such as steers, heifers, calves, and hog cuts. Price ranges appear across classifications with several per hundred and per crate references.
In New York the stock market showed steady activity on Wednesday with pivotal issues staying close to prior levels. About 1,600,000 shares changed hands as bullish sentiment that pushed averages near 15 year highs cooled amid a lack of favorable news developments.
New York bond review notes federal long rates leveled off near session end after earlier declines. Investors pushed prices for Boston and Maine 4s Isle of Kansas Texas 1st 4s and Norfolk Southern 4s near higher levels at close.
New York AP report says Fruehauf Trailer shareholders approved increasing authorized capital by 125000 shares of 4 percent preferred stock valued at $100 each. An underwriting group led by Lehman Brothers and Watling Lerchen plans to offer shares Thursday at $104.50 each.
Chicago grain traders pushed May rye to another record high as short buyers chased light offerings. Wheat, corn and barley finished at ceilings of $1.83, $1.21 and $1.26 respectively, while oats stayed up slightly and rye held at about $2.42.
AP report from Chicago shows No 2 red and bert as on ceiling for wheat and barley quoted with various figures. Additional notes reference prices for timothy hay and red top varieties amid market listings and commodity terms.
AP reports firm wholesale egg prices with varied grades and weights, noting current receipts around 31.5 to 33 cents per dozen and a general firm market for butter with substantial recent receipts. Industry activity shows steady demand despite price rigidity.
Receipts around 4 000 head with salable stock mostly steady to up 15 cents on good and choice cattle. Vealers and calves steady with light supply. Prices ranged from about 13 to 17.50 for various grades and weights, with heavies around 17.68 and cows largely 14 to 16.75, few odd lots reported.
Irene Burgess of Londonderry wife of Owen L. Burgess, listed at Cedar Rapids, will arrive in New York April 12 aboard the Henry Gibbins. She travels with 469 other dependents of American servicemen aboard the ship.
Des Moines will host a statewide rally of county centennial leaders with MacKinlay Kantor as the principal speaker. Kantor, Iowa native and novelist of Happy Land and Glory for Me, will address the noon luncheon at a downtown Des Moines hotel with further program details to follow.
Washington AP report describes life at the District of Columbia jail near the Capitol where inmates allegedly ran businesses from cells, imported liquor, entertained visitors, and used government stationery. Superintendent Gill testified that details came from a memorandum by an inmate and noted prior knowledge by his predecessor, with ties to Engineers Group, Inc. and a Boston mayoral mail fraud case.
In San Francisco Alfred Leonard Cline faces forgery and grand theft charges as prosecutors lay out deeds and affidavits tied to estates of women who died mysteriously. The DA aims for a murder indictment while detailing theft of property in Martinez and altered deeds in Jacksonville and Dallas related to Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Lewis and Mrs. Eva Krebs Cline.
Carleton L. Stewart Mason City high school and city band director was elected president of the National High School Band Association succeeding Bruce Jones. As president he will supervise band contests across the country.
Officials from five Cedar Rapids banks and 44 insurance agencies agreed at a Tuesday YMCA meeting to extend the Bank and Auto Agent plan for financing and insuring auto purchases across the community. Lee Winterburg chaired the meeting as William P. Whipple and David Rummell detailed the program, and more agents are expected to join.
A fire on the east side of Hampton square destroyed four business buildings including the Tucker pool hall and lunch room, the Iowa Public Service office, a tailor shop, a body and Fender shop and a feed store. Five families were driven into the street. Firemen battled the blaze for three hours after it started in the Tucker pool hall. No loss estimates were made.
Lille police scoured farms in the region at the mayor's order after a 10 000 strong city march demanding potatoes. They seek enough stock to provide residents at least one pound per person, though the ration has been two pounds per person over seven months.
Mrs. Ruby E. Brown of 1140 H avenue NE told police a billfold containing $20.59 was stolen from her purse in the lobby of the Iowa theater Tuesday night after she left the purse on a table.
The public affairs group of the YWCA will not meet Thursday as previously announced. April Commandery birthdays will be honored Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a picnic supper at the Masonic hall before Apollo Commandery’s 7:30 regular session. A social hour for Knights Templar and their wives will follow.
Miss Jean Jess will return to Milwaukee at week end after her mother Mrs. E. C. Jess died in Marion. Her father will go with her. Relatives who came to Marion include Mrs. C. Kennedy Milwaukee Mr and Mrs Harry Brundage Chicago Mr and Mrs Henry Jess Ripon Wis and Mr and Mrs Carl Jess Brandon Wis.
William J. Hanson of West Union was picked up by Cedar Rapids detectives Wednesday as a navy straggler. He is held at the city jail pending shore patrol authorities from the Great Lakes naval training station.
Funeral services for Charles Peterson were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Yocom chapel by Rev James P Gable. Burial followed in Oak Shade cemetery with visitation at the chapel available prior to the service.
Mrs Randall Tharp a British war bride arrived in Marion Tuesday with her husband visiting his parents Mr and Mrs George Tharp near Center Point. A benefit party is planned at Odd Fellows Hall Friday at 8.00 pm with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs invited.
Mrs. and Mrs. Kenneth Harden return to Manchester after visiting his mother Mrs Hazel Harden. Miss Doris Andrews of Greedy Colorado visits Mr and Mrs C E Backer. Mr and Mrs C W McBride return from Denver visiting son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs C E Dardareau.
The House approved a 525 million dollar rehabilitation aid bill for the Philippines aimed at helping the new republic take over in July. The measure authorizes 400 million for reconstruction of private property damaged in the war, with United States to be reimbursed from Japanese reparations.
Hollywood California receives Eleanor Hunt a 29 year old Cleveland mother paralyzed from the neck down to undergo a nerve surgery treatment called neurotrips developed by Dr. Harvey E Billig Jr The Army will fly her by a respirator plane supplied by Gen Carl Ratz to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital for evaluation and trial proper medical notes and conditions are yet to be confirmed
Mrs Burchard H. Peck of 208 Ninth street entertained Cub Scouts, their den chief and den mother at a chili supper in the neighborhood hall.
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