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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1942
Page
11
Chicago hog prices fell after early strength as buyers did not follow the upturn. Average bids eased 15 to 25 cents from Tuesday, with top hogs around 14.50 to 14.60 per hundredweight. cattle and sheep trends mixed as unsold lots and steady demand shaped theday.
Wisconsin cheese prices list items such as 65, twins 20%c and cheddars 20% c, while wool market notes Boston activity with values for fine territory wools 31,1 54 to 31,18 cents and graded combing wools around 1.12 to 1.15 dollars per pound, with quarter blood at 95 to 98 cents. The report cites Wisconsin items and Wool Market coverage from UP.
The bond market shows modest recovery following Tuesday's slide. Investors react to mixed signals with selective gains among rails and other sectors, while overall sentiment remains cautious about future routes.
Local hog prices slide again with all grades down about ten cents. Hogs 140 to 180 pounds fetch 12.45 to 13.90, 180 to 430 pounds 14.10 to 14.15, while packers report 13.55 to 14.13 for larger cuts. Cattle and calf sections show mixed declines with steers 11.25 to 14.75 and heifers 9.25 to 12.25, calves and fat bulls noted with limited movement.
Grain prices list No 1 and No 2 varieties for wheat oats rye soybeans and corn with prices. Hay straw poultry and fruit vegetables prices follow including celery lemons oranges lettuce onions cabbage tomatoes and potatoes. Hide and animal product quotes cover various grades and prices for hides calves horses and ponies.
CHICAGO PRODUCE receipts and prices across eggs butter cheese and poultry show mixed market activity. Hens and broilers vary by grade with geese and ducks listed. butter receipts high with varied scores. eggs firm to mixed. New York and Chicago pricing reflects regional shifts. potatoes show moderate demand with assorted regional lots. Dressed poultry and other items feature irregular demand and weight-based price fluctuations.
New York stocks opened mixed and ended with prices from steady to higher as Tuesday's slide slowed. Major gainers included United States Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, Chrysler, United States Rubber, International Harvester, Boeing, Douglas, American Telephone, Westinghouse and Du Pont, while Allied Chemical, Eastman Kodak and J I Case fell 1 to 2 points.
Wall Street stock listings show numerous named companies with bid and ask figures. The page includes quotes for Adams Express, Allied Chemicals, Boeing, Coca Cola, General Electric, General Motors, Sears Roebuck, US Steel, and many others, with various price points and percentage changes across multiple exchanges.
Roosevelt proposes survival war as a name stressing democracy’s fight for survival. Kinney warns wartime marriages hinder soldier efficiency. Messersmith celebrates pan American unity as a path to a better world.
New York comedian Eddie Cantor rests in Sydenham hospital after a minor operation for an undisclosed ailment. He is described as resting comfortably and company officials say his condition is satisfactory.
Grain futures held a firm tone in quiet Chicago trading. Wheat rose to 4% to 4% a bushel, corn up to 5c, oats up about 4 to 4a, rye up, and soybeans up over 4 to 44. Prices firmed from Tuesday's four-month low as stock strength and Kansas City grain support bought. Cash and Winnipeg quotes noted, with varied basis for wheat corn oats and barley futures and cash lard prices listed.
Senate patents committee heard that a private German American pact kept tungsten carbide prices high, forcing an American maker to quote 8 730 dollars for 3 000 shell turning tools instead of 3 375. Firth Sterling Steel produced tungsten carbide under Carboloy GE license, linked to Krupp.
About 520 refugees from Singapore survived after being stranded on an uninhabited island 80 miles from Singapore. They drifted to the islets as Japanese planes sunk two vessels, using life jackets, lifeboats, and debris to stay alive amid scarce food and harsh weather until a launch reached the island and a steamer took them to Sumatra.
London dispatch says Japanese used dual purpose fighter and dive bomber aircraft in Indian Ocean strikes that sank the heavy cruisers Dorsetshire Cornwall and the aircraft carrier Hermes. The official statement notes these carriers were hit with great determination and that dive bombers operated from carriers for the first time in these attacks.
The international film chamber voted in Rome to exclude all American made films from Europe effective January 1, 1943. Protests by Denmark Sweden and Spain were overridden by Axis controlled country representatives at the Rome meeting, Stockholm reports say.
The I C C investigated a head on crash between Western Pacific Exposition Flyer and a lone freight engine in Winnemucca Nevada. One person died and 24 were injured as a baggage car telescoped into a day coach where most injured passengers rode. The Newsboy was killed though unnamed initially.
Moscow radio said Yugoslav guerrilla bands commanded by Gen Draja Mihailovich routed a punitive expedition of 500 German troops. The report, from the Moscow broadcast, described the clash as a decisive Yugoslav victory.
In Davenport AP report the government neared completion of evidence against six men tied to the defunct Commercial Investment Corp and alleged associates on securities act violations. Floyd E. Harvey, former firm president, leads the defendants with H. M Carpenter of Monticello among others.
Violet Nunneley and her husband, along with James R. Hudson, faced district court after police nabbed them Monday night. Each man and woman faced two informations for uttering forged instruments tied to checks of 34.91 dollars listing Aetna Finance Des Moines as the employer. All three were jailed after arraignment.
William L. Price of 1027 Fifth avenue SE pled guilty to a drunk driving charge before Judge D. Haas. He was fined 300 and costs, with $50 paid now and the balance to be settled in 25 monthly installments. The arrest followed an accident at Eighth avenue and Fifth street SE last Thursday.
Lillian and Bertha Underwood filed a district court petition seeking partition of two lots in auditor's plat No 36 Cedar Rapids. They name numerous relatives including John Hakes Walter Hakes Christie Strawman Elmer Weatherson Grant Weatherson and others with state of Iowa Linn county and themselves as administratives of the estate of Frank M. Hakes. A referee is asked to be appointed to sell the property and divide the proceeds among the claimants.
The district court admitted the will of Charles Becicka of Walker, named Annie Becicka as executor without bond, and confirmed Hannah Jones and Elizabeth Russell as executors without bond for two other estates. Mary H. Jandrt was appointed administrator of Mary K Mochal’s intestate estate.
Two divorce actions were filed in district court on successive days. Ruby Sellands seeks a divorce from Meredith Sellands, married November 7 1937. Anne Hendryx seeks a divorce from LeRoy Hendryx, married May 31 1941. Hendryx granted a $400 wage attachment by Judge J E Heiserman for cruel and inhuman treatment. The plaintiff seeks title to household goods.
Floyd Buck of 210 Thirty-third Street Drive SE appeared before Judge J E Heiserman in district court Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea. He was arrested in Marion Sunday by Highway Patrolman Harry Cloud at a Marion filling station where his tire was being changed after a citizen reported erratic driving.
Jackson filed a petition alleging defendants in arrears on rent for property in Brown's addition. He served a three day notice to quit on April 7, but the defendants refused to move. Hearing on the petition was scheduled for April 21 at 9 am before Judge Charles J. Haas.
Andrew A Jackson filed in district court a petition for forcible entry and detainer against Mr and Mrs Earl Lentz alleging unlawful possession. The action seeks eviction and related relief based on the claimed tenancy and occupancy dispute.
Allen Uhlrich of Dubuque pled guilty before Judge J E Heiserman to indecent exposure charged after arrest Saturday. He was fined $200 and costs, with $50 suspended on recommendation of the county attorney's office. Police reported he molested a 10 year old girl in a local theater.
Mrs. Edgar Curtwright filed in district court seeking 5100 judgment for injuries from a February 23 auto crash near Marion. She alleges negligence by Earl Barger while riding in a car driven by Izetta Debe. The case stems from the Marion incident noted in court records.
Rates for consecutive days and one day ads shown with prices and word counts. Numerous items list services and goods including jewelry cleaning, fur cleaning, rugs, cleaning, printing, and lost and personal notices with contact phone numbers.
1939 Mercury Club Coupe with heater and good tires. 1939 Dodge sedan with blue finish and low mileage. 1934 Plymouth 2-door overhauled. 1940 Ford deluxe coach with heater driven 13,000 miles. 1938 Buick maroon convertible sedan. 1934 Chevrolet Master Car real buy for cash. 1934 Oldsmobile 4-door offered. 1939 Ford deluxe Tudor near new tires. 1942 Nash 600 part payment option. 1935 HUDSON Night sedan with heater. 1937 Ford Tudor gray with heater. 1937 International panel truck. 1940 Mercury 4-door good condition. 1941 Plymouth panel. 1941 Oldsmobile Streamliner nearly new. 1940 V-8 Tudor deluxe. 1942 Chevrolet trade-in equity. 42 Chevrolet trade-in. 1940s cars listed with contact numbers and terms.
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