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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
13
A midweek livestock market update notes hogs trending lower and cattle under pressure, with steady to higher hog prices at Chicago and other centers. Key buyers and sellers include cattlemen and packers in Chicago, Des Moines, and Omaha, as receipts climb and prices swing on veal, steer, heifer, and lamb lots amid mixed demand.
Hogs 200 to 210 lb tops around 850 with 180 to 240 lb at 8 20s percent. sows 360 lb near 725 to 750. Cattle salable receipts 425 moderate and steady with fed steers to 1190, short fed around 925, heifers 1065 to 985, vealers 100 to 1000. Sheep 40 slaughter and 25 plus lower, red wooled lambs 10 50, old crop lambs 825, mutton exes around 150 and less. Very little offered early.
Hogs are weaker on the local market with a 19 cent drop across all grades. The report lists various weight ranges and price bands for good hogs and packers, followed by cattle, calf, and sheep market notes with assorted price levels and quality categories.
Grain prices list No 1 No 2 oats 92c hay and straw prices bale 3.00 poultry market items 467 items include lemons Valencia oranges and various fruits.Tomatoes and cabbage prices listed along with certified seed potatoes and other produce. Hides and animal by products priced. horse and pony prices noted.
Wisconsin cheese quotas remain none for April 21 to 26 with mixed prices for Daisies horns and cheddars. Boston wool market sees scattered sales with moderate demand and firm prices. Australian wool sold at $1 to $1.02 per pound scoured, including duty.
An early rally in Tuesdays stock market faded as war news grew pessimistic. Steel shares led a modest forenoon gain, while many issues struggled to advance. After midday quotes softened and totals ended with moderate irregularity. American Telephone, Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, NY Central and DuPont fell to new lows from last June. Consolidated Edison stayed near last year’s bottom.
Wall Street closing list shows numerous names from Adams Express Alaska Juneau Nickel to Wyco and others. Major banks, manufacturers, and utilities including Allied Chem American Can Boeing and Union Pac are listed with varied quotes.
U S government bonds and select high grade rails led a measured rise on Tuesday with treasury issues continuing an uptrend from last week. Corporates slipped slightly, while securities and earnings reports for the first quarter showed improved net income for some issues.
Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade eased after earlier gains with May wheat 89 2 to 89 5 and corn, oats, rye and soybeans also stepping lower or steady. Strong oil markets supported early firmness before profit taking and selling cooled prices. Kansas City and Minneapolis followed Chicago lower as traders shifted between May and September contracts.
Chicago cash provisions show mixed No 4 corn at 67 4, No 1 yellow at 67 4, feeding types varying. Soybeans quoted No 2 yellow 125 4c and No 4 61 2074c. Oats and barley prices listed with multiple grades and ranges.
Chicago market notes show receipts and pricing for poultry butter eggs cheese and potatoes with various grades and weights. New York prices list butter cheese eggs and production quality figures with storage and current receipts. Produce futures data for butter and eggs is provided by Lamson Bros and Co with standards timelines.
Classified items include dental office notice from Dr L B Gray, bargain offer from Mary Adams, watch repairs, jewelers Probasco and others, ambulance service dialing 4149, a $25 reward for fraud, auto transport references, garden lot for rent, rummage sales, mattress and knitwear offerings, beauty shops and permanents, and a roller skating amusements line.
Misc classified blurbs list lost brown purse and wallet with papers with rewards, lost garden plow at Wilson Ave and 6th St SW, job leads for Reliable Products rep hiring, patent remedies and cosmetics offers, watch and jewelry repairs, printing services, barber shop ads, and real estate needs. Includes requests for house sharing and employment, plus various store promotions and community notices.
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