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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1941
Page
19
Chicago livestock prices show hogs up 10 to 15 cents while lambs hold steady to firm and steers gain 10 to 15 cents. Early midweek action features shorn lambs with native 90 lb at about 8.60 dollars, reflecting steady demand.
Chicago market notes hogs up to 19 18 cents higher across weights and sows with good to choice at 8.85 for 240-270, 8.45-8.70 for 270-330, and 6.40-8.75 for 180-400 lb ranges. Lambs and sheep varied with some packs and shorn weights lower. cattle steady to mixed with prime steers near 12.50 and bulls around 6.25. Overall undertone cautious with some weights holding firm and others softening.
U S Department notes hogs selling around 8.60 to 8.65 for 180 to 270 lb ranges with top slates near 9.00. cattle listings show slaughter steers and heifers around 9.00 to 11.50 with some gains. calves and stockers steady. sheep market readings show good fed wool lambs at 9.75 to 10.25 with fresh shorn lambs above 4.00 and ewe prices around 6.75 for ewe stock, 4.75 for shorn ewes.
Combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern areas were 19 900 head at 8 a m Wednesday up from 17 200 a week ago and 13 500 a year ago. Market fairly active with prices 10 cents higher overall and some loads up to 15 cents. barrows and gilts mostly 146 to 180 200 dollars per hundredweight with various weights and grades reported.
Auction notes show weighted hog prices with ranges from 49-150 pounds at 6.85 to 7.15 dollars and higher bands through 500 pounds at about 7.25 to 7.55 dollars. Values fluctuate by weight and lot size across the Minnesota AP dispatch.
Sioux City AP notes cattle sale results with 2,000 calves salable mainly beef steers and yearlings. Prices range from around 10.25 to 10.50 for loaded stock, with some lighter lots and hides selling near 10.40 to 10.25. Active bidding noted for medium to small lots and stock steer movements.
South St. Paul market shows varied class pricing with 3,200 to 3,300 head listed. Slaughter steers near 1440 lb loads bring around 11.00, cows mostly 6.75 to 7.00, heifers 6.75 to 9.50, bulls 6.50 to 7.00, good consignments around 8.50 to 10.00 for select lots. overall market not established with asking 8.75 for good light weights and 7.80 for good light sows.
Hog prices at Ottumwa show a wide spread by weight. Quotes list per hundredweight ranges from about $3.35 to $8.60 depending on weight categories from 120 to 500 pounds.
Hogs rise on the local market with all grades advancing about 10 cents. The top long-haul, no-fill hogs return to 8.60 dollars, while calf and lamb prices vary by weight and quality with 160-200 lb cattle at 10.00 dollars and other grades priced per weight.
Miscellaneous Cedar Rapids listing seeds potatoes one dollar eighty six cents per unit. Tomatoes two dollars and ninety cents. Asparagus two dollars eighty five cents. Cauliflower two dollars twenty five cents. Eggs and poultry items shown with old price codes. No. 1 yellow corn and beans noted with prices. various no numbers and crate values included.
PlymouthWisconsin AP cheese prices for the week of April 21 to 26 show various grades and cuts including brick 16 4 and cheddar priced at 17 2 cents per pound. Prices reflect the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange listing for the period.
Sour A were in directly from country to users. merican spot wools of these grades and at firming prices.
A late day surge of buying lifted stock quotations on Wednesday for the first time in eight sessions. Gains of a point or more led advances among steel rail motor and aviation shares with about 400000 shares traded. Major gainers included U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors U S Rubber Montgomery Ward United Aircraft Glenn Martin Anaconda and American Can.
Wednesday's market report lists numerous issues with fractional gains and losses. Adams Express, Johns Manville, Allied Chemical, Amn Can, Amn Tel, and Cent Fdy are noted among many others with varying percentages, reflecting a broad trading day on Wall Street and in Chicago.
AP report on New York butter market showing steady creamery scores and premiums with r scores and various grade marks. includes references to firsts, seconds, mediums, and dirties with prices and section notes.
Chicago grains futures edged lower with corn holding within narrow limits. Soybeans fell nearly 4 cents as liquidating sales triggered stop orders while wheat, oats, rye also declined amid scattered offerings and rest orders. Receipts and shipper sales sized at about 150,000 bushels. Kansas City and Minneapolis followed Chicago's course.
Chicago prices for grain and lard show No. 2 hard wheat at 38 cents in parts, oats and barley varying by grade with mixed weights, and lard prices listed as tierces at 8.57 dollars and loose at 7.77 dollars. The report reflects commodity market quotes with multiple graded lines and standard measures.
Toward noon several carrier loans from Tuesday's rise posted new gains while losses in other sections remained small. Treasury issues drifted lower with minor declines, but the new taxable 2S attracted attention in over the counter trading. Foreign bonds such as German 5 1 4s and others showed improvement as investors weighed tax report discussions in Washington.
Stock indexes closed with modest gains as industrials and utilities showed activity while overall volume remained light. Trading focused on large cap issues with several Dow components posting small advances amid a narrow trading range.
Three Iowa light company workers testified at an NLRB hearing over a complaint by the International Union of Operating Engineers accusing the firm of unfair labor practices. The witnesses were Wednes trony Navratil and Clarence White as the hearing, set to resume at 2 p.m., examined the company’s dealings since June 1937 with the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers while offering to bargain with any legally recognized union.
Classified fragment details lost keys with chain near 14th Street Northeast and a brown leather jacket listed with address 14th St NE. Other items include a white glasses holder, nursing home and convalescent mentions, and a time shop listing at 108 2nd Ave.
A jumble of classified details including addresses, phone numbers, and offers for subscriptions to American Home, a 35 cent introductory Vitamin B1 ad, discount watches, cleaners, and insurance services. Mentions Mrs Rinderknecht at Bever Avenue and various local businesses seeking ads and references.
The notice lists beauty shops offering permanent waves and related services. Names include Lovely Lady Shop at 317 1st Ave and Johnson's Barber and Beauty Permanents at 308 10th St SE. Other items reference equipment, materials, and prices such as $13 and $7.50 for various waves and manicures. The text also mentions Paris Academy Beauty School and generic salon offerings.
Ash and rubbish hauled by Reasonable. Dial 301 CHOICE for dirt removal. Sodding and odd jobs offered. Also expert paper cleaning with 15 years experience. Walls washed. Dial 7 7238 for tiling and painting. Papering Estima and AreaTaTs 22d Saeing Pat i.
Classified notice offers a dwelling in the city for a widower or bachelor. Locations include city addresses with box numbers and nearby avenues. Target reader is an experienced home seeker.
Help wanted notices for Des Moines Iowa listing positions in sales clerical housekeeping and skilled trades. Various employers seek experienced salesmen clerks stenographers seamstresses and housekeepers with references and contact boxes or phone numbers. Several ads invite young men with high draft numbers and specify training opportunities and wages.
Abbreviated ad fragment notes a roller skating amusements mention and time 815 pm at a Vernon location with sparse details. No clear events, organizations, or persons fully readable.
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