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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1942

Page

16

Hogs finish weaker as price drops at Chicago market

Chicago hog prices slipped 15 to 25 cents from Friday’s open, with top quoted around 14.50 but not above 14.35 later. Receipts were larger than last week, while cattle held steady or rose modestly on Canadian-origin stock. hogs across Omaha and Sioux City markets showed similar softening, with prices steady to lower and sows down slightly.

Chicago Agricultural Marketing Administration Wiltshire Dept. Agriculturel Byoux City Bioux City U. B. Dept. Agriculture Omaha U. S Dept. Agriculture Iowa Des Moines Minnesota Peoria Prorta

Local Hog Market Dime Lower Today

The local hog market weakened Friday with a ten cent drop across grades. Prices range for good hogs from 140 to 180 pounds, with top line items and packers’ quotes listed, while cattle and sheep figures follow in a dense market snapshot. The note ends midstream with uncertain energy terms.

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Cedar Rapids Miscellanieous Grain and Poultry Prices

Market notes list grain prices No 198 wheat 94c, oats 53c, rye 40c, yellow corn 5c, yellow soybeans 1.71, hay and straw prices, poultry rates with leghorns 1c and heavy cocks 11c, pigeons $1 per dozen, fruit and vegetable prices incl Colorado celery 83.50, onions 3.75, new cabbage 2.36, carrots 2.25, Mexican tomatoes 4 dollars, potatoes Russets 3.50, winesap apples 38 cents, price for a horse and cart and other farm goods included.

Heavy Cocks LLC Texas

Chicago Produce Markets Report Highlights Mixed Poultry Prices

Chicago market figures show receipts across poultry butter eggs cheese and produce with small hens at 23c and cocks at 15c. Butter receipts exceed a million pounds while egg and cheese prices hold steady. New York and other regional values listed for multiple dairy and produce categories.

Chicago Idaho Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Bliss Wisconsin Michigan Green Mountains Maine Katahdinas Chippewas Texas Bliss New York

Bond Market Slips as News Site Marketing Dominates

New York bond market faces modest losses Friday amid heavy focus on marketing a major news site. Debentures of American Tobacco Co. 100 million offering traded at par with oversubscription predicted. corporate loans such as Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania General, and International Telephone showed slight drift lower. Government and other bonds fluctuated, with some issues steady and others easing as trading mixed on the day.

NEW York Bond Review York (Ap American Tobacco Co Southern Pacific Pennsylvania General International Telephone Yestern Ubs Ilinois Central Mbs Stock Exchange Fordan Dellear

Stocks at New 9 Year Lows Amid Market Slump

New York stocks slid to nine year lows as buying power failed to revive extending declines across leaders. Dow Chemical fell as much as three and a half points while American Telephone Johns Manville J C Penney and Douglas Aircraft stayed under water. Dow Jones averages showed broad weakness with few stocks escaping the decline as investors awaited the government price control plan and tax schedule details.

New York American Telephone Johns Manville J. C. Penney Douglas Aircraft Dow Chemical du Pont Allied Chemical Eastman Kodak

Wheat Ends Firmer But Rest of Grain Narrowly Irregular

Wheat futures recovered earlier losses to close firmer while other grains moved irregularly. Wheat up 1% to 1% cents, corn steady to off 3, oats down to up 3, rye up to 1% and soybeans up 1% to 2 cents. Cash bids show No. 1 mixed wheat around 1.10 to 1.34, corn varying by grade, oats mixed, barley around 82 cents to 1.02, and soybeans around 1.80 to 1.3. Winnipeg market noted closing trends.

Chicago Commission House

Wall Street Quotation Highlights From Fridax Edition

Abbott Lab at 384 and International Nickel at 25 led a sea of stocks in Friday’s quotations. Major names included Johns Manville 51%, Boeing 62, Allied Stores 4, Kennecott Copper 208%, and Lockheed 1735, with numerous utilities, banks, and manufacturers showing varied activity across sectors. The page tallies numerous prices for Amex, Natl Steel, Union Carbide, General Motors, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble, and others reflecting market breadth in a busy session.

J. E. Bennett & Con W. H. Jump Merchants National Bank Fridax Abbott Lab Intl Nickel Adams Express Alaska Juneau T and T Allied Chem Johns Manville S, Allied Stores Kennecott Allis Chalmera Kresga S McKesson Marshall Tya Martin Mont Ward Amn Woolen Murray Corp Nash-Kelv Ark Bellas Atchison Cash Rew Atlantic Rig Dalry Viation Corp Baldwin Loco Balto N . Barnsdall Barbet Hepnatt Nor Fae HR Bath Iron Nor Amn Avi I Beatrice Crmy Onig Oil Bendix Beth Steel OUS Elev Otis Eteel Oe Kaor Na Bs Packard Mtra Bohn al Pittsbed Hecla Ae Proctor Gamble “Aye Can Pac Soc N. J Case Thach-sat Pullman Co Radio Corpus Cerro de Pasco Radio Yell Ches & Ohio Rem. Rand Chrysler Mtrs Reyn Coca Cola Safeway Ooh Cole Palmolive Schenley Din Columbas Sears Roebuck Com Server, Inc Golvents Shell Union Silver King Cons Edison Simmons Co Socony Por Rico Sperry Corp Crown Drugs Calif Curtiss Wr Deere, Co Brudebaker del Hudson Stone Web del Lacka Sterling Prods Douglas Raton Mie Timken Elec Autolite Trans-Amer Elec Elec Pow U Union Carbide Union Pac Ford England Uni Uni Air Lines Uni Corp Graham Paleo Cranby Nor Ry Walworth Ter Greyhound Warner Bros Hayes Body Wes Union Hecker We'house AB Houston We'house Hudson Hupp Willya Ovid Ils Central Wilcox Indus Rayon Wilson & Co Woolworth Chicago Armour & Co Libby McNeil Borg Warner Midwest Corp Bendix Norwest Bank Chicago Corp Nobl Sparks Cities Quaker O Comw Edison Quaker OF Pr Cherry Burl Swift As Co EI Hshold Dts Swit Katz Drug Walereen Cress

Wool Market Steady for Fine French and Clothing Wools

U S Department of Agriculture reports fair demand in Boston on Friday for fine French combing length territory wools at 1 104 118 and for clothing length fine territory wools at 1 05721 08. Wisconsin cheese quotations for week April 29 25 show twink 20 percent classics 21 horns 21c and cheddars 2044.

Boston U. S. Dept. Agriculture Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange

Roosevelt Withholds Confirmation On Jap Raid Data

President Roosevelt continued to withhold any confirmation on Japanese reports of an American air raid on Japanese cities. He did say Moscow informed him a plane had been interned in Russia, a detail he treated as non questioning. The White House aide joked about a Shangri La bomber claim as part of the press exchange.

Washington Moscow Russia Roosevelt Siberia Kalinin White House Shangri la Japan

Now Jones Averages Bonds and Rails in Market Update

The report lists Jones averages for bonds and rail listings with figures such as 40 bonds and several rail and utility sectors. It notes price changes and percentage shifts across first and second grade rails and utilities, with industrials and utilities showing small declines and modest gains.

Gazette Limits on Ads and Box Numbers

The Gazette states it does not guarantee more than one incorrect ad insertion and warns it cannot provide information about box numbers in Ada related notices.

the Gazette Ada

Lee Savold to Fight Lou Nova at Griffith Stadium May 21

Promoter Mike Jacobs announced that heavyweight contenders Lou Nova of California and Lee Savold of Des Moines will clash in a 10 round main bout on the Navy Relief Society show at Griffith Stadium Washington D C May 21.

New York Mike Jacobs Lou Nova California Lee Savold Des Moines Griffith Stadium Washington, D. C

Arnold Asks Right To Continue Probes

Washington ATTY GEN Thurman Arnold asked the Senate patents committee for authority to press antitrust probes during the war. He argued that federal halting of the electrical lamp monopoly case against General Electric in New Jersey hindered the war effort by using essential corporate time.

Washington INS Thurman Arnold Senate Patents Committee New Jersey General Electric Company

Lost and Found items and rewards in local notices

Lost brown dog named Butch near Cedar Rapids. Reward. Call 8768. Lost tire and Ford wheel from highway 261 between Mt Vernon and Ivanhoe bridge. Reward. Nash Transfer 28666. Lost small pansy pin with a diamond in center dated April 18. Box 6 232. Gazette. Lost pair of coveralls with bunch of keys in Rocket. Dial 6183. Reward. Lost Indianapolis purse on 1st St SE contains papers valuable to owner. Reward 3 3328 PPP RAAF AAR AAA

Cedar Rapids Butch Dial Mt Vernon Ivanhoe Bridge Nash Transfer Gazette Indy 1St St. SE

Personal ads offer pawnbroker services and beauty deals

A cluttered column lists cash paid for watches diamonds guns radios lenses and more with contact numbers and shops. It includes listings for nursing homes embellishing with offerings like fur cleaning, beauty treatments, and secondhand watches, plus help wanted ads for salesmen, farm hands, and waitresses across Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.

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