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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1941
Page
14
Chicago and midwest livestock markets report mixed cattle steady to firm while hog receipts slow and mostly lower. Prices vary by weight and class with top hogs near 8.75 and cattle showing firm demand on choice steers and vealers.
Hog prices hold steady with no changes in grades since Wednesday. Top long-haul hogs at 8.60 for 140-150 Ibs. other hog ranges from 7.05 to 8.20 per pound across 150-2100 Ibs bands. Cattle market shows choice to prime steers 11.00 to 12.90. yearlings 10.75 to 12.50. cows and bulls trade around 5.78 to 9.44. Calves 9.00 to 10.50. sheep market notes spring lambs 9.78 with varied lot values.
Grain and produce prices listed for No. 3 Ac wheat No. 2 he oats No. 2 rye No. 2 corn and soybeans with May delivery. Straw baling prices and poultry eggs and fruit vegetables valued including lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage carrots and potatoes. Hides calf and horse values also shown.
Wisconsin cheese quotations list for the week of April 21 28 from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange and Partners call board. Daisies brick horns and cheddars are shown in the 16 4c to 17c range with variations. Boston wool market reports slower new business and steady prices for fine Australian and South American wools on a scoured basis with duty included.
In a clipped auction-like note the source cites futures data from Samson Bres and Co. It mentions storage standards and references a November period with a cryptic term AeGOS-Retrizerator and Ostober. The fragment offers no clear events or outcomes.
The New York market halted its rally as bullish traders cashed in on a two day up swing. Minor losses followed in the final hour amid selling pressure and worries over Balkan dispatches tax fears and possible U S involvement in war. U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors AT&T Montgomery Ward Anaconda and du Pont led the retreat.
The New York bond market moved with small changes Friday near noon with very light activity and little speculative interest. Some issues edged higher including Baltimore and Ohio convertibles and City of New York 3s, while Erie 55 of 1975 and Delaware and Hudson 4a lagged. Foreign issues saw Australian 4s and Canadian 4s rise, Rhine Westphalia 3 3 of 2953 fell.
Unclear stock table shows Dow Jones averages with multiple sectors listed. Industrials, rails, utilities and other groups display small declines and mixed movements. Transaction totals indicate sizable activity across 65 stocks, with notable volumes in industrials and rails.
Wheat on the Chicago board closed near day’s highs as short covering sparked by soybeans boosted all grains. May wheat rose to about 91 cents, with mixed oats and corn also advancing. cash grain quotes and receipts noted, Winnipeg steady.
Chicago market reports show poultry prices mixed with gains for some chicks and steady to weaker demand across varieties. Butter receipts reach 874,221 lbs as market firmed with price scales noted for various butter scores. Eggs receipts 46,641 cases with steady demand and ranges for firsts and checks. New York yields steady eggs with mixed colors and price bands for fancy to extra fancy. Cheese prices firm with unchanged overall levels and creamery products steady high grades.
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt urged a compulsory year of service for girls as part of a permanent home defense program. In the Ladies' Home Journal she said girls should work and train in varied lines not identical to boys, with community service in hospitals, home economics, farm management, and optional mechanical training.
Berlin reports the German high command acknowledged the loss of two top U-boat commanders. Lieut. Commander Otto Kretschmer and Lieut. Commander Schepke were named as the fallen and previously reported captives by the British.
King George and Queen Elizabeth hosted the United States ambassador John G. Winant and Mrs. Winant at a Buckingham Palace luncheon in London.
Athens reports German troops overpowered Greek garrison on Lemnos after four hours of fighting. The invasion follows Germany already occupying Samothrace and other nearby islands, blocking routes to the Black Sea.
Multiple deaths reported including Franklin J Krause of Toddville Died after brief illness at home Born January 9 1869 survived by wife two daughters five sons and four grandchildren Funeral at Church of Christ Toddville Burial Dunkard Cemetery Other obituaries include Mary Frisch Benda Goldie Lacey Bell and relations in Cedar Rapids Solon and Cedar Bluffs with services and burial plans noted
Funeral services for Mrs Bren da Hammond who died at her home 512 Sixth avenue SW will be held at 2 pm Saturday in the Rohn chapel conducted by Chester Ainsworth. Cremation committal. Friends may call at the chapel.
Private funeral services for Grover Cleveland Powers, who was struck by a car early Thursday, will be held at the Polansky chapel at 30 am Saturday, conducted by Rev. Frank H. Ward. Burial follows at Shiloh cemetery. The family requests no flowers.
Funeral services for Clarence H. Kimes of Ely who died suddenly on Tuesday will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Moon chapel. Burial will follow at Bohemi an National cemetery.
William N. Herman 71 died Thursday at 10 p m in Marion. A former resident of near Ely he is survived by a son Robert Herman of Lincoln Illinois The body was taken to the Yocom chapel in Marion for funeral arrangements awaiting word from the son.
Representative Vinson of Georgia introduces legislation to broaden presidential authority to set priorities and ration defense related supplies for Britain aid. The bill, urged by defense production chief Knudsen and Sid Hillman, would apply to all government contracts with any nation vital to U S defense.
A Cedar Rapids couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Pratt, mark their golden wedding with a Sunday dinner for 10 children and 18 grandchildren at 2505 Johnson Avenue NW and an open house at Edgewood fruit farm. The couple married April 29, 1890, in Cedar Rapids. Pratt was born August 11, 1864 in Northfield Vermont and Mrs. Pratt was born April 29, 1872 west of Cedar Rapids. They began life at a wooded farm site funded by wood cutting and land clearing. Children include Werbert W Pratt Edward R Pratt David J Pratt Don F Pratt Mrs Edward Novatis Mrs Pattee Mrs Mark Brodie Mrs Leo Hever Summer Mrs Burton Emmons and Ruth Pratt.
The West Marion Garden club met Wednesday at Mrs. Henry Gerdes home with Mrs. George Michel and Mrs. Edward Manson in charge. sewing for the Red Cross was the program. Community items include pond work by the Jinn County Fish and Game club, new home moves for the Stanaways, and various local advertisements and social notes.
Advertisements report sales and meals at Central Market Berber's Market and Owen's Cut Rate Drug. Updates note Mrs. Carver ill at Old Marion Road and Mrs Wyckoff returning to Waterloo from visit. City officials inspect street work as Marion plans improvement program while residents welcome visitors and a home change occurs at 350 Marion Boulevard.
In a Senate speech Senator Byrd of Virginia urged Frances Perkins to resign as labor secretary. He criticized her as a bottleneck in the defense program and demanded replacement by a strong leader who would halt strikes in preparedness industries.
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