Grain Market Quotation Update and Figures
Financial market brief notes updated grain quotations across major grades. Traders monitor futures sentiment and spot prices as supply concerns influence wheat corn and oats markets.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
10
Financial market brief notes updated grain quotations across major grades. Traders monitor futures sentiment and spot prices as supply concerns influence wheat corn and oats markets.
Chicago and several midwestern markets reported slow hogs with prices lower across weights, while cattle and calves showed scattered activity. Receipts ranged around 12 000 to 28 000 with top loads of long fed steers near 1700 dollars and sows steady to lower. sheep and lambs steady with limited sales and strong demand for good wooly types.
Chicago market reports show butter, eggs and poultry prices with steady to firm tones. Receipts and varying quality levels drive ranges for butter, eggs and assorted poultry while Idaho, Michigan and Texas produce prices reflect regional shortages and stock levels.
AP report notes for the week of April 24 29 on cheese markets including Twins or cheddars and assorted prices in Plymouth Wisconsin with a modest advance and mixed activity across the main list and late trades referencing Baltimore and Ohio Missouri Norton New Haven and New York bonds.
Cedar Rapids hog prices fell midweek with butchers down ten cents and packers twenty cents. Top hogs ranged about 13.45 for butchers and 12.00 for packers, with varied weights listed across hog, cattle, and sheep markets reflecting lower bids and mixed lots.
The notice lists grain oats, wheat, corn, soybeans, hay, straw, and baled straw prices along with poultry weights and prices. It also provides wholesale fruits vegetables such as Florida celery lemons California naval oranges lettuce onions and other produce with crate and box prices. Hides and calf hides are quoted with various grades and prices.
Grains traded in a narrow range with wheat steady to slightly higher at July 1.71, oats down 4 cents to 0.79, rye up fractions, and barley down 4 cents to 1.19. Cash wheat and barleys noted nominal values. field Timothy and clover prices listed as nom. per 100 lbs.
The House Appropriations Committee criticized the Interior Department's draft deferment policy for white collar workers. It approved an $87,672,580 supply bill for the new fiscal year, cutting $9,151,672 from budget estimates and expressing disappointment with deferment requests.
Linn county war price and rationing board says truckers must call for second quarter 1944 gas ration coupons immediately or they will not be distributed after April 29. Chief clerk A T Pleune notes those with ready cards should act, and those who have not applied should send SRE certificates to the rationing board.
Herbert Staub reported to police that dogs attacked and killed a cow in his pasture on Tuesday night. The dogs also killed two calves about a month ago. Police said similar stock-killing incidents had occurred years earlier in the same area but were resolved by watchmen hired for the occasion.
New York stocks edged higher with fractions to about a point as trading reached around 500000 shares. The session showed varied performances across numerous industrial and consumer concerns, reflecting a cautious but resilient market rally on the recovery path.
Judge G P Linville announces criminal assignments for Tuesday May 2 in district court with cases including Waldron Barton Norberg Harris Pence Smith, Murphy Hancock Zid McLaud Blish Sigmund Robinson, and others for crimes from larceny to illegal liquor sales. The Linn county board also awards Haegg Construction contracts totaling 600 for jail stack repairs, a county home water tower project, and a sidewalk. Bids due May 23 for well drilling and pumphouse at Linn county farm, with specifications through auditor or engineer. Floerchinger dismisses divorce action. Nicholson will probate will with Evelyn Riley Nicholson executrix. Petit jurors reported Wednesday, excused to next Tuesday by Judge Thompson.
Cedar Rapids youth center One-3-Teen will send two high school students and four adults to the 111-state recreational conference in Davenport. Joanne Sebern and Orville Rennie Jr will lead Cedar Rapids at a Friday panel after dinner. Conference runs Thursday to Saturday noon.
Col Gen Hans Hube commander of a Nazi armored force dies in a flying accident and is buried after a state funeral on Hitler's orders. Hube promoted to colonel general on Hitler's birthday April 20.
A dense classified page lists Davis Shoe Department offers fur coat cleaning plans with insurance. Several ads promote appliance service heating and refrigerator repair. Lawn mower sharpening and resale available. Hauling ashes and rubbish offered by multiple providers. Job seekers items note help wanted ads and housekeeping requests.
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