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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1942

Page

5

Hog market steadies after early losses in Chicago trading

Chicago hog prices closed near Friday highs after starting 5 to 10 cents lower. Top bid reached 14.40 per hundredweight, with total receipts around 14,000 head plus 3,500 through direct channels. Cattle values held firm with steer tops at 17.25, while hogs across regions such as Des Moines Sioux City and Omaha showed mixed but steady demand.

Chicago U. Dept. Agriculture Odo Ann Iowa Nes Moines INS U. S Minnesota Bioux City Livestock Sioux City API Dent Peoria Peoria, al

Local Pork Market Sees Slight Drops Across Grades

Hog prices eased five cents on Monday with top hogs at 14.05. Grades for 140 to 360 pounds show scattered quotes from 12.75 to 13.95, while packers’ ranges span 13.40 to 13.66. Cattle and calf sections list varied values for steers, yearlings, cows, and lambs across multiple weight classes.

Iowa He Associated Press Ac Pounds Butchers Waterloo Ottumwa Mason Co Pan-Wan IBM

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain Prices and Markets

Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids including wheat oats rye soybeans and shelled products. Poultry and hides markets shown with various grades and prices. Animal byproducts and kips also noted with inconsistent OCR details.

Chicago market reports for poultry butter and eggs

Chicago market reports show steady to firm poultry receipts with firm butter and mixed egg prices. Rates include heavy hens 21% to 5c, colored springs up to 38c, leghorn and white rock varieties varying by weight, and butter quotes around 37 to 39c for various grades.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Idaho Colorado Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Wisconsin Green Mountains Michigan New York Eifect

U S Lease Lead Expediter Harriman Ill in London

London report says W Averell Harriman United States lease lead expediter in London is ill with a severe attack of intestinal gout. The wartime note points out Britain still operates about 1 000 000 passenger cars despite illness and war.

U. S London INS W. Averell Harriman United States Great Britain

Stocks Trifle More Hopeful on Market Recvoery Day

The New York stock market opened higher with fractional gains and broad participation but buying timidness limited gains. Blue chip leaders saw mixed results with several strong names advancing while others slipped. American Telephone dropped to a new low since 1935 amid reports of opposition to rate hikes to preserve a nine dollar dividend.

New York Bethlehem Johns Manville Goodrich Chrysler Boeiing Anaconda du Pont Standard Oil N.J Cheapeake Ohio Montgomery Ward J. I. Case American Telephone Washington Dispatches Douglas Aircraft Norfolk and Western Eastman Kodak Kennecott United States Steel

Wall St. Stocks and Quotations From J E Bennett & Co

Wall Street stock list published by J E Bennett & Co shows numerous securities with prices and changes from Adams Express to Zenith Radio. Entries include Alaska Juneau, Allied Stores, Lockheed, Boeing, Procter Gamble, Union Pacific, Ford England, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and Zenith Radio among many others. The column reflects diversified industrials and majors trading in Chicago and New York markets with fractional price data and notable activity indicators.

Adams Express Nickel Alaska Juneau Raver Allied Chem Allied Stores Johns ‘Manville Allis Chalmers Kennecoty Amn Can . Kreste Powall Kroger Hide & L Legihgh Val Int! Corp Libbey ‘Owens Loco Lix, Myers Ae &Ul SA Lockheed Eeeae Loe Eas Miss du Lornard Aft McKesson Pos Ada Amn Steel Fdys Marshall of Atlantic Eter Atl Coast L Aviation Corp Baldwin Loco Beth Steel Blaw ‘Knox Nor Amn Co Boeing Airp Io Borden Co Otis Brew Borg Warnes Otis Steel Bucyrus Erie Packard Mtrs Paramount Cal & Hecla Fenna R R Pittslegh Proctor Gamble Erro de Pasco Agi Mtrs Sit Purity Baker Cities Siti Alma Ve Safeway Schenler Sears Roebuck Onio A Conti Cancer Conti Motors Pac Ie8perry Corp Grucibie Steel Aya Stangaranda Revee i Erie & F Sé de Guls Erie Oar Tex Pac -Ld Eastman Aeakies Tidewater Ea Eas Autolite Uni Airers Gillette Ri Goebel Goodrich Goodyear Tore Nor Walworth Oe Nor. Rr Warner Pros Ee Wes. Bux Wes Union Greyhound Westsee AB Hecker Brods Westthes Hiram Walker Houston Oil Willys Ovid Hudson Mtra Wilson & Co Hupp Woolworth Central Bnouwoeta Inspiration Nat Standard Cheo Corp Quaker Com Quaker Pr Bunstrand Gen. M Swift & Co Wolereen Edison

Bond Market Gains Lead Rail Stocks on Mixed Monday

A substantial bloc of lower priced railroad bonds rose in Monday trading with some gains near a point late in the session. Losses over a point occurred but light volume kept the market steady. Notable movers included Missouri-Kansas-Texas 5s and New York Central 53s along with others from Pennsylvania General and ITT.

NEW York New York Central Pennsylvania General International Hydro Electrics American Telephone Western Union Common Wealth Edison Laclede Gas Stock Exchange

Grain Prices Fluctuate After President’s Speech

Chicago futures shows sharp moves as wheat and other grains react to the President’s anti inflation stance and government wheat surplus program. Wheat ends near five month lows, with mixed gains and losses across May and July contracts.

Chicago

Wisconsin cheese quotas and wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for April 27 to May 2 show varied prices for several cheese types including twins and cheddars. The wool market in Boston remained quiet with buyers seeking fine territory wools and rough graded stock priced from 95 to 106 cents per pound scoured.

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

Army and Navy Expected U S Planes at Pearl Harbor Attack

Miss Ruth Bryan told Rotarians at the Roosevelt hotel that both services had ordered additional aircraft expected to arrive in Hawaii on Sunday December 7 as Japan opened a surprise morning attack. She said reports after the strike described a 10 000 foot approach and a force possibly of about 100 planes, with bombs falling on targets beyond empty hangars.

United States Army Navy Hawaii Pearl Harbor Ruth Bryan Roosevelt Hotel A. McKinley Honolulu J.R. Armstrong Navy Department Miss Bryan Japan Army

Classified Want Ads Pricing and Submission Tips

Readers are advised to place ads for a set number of days and pay only for the running days. The notice outlines pricing by word and line counts, mailing rules for out-of-town readers, and a hotline for assistance with wording. Special low rates apply for Work Wanted ads.

Ieroran Gazette Cedar Rapids Business Opportunity Bureau 1St Ave Duster Bros. Co

Radio broadcasts identify attackers as war continues

Miss Bryan recounted fleeing from a beach apartment to her cousin’s hillside home during the attack. She described hearing guns and seeing ships burning while Lieut. Comdr. Armstrong and many friends served on duty. She insisted 75 percent of officers and 88 percent of men remained at their posts.

Miss Bryan Comdr. Armstrong

United States Troops Landing Protested by Vichy

The Vichy government under Pierre Laval announced a vehement protest to Washington on Sunday night over the landing of U.S. troops on New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

VICHY INS Pierre Laval Washington United States South Pacific New Caledonia

Lost and Found items listed with rewards

A collection of lost notices includes a 32x6 Ford wheel on Highway 261 near Mt. Vernon and Ivanhoe bridge with Nash Transfer reward, a lost billfold with Illinois driver’s license, a brown leather billfold with money and papers, a yellow and white beagle hound named Ben with reward, a pansy pin with a diamond, and a pair of coveralls with keys and pocket reward. Also a note lists address 1634 A Ave NE and a Box 6-232 Gazette contact.

Mt. Vernon Ivanhoe Bridge Ben A_Ave Gazette

Contractors and Equipment for Istelon Gorah Rental at Cornhusker Plant

Notice seeks all contractors and equipment dealers for use on the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant project in Grand Island Nebraska. Requires year model make hours serial number present location owner’s appraised value monthly rental rate and other pertinent data. Form 40-2111 revisions provided on request. A Guthrie & Co Inc and R J Tipton Cornhusker Osd Plant.

Istelon Gorah Usker Ptic A. Guthrie & Co., Inc R._ J. TIPTON—CORNHUSKER ORDNANCE PLANT Grand Island Nebraska

Local Trades Listing Offering Watches to Wedding Gifts

An assortment of ads lists cash offers for valuables and services. Katz Jewelry & Loan Co advertises watch cleaning and mainsprings. Probasco Jeweler adjacent to Palace Theater. Anderson Monument Co promotes graduation gifts. L A Lower Jeweler. Andrew Carburetor Service. Morris Fur Shop offers fur storage. car washing and vacuuming. Lyman's Shell Service. driving share to Denver. Welch's Overalls. H K Schaefer repair. quilting and sewing services. Sands Printing. Pleasant Nursing Home. dressmaking and alterations. numerous small ads for repairs and cleaning.

Hamilton Elsin Bulova L. A. Lower 2Nd St. SE Andrew 1St St. SW Morris Fur Shop Granby Lyman Ave 2Nd St Denver Colo Dial WELCH H. K. Schaefer Kresge Bidgee C. R. Knitting CO Griffith Feather Mattress Co Sands Printing CO 2Nd St. NE Pleasant J Ave Plara M. Emerson

Beauty ads and classified notices from Gazette listing services

A dense page of beauty shop ads offerings permanent waves and cuts with prices from Lovely Lady and Lillian Suchy Beauty Shops. Includes Paris Academy beauty school and La Vogue listings plus farm and employment wants for milk delivery and hotel night clerk positions.

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Dancing-Floor Shows at Hayes Music Box Ad

Sunday listing announces Dancing-Floor Shows at Hayes Music Box with a nightly program except Monday. Promotional text promotes prancing act and rhythm music as part of the city venue’s entertainment lineup.

Hayes Music Box Hates Music Box

Tire sizes listed with ply and dimensions

A catalog line lists tire sizes including 32x6 10 ply 7.50x17 8 ply 7.50x20 8 ply 34x7 10 ply 8.25x20 10 ply and 9.00x20 10 ply.

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