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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1941
Page
11
News from Chicago reports hog prices holding steady at $11.70 top despite receipts of 11 006 hogs and 8 000 cattle as wider supplies weigh on markets. Steers show mixed movement with long yearlings topping at 12.50, while dressed trade remains steady and sheep maintain a firm tone. Grain quotations from Lamson Brothers accompany the dispatch.
Salable hog receipts 4 600 with prices 10 75 to 11 25 for 190 270 lb hogs and up to 15 cent gains on heavier sows. Cattle receipts 8 300 with steer and heifer prices around 10 75 to 11 40, cows 7 00 to 8 00, calves 11 00 to 11 75. Sheep receipts 4 800 with good to choice lambs 10 73 to 11 10, ewes 4 50 to 9 50.
Hogs receipts 12 000 steady to 10 cents lower with top near 11 70. most 180 240 Ibs 11 25 11 65. 240 270 Ibs 10 71 0 11 45. sows 9 25 10 50. feeders around 11.00. Cattle supplies 14 006 with calves 1 200. mixed loads of steers and heifers at 11 75 12 25. vealers steady at 13 00 down. heavy bulls to 9 25. Sheep and lambs light action. good and choice lambs around 11 25.
Hog receipts at town south for the 48 hour period ending Monday morning totaled 35 000, up from 26 800 a week earlier and down from last year. Prices were uneven with most barrows and gilts easing about ten cents. loads varied by weight from 140 to 450 pounds with several price ranges listed for different weights and classifications.
Iowa hog prices show a five cent decline with varied ranges by weight. Good 60 to 170 pounds fetches about 10 to 11 dollars, heavier hogs from 2300 to 360 pounds range around 10.25 to 10.60, with peaking sow prices noted in higher ranges. City hogs mirror slight declines across 140 to 180 pound categories with prices from 10.00 to 10.75.
Market notes show carcass values from 240 to 600 pounds with varied bids. Prices per hundredweight range from about 8.75 to 11.00, highlighting spread between light sows and slaughter hogs. Pack of 400 pounds plus fetches around 9.20 to 9.40, while top quotes near 11.00 apply to the lightest 240-270 pound class.
Slaughter cattle and calves steady to higher with top steers $12.25 and cows strong. Hog prices mixed with top at $11.50 and good 250 to 300 lb hogs $10.50 to $11.00. Sheep and lambs show softer tone with buyers quieter and spring lambs around $3.11 per head or more.
Dept Agriculture reports receipts total 5 500 cattle with early bids about 25 cents lower. Light yearlings weak. cows 50 percent of offerings with load western cows at 8 25. Calves 1 000. calves 10 50 to 12 50. Hogs receipts 4 300 to 4 500. barrows and gilts 10 20 lower, 11.00 to 11.20. Sheep receipts 11 cars western. native lambs 10 75 to 11 00, feeders 200 native lambs higher.
Local hog prices stay unchanged Monday with steady long-haul and top at $11.00. Sheep market shows lambs in a $75 to 90 per hundredweight range and other grades priced by quality.
Monday quotations list express 6 percent international papers and industrials with values for Juneau and other listings. Johns Manville, Kennecott Copper, International Paper and T & T stand among the active issues with current prices shown.
Readable price list from Cedar Rapids covers grains including Wheat No 1 and No 2 at 94 and 93.5 cents, Oats New White No 3 at 33 to 35 cents, Barley No 2 at 35 to 4?0?, Soybeans No 2 at 1.33, poultry values for Springs over 5 pounds at 16 cents and other weights, Leghorns 12 cents, hens 28 cents, lemons at 9.00, oranges at 3.00, and items like stepetrens 6 543.8.
The note mentions a Se change and twins at 21 percent, while cheddars are listed as 214sc, signaling a compact item with numeric figures and product codes.
The report notes wool buyers traded fine bright fleece at 41 to 43 cents per unit in sizable lots, indicating steady demand and steady pricing across wholesale channels.
New York AP reports stock prices mostly held steady in a dull session, marking the twelfth straight day of little change. Declines eased at times but failed to break the stalemate, with U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler GM AT&T Kodak and others slipping while Santa Fe Sears Pepsi General Electric and Union Carbide showed brief upticks.
A fragmented market brief shows unclear numbers such as 47,400 and 46 with stray text hints like Me atau ae at Seehte, offering little actionable data beyond a snapshot of a messy ticker snippet.
Persistent selling in small lots pushes corn lower and soybeans slide while oats and wheat also drop. Resting support appears around lows as scattered rains and showery conditions influence sentiment. cash market actions and outside wheat trends shape the decline.
AP report from New York outlines eggs receipts of 23 974 steady to firm with varied quality levels from fancy to dirties. Cheese and poultry prices listed for multiple grades and weights including whole milk flats and fresh eggs. Prices reflect general market activity and range across several categories and weights.
Five leaders of a subversive movement described as Nazi in character were held in preventive arrest in Santiago. Diplomatic sources said indications pointed to a Nazi Barandon, a German general at Valparaiso, attempting to prolong stay. Osvaldo Saguez said German elements directed the movement and the interior ministry noted activities contrary to Chilean democracy.
Moscow AP reports Slavs from 16 nations conquered or dominated by Germany vow to unite against the Nazis. Speakers including Russians, Ukrainians, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, Croats, Bulgars, Ruthenians and Slovenes promise to join the crusade for freedom. Tolstoi rejects Panslavism as reactionary while praising German culture and urging purging Hitlerite fascism to save Germany.
In a Sunday radio address to Americans, Queen Elizabeth II expresses heartfelt gratitude for American clothes, food, canteens, ambulances, and medical supplies. She praises British women at work in factories and fields and vows Britain will fight to defend justice and freedom, urging unity for a better world.
Eight forest rangers labored up Mount Rainier to reach Leon Brigham Jr aged 21 the UW football star who plunged 80 feet into a Carbon glacier crevasse while climbing with Seattle companions Dick Berner Holland Bill Stromberg and Dick Ruoff. Hope dimmed for his survival as the rescue continued.
Richard Whitney former New York Stock Exchange president leaves Sing Sing prison to manage a dairy farm in Barnstable Massachusetts overseeing 25 cows. He has three years and four months of a five to 10 year sentence for grand larceny and will be on parole reporting to New York authorities until April 11 1948. He ends with 183 dollars including a rehabilitation fund and prison wages.
Classifieds mix with lost item notices and business ads. Mentions a billfold lost with $13, a Boston terrier dog, various shops including jewelers and insurance ads, hauling and cleaning services, and employment wants from Cedar Rapids Des Moines area. Multiple phone numbers and addresses appear in ad blocks.
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