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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
1
Chicago market notes pork and lard purchases planned by the government agent as the salable pork run tightens. Cattle receipts fall usual Thursday slump while demand stays broad. steers and yearlings rise 10 to 15 cents with top choice steers at 16.50. The lame market remains unsettled.
Receipts show 2 000 sheep with fat lambs firm to higher, cattle at 4 500 with calves 700 and fed steers rising 10 to 15 cents. Top cattle selling near 16 ½ dollars, best yearlings around 15 ¾, cows weak, bulls firm around 14 to 15.50.
Receipts total about 4 500 cattle and 4 500 sheep. Cattle show mixed demand with sows and slaughter steers trading from 13 75 to 15 40 per cwt and heifers 11 25 to 12 50. Lambs and feeders steady with fat lambs around 4 35 to 4 45 per cwt and good to choice ranges 12 00 to 13 35.
U S Department of Agriculture combined hog receipts at 19 yards and 11 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 8 a m Thursday totaled 21 100, up from 18 000 a week earlier and 19 300 a year ago. Prices for barrows and gilts rose about 10 to cents as lighter loads moved. entries listed include 180 200 lbs at around 14 68 to 14 75, 240 270 lbs about 14 25 to 14 65, 270 300 lbs near 14 00 to 14 35, and 300 330 lbs near 14 00 to 14 35 with sows priced around 13 40 to 13 85 and heavier hogs around 13 50 to 13 75.
Receipts total 4 500 cattle and 3 900 hogs with steady to firm demand on cattle. Early action slow with Wednesday trading mixed across grades. Prices show heifers and steers at 11.99 to 15.59 with some loads near 14.40 and 14.60 for choice ends. Hog quotes move 2 5 to 40 cents higher.
The Austin Minnesota hog market lists price ranges for live weights from 170 to 500 pounds. Prices shown include 170-180 pounds at 13.75 to 13.75 dollars per hundredweight, 180-200 pounds around 14.05, 200-220 pounds about 14.60, 240 pounds near 14.45, and 360-400 pounds roughly 13.60 to 14.00, with various other weight brackets noted.
AP reports Salable hog receipts around 2,000 with top prices near 15.15 for 180-250 lb hogs and 14.76 for 270-300 lb hogs. Bulk lots priced 235 to 500 lb sows at 13.50, cows and cutters decline, calves and weaners show 13.50 to 15.00.
Market report from New York shows mixed produce receipts with firm prices across fruit and dairy lines. Butter prices hold firm with high grade scores, while poultry is very steady with varied weights and regional notes.
Moved and arranged by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchants National Bank. Listed contact phone 2 3141.
Market report lists receipts and prices for potatoes and grains. Items include 152 lbs receipts, 93 to 40+ cent score range, various carloads and firsts, and Nebraska market firm with washed and unwashed russets and cobblers priced per 100 pounds. No clear event or person names.
Furnished futures note from Lamson Bros and Co shows butter storage standards and refrigerator standards with October and November prices. The entry lists 41.85 for Moversher and 35.70 for October ape and 35.90 for November ae.
Prices continue a four day rise with hogs at $14.55 top and $14.65 for no fill. Packers top reached $13.65 as market moves upward on Thursday.
Grain prices and assorted commodities listed with No 2 white and No 3 yellow oats eggs soybeans and barley values. Poultry items show hens and eggs priced per dozen while vegetables market figures appear with various weights and unclear totals.
In the week ending date not specified, wool buyers report mixed activity. Fine staple wool sold at ceiling prices while drum wools remained inactive. small sets of wool sold at stable, clean price points.
The War Production Board announced the halt of all electric power and light projects under the Rural Electrification Act due to copper and steel shortages. With private utilities near a standstill, the action would curb new projects and affect rural electrification efforts nationwide.
New York traders saw a mixed session with a large share of low priced issues driving volume. Air Transport rose as Pan American hit a yearly high. United States Steel and several majors gained modestly while Eastman Kodak fell after a dividend cut.
In Chicago wheat futures steadied around modest declines as mill buying remained moderate during a minor price retreat. Other grains showed limited movement in a narrow trading range.
The report lists prices for barley and soybeans with various grades and samples, including No. 2 hard, No. 2 white, No. 3 yellow soybeans, and sample grades. Cash lard is recorded at $12.85, with loose lard at $11.90 and bells at $15.75.
Secretary of War Stimson announced a drastic reorganization of Army and War Department public relations to remove duplication and promote consistency. Most officers outside the War Department bureau will be reassigned to troops if possible, with Surles to oversee a centralized system across ground forces supply and air services.
Courthouse records show Lacy Jeffrey 42 of Davenport arrested in Cedar Rapids on a charge of desertion and abandonment of minor children. Sheriff James Smith and Deputy Pete Whittemore arrested him at the Taft hotel Wednesday night. His divorced wife says he has given no support since the divorce for their three children.
Carl Mentzer aged 66 of 1010 Bealer Court SE and Kermit Spencer aged 25 of 412 I Avenue NW were fined $1 each and given six months in county jail by Judge G. K. Thorapeon after pleading guilty to larceny from a building. They stole a half horsepower electric motor from Irvin Allcutt of route 3 on Saturday. five months of each sentence were suspended on good behavior.
The sheriff's office Thursday detained Andrew Duttlinger, 29, of route 1 Marion, on preliminary information charging uttering a forged instrument. He allegedly used the name John De Vore while signing a worthless sheriff’s check near Rapids on Highway 150.
Carolyn Hibbs filed for divorce from Clarence Hibbs in Unionville Missouri. The suit alleges cruelty neglect and possession of the home. they were married November 1 1941 in Unionville. Judge G K Thompson presided and granted a temporary order for fees and exclusive possession of the home.
AP reports ongoing news of a potential naval clash in the South Atlantic near Rio de Janeiro as Axis surface raider activity persists.
Quaker Oats hammered Fry's Dairy 9 to 4 and then beat Viola Raiders 11 to 1 in five innings. The Supers collected successive hits and played errorless defense as a softball lineup from the naval pre flight training school at Iowa City is set to visit Marion field next week. A Tama Indian reservation girls team is also listed on the same bill.
The Iowa Board of National Missions through treasurer Rev Gilbert Voorhies of Marion bought a $5,000 war bond at the Marion bond store. This raised store total bonds and stamps sold since Aug 1 to $6,000. Mrs Margaret Leming and Mrs Louis E Peckosh of the Milwaukee Woman's club will run the store Friday.
The Marion High School band led by Glenn L. Lyman performs its season finale in the city park at 8 tonight. Highlights include Chicago Police Band, Aida overture, Yankee Rhythm, Stars and Stripes Forever, and selections from The Red Mill.
London AP Oliver Lyttelton, Britain's minister of production, said July saw decreased Allied shipping losses and that U boat toll in the last three weeks ran well above average. He warned the next 80 days would be gravest in history and noted severe blows to the Russians in the South.
A collage of small items lists lodge meeting reminders, rentals, and social visits. It notes Carmel Nicholson's transfer from University hospital to her home, dinner parties for Mr and Mrs Harford with guests from Marion Sioux City, and several travels and hospital visits across Cedar Rapids Montfort Fenimore Clinton Robins and Winfield.
Mrs Flora Lawson has returned home to Marion after convalescing at her son in law and daughter Gerald and Mrs Holcombs Kankakee New Jersey home. Her son Thomas Lawson and family accompanied her back to Kankakee. University of Iowa senior Harry P Dunlap visits his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Dunlap. Mrs Merle Hodge and daughters Joan and Carolyn of Nashville Tennion guests of Mrs Hodge’s sister in law Mrs Arthur Nolisch. Anna Mae Nolisch returns home after extended visit at Terris with grandparents. Frank P Phillips and wife receive word their son Frank at Camp New River Jacksonville NC has been released from hospital.
Goebbels admits the Royal Air Force inflicted painful wounds on Britain, calling the raids "just spiteful" as Germany concentrates strategy on Russia, despite disagreeable events elsewhere.
A jumbled page of small ads and notices lists help wanted offers to drive, nursing home aides for blind seniors, beauty services with permanent waves, auctions and rental mentions, and misc requests like travel companionship and office equipment. Several phone numbers and prices appear among scattered phrases.
A fragmented notice notes a cash rate related to former schools and a beneficiary named Beneak. The text references a position and experience with ONT and a box number C-353, seeking real references.
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