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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1942
Page
2
Chicago AP report says hogs dropped 10 to 15 cents with top prices sliding from 15.30 to 15.15 as the general market slowed. Analysts cited no strong news and rumors of meat rationing and price ceilings on live animals as possible influences.
Livestock dealers report a firm market with fat cattle near $15.35 for top lots and general ranges around $14 to $13.50. Sheep and lambs hold steady with good freights and yearlings around $12.10, vealers up to $14.50, and cutters trading $9.50 to $12.00 as buyers seek quality offerings. Stock cattle remain scarce with select calves reaching $14.50.
Market notes show varied cattle prices with barrows and gilts down slightly and sows at lower weights. Heavier cattle and calves reflect modest declines, while cows remain fairly active and feeders show mixed demand. Lambs and ewes also appear in the listings with feeding prices around $13.
Calves and steers show limited salability with moderate to good weights around 1600 for beeves and 11 to 12.50 for medium stock steers. Hogs see 4590 receipts with top around 14.80 and butcher hogs lower. sheep and lambs hold above 14.35 with light action and mixed quality.
Fragmented figures list weights from 140 to 500 pounds with prices around 13 to 14 dollars. Mentions Austin and AP style hints. No clear entity, date, or complete item description due to garbled OCR.
OEE and Dept of Agriculture report receipts at 19 plants in Minnesota and border areas for two weeks ending Tuesday. Overall totals show steady to higher cattle and hog markets with some lighter and heavier lots crossing at varied prices. Hog classes ranged with light weights around 13.75 to 14.70, heavier 200-240 pounds near 14.70, and sows around 13 to 14 dollars. Cattle showed steady slaughter with steers under 15.00 and grassers around 12 to 13, calves mixed and hogs with good to choice in the 14 to 15 range. sheep receipts about 500 with prices near 14.50 for some ewes and lambs.
Receipts and prices show mixed market strength with New York reporting 653 580 Easter creamers and firmer cash markets, while Chicago notes steady to firm conditions with 2 cars and 43 trucks, butter receipts and diverse stock arrivals including Triumphs and other produce.
Grain quotations supplied by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey managing Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Phone 2 3141.
Fragmentary OCR notes show mixed commodity prices including washed and unwashed corn and wheat with figures like 2.55, 2.10, and 1.80. Entities mention Wisconsin and Minnesota regions and the Red River Valley, with scattered price data for various grain lots.
Local hog market shows steady demand with varied quotes across weight ranges. Buyers report top hogs around 14.65 to 14.96 per hundredweight for several 170 to 360 pound categories, while lighter 112 to 95 pound stock and 300 to 500 pound hogs trade in the 13.30 to 13.70 range. Cattle prices list choice to prime steers from 14.25 to 15.50, with good to choice and fair to good ranges noted for lighter cattle and ewes at varied levels.
Market listing from Cedar Rapids shows assorted grain and produce quotes including wheat No 1 No 32 at 9c 7, white No 2 43c, corn shelled No 3 76c, low 1.67, oats 18c, straw 87 0068.00, yellow 8c, heavy produce noting prices per bushel and bale figures.
The Plymouth market notes Wisconsin cheese bids for the week of August 17 to 22. A junior grade cheddar is listed at 20 cents per pound as part of the brand bid sequence.
Reports from Boston indicate sales of fine wool and related commodities with prices around 924.94 cents per unit. Medium grade qualities were sold to woolen mills, while cleaner lots brought interest from buyers.
Bond markets edged toward the final hour with fractional moves across many issuers. Traders noted rapid trading, broad participation, and varied demand as the session moved, with modest gains and losses in several sectors.
The Iowa State guard completes summer training with a 2 p.m. Friday Governor's Day review at Camp Dodge. Lieut. Col. J. T. Lonsdale announced the event, staged for Gov. George A. Wilson and Lieut. Gen. Mathew A. Tinley, Council Bluffs.
The air force urgently requests 29 pounds of rubber for pneumatic rafts already credited with saving many flyers. The demand highlights wartime needs for flotation gear and rapid supply.
New York stocks rose with rails in the lead as optimism about the Solomons campaign and Russian Caucasus counter offensives drew buyers back. Volume climbed with transfers near 550000 shares, and several issues hit new highs for the year including Santa Fe and Union Pacific while leaders like United States Steel and General Motors showed gains.
A fractured snapshot of the New York market shows mixed quotations across major issues from Abbott Labs to Boeing and Chrysler with pointers to industrials and transportation firms. Trading data highlight slight gains for some names while others retreat as investors weigh earnings and economic signals.
Chungking dispatch reports Ta Pao urges Ireland to open negotiations for a rapid solution to the Indian question. The paper warns that unrestrained actions may lead to the tragedy of tragedies.
Chicago traders pushed September corn to its lowest price since December amid heavy selling. Wheat and rye fell with corn while oats steadied. soybeans held unchanged as government support programs and favorable crop conditions press grains to lower tones.
The text lists various grain categories with price notes for No 1 and No 2 heavy oats, white oats, mixed grains, and special red barley. It references bid prices around 12.85 dollars, loose 11.90, and mentions fractions and percentages tied to commodity grades.
In New York Roosevelt Park a plaque honoring Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt was taken down from a flagpole by police under orders from Park Commissioner Robert Moses. Ceremony chairman Schlacht read a telegram from President Roosevelt expressing thanks. Moses defended the decision citing lack of art commission approval.
Capt. Gordon Hughes said the intersection of A avenue and Fifth street NE had a street light of the same type as the older First avenue E light before power upgrades this year. At the A avenue Fifth street NE intersection, 80 year old Jennie V. Getts of 502 A avenue NE was struck by a car about 9 p.m. Saturday and died in a local hospital Sunday from injuries.
The twenty second Beatty McAllister reunion gathered 67 relatives in Bever Park Cedar Rapids with Mrs. Showman and Mrs. Saha in charge. New officers named Grace Narber Chester Hagan and Eleanor Saha. Funeral services for John Robert McAtee 67 set for Troy Mills Christian church with burial in Troy Mills cemetery. McAtee farmed all life and lived in the Troy Mills area 46 years. He is survived by his wife and 11 children.
A collage of small ads and notices includes watch repair and sale offerings from Richards Lab, clothing alterations, furniture and pillow cleaning, feather mattress cleaning, convalescent care ads, and a note about an automobile liability property damage price. Also listed are coat alterations, shoe repairs, and decorating estimates amid assorted local business promos.
fragments show an advertising help line and dial information for placing ads. mentions numbers like 38 to 23 12 to 17 and $1.00 rates. hints at an ad taker service to word the ad.
Allen Motor from Whittier defeats La Plant 2 to 1 to stay tied for first place in the second half. The Catholic Workmen from St Ludmila’s Cedar Rapids join Seahawks from Iowa City in a church league tournament with La Plant Choate Allen Motor Fry’s Dairy and Quaker Oats participating. A curtain raiser 7 pm features Bud and Walt game before the main Allen Motor match.
Freshmen register 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday this week at Marion High School. Sophomores register Friday and Saturday, with juniors August 24 and 25 and seniors August 26 and 27. Weekend guests at the R J Gallagher home included Mrs Gallagher’s brother and wife and children Kathryn and Tom Jr of Rockbridge Wisconsin. W S Palmer of Springville elected president of the Burkett Secrist families Sunday at a reunion in Butler Park Springville. W C Secrist of Viola named vice president and Mrs Donald De Vault of Marion secretary treasurer. Family members in military service were honored.
Miss Katherine Fry daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Fry and Dean L Hale were married Monday at the bride’s parents home north of Marion by Rev Arthur V pastor of the Methodist church Attendants were Mrs Edward Haase and James Fry The bride wore a dark blue street dress The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids Mrs Hale a bookkeeper and Lambda club member Mr Hale employed by the Rock Island railroad
Charles Freemont Maxfield 79 retired farmer dies Monday at 10 30 am at son A J Maxfield home five miles east of Coggan after a long illness Born August 1 1863 in Silvara PA he married Eva Anna Alysworth February 27 1890 she died April 20 1941 Surviving son George Maxfield Eden two grandsons Charles Robins Roy Coggin two brothers Roland Elmer all Prophetstown Ill three sisters Funeral services set Thursday 2 pm at Yocom chapel Rev O A Myer Robins body to Prophetstown Friday 2 pm Dudley funeral home burial Riverside cemetery
The Prairie Chapel Sunday school plans a Thursday noon picnic at Thomas Park for former members of the school. Separately, Mrs. Mary Elien Lint’s funeral services were held Monday at Yocom chapel with Rev. Vernon H. Carter presiding. Burial followed at Oak Shade Cemetery. Pallbearers included J. B. Emmons, Paul J. Ray, C. McCalley, and Fred J. Lang.
The War Production Board reported progress Tuesday on scrap rubber reclamation led by Herbert L. Gutterson, chief of the program. The report notes tonnage recovered and efforts to expand processing capacity amid wartime demands.
President N A Zonarich of the CIO Aluminum Workers of America warned the War Labor Board that aluminum employers faced a general strike. He argued workers have had wage gains and resist the board’s stabilization formula. Zonarich plans a meeting in Pittsburgh with ALCOA locals to discuss the decision.
Chairman Reynolds of the Senate Military Affairs warns that if Germany cuts off the Soviet Union’s Caucasian oil, Hitler will have conquered Russia. The comment came Tuesday from Washington.
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