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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Page
4
Chicago wholesale hogs held steady as cattle traded with moderate activity. Steers and yearlings gained while slaughter lambs and ewes opened steady. reports show receipts around 15 000 to 19 700 head with varied prices across weight classes and regions, including Wyoming and western cattle.
City livestock market reports show hog receipts steady with feeders and primes mixed. Cattle receipts near 9,500 salable. steers and heifers traded higher, with yearlings and stockers active. hogs, cattle, and sheep markets reflect varied demand and priced ranges across weigh classes and packer activity.
The report lists wholesale price ranges for tea butter in cartons and various cheese grades in New York, with creamery premiums and per pound figures. It notes Chicago prices for live poultry, butter, cheese, and potatoes, including track arrivals and differences between washed and unwashed Idaho and Wisconsin potato grades, plus US No. 1 size A quotes.
CHICAGO AP September wheat dipped fractionally under forecast profit taking as contracts held firm. Demand in both markets eased while viewing near term levels. prices showed modest moves with September futures around 1.55 to 1.60, barley futures mixed and spot quotes uncertain amid slow trading.
The market stayed fairly even as cautious buying for peace-priced issues offset broad selling. Near closing, fractional gains appeared but declines dominated, with around 600000 shares traded. Readout lists numerous securities and prices from Adams Express to Walgreens.
Cedar Rapids hog market remained steady with top butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Cattle and calf prices listed for various grades and weights, including steers up to 16.50, cows from 6.00 to 11.50, and calves around 8.00 to 13.50. Sheep prices show prime lambs at 13.50 and Good lambs at 12.50, with various other ranges noted.
A price list shows corn shelled no 2 yellow at 1.04, white hooded corn and other corn grades, wheat at 1.40, rye 1.05, May and straw values, cut hay and straw prices, poultry by weight and grade, current receipts, wholesale fruits and vegetables with celery lemons oranges lettuce onions and sweet potatoes, apples, potatoes, grapefruit, hides and calk terms, and horse and kip prices. Names of products and units are listed with varied cents and dollars figures.
Sidney Hillman told Congress the CIO Political Action Committee spent 408 069 up to Aug 15 and urged probes of selection year agencies. He defended the CIO while naming other groups ripe for inquiry and noted union contributions totaling 671 214 with 371 086 disbursed. He said salaries, travel, rent, and publicity accounted for most spending and that the PAC endorses only Roosevelt and Truman.
Within six weeks about 50 of 70 government converted housing units in Cedar Rapids will be ready to house people as a partial remedy to the housing shortage. Realtor John J. Wagner told Rotary club members at the Roosevelt hotel. He noted about 20 of the 50 new Cedar Rapids residences approved under priorities are under roof. The government trailer camp houses in migrant war workers. 33 trailers are occupied and 24 are ready for rental. The remaining 100 trailers planned will be on site soon and ready for occupancy.
State Senator Frank Pelzer of Atlantic, 68, was found dead in his bed early Monday. A Cass county native, he served as state senator since 1934 and sought re election. Survivors include his brother Dr Louis Pelzer Iowa history professor, E H Pelzer Cass county recorder, his wife and six sons Gerald in Hawaii with the Seabees Oliver E Arthur Morris Albert and Charles.
Chicago AP reports that black market radio tubes will be wiped out by early 1945. Arthur Stringer of the National Association of Broadcasters says higher civilian tube allotments are already crushing illicit trade. Radio receivers failing due to tube shortages have not reduced the audience, he claims.
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