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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
10
Chicago market closes for Labor Day week with steady hog cattle and lamb prices. Dressed meat trade shows calm. hams pork loins and beef mostly unchanged. Sheep receipts rise as buyers assess holiday slowdown and wholesale cuts hold firm.
In Chicago livestock markets prices for hogs and cattle varied with weights and grades. Yearlings and mature steers were steady to strong, light cattle and heavy heifers strong, vealers led gains, while some lighter offerings weakened. Notable quotes include $12.60 top for mixed loads and $12.75 for certain loads, with various weights around 1,200 to 1,900 pounds and 11.35 to 12.75 per hundredweight for different classes.
In South St Paul Minnesota prices for cattle show a split week with receipts around 1,100 to 1,600. Good to choice grain fed steers steady to 15 cents lower. cows largely 25 to 50 cents lower. Stockers and feeders steady while there are declines for common to medium grades. Sheep and hogs见 mixed, with light weight fat lambs 1 to 15 cents higher and other slaughter classes up to 15 cents.
USDA cattle receipts 175, calves none. slaughter steers 154-235 cents, heifers steady. cows steady to 35 higher, feeders firm. Feeder calves around 19.25–11.25 for medium weights. vealers up to 11.50 for top quality. range lambs and sheep at 6.50–7.50 per unit. Winter wheat region notes prices in mid teens to low twenties for select lots.
Associated Press notes steady to 15 cents higher and mixed shifts in cattle prices. In Mason City ranges cover 140 to 480 pounds with various price points from 10.45 to 11.65 per hundredweight for different weight classes. Waterloo market shows cattle prices down 10 cents with list spreads across weights up to 450-800 pounds and prices around 10.05 to 10.95 per hundredweight.
SIOTX CITY LIVESTOCK Sioux City AP US Dept of Agriculture cattle receipts show steers yearlings and heifers mixed. cows strong to 15c. stockers and feeders steady. Hogs receipts 100 top around 11. one week note slaughter and feeder prices steady. sheep and lambs weaker with spring lambs down about 8.8 percent.
Market report shows hog receipts in interior towns and southern districts for a 24 hour period ending 8 am Saturday. Numbers indicate totals around 22,000 to 22,400 head, with prior week around 21,700. Prices listed include various weights and grades with sows and gilts noted, and overall values around $10.10 to $11.78 per hundred pounds depending on class and weight.
AP market notes show hog prices with weights 180 to 400 pounds ranging from about 9.70 to 11.20 dollars per hundredweight. Sows and gilts fetch varied bids with 200 to 330 pounds listed around 10.00 to 10.65, underscoring fluctuating demand across weight classes.
The Cedar Rapids market held hogs steady for the third straight day with top price at 11.65 for long haul hogs and varied prices across weights from 150 to 360 pounds. Cattle values ranged from good to prime steers at 11.30 to 13.30 with heifers and yearlings showing similar pricing patterns and lambs listed at 10.50 to 10.50 for light weights.
Grain prices include Wheat No1 at 7 cents, Corn shelled No2 yellow at 44 4 cents and No3 at 2 dollars 1.35. Hay and straw listed at 10.00 and 7.00. Poultry prices feature springs over 5 pounds at 15 cents, Leghorns at 10 1/2 cents, and miscellaneous hens. Hide values show No1 cured hides at 10 cents and hides at 9 cents.
A hazy digest notes uncertain Wisconsin actions for the week, mentioning bak and cheddar exchange. The fragment lists items with unclear dates and participants, offering little concrete detail on context or outcomes.
Boston report notes a quiet week in the wool market with subdued domestic demand. Prices show scattered sales with fine French combing wool around 44 to 47 cents per pound and other grades near 45 to 47 cents.
Fragmented OCR item notes bond markets against U S Treasuries with ages 47 52 terms. No clear entities or events identified.
New York stocks closed firmer and dull with aircraft leaders Boeing and Lockheed advancing. Steel stocks rose slightly while defense orders kept steel plants operating. United States Rubber and various preferreds moved higher on improving Far East and market sentiment. Markets will reopen Tuesday after Labor Day holiday.
Juneau market page lists mixed quotes from Allied Stores to Marshall Pid with percent changes and company names. Entries include Kennecott Copper American Can, Lockheed, Libbey Owens, Amn Loco, Amn Rad, Amn Pow, and others with varying percentages and brief notations.
Chicago Bourse opened before the holiday with a curtailed session. Soybeans led the day with gains over 2 cents a bushel before profit-taking trimmed the rise. Soybeans closed 2% to 2% cents higher with October at 1.59 1/2. Wheat edged up while corn oats and rye fluctuated. Demand in soybeans provided the main influence before later retreat.
AP market notes show cash wheat with No 8 sample at 43 cents No 2 at 48 cents No 1 at ? barley feed and elder prices range from about 4.75 to 5.00 for tim e with fancy bids around 10.15 and loose around 10.02 and bel lies at 12.00.
Guests arriving Saturday to spend the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs L E Storm will be welcomed for a short visit. The social gathering is planned to start with a light supper and continue through the weekend with informal activities.
Mr. Clyde C. Kramer and Mrs. Kramer with Mr. Harley Silker and Mrs. Silker spend the weekend on a motor tour of the Ozark mountains. Thomas Hart returns from a trip to California and the south with Reynolds of Cedar Rapids. The Nelsons of Cedar Rapids and their daughter Nancy travel with another couple to Waukegan Illinois for Labor Day.
Mrs John H Pazour travels with a Marion companion for a vacation. Mrs Emma Albright left for Beloit Kansas on Friday to spend a month with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Richard Leonard and daughters Carol and Marilyn of Niagara Wisconsin arrived Saturday to spend the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Howard G Christianson.
D C Bash of Marion was reported in fair condition Saturday after an incident at a scene described by responders. The report notes no further injuries and lists local authorities investigating the event.
Mary Ann and Joseph Michael Peee See Seeee join a forming team and may register at the alley. Their parents Mr and Mrs Gus A Pusateri of Iowa City were away at a convention in Atlantic City, N J and returned home Friday evening.
A United list of Sunday worship times across several churches. St Josephs Catholic mass at 7:30 and 9:30 with Rev McElliott. Morning worship at 10:45 at another church. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran offers 10:30 worship and 9:30 Bible study. Seventh Day Church of God holds Sabbath services at 11:30 and 10:36 a.m. Sabbath school. Alburnett Methodist posts 9:30 Sunday school and 10 a.m. worship.
Rome reports an Italian submarine in the Atlantic sunk a British destroyer from the Jervis class of 1,695 tons and a 2,600-ton freighter. British air raids and bombings hit positions while artillery activity occurred near Tobruk.
Fragmentary notices list lost items including a white and tan dog with ears and a rimless collar. Also mentions a sold watch fob and a poem fragment titled Weres to name Chubby. Casual, terse reader-posted notices reflect a neighborhood pickup desk.
Partial OCR shows a personals want ad fragment with payments for watches repairs and gun ads. Mentions Katz Jewelry & Loan Co offering cash for valuables, with garbled prices and phrases about reconditioned used cars and watch cleaning services. The text is incomplete and unnamed details remain unread.
An assorted page of advertisements and notices lists wedding stationery services including engraved or printed announcements, driving mileage economy claims, and several home services. It mentions a Los Angeles departure, apartment needs, and various trades such as painting, hauling, carpentry, masonry, and junking, with contact numbers.
A reliable man seeks cement laying work and asks to be contacted via the Gazette. He presents himself as experienced in concrete construction and is available for hire.
Owen's Cut Rate Drug will close from 1 to 5 p.m. on Labor Day. The ad notes a temporary store closure for the holiday period.
Mrs. Frank E. Higgins was a business visitor in Sumner Friday. Miss Dorothy F ill of blood polsging at St Luke's hos.
L. W. Inmen is in charge as pastor of the Marion churches. Morning service at the Boble school at 9:45 a.m. with the subject This is Day. B Y P U meets at 6:36 p.m. Evening programs follow.
Classified page fragment shows求人 for millinery salesladies and waitresses at Jacksons Cafe and housework chores. Entries mention contact details like phone numbers and names such as Mrs. Henry Souble or Sabi Dial 31500, with vague ages and duties, typical early 20th century employment ads.
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