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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
8
Chicago AP reports Thursday livestock receipts with hogs 5,000 cattle 9,000 sheep 1,500. Hogs active with steady demand. steers and yearlings active. lamb market unsettled. Sioux City and Omaha show solid hog and cattle trade. Des Moines combines yards report steady to firm market with varied weights and prices.
Chicago market figures show butter receipts and cheese prices steady, eggs mixed, and poultry steady with varied wholesale bids. Record includes specific prices for butter and cheese, eggs, and live poultry along with regional comparisons and delivery notes.
Rumors of a possible peace announcement spurred trading to turn bearish in grain markets. Wheat fell 1% to 1 2 cents, oats and rye edged lower, barley down, with futures at September quotes. Cash grain prices showed modest shifts and nominal market figures for Timothy seed and clover reed.
Unclear Wisconsin item lists car sales and cheese products with messy OCR. Includes scattered river stage notes for Davenport and La Crosse with no clear narrative or dates.
New York traders showed slightly more buying courage amid reconversion fears as Allied advances in Europe continued. Pre noon activity quickened and transfers neared 900,000 shares with a mixed but generally firm tone across many issues.
The Cedar Rapids hog market held steady after a rise, with top prime hogs at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Cattle prices show a range from good to prime steers around 14 to 15.5, with various weight classes and feedlot values listed, along with sheep and calf market figures and notes on market conditions.
A rough price rundown covers grains and feed, poultry, eggs, and wholesale fruits and vegetables. Items include corn and oats quotes, baled straw and hay, egg grades No 1 and No 2, celery from Michigan and Colorado, lemons, oranges, onions, sweet potatoes, apples, and various potato grades. Hides and livestock prices are listed, alongside furth er notes on calf and horse prices.
Mrs. Guy G. Frary of Vermillion South Dakota appointed assistant chairman of the Republican national committee in charge of women’s activities at Chicago headquarters. Brownell announced the move during four days of Midwest talks. He cited a Republican trend and said union steel workers at Gary Indiana refused a PAC fund request.
Secretary of Navy Forrestal announced that the navy has added almost 65 000 vessels to the fleet since the outbreak of hostilities in Europe five years ago. The total tonnage exceeds 9 000 000 tons with about 36 percent combatant ships and 22 percent landing craft.
Judy Risser aged 22 months, daughter of Pvt and Mrs Francis A Risser, died in Keokuk when a milk truck backed from a driveway striking the child. Police described the accident as a motion event occurring Wednesday morning.
Judge G. K. Thompson fined Will Gipp of Marion $25 for refusing to explain the source of his wife’s $7,000 securities during a judgment debtor examination. Gipp faced another charge or eight and one third days in jail after resisting. The judge noted this was a rare contempt case of its kind.
Secretary of State Hull said on Wednesday that Germany now desires a negotiated peace but the Allied demand for unconditional surrender is well known. Funds for a $1,500 cabin for Camp Mitigwa in Des Moines were presented by the Des Moines junior chamber to Tall Corn council Boy Scouts of America for a new riverfront addition near Brenne.
Captain James Barker of Miami was exonerated Wednesday by the International Fingerprint Association executive board of charges he faked a fingerprint in the murder trial of Count Alfred de Marigny at Nassau Bahamas last year.
The body of an army flyer, missing after parachuting from a Walker field bomber last Saturday, was found in Carter Lake near Omaha. Officials say the man was one of five who bailed out. another parachutist was killed. Recovery ended a search by planes from nearby bases and the Nebraska Civil Air Patrol. Names will be released by Walker field authorities.
A collage of local listings shows beauty salons, home repair pros, and service jobs. Helene Curtis and Ruth Thompson perms appear beside furnace cleaning, plumbing, hauling, plastering, and teaching notices. Century Engineering advertises trade positions as well.
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