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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1941
Page
22
Chicago hog prices jump 35 to 50 cents as receipts run below expectations. Top bids reach $19.80 while salable hogs total around 17 000 head, with bids 10 to 1069 cents higher than Monday. Grain quotes and livestock notes accompany market overview.
Wholesale grain futures swung wildly as war rumors and hostile air activity near coasts unsettled traders. Rye and corn fell several cents, oats and rye slipped, while soybeans held near top limits set by the exchange. Wheat ended mostly steady with modest losses near the day’s close.
Chicago prices show hog receipts about 17 000 with bids 35 50 cents higher than Monday. Hogs to 270 pounds mostly 10 50 to 16 75 with tops around 16 80. 270 to 330 pound butchers 10 40 to 10 65. sows 9 60 to 10 00. light weights 10 10 to 10 25. Cattle receipts 8 900 with calves 1 000. steady to strong for best steers and yearlings, 12 00 to 15 25 for good to choice. strictly choice 13 26. Cows steady to 7 50 6 00. bulls firm, heavy sausage bulls to 9 40 and choice dealers to 13 00.
Salable cattle receipts around 4000 with slaughter steers and yearlings largely firm. Good to high quality feeders steady. table receipts 4406 up slightly. Sheep receipts 27300 with no early action. fat lambs and ewes held above $11.80.
The market shows barrows and gilts firm with some bids 40 to 50 cents higher and sows up about 35 to 40 cents. Cattle receipts steady with calves selling strong in slaughter classes. good to choice vealers and yearling stock steer prices rising while cows and canners move modestly.
Des Moines based U S D A report shows hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the hour ending 8 90 a m Tuesday were 19 200, down from 65 000 a week ago and 55 500 a year earlier with most hogs graded 45 to 75 cents higher. Prices listed for various weight ranges show 1940 270 300 lbs around 10 40 to 9 75 with sows and other weight classes in the 9 25 to 10 25 range.
South St Paul Minn reports livestock receipts 3 860 on the sale day with total 3 900. Market again even with general ranging from good to strong. Readings show light and strictly choiceness heifers listed at 12 96 and 13 25 per head with common center and other classes noted.
Hog prices climbed on the local market with a 35 cent rise on Tuesday. Top long haul hogs at 10.30 per hundredweight, with various weight classes and packers listed. Sheep and lamb figures follow with multiple price ranges noted.
Market listings for Cedar Rapids show Wheat No 1 at 1.08 and No 2 at 1.04, Oats finishing 46 to 44 cents, Corn shelled No 2 yellow at 63 to 64 cents, baled tame at 13.00 and straw at 19.00, poultry rates for Leghorns and others around 8 to 12 cents per pound, with mixed notes on weights and prices. The text includes garbled remnants but confirms commodity prices and bale values in a miscellaneous market section.
Johnson county Red Cross chapter moves to war-time basis urging citizens to donate time and attend training. First aid courses total 20 hours with sessions in factories or homes. Home nursing classes are also offered to prepare volunteers for emergencies.
New York stocks fell sharply as war jitters and US Japanese clash fears spurred a broad liquidation. Major issues including United States Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors American Telephone Sears Douglas United Aircraft NY Central Pennsylvania Southern Pacific dropped to new lows, while Patino Mines advanced to a 1941 peak.
A compact rundown of stock quotes from Abbott Lab to Borg Warner A Be with listed percentages and prices for numerous companies. Read as a daily market snapshot showing investors gauge on firms such as Lockheed, General Electric, Atlantic Refining, Boeing, Anaconda, and Bethlehem Steel among others.
The report lists Chicago cash provisions for wheat and corn with various No. 2 hard and yellow grades, flour and malt products, and field seeds with quoted per hundredweight prices and nominal values. Notable items include No. 2 hard wheat around 1.24 and corn No. 2 yellow near 4.0, plus malting and specialty feeds and hay seeds with varied figures.
The Chicago market notes mixed receipts and firmer tones across poultry eggs cheese and potatoes. Poultry and geese prices hold steady with varied car and case counts, while butter EGOS and cheese offerings show current receipts and firming values. Potato prices reflect on_track arrivals totals and moderate supplies with Idaho and Nebraska varieties listed at specific prices.
Receipts total 1 115 863 firmer with higher creamery scores up to 92 and premium marks. Cash market 92 score 35 25c. 88 91 scores 31 31c. poultry demand steady to better with varying regional prices for turkeys chickens capons ducks and geese.
January . Doveese ce bincewas 33.68 February . mre anew ee EGGS- Refrigerator standards: Recemeper . we sass a January waa . 1%
Montevideo Uruguay dispatch says the German pocket battleship Lutzow was raiding off the Argentine coast with no corroboration from other sources.
In a six week drive to curb ism authorities report a spike with 1,850 additional arrests of Communists in the last three days as part of a nationwide crackdown in France.
More than 100 patients at the University of Iowa children's hospital will receive gifts this Christmas despite the war. Hospitals Administrator Robert E. Neff said the traditional program continues under a 16 member committee led by Lois B. on. About 300 individuals and groups donate toys clothes and games to the decor each year.
In Hornell New York principal Edward W Cook declares festive rules for the Christmas season at home week. No mistletoe is allowed in the building or on school grounds as part of holiday observances.
Lucille Hrdiicka Smith relocates to The Artiste at 119 3rd St NE. Paris Academy Beauty advertises services with facial offerings and shop listings. contact number 32-6222.
Court testimony in the Arden of Des Moines trial relates to the September 15 riot at the Wilson Produce plant. Police and witnesses including patrolmen Harley Simon and Jake Stusek described the hotel room sighting and investigation details. Others testified about ambulance calls and prior guilty pleas.
Cedar Rapids Build and Loan association files for a $1,228.06 judgment against Mae J. Van Dyke in district court. The petition cites a promissory note signed by Mae J. Van Dyke and her late husband Homer Van Dyke in October 1929.
Isaac B. Smith died November 28 and his will was admitted to probate in district court Tuesday. The Iowa Electric Light and Power president left all property to wife Adah H. Smith, who, with Merchants National Bank, was confirmed executor without bond.
A fragmented note describes skaters performing to music on the rink with vivid energy. The passage hints at a duo or pair routines and a lively, youthful atmosphere during an evening session.
City council moves to remove maintenance and repair of traffic signals from the fire department and transfer the task to the police department. Fire Chief E P Kohout favored the change while noting the fire dept will still run downtown alarm systems.
Public notice of ad rates outlines consecutive day pricing and word counts for want ads. Includes density guidance for two line minimums and special rates for work wanted classifications and ad closing time.
Local ad lists venues for holiday parties and private events. It highlights a subway bowling alley with reservations and mentions Mrs Rickart's Tea Room at 8605 Din Dancings Avenue with lunch and dancing options. The notice references sound equipment rental by Don's Radio.
The notice lists a lost purse please call 2 1304 with 87 money around and a hood tire wheel and a brown leather billfold with a reward. Another line offers a reward for a lost item with a phone number 3 2025. Gifts for all posted.
A fragmented page lists SIEGELS and PROBASCO JEWELER along with Lowen Jeweler and SHADLE PRINTING CO promoting jewelry items car care and printing services. It mentions watches cleaned for $1 and other bargains amid scattered addresses and phone numbers. The ad section also notes car parts tailoring and hamburger stands in the neighborhood.
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