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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1943
Page
8
Chicago AP report notes unofficial estimates show hogs 32000 head cattle 16000 sheep 12000. Hogs sold steady to weaker with slow trade and large Monday holdover. Cattle rose for the week with medium grade steers and yearlings up as much as 50 cents. Sheep divisions ended the week steady to slightly higher. Grain quotations provided by Lemson Brothers. Mowrey of Cedar Rapids listed.
Sioux City stockyard reports include cattle with limited week changes. Good and choice beef steers around 13.00 to 16.00, cows steady to strong about 11.00, heifers 14.56 to 15.25, stockers and feeders up to about 14.25, ewes and yearlings 6.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 800 with steady trade. good and choice 200 to 7730 lbs at 13.45, other weights steady to 5 to 15 cents lower. sows 5 to 15 cents off.
Cattle receipts 500 with total 1,500. choice fed steers and heifers rise up to 25 cents. Top steer price $17.00. yearlings and weighty steers in broad demand with most classes $14.00 to $16.50. Slaughter lambs steady to 25 cents higher. hogs slow with limited marketing and prices mixed across weights.
Hog receipts 1,500 to 3,500 head with varied grades and weight ranges. Sows, butchers and feeders show changes between 10 and 50 cents lower, top hogs 12.75 to 13.10 for 280 to 310 pounds. Cattle receipts 850 with steers, heifers and cows mixed. top fat steers 16.35, bulk 13.75 to 15.50 for good to choice. Sheep receipts 500 with good loaded lambs at 14.50 and ewes at 6.50. native lambs and fed western woolled lambs steady to higher.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending Saturday 8 a.m. totaled 43 700, down from 47 700 last week and 45 200 a year ago. Barrows and gilts varied by weight with prices from 11.00 to 13.50 dollars per cwt, and sows quoted around 11.5 to 14 dollars per cwt. Loadings comparable to last weekend at about 56 900.
Chicago receipts show butter at 1 926 titbs with steady demand and varied scores from A to AA. Eggs total 5 239 cases with steady to off trends and mixed specials and standards. Potatoes arrive 51 on track with Idaho and North Dakota listings. market dull with light supplies and slow demand.
Market report notes firm demand for dressed poultry and live poultry with wholesalers citing limited prices. Geese, turkeys, ducks, squabs, fowls and other poultry shown with varied price ranges and weights. cheese prices and nominal averages also recorded.
A Plymouth Wisconsin list notes weekly cheese deals for December 2035. It highlights twin or cheddar varieties at a 23 percent discount and marks the selection as miscellaneous Wisconsin cheese.
The river stage readings show Sapanee at 7.8 feet and falling post at 48 feet while Keokuk rises to 25 feet. Des Moines La Crosse notes show falling levels and ongoing changes across the river system.
Indiana University basketball center Earnhart has left for active merchant marine duty. He scored 26 points in the Hoosiers first four games of the season, and his absence leaves a gap in their lineup.
In New York the trading Saturday showed liquor stocks easing after a modest profit take while farm implements rails and specialty shares showed notable strength. Transfers reached 482 630 shares the busiest Saturday since September 18.
The Cedar Rapids market lists oats at No. 2 Wee 72c and No. 3 72c, rye No. 2 95c, and beans No. 2 yellow 1.80. Straw and hay prices range from 10 to 16 dollars, poultry prices for Leghorns and heavy hens around 22c, eggs from 31c to 40c, citrus and fruit prices in crates and boxes, hides and calf prices shown with various grades, and remarks on pony and glue at half price.
Grain prices drifted in a narrow band amid steady trades at Chicago on Saturday. Wheat finished mixed with May at about 1.65 to 1.66 dollars, oats little changed, rye near unchanged, and barley up around 45 to 7 cents higher. A late rye rally lent strength to other pits as commission house selling eased.
Modest improvement continued for selected rails on Saturday as corporate issues show an uneven week. Fractions to s point gains by carriers followed earlier rises as reports said sizable blocks of bonds were retired through open market purchases.
Chicago cash provisions show no sales for wheat soybeans rye and corn. No. 4 white corn sells at 1.25 dollars while oats and rye quote mixed and red varieties with slight differences. Lard in store and loose sold near 13.80 and 12.80 dollars with leaf and bellies at 12.75 and 14.25.
Seattle boxer Frankie Rogers now in the service writes Ralph Ostrander about a recent Pacific area bout that ended in a draw. He protests being robbed and notes on the reverse side that Galloway gave him a beating and that the censor approved the remark.
Yugoslav Partisans announce a fierce battle near Rogatica thirty miles east of Sarajevo with heavy German losses and tank use. The communique notes Nazi resolve to crush resistance before any Allied invasion of the Balkans and mentions Partisans may hold captured German tanks.
A jury here awarded Mae Sterlane and Charles A. De La Chapelle $4,000 against Rock Island railroad for injuries from a train auto collision in November 1942. Eleven trucks have been donated and 36 men have volunteered to help in the scrap metal drive this Sunday.
Anne Donnelly sues Albert Nolan in district court seeking a clear ruling of ownership at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street SE and denying any common law marriage claim. In Los Angeles, United Steel Workers say a Continental Can work stoppage was a prayer strike for higher wages.
Phillies general manager Herb Pennock announced the team will train in Delaware next spring. The brief note confirms the location choice but provides few other details.
Services for George O. Lindley 90 will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Center Chapel near Morley. He died Friday in Marion at his son Clyde Lindley’s home. Born November 22 1853 in Jones County he moved to Marion five years ago. Survived by three other sons Lafe Lindley Marion Henry Lindley Central City Archie Lindley Martelle and three Hollingsworths plus a brother Sylvester Lindley North Freedom Wisconsin and many grandchildren.
Bruce Phillips plans naval enlistment after Friday trip to Des Moines while due to graduate from the University of Iowa in electrical engineering midweek. A Christmas party hosted by the General Aid and Missionary society featured music by Mrs. John Gritzner and Teresa Gritzner with carols sung.
Marion churches list services with Rev Benamin H Shaw at Baptist Church leading Bible school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 sermon The Kingdom of Christ Torch Bearers meet at 6 30 p m evening worship at 7 30 sermon Imitators midweek prayer and Bible study Wednesday 8 p m choir rehearsal 7 p m St Joseph s Catholic mass at 8 and 10 a m Christian Church led by Rev Vernon H Carter Bible school 9 45 a m morning worship 10 30 sermon A New Star Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m union church fellowship service 8 p m at Presbyterian church Handel Messiah selections by union choir Congregational Church school 10 a m morning worship 11 a m Christmas sermon by Rev O O Hobson union service at Presbyterian church 8 p m Messiah selections by union choir
Free Methodist hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and services at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m with Y P M S at 7 p m and midweek prayer on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Methodist offers morning worship at 11 a m a Christmas sermon The World Without Christmas and a 6 30 p m vespers for youth followed by the Messiah oratorio at the Presbyterian church. Presbyterian holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 55 a m with a sermon Peace and Still No Peace and Handel Messiah selections by the Marion Union Choir.
The Rev. Carl E. Krog leads Sunday school and Bible study at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship is at 11:30 a.m. with the sermon on Bearing Witness. Saturday school runs from 9:30 a.m. to end of session.
The Seventh Day Church of God on Sixth Street at Ninth Avenue holds Sabbath school Saturdays at 10 30 a m and preaching at 11 30 a m.
The Prairie Chapel announces pastor B Curran will lead Sunday school. Morning service at 10 and evening league at 7 30 p.m.
Marion subscribers who miss their Gazette are asked to call the Marion business office at 35 or the Fred Ross residence at 914.
The Soresis club held a Christmas Party starting with dinner at K. V. cafe and a program led by Mrs. Lumer Lorence at Mrs. H. G. Stitzer home. Edna Roberts led Christmas music. Out of town guests included Mrs. Alice Busby of Washington DC and Mrs. O. M. Carson of Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Miller plan a pic nic supper for their card club tonight. Marion Business Girls club hosted a Christmas party at the Gas Company office with 19 members present. Clarence Meggers is ill at his home on Fourteenth Street. Mrs. Bert Taylor has returned from Blairstown after the death of her uncle John Burch. Cpl. and Mrs. William R. Lange are on furlough with his parents in Marion.
WAUKON James E Briar elected commander of Spanish American War veterans and A L Peterson and others named officers. Allamakee county Scouts elect Mansford Eberhof district chairman with Goode and Reher in leadership. Conesville 4 H club holds Christmas party with officers listed. Edgewood choir to present Christmas program with Strawberry Point choir. Hawkeye school glee club to perform cantata Music of Bethlehem. Independence Arthur Satterlee to join Security State Bank as assistant cashier January 15. Anamosa James Connolly buys Main street building, Raiders Den to close by January 1. Anamosa holiday events listed. Anamosa 777 autos registered in Jones county. 1942 total 4 725. Clermont Rep Moyle to address Commercial club on school legislation. Kalona vesper service planned. Victor home declamatory winners named. Millersburg John and Mrs Merck celebrate golden anniversary. Traer free movie for children start pre Christmas festivities. poultry distribution to follow. Independence Mary Bergstrand enlists in Waves. Independence seniors from Buena Vista to Camp Dodge pre induction tour January 16 18. Decorah forty four Christmas contained items donated.
MOSCOW AP reports a Kharkov war crime trial where Hans Ritz testified that Adolf Hitler ordered cruelty on the eastern front and that Heinrich Himmler issued orders to execute. Ritz described firing at civilians as his commander watched. Capt. William Langheld added estimates of mass killings in Kharkov, Kiev, Poltava, and other regions.
The article notes Portugal's monetary unit is the escudo and records an average value of four cenis per escudo.
A speaker confesses being in love while accusing Mary of lies. The line hints at troubled romance and the impact of deceit on trust and affection.
The clipping records sympathies for a mother’s death from Mrs. Frank Spence and family and others, plus a string of lost and found notices. Items include a lost silver bracelet, a green mitten, a navy blue purse, a fountain pen, a black pocketbook, and a wallet. also advertisements for jewelry, printing, and dressmaking services. Locations include Cecareo Senta, Ave SW, and 208 2nd St SE, with contact dial numbers.
Local beauty shops promote perming options with prices from 3.50 to 15 dollars. Advertisements list material quality, multiple services such as oil waves, deluxe oil waves, and cream oil waves, with shop names and contact numbers.
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