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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
5
Cattle and hogs sold in modest amounts with hog prices slipping 10 to 20 cents while top hogs reached 11.40. Steers and yearlings were weak to 25 cents lower as heifers fell 15 to 25 cents. cows and vealers steady. Lamb bidding soft with no sales.
HOGS mildly lower receipts 11 200 in Omaha area with top around 1090 dollars per head and lighter weights selling near 1000. CATTLE steady to weak overall with steer and heifer bids down a touch and vealers holding firmer, stockers and feeders near steady. Regional reports from Mason City Ottumwa Waterloo and Des Moines summarize price ranges and loads for various weights and classes.
Hogs prices show slight declines with 250 Ibs down and 400-500 Ibs around 9.75 to 10.00. Cattle steady to higher with slaughter steers and stockers near 10.50 to 12.00 and yearlings around 12.25. Sheep receipts 1000 with limited early sales and carry lower. lambs mixed across double decks and native truck-ins.
The local hog market remains weaker with most grades down. Good hogs up to 270 pounds fall ten cents, while packsers and other grades slip 15 cents. prices span from 9.40 to 10.65 for various weight ranges. Cattle values show mixed shifts with steers and yearlings mostly steady to lower, and sheep listings note lighter lambs and ewes with price reductions.
Commodity prices and market values for grains and poultry in Cedar Rapids include Wheat No. 1 at 167, No. 2 at 104, Oats No. 2 white 493, No. 3 47, Rye No. 2 60, Barley 35 to 145, Corn shelled No. 2 yellow 72 and new No. 3 70, Soybeans No. 2 yellow 154, Straw tame 14, base straw 10. Poultry prices cover Springs over 5 lbs 17, Hens over 5 lbs 15, Leghorns 12, Stags 10, Cocks 69, Pullets 20. Fruits and vegetables list Colorado celery 3.85 per crate, Lemons 7.00, Cranberries 4.75, Onions 41.75, Lettuce 6.00, others including New cabbage 5, Russets 3.00, Jonathan apples 2.00, Emperor grapes 2.50, Cauliflower 2.00, Sweet potatoes 1.45. Hides and calf pricing given by item, and horse hides 5.25/4.75.
New York market receipts show firmer prices across butter cheese and eggs with 2 day totals: API butter 1,230,524 firmer. creamery 92 score 35% and 91 32c. eggs 32,040 receipts firmer with fancy to extra fancy 35-36c. Chicago reports firm API butter with 93 score 35% or 34% 92 34% to 35c. eggs steady at local 33-34c. poultry prices mixed by weight with various hen and broiler prices listed.
In the swiftest session in over 18 months the market rose slightly with gains in blue chips and declines in rubbers oils tobaccos and motors. About 2.7 million shares changed hands the highest turnover since May 1940. Prominent movers included American Telephone Southern Railway Santa Fe Bethlehem Steel Western Union Kennecott J I Case United Aircraft Allied Chemical and Du Pont.
U S government bonds closed Monday with Treasury notes and bonds showing varied prices. Markets reflected yields and changes across several issues.
Chicago price report shows fractional gains across wheat and corn markets amid light trading and holiday mood. Processing firms move government corn from steel tanks at slightly above market, signaling food industry demand and uncertain post holiday price levels. Wheat gains 4 to 1 cent, May and July futures cited, with oats and rye also up modestly.
Chicago cash grain prices list wheat and oats futures quotes with bids for corn and barley. Soybeans show No 3 yellow at about 1.69 to 1.74 per bushel with other grades noted. Field seed values for timothy alsike red top and clover are listed per hundredweight with small variations.
Wisconsin cheese quotas for Dec 29 to Jan 3 list twin cheeses at 23 4c and cheddar at 2344c. Boston wool market shows little demand with firm prices. Butter and egg futures are provided by Lamson Bros. and Co. Mississippi River stage reports from Davenport Hastings Keokuk and others show modest rises and falls.
The city council hired Robert H. Ellison and Howard R. Dickson as new firemen on the Fire Chief’s recommendation. They will begin a six month probation January 1 to meet National Board of Fire Underwriters staffing needs for a new quadruple type fire truck.
Funeral services for A J Murray president and general manager of the Hutchinson Ice Cream company were held at St Matthew's church Monday morning. Friends filled the church to overflowing as Rev J D Kearn led the requiem and sermon. Burial followed at Mount Calvary cemetery with pallbearers Frank Welch Paul Huston Frank Baldwin John Jones of Chicago Thomas McCauley of Des Moines Dr D L Morrissey Emmett Murray. Honorary pallbearers included J V Whelan L R Sanders J J Jacobs H H Hahn Cedar Rapids J Axel Johnson Mason City F R Ballantyne Waterloo and L A Bletzer Chicago.
The Brookings Institution outlines an economy program to trim 2.085 billion dollars from non-defense federal outlays to fund wartime needs. It calls heavy cuts in agriculture and public welfare, targets flood control and river projects, and argues for halted new construction and reduced farm support as conditions improve.
Wesley Dostal 29 living near Cedar Rapids was fined 300 dollars and costs after arraignment before Judge G Thompson in district court. Sheriff James Smith arrested him about 910 p.m. Saturday following a radio report of a car in a ditch after a citizen reported erratic driving on Blairs Ferry road to Marion Police Chief Gene Miller.
Mary M. Wilson named executor without bond for the estate of Sarah Ellen Wilson who died November 28. Margaret Helen Sampson named Alexander Edward Sampson as executor for her estate who was confirmed. due to residency outside the state Alex Sampson of Cedar Rapids is appointed administrator with no property leaving the state without court order. Bond set at $1,000.
Kenneth Brandt, 22, serving a three month county jail sentence for riotous conduct from the Sept. 15 Wilson produce plant strike riot, was taken to St. Luke's hospital with a severe cold. Hospital staff said his condition Monday was fairly good. Brandt was arrested last week after allegedly attacking a woman in a store, which led to revocation of his suspended sentence.
C Peck executive secretary of the Red Cross says many enrollments are expected as classes form to fit various groups. The program aims to safeguard lives against sabotage and prepare for hazards from higher highway traffic and rising industrial activity.
Richard Lawrence, 12, was hit in the right eye by an airgun fired by his brother Marion, 17, while four youths played cowboys in the basement of the Hayes brothers home. The pellet penetrated the eye socket but spared the eyeball. physician says eye might be saved.
City briefs note a Townsend booster club business meeting Tuesday at 7 p m in 1 0 C F hall 109 Second Avenue SE. Dancing will follow and the item lists a local event schedule.
Phoebe Lamb Missionary circle of Bethany Congregational church will meet all day Friday at the home of Mrs. William Nelson 1548 A avenue NE. Members should bring a covered dish and gather at 10 15 am. Transportation may be arranged by dialing 2 5924.
Private Joseph N. Stepanek of Cedar Rapids has finished basic training at the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley Kaw. He will now join one of the U S army units.
William D. Kempter, a Cedar Rapids aircraft mechanic at the air corps advanced flying school in Victoria Texas, has won the sergeant s rating. His brother serves with the Royal Canadian Air Force fighting unit. Kempter has been in the United States armed forces.
Wilbert Earl Stern and John Howard were arrested Saturday night on breaking and entering charges and pled not guilty at a Monday arraignment before Judge G. K. Thompson. The information alleges the November 19 theft at the Appliance Service Company.
A. W. Sedlacek sues Lester Zobac for 1242.66 in a civil suit filed Monday alleging negligence caused an auto crash at Twelfth Avenue and Fourth Street SW on November 24.
The war boosts demand for first aid through Linn county Red Cross efforts. Classes resume after Jan 1 with Beryl Woodson teaching civil service room students, Jan 2 for young businesswomen with Leola Jack, and Jan 8 at Coe College led by Jeanette Tapper. Mrs. Wells notes plans extend past Feb 1.
The former Grace Episcopal church rectory at 515 A avenue NE was sold to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Straus through the Hedges company, not Yuill and Gohmann as reported. The Strausses, previously at 11642 Second Avenue SW, have moved in. Trinity Lutheran Church announces postponement of campaign worker meeting and plans a 7:45 p.m. service with communion on New Year’s Day 10:45 a.m. sermon titled A New Start With Christ.
Judge Harry Johnson in police court weighs a no parking loop ban case. Robert Houck, 424 Twelfth Street SE, pleads guilty to violating the arcane morning ban but says he stopped for a sandwich on the way home. He receives a $1 fine plus costs totaling 250 dollars.
An earthquake of moderate intensity was felt in Quetta India early Monday with no loss of life reported.
Classified page lists ad rates and assorted notices including lost items such as keys and purses, found item a boss leather mitten, and various merchants offering services from jewelry to insurance and repair. Multiple business names and addresses appear, with contact numbers and brief product claims.
A wide set of used vehicles for sale and trade including a 1939 Ford truck tractor with hydraulic brakes and most equipment, a 1940 Chrysler Royal sedan, a 1941 Studebaker Champion, a 1939 Chevrolet Deluxe, a 1936 Oldsmobile Deluxe, a 1936 Ford Deluxe sedan, a 1935 Chevrolet standard coach, and a 1937 one ton Dodge panel truck. Also listed are tire and battery notes, prices, sale times, contact numbers, and a Diamond T Truck Sales ad.
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