Hogs Rally as Shipments Fall at Major Markets
Chicago and Omaha livestock markets report hogs gaining up to 15 cents amid lighter weights and slower shipments after peak runs. Cattle and sheep trade shows scattered gains and uneven bidding with steers and yearlings up to 25 and 15 cents, respectively, while fat lamb bids weaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ayr
U. 3S
Dept. Agriculture
Ealing
Omaha
U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Sioux City
UX City
API
Paris Action
Wool and Cheese Markets Reported in Wisconsin and U.S. Trade
Plymouth Wisconsin cheese quotas for two weeks around late December show Cheddar and other varieties at about 23 cents. U.S. wool sales were moderate with bids around 92 to 93 cents scoured, blood combing grades 98 cents, and French long-wool lots around 1.06 to 1.10 dollars scoured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Hogs Gain on Local Market as Prices Advance
Hogs strengthened on the local market Wednesday with prime grades up 10 cents and packers up a nickel. The long haul no fill top price rose to 10.85 dollars.
Cedar Rapids Grain and Poultry Market Prices Listing
A Cedar Rapids market summary lists grain prices for No 1 wheat at 1.07 dollars No 2 at 1.05 oats No 2 4943c No 3 47c rye 80c barley No 3 72c soybeans No 2 yellow 1.54. Poultry prices show springs over 6 lbs 17c hens over 5 lbs 17c leghorns 12c. Fruits vegetables and hides also priced with numerous items and per crate or weight figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
Markets Report From Chicago and New York Produce
Markets in Chicago and New York show mixed receipts and steady tones. Poultry and eggs see varied prices across hens, fryers, and broilers while butter cheese and potatoes reflect steady to irregular movement and notable regional differences.
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Chicago
UPI
Lerhorn
Colored Springs
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Leshorn
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Bliss
Cobblers
New York
Futures and dairy storage prices and auto tax fact
The notice lists butter storage standards for January to March at 33.65 33.15 and 33.40 and refrigerator egg standards for January to February around 31.20 to 30.50. It also notes that three weeks’ income of a typical farmer in 1940 was needed to match the average automobile taxes per vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamson and Company
Stocks Shift To Downside
The New York stock market closed the year with a faltering, unsteady session as Manila’s fall prospects dampened buying. Prices eased fractionally after tax selling and profit taking, while a few industrials and some leaders slid. American Telephone and several aircraft and merchandising shares held marginal gains.{" "}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manila
United States Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
United States Rubber
Western Union
Standard Oil
N. J
Texas Company
Boston Takes Lead In Hockey League
Boston bagged a trio of third period goals for a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to claim first place in the National Hockey League before 15,835 at Boston Tuesday night. Montreal rallied from two goals down to beat the Chicago Black Hawks 5-3 before 5,086 fans in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Montreal
Chicago Black Hawks
Weakness in Rye and Soybeans Sets Tone for Market Decline
Chicago traders saw a dull end to the year as rye and soybeans led weakness on the board. Wheat finished slightly lower, corn mixed and oats unchanged while mid month parity prices had little impact and trading remained narrow and listless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Wheat and futures recap from Chicago and Winnipeg notes
Open price movements for wheat at Winnipeg May July contracts show gains and lows around 77s. Chicago cash provisions report no sales and mixed grain quotes for corn soybeans oats barley and rye with lard prices listed for several formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Chicago
Bond Markets U S Bonds
U S government bonds closed Wednesday with Federal farm bonds at 49 and Treasury issues trading around 104.19 to 105.00.
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U. S. Bonds
New York
U. S
Federal Farm Inte
Treasury
Western Teams Win Over East in New York Basketball
In New York City at Madison Square Garden, Western schools extended their streak to four straight wins over Metropolitan clubs. Washington defeated New York University 72 to 38 and Colorado beat St John’s 39 to 33 in a Tuesday doubleheader before 12,968 fans, following Wyoming’s win over City College and Oregon State’s victory over Manhattan. Long Island University and Fordham face East opponents Creighton and Rhode Island State in Saturday’s schedule.
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New York
Washington
New York University
Colorado University
St. John’s
Madison Square Garden
Wyoming
City College
Oregon State
Manhattan
Long Island University
Fordham
Creighton
Missouri Valley
Rhode Island State
New England Titans
Japs Claim 541 Planes Destroyed Amid War Totals
Tokyo reports since the Pacific war began the Japanese air force has destroyed 541 enemy planes with 49 of their own lost. The notice also claims 3,000 enemy killed and 9,000 captured, with 743 Japanese dead and 1,799 wounded.
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Tokio
INS
Imperial
Pearl Harbor
Luzon Island
Little Wake Island
Anonymous Kenosha Contractor Seeks $198 Change
A Kenosha contractor, secret to his wife, advertises for the return of $198. He says Christmas Eve shopping involved several taverns where he believed he gave a clerk two $1 bills, but on Christmas Day he found he had handed over two $100 bills for a $2 purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
France and Spain Sign Economic Agreement
Berlin dispatch reports France and Spain signed an economic accord. details not released but understood to set an exchange rate between the franc and the peseta. Anamosa notes audit help from Des Moines’ George Denny replacing N. T. Buck of Iowa City in county records. Toledo roundup: Wayne Hiatt of Fort Dodge faces 10 days in jail for a false check. fined 35 dollars. Tama mayor Carnal presiding. J. B. Maiden of Tama serves 30 days for vagrancy.
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Berlin
London
France
Spain
Anamosa
George Denny
Des Moines
John Horning
Muscatine
Denny
N. T. Buck
Iowa City
Albia
Toledo
Wayne Hiatt
Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
E. C. Carnal
Tama
J. B. Maiden
Carnal
Pacifist Detroit Cleric Holds Firm at Meeting
Henry Hitt Crane a Detroit churchman told a national Methodist student conference in Urbana Illinois that his pacifist views remained unchanged despite the United States declaring war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, Ill
Henry Hitt Crane
Detroit
National Methodist
Widowed Hazleton woman seeks divorce and custody in district court
Bertha A. Smith of Hazleton petitions for divorce from J. N. Smith on cruel and inhuman grounds. She seeks custody of the minor child, division of household goods, alimony and support. They married Sept. 28 1904 in Yale Iowa and have seven living children, one minor.
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Independence
Bertha A. Smith
Hazleton
J. N. Smith
Yale
Tipton
M. B. Marker
Marker
Cedar Bluff
E. C. Gillam
Don Peterman
Peterman
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
George Louring
Larry Blue
Riverside
Betty Kallaus
Frank Kallaus
South of Riverside
Hollywood
Wapello
Betty
WMT
California
Waukon
Loriie Ludeking
Arnold Hexom
Sophie Ludeking
F. E. Stucks
Zion Reformed Church
Alfred Bredeson
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Helen Hexom
Chicago
Lyle Williams
Waukon High School
C. D. Hexom
Winneshiek County
Conroy
Vera Leahy
J. R. Leahy
Arnold Brockshus
Henry Brockshus
Williamsburg
Macon
Zion Lutheran Parsonage
Shirley Leahy
Arthur Mohr
Local marriages and court actions across Iowa counties
Anamosa reports three district court cases including a habeas corpus suit by Phil Bliss against Warden Foss Davis and a replevin suit by Bapane Gas against Don Mershon. Hale sees Kruse sue Weinrich for 45.27 in unsettled building materials. Waukón records the marriage of Marion Kiesau and Robert Stock with attendants Willis Ludeking and Irma Kiesau. Manchester notes the marriage of Lulu Harbaugh and Wayne Kenny with attendants Daniel and Ilo Harbaugh.
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Anamosa
Jones County District Court
Phil Bliss
Men’s Reformatory
Foss Davis
Bliss
Insane Department of the
Reformatory
Polk County Court
Polk County
Bapane Gas Company
Don Mershon
Mershon
Henry Kruse
Hale
F. J. Weinrich
Waukon
Marion Kiesau
Albert Kiesau
Union Prairie Township
Robert Stock
Ed Stock
Ludlow Township
Stock
E. M. DeBuhr
Willis Ludeking
Irma Kiesau
Manchester
Lulu F. Harbaugh
Greeley
Wayne L. Kenny
Moline
Ill
First Baptist Church
Clair J. Brown
Daniel
Ilo Harbaugh
Local Classifieds Blend Notes and Ads in Hodgepodge
A crowded page with car service offers and shop ads appears. Listings include DEFEND the finish of your car, ANDREW CARBURETOR Service, McKinney Agency fire insurance, Joe and Cliff’s eateries, MORR PUB SHOP repair remodeling, KNITTING CO and machine quilt services, watch and jewelry repair by H K Schaefer, driving offers to California and Los Angeles, genuine diamond sale, Penomiath Feather Mattress Co, and various printing and want ads. The mixed notices convey a busy small town marketplace.
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A_Ave
2Nd St
Andrew
1St St
McKinney
JOE & Cliff'’S
1St Ave
3Rd
Morr Pub
4Th Fir
Cranby
Dial
H. K. Schaefer
Kresge
Gazette
Penomiath Feather Mattress Co
Eric & Son
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Iowa
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MWA
Scppa
Mason City
Los
Waterloo
Austin
Wisconsin
Plymouth
Oku Prate
Lotte
Advange
Aeae
Ile
Orler
Wall St
J. EB. Bennett& Co
Ump
Abbott Lab
Ve Intl Hydro
Adams Expressein
Alaska Juncative
Nickelaear Allied Chem
Gnu Paper Allied Stores
Isalmers
Bijohns
Manville
Kennecott Coprag
Krocer G
D& Lehig Val
Amn
Hide and L
Bey Owens
Trt, Corp
bin & Myers
Maracaibo
Peaponte
Mi Ball Mills
Eine
Amn Smelting
Bernard BP McKesson
Amn Steel Fdys
Marshal Fidibs Amn Us
Martin, Gh
Tel&Tel
Mathiesen Ark
Maytag
Miami
Anaconda
Ark Nat Gas
Mpls
Moline Eee
Armour and Co
Mont Ward
Beatrice Crmy
Central Bendix
Beth Steel
North Am Co
Am Ayl
Blaw Knox
Ohio Oil
Boeing Airpoe
Borden Co
Otis Stee
Borg Warner
Packard Mirs
Bridgeport
Paramount
Park
Utah
Simmons Co
Condl Motors Au
Crown Drug
Sherry Corp
Curtiss Wr
Eere & Co
Hudson
Warner del Lackatee
Studebaker
Stone Web
UN Pon Tex Corp
Eastern
R Tex Pace Lab
Va East
Kodak
Thompson
PY En Motors
Gillette S
Mibel Bris Ae
Goebel
Goodrich
S Rubber
Oodyear Tire
Stee
Walworth
Warner Bros
Si Greyhound
Wesnion
Ain Westehse
Mtrs
TY Hecker Brods
Walker
Houston
Owe Sound Yy Wilson
Elindson
Woolworth
Indus Rayon
Youngston S
Harv
Zenith Radio
Armour, & Co
Jarvis
Atz Rug Bliss Laurhtin
Libby McNeill
Borg
Winnipeg
Iowa News
the Gazette
Walter Byers
Milwaukee
Fred Koch
Mercy Hospital
Byers
White Bay High School
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
L. W. Vanderlinden
E. K. Martens
Arthur Plagmann
LA Porte City
John Betts
Jack Scorey
Pete Riggle
Frank Raub
Cedar Falls
Tedford
Belle Plaine
J. H. Milroy
Benton County
Cc. R. Snow
J. W. Cunningham
C. B. Wilcox
Ralph Downey
Robert Anderson
Hugo Geiger
Ed Anderson
R. O. Burrows
John Ayres
Lester Anderson
C. C. Corns
Red Cross
A. J. Bird
Farmer's Entertainment Group
Wellman
Anna Schroeder
J. F. Irwin
St. Patrick's Rectory
Kinross
L. V. Kuebrich
Ed Kelley
Ames
Irwin
Park Hotel
Mr. Irwin
C. R. I and P. Railroad
Florida
J. A. Graham
Milo High School
Wellman Advance
Riverside Leader
Everett Sams
Elkader
Elkader Commercial Club
Eugene W. Sloan
Defense Savings Staff
Washington, D. C
Defense
P. C. Rasmussen
Howard Township
Denmark
United States
J. M. Rasmussen
Gladbrook
Carl
Waverly
Everett
Columbus Junction
Elmer Huff
Columbus City
Sigourney
Loren Oldaker
Keswick
Mervin McClenahan
Maynard
Harold Anderson
Brazil
Maynard Presbyterian
Anderson
Oelwein
H. B. Hough
W. R. Bernhart
Graff
Peter Graff
Mr. Graff
Nicholas Graff
Pete
J. P. Graff
Pete Graff
Fairfax
Edwin Kuetensky
Emma Valesky
Milo Cech
William Michalek
Frank Staskal
Dorothea Dexheimer
Louisa Dexheimer
Graphite City
Ralph Wallace
Fort Sill
Okla
John R. Wallace
Raymond Frankenfeld
H. P. Dexheimer
Vera Dexheimer
Arthur Wallace
Louville Graham
Ivan Sams
Milo Methodist Church
J. A. Worrell
Darlene Graham
Joe Graham
Maynard Smith
Hayes Music Box
Pallinom
Larry Herman Orch
Temple
Draport Inn
Tutt
Charlie C
Bohemian Orch
Sth
Cemar
Marlon, Blvd
Turkey House
Walford
4Th Ave
Curbry
Silver Leaf Hotel
Magnus
LaFayette Cafe
TCE and
Z.C.B.J. Halved
Makeslans
Hi-Way Gardens
Stanwood
Paul Arthur
Moellers
Snyder's Tavern
Lath Ave
Memorial Hall
Marion
Stoneking's
Hallwood
Iowa State College
Williamsburg High School
Iowa State
By Galbraith
Humane Shelter
Packace
Fruitland Heights
Alma Bobst
Clinton
Katz Jewelry & Loan Co
1St Street
Kilterman’s
Liberty Weekly
Probasco Jewelers
Ava
Palace Theater
Joan
Siegel's Loan & Jewelry CO
Baldridge
3Rd Street
Vincent’s Jewelry
Corey & Fletcher
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