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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1941

Page

6

Hogs Hold Steady Amid Uneven Trading in Midwest Markets

Across Chicago Omaha Des Moines Waterloo Mason City and other yards hog prices remained mostly steady despite heavier receipts. Top hogs 180-240 pounds traded around 8.00 to 8.25 with fair demand. sheep and cattle show weakness or slow sales as buyers stay cautious and packers respond cautiously to price signals. Receipts totaled several thousand head in multiple markets with mixed results on lighter and heavier classes.

Chicago

Livestock Market Report with Mixed Feeder and Hog Trends

Receipts total about 2 000 calves 2 100 total dealers steady Good choice feeders 11 500 to 12 500 top. Hogs 4 100 receipts. early sales steady with Monday trend. top 7 75 for 180 240 lb. feeders 240 270 lb 74 60 97 70. cattle steady to weak with varied classes including cows canners and cutters 4.00 to 5.25, dairy cows 60 to 75, calves 11 to 13.50. Sheep 2 000 receipts. lambs and ewes mixed. top lamb price 10.15. natives up 32 carbs lambs.

Chicago US Dept Agriculture Sincom Omana Livestock Omaha U S. Dept Agriculture Siott City Sioty City Anality

Peoria Livestock Market Reports Mixed Hogs Cattle Lambs

Hogs receipts around 3 000 with prices mostly steady to 10 cents lower for 240 Ibs and under. Packing hogs 170 230 Ibs 7.85 to 8.10 with weightier hogs 7.15 to 7.85. Cattle calf receipts 350 with slaughter steers and stockers steady to firm. calves show improved demand. Sheep receipts 600 with natives steady. 90 110 Ibs lambs around 8.50 to 9.04, western lambs 9.50 fetches.

Peoria

Local Hog Market Trends Show Downward Swing

The local hog market fell Tuesday with good hogs down about 10 cents and packers 5 cents lower after Monday gains. Prices for hogs and cattle show varied weights and classifications with top long-haul hogs at 7.75 dollars and cattle ranges from prime steers to yearlings and cows, reflecting a broad downward trend across many categories.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain And Produce Prices

A rural price listing from Cedar Rapids showing wheats No 1 and No 2 at 75 and 73 cents, oats white No 2 at 3 5 6? per bushel, and soybeans No 2 and other grains with various per bushel figures. Also includes poultry rates for broilers and hens, wholesale fruits and vegetables, and hides and leather prices. Pond and five half price mane details included.

Aide Market Alor

Markets Chicago Produce and New York Produce Prices

Chicago prices show live poultry at 34 trucks with hens under 61 pounds and boilers at 21 pounds. butter receipts steady, eggs receipts 12 116 steady dirties. New York prices list eggs with mixed colors and grades, butter receipts 1 481 190 steady with creamery up to 92 score, cheese receipts 455 759 steady with prices unchanged.

Chicago White Rock New York

Futures Market Notes on Butter and Eggs Storage Standards

Report lists futures quotations for butter and eggs with storage standards and dates. Mentions February and March figures for butter with values 50 and 15, plus a November 2820 reference. Egg storage standards show February and October values, including 18.70, in a terse exchanges style.

Lamson Bros and Co

Stocks Fall Back After Early Gains In Mixed Session

In New York, initial stock market strength faded by close as cautious buyers pulled back. Utilities and metals led early gains while lenders weakened after noon, with U S Steel, U S Rubber, N Y Central, Western Union and others slipping as several major names failed to sustain advances.

New York U. S. Steel U. S Rubber N. Y. Central Western Union Consolidated Edison American Smelting United Aircraft General Motors Chrysler Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck American Telephone Anaconda du Pont General Electric J C. Penney

Wall Street Quotations Titled by J Z Bennett and Co

Tuesday stock list quotes many firms by price with amplifying entries for Allied Chem Johns Manville Lockheed Boeing and more. It notes industrials rails and utilities in Chicago and New York closing values and percent changes.

J. Z. Bennett & Co W. H. Jump Merchants National Bank Alaska Allied Chem Johns Manville Allied Stores Kennecott Allis Chalmers Herren Zane Mn Lehigh Val Amn Hide Libbey Owens Amn Intl Corp Lis, Myers Amn Maracaibo Carbonic Lockheed Loews Inc Amn Roll Mills Loft Inc Amn Smelting Lorillard Amn Steel Foys McKesson Marshall Martin G L Mathiesen Ark Wat Miami Armin Woolen Zine & Mont Ward Murray Corp Ark Nat Gas A Nash-Kely Armour Co Natl Bellas Atchison T. Spf Biscuit Atlantic Rife Cash Aviation Corp Not! Dairy P Baldwin Loco Balto Ohio Pow & Lofty Rendin Aynast Norpac Rraxt Beth Steel North Amn Co Blaw Knox Nor Amn Avi Bae Tae Proctor Gamble Caterpillar Cent Fay Pullman Co Getto de Paseo Columnes Seaboard Oil Com Sears Hoebick Dan Com Solvents Server, Inc Comw _Southa Shell Union Cons Edison Simmons Co Cons Oil S Skelly Oil Socony Canal Motors Sou Railway Corn Frodtters Sperry Corp Gotr Ince Py Crucible Steel Calif Cub Amn Sur Ind Cudahy Curtiss Stew Warner Stone Webster Deere & Co Studebaker Tex Corp du Pont de Tex Gui Easton Kodak Sidewater Eaton Elec Freeport Tex Union Carbide Crade Rails Union Pac Erade Rails Gen Electric Unt Air Lines Gen Foods Gen Motors Bat Bre Gimbel Bros Uni el Coal Glidden Goodrich Uni Gas Cogi Goodyear Tire Weye Gypsum Granby Conseo SR Bbe Ore Way U S Steel Utilities Granite Cy Greyhound Walworths Warner Bros Hiram Walker Wes Union Houston Ayn Bors Warner Norwest Bank Chicago Corp Ya Swift & Cap Comn Edison Swift Wis Bk Shra

Bond Markets Shows Mixed Gains Amid Rainy Foreign Debt Slide

In New York Bond Review, rains touched several foreign bonds while U S treasury issues slipped in quiet trading. British empire bonds led foreign gains as debate on aid legislation progressed in Congress. Australia 5s of 1955 and 1957 rose up to 2 points amid a large turnover. government bonds declined to 14 328 pricing.

NEW York Bond Review New York Treasury Rocksland General Tlinois Central International Telephone

Grain Rallies End of Trade On Wheat Corn

Chicago upturn in grain prices prompted by late-session buying led by shorts. Wheat futures climbed with July and September around one cent higher, corn up about one to two percent, oats and rye modestly higher, soybeans gaining near four cents despite long-seller pressure. Reports of government wheat sales and dwindling free wheat supplies weighed, while weather remained mild with little precipitation foreseen.

Chicago Board of Trade Commodity Credit Corporation Minneapolis

Wisconsin Cheese and Wool Market Updates

Wisconsin cheese quotations for Feb 3 to 8 list Twins, Ic, daisies 1534c, brick 1473c, horns 1534c, cheddar 15c with farmers call board: daisies 15 4c horns 1534c cheddar 5c. Boston wool market shows quiet trade with few bids and broad interest in contracted 1941 clips. Mississippi River gauges show minor changes across Davenport La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque Keokuk St Louis Cairo Memphis.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Twins Farmers’ Call Board Boston Mississipps Davenport Hastings Prairie du Chien Dubuque Keokuk St. Louis Cairo Ee Memphis Rice

Development of Power Shovels Traced by Lehti at Club Meeting

D W Lehti assistant general manager of the Link Belt Speeder corp traced the history and development of power shovels from 1590 to 1834 at a Canopus club meeting held Tuesday at the Roosevelt hotel. The plant is currently working on a national defense order of 40 shovels and cranes for the army regiment with 50 recently completed. Silkworm culture in Japan advances with licensed egg sales and health guarantees for worms.

William Otis Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel D. W. Lehti Link-Belt Speeder Corporation National Defense Army Engineering Regiment

Deny NLRB Power After Pact Signed

The Third Circuit ruled the NLRB lacks jurisdiction in disputes between an employer and employee after signing a genuine collective bargaining agreement. Judge Albert B. Maris said the goal of the labor relations act is achieved and the board has no further role in settled disputes.

Philadelphia Third United States Circuit Court of Appeals National Labor Relations Board Albert B. Maris

City Council Orders Payments on Paving and Engineering Warrants

The council authorized a $15 300 warrant to Hargrave Construction for paving with $15 000 from the improvement fund and $300 from the grading fund, leaving $347.87 due plus 5 percent interest on $15 647.87 from Jan 2, 1941. A $700 warrant was approved for Ralph W Gearhart for street improvement engineering, leaving $237 due. Mrs Myrtle Cunningham claimed $9.75 for injuries from a fall on ice cited to overflows from a city spout and a broken glass.

Hargrave Construction Company Ralph W. Gearhart Gearhart Myrtle Cunningham Eighth Avenue Eleventh Street

Stickney Funeral Services Held in Yocom Chapel

Corwin D. Stickney's funeral was conducted Monday at the Yocom chapel by Rev. Raymond C. Swisher with burial at Springville. Pallbearers included Earl Biggs C E Pearson W J Turner George Woods Warren Thompson and James Tobin. Out of town relatives attended from Sterling Scottsbluff Neb Eddyville Oska s008e Beverly Linn county draft board No 3 prepared to fill seven slots.

L. Bunker

Red Cross Activities and Local Community News in Marion

Red Cross chairman Mrs. A A Hardin reports weekly volunteer work totals including infant dresses by several members, skirts and diapers funded by local clubs and NYA groups. Marion page also notes film ads, a stroke patient improving, a birthday MC event, a leadership dinner, hospital operations, a traveler’s return, and the birth of Susan Marie Wenger.

Red Cross A. A. Hardin Marion The H. F. Lockwood C. B. F. Michel W H. Applegate la Verna Crew R. E. Leidigh A E. Granger Earl Welsher H. Wuerth Myrtle Cunningham E. C. Fox Ladies Progressive Club Dry Creek Milwaukee Club A. J. Keyes Analiyi Camp Fire Group Elmer Frederick

Subscription offer for women’s home magazines ends soon

The advertisement promotes 14 months of three magazines for four dollars with a March 10 start and a savings of 240. Mary Adams of the agency urges the reader to sign up by calling 3-2029 and enter the club while the reduced rate lasts.

American Woman's Home Companion Colliers Mary Adams David Sicter

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