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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1941
Page
2
Market notes hogs held steady with 210 to 290 pounders selling up to 8.20 dollars and best at 8.20. Receipts about 10,000 more than last week, 7,000 less than year ago. fed cattle and yearlings finished slightly higher. Lambs steady to up 10 cents with top around 10.75 dollars.
Receipts hit various totals as hogs and cattle show uneven demand. Prices slide for pigs 10–20 cents at several spots while butchers hold steady near 800 to 820 dollars and fat cattle remain mixed with calves firming on some classes. Sheep demand steady with lambs fetching around 19 to 20 dollars and heftier yearlings near 14 to 15 dollars in parts.
Combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 pecking pans in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ending 8 a.m. Saturday compared with 29,100 the previous week and 32,300 a year ago. Market was uneven with bids mostly 15 to 30 cents lower. few steady. Weekend loading volumes reported, barrows and gilts mixed in price with good and choice quality around 160.
Stocks firmed Saturday with Steels leading gains after the prior session hit new lows since June 11. Bethlehem, U S Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube rose while coppers and rails firmed. The New York Central posted a 1940 net income of 11 265 084, a decade high, supporting some market optimism amid uneven results and tension over the Far East.
Wheat futures at Chicago lost ground late after a fractional early rise as professional selling and weak corn weighed on grains. May wheat settled near the prior close with lows around 79 1/2 cents. Corn eased about 10 cents late, while oats and rye followed suit and soybeans held steady to slightly lower. Receipts were estimated at 36 cars with 5,000 bushels shipped by noon and 56,000 bushels booked for arrival. Commodity Credit Corporation reported 61,021,870 bushels of 1940 corn in loan as of February 8.
The Chicago cash grain list shows No 1 hard wheat around 85 cents to 86 cents, corn at 62 to 63 cents, and oats near 33 to 36 cents per bushel. Barley malting around 60 to 66 cents, seed 45 to 56 cents, lard at 36.15, and bellies at 1.12 dollars.
Wall Street rallied over the weekend as many corporate bonds joined stocks and some rail bonds recovered from prior losses. Japanese and Far Eastern issues firmed fractionally while U S Steel bonds fell on a 1946 note. treasuries weakened further with declines around 10 to 12 points.
Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids including Wheat No 1 No 2 Oats Corn shelled No 9 yellow and Soybeans New No 2. Hay and straw rates. Poultry prices for various weights and breeds. Wholesale fruits and vegetables with prices for lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage carrots potatoes and cauliflower. Hide and fur values listed for cured hides and horse stock.
Chicago produce market reports show steady to unchanged trading. Butter receipts and egg futures are detailed with current prices and grade specifics, including firsts and extras, with February to March storage and futures figures noted.
TheWisconsin cheese quotation sheet shows prices for daisies bricks horns and cheddars for February 17 to 22 at various rates. The Boston wool market report notes weak inquiries domestic sales thin with small lots to top up stocks and steady to higher fleece quotations for combing wools in the crease.
Pioneer Cedar Rapids tailor John Kopecky age 92 died at his home after a brief illness. Born in Bohemia April 28, 1848 he came to Cedar Rapids in 1875 and married Katherine Sipal in 1876. Survived by two sons Edward and John Jr, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral at Barta chapel Monday at 2 p.m. with cremation to follow.
Charles Mika aged 39 of 1721 D street SW died at 9:30 am Saturday at the home of Mrs. Carrie Mulock 1544 E avenue NE after a heart attack. Born Cedar Rapids December 13 1900 he had lived here all his life and worked many years for Kadlec automobile company. His mother Mrs. Rosalia Mika of Cedar Rapids survives. Body at Barta chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Governor Julius Heil urged a congressional or presidential ban on strikes during the current national defense emergency in Pittsburgh. He argued labor stoppages could hinder war production and national security efforts.
David G. Bleakley of Cedar Rapids, a former city attorney, spoke at a Marion Veterans club dinner for 140 business and professional men. He urged that political democracy requires economic democracy or democracy remains theoretical. Commander Gilbert Gordon presided and Earl Fulton led song selections.
Harry Covington was treated at a local doctor’s office Friday about 3 30 p m for shoulder injuries from a crash between a car driven by Theodore Folkers and a Culbert’s Food market delivery truck at Eighth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. Charlie Hutchins, a passenger in the Folkers car, suffered a head laceration while Earl Fulton and Hubert Covington were not injured.
Miss Jean Eckhardt of State Center was elected Friday evening by the board of education to succeed Mrs Eugenia Bartlett McNutt as mathematics instructor in the junior high school. Eckhardt has been teaching at Hiteman since graduating last spring from the University of law. Mrs Ralph Oxley hosted a Friday picnic dinner with numerous guests.
Five men left Cedar Rapids on Friday for army enlistment at Fort Des Moines. John F. Eighmey and Leo H. Miles with Francis D. Miles join the coast artillery bound for the Philippines while Florian L. Dvorak and John B. Moore head to air corps at Jefferson Barracks. Vacancies exist in medical, infantry, air corps, field and ordnance at several posts including Fort Des Moines and Fort Francis E. Warren. Four years of high school training are required for air corps and ordnance service.
Miss Irene L. Rodman and Orlo J. Brady married Friday evening at the Marion Baptist parsonage by Rev. L W Inman. Attendants were Miss Mary Rodman and Raymond Rodman with Mrs. Raymond Rodman present. The couple will reside on a farm near Center Junction.
The bulletin lists service times and sermon topics for multiple churches in Marion. Baptist led by Rev. L W Inman with morning worship at 10:45 and sermon Counting the Cost. Catholic Mass at 8 and 10 am. Christian led by Rev. Vernon H Carter with Bible school 9:45 and sermon Life Remade. Congregational led by Rev Ray Swisher with worship 11 and Pilgrim Highreaders event. Methodist and St Paul Evangelical Lutheran note service times and sermon titles including Forgiving and Being Forgiven Keeping The Faith. Seventh Day Church of God Sabbatth school 10:30 and preaching 11:30. Prairie Chapel and Alburnett Methodist list Sunday school and worship times.
Dudley Crafts Watson of the Chicago Art Institute told Mohawk drama festival audiences that movies have improved legitimate theater by creating demand for well done plays. He argued that American amusement seekers will choose even a fair movie over a poorly produced stage production.
Fort Dodge Maquoketa and Burlington junior college students won principal honors at Coe College festival. Certificates were awarded at Voorhees Hall dinner. Winners included Charlotte Joiner and Mary Ann Van Beck for Maquoketa, Beulah Stowe for Fort Dodge, and Lawrence Bishop for Burlington in music and speech events with multiple superior ratings across poetry, radio speaking, and vocal categories.
Eskimos Megana and Kopek with their children arrive in New York for the National Sportsmen's show at Grand Central Palace. Ill from damp cold and indoor exposure they ride the subway, fear tall buildings and elevators, while sponsor Dave Irwin explains the illness. The report ends with an unrelated zoological note about Galapagos flightless cormorant.
Funeral services for Mrs Fredericka Schmidt 87 who died after a lingering illness were held Friday at the Lutheran church in Wyoming. Born in Germany as Fredericka Oehlbeck she married Frederick Schmidt in 1873 and came to the United States in 1880 settling near Wyoming. Surviving children include Karl August Willis Fred John Bahnk and Mrs John Michels of Wyoming and Mrs Eileen of Monticello with 27 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Public notice rows offer a reward for admission of false pretenses in ads. Advertisers urged to provide references for automobile transport. Various local services advertise ambulances, jewelry repair, asthma relief, pharmacy items, ice cream, quilting, mattresses, and printing services with contact details and offers.
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