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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
8
Chicago market news shows hog prices up briefly then retreating with a top around 820 per hundredweight and 180 to 240 pound hogs selling near 790. Steers reach 1925 on top, with varied prices for other cattle and mixed fat light trading. Receipts and bids fluctuate as buyers adjust to recent demand.
Receipts 2700 cattle and 1300 sheep plus hogs and calves across St Paul Waterloo Ottumwa Sioux City and Peoria markets. Stronger bid activity for fed lambs hogs and cattle with varied prices including fed lambs around 104-105 and hogs near 75 to 85 dollars per hundredweight. cattle show steady to higher asking prices on steers and fat cows. regional notes cite sub zero weather and steady supplies.
Feb 17 to 22 Wiscon sin cheese quotations show daisies 15¢ and horns 14¢ with steady prices for Weecheddars. Farm er call board lists daisies 15¢ and horns 14¢. Boston wool market notes demand for formal wools and South African wools. domes tic wools strong in contracts for she men and Texas wool contracts.
New York stocks fluctuated Tuesday with a slight gain toward midday but closing mixed overall. Chrysler, Pennsylvania, Anaconda, Goodyear, Du Pont, Westinghouse and Johns Manville showed upside briefly while U S Steel Bethlehem retreated after morning strength. Coca Cola Allied Chemical Douglas Aircraft and International Harvester lagged in the final hour.
Wall Street quotations list numerous corporate names with prices and changes across sectors including Adams Express Alaska Juneau Allied Stores Kennecott and Ford. The Chicago stock page follows with additional ticks for Bendix General Electric Quaker Oats and Swift.
Local hogs rose sharply with prime grades up 20 cents and packers 15 cents higher. Long haul top reached $7.65. hogs ranged from 149 to 360 pounds with varied prices. Cattle values saw choice to prime steers around $12.25 to $12.75, yearlings and cows also listed. calves and sheep markets noted figures for several weight categories.
A Cedar Rapids price roundup lists grain quotes for wheat oats corn and soybeans along with hay straw and poultry prices. It notes wholesale fruits vegetables and hides, plus river stage readings for Davenport and nearby cities and concludes with a casualty toll from January air raids in Britain reported by the ministry of home security.
Receipts show poultry steady to firm in Chicago with small hens and Leghorn prices noted. Butter totals 75,962 pounds with varied scores. eggs in New York steady with mixed color and grade prices. Potato arrivals on track 115 cars, with Idaho Russets and Red River Valley cobblers priced and moved, market steady overall.
Wheat on the Board of Trade climbs after an initial fractional dip as September futures hit a seasonal low before rallying. May contracts trade around 79 cents, with gains of 1 to 1 1/4 cents. corn and oats edge higher, soybeans fall. Receipts and cash market bids noted, with mixed protein and seed prices across corn, oats, rye, and barley.
Funeral services for Emma Prochaska aged ? at Polansky chapel Cedar Rapids will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. Died Feb 13 in Quintard hospital San Diego. Survived by husband Joseph Prochaska four brothers Frank Joseph Louis Shimek William Shimek and sister Mrs Charles Hromatka. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Sister Anna Machula died in 1940.
Funeral services for Bert Hum bert fatally injured in a Tama area automobile crash were held in the Turner chapel at 3:30 p m Tuesday led by W M Lidquist of Moline and Mt. Hermon lodge No 263 A F and A M Burial followed at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery Honorary pallbearers included Joseph Zachar Henry Jensen Emil M Surry and Walter Posey all officers or former officers of the grocers association.
Funeral services for John Chalmer Neal age unknown will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday in the Moon chapel with Rev. Grant F. Anderson officiating. Burial follows at Parker's Grove cemetery near Shellsburg. Friends may call at the chapel.
Reports from Dunkerque say millions of herrings ran ashore and died by their own actions to escape congestion in a crowded channel. Overpopulation due to trawler requisitions and English Channel fishing suspensions forced a mass die off with several tons collected and sent to Paris.
New York bond market shows slight gains as rail and utility issues attract inquiry while government securities slip. Notable movers include Southern Railway 4s, Southern Pacific 4 3s, Missouri Pacific 5s, Montana Power 3 3s, and Atlantic Coast Line 4s with mixed results across earnings and dollar loans.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists minimum two line ads with five words first line six per additional line. Prices given for consecutive days and different line counts. Out of town ads payable in advance with 10 cent box numbers surcharge. Ads accepted until noon for same day and 6 pm Saturday for Sunday Special.
Lost Sunday evening a black leather billfold with papers and money. Reward offered. Also various ads for beauty services, hair products, and autos with contact numbers and prices. February chicks promotion at Farmers Market. Listing includes 1937 Willys sedan sale and 1941 V-8 Ford for sale.
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