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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1941
Page
10
Chicago and surrounding markets report moderate activity and steadiness in hogs and cattle with receipts around 13 900 hogs and 4 500 cattle. Prices show slight gains in some weights while sheep and calves trade slowly, as buyers and sellers assess demand across Illinois Iowa and Minnesota yards.
Hogs sold steady to higher with good and choice 190-220 lb at 765 to 775 dollars. 2230-200 lb at 735 to 760. lighter pigs weak with some as low as 400. Cattle show receipts around 450 calves with steady to strong trends. short red steers around 900 to 1000. yearlings and heifers firm to higher. cows 450 to 575, bulls 750 to 800. Sheep receipts about 200 with steady slaughter demand and firmer prices for well finished lambs.
Hog prices increased across all grades by five cents on Tuesday. Top long-haul hogs reached 750 dollars, with good hogs in the 149 to 150 pound range noted and various weight classes listed. Cattle and calf markets show steady to higher quotes for steers, yearlings, and cows, while sheep prices for spring lambs and bucks are listed by weight and quality.
A Cedar Rapids price list shows grain values for No 2 and 10c wheats oats barley and soybeans plus hay and straw. Poultry prices list broilers hens and turkeys with weights and price ranges. Fruits vegetables apples and celery are priced alongside hides and score values for cattle products.
Chicago receipts show poultry at 1 tar and 31 trucks with a steady market. heavy hens and ducks listed with varied cents. Butter and eggs follow with steady tones and differing score values. New York quotes show eggs steady with multiple grades and cheese unchanged. futures notes from Lamson Bros. provide March storage and seasonal figures.
New York stocks opened with gains led by steels motors aircraft rails and specialties but buying interest faded as the session wore on. The best advances were fractions to over two points with many issues retreating in the final hour while U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors International Harvester United Aircraft and International Nickel held firm in a resistant group.
Tuesday stock quotations cover Adams Express through Swift & Co with numerous listings including Allied Chem, Amn Can, General Electric, Chrysler, Ford, Coca Cola, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, and Woolworth. The report lists prices and markers for many industrials, railroads, oils, and consumer goods, reflecting active trading and broad market movement.
Wisconsin cheese exchange details for Feb 24 to Mar 1 with prices for Daisies Horns Cheddars and related call board figures. Wool market in Boston notes inquiries and limited spot offerings with July delivery bids for fine territory wool and steady prices for foreign and South American wool.
Benny McCoy a $45 000 player who batted .259 and failed to star in Philadelphia Athletics last season says he is due to arrive in 1941. He admits the pressure was a little too much in 1940 and anticipates better form this year.
Chicago wheat futures drifted with minor rallies failing to gain ground and prices ending below Mondays close. Corn also slipped while traders eyed potential farm legislation amid favorable winter wheat belt weather and light buying. May wheat at 83 to 82.5 cents, July at 78.38 to 78.4, May corn 61 to 61.5 cents, July 60.34, oats down 1.34 to 34 cents, rye off 1.75 to 1.0% and soybeans 92.8 to 92 cents.
The Chicago cash grain market reports varied prices for Wheat No. 1 hard and No. 4 hard, Corn, Oats, Barley, Soybeans, and field seeds with numerous quoted lots in cents per bushel and per hundredweight. Futures-like notes reference Winnipeg Open May and T135 July terms and widespread price points.
New York bond review notes U S government bonds rising in response to Treasury refunding moves toward fully taxable substitutions. Mixed results across sectors with light turnover as rail and utility issues show small gains while foreign bonds dip. stock averages edge higher amid modest activity.
President Roosevelt broadened the export control system to include beryllium graphite electrodes and aircraft pilot training devices. A second proclamation adds sole leather belting leather and the drugs belladonna atropine to licensing effective March 10 to support national defense, noting sizable shipments of sole leather to Russia recently.
Athens government spokesman declared Greece will not cease fighting until the Italians are expelled from Albania. He cited 20,000 Italian prisoners taken in four months along the Albanian front and said Greek losses are modest given mountainous fighting conditions.
Former Maryland governor Harry W. Nice died in Richmond at age 63 from a heart attack while visiting friends. He and Mrs. Nice arrived Monday en route from Lee to Baltimore by automobile.
A German military court in Bergen sentenced 10 Norwegians to death and imposed prison terms on seven others for espionage on behalf of Britain. The verdict followed charges of aiding the enemy and covert intelligence work during wartime.
Gazette want ad rates outline pricing for days and lines, with additional line charges and out of town blind ad surcharge. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes filing deadlines and accepted methods. An acknowledgment from N C Dukes and family thanks friends and Wilson Packing Co. for support during illness and loss.
Brosh Chapel promotes public service while Edward R. Kuba Funeral Director lists contact numbers and address. A reward is offered for the return of a rug and pad missing from a May’s Drug Store delivery, plus a lost brown leather men’s pocketbook.
Personal ads offer Look magazine subscription bargain for Mary Adams and a delivery service by David McGregor's Agency. Jewelry rings watches and repairs advertised by Katz Jewelry, Probasco Jewelers, and Richards Pharmacy. Ambulance service staff advertise readiness. Printing and rummage sale notices appear alongside transportation offers to Los Angeles and cockroach extermination services.
Public stenographer and typing positions listed with names and contact numbers. Domestic work includes housekeeping and nursing care by middle aged women. several entries seek experienced office workers and a Gazette box number for responses. Numerous job postings cover sales, janitorial, farm labor, and advertising solicitors with age and experience requirements.
A vintage car ad lists multiple 1930s autos including 1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Town Sedan with spotless interior and $93 down. Other models shown are 1937 Studebaker, 1938 Plymouth, 1938 DeSoto, 1936 Chevrolet Coupe, 1937 Ford Tudor, 1936 Ford Tudor, 1935 Ford Fordor, and 1934 Ford Tudor with prices and down payments from $40 to $125 down.
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