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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1941
Page
9
Hog trading remained slow across major Midwest yards with supply pressures keeping overall tone soft while some quotes rose up to 10 cents. Cattle and sheep demand weakened amid heavy recent receipts, with steers and cows showing limited gains and fat lambs posting modest increases in spots.
HOGS salable receipts 4 500 at midweek with 10 to 20 cent gains and top around 7 65. CATTLE 275 receipts with calves active and prices generally steady to strong. steers and yearlings around 9 07 per cwt, heifers 8 50 to 9 85, bulls up to 7 60. SHEEP 2 000 receipts with steady to firm tone. fed lambs 10 50 to 10 75 around 5 to 10 cent gains.
Local hog prices rise slowly with all grades up five cents. Top price reaches 7 dollars 55 cents per hundredweight as long-haul demand remains steady. Calf market softens while sheep market shows spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds priced around 9 dollars.
The item lists grain futures and farm commodities including Wheat No 1 at 90c No 2 48c. Oats White No 2 5c No 3 3342¢. Barley No 3. Corn shelled New No 2 yellow 53c. Soybeans New No 2 83c. hay and straw prices. Cedar Rapids poultry prices with broilers hens roasters. wholesale fruits vegetables with lemon price 475 oranges 3 2573.50 grapefruit 1.75 2.25. lettuce onions cabbage carrots potatoes cauliflower sweet potatoes Winesap apples 1.75. hide market No 1 cured hides 8 1 2c No 2 7 1 2c No 3 calf hides 10 42c No 2 calf nc No 1 kip 9 1 2c No 2 kip Stoc No 1 horse 4.50 No 2 horse 3.4 0 Pony and with half price Manes and full tail included
Chicago market reports show eggs receipts 11,769 cases with firsts at 16 1/2 to 16 3/4 c and current receipts 15 4 c. butter at 29 1/2 to 30 1/2 c. potatoes arrivals 56 on track with U S shipments 700 and Idaho russets around 1.44 to 1.60 per bushel. New York market lists egg receipts 36 169 with extras 18 c and juice butter at 92 score cash 30 1/2 c.
Futures provided by Jamson Brow and Co show butter storage standards for February to March and November values at 40 38 with 0 29 price. Eggs metrics list February through October with fluctuating values including 8 16.1 7.60 and 19.55 across months.
The stock market paused after an early advance with a narrow trading range. Major movers included American Telephone International Harvester Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft and Chrysler while General Motors American Man and Eastman softened.
Published market listings show a wide range of company prices and moves. Notable names include Adams Express Alaska Juneau Allied Chem Allied Stores Amn Loco Lockheed Boeing Chrysler Motors General Electric General Motors and Walgreens among others with varied share figures and percent changes.
Government bonds rose as dealers and investors reacted to new treasury refunding plans shifting from tax exempt to taxable issues. Corporate bonds led gains with notable issues such as Alleghany and Detroit Edison improving. U S government bonds closed higher and the Dow edged up as activity stayed modest in government loans.
Chicago wire report shows wheat futures finishing higher in the final hour with a 5% gain. Corn slipped early but recovered. oats, rye, soybeans also moved, while cash grain prices varied by grade and location. Receipts on track totaled 198 cars and noon shippers’ sales hit 11 000 bushels with 90 000 arriving.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for Feb 24 to March 1 show various prices for daisies horns and cheddars with small changes. In Boston, Texas wool demand rose with sales at 10341.08 dollars and eight months wool at 93.98, while Australian merinos traded at 1.00 to 1.05 on a secured basis with duty paid.
Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder went to Chicago to fetch L. A Bottom held on an embezzlement warrant issued by Justice H R Churchill. Bottom allegedly facilitated a three week old trip with M. E. Powers to haul a load meant for Kansas City. Powers struck by car during the Chicago street crossing. Bottom accused of diverting the truck for his own use.
Lester Raim 29 of Swisher pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge C. J. Haas. He had pled not guilty earlier. A $300 fine was imposed with half paid on the spot and the remainder to be paid in $25 installments starting Sept 1. Appeal bond set at $500. Raim was arrested Jan 2.
M Krumm of Newhall was named administrator of the estate of aunt Ernestine Wirstlin who died in February the estate valued at 250 with a 500 bond. Harry A Morrison of 1416 Avenue NW was appointed administrator of his son Theodore Evans Morrison who died February 11 with a 1000 bond and estate valued at 350.
Mrs. Kathleen Yantes seeks a divorce from Samuel F. Yantes charging cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed January 25 in Bersher Missouri, and Kathleen was under age. She requests restoration of her maiden name Kathleen Keefer. Yantes formerly resided in Missouri.
R. W. Brookman as receiver for Hatch and Brookman seeks enforcement of a mechanic's lien on Cedar Rapids property in a cross petition. Cedar Rapids Fuel Co also filed a lien claim on the same property on December 20 naming Brookman as a defendant. Brookman seeks a $485.74 judgment against Ralph Mefford. Judge H C Ring opened equity trial on counter claims by Vernon and Rose Weininger in a suit brought by Mary Weininger for possession of a farm and $200 exemplary damages alleging an oral farm agreement.
Funeral services for Mrs Adella Buttre wife of W H Buttre will be at Turner chapel at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev Dr Charles J Bready. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Mrs Adela Buttre.
Mrs Augusta Nelson wife of Carl O Nelson of 645 Fifteenth Avenue Southwest Cedar Rapids died at Mercy hospital Burlington at 9 45 p m Tuesday after a brief illness She was born November 26 1873 in Femway Jonkoping Lan Smaland Sweden emigrated to the United States in 1896 and settled in Cedar Rapids She is survived by her husband two sons Alvin T Nelson and Elmer H Nelson two daughters Mrs E P Russell and Mrs George Magee one grandson Theodore Nelson and two sisters Mrs John Lundquist and Miss Selma Anderson Funeral services are set for 2 p m Friday at Turner chapel with friends welcome to call at the chapel
Verne Lester Hall 107 Sixth Avenue SW died at 3 30 a m Wednesday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born July 29 1892 he lived here most of his life. He married Clara Marie Napier February 16 1916 at Marion. Survived by wife three daughters Phoebe Armington Landis Cedar Rapids daughters Lucille LaVerne Cook Evelyn Marie Hall Henry South Dakota son Joseph Newton Hall Henry South Dakota three brothers James Henry South Dakota Walter Marion Iowa Harry Cedar Rapids. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the Iowa Volunteers of which he had been past commander and sergeant at arms. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery and Turner chapel is handling arrangements. Friends may call at the chapel.
Miss Maude Bruch of Eagle Rock California a former teacher in the local schools died Tuesday morning after a long illness Relatives report she left town about 1923 and went to Long Beach where she taught until recently Private funeral services and burial will be held in California.
Funeral services are set for John F Benesh who died Monday in a local nursing home. The Rev Frank R Hruby will conduct the service at Brush chapel Thursday morning with burial at St Johns cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Also funeral services for 65 year old James Martin Stephens will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Yocom Funeral Home in Marion with burial at Linwood cemetery.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Chicago and North Western Railway to issue 5.4 million dollars of 1 percent equipment trust certificates. The funds cover the purchase of new railway equipment and were approved Wednesday in Washington.
Four Royal Canadian Air Force flyers were killed when their training plane crashed on the ice of Oak Lake in central Ontario near here. The crash occurred after they had been missing since Tuesday afternoon.
Prices shown for ad lines and add ons vary by line count and distance. Out of town ads incur a 10 cent share and require advance payment. The Gazette accepts want ads at 13 o clock noon for same day and until 6 p.m Saturday for Sunday publication.
Manitoba government telephone later employee is reported on Wednesday in a brief notice. The item notes a government worker and a midweek report without further details.
Moscow reports Russia and Rumania signed a commerce and navigation treaty. Rumania will export high test gasoline mineral oils and industrial products to Russia in exchange for Soviet cotton manganese and other raw materials.
A collage of notices expresses gratitude for floral condolences from Mrs Avery Austin and family, with listings for lost items, jewelry, drugstore items, and local services. Advertisements invite buyers for rings, vitamins, beauty services, cleaning, and job leads amid community notices.
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