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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1949

Page

5

Hogs Rise as Receipts Thin in Chicago Market

Chicago reporting hog prices buoyed by light receipts of 10 000 head down from 27 000 previously with futures up to one dollar per hundredweight. Cattle and sheep showed firmer to steady gains with steers and heifers mostly steady to higher while bulls and cows moved modestly up. Regional livestock centers including Omaha Sioux City and others reported varied demand and price movements across hogs cattle and lambs with top quotes and ranges noted for different weight classes.

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Cedar Rapids Hog and Cattle Prices Steady Across Market

Cedar Rapids hog market held steady with top hogs at 2000 dollars and packers at 1675. Cattle prices show steer ranges from 22 to 28 dollars per 100 pounds, with cows and yearlings varying by grade. Hides, poultry, eggs, and fruits list miscellaneous market figures alongside dairy and grain futures.

Cedar Rapids

Stock Market Slips After Slow Monday Trading In New York

The stock market ends lower after a cautious session in New York with modest declines across leading issues. Trading activity remains light with turnover around 800,000 shares as investors digest slight price declines and uncertain near term direction.

New York

Chicago Produce Market Reports Mixed Prices Across Poultry and Produce

Receipts include 13 trucks unsettled hens and various hen and fryers prices. Eggs and potatoes show market weakness or firmness with regional quotes from New York and Des Moines area hogs, cattle prices, and assorted dairy figures reflecting a mixed market outlook.

Chicago Pgultry Plymouth Rock White Rock White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Springs Idaho Colorado Minnesota

Court backs Taft Hartley limits on supervisors

Supreme Court declines to review a Foreman’s Association appeal challenging the Taft Hartley Act provision excluding supervisors from labor protections. The case centers on Edward G Budd Manufacturing’s Detroit plant and the National Labor Relations Board. The Sixth Circuit upheld the law’s constitutional scope amid union objections.

Washington Supreme Court Foreman's Association of America Detroit Edward G Budd Manufacturing Company National Labor Relations Board Sixth United States Circuit Court of Appeals

Fewer Hours of Work Needed for Food in 1948

A 1948 analysis shows average weekly hours to feed a family dropped from 1914 level 29 hours to 12 hours, with 1939 and 1947 higher but wages rising. It notes real income and living costs vary, wage trends stable, and per capita consumption shifting as food prices and family size changed since 1914.

New York Truman National Industrial Conference Board Bureau of Labor Statistics Investors Syndicate of Minneapolis

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Lost and Found Notices

Classified page snippet outlines Gazette want ad rates for multiple line counts and ads payable in advance. It includes numerous Lost and Found items such as a black billfold, a yellow gold Bulova wristwatch, and a brown billfold with rewards offered, with contact numbers and locations across Cedar Rapids. Also lists ads for repair services and help wanted women postings and local business notices.

Gazette Sunday Gazette Frank H McConnom St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Grain exchange shows mixed moves with May wheat leads

Chicago prices edged higher at the grain exchange as May wheat and corn led the advance while oats lagged on expected heavy farm stocks. Soybeans and lard stabilized mid session but faced late liquidation. wheat closed up 2 to 1 2, corn up 4 1 2, oats mixed, and lard down sharply amid seasonal lows.

Chicago Agriculture Department

Better Pay in Prospect For College Graduates

Ithaca N Y June 1949 Cornell University placement director John N Munschauer reports rising starting salaries for June graduates. One firm increased from 285 to 305 dollars monthly another from 300 to 330 and a third up 30 dollars primarily for engineers and other specialists with expectation of broader pay gains across fields.

Ithaca N. Y Cornell University John N. Munschauer Cornell Service Munschauer

Marion area funeral mark in lawton family circle

Mrs. Harriet Taylor of Dayton and Kenneth Carpenter traveled to Marion for the funeral of Mrs. Taylor’s father Walter L. Lowe. Many Marion residents attended including the Heeren and Gray families, the Archibalds of Springville, and Le Roy Lewis of Independence.

Harold Taylor Dayton Ohio Kenneth Carpenter Marion Taylor Walter L. Lowe Louis Heeren Monticello Helen Gray Phil Harderson Anamosa James Forrest Manchester Edmund Archibald J E Archibald Springville le Roy Lewis Independence

Marion Notes and Local Notices

Mr and Mrs Hugh Gordon were in Chariton Monday. Miss Marilyn Bristol an emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital Sunday. Irving F Finger returned home from Cedar Rapids hospital after surgery. Mr and Mrs Elmer Walton of Troy Mills and their daughter Ermin visited Carl Case home. Marion high schools teams to play Monticello Tuesday at the Marion gym. Mr and Mrs Greeley J Hum…

Cedar Rapids Hugh Gordon Chariton Marilyn Bristol Marion Telephone Exchange Mercy Hospital Irving Sixth Avenue Elmer Walton Troy Mills Ermin Carl Case Marion High School Monticello

Social Guests Visit Residents Across County

Bert of Dunkerton and their children Dick Florence and Phyllis Ann were dinner guests in the M. L. French home. Mr and Mrs R J Gallagher and Miss Mary Lou Gallagher spent Sunday at Lost Nation with the Raymond Gallaghers. Mayor and Mrs M H Biddick visited their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Robert Myers at Monticello Sunday.

Bert Dunkerton Florence Phyllis Ann M. L. French R. J. Gallagher Mary Lou Gallagher Lost Nation Raymond Gallaghers M. H. Biddick Robert Myers Monticello

Cats Make Best Pets Career Man Says

PITTSBURGH UP Cats are coming up in the world. Charles A. Kenney, a former army officer, returns to Pittsburgh to publish a national cat magazine and organize cat clubs and a cat show. Kenney says Pittsburgh should be the cat capital of the world.

Pittsburgh Charles A. Kenney Kenney

Cedar Rapids Gazette brief item Jan 10 1949

A concise news blurb from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Monday January 10 1949 covers a local event or notice readable on the page, detailing names and places present in the section.

THE Cedar Rapids

Kenney praises easy clean pets that are cheap to feed

Kenney says these animals are simple to keep and inexpensive to feed, noting their low maintenance and suitability for households seeking affordable companions. The remark emphasizes practicality and cost efficiency.

Kenney

Cochran Car Fire Caused by Sunlit Water Bottle

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cochran were driving home when they detected smoke from the back seat. The blaze started when sun rays focused through a water bottle on the floor, igniting the carpet. No injuries reported.

Mineral Wells Texas J. P. Cochran

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