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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1944
Page
14
Chicago and Omaha market notes report hog receipts around 1,000 with 4,000 unsold overnight, cattle dull across grades, light lambs lacking a clear market, and steady to weak bids. Hog top support remains 13.75, with lighter hogs gaining on the day. calves and sheep show subdued activity. generally steady to softer prices across weights and classes.
Hog receipts 6 500. top and bulk generally good and choice 200 300 lb at 13 45 13 00. sows 11 50 12 50. feeder pigs scarce. Cattle receipts 900. slaughter steers and stockers little changed. medium to good fed steers 12 50 14 00. heifers 11 00 13 25. cows 8 60 10 50. bulls weak. Sheep receipts 3 000. mixed, good and choice wooled lambs steady at 15 00 15 25. natives 14 75 15 00. ewes 6 00 7 00.
Combined receipts at 11 Iowa packing plants and 19 concentration yards for 24 hours ending Friday 8 a.m. totaled 55 400 head up from 52 900 last week and 44 600 a year ago. Prices varied by weight with good and choice hogs at 160 to 180 pounds around 10 90 to 12 50, 180 to 200 pounds about 12 00 to 13 40, and sows 270 to 400 pounds around 19 25 to 11 80. Reports from packing points list quoted ranges for various weights and packers in Waterloo Ottumwa and other plants.
Grain quotations for Chicago markets are furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company. H R Mowrey manages the Cedar Rapids office located at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Phone 2 3141.
Prime hogs held at top $13.45 with 200 to 300 lb cattle listed for Cedar Rapids sale. Prices span hogs from 140 lb to 200 lb ranges up to 12.80 per cwt, with heaviest weights and packers noted. Cattle prices show good to choice steers around 13.00 to 15.00, cows around 6.00 to 8.50, and sheep/lamb figures including 75-100 lb lambs around 10.00 to 13.00 per cwt.
Grain prices for oats, soybeans, and shelled corn listed by grade. Poultry and egg prices for delivered Springs, leghorn varieties, and henneries. Wholesale fruits vegetables including Florida citrus, lemons, oranges, lettuce, onions, potatoes, Texas grapefruit. Hide prices for No 1 cured hide to No 2 calf, note on manes and glue value.
Chicago markets show steady receipts across produce lines with 3,494 tabs and 9,811 cases. Idaho and Minnesota items move on light supplies as demand stays moderate, while New York eggs firm with various price brackets for No. 1 to extra pullets. butter and cheese firm with unchanged ceiling prices. live poultry largely closed to wholesalers with limited offerings.
Wheat prices advanced after an early sell off as local traders bought. May wheat at 1.71 per bushel with others mixed. oats, rye, and barley showed smaller moves and a mixed demand tone across the futures market.
Cash wheat and barley prices show nominal moves with barley at 1.25 to 1.44 percent. Field seed prices per 100 pounds list timothy red top red clover and sweet clover with notable ranges.
In Chicago a street car conductor helping a blind passenger left his car to guide him to the sidewalk. The following motorman, unaware, started the vehicle. a chase ensued and a second car, with no conductor aboard, braked suddenly, causing a collision that sent five people to hospital for treatment.
The Rev Grover Day a blind evangelist and his master eye dog Charlie will present demonstrations Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p m at the Sunshine Mission. Charlie a six year old Doberman pinscher has trained four and one half years for guiding and protecting a blind master. Day formerly minister in Cedar Rapids recently finished a contract with radio station KFAB Lincoln Neb.
William C. Burdett United States minister to New Zealand died Friday in Wellington after a period of illness. Born February 3 1884 in Nashville Tennessee he had served in diplomacy since 1919 and arrived in Wellington two months ago his body to be returned to Macon Georgia for burial.
In New York on Friday the stock market moved toward a recovery with rails and specialty issues in front. Fractions to a point gains spread across the board with some larger climb leaders and much of the volume centered in low priced blocks totaling about 900000 shares.
Trading in all major groups surged as a broad rally developed in New York bonds. Fractions to more than two points rose across many sectors, with rails showing frequent large blocks and new multi year highs. Sea Board Airlines of 1945 traded $125,000 at 35 and 15 points above Thursday’s close.
Public relations officers announce lapel buttons for aircrew service men and women will not be available for at least three weeks. Supplies have not yet arrived though ordered. inquiries are asked to wait and not call Aircrew headquarters.
A federal jury in Chicago acquitted 13 corporations and 12 individuals charged with rigging a false market to fix brick cheese prices. The trial followed 14 hours and 20 minutes of deliberation after beginning November 15, with defendants arguing Kraft Cheese set the benchmark that others matched to secure bulk cheese.
In Fulton County Indiana the ration board refused an application for 20 pounds of lump sugar by the owner of a five gaited filly who warned she will not be ridden without sugar. Chairman Early Sisson quipped the filly will not be ridden.
President Roosevelt plans a White House social next week for southern governors meeting to press rail freight rate equality and ease internal party strains. Governors expected include Cooper Tennessee and Kerr Oklahoma with others from North Carolina South Carolina Florida Georgia Alabama Arkansas and Oklahoma. some will send spokesmen.
Four officers were reelected and four new officers named for 1944 by the Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor at its Labor Temple meeting. Re-elected were G. K. Strausser president J. C. Blodgett secretary C. B. Zimmer man treasurer and J. J. Prochas ka guide. New officers are P. R. Farris vice president William Convey sergeant at arms C. F. Dunn reading clerk and George Samuelson assistant. Ralph Cornthwaite was a newly elected executive board member along with reelected A. T. Klopp Emmett Evans Samuelson F. J. Zbanek O. F. Hood and D. F. Merrill.
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to reject a blanket rule barring newspapers from owning radio stations. It said it would still consider newspaper ownership when two applicants are equally qualified. The decision ends a long deadlock and sends a report to Congress for possible act amendments.
Senator Aiken urged a $420 million food stamp subsidy as wartime relief to ensure adequate diets for 16 million people with incomes under 1100 dollars yearly. He cited 2.2 million pensioners and 700 thousand social security recipients among those eligible, plus veterans widows orphans and other fixed incomes.
Allied troops push five miles southeast from Maungdaw, about 55 miles north of Akyab, continuing a slow advance amid Japanese counter-attacks, the Southeast Asia command announced.
Services for Harvey W. Frager aged 227 First street will be held in the Rohn chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday conducted by the Rev George Stauffacher. Burial will be in Call at the Rohn chapel this evening. Surviving are his wife Rose a stepsister Mrs Ed Pope Sacramento California a niece and three nephews.
Funeral services for Mrs Kristina Mrs tik of 1801 I Street SW will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Janeba Funeral Home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek. Burial will follow at Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at Jazeba's.
Services for Dr. W. A. Suthers of Corwith Iowa are set for 2 p.m. Saturday in the meeting room of Dows camp No. 4 United Spanish War Veterans in the Memorial Coliseum Burial will follow in Iowa City with veterans and auxiliary urged to attend
Services for Ava Pearl Farris age 50 of 1427 Mt Vernon avenue SE set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Beatty chapel with the Rev Rodney C Gould officiating Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at Beatty's
Funeral services for W R Bill Mc Donald of 422 Thirty-ninth Street NE are set for 2 30 p m Friday at the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park. Dr Marion H Williams will conduct the rites and burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Park.
Nora Valliere died at 2 39 a m Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. She lived in Cedar Rapids over 47 years and belonged to the Rosary society of St Patrick s church. Born February 22 1872 in La Salle Illinois she married Joseph Henry Valliere June 28 1892 in Boone Iowa. Survived by husband four daughters three sons two sisters a brother and 15 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with Brady mortuary. Burial will be in Mt Calvary cemetery family lot.
William G. Raim died in Oakland California. Services set for Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Polansky chapel conducted by T. B. Hlubucek. Burial in Blaine cemetery Johnson County. Friends may call at the chapel.
Percy Orville Woolwine of Cedar Rapids died Friday morning at his home after a heart attack. He owned the Pelton Broom company for 25 years and served in the Link Belt Speeder workforce. Surviving include his wife Lara Higby, a daughter Mrs. M. R. Stul satt, a son El mer W. Woolwine, a brother Donald, three sisters, a grandson Peter M. Stulsatt, and other relatives. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Turner chapel with Rev. I. E. Linkletter. burial in Jefferson.
Charles Henry Seaton 53 of 2080 High Drive SE was found guilty by a district court jury on a charge of failure to give information and aid at the scene. Judge G P Linville sentenced him to 60 days in Linn County jail starting January 17 with a $500 appeal bond. Seaton overruled a motion for a new trial. He was accused of driving his car into a horse drawn wagon occupied by George and Mrs Willis on Otis Road SE August 21 1943 injuring the couple.
Judge G P Linville granted a divorce Thursday to Mildred L Farmer from J LeRoy Farmer owner of several canning factories in eastern Iowa. Default was entered for want of pleading. Farmer cited cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple wed in Cedar Rapids February 14 1943. Florence Rutan seeks separate maintenance from George Rutan Jr.
Dr Karl Meister, superintendent, called an urgent appeal for nurses to work at St Luke's hospital which is near capacity with over 200 patients. He said current nurses care for 40 patients each due to strain and invited any city nurses not currently employed to report for duty with pay. Fifteen Aircrew students were among Friday’s patients alongside influenza cases and other illnesses, as the hospital also cited losses of nurses who could no longer obtain outside help for their children.
A mixed page item blends a condolences verse for Ruth McVay with a long Lost and Found column. The column lists numerous items including a man's billfold in Cedar Rapids, various purses, rings, and pets. several contact numbers and rewards are noted for return. Local businesses advertise jewelry and services.
An appeal invites ambitious boys to earn 300 or 400 dollars by next Christmas. It promises the money is attainable and suggests they can use it for good, presenting a straightforward incentive.
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