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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1941
Page
8
Chicago and regional markets show higher hogs with gains up to 75 cents, tops around nine dollars. Cattle advance on better grades while sheep hold steady as receipts vary across major livestock hubs including Omaha Sioux City Des Moines and Mason City reports.
Miss Rebecca Grace DeNoon 61 a former mathematics teacher at Washington and McKinley high schools Cedar Rapids died at 5 a m in a local hospital after retiring in 1937 due to ill health She was born December 5 1879 in Seymour Iowa and taught in various Iowa districts before joining Cedar Rapids Washington high in 1914 Survivors include two sisters Fay Evans Seymour and Pearl Hosmer Des Moines Funeral services were to be announced with burial in Southlawn Seymour cemetery.
Peoria livestock receipts include hogs 2500 with early top around 8.85 for 170-240 lb hogs and 240-300 lb hogs at 8.50 to 8.85. cattle receipts 250 calves and 125 slaughter steers with strong demand for medium and light fed kinds around 900 to 1040. heifers steady to higher with bulls up to 1025. sheep receipts 200 with slaughter lamb bids steady and a 101 lb lamb price near 4.20 with further gains possible.
Hogs gain 30 to 45 cents on the local market with light hogs up 45 cents on Wednesday and heavy grades up 30 cents. The long haul top is quoted at 38.50.
A Cedar Rapids listing shows prices for grain such as Wheat No 1 at 76e and oats White No 2 at 36e, barley No 3 3d5e, corn shelled No 2 yellow 31 2e, soybeans No 2 36c, hay and straw baled and sold for 11 00 and 3 00 respectively. Poultry prices include broilers 13e and hens with weights under five pounds 13c, higher roosters and colored varieties 7c, leghorns 4c. Fruits vegetables and other market items list lemons 5.50 oranges 13.60 grapefruits 2.10, celery 3.25, lettuce 4.00, onions .80 47 1.50, cabbage 2.65 4 00, carrots 4.50, potatoes 1.10 21.70, Jonathan apples 1.75, hides and calf hides priced per type, horses 50.00 death details of market items truncated.
New York stocks drifted lower by fractions to about two points as the market extended a slow decline after the year start. Trading was light with about 400000 shares, the smallest in three months, while selective demand lifted some issues to new 1940 41 peaks, mainly among preferred stocks. Major losers included Union Pacific, Douglas Aircraft, Du Pont, Chrysler, Kennecott and General Motors.
Wall Street stock quotes published with many listings from Adams Express to Yellow Truck and various corporations. Notable names include Kennecott Copper, General Electric, Union Carbide, Sears Roebuck, Chrysler Motors, Goodyear, and Coca Cola with prices and percent changes across numerous listed equities.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week January 13 to 18 show daisies 16c, brick 15c, horns 16c, cheddars 15 3c. Wool market in Boston reports slow sales with combing wool at 85 to 88 cents and French combing at 97 cents to $1.00. Mississippi River stages report varied water levels with notable rises and falls across Davenport Hastings La Crosse Dubuque Keokuk St. Louis Cairo and Memphis. The British ward note mentions the arm length definition by King Henry I.
Wheat held a narrow range in quiet trading with a late session dip near the prior close. Corn rose about a penny early but faded later. soybeans weakened after early gains as buyers pulled back. Receipts on track were about 109 cars. Shippers sold 70,000 bushels. 25,000 bushels booked for arrival.
Winnipeg market reports show May wheat at low close with a 0 50 move. Chicago cash provisions list various wheat, oats, barley, soybeans and field seeds with prices and grades. Minneapolis receipts and grain quotations for No 1 and No 2 grades across wheat corn and oats are given with basis and changes.
New York bond market showed uneven moves in a thin session. Utilities and some rails edged up while Northwest 4.45s and Great Northern 4s held or slipped slightly as U S governments stayed quiet and foreign issues narrow.
Chicago market receipts show mixed firmness across items. Poultry small hens and Reese items rise modestly. eggs and butter firm with varied scores. potatoes heavy supply and slow demand depresses prices. New York and other regions report firmer butter and varied egg prices with mixed color eggs and several price tiers.
Prices and standards for butter storage and refrigerators listed by Lamson Bros and Co show January and February values. The text cites multiple figures including 30, 40, 17, 16, and 22,501.2030 in unclear units and terms.
Orval Boyd, Hale County farmer, was chosen for jury duty in Plainview Texas. He drove 25 miles home to tend chores before returning to court with a fractured leg. A physician set the leg and Boyd arrived on crutches to take his place in the jury box.
The Rev. Patrick McNamara, chaplain at Sacred Heart Academy, died at a local hospital at 5 am Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 am at Immaculate Conception Church, with burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery at Key West Indiana. He was born in County Clare Ireland in 1868, ordained in 1890, and served multiple Iowa parishes before becoming academy chaplain in 1940. He was a Knights of Columbus member. survivors include three brothers and two sisters in Ireland and the United States.
Frederick C Truckenmil ler, farmer near Atkins, died at home Tuesday night after a yearlong illness. Born March 2 1869 in Wertenberg Germany, he emigrated to Vin ton in 1885 and later lived in Atkins Cedar Rapids. He married Carrie Rammels berg in 1902 and is survived by wife and daughter Mrs Eda Hartkemeyer. two children died earlier. Funeral at St Stephen's church Friday at 2 pm. Burial in St Stephen's cemetery. Visitation at Turner chapel and family home before and after services.
William Mark Smith 2238 Meadowbrook Drive SE died in a local hospital at 9 15 p m Tuesday after several weeks illness. Born February 27 1870 in Linden Wisconsin he moved to Cedar Rapids three years ago to live with daughter Mrs Bernice Buse. He is survived by sister Mrs Dora Stacy and brother Richard Smith of Linden Wis and two grandsons William Henry and Frederick Leslie Buse. Funeral services will be at Luloff funeral home Dodgeville Wis Friday afternoon with calling at Moon funeral home Wednesday evening.
Louis H. Smith, born in Hungary on February 28, 1905, former Cedar Rapids resident now of Chicago, died January 11 in a Chicago hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Joseph Vicko Jr and is survived by his father, three Cedar Rapids brothers, five nieces and a nephew. Brief services were held.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza beth Curry who died Tuesday will be held at St. Patrick's church at 9 am Thursday with Rev D J Lenihan officiating at requiem high mass. Burial follows at Mount Calvary cemetery with body moved from Teahen chapel to Mrs William Moes home where Rosary is recited. Residents may call and join Rosary services Wednesday night and Knights of Columbus at 8 30 pm.
Funeral services for Mrs. Willard Stark to be held at St Patrick's church at 10 30 a m Thursday with Rev Dr Lenihan officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Rosary for the deceased will be recited at the Tea Hen chapel at 7 30 p m Wednesday by Father Lenihan.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary C Clement who died Tuesday at her home 824 Second Street NW will be held in Beatty chapel at 2 PM Thursday and in Prugh chapel Burlington at 2 PM Friday led by Rev F H Ward Burial will follow in the Burlington cemetery family lot Friends may call 7 to 9 PM Wednesday at the chapel
Jess Kitlerman of Cedar Rapids was elected to the board of directors of the Iowa State Association of Dyers and Cleaners as the organization met in Kansas City for the national convention.
A dramatized battalion attack will be presented at the Cedar Rapids reserve officers school near the post office Wednesday at 730 p.m.Situation maps will be shown via film projector and about ten officers will act. Capt. C. H Obye and Capt F. R. Rutgers wrote and directed the production.
Rates for want ads show minimum two lines, varying line counts, and 10 cent add ons for out of town and blind ads. Ads accepted by telephone mail or in person with deadlines 12 noon for same day and 6 pm Saturday for Sunday edition.
Dean Wilbur J. Teeters state toxicologist and dean emeritus of Iowa University College of Pharmacy entertained Kiwanis members at Hotel Roosevelt recalling unusual criminal cases he has handled. He brought sample materials and accompanying letters to illustrate the work.
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and floral offerings after the death of our wife and mother. W L Cashman Jo MecArtor Gerald and Delbert MecArtor and Mildred Sh ay
Funeral Homes-Fe reports a navy blue size 6 boys suit coat lost near 4th Avenue and 16th Street SE or 720 34th Street SE. Also a black Sheaffer pen for Bob E White, contact I. C. R. R. in Waterloo. Six yearling calves lost or strayed from Pisture, respond to Dial 3-2417.
A mixed set of ads offers watches repairs drugstore specials ambulance service and insurance notices. It includes a jeweler ad near Palace theater, vitamin tonic promotions, free subscriptions, ambulance routing, fire insurance refunds, furnace and carpet ads, hauling junk and tree work services with contact numbers.
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