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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1941
Page
6
Chicago markets show declines as receipts rise for Wednesday with grain and livestock prices easing. Stronger demand cushions some hog and cattle sectors while lighter supplies in certain categories support steady to firm bids.
A fragmented OCR item shows a numeric value and measurement without clear context. The readable portion mentions 4.994 dollars and stands of tbs. No definite event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
Market notes show mixed cattle and hog activity with large receipts. Calves steady to higher, butcher hogs around 180 to 240 pounds, fed lambs near Monday's close with top around 10.50 to 10.75, and small declines in some classes. Sioux City and St. Joseph regions report steady demand for fat cattle and light offerings of feeders.
Hog prices fell on Tuesday with prime hogs down 25 cents and packers off 14 cents. Cattle market shows choice to prime steers around 12 to 15 dollars higher, while yearlings and heifers move with mixed declines and gains.
The Cedar Rapids market lists prices for grain including Wheat No 1 IH C No 2 74¢ Oat White No 2 34¢ No 3 34¢ Rye No 2 3 1/2¢ Corn per bushel and hay prices. Poultry prices show Leghorns hens and roosters. wholesale fruits and vegetables with prices for lemons oranges grapefruits lettuce onions cabbage and more. Meat prices include hides calf hides kip and horse listings with half price for ponies.
January 2025 dairy and wool updates list cheese quotes for Plymouth Wisconsin and dairy buyers notes. Daisies, horns, and cheddar prices appear with small variations while wool prices in Boston show tentative gains amid market activity and contract whispers.
New York shares opened strong driven by rails but faded in the day. Motors and steel stocks slipped early and remained weak, with General Motors Chrysler US Steel Western Union Montgomery Ward among the shaky names. Late buying helped close above intraday lows for many issues as Southern Pacific and Union Pacific sagged for most of the session.
Tuesday stock listings show numerous firms and tickers with prices across rails mining chemicals and autos. The page lists Adams Express Allied Chem Kennecott and Lockheed among others with varied quote figures and trading references in a dense historical market column.
London AP reports British ship losses for the week ending Jan 12 were nine ships totaling 30,226 tons, marking the fifth straight week below the wartime average. There were no Allied or neutral losses due to German or Italian action.
BERLIN INS reports France protested to London after the British cruiser Asturias seized the steamer Mendoza off Rio de Janeiro amid tensions. The incident prompted diplomatic exchanges as France condemned the action and sought explanations.
Chicago traders faced broad declines as wheat fell to new low ground on the current movement, with May wheat off 45 to 75 cents and soybeans down over two cents a bushel. Corn and rye also weakened while outside markets followed Chicago’s softer tone.
Chicago markets show steady prices across live poultry and butter with intact receipts. Eggs, live hogs over five pounds mostly unchanged. New York markets note weak eggs with mixed colors and steady butter and cheese values as futures hold.
New York bond market shows uneven gains with rails and utilities up while governments and many foreign issues ease. Major gainers include Illinois Central and New York Central rails, with widespread activity in high-grade rails and transportation related issues. government and tax bonds see modest shifts.
The House approved unanimously a bill authorizing $300 million for anti air craft defenses to strengthen the fleet. This action opens the first measure in a $1.209 billion naval expansion program amid indications President Roosevelt will seek a further defense supplemental and possible increased army spending.
Rome says evacuation of Kassala on the Eritrean frontier was ordered by the Italian high command. The war bulletin notes enemy planes raided the ports of Catania and Sreily.
Defense commission needs drive tool engineering course starts Thursday at 7 30 p m in room 302. Principal E H Christensen says eligibility requires a year of college training or its equivalent. Course covers design of tools gi fixtures dies. Night English course also requested. call 3 1779 for details. Second semester enrollment hits 465, a new high.
Washington report that Mrs. P. E. Kehoe wife of the secretary to Rep. William S Jacobsen Iowa Second district congressman died Tuesday morning Burial planned Friday at Epworth Iowa papers note the bereaved family and funeral arrangements as details remain incomplete
County Treasurer Frank Bates announced the office stays open until 4 p.m. Saturday to process 1941 automobile license applications, with the usual Saturday noon closing. The sale deadline is Friday January 31. Tuesday sales show auto licenses well ahead of last year while truck tag sales lag slightly. By Tuesday forenoon 10,946 automobile tags had been sold, up 295 from 10,661 in 1940, and truck licenses stood at 1,250 versus 1,264 in 1940.
An ton and Mary Pusateri may file a motion for a new trial after a $42,497 08 judgment was entered in a secured note action by Perpetual Savings and Loan. Judge John T Moffit granted 15 days for the defense to move for a new trial. the decree noted $42,615.28 with interest added between the ruling and the decree.
The Linn county old age aid bureau reports 17459 clients received December help with total payouts of 36417.10 dollars averaging 20.70 per client. 56 aid to the blind recipients got 1362.18 dollars averaging 24.32 each.
A 1108.40 personal injury and property damage claim against L. J. Wilkins of Chicago was dismissed with prejudice by plaintiff Thomas F. Leonard as signee of S. L. Dobbs before Judge C. J. Haas. Suit cited an accident on Nov 2 1939 on highway 30 five miles northwest of Chelsea.
Margaret Elizabeth Ramey seeks to set aside a default divorce decree against James E Ramey entered before Judge E Heiserman. She argues the order rests on grounds she had not been informed or able to defend against.
A lost diamond ring ad appears with a contact dial 6574 for evenings at 6 and a reward offer. Also includes various advertisements for watches, jewelry repair, purchases, and services from Katz Jewelry, Probasco Jewelers, and other local merchants with multiple phone numbers and locations.
The notice states a new petition will be heard by Judge C J Haas on February 4 at 9am. The record also shows a $50 judgment satisfaction before Judge H C Ring in a suit by Harold A Thompson through Warren C Thompson against W B Stevens of Marion based on an October 26 automobile accident in Marion.
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