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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
4
Chicago market roundup shows hog prices slipping on Tuesday with top hogs at about 8.10 per 100 pounds and steady cattle tone. Feeders and sows mixed. calves and sheep receipts noted across Des Moines, Sioux City, and Masson City stations with buyers cautious but steady on mid-range lots.
Hog receipts and cattle drafts show overall softness with most hogs down 19 to 25 cents from Monday close, fat cattle mixed but mostly steady to easier, and sheep fat lambs opening steady to higher. Key figures include top hogs around 7.70, steers in the 8.25–9.50 range, and calves near 8.00, with sow prices easing and vealers fluctuating. Regional notes cover Omaha and Peoria markets, with cattle and lambs showing uneven demand and occasional price supports.
Hog prices in the local market continued downward with a Tuesday drop of 10 to 15 cents across grades. The long-haul top eased to 7.75 dollars, signaling softer values for producers and buyers alike.
The Cedar Rapids market lists grain prices for Wheat No 1 26¢ No 2 Tie oats White No 2 3fe No 3 Rye No 2 3ie Barley 2 387¢45¢ Corn shelled New No 2 selley 54e No 2 52e Soybeans New No 2 sac Hay and straw Raied tamne hay 12 00 Baled straw 00 Produce includes Browlers 135-2 Ihe Lae Springs over 5 Ihe he 4 to 5 Iba Leghorns 13c 4 to 5 Ibs lle Lex hern and iinhte 9¢ Stacs Old teasters and Ge Leghorns prices varying. Wholesale fruits vegetables lemons 35 75 oranges 31 00 44 00 grapefruit 2 Ih California celery 3 23 lettuce 3 85 onions 31 44771 60 cabbage 2 75 carrots 2 6H potatoes 1 10d1 70 cauliflower 1 60 sweet potatoes 1 68 25 Winesap apples 1 75. Hides prices No 1 cured 65 No 2 cured 7c No 1 calf 10c No 2 calf 9c No 1 kip 9c No 2 kip 10c No 1 horse 4 75 No 2 horse 4 25 Pony and elite hair price. Manes and full tail included.
Wall Street quotations show a wide range of industrials and utilities with listings for Adams Express, International Paper, Allied Chemical, Lockheed, General Motors, Union Carbide, DuPont, and many others. The page notes prices, percent changes, and active trading across banks, oil, rail, and consumer goods firms, reflecting a typical Tuesday session with fluctuating values and notable shifts among large firms and their peers.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for Jan 27 to Feb 7 show daisies horns and cheddars at mixed cents per pound in Plymouth. Boston market notes few inquiries and little business in fine territory wools with bids in 93 to 95 cents. foreign origin sales and imports active with firm to strong prices.
New York stocks opened with a modest rally led by steels and rails but gains faded by close. Morning volume rose then subsided as light selling trimmed quotations. Notable declines included Bethlehem Steel Chrysler GM AT T Western Union United Aircraft Allied Chemical while U S Steel General Electric Deere Douglas Aircraft and J C Penney offered some resistance.
New York bond market saw gains led by rail and utility sectors as the defense program sustains a higher level. U S government issues were mixed with limited activity while Latin American bonds posted modest profits amid overall strength.
Wheat prices showed a choppy session with May contracts near December lows before a brief rally and retreat. Soybeans steadied then fell, oats and rye little changed, while outside markets echoed Chicago. Cash grain offerings varied with mixed bids and receipts reported for wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans.
Chicago receipts show mixed poultry, eggs and cheese with steady butter and fluctuating prices. New York reports weak eggs and steady butter with varied cheese and produce futures. river stages for the Mississippi and Ohio regions list minimal changes across Davenport and St Louis.
The National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress on Tuesday sanctioned use of the magic eye to aid umpires at the 1941 national tournament in Wichita August 16 to 27. The device will call only balls, while umpires still determine strikes and height for balls crossing the plate.
Selkirk, speaking in St Petersburg says the New York Yankees are furious after last season and will win the American League pennant next September 28. He cites overconfidence, promises the club will rebound stronger than before and capture the title. Venus is noted as supporting human life next to Earth.
H F Lockwood for First National Bank of Marion bids high on both paving bond issues to fund street improvements. Concrete bonds of 7000 are bid 7180. bituminous bonds of 24000 bid 24210 with interest five percent. Bonds 1 through 9 canceled after 7849 paid. Carleton D Beh Co of Des Moines bids premiums on both issues.
The Musical Literary club met at Mrs La Verna Crew's home Monday evening for a Winter Music program. Highlights included vocal solos by Rose Wilcox and Mrs La Verna Crew, piano piece The North Wind by Kern, Spirit Flower by Kemble Tipton, a second vocal solo Fairy Dance and What the Chimney Sang performed by Lula Tomsleson, and choral directions led by Mrs C D Burns.
Chicago players Johnny Rigney of the White Sox and Zeke Bonura of the Cubs moved toward conscription. Rigney received his draft questionnaire while Bonura expected to be placed in class A-1 after a physical. both anticipated quick processing by draft officials.
The report lists boxing results with names and partial scores across multiple venues. Elza Thompson from Indianapolis defeated Willie Snell in Chicago. Yutsel Goldstein from New York outpointed Wild Bill McDowell in Washington. Nick Peters from San Antonio and Vern Bybee from Orden drew in San Francisco.
Out-of-town wants ads payable in advance. Extra 10c for box ads. Ads accepted until noon for same day and until Saturday for Sunday. Special low rates for gone want ads. Classification 9. Ad-Taker Jenn Kengine.
Marion page lists Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Strike Up the Band at the Marion theater and Blondie Plays Cupid ad. It records a Linn County Fish and Game club meeting 8 p.m. Tuesday at Odd Fellows hall, plus local visits, illnesses, sales, and community events including Boy Scouts, lodge work, and bowling trip details.
The Ivanhoe club met at Mrs Storck home. Miss Emma Klein reviewed the introduction to the Legend of Montrose to be studied by the club. J W Brooks of Enderlin ND will visit brother E R Brooks Tuesday evening.
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