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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1941
Page
8
Chicago hogs sold 10 cents above Tuesday's average topping at 8.15 early, as cattle and sheep trades opened steady to firmer. In major yards, hogs showed strength with mixed loads and higher bids, while fat cattle and yearlings held gains into the jamb trade.
Salable hog receipts about 1 300 with weights 150 to 350 pounds and prices around 7.50 to 7.90 per cwt. Cattle receipts about 250 calves and cows with prices largely steady to weak for cows and 5 75 to 12 00 for fed steers. Sheep receipts about 300 with slaughter lambs around 10.50 to 10.60 for best natives and 10.00 for medium to good loads.
Hog market shows no change Wednesday with the long haul top at 7.75 dollars. Sheep section lists genuine spring lambs 70 to 80 pounds at 9.25 and old ewes around 2.50 to 2.50 less 1. Others priced by quality.
The Cedar Rapids page lists grain quotes including Wheat No 1 at 7Sc No 2 Tic Onts White No 2 36ci No 3 346 Ryc No 2 Sic Batley No 3 3s 4Sc and shelled New No 3 yellow 53c. Soybeans New No 2 85c May and straw prices for baled tame day 12.00. Poultry prices for broilers 14-2 lbs Ic springs over 1 lbs 5c. Leghorns 4 to 5 lbs 3c hens over 5 lbs 3c. old roosters 7c. leghorns 6c. Wholesale fruits and vegetables list assorted items with prices. Hides and calf hides priced No 1 cured 8 sc No 2 cured 7 sc No 1 calf 0 ec No 2 calf 9 ec No 1 kip 2c No 2 kip 8 2c No 1 horse 4 75 No 2 horse 4 25. Mississippi River stages for Davenport Hastings La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque Davenport Keokuk St Louis Cairo Memphis with rise/fall notes. The Christmas of 1860 was the coldest on record in Great Britain.
New York stocks slipped as steel shares led losses across the market. United States Steel's disappointing fourth quarter earnings, seen as the primary trigger for the downturn, weighed on trading rooms and contributed to declines of fractions to about two points across the list.
At the New York window trading, Bennett & Co and Jump managed listings show broad activity across sectors. Declines and gains appeared among major names including Allied Chemical, Kennecott, General Electric, Caterpillar, Procter Gamble, and U S Steel, with quotations reflecting mixed sentiment and notable price moves.
New York bond review shows prices easing with many issues down 2 to 7 points including Ruhr Chemical 6s United Steel Works 6 5N and Berlin City Electric 642s. Domestic corporates slip as International Telephone 5s Rock Island 4s and North Western 49 48 weaken while Amoco Atlanta and Danville 4s and Canada Pacific 442s modestly rise. U S government bonds end mixed with small gains and losses. Jones averages list mixed movements across sectors.
The Chicago wheat market extended losses amid ample supplies and weak flour trade. Wheat closed down, with May at 82 75 3 and soybeans off sharply, while Chicago, Winnipeg, and Minneapolis futures all trended lower as cash prices showed scattered declines in corn and oats.
Chicago receipts show poultry steady to firm with 24 trucks, butter at 814,769 with creamery milk 91 score. eggs weak with irregular graded colors and various prices. New York eggs quoted 33,088 receipts, butter prices steady, cheese quiet. Futures notes storage standards and refrigerator standards listed.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week January 27 to February 1 show Daisies 1€c, brick 14 24c, horns 16c, cheddars 15 2c. Farmers call board lists Daisies 16c, horns 16c, Cheddars 5tac. Boston wool market notes limited trade with U S Department of Agriculture data indicating bulk French combing half blood territory wool at 97.98c scoured. Small lots of combing blood 2001sold 85 to 88c scoured. Spot South American wools active at firm prices.
The Order of Railway Conductors holds its semi annual executive session with officers J A Phillips H W Fraser G H Oram F H Neimitz W D Johnson F J Williams J H Rodgers R O Hughes and trustees J A Scott J B R Kelly J F Casey in attendance in Cedar Rapids and other cities as the meeting continues through the week.
Robert Leroy Cochran completed a third term as Nebraska governor and was named commander of Fort Leonard Wood Missouri subject to a physical. He is a colonel in the coast artillery reserve and ordered to active duty for a year with the Seventh Corps Area training camp near Rolla.
The Marion community marked the eighty fifth birthday of W P Secrist with a family picnic at the Secrist home on Eleventh street. Attendees included J Ray Roberts of Atkins Earl Secrist and family Springville F C Beach Solon Susie Berry Albert Berry and others.
Dr Theodore J. Greteman of University Hospitals Iowa City describes a rehabilitation path for crippled children. Early protection of muscles, water therapy, and staged exercises aim to restore function and enable self sustaining adulthood, with surgery used after initial rebuilding.
A German reconnaissance aircraft was turned back over the Thames estuary near London after triggering an air raid alert. London endured its ninth straight raid-free night as weather kept Royal Air Force bombers inactive while a few German planes flew over western England.
Des Moines reports the senate passed a bill to raise monthly tuition from $9 to $12 for pupils in districts without high schools sent to other districts high schools. The chamber approved the measure 40 to 0. Introduced by Sen. Frank D. Martin of Davenport.
NEW equipment shampoo and fingerwave offered by Charm Beauty Shop at 210 Security Ride and Stark Beauty Shop at 2 3951. Prices listed include machine less wave 3.50 and complete perm packages. Artiste at 119 3rd St NE advertises all permanents 1.00. Paris Academy of Beauty offers beauty school services with free children’s haircut portions this week.
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