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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
11
In Chicago the market showed stronger tone in dressed pork with prices rising 5 to 18 cents as packers and shippers bid for fat hogs. Buyers paid 11.90 for large lots of top pork, while cattle offerings were mostly medium to good and lamb activity remained steady to active at firm prices. Grain quotations accompany regional Market News.
Chicago livestock receipts total about 15 000 head with mixed gains and losses. Cattle and calves show steady to weak demand with prices mostly lower. hogs and sheep remain active with some higher bids for select lots. Top figures include hogs around 21.90 and lambs near 12.50, with feeders and calves posting varied declines.
Market report shows varying price quotes by weight for cattle and goats in Mason City. Prices range from about 9.95 to 11.65 per hundredweight across weight classes, with steady to lower trends noted.
AP dispatch from Omaha notes hog receipts active with top prices near 11.80 and varied grades listed for 180 to 360 pounds. Calves, steers, heifers and cows show mixed firmness with strong to good prices in places, while bulls opened weak then steadied and markets show overall steady to uneven trends across weights and grades.
Fragment mentions weights 180-300 lbs and prices around 10.50 to 11.60 with receipts 3.000. Lacks clear persons, organizations, places or event context.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports combined pork prices across interior markets with significant gains over last week and year. Quotes cover barrows sows hogs by weight classes ranging from 186 to 990 pounds, with prices from about 10.65 to 11.85 per hundredweight and varied figures for sow categories.
Fragmented market notes show cattle bids with good to choice 160-240 lbs and 300-600 lb ranges, prices around 10.85 to 9.75. Calves and vealers at top $15.00. Sheep receipts about 600 with limited slaughter lamb activity and steady undertone noted.
Market report shows hogs advancing 15 cents across all grades with top of the long haul no fill at 11.55. Prices listed include good hogs 150 to 160 pounds around 10 to 10.85 and 170 to 180 pounds near 13.05, along with steer and heifer bids scattered in the low to mid teens.
The notice names publisher J. B. Bennet & Co and manager W. B Jump with contact details including telephone and bank reference. The text appears as a damaged or partial financial listing from a Wall Street section.
Local Cedar Rapids listing shows grain prices for Wheat and Beans with varying grades and prices noted. Poultry market details include hens priced by weight and breed notes such as Leghorn, with egg and feed-related terms and miscellaneous fruit and vegetable prices listed in a general cash market format.
In New York the Dow Jones average drifted lower as mild selling kept leading issues on the downgrade. Early losses pared to small declines or steadier readings with United States Steel Bethlehem Du Pont General Electric Douglas Aircraft Chrysler Union Pacific Anaconda Kennecott United States Rubber trailing while Cuban American group showed resistance.
Miscellaneous Boston brief notes a market topic with sparse wording and a mention of Occasional French, illustrating a fragmented clipping from the era.
Strength in corn and soybean futures lent support to other grains on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat rose slightly while corn gained about one percent and soybeans climbed around two to four percent amid light trading.
Chicago market notes show No 1 hard wheat at $3.23 and a range for other wheat grades from $1.28 to $1.83 per cwt nominal. Feed and mixed white and yellow seeds quoted with various nominal values. Lard bids listed at $10.92 for cash, $11.15 loose, and $13.00 for bells.
Summary of open, high, low, and close figures for May and July contracts at Winnipeg Market. Wheat prices show varied movements with May at 20% gains and July at 14 to 81 percent range, indicating volatility in futures during the period.
Chicago market report shows poultry and eggs receipts with varied pricing amid steady demand. Prices for heavy white ducks and colored ducks listed, egg case receipts and track numbers noted, potatoes and russet figures included with regional shadings and grade distinctions.
The report notes varied receipts totaling 314,122 with mixed colors and prices. Grades show firsts around 35c, 34c, mid 34s, and premiums near 92 score, while cash-subscore figures and averages reflect uneven quality across items.
Bond traders focused on issues affected by the day’s irregular market activity. International Telephone 4s and other rails and industrials moved, with Wisconsin Central and Pacific 4% bonds showing notable shifts as the report influenced prices.
Des Moines reports Iowa had 4 085 fires in 1941 causing 3 445 043 in losses, down from 4 887 fires and 4 439 221 in 1940. Per capita loss stood at 1 43. Chimneys sparks caused 792 fires, smokers carelessness 437, undetermined causes 428, defective flues 228.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor defends trade unions in a statement addressing a committee’s conclusion. He argues unions must be protected from political harm and calls for fair treatment amid ongoing scrutiny.
Classified notices list varying word counts from 12 to 61 words with line charges. Small print shows daily closing times and a contact number 2-1121 for placing ads.
fragments describe a brown leather billfold with money and initials GMS, a BPW key ring lost Monday with a contact number 7089, a $5 reward, and a nursing home address 1900 1st Ave. The text also mentions unions and defense program phrasing without clear connection.
The Gazette advertises a mix of music studio names and addresses plus multiple help wanted notices. Listings include piano and violin instructors with studio addresses and phone numbers, pawned skills like sales and shipping clerk positions, and various job openings for cooks, maids, and farm help. Numerous names, addresses, and phone numbers appear in a crowded, fragmented reader notice section.
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