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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1944
Page
2
Chicago and Sioux City cattle receipts rise with steady to higher prices for slaughter steers and yearlings, hogs trading higher but markets cautious. Hogs 18000 to 17000 receipts with 10 to 15 cent gains. sheep soft with early sales down up to 25 cents. feeders steady to firm, canners weak. Trade activity mixed amid tight supplies and uneven demand across the region.
Cedar Rapids hog market trends show a ten cent rise on Monday morning. Prices for top packers reached 11.60, with various weights and categories listed for good packers, cattle, and lambs across Iowa markets including Des Moines Waterloo Ottumwa and Mason City, detailing steer and calf values and sheep and wool figures.
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep listed by region. Chicago Chicago hog receipts 15 000 to 17 000 with steady to 10-15 cents higher weights under 270 pounds while heavier weights near Friday levels. Sows 10-15 cents higher. Cattle receipts about 14 000 with fed steers and yearlings up to 15 cents higher top around 17 50. Sheep slow with scarce spring lambs and ewes. bids around 14 25 to 14 75 for natives and Idaho lambs. Interior and Omaha reports show similar trends with mixed gains and steady to higher bids on various weight classes.
Chicago live poultry receipts show 13 trucks and 9 cars with steady prices for leghorn fowls roosters broilers ducks and ducklings. Butter cheese and eggs prices move with mixed wholesale levels across New York and California markets, while dressed poultry and live poultry wholesalers note no major sales but demand remains moderate and prices hold for key items.
The Office of War Information said coal fuel oil and wood will remain tight into 1945. Steel copper and aluminum are being allocated for heated system controls. Consumers were urged to order now, prepare homes for winter, installing storm doors windows and insulation to conserve fuel.
Grain and livestock quotes from Cedar Rapids show No. 2 yellow corn at 1.04 and No. 2 yellow soybeans at 1.86. Hay straw prices, poultry deliveries, citrus and produce crates, and hides and horses values are listed with varied unit quotes and conditions.
Chicago markets show hedge selling rising and futures slipping across grains. July wheat down 4 percent to around 1.57 while oats, rye, and barley also weaken under selling and commission house liquidations. Cash grain prices posted varied values for No 1 red through No 4 mixed and barley at approx 1.25 for making and 1.15 for feed.
Rome reports that Ken Harada, Japanese ambassador to the Holy See, told Pope Pius XII of Japan’s readiness for peace on conditions recognizing Japan’s national life and economy. Confirmation was not available as Vatican talks remain confidential.
City council, on recommendation by City Engineer Frank Young, refused to consider building a sanitary sewer on Twenty first and Twenty second avenues SW between Ninth and Twelfth streets. Young cited drainage limits, only 24 of 69 lots improved, and petition support from 3 percent of owners.
The market slid on Monday as steel and motor shares dragged the rest lower in a sharp correction. Trading volume neared 1.5 million shares as most leaders fell while some higher priced corporates stood firm. several rails and industrials showed mixed moves in late trading.
All storm warnings were lowered along North Carolina and Virginia coasts as a tropical storm, likely hurricane strength, moved rapidly northeast from about 250 miles offshore. The shift reduced danger to coastal communities and prompted updated advisories from meteorologists.
John Stepanek 33 of 210 Thirty-fourth street SE was fined 300 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Judge G. K. Thompson's court. Arrested Saturday by Highway Patrolmen Swords and Fels in Marion. An appeal bond of 750 dollars was set for George Humble 42 of Springville who received a suspended one year Linn county jail sentence after pleading guilty to larceny of a rubber-tired lawn mower belonging to W. B. Carpenter, arrested July 10 by Deputy Harlan Snyder. Nellie A. Plummer named administratrix for the estate of her mother Eliza G. Graham who died June 2 in Marion.
Hollywood star Jeanette MacDonald refused to press charges after a midnight altercation with a 14 year old bellboy. She cited that the boy is the sole support of his blind mother.
Six people die in a flash fire at the Tunnel of Love ride in Elitch's Garden Denver Sunday night. Two soldiers from Buckley Field and their wives die among the victims. Corporal William Kilbourne is credited with saving five lives during the blaze.
United Service aides to meet at Union depot at 1230 and 545 AM Wednesday. J W Arnold reports loss of billfold containing $10 between Cedar Rapids and Solon Saturday. Mrs A R Butterfield and Miss Eleanor Wathier return from Clear Lake after a week away. Miss Jeanne Marshall has a repertorial job on the Monrovia California News-Post. Survivors of Ralph E Overholser include wife Alice, daughter of J A Sprague. Mildred M Renner travels to Oakland California to spend winter with her son in law and daughter Kara. Cameron and Corritore wedding held here as he ships out to rejoin his ship. Fred Henson suffers heart attack and is confined at home with no visitors. Watches reported missing from glove compartment and from a college room, both valued at 35 dollars.
H. F. Blomquist, superintendent of the city waterworks, would see his yearly pay rise from $4,500 to $5,000 if the city council approves the ordinance in first and second readings.
Dr. Max Strange, pastor of the First Congregational church of Dubuque, addressed a Rotary luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel on Monday noon. His talk titled The Fulfillment of Stevenson's Wish urged faith in humane motives and social sacrifice as a path to global hope.
Washington AP report states W. E. Klauer, president of Klauer Manufacturing Co. of Dubuque Indiana, earned a $115 541.70 commission for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1943. The Dubuque firm makes snow plows road machinery steel tanks and other metal products.
U S heavy bombers target 12 river bridges toward the Normandy front and Belfort yards, and a flying bomb supply dump near Rheims. Allied raids also hit Munich, Nuremberg, Saarbrucken, and Vienna as the air offensive expands across western and eastern fronts.
Allied HQ reports Maj Gen Walter Robertson commands the U S Second Infantry known as the Indian Head division in Normandy. The unit operates under Allied command as of Monday night.
Catherine Searles, 24, of Rahway New Jersey, lost her right arm after a male polar bear named Soc attacked her at the zoo. Police report the animal was awakened by companions who shouted and waved a cap and handkerchief. Doctors amputated the arm above the shoulder and she remained in critical condition. Detectives recovered a bracelet and jewelry from the bear’s cage.
William Hasbrook of 2426 Mt Vernon Ave SE was jailed on a 100 bond after a Sunday arrest for assault and battery. Dr A W Navratil of 2506 Mt Vernon Ave SE obtained the warrant following a dispute over Hasbrook's children. The neighbors were involved with the case.
Marion residents share family gatherings and church group plans at Thomas park and local churches. Visitors include families from Fort Wayne Cedar Rapids Glendale and Albert City while J A Beeson’s son Lt Beeson serves in France.
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