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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1941
Page
18
Market notes show weakness in the hog sector with slack demand reflected in Chicago grain quotations. Lamson Brothers provides the data with H R Mowrey, Cedar Rapids manager, listing contact details and office address.
North American markets rose with wheat up on the Chicago Board as July prices showed gains while oats and rye edged higher and soybeans fell. In New York, Guggenheim's estate includes a three story Riverside Drive house where he died. A July 1 1940 codicil from a widow faced challenges due to lack of witnesses and statutory rights to one third of the estate amid questions over the couple’s living status.
Chicago hog receipts 33 008 with top bids near 11 85 for select hogs and most in 11 50s. Sheep receipts 1 000 small demand for spring lambs at 12 00 to 12 28. ewes and culls weaker. Cattle receipts 7 000 calves 1 000 demand active for fed steers and heifers. prices mostly 9 5 to 13 0 per cwt with tops around 12 90 for certain loads.
Receipts total around 1680000 with various price ranges for cattle calves hogs and sheep. Cattle show weak to steady trends with light steer and heifer prices noted, calves steady to strong, hogs mixed with top quotes near 11.05 and feeder pigs around 10.50 to 10.75, sows varied, and sheep showing little activity but a slight uptick for some classes.
Hog prices advance about ten cents with steers and sows showing varied bids across weight classes. Prices list for 120 to 600 pound hogs, with several weight ranges near 9.70 to 11.30 dollars and large scale packer bids around 9.75 to 10.75, plus mixed cattle trend noted as unchanged.
Combined price list shows weights from 180 to 500 pounds with ranges for beef and pork cuts. Notable figures include 10.95 to 11.25 per unit for various hog weights and 9.25 to 10.85 for other ranges. Listings reference gifts and market terms in Des Moines.
A Minnesota AP dispatch reports hog sale figures with weights from 150 to 360 pounds and prices ranging around $9.20 to $10.35 per hundredweight. The report lists breaching weights and yardage notes including 740 189 and 9.30679.60 in the OCR text.
Sioux City stockyards show receipts at 4.20 percent with calves salable and cattle strong. Slaughter steers, heifers, and cows hold firm or higher with stockers and feeders steady. load lots of choice cattle and heifers around 840 pounds at 11.60 per hundredweight. bulk beef cows at 5 plus. limited quotas for medium to good stock steers and 120-240 weight ranges.
The Omaha AP market summary shows receipts around 2 100 hogs with varied weights and prices from 11 to 20 dollars per cwt. Slaughter cattle and calves include heifers around 12 with feeders and bulls in the mid range. Canner and cutter groups and range stock figures appear, with lambs and yearlings also listed and bids near 11.50 to 19.65 per cwt.
AP and U S Department data show hogs steady to weak with 160-180 lb at 11.25 to 11.75, 250-325 lb at 10.50 to 11.25, light sows 9.75 to 10. Bulls and cows steady to 16 cents higher, top cows around 9.75. Feeder calves 200 head, top calves 13.00, typical 12.50 to 13.00, receipts 180. market unsettled for some classes with steady to higher tendencies noted.
Local hog prices are steady to weak with light grades steady and heavier packs down 5 to 10 cents. Long haul top no fill remains at 11.20 dollars. Market text appears garbled with stray numbers and words.
The Cedar Rapids note lists Wheat No 1 at 90 cents, No 3 at 29 cents, mixed grains and silage prices, hay and straw per bale, eggs, hens and cocks prices, wholesale fruits and vegetables with assorted prices, apples Duchess and California peaches per basket or box, and various market entries across produce categories. Prices reflect retail to wholesale ranges with multiple line items.
The page records stock market activity with Dow Jones averages and changes among rails and utilities. It notes price movements, opening highs and lows, and overall gains in a terse market update format.
New York stocks opened strong but gains faded through the session as investors booked profits after Monday’s rally. Heavy trading in large blocks, especially rails, marked the day while U.S. Steel Goodyear Aircraft and DuPont led the faltering rally as turnover surged in early hours.
Tuesday quotations list Adams Express T and T 2% Juneau Manville Chemetall Allied Stores Kresge S&S Ae gland Amn Tel Amn Pow Amn Roll Mills McKesson Marshall Fid Shel Fays Amn & Amn Sue Rel Amn Tel Amn Treas Wat Works Amn Woolen Monta Zinc Motor Wheel Anaconda Ark Nash Armour Dairy P Nat Power Ohio Packard Paramount Penna RR Penny Phillips Pepsi Proctor Pub Svc Pullman Co among others with varied yields and prices shown for many corporations and utilities on the day.
The New York bond review notes rail division gains in earnings power as earlier months of selling slow but strong opening momentum persist. Analysts point to long term appeal of rail carriers based on rising earnings and steady financing.
OCR fragment lists prices for corn oats barley soybeans and livestock items. Entries show No 1 and No 2 grades with cents per bushel and dollars per hundredweight for lard and related products. Multiple figures like 1.01 1.03 0.72 appear, indicating bid quotes and price ranges.
Week of July 21 to 26 includes a Brick exchange and art workshops at Plymouth WA Art Center. Details are incomplete but indicate scheduled activities and a community exchange event.
The Boston wool market Tuesday saw very few inquiries for greasy shorn domestic wools as quotas remained unchanged for the week, according to the U S agriculture department.
Chicago markets show steady poultry and butter as receipts rise. Eggs remain firm with various grade prices listed and carrot-like shifts in storage and firsts. Potato items note multiple regional prices for long whites and cleaned varieties amid mixed supply.
Market bulletin lists mixed color quotat ions for corn 29 to 32 cents and storage packed ranges. Butter prices show a weak tone with creamery scores near 2 dollars and cash market scores around 84 to 91 cents. Cheese prices appear steady to quiet with assorted scores and conditions noted.
A silver plated loving cup found in the defense voluntary aluminum donation drive bears the inscription identifying it as a prize from the German-American Bund quoit tournament held in 1937.
The record notes that during January 1941 the United States shipped aircraft to the United Kingdom as part of a wartime aid program. The summary highlights the January timing and the ongoing transfer of American planes to Britain.
Advertisement pricing schedule outlines rates for 11 to 41 word entries across consecutive days. It notes classifications and contact rules for transportation and situation wanted ads and indicates changes in pricing per day and word count.
The New York bound will reveals widow Aimee S. Guggenheim and their son receive nothing, while four former showgirls share an estate unofficially valued above 1 million dollars. The will, dated June 27, omits provisions for wife and son due to lifetime support, naming Lillyan Andrus Mary Alice Rice Mildred Borst and others as beneficiaries.
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