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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1940
Page
6
Market report shows hogs down about ten cents with top steer price slipping to six dollars. Chicago grain quotes list varied prices for loads of cattle and sheep with mixed weights and futures. Mason City hogs quoted five to six cents lower across weights as receipts estimate at 19,000 cattle and 4,000 sheep for Thursday.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts 14900 with prices 209 to 240 per 100 pounds and mixed demand. Sheep receipts 2000 with spring lambs around steady to 25 cents lower. cattle receipts 19000 with calves and steers trading lower on softer demand and selective higher bids on Nebraska, Colorado cattle.
Multiple livestock markets report steady to weak cattle hogs and sheep demand. Receipts include cattle calves hogs and sheep with bids varying by weight and class across Omaha Sioux City St Paul and Waterloo with prices noted for 180-240 lb hogs 400-500 lb cattle and spring lambs shaping trading activity.
Proro native stock at Peoria reports mixed cattle trade with hogs uneven and mostly steady. Boxed weight ranges show values around 425 for top cattle and 1050 for best steers with calves about 1925, while cows and canners hover near 475 to 500. Sheep and lambs reach 6.50 for good spots with weak to steady demand as buyers hold lines.
Market notes show Ton earves at 800 dollars with price variations by weight and quality. Lambs range 70 to 99 pounds at 34 50, old ewes 100 to 120 pounds at 22 50, bucks priced per quality, with genuine spring lambs listed by weight category.
A Cedar Rapids market page lists grain prices for wheat oats corn and hay plus wholesale produce and poultry costs. Items include No 1 white oats 29 cents per unit No 2 yellow corn 68 cents per unit beef hides kip horse prices and assorted fruits vegetables and fruits with lemons oranges celery onions cabbages tomatoes watermelons and potatoes priced per unit or by batch.
Wall Street quotations list wide array of stocks and prices from Adams Express to Zenith Radio, with numerous named companies, brokers, and markets. The page includes daily bid and ask figures, corporate notes, and closing levels across multiple sectors and exchanges.
Wide gains in a few foreign dollar bonds led the session with pockets of strength, while domestic issues showed minor changes. Argentine 4725 and Oslo City 4425 posted gains, Japan and German issues moved mixed, and Bethlehem Steel, Chesapeake and Ohio J3s plus Columbia Gas and Electric 4s helped interest. Profit taking trimmed Alleghany later, with some losses in International Telephone 5s and City of New York and Shell Union issues as government bonds remained quiet and slightly lower.
Live poultry receipts 37 trucks unsettled with varied weights and breeds. Butter and eggs receipts steady to unchanged, egg prices mixed by size. Potatoes arrivals 125 on track, shipments 320. demand very slow, market weak with few sales. New York prices show slight changes across eggs and butter, cheese receipts steady and unchanged.
Fragmentary page shows Lamson Bros and Co. furnishing product standards for butter storage and egg refrigerator standards with dates in November and October. Prices noted include 5 dollars and 60 cents and 18 60 with a 2750 figure.
New York prices moved in small fractions as selling orders outpaced buyers creating a barren market. It was the quietest full session since 1918 with about 390000 shares traded as investors weighed war and political questions. Leading decliners included Bethlehem West ern Union Goodrich American Can du Pont United Aircraft Loft New York Central Chrysler Standard Oil of New Jersey and Union Carbide.
Wisconsin cheese quotes for the week of July 22 show varied prices for brick cheddar and other types with farm board listings. The Boston wool market was dull with bids below asking prices and limited trading. graded fleece prices eased slightly in the grease.
Increased speculative buying amid continued heat in the spring wheat belt lifted wheat figures on the Chicago board. Corn showed independent strength as weather and moisture reserves influenced the market. Prices climbed with December lead in Minneapolis and Kansas City following Chicago, while export and shipping details rose.
SRINAIPEG and CHICAGO cashWHEAT prices and futures show mixed readings with July Ww 64 and Oct 38. Local quotes list No. 1 hard, No. 2 dark hard, oats and barley values, along with Minneapolis cash grain receipts and futures figures for corn and rye.
Argentina threatened to block a United States sponsored plan for a collective trusteeship over European possessions in the western hemisphere. The three nation commission would govern Dutch and French possessions until return or independence. Argentina hinted at a counter proposal while the conference seeks unity against fascist encroachment and subversive activities.
The Marion school band under Glenn L. Lyman will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. in the city park featuring pieces by Reeves Barnard Holmes Sousa and others. Local social notes report several families traveling, visits, and hospital updates along with ads and club activities in the community paper.
The foreign office said it had no information on private reports that Russia sent an ultimatum to Finland demanding full demobilization of the Finnish army. A Tallinn report claimed Estonian General Johan Laidoner was arrested and en route to Moscow, but the report lacked confirmation.
Des Moines AP reported approximately 230 000 Iowans may register under the pending federal conscription program. Adjutant General Charles H Grahl of the Iowa National Guard estimated the figure on Wednesday. George A. Wilson declined further comment saying the state is “working on the machinery of the draft” and that federal action governs funding. He warned the emergency could force the property levy to stay at one mill.
Three divorce cases are filed in district court. Vada R Lekin seeks custody of a son and support from Thomas H Lekin with a $400 property attachment and injunction. Nedra Hite petitions for divorce from Alfred W Hite with three minor children and seeks custody of two children plus an injunction and $400 attachment. Richard Svoboda sues Ruth Evelyn Svoboda for divorce and custody of a daughter. All marriages occurred in Iowa cities between 1929 and 1937.
The will of Superior Court Judge Thomas B. Powell died June 27 was probated Wednesday leaving the estate to his wife Mary W. Powell who is named executrix. A note case of Marvin R. Selden executor of Anna Ross estate against F J Castek Mrs Frank J Castek and Minnie Krejsa was dismissed by plaintiff. Goodyear Tire suit seeks 156.29 on note and sale agreement with Paul Gartner as defendant. Dismissal of petition and judgment of 93 sought by D E DePoy against Earl D Robbins and Filsie E Robbins on a lease claim.
British aircraft bombed Tobruk harbor at night hitting a jetty where Italian submarine flotilla moored. Officials said explosions followed the direct hits and announced the attack on Wednesday.
Details include families from Dubuque Central City and Putnam Tex visiting relatives in the area. Ivan Dunn, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Dunn, flew to St Louis to take an advanced flying test. The Methodist church choir will rehearse Friday at 7 15 p.m. at the church. Friends and guests gathered at Virginia Smith’s Cedar Rapids home for dinner including Barbara Sloss.
A dense page of Gazette want ads and business notices ranges from health products and jewelry to moving services and barber shops. It includes job leads for salesmen, drivers, and roofers, plus notices about ambulance service and warranty phrases. The listing emphasizes local merchants and service providers across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines and nearby towns.
A chaotic classified page lists diverse ads from the 1940s including female help wanted items, housework and stenography jobs, waitressing openings, and beauty operator notices. It also features sale ads for Christmas cards and employment services, plus automotive listings and rental notes.
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