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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1941
Page
3
Chicago dispatch reports hog prices held a weak undertone with tops near 116.5 per cwt as heat affected demand. Weekly receipts showed hogs 360, cattle 100, and sheep 100 across markets including Omaha and Des Moines amid rising supplies and variable green week results.
Barrows and sows mostly steady to lower, feeder pigs steady. spring lambs steady to slightly higher with good to choice range. Other slaughter classes rise up to 25 cents. week’s bulk good to choice spring lambs around 11.50, yearlings to 9.75, range feeds 10.75 to 11.50.
Local market reports hog prices steady with spring pigs 75 90 lbs priced around 10.50 dollars per cwt behind slight $1 cut for top quality. prices for other weights and grades vary by quality.
Local market listings show grain and produce quotes including No. 2 white corn at 63c per bushel, soybeans at 1.35, baled hay prices, poultry values by weight and breed, wholesale fruit prices such as lemons 5.50 and oranges 3.25, and hides and furs with various No. 1 and No. 2 classifications. Also notes on basket prices for duchess apples and California peaches, plus general livestock terms and terms for pony and horse prices.
Chicago market report notes 17 potato arrivals on track 383 with 323 total shipments. Supplies heavy and demand slow, market weak. California long whites washed $2.25, Nebraska red Warbas washed $0.125, cobblers washed $0.90. Idaho Bliss Triumphs washed $1.411.55, russet Burbanks $1.75, lone ubhites $1.80, Oregon Bliss Triumphs washed $1.04, Missouri Bliss Triumphs washed $6.54.
The New York bond market showed weak demand for Japanese issues with prices down and several issues trading well below Friday's levels. U S government bonds were dull with slight declines for longer treasuries. Second grade rail and utility bonds were mixed while some corporate issues edged higher.
The report shows mixed movements in indices and bonds with small declines in several bond groups while utilities and industrials edge up. Stock figures include openings, highs, lows, and closings with small gains in selected blue chips and a note on U S government bonds and motor vehicle registrations rising sharply from 1933 to 1940.
New York traders kept calm as the war scare over US Britain versus Japan did not derail markets. Some sectors rose about two points, rayon stocks gaining on fears of silk import disruption while industrials stayed buoyant. Cotton rebounded after a dip, aided by a Senate move to freeze government cotton loan stocks.
Wall Street listings show Adams Express at 73 1 4, Intl Paper 184, Allied Chem 164 42, Kennecott 39 44, Amn Can 8, Kroger 28, Lehigh Valley 4, Libbey Owens 23 4, Amn Loco 4 58, Link Belt 33 34, Amn Pow 5 Ltia 15 44, Amn Rad 8, Lockheed CT, Amn Roll Mills 15 5, North Amn Co 132 s, Ohio O11 34, Park Utah 1 ? Total line items list multiple industrials and railway stocks with varied prices in a dense quote sheet.
Wheat futures rose in Saturday trading on the Chicago board of trade hitting a two week top before profit taking pulled gains back. September wheat at 1.0714 a bushel with rye, corn and oats also advancing as mills fueled demand and distillers supported the market.
Market summary shows Chicago cash wheat and UPI quotes with No 2 red at about $1.05 and various No 1 to No 3 grades for hard, mixed, and white wheats. Corn prices range from No 1 yellow around 74 cents to No 2 white near 86 cents. soybeans around $1.48 to $1.50 per bushel. oats and barley listed with mixed figures. rye no sales. lard noted at $10.40 and hog byproducts at $9.72 to $12.50.
AP dispatch notes Wisconsin cheese quotations for July 26 to August 1 with prices for twin 2034c brick 20c and cheddar 2034¢. Boston wool market slower than last week with modest demand for finer territory wools and Texas wools steady. fleece wools slow with grease basis quotes 41 to 43¢ for fine delaine 43 to 45¢ for blood 45 to 47¢ for 32 and 4 blood grades.
Enrollees of the 1139th Civilian Conservation Corps at West Townsend trained racing pigeons to carry messages from forest fires to company headquarters. Major General James A. Woodruff praised the effort after fires near Groton burned about 100 miles of woodlands. Captain Mercury led flights, setting a 100 mile return record in 15 minutes.
Fort Des Moines officers announced a blizzard in the Philippines in August. Second Lieutenant Howard L. Blizzard, signal corps officer, received orders moving him to the island.
Marie Margaret Clark 38 of 2501 Eighth avenue died Saturday at 5 20 am in a Cedar Rapids hospital after months of illness. Born July 4 1903 at Denison she was married Aug 9 1929 at Council Bluffs to George H Clark. Funeral Monday 10 am at Yocom chapel with Rev Vernon H Carter. burial Oliphant cemetery highway No 11. She leaves husband four sons and several siblings. Front-page notices also cover Frank D Louhy died in Ottumwa services Friday at Yocom chapel and Cedar Memorial park pallbearers listed.
Salt Lake City AP reports former major leaguer and longtime umpire Josh Clark now calls games in the Pioneer League. He criticizes modern players as soft, recalling harsher days and strict conduct at base. Clark began umpiring in 1926 and plans to continue until retirement. Sunflowers were carried into Kansas as seeds on Santa Fe Trail wagons.
Lady deaths in Riverside and Seattle details, a Cedar Rapids hospital update on Clarence McGowan after emergency surgery, Navy enlistment for John Hamilton, and local visits, family movements, and a new baby at Mercy hospital. Includes residents from Marion, Perry, Maquoketa, and Urbana with health, travel, and social notes.
The column lists multiple local churches with their pastors and service times. Notable entries include Baptist The Rev L W Inman on vacation occupying pulpit, Catholic Mass times, Christian and Congregational services, Free Methodist joining with district meeting, and Lutheran Holy Communion plans.
A collage of classified blurbs listing jobs and services. Warnings against misrepresentations. Ads for watches, printing, beauty schools, and trade services. Employment wants include dairy worker, farm help, and sales roles. Also notices for delivery, messenger work, and driving to Los Angeles with shared costs.
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