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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1945
Page
13
Unofficial Monday receipts show cattle 16 000 hogs 10 000 sheep 12 000 in Chicago with small, testless supplies. At Sioux City, hogs steady with barrows and gilts 14.45, cattle mixed, calves strong, and sheep offerings light to moderate with lambs around 15.00. Bulls and feeders firm, stockers mixed. regional receipts indicate varied prices across species and classes.
Fragmented listing of livestock and packing prices with scattered figures for pounds, dollars, and per unit costs. Mentions Des Moines and Waterloo markets, varying price points, and multiple codes or abbreviations lacking clear context.
Livestock receipts show hogs steady with top and barrows near 1445 pounds, cattle receipts 150 with yearlings strong, calves steady, and cows weak. Feeder steers and heifers firm, best fed steers around 1765, feeder prices mixed with small gains. Sheep receipts 200, lambs weak to lower with some higher priced fed lambs at 18.74, California new crop feed lambs at 13.50. Iowa hog receipts indicate combined totals around 28,500 for 24 hours ending Saturday, with barrows, gilts, and sows showing varied values and weights from 140 to 160+ per cwt.
Chicago market note shows steady receipts of butter and cheese with 25 2¢ cases and 64 077 track arrivals. Demand exceeds supply with multiple brands and grades cited. gasoline and potatoes appear in minor reference amid incomplete figures and coded annotations.
Cedar Rapids hog and cattle markets posted ceiling prices on Saturday with prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. The report lists varied bid levels for steers, cows, calves, and hogs across grades, plus miscellaneous prices for grains, hay, poultry, fruit, and vegetables, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
New York AP reports buyers pushed certain rail stocks to eight-year highs on Saturday amid mixed action as most industrials lagged and carriers pulled back. About 980000 shares changed hands in a market marked by some gains near the close and several decliners overall. Bond market notes show narrow advances in railroad issues led by Central of New Jersey and New Haven obligations with some convertibles lifting modestly.
AP report: Merle Wessels, 24, drowned Friday while fishing in the Cedar River west of Sigourney. A companion said he stepped into water. his body was recovered and artificial respiration failed. Wessels, a Holland Michigan student, was visiting relatives with his wife and five month old son at the McCreery home. He was son of Luke and Mrs. Wessels of Belmond Iowa.
New York stock exchange suspended dealings in the 5 percent 30 year series A and first and refunding bonds of the Minneapolis and St Louis Railway. Also halted were the 4 percent first and refunding 30 year bond of the Iowa Central Railway. All are obligations of the predecessor company to the present, Minneapolis and St Louis Railway, which acquired assets Dec 1, 1943. The suspension cites small accounts and price disparities under reorganization terms.
Prices for wheat and rye fluctuated with a firm start and quick rally as resting demand and short covering pushed closing levels higher. Wheat finished 14 to 15 cents above Friday, July at 1.687 1/2 to 1.69, corn up 7 1/2 cents to 1 1/8, oats 4 percent higher to around 6 1/2, rye up 3 4 to 11 4, July 1.421 3/4.
Chicago markets report on API wheat and rye prices with figures for Senree grade yellow at 1.24 and special red 0.68, malt making at 1.15, field seed values per cwt around 6.00 to 16.25, top bids 15 to 16 dollars, red clover and alflike clover prices noted, incomplete line items.
London report says Prime Minister Winston Churchill could be created a duke after leaving politics, a New Statesman diarist notes. A No. 10 source doubts retirement timing but concedes a future elevation may be considered postwar. The piece cites Wellington and Marlborough precedents as possible templates.
Special to The Gazette Solon Iowa Pfc. Dewey Stoops 22 has been liberated from a German prison camp according to word from the war department and the Red Cross via his mother Mrs Anais Stoops of Iowa City He was reported missing in action in Belgium January 3 and had served in England France and Holland prior to Belgium A Solon high school graduate he formerly lived with Mrs Beulah Whittington now of Cedar Rapids at 333 Park Terrace SE
Chicago defendant Henry Benda, 41, told Judge Gibson Gorman in felony court that he would stay locked up on V J day after his V E day celebration caused 17 broker windows to be broken.
Reports say King Carol of Romania asked France for permission to reside there with his red haired mistress Magda Lupescu. The couple currently live in Mexico, with the situation drawing international attention.
Red Oak police report 15 year old Charles Salisburg was fatally shot Friday when a .22 caliber pistol discharged in the hands of Neal Logan. Sheriff Zeph Morgan identified the victim and noted the accidental nature of the discharge.
A stream of local notes records Cpl Theresa Howe of the air transport command arriving in Coral Gables Florida from Bermuda. She will receive a medical discharge and return to Marion next week. Her husband S/Sgt John M Howe remains in Karachi India. Other items include local service members returning home for furloughs and transfers, family movements, obituaries and small ads.
Governors discussion at Mackinac Island focuses on postwar employment services. Iowa Governor Rob ert D. Blue argues state operation could run the United States employment service more efficiently and at lower cost than the federal government once the war ends.
Washington AP report says the Senate Finance Committee may reject the administration plan for new tariff cutting authority tied to renewing the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. A majority committee member predicts opposition from minority members and several Democrats, though floor amendments could restore the authority. Renewal of the act is seen as likely.
Harold Stephens of Sioux City sues Colonial Baking Co in Linn district court for 809.13 claiming a Colonial truck struck his parked vehicle near a street light in Montour on April 13, 1944. Gale R. Miller wins 178.92 with 5 percent interest from Dec 26, 1944 against Paul and Mrs Brace for grocery bill. Honey Dews Inc. changes name to Spencer-Honeymead Co at April 30 stockholders meeting. D.O. Andreas presides, R. A. Scharf secretary.
A consolidated schedule lists services for Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Seventh Day Church of God and Prairie Chapel. Times include Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship from 10:45 to 11 a.m., with additional services and events such as youth meetings, midweek prayers, sermons and vacation Bible school through early June.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends, neighbors, and pallbearers for floral offerings during illness and death of a husband and father. The page includes multiple Lost and Found notices, personal ads, shop ads, and help wanted items mixed in a cluttered local Gazette page. Contains names, contact numbers, and locations for items lost such as rings, wallets, a navy flag bracelet, and a truck tire between Mechanicsville and Grand Mound, plus ads for jewelry stores and services.
The Gazette company renews its charter for 20 years in the county recorder’s office with signatures from James N. Faulkes and Joseph F. Hladkey Jr. Clifford O Brine, 2436 J street SW, pays a $10 fine and costs after pleading guilty to selling motor vehicles at retail without a license before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Marie Bisha’s will, died Cedar Rapids May 20, admitted to probate. Frank J. Dvorak named executor without bond. August W Beyer’s will, died Marion May 26, names Anna Beyer as executrix. Bernice L. Price files petition against Edward L. Price for separate maintenance.
Beauty shops promote Hélène Curtis cold waves at $10 with expert stylists. Offers include a New Naturalness look by Gabrieleen ARTISTE Herie ta Salon with contact numbers 23-3451 and 2-2610. Located at 1317 First Avenue SE and near Bishop's A New Naturalness.
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