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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
2
Official estimates show Friday salable hogs at 14,000 to 25,000 head, with hogs up about five cents from Wednesday. Cattle receipts around 4,000 with steady or slightly higher demand, and sheep about 3,000 to 6,000 with late trades extending steady to modest gains amid a mixed market.
Hogs receipts 6 800 total 7 800 opened slow later moderately active light and hatchers steady to mostly 5c lower top 13 95 for choice 220 250 lbs other good and choice 190 lbs and above 13 75 13 90 long string 13 75 few 160 1890 lbs 13 35 13 75 mixed medium and good 190 249 lbs 13 50 13 75 bulk sows 13 50 few smooth 13 60 stags 13 50 8 cattle receipts 4 000 calves 75 fed steers opening slow mostly steady vealers weak to 50c lower stocker and feeder classes steady early sales medium and good fed steers 12 25 15 00 few loads 15 50 and above strong weight steers scarce in supply to choke heifers and mixed yearlings 13 50 15 00 medium to good cows 10 50 12 25 add good cows upward to 12 00 good heavy bulls 13 00 13 35 most yearlings down from 14 50 sheep receipts 3 000 slaughter steady several loads good and choice fed clipped lambs No 1 and 2 14 50 best good to choice woolen lambs 15 25 three decks medium and good 14 85 good and choice native lambs 15 50 good and choice ewes 0 2 pelts 7 50 8 00
Combined hog receipts at 19 Iowa concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. Thursday totaled 37 600, up from 35 300 a week earlier and 27 800 a year ago. Prices ranged for barrows gilts and sows by weight with rounds from 12.75 to 14.00 dollars and light loads around 13.30 to 13.55 for various weights.
U S Department of Agriculture hog receipts 6600 with market not fully established. Bids mostly steady to 10 cents lower than Wednesday’s average. top hog price around 13.90 for 260 pounds. Cattle receipts about 500 slaughter steers and more. prices mixed with good beef steers and yearlings 14.56 to 15.15. cutter and common 8.50 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 1000 with no early action. mixed trucks available.
The AP reports price ranges for several meat cuts and weights with figures showing per pound or per peck bids. Ottumwa is noted as out of the market.
Chicago price notes show firm poultry receipts 1-12 trucks and midrange butter with unchanged quotes. Idaho and California potato arrivals and shipments vary while Triumphs and long whites command firmer values with washed and unwashed grades listed and decay-influenced pricing.
Wholesale prices for dressed poultry across New York show demand high especially for Long Island ducklings. Live poultry prices are firm with turkeys and ducks varying by type. eggs receipts total 28 019 cases and market remains firm with assorted grades and regional differences.
In Chicago the grain market saw rye rise more than a cent to fresh six year peaks as buying by commission houses and short covering drove gains. Wheat and oats also edged higher with fractional increases. July corn at $1.05 14-5.
Cash wheat quotes show Somate grade yellow at 1.93 dollars with mixed 67 and 3 fourths cents for steods and No 2 white around 5 and 1.07 dollars per bushel for feeding use.
Prices on all hog grades fell five cents on the Cedar Rapids market Thursday. Top hog quotes were 13.75 for butchers, 13.25 to 13.50 for packers, with various weight ranges listed for good hogs and packers. Cattle and calf values also shown, including steers and yearlings with several price bands, alongside a sheep market section detailing spring lambs and ewes.
Readouts show grain prices for corn and oats with No 2 values around 65c for white oats and 1.20 for wheat No 1. Soybeans No 2 yellow at 1.66. Hay and straw priced between 12 and 14 dollars a ton. Poultry and fruit prices listed with assorted weights and crate prices. Hide and animal product quotes included for varying grades.
Motors and other selected stocks rose on a day when many leading issues lagged. Several favorites posted one to three year highs with fractional gains while transfers surpassed one million shares. Chicago stocks also showed mixed movement with notable names like Coca Cola, General Electric, and Union Carbide trading across multiple percent ranges.
On Attu Island Holtz Bay defenders fled leaving vast stacks of rice and oats, canned foods, potatoes, fresh vegetables, salmon, meat balls, dried fruits, tea, and vast vitamin pill stocks. Officers noted many bottles and remedies, plus broken saki bottles along the beach.
Sergt. Edwin Filipi spoke to the Lions Club about the African invasion and newspaper coverage, recounting nonchalant Arabs asking for cigarettes during bombardment and describing bazookas, booby traps, and his own time under fire before being evacuated.
In a quiet session New York markets held near flat with most sections steady or down slightly. Rock Island issues firm after a favorable court ruling as the final hour begins.
A brief item from Plymouth Wisconsin notes cheese products in the Wis. market. The fragment references twins or cheddars and a date range around late June, indicating a small market listing or ad. No further readable details or quantities are provided in the clipped text.
Deputy Sheriff P. J. Whittemore detains A W O L soldiers Charles Warren Pence 22 and Frank J. Hauck 23 in Linn County jail after arrest at 1132 Fifth Street SW. Pence lists Palo route 1 as home while Hauck names Towner North Carolina. They had been absent from camp since April 19, 1943.
The will of Jan J. Hrbek, who died May 24, has been admitted to probate in district court. Bela J. Stehlik and Elsie H. Turner, his daughters, have been appointed executrices. Bequests include two $500 gifts to Telecvna Jed nota Sokol of Cedar Rapids. Edward M. Ward named administrator for the estate of his brother First Lieut. Robert E. "Harry" Ward, killed May 20 when the army B 25 bomber he was bombardier crashed near Houston, Texas.
James Manufacturing company withdraws its suit and sales contract claim against W. Y. McCray without prejudice. The plaintiff had sought 999.96 dollars plus interest.
Robert Douglas Carpenter a January Roosevelt high school graduate and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, soldier, won the Glen A Williams award at Roosevelt recognition day for outstanding sportsmanship, scholarship and citizenship. His father accepted the honor. The ceremony listed many award recipients across sports, academics and clubs with multiple student names and roles.
In Chicago a physician's wife Libby C. Corren 34 rented a row boat and drowned her two sons Jay 4 and Allen 2 then herself police seek motives after a suicide note blaming the children's illness. Dr Herman Corren 34 collapsed upon hearing the tragedy and denied the boys were ill.
Charles Josifek about 65 was found dead in his room at 509 Fifth Avenue SE shortly after noon Thursday. Dr. R E F Munden Linn county coroner said the death was due to a heart attack and Josifek had likely died before midnight Wednesday. The body was discovered by his landlady after he had been under doctors care for a heart ailment.
George Hillerege former Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday in Scottsbluff Nebraska. He was brother of Kenneth Hillerege of Marion and linked to Terry Carpenter in the oil business. Survived by his wife stepson a sister Mrs Anna Smith Fremont Ohio and Kenneth Hillerege who was called to Scottsbluff.
Mrs Bess Golden was chosen president of the Grace H Starr Missionary circle at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs William Grassfield. Mrs R E Leidigh was elected vice president. Mrs Josephine Kindig secretary. Mrs Amber Travis treasurer. The program Enlarging Vistas was presented by Mrs Minnie Timson and Mrs LaVerna Crew led devotions The Missionary Imperative.
Mr and Mrs Don L Torrence of Burlington, formerly from Marion, are visiting Mrs W J Kopris mark and her family to spend time with relatives and catch up on news from the area.
Fatigue from heat inspires a deal for Thermotabs tablets. Advertisement lists a 100 tablet package priced at 47 cents at Owen's Cut Rate Drug.
Mrs Harrry Overhizer and her daughters Nadine and Barbara of Kearney Nebraska are guests of Mrs Overhizer's sister Mrs John Ford.
Mrs. Fred Louis Jr and her sons Fred and John of Harlan are guests of Mrs. Louis’s parents Mr and Mrs W B Carpenter.
Mrs Leonard Olson returns to Chicago on Wednesday following a visit with her parents, Mr and Mrs H E Mc Gowans, located on West Eighth Avenue.
Mrs Lee Peterson and her daughter Carol have relocated to Seattle where Mr Peterson is employed. The move places the family in a new city while he works there.
Tech Sergeant Oliver Roby of Camp Barkley Texas arrived Wednesday to spend a 15 day furlough with his wife Doris Downing and with his parents the L W Robys.
Mrs Ethel Cruise is accompanied by her brother Jack Norris and his family in a return visit.
Margaret Forbes was honored by her mother Mrs Ed Forbes and sister Mrs James Milder at a Wednesday party before she departs to join the Marines. Refreshments were served to 15 attendees.
Mary Catherine Hart daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Hart Marion and James Cira son of Mr and Mrs August Cira of Lima were married May 29 at St Rose church Lima Ohio The Rt Rev Msgr James S Elder officiated The bride was given by her brother Petty Officer Thomas Hatt of Chicago They will reside in Erie where Mr Cira works as a GE test engineer The bride is a Marion High School graduate and Mr Cira attended St Rose High Lima and Ohio State University Nettie Cira of Marion attended the ceremony.
Ewell R. Smith of 1022 Seventeenth Street has received a commission as ensign in the U S Navy. A Missouri University graduate, he worked four years for the Milwaukee railroad in the division engineer's office and has resided in Marion for two years. He traveled to Des Moines Wednesday for a physical examination.
The May issue of the veterans newspaper for the Thirteenth Engineers confirms Fiske Marshall now holds the rank of colonel. Marshall previously lived in Marion and Cedar Rapids and served as an executive officer with a Marine Corps air unit in the South Pacific during World War I.
Clarence Lee Moore and Max ine Viola Butters of Cedar Rapids were married Wednesday by C. E. Drummond justice of the peace. The bride's mother Mrs Emily Butters and the groom's brother William Moore of Cedar Rapids attended. Mr Moore is an elder. Mrs Ralph Wain of Springville travels to Rahway N J to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Darwin Robertson. Private Robert Ozburn, now at Grand Forks N D, visits his parents and will report Monday to Camp Kohler Calif. A picnic in his honor is planned for Sunday at Thomas Park. Mrs Alice Heber of Washington DC, secends the Will Shermans east.
Baptist vacation Bible school pupils will leave the church Friday at 11 a.m. for a picnic at Lee Park. Parents are invited to attend.
Mrs Oscar Martin assisted by Mrs Will Sherman entertained the Sunshine division of the Methodist W S C S Wednesday. Miss Pluma Terrill led the devotional period. Refreshments were served to 23.
Philip DeWees eight year old son of Mr and Mrs L B DeWees came home Wednesday after a stay at Cedar Rapids hospital where he was treated for pneumonia.
Mr and Mrs Carl Michel accompany daughter Mrs Philip Smithmeyer and her son Philip Michel to Paris Tennessee where she will join Lieut Smithmeyer John Nelson pharmacist's mate third class son of Fred and Mrs Nelson is now in South America St Pauls Lutheran Family Night club to meet Friday at 6 30 p m in Thomas Park for a picnic supper.
Christian church Sunday school pupils scheduled to take part in the children's day program next Sunday will hold practice at the church at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Shutts and their children of Maywood Illinois are visiting at the Raymond Eckhart home. Mr Shutts is a former Marion high school teacher.
Mrs A E Fairhurst and her granddaughter Joyce Bintz went to Chicago on Wednesday to visit Mrs Fairhurst's mother Mrs Albert McCulloch of Springfield Massachusetts. Mrs McCulloch then returned to Marion with them for an extended visit.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Eckhart entertained Wednesday at dinner complimenting Mrs C N Olson and her daughter Barnabetta and Mrs Ina Moen of Clermont. Mr and Mrs James Treim of Marion were guests.
Archie Hay We thank friends neighbors and fraternal organizations for their floral tributes and expressions of sympathy at the passing of our husband father and brother Mrs Archie Hay and daughters Mrs George Benesh and Mr Ora Hay
A jumble of lost and found ads lists missing purse bills keys wallets and valuables with several contact numbers. Lost items include a green truck tarpaulin a purse a billfold a chain with keys and a purse on a bus. Also personals notices and business ads for repair services and nursery with contact details.
A reward of about $350.00 is offered for information leading to recovery. Return to Andy Andresen at the Allison hotel or to Davenport Fish Co in Davenport, Iowa.
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