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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
In Chicago, prices for dressed pork fell 10 to 15 cents amid slow trading while live hogs showed limited response. Despite small advances up to 25 cents, overall market momentum remained weak as yearlings and light steers rose about 25 cents. Representative sales listed various lots and prices amidst the fluctuating market.
Grain quotations are supplied by Lamson Brothers and Company. H R Mowrey manages the Cedar Rapids office located in the 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone line is 2 3141.
Chicago hog receipts total 12 000 head with slow demand. Prices for bulk and choice 180 pounds range from 9.25 to 9.40 per hundredweight with occasional top at 9.40 and extreme tops near 9.35. Calves 800, steers and heifers steady to 25 cents higher. fed steers about 10.50, cutters up to 7.50, stock cattle active and firm.
Market notes report steady wholesale prices with Paul fan receipts in focus. Prices for various kinds hover around 3.25 to 4.25 per unit amid mixed demand and limited supply.
Sioux City livestock market reports 5,000 head with calf receipts totaling 72,600. Steers and heifers show scarce demand with bulk five yearlines around 10.00 and select be Eve s close to 11.00. Feeder pigs bring about 9.00 while early fat hogs sale near 12.00. Lambs and lamb prices range around 9.35 to 9.65 with various quality decks noted.
Report covers livestock and commodity receipts with fluctuating prices. Mentions cattle and lamb receipts, bulk sales, and varying loads with limited top prices and steadying trends amid mixed demand. Details are fragmented and motored with OCR errors.
The AP notes hog price ranges with weights from 120 to 360 pounds. Buyers show prices around 6.65 to 8.70 per hundredweight for various weight classes, with several quotes listed and a general market movement noted as steady to down slightly.
In Des Moines the U S Department of Agriculture reports combined receipts at 16 concentration yards on 10 stations across interior Iowa and southern areas. The notice notes hog movements and processing indicators but the text is partly garbled.
The report lists live hog prices in dollars per hundred pounds for various weight ranges. Quotes include 140-150 Ibs at 7.50 to 7.80, 150-160 Ibs at 7.90 to 8.20, 160-170 Ibs at 8.25 to 8.55, 170-180 Ibs at 8.50 to 8.80, and 360-500 Ibs at 8.70 to 8.80.
AP Peoria market notes receipts of 2 600 head with mostly slow trading and declines of 10 to 20 cents. Top offerings for 210-230 lb steers and heifers around 9.00 to 9.50 with some higher. 270-350 lb cattle down to about 8.60, bulk sows around 8.25 to 8.65. Calves sell up to 11.50, and sheep receipts total 50 with spring lambs around 12.00.
Genuine in lambs weighing 65 to 85 pounds bring 11.56 dollars per hundredweight with local market activity showing a slight dip in porker prices while lamb values hold steady.
Miscellaneous items from Cedar Rapids include pricing for produce such as oranges at 3.25 per unit, celery at 44.50, and lettuce at 44.35. Also mentions Vesetebice and California listings along with a note about a mo month code and a 2t6c entry.
A brief Plymouth market note reports Wisconsin cheese merchants facing a mixed scene with rising prices and steady demand. Dairy products including cheddar feature prominently amid regional supply comments. Local buyers and sellers monitor indicators as markets adjust.
Boston market shows slow activity with wool contracts falling short of high bids. Mills struggle to move stock as buyers cling to lower prices. several lots of French combs and mohair fetch modest sums while oils and greases sink.
Stocks edged higher but with few strong advances as mid day trading cooled. Transfers around 600000 shares marked the heaviest volume in about a month while Consolidated Aircraft US Distributing preferred, Du Pont, J I Case, Douglas Aircraft, Standard Oil NJ, Texas Corp, North Kennecott and Ameri rose to new yearly highs. rails showed sluggishness.
New York bond review notes slight midday fluctuations with several issues trading near 101.13 while overall activity remains cautious as traders reassess yields and supply factors.
Wheat gained a cent but ended with net losses as July closed at 97. Rye rose while corn oats soybeans varied. June Kansas City and Minneapolis mirrored Chicago’s market move with similar fractional changes and nearby July figures.
The report lists various wheat grades and prices, including No. 4 hard red winter and No. 3 white, with percentages and quoted samples. Soybean prices show 1.31 to 1.32 percent values, with No. 3 at 1.30 and futures around 9.25 to 11 dollars for selected cuts.
Market notes show mixed prices for beef and colored springs per pound. Rockers, broilers, and various car load items appear with irregular quotes and small-volume listings. Local sellers report thin demand and careful buying as winter stock arrives.
Berlin reports an authorized spokesman says Britain lost 47 warships in May from German attacks including a battle cruiser seven cruisers 11 destroyers and four submarines plus five destroyers sunk by Italy. He notes two battleships and two aircraft carriers were heavily damaged.
Secretary of War Stimson announced the army air corps will create a ferry command to relay ships to Britain. He said two junior air corps pilot schools will be set up at specified sites to train pilots for this mission.
Rep. Martin D. Vant of Des Moines was named head of the legislative interim committee on retrenchment and reform. Senator G. Hill was named chair, with Rep. a fra a Geen noted as a member.
Special to The Gazette Stanwood dr William Tilden 71 longtime physician 39 years dies at home Funeral services scheduled 2 p m Friday at local Methodist church He earned a medical degree from the University of Iowa 1902 He was postmaster of Fremont Lodge 616 AF and AM member of the Order of Eastern Star Survived by wife Flora two sons Mearl Wyoming Del Russell Muscatine a grandson two sisters and a brother Dr Julius Tilden Charles City Burial in Stanwood cemetery with Masonic services at the grave
Marshalltown based Marshall Electric Company files a district court suit against Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative seeking 981,148.80 plus damages for alleged unpaid contracts and easement costs. The petition cites two counts of nonpayment and a final count for damages tied to project management and right of way issues.
A 26 year old former resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a $30 holdup at a filling station six years ago. Brooks, who had been living in Ty, was arraigned and received the sentence from Judge.
Two men charged with embezzling automobiles were arraigned before Judge H W Bickford. Bickford, 36, of 1429 Favenue SE, pled not. Water, 28, of Cleveland Ohio, was given until 9 a.m. Friday to plead to a similar charge. Water allegedly rented a car a year from a Marion drive-it-yourself and drove it.
Judge C J Haas upholds a mechanic's lien against C R Fuel Co alleging unpaid work and materials. The decision affirms the lien claim and authorizes further collection actions by the lien claimant, with details of the case and parties involved in the court filing.
At Vinton a motorcyclist charged with failure to yield the right of way was granted a continuance until Friday June 13. The defendant’s bike was involved in a Sunday crash 13 miles west of Cedar Rapids that killed Nauman F. Meves of Waterloo and left seven others injured.
Laura Blackman and 821 Second Avenue SE received a one year suspended floater sentence after pleading guilty to soliciting. Judge H C Ring ordered the term and required Blackman to leave the state following her May 28 arrest.
Judge C. J. Haas approved a decree Wednesday granting title to real estate in Carpenter’s Seventh Addition. The partition is assigned to referee L. W. Struesky with a $2,000 bond. Named property holders include Jerry Zejda Edward Zejda Emma Emig and Rudolph Zejda.
Sunday event from 11 45 to 2 00 with reservations at Jack Young s cigar store. Townsend clubs 1 and 3 sponsor a dance Friday at 8 45 p m in Odd Fellows hall 109 Second avenue SE. Mothers club of the Degree of Honor meets with Mrs Theresa Graham 412 Fourth Street NW Friday 7 30 p m. Mrs George Baumgartner 1252 Fourth Avenue SE listed as a local contact.
Mrs Amos H Smith of 2811 First Avenue East has been ill since May 16 and is now admitted at Friendly Nursing Home. Visitors are not permitted.
The Sunday worship service is announced for Ghostville United. Sunday school begins at 10 30 with a session for Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m.
Lee Worden of 1005 Thirty second Street NE has been confined to St Luke's hospital with mania and tion and now may be judged for further treatment or disposition.
The West Side Seventh Day Adventist Church at Eighth Avenue and L Street SW will hold Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. followed by services at 11 a.m. with special music. The Community Bible Auditorium invites the public to attend.
A 2 year old boy, Danny Fadness, suffered facial cuts and a forehead laceration after falling on a clothes pin at home on Sherman Street NE around 6 p.m. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital. A 23 year old man, Robert Peck, of 821 Second Avenue, suffered a smashed left index finger when he dropped a sledge. He was also treated at the same hospital.
The Hawkeye Aeroneers model airplane club will meet tonight at 7 30 p m in the police station basement. Members and interested persons are invited as plans are set for a club contest Sunday at the municipal airport.
The council approved payment of two $1,000 public improvement bonds held by the fire annuity and police annuity funds. It also authorized $40 interest to the fire pension fund and $159.57 interest to the police pension fund.
Police logged car accessory thefts with reports including Pong Taylor noting two spare wheels and tires valued at $25 stolen from a car parked outside his home on Wednesday.
Miss Helen Burton named program chairman for a Baha i community series now in Waterloo. Meetings will be held each Wednesday evening atMiss Burton s home 1340 D avenue NE through the summer. Dr Jine Van and others organize the Cedar Rapids events.
Rome reports seismologist Raffaele Bendandi claims sun spots forecast U S entry into the war. He notes three large spot groups visible and predicts a crossing of the sun's central meridian on June 6 and June 10, implying a prelude to U S involvement and effects on politics and diplomacy.
Reports from Batavia indicate Japanese demands on the Dutch East Indies, with tensions rising as Tokyo’s displeasure grows over delay in Dutch agreement. The piece notes Britain US and China efforts to bolster air strength with bases at Singapore Manila and the Netherlands East Indies amid Far Eastern strain.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced over 3 000 coast guard sailors would join the navy to man new transports. The transfer, ordered by President Roosevelt, followed a prior directive for coast guardsmen to be integrated into the navy. An estimated 700 of the Coast Guard personnel were recently assigned to the United States Lines and transferred to naval service.
Boy Scouts in the Cedar Rapids district gather at Shaver Park starting Friday at 2 p.m. for a two day camporee. Supper is served that night and bugle calls begin at 6 30 p.m. Activities include building projects knot tying and games.
Des Moines AP report says a prowling lynx, blamed for raids, is thought to be an alley cat by locals. A pack of dogs was reported to threaten goats and chickens in the area.
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