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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1940
Page
4
Chicago hogs steady to 10 cents lower from Friday with top around 5.30 per 100 pounds and feeder weights weak to steady. Iowa Minnesota receipts show steady to slightly higher cattle demand, hogs down modestly, calves mixed, and regional prices range with cattle and sheep varying by class.
Livestock prices and receipts from Sioux City and Omaha show cattle and hogs trading with mixed demand. Slaughter steers and yearlings active, cows mixed, hogs steady to lower with top bids around 4.75 to 5.00 per 100 pounds for certain weights. Calves and stockers priced, feeder and shorn sheep noted with variable demand. Oklahoma and Texas feeders referenced in the report.
Bulk fed steers and yearlings noted with multiple price ranges per weight class. Sheep section lists various weights and bid prices for 140 to 500 pounds, with bids around 3.40 to 3.85 per pound in a fluctuating market.
Market notes show top hog calves at 800 dollars with prices varying by weight and quality. Lamb offerings described as genuine spring lambs with prices from 6900 bucks and a one dollar drop for others by quality.
The New York market slid after Italy joined Germany in the war, with the Dow shows declines of 1 to 4 points and intraday losses up to 10. Transfers topped 1,000,000 shares as leaders like U.S. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler and Allied Chemical tumbled while Montgomery Ward rose about a point for most of the session.
Wall Street stocks are listed with numerous firms and their latest quotes. The item includes prices for Adams Express Alaska Juneau Inti Hydro and many others, with references to major firms, commodities, and bond totals, reflecting a broad daily market summary.
Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade surged after Italy entered the European war, with outside gains of 3 cents and more. By the close the market drifted back from intraday highs, with July at 80 7/8 to 81 cents a bushel, corn up to 63 cents, oats steady to higher, and rye little changed while soybeans held at the minimum.
A weathered market snippet shows Winnipeg wheat prices with open high low close figures for July and October contracts. Chicago cash grain notes list No 1 yellow corn No 2 and No 3 prices and oats and barley bids, with moulding and sample grade values.
Markets show live poultry and butter receipts with varied prices. Leghorn hens 11 cents, broilers 24 cents per pound, turkeys toms 19 cents hens 13. eggs mixed colors 16 to 18 cents local, butter values around 25 to 26 cents per pound. US potato market notes wide price ranges across regions, with California and North Carolina offerings and light stock. New York eggs and butter receipts reported with higher prices for creamery creamery and firsts.
Grain prices listed for Cedar Rapids include Wheat No 1 82c No 2 fic Oats White No 2 33c No 3 Ile Rye No 2 40c Batley No 3 357 45c Ground shelled No 2 yellow 56c No 3 yellows 54c Soybeans No 2 yetlay 10cHay and straw baled tame hay 7.50 baled straw 6.00. Produce includes poultry prices Hens over 10s ite 4 to 5 lbs 9c Leghorns 6c Eggs Henneries 15c No 1 12c No 2 c Wholesale fruits vegetables Lemons 6.00 Oranges 3.25 4.50 or potatoes 2 754.310 Celery 4.59 Lettuce 6.30 Onions Cabbase 2.25 Tomatoes 2.85 Carrots 3.5 Cauliflower 2.15 New potatoes 2.35 2.50 Old Russets 3.00 Strawberries 23 75 crate Wide Market No 1 cured beef hides no 3 cured hides ac No 1 horse 2 75 No 2 horse 2 25 Pony and give half price Mannes and full tail included
June 10 to 18 price list shows Twins 13c daisies 13 2c bricks 13tse cheddars 12c for Wisconsin cheese. Wool market notes Boston orders for large quantities with most activity in one half and three eighths blood grades. combing wools sold 77 to 80 cents and 78 to 85 cents scoured for French combing and staple lengths.
Under Roy Schwehb of Springville the Allied Industrial League band resumes rehearsals at the Y M C A tonight at 8. The summer program includes concerts. Membership opens to all industrial employees and families. The committee hopes to form two groups this summer a beginner group in the afternoon and the regular band. Children of industrial workers may contact B L Jackson at the Y M C A for beginner formation.
New York bond prices edged lower across the board as investors favored a tougher stance on the European conflict. Foreign dollar obligations performed roughly the same as domestic issues with declines of fractions to a point. Notable losses included Denmark 4.3 and Buenos Aires 4745, while certain issues held steady or rose slightly such as Consolidated Oil 345 and Standard Oil 234s.
Robert Krebs son of Mr and Mrs Carl Krebs of 2342 Eighteenth Street SW was reported in fair condition at a Clinton hospital after an automobile crash six miles east of Fulton Illinois last Thursday. He dozed at the wheel and the car sideswiped a trailer truck. Mr Krebs was not injured and accompanied his son on a buying trip. Robert suffered a crushed...
The family said their left arm was badly lacerated and Jip will remain at the Cedar Rapids hospital for six weeks before returning home. They described the injury as severe but non life threatening and noted ongoing treatments.
The city council moved to amend ordinance No 2147 to tighten sanitation at beer selling venues. Receptacles must be washed in approved equipment or submerged in chlorine after washing, or beverages served only in single use paper utensils. Final passage set for June 24.
A defense motion to dismiss an Iowa fair trade act injunction suit was filed by May's Drug Stores Inc. The Cedar Rapids and Marion pharmacists coalition via the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association seeks to bar May's from selling trademarked items below minimum prices set in manufacturers' agreements.
Burial will be in the church cemetery after services led by the Rev. Joseph A. Surovy. Friends may call at the chapel to pay respects.
Three Sunday accidents left two injured. J A Perrigo, 76, of 10414 First street SE, fractured left leg after being struck crossing the First Avenue bridge by Norman Anderson of 722 Fourth avenue SE who was exonerated. A bicycle collision injured John Thomas Goodyear, 7, at Sidney and Thirty first NE with Watel Hart driving. A speeding car forced Mrs. Francis Davis to sideswipe two parked cars on B avenue NW.
The Morehead-Frederikson Construction firm installed a 1000 gallon gasoline storage tank beneath the Hutchinson Ice Cream Company addition sidewalk. They petitioned the council for permission to leave the tank where it was. The council granted the permit after officials clarified that a blanket dig permit covered sidewalks as well.
Clifford Campbell spent Sunday with friends in Moline and Rock Island. Betsy Ross Theta Rho Girls' club No. 2 will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Sokol hall for officer elections. Mrs. Leslie Bartels and daughter Rose Mary and Miss Anna Schick left for Omaha. Deputy Marshal Joseph Petrus heads to Fort Dodge for federal court term starting Tuesday. Jolly Sixteen club barbecue Wednesday noon at Mrs. Elmer Smith home. Miss Helen Elizabeth Welsch taken to Children’s hospital for major operation. Townsend ladies auxiliaries 1 and 3 plan a picnic lunch Wednesday at 12 30 p.m. at Mrs. Hazel Compton's home. Bus riders use West Highlands line. F C Blessing suffered a laceration from falling glass at work. hospitalized at Mercy. Charges against Godfrey Noyals for driving without license dropped after he produced license. proceedings had followed an accident.
The defense filed at Towa supreme court Monday in the Remer center point banker v Takin Brothers Freight Lines and Leo Williams case. A district court jury on March 27 awarded Remer $7,000 after a retrial. The petition alleges a Takin truck driven by Williams struck a lighter truck on Center Point road NE on December 26, 1937 and threw it against Remer while he stood on the parking.
On state motion a charge filed May 30 against Lawrence Unruh age 20 of near Mount Vernon was dismissed by Justice T I Mitchell Saturday and Unruh was released from the county jail.
Judge C J Haas heard a 46 50 car damage case Gray Wilson against Berdel Hager. Jury waived and the case was taken under advisement. Collision occurred at Second avenue and Seventeenth street SE Jan 17. Default judgment of 148 93 awarded to Earl D Robbins and Elsie E Robbins in a landlord attachment action. C E DePoy is a defendant. Joseph Krupicka filed for divorce from Anna Krupicka on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. married in Marshalltown in 1912.
Mrs Margaret G MacDonald died at her Cedar Rapids home after a long illness. She was born May 18 1862 in Dufftown Scotland and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1896. Surviving are three daughters two sisters a brother five grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Funeral plans pending at Turner chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery.
Robert Kennedy aged 17, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Kennedy of 1431 First avenue E, captured the class A prize at the Trans Mississippi checker tournament in Davenport. A field of 25 entries from three states competed with Huntington of Waterloo second and Stingley of Cedar Rapids third. Kennedy also holds Cedar Rapids city championships from the last two years.
The Daniels Park Presbyterian church announces its annual Vacation Bible School opening Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the church, running for two weeks. Superintendent Rev. Daniel E. Kerr leads a slate of officers and teachers for kindergarten through intermediate departments.
Mrs. Mary Zinkula Brosh widow of John W. Brosh dies at her son Wesley J Brosh home after a month long illness. Born November 1 1860 in Iowa City she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years and was a St Wenceslaus church member. Survived by son four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral set for Brush chapel then St Peter and Paul church Solon area.
Linn county contributions to the European civilian relief fund of the American Red Cross total nearly 2700 dollars. Mrs Wells C Peck Linn county chapter executive secretary said Monday. The county quota now 11760 dollars, doubled since orig announced. Branch chapters in Marion Springville Coggon Mount Vernon and Lisbon will cooperate in raising the fund.
Mrs. Verne L. Arhart of Charles City reported her purse missing after leaving it at a Vinton service station. Patrolman James Clapp, alerted by radio while nearby, located the correct station and recovered the purse. It was mailed to Kalona where she was visiting.
Springville and Alburnett remain tied for first place in the Wapsie Valley league after Sunday wins over Central City and Center Point. The article lists players such as Caldwell Moore Heefner Witter Troy Barker Hill Cress Prashier and teammates Schueler Mounce Sawyer Schenk Blofield among others, with scores and rosters partially noted.
Des Moines heavyweight Lee Savold will fight Johnny Whiters of Pontiac Michigan on June 17. Pinkie George Savolds manager announced Monday.
A dense listing of home services including lawn care tree work and pruning pest control and hauling with multiple workers and businesses listed by phone numbers and general contact details. Includes lawn mowing tree surgeons electrical wiring painting paper hanging cement drives and more with prices and availability hints.
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