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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
1
Receipts show 1500 cattle and 1900 sheep estimated Friday while hogs and sheep show strength. Prices feature top steers around 17.60 with medium trades slow, cows near 10.90, and lambs trading between 14.25 and 15.75 as buyers balance supply and demand.
Lamson Brothers provides Chicago grain quotations with contact details for H. R. Mowrey, manager, Cedar Rapids office located at 503 Merchants National Bank building.
Receipts show 3 200 calves salable with cows weak to 25c lower and steers mostly steady. Good and choice fed steers quoted at 15.00 to 17.00, medium grades near 13.50, heifers around 12.90, cows 9.50 to 12.00. Hog market active and steady 14.45 for 160-400 lb barrows, sows around 13.70. Sheep receipts 1 000, only slight activity.
Combined hog receipts across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 46 hours ending Thursday show 24 000 head, up from 14 700 a week prior and 43 900 a year ago. Prices listed for various weights: 160-180 lb barrows and gilts 13.50 to 14.45, 180-360 lb 14.20 to 14.45, sows 270-400 lb 13.45, good sows 490-450 lb 13.45 to 13.99, 530 lb 12 to 13.70.
Prices for hogs vary by weight and class as reported in Des Moines with Good packing sows and multiple lots. Notable figures include 260-2 weighing 14.60 and 14.00 per unit, and 270-249 around 13.65 to 13.70, reflecting market pricing.
Cedar Rapids hog market holds at ceiling levels with top prime hogs around 14.45 and packers paying up to 12.70 for large hogs. Cattle market shows varied ranges by grade from AA to E, with steers and heifers listed at multiple price bands. calf and sheep sections note mixed yields and clip prices. Grain, hay, poultry, fruit and hide prices are also tabulated with wide ranges and per hundred or per dozen rates.
An 8,000 gallon gasoline spill from a ruptured pipe flooded the harbor area on Wednesday. The fuel entered sewers and storm drains and forced four shipyards to dismiss thousands of workers for about two hours while coast guardsmen used hoses to dissipate surface gasoline and prevent fires.
In New York the stock market extended its recovery with rails and specialties leading. Fractions to two point gains dominated near the close as about 1.9 million shares changed hands, one of the largest day totals since early May.
The New York bond market rose again but with profit taking as prices advanced. Government and higher priced corporate issues remained steady while investors scanned available rails for large idle funds. foreign dollar bonds showed uncertain demand.
Chicago Butter Receipts reach 10 747 tubs with steady extras and price points. Cheese offerings including Twins daisies and longhorns at 26c. Live poultry steady with hens 25c and turkeys 23 34 35 3c. Potatoes arrivals total 31 on track with very light offerings and demand exceeding supply. market firm at ceiling with occasional cars. white and Pontiacs sacks listed at 4 29 and 3 53.
The New York AP bulletin shows EGS receipts at 47.845 with firm current wholesale prices for eggs across various weight classes and descriptions. Butter receipts total 2,490,504 with prices holding steady at ceiling, while receipts for other items total 265,801 with no quotations.
In Kansas City two sisters seek help after a failed Wanted to rent ad. A young friend replies with a blunt version promising more punch: Two old hens need a place to roost unfurnished. 2-3 bedrooms. The sisters plan to try a follow up ad reading Employed ladies A-l reference.
Rye showed firm to strong prices while most other grains drifted lower as traders booked profits after early gains. Wheat led declines finishing about 2 to 3 percent off, with July at 1.685 and other grain prices mixed.
A brief market note lists Chicago wheat and feed prices with nominal values. No. 2 hard wheat shown at 1.76 dollars, general wheat at 1.79, and feed at 1.18 with 90 percent moisture.
The Interstate Commerce Commission cut railroad freight rates on carload lots of fresh meat and packing house products from Midwest packers to nine Pacific coast and intermountain states. The ruling, favoring meat shippers, deemed current rates unreasonable, affecting Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and Colorado. For example rates to Los Angeles drop to Davenport Iowa $1.63 and $1.36 respectively.
The will of Ellen Belle Safely Greene was admitted to probate with her niece Helen S. Dake named executrix. Greene died in Cedar Rapids on June 7. Heirs listed include nephews and nieces and spouses: Robert C. Safely and Alberta W. Safely. Frederick A. Safely and Dorothy M. Safely. Mary S. Jeanes. Addresses provided for each.
A lien was filed Thursday against Frank M. Smith of 1009 Second street SE for delinquent income tax amounting to 95.70 for the year 1943.
Willis E Blair of 283 Fourteenth Avenue Southwest has been named administrator of the will of his father Leslie J Blair who died in Cedar Rapids on May 8
Richmond Virginia United Press report profiles Sgt Robert E Scott of New Orleans aged 38 who has lost three legs in World War II combat. Only one leg was his own. two were artificial. He was wounded near Christmas Island in 1942 and later served as flight engineer with B 29s in the Marianas. He returned to combat after losing leg No 2 and used his spare leg before it was destroyed. He believes he is the only American G I to return to combat with an artificial leg.
Natives of Brunei Bay in Borneo tell how Dyaks resisted Japanese forces aiding the Australian invasion. They describe ambushes that killed 14 Japanese in two days using poison-dart blowers swords spears and improvised bayonets on browning guns.
Mrs. Anna May Russett 87 died Thursday at 1 30 a m in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born February 11 1858 in Wisconsin she married John J Russett in 1884 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving include daughter Lola May Hughes son Jasper P Russett six grandchildren and three great grandchildren two sisters and a brother. Services Saturday 430 p m Yocom chapel with burial Linwood Cedar Rapids. Friends may call.
The Marion board of education offered the Marion High School principalship to Charles L. Smith currently the high school principal at Wahoo Nebraska. Smith is a graduate of South Sioux City High School and Nebraska Wesleyan College and has attended the University of Iowa and Columbia University.
W A Jackson, chairman, said Marion city and township must raise 62000 more to reach the 225000 quota in the seventh war loan campaign. Township pledges total 17256 to date while city pledges by ward totaled 30007 first ward 59853 second ward 26839 third ward 29799 fourth ward.
Rich ards Omnicide Gas kills roaches bedbugs moths silver fish Edison Drug Advertise Clarence Meggers called to Galva for critical illness of father Fred Meggers Waitress wanted at once Ping s Scoreboard Advertisement Miss Martha Ann Young graduate Lin denwood college St Charles Mo to Estherville to visit sister Mrs Francis Shadle Wanted women or girl for light housekeeping 3 children Raymond Kent Phone 6921 after 6 o clock Advertisement Mrs RD Conley 779 Fifteenth street underwent emergency appendectomy Wednesday evening at Mercy hospital
Pfc. Kenneth Barkwill of the paratroops arrived from Fort Benning to visit his parents the T. A. Barkwills and will report to Fort Ord in two weeks. Boston Store advertises gift items including brush sets and shaving soap for Father's Day. Cpl. Dorothy Whipperman and parents are guests of relatives in Grinnell. Mrs. George A. Gunnison recovers well after an operation at the Mayo Clinic.
A.M.M. Emerson spending leave from Memphis with wife and daughter at the Eckhart home in Marion while Cadet Duane Emerson returns from West Point. The Emerson brothers were honored Tuesday evening at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart and the W. H. Emersons of Cedar Rapids.
The Mines hosted a Monday Contract Club luncheon at the Miller home to honor Mrs. Earl D. Jefferson who will move to Spokane Washington later this month. Mrs. LeRoy S. Barber of Cedar Rapids also hosted a luncheon for Mrs. Jefferson prior to her departure.
Mrs Mark Walter and her daughters Mary and Ramona plan to travel to Abilene Kansas this weekend for the homecoming celebration honoring General Eisenhower. Mrs Walter's parents Mr and Mrs N H Mooi reside in Abilene.
A mixture of family health news with notes on births surgeries and moves. It includes Kathleen McCaffrey’s spine operation at Mount Alto Hospital in Washington DC Billy Page’s operation at St Luke’s Hospital and several moves and visits across towns. Lost and found entries list money envelopes items pins ration book a cocker spaniel and other small valuables.
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Beidleman are set for Saturday at 2 30 p m in the Yocom chapel with the Rev James P Gable officiating burial will follow at Oak Shade cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Sgt. Ralph Beach of the Seventh Army in Germany met his cousin Major Myron I. Berry somewhere in Germany on May 5 in an accidental reunion. Both men are from Marion and the relatives traveled separately to the area during the conflict.
Mrs Darrel A King receives word that her husband, a first lieutenant in the Air Transport Command, is stationed in Calcutta India.
Ordnance experts say if the European war had continued six more months Germany could have mass produced long range rocket bombs. A survey of a Nordhausen rock et plant found blueprints and plans to bomb East Coast cities. Maj. William J. Bromley cites RAF Peenemunde raid as the lifesaver delaying German progress by about six months.
Lt. Gen. W. D. Morgan of Britain and Lt. Gen. Jovanovic of Yugoslavia held talks Wednesday to discuss carrying out the Trieste agreement.
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