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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
6
Estimates show Tuesday receipts with hogs at 17 000 cattle 38 000 and sheep 1 000. Hogs held at the 1941 high price of 10 with advances up to 10 cents. Cattle faced price softness on steer yearling and cow classes while fed heifers and bulls held steady. Lamb market appeared weak in early trading.
H R Mowrey manages the Cedar Rapids operation from 503 Merchants National Bank building. Phone contact listed as 2 3141 for furnished services provided by Lamson Brothers and Company.
Chicago livestock receipts 13,000 hogs with steady to 10 cent gains, top 10.00, mixed weights and sow prices. sheep and cattle markets show thin demand with price softness in many categories. Iowa, Sioux City, Omaha, and St. Paul markets report similar trends with hogs steady to higher and cattle slow, weak to lower in spots.
Homeowners and business leaders express confidence in the agency as the natural result of its policy-driven service. The piece suggests this approach meets the insurance needs of customers and underscores trust in the firm.
Hog receipts near 29,200 in the Des Moines area with prices mostly steady to slightly higher. Openings slow. top around 9.85 for 180-240 lb hogs. Peoria reports hogs 3,100 with early top 9.85, 175-270 lb ranges 9.60-9.85. Cattle and sheep receipts mixed. yearlings and steers mostly 9.50-10.50, cows 6.75-7.50, lambs around 11.00 or higher. Austin market lists similar weight bands with prices from 7.95 to 9.65 for hogs and 8.20-10.50 for cattle components.
Local market boosted a nickel Monday with hog sales rising. Jong-haul no-fill top priced at 9.55, fancy selects 2, 150-210 lbs around 10.00, other grades by weight and quality. Sweep market notes genuine spring lambs 68-85 lbs at 10.75.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows varied prices for grains and beans, fruits and vegetables, and livestock products. Wheat prices range from 6 to 8 cents, corn and soybeans quote around 32 to 1.23 dollars, fruits list lemons 6.75, oranges 3.25, grapefruits 3.30, and vegetables like California celery 4.00 and tomatoes 2.73. Hides and skins prices also appear along with miscellaneous stock items.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week ending June 16 show various cheese types with small price differences. In Mississippi dairy notes, Davenport reports limited changes. The Boston wool market notes fine Australian and South American wools selling sparsely with most domestic wools quiet and quotations broadly unchanged.
New York price trends were hazy on Monday with leaders drifting in an extremely narrow range. Transfers neared 300000 shares as war news remained indecisive. U S Distributing preferred rose, and American Car and Foundry and Certain Teed preferred showed strength. Gainers included Bethlehem, Chrysler, Yellow Truck, Consolidated Aircraft and du Pont.
MONDAY'S QUOTATIONS show diverse moves across miners chemicals and consumer goods. Major names include Johns Manville Allied Chem Kennecott Ovens Amn Pow and Kor, with varied percentages and price levels reflecting sector shifts in Alaska Arkansas and Illinois markets.
Hourly timing for free swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays lists 9 to 10 am for boys non swimmers and beginners, 10 to 11 am for girls non swimmers, and 11 to 12 noon for mixed advanced swimmers and life savers. Records show 477 registered including 316 non swimmers, 105 beginners, 37 advanced, and 28 life savers.
Wheat futures surged to intraday highs and closed with gains after late buying and short covering tied to soybeans and political news in Washington. July wheat at 1.00125 per bushel, corn up 1 to 1.5 cents, oats steady, rye modestly higher. Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat dipped fractionally amid light trading.
Chicago cash prices for wheat and corn include No 3 red at 1.0194 and No 4 red 1.00 with various hard and yellow grades, No 1 white at 83.34, rye and oats values listed, beans prices for yellow boybeans, barley malting at 87 65N, feed 40 9, lard quotes at 8.10 12N loose 8.22B and bells 11.62N.
Chicago and New York produce prices and receipts show mixed movement across butter eggs cheese and poultry. Butter firm with varied scores, eggs steady to firm, and diverse chicken and duck offerings with multiple grade notes and per dozen prices.
In a quiet Monday session in New York bond trading, Treasury issues edged higher after a Washington freesing order touched axis funds. German and Italian issues remained largely steady, while most corporates held firm as U S government and investment ratings stayed around previous levels. Dow Jones averages showed slight shifts with mixed results across industrials rails and utilities.
The Senate passed defense highway legislation authorizing 250 million dollars for road construction and maintenance. It extends main lines of the strategic highway network and builds access roads to military and naval reservations, defense production centers and raw material sources.
Donald C Dunlop of Orange City a Coe college graduate this month has been appointed second lieutenant in the regular army announced at the 349th infantry headquarters He is honored for ROTC completion and several other Coe men received commissions or reported for training at Fort Monmouth Fort Benning and Fort Leonard Wood as noted in the same release including James R Benbow Robert M Dunlop and others.
A street parade at 4 pm Tuesday will welcome General Motors Parade of Progress to Cedar Rapids. A 24 unit motor caravan including 12 futurliners will be met by a police escort at the airport about 3:30 pm. The procession proceeds via First avenue bridge to Thirteenth Street and the Coe college athletic field where 12 sideshows accompany the free scientific exhibit. Performances run 7 to 10:30 pm Wednesday to Friday and 2 to 10 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Chicago butter egg cheese and potato futures markets will close Saturdays in July and August, announced Lloyd S. Tenny the business manager.
The opening of the federal court in the April term has moved from Tuesday to Thursday at 10 a.m. announced by deputy clerk Bessie Engle. Judge George C. Scott will preside with no jury in two cases where the right to jury was waived.
A damaged OCR fragment notes an advertisement pricing scheme for out-of-town wants. It references a Gazette and a charge of 6 ioc east of the above prices, with blind ads and a bor number to care. The readable bits sketch a small-time classified notice about placing ads and rates.
Sodding and rock seeding work advertised by KUTCHERA Sains Fuel Co. offering black dirt, nails and cinders for driveways and paths. Local contractor promotes materials and services.
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