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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1942
Page
3
Chicago reports hog prices steady after a week of gains lifting the top to 14.70 with the Friday average 14.43. Packers bid actively to fill lend-lease and military needs while ceilings on dressed pork and lard influence live hog markets. Cattle prices remained weak due to ample supplies and dress-beef ceilings. Grain quotations supplied by Lamson Brothers.
Salable receipts show hogs steady to firm with barrows and gilts 240-300 lot. sow prices around 13.40 to 14.10, top 14.40. Calves light, steers near steady. top slaughter steers 14.25 at 1169 lbs. Cows, bulls and vealers mixed with uneven changes. stockers scarce. Sioux City reports similar trends with hogs lifting to 14.25, cattle steady to mixed, lambs firm to higher on fat and spring categories.
Prices listed for various weight ranges of cattle and hogs in Austin Minnesota. Includes ranges from 170 to 500 pounds with bid amounts around 12.85 to 14.10 per 100 pounds, detailing per-interval quotes and multiple weight brackets.
Chicago reports UPI and Department of Agriculture figures showing hog receipts around 800 with weekend suppliers mainly sows and low grade hogs. top hog price around 1470 dollars, weekly peak 1470, sows up to 14.15. calves zero receipts. fed steers over 40,000 head, prime steer top 15.50 per 100 pounds, cows scarce and weak to 10.50, vealers up to 15.25 with gains to 15.00 later. Sheep receipts 200 with strong spring lambs near 15.94 and edges of 13.30 for others. California springers up to 15.35, fat ewes to 6.00.
U S Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24-hour period ending Saturday 8 a m totaling 51 500 up from 37 300 a week ago and 34 000 a year ago Prices ranged with barrows and gilts mostly 54 to 14 0 per hundred pounds and sows weighing various ranges cited with multiple price points across weight classes.
Chicago produce market report shows firm receipts and current prices across multiple items including carrots onions and berries. It lists market receipts totaling over fourteen thousand with varied quotes and regional supply figures from California Alabama and North Carolina, alongside on track and wire-wrapped price data.
NEW YORK PRODUCE NEW YORK UP DRESSED POULTRY Irregular turkeys frozen northwestern young toms 29 34c per lb winter old toms 30c summer old toms 25 2ic frozen breeder hens old toms 25 3ie western frozen summer old toms 24 26c frozen breeder hens 27 13 0 southwestern frozen summer old toms 24 12 6c frozen breeder hens 26 24 129 fat western frozen young hens toms 30 Mi 3c summer old toms 23 27c frozen breeder hens 28 3 itae fresh spring hens toms 27 47 34c live poultry steady ceese Vic turkeys hens and young toms 21 26c noor young toms Ide roosters ducks rabbits fowls chickens broilers 18 41 28c pigeons pair 10 3c squabs pair 30 33c jumbo 60c cheese firm state raints 194 QT 44e 26a Wisconsin cheeses current makes fresh and full grass 22 44 24c produce futures furnished by Lamoon Htros and Co butter storage standards 1 November week 38.00 eggs recirator standards October weeks 34 25
Local market hog prices slipped with all grades down five cents on Saturday. Top long haul hogs fell to around 14.05, while various weight classes for good hors and hogs showed mixed declines. Cattle quotes mixed with steers and yearlings at multiple price points. calf, lamb, and ewe listings follow the day's market.
A fragmented Cedar Rapids market listing shows grain prices for No. 2 corn oats rye and soybeans with bid figures, plus hay straw and poultry values. It also notes wholesale fruit and vegetable prices including celery lemons oranges lettuce onions and potatoes, and ends with animal hide and horse pricing.
Wisconsin cheese prices for the week of June 29 to July 3 list squares at 11.1c and twins at 20c, daisics 2iac and horns 2h2cs, cheddars at 20%4c. Wool market report from Boston notes bales were too few and small to establish prices on Saturday.
New York market notes show little movement in government and utility bonds with small gains in select issues. Industrial and railroad shares mostly held steady though some higher rated rails slight upticks. Trading activity on the day included mixed stock movements with modest advances in the Dow components.
NY AP reports a cautious stock market with most buyers nibbling at favorites and sellers cautious. War crises in Russia and Egypt drive conservatism, with fractional gains and losses. volume around 100000 shares in two hours, among the smallest since August 1940. Occasional advances seen for United States Steel NY Central Pennsylvania Standard Oil General Electric General Motors Woolworth Consolidated Edison. laggards include Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Kennecott American Smelting duPont International Harvester United States Rubber.
Washington dispatch says Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair ordered a minimum of written reports from field headquarters to streamline army ground forces operations. Commanders were asked to review required reports and recommend eliminating non essential sections. Brevity in official correspondence was stressed to keep pace with rapid expansion.
CHICAGO AP Wheat tried to steady but slumped late after initial gains of about 2 cents. July futures fell to 1 15 54, lowest since June 3, as reports from the Southwest cited storage shortages and wet grain moving into the open market. War news unsettled markets. corn and oats also fell while soybeans fluctuated.
Washington (UP) Chairman James Lawrence Fly of the Board of War Communications urged curtailment of local and long distance calls to aid wartime service. He asked telco firms and government heads to minimize nonessential toll calls and use mail or telegraph when possible, directing long-distance calls to off peak times.
An East Coast port recounts three Axis torpedo attacks in three weeks that crippled ships, sank the Dutch vessel, and forced salvors to rescue crews. Ross Hower, Harold Wheeler, and Simon San Juan describe losing their ship after heroic efforts and surviving two blasts, with naval craft rescuing survivors and no further attacks after June 14.
Plymouth Indiana article notes Mrs Pearl Drummond told officers nails were being driven into her tires and she asked for and obtained permission to park in front of the police station for safety and monitoring of her vehicle.
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration approved a two and a half cent rise per gallon for gasoline and two cents for domestic fuel oils and kerosene to fund higher East Coast petroleum transport costs. Price Administrator Henderson noted the increase is to be charged to consumers due to lack of subsidy, calling it an imperfect but necessary measure linked to submarine warfare impact. He warned a permanent solution is desired and recalled a potential $38 million subsidy, if approved, could have prevented the rise.
Mrs Stacia T Rickert 2138 Grande Avenue SE died suddenly Friday morning at her brother St Parzybok s home in Vinton where she was visiting She formerly lived in Fairbanks Alaska She leaves two sisters Mrs Roy J DeLeo Cordova Alaska and Mrs Redmond D Smith who had been her housemate The Cedar Memorial chapel will hold funeral services at 3 p m Sunday.
Karen Lee Kramer 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wendell Kramer of 1046 Twelfth Street NE Cedar Rapids died at 6 45 p m Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a four week illness She was born February 22 1939 in Cedar Rapids and was enrolled in the cradle roll of Daniels Park Presbyterian Sunday school Survived by her parents a sister Marilyn K and grandparents Mr and Mrs W C Kramer of Paullina Funeral services will be held at Beatty chapel Monday at p m with the Rev Morton Hickman and burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Bert Haynes of Cedar Rapids reports the death of her aunt Mrs J A Purviance in Richmond California. The deceased, who died June 18, formerly lived in Cedar Rapids. Surviving relatives include nieces Mrs Lela Lapham of 1120 Ellis Boulevard NW Cedar Rapids and Mrs Edith Paulson of Long Beach California, visiting Cedar Rapids, and nephew Fred Chamberlin of Twenty Nine Palms California.
Stockholm reports finance minister Ernst J. Wigforss says tobacco rationing will be instituted if current consumption of the native crown crop continues, signaling an imminent program in Sweden.
Mrs Lucille Sack of Marion and Elmer Trygg of McGregor wed Friday at 4 p m in the Marion home of Rev J Franklin Parsons with single ring ceremony Attendants were Mrs Theodore Becker and Mr Becker of Cedar Rapids The bride wore a summer green suit with pink rosebud corsage A wedding dinner followed at the Lafayette cafe in Cedar Rapids Also present were the bride and groom's families and friends including Mr and Mrs Parsons and the Betsords from Waterloo The bride is a stenographer in Marion soil conservation office Mr Trygg will soon join the service Other local notes report various visits and relocations in Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Gen Henri Giraud pledged to aid Franco-German collaboration and his escape from Koenigstein is deemed a closed incident by the Germans. The French hero has retired to his sister’s estate in Lyons after a Moulins meeting with Hitler’s negotiator on May 22 alongside Laval and Darlan.
La Porte City farmer John Bernarden suffered a crushed hip after being thrown from a tractor drawn hay load. Paul Stimel broke his back falling from a barn roof at Lewis Beck farm northwest of La Porte City and was hospitalized in Waterloo. In Jones county about 560 men ages 18 to 20 will register for selective service on Tuesday across seven centers including Anamosa Monticello Wyoming Olin Martello Oxford Junction and Onslow. Marvin Turner 62 died Thursday. funeral services moved to Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Stanley Kellams was elected president of the Athenian club Friday after a picnic luncheon at Mrs. Carroll Roberts home in Marion. L S Storm was elected vice president Leonard Dunn secretary and Elmer Fisher treasurer. Luncheon served to 20 with guests including Mrs. A A Schenken and others. Miss Crane Hosts Birthday Observances for Hattie Frager Carolyn Kahler and Mrs Ruby Powles with dinner and gifts. Mrs C W Biggs returns from Cedar Rapids visit. Contract Club bridg e prizes to Mrs James Fitzgerald Mrs Oscar French and Mrs W E Smith. Will Neill sells residence. moves July 1. Richard Hull of Ames weds Dorothy Eidem of Brookings SD. Hull production engineer at WOI Iowa State. Martha Hull family once lived in Marion. Dr Adler intestinal fracture ad appears. Mrs Robert F Smith returns from Nebraska trip. Charles Montgomery enters St Luke’s Hospital.
A compiled schedule of local church services across denominations. Includes Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Church of God with pastors, Bible school times, morning and evening worship, sermon topics, midweek services, and holy day notes for a Sunday church page.
The Rev. Carl E. Krog pastor leads Sunday school and Bible study at 9 30 am. Morning worship at 8 15 and 10 30. Sermon subject The Power of Gods Word. Prairie Chapel The Rev J B Clyde pastor Sunday school 10 am Morning worship 11 Epworth league 7 30 pm.
A jumble of lost dogs and rings plus ads for roofing, jewelry, beauty, and home services fills the page. Entries include a lost terrier near Delhi and C, a Scottie dog with license 3452, a brindle bull, lost wedding rings, and various local business promotions for roofing, jewelry, studio services, and household repairs.
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