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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1941

Page

6

Hog market rises as receipts moderate on Tuesday

Chicago reports higher hog prices with most classes up 5 to 15 cents in steady to active trading. Top hogs 180 to 240 pounds sell for around 775, while cattle and sheep futures show mixed movements. Iowa and Nebraska markets show 190-230 pound hogs averaging near 7.40 to 7.70, with packers noting firm to higher bids on moderate receipts.

Chicago Omaha Livestock Omaha Apu & Dept Agriculture Salahier Iowa Associated Press Ottumwa Cork Mason City Bs Ston Packers TOWA CUS Dept Agriculture Inan Artie Severn Sons Ebaice Im-370 Inc SA

Livestock market report with bids and prices

Feeder pigs at $1150 down to $825 ear. hogs steady to $0.15 higher with top near $7.99 for 240-280 lb. cattle receipts 500 with openers steady to strong, calves active. sheep trade weak early with best fed lambs over $1000. Illinois market notes from Peoria with bids on hogs, cattle, and sheep.

Chicago AP U0 Dept Agriculture Sioux City Paris Sairs Peoria Peoria II

Local Hog Prices Rally On Incal Market As Cattle Slide

Hog prices rise across prime grades with a 15 cent advance and packers up a dime. Long haul top reaches 7.65 while cattle ease 25 cents or more. Listings show varied weights for hogs 140 to 360 pounds and packer classifications. Cattle section notes choice to prime steers around 11.95 to 13.25 with other grades down slightly. calf and sheep markets detailed by weight and quality.

Cedar Rapids Grain Prices and Miscellaneous Market

Grain prices in Cedar Rapids show Wheat No 1 at 70 cents, No 2 at ? c, Oats White No 2 at 34 1/2 cents, No 3 at 3 cents, shelled corn at as read, Soybeans New No 2 at 88 cents. Hay and straw priced for baled tame hay 12.00, baled straw 8.00. Produce and livestock items list prices for lemons oranges grapefruits celery lettuce onions cabbage potatoes carrots hides and livestock with miscellaneous farm goods and wholesale produce.

California

Bond Markets Slump Amid Pessimistic Trade Tone In New York

In a subdued New York market on Monday bonds softened alongside equities. Minor declines in corporate issues were common while U S government bonds traded actively over the counter with prices slipping 3 32 to 6 32 points from Saturday's quotes. Rails attracted attention despite mixed results, while a few Canadian and Latin American issues offered brighter spots amid otherwise lackluster performance. City price quotes and regional notes from Davenport to Memphis reflect a cautious sentiment.

New York Bosd Review Stock Exchange Alleghany Baltimore and Ohio St Paul International Telephone Southern Pacific Lehigh Valley Conip

Stocks Drift Slowly Down

New York stock market faced light selling as European war developments darkened outlook. Early losses were modest across industries with some declines like steels and rails, while many stocks drifted near unchanged by close. Transfers totaled about 350000 shares with several names wavering and a few favored issues rising modestly.

New York US Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel Chrysler General Motors Great Northern Montgomery Ward Woolworth Boeing American Can Due Pont American Tobacco Kennecon Cerro de Pasco Standard Oil Universal Pictures American Telephone Union Carbide

Wall Street Quotation Ledger From Monday Trading

Monday stock quotations from Adams Express Paner Alaska Juneau Allied Chem Johns Manville Kennecott Allied Stores Amn Can Libbey Owens Amn L Myers Amn int Amn Ro Amn Smelting Amn Stee l Ford, General Motors, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble and many others listed with prices. Includes Chicago and New York market quotes for utilities, rail, oils, chemicals, and consumer goods with numerous corporate names and index figures.

J. E. Bennett & Co H. Jump Merchants National Bank Monsday Adams Express Paner Alaska Juneau O and T Allerhany Corp Kraver Amn Libbey Ovens Hide & L Myers Corpan Lockheed Chorus. Inc Amn Rad Gia Loft Inc Vouville Gas Amn Smelting Stee Apeh Alend Bie Ebertine Marshall Tobi Martin GL Maytag Amn Woolen Amn “Inc Gore Anaconda Cent Motor Wheel Ark Nat Gas Ao Murray North Amn Co Blaw Knox Nor Amera Avi Boring Airp Ohio Bohn Alum Otis Steel Borden, Co Packard Borg Warner Paramount Bark Utah Ponick & Ford Penn RR Peoples Ind Cudahy Pke Curtiss Elec Timken Bond & S TC Fox Film Ford England Freeport Tex Union Carbide Gen Carbles Union Pac Uni Aircraft Gen Foods Uni Ald Lines Gen Gas S&s Realty Ity Greyhound U S Steel Hall Printing Walworth Hayes Body Warner Bros Wes Union Houston Olgi Westghse AB Hupp Mtrs White Mtrs Wa Tis Central White Sewing Inspiration Willys Ovid Woolworth Nickel Y'nest Chicago Avl & Transp Hefleman Brew Bendix Ave Ills Brick Ross Warner Jarvis W Butler Bros Libby McNeil Cent Ips Marsh Field Cent S Quaker O Com Quaker O Pr Chitaro Corp

Wisconsin cheese prices and Boston wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week March 3 8 list varieties in Plymouth with Daisies 142c bricks 133c horns 143c and cheddars 14c Farmers call board shows similar values. In Boston the wool market had limited offerings with high asking prices though interest in new wool clip contracts persisted as dealers advanced contracts to manufacturers.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board Wool Market Boston U_ S_ agriculture department

Tighten Rules On Airliner Landings

Washington AP reports the civil aeronautics administration tightened landing rules requiring minimum visibility at all air ports, affecting pilot procedures and safety standards.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Administration

Futures in Wheat Dip in Final Hour on Board of Trade

New crop wheat futures slipped about one cent a bushel in the closing hour as demand waned. Wheat finished with losses from 35 to 78 cents, May contracts at 82 1/2 to 85. Corn rose slightly to 3 4/5 cents, May around 60 3/4, oats down 4 1/4 to 34 1/2, May 35 1/4, rye off 1 4 to 146, May 42 5/8, and soybeans down 5 3/4 to 34 1/2, May 92 3/4. Receipts on track about 304 cars. shippers sold 5,000 bushels at noon, with 33,000 bushels to arrive.

Chicago Board of Trade

Wheat and grain quotes from Chicago and Winnipeg markets

Winnipeg and Chicago grain quotes show May wheat at 77, July at 4, and various cash grain prices. Wheat sample 74¢, corn No 1 yellow 66 3/4¢, No 2 yellow 63 1/4¢, oats mixed 35¢, No 1 white 38 1/2¢, barley 54 1/2¢, soybeans No 2 yellow 94 3/4¢, No 3 95 1/3¢. Field seed per cwt includes timothy 3.00, alsike 0.69, red clover 8.00, sweet clover 3.50, with other prices listed.

Chicago

Markets Sweep New York and Chicago Produce Prices

Markets report mixed, New York and Chicago lists show egg and butter receipts, cheese and potato prices, and futures. Notable figures include 92 score butter, 25.393 egg cases, and assorted poultry and dairy quotes across regions, with steady demand and varied lot prices.

New York Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock White Rock Une Isteady Idaho Ohio Nebraska Wyoming Wisconsin

Boy Struck on El Tracks Triggers Wreck. 20 Hurt

A 14 year old boy attempting to cross the elevated tracks at West side Central avenue and Lexington street station was killed by a westbound Westchester El train. The rear end collision involved a standing eastbound three car Aurora Elgin service, injuring about twenty passengers. Police identified the youth as Robert Mouw.

Chicago West Side Walter Kelly Robert Mouw Westchester Central Avenue Lexington Street Loop

Donovan Arrives in London as American Observer

Colonel William J. Donovan, the unofficial American observer, arrives in London after touring Europe and the Middle East. The AP report notes his arrival on Monday as part of ongoing wartime diplomacy and intelligence contact.

Wild Bill Donovan London Wiliam J. Donovan Europe Middle East

Alec Templeton Sues Parents Over Earnings in Chicago Suit

Noted blind pianist Alec Templeton filed suit in circuit court in Chicago on Monday seeking an accounting of about $200,000 in earnings from his parents and their attorney.

Chicago Alec Templeton

New American Ski Jump Record Set at Snoqualmie

Torger Table of the Norway Ski Club of New York established a new American amateur competitive ski jump record of 288 feet at the national skiing arena in Snoqualmie.

Seattle Wash Torger Table Norway Ski Club of New York Sunday Snoqualmie Ow

New Home Building In City Last Month Far Ahead Of Year Ago

Cedar Rapids February building data show activity well ahead of 1940. The city issued 65 construction permits totaling 78,833 for new work, with 16 new homes built costing 61,200 and 29 homes remodeled costing 11,763. Eight new garages at 1,400 and four barns or sheds at 2,100 were added, plus 145 electrical, 54 plumbing and 85 miscellaneous permits.

Cedar Rapids

Night School Plan For Industrial Training In Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids night school principal E H Christensen outlined a long range program sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to train more than 250 workers in vocational classes. He blamed the apprenticeship slump on the Depression and noted the program aims to benefit local industry with a uniform indenture system pairing apprentice machinists in Cedar Rapids shops with related night school instruction.

Manufacturers’ Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce E. H. Christensen Cedar Rapids Hotel Roosevelt Christensen

Michigan State to Play Iowa State in Football Series

Ames MNS reports Iowa State will host Michigan State in 1943 and 1944 football games. The Oct 23, 1943 meeting at Iowa State marks the first time the Spartans and Cyclones will face each other. The return game will be played Nov. 18, 1944 at Michigan State.

War Department offers no printed air raid precaution info

Washington officials said Sunday night that the War Department has no printed information on air raid precautions for general distribution in response to public inquiries. No details or guidance were released to the press or public at this time.

Washington INS War Department

Joe Gordon Signs With Yankees For 1941 Season

Joe Gordon, the New York Yankees held out second baseman, signed his 1941 contract on Monday. With his agreement the team has only outfielder Joe DiMaggio as a holdout, resolving most of the offseason stalemate in St. Petersburg Florida.

ST. Petersburg Fla Joe Gordon New York Yankees Yanks Joe DiMaggio

Price Ad Rates and Insertion Notice

Ad rate table lists sizes from 1 to 6 lines with daily prices and discounts. Gazette disclaims responsibility for more than one incorrect insertion on multi day orders.

the Gazette

Personal ads blend with services and notices

A dense page of classifieds and service prompts lists jewelry buys and sales, barber and beauty ads, insurance offers, and local services. It includes references to Mrs Jensen, Mary Adams, and David McGregor’s agency, plus ambulance service staff, bug killer products, vitamin ads, and several beauty treatments and shops around SE and NW streets. The mix highlights consumer notices, job-like ads, and small-town commerce chatter through short, direct lines.

Katz Jewelry & Loan Co 1St St Chash Jensen 15Th St Mary Adams David McGregors Agency Trust American Home Probasco 2Nd Ave Palace Theater Ambulance Service CO Dial The Gazette Kids Pt Soc Gts Richards Charlie's Barber Inch St A. L. Alberts Ist Ave Brick Hutchinson Richards Pharmacy Charles C. Keyes Sth McKinney Fire Agency Smithsonian H K. Schaefer Kresec

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