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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1943
Page
2
The bulletin notes bulk offerings with mixed grades for shad and cattle. Cows run 10 to 18 cents with weighty cutters up to 107 dollars, vealers firm near 16 dollars, replacement cattle steady around 12.75 to 14.25. Lambs and sheep show strength with wooled lambs around 16.25 to 16.50, overall market described as strong to good with firmness in key categories.
The report lists beef steer prices around 15.00 to 15.50 per cwt with different weights and load lots noted. Sheep and lamb markets are strong for breeding and shedding, while fat lambs are uneven with some high bids and several unsold lots.
Prices range for beef cattle and sheep show steady demand with several classes and weights listed. Steers and heifers midrange around 12 to 15 dollars. cows and cutters weaker, lambs mixed with good weights reaching higher bids. overall sale volume moderate with no early top.
A fragmentary OCR style list presents various weight ranges in pounds and dollar amounts per unit. The item appears to be market or commodity pricing with multiple entries such as 180-200 Ibs at $13.42, 200-? Ibs at $14.56, and similar figures for 270-360 Ibs and 360-400 Ibs, interspersed with odd symbols.
In Iowa and southern Minnesota buyers report mixed grain values with Bakets and Choices at 14.50 to 14.80 per unit. Corn and soy notes appear variable with bulk lots around 14.49. Market chatter points to limited demand and cautious sellers.
The report lists current receipts and average checks with figures for poultry and produce items. It notes deliveries and stock status with price ranges such as hens and fryers priced per pound, ducks, geese, and turkeys with various weight classes and discount signals.
Grain quotations furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company with H. R. Mowrey as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Phone 2-3141.
A terse market note records Florida Bliss triumph in a sale with prices listed as 2.75 ar vat and carrots. Base EGGS- Rec 402 and 532.449 figures appear, with checks noted and firm prices current.
Prices on all grades were 10 cents higher on the Rapids market Monday. Top price for butchers was 15 dollars, for long haul no fill 15.10, and for packers 14.65.
Cedar Rapids markets show No 2 sic and No 3 S3c prices, No 1 white wheat at $1.15, No 3 rye at 7c, shelled corn No 2 yellow 4c, No 3 balea baled No 2 yellow $1.61, hay and straw new $9.00 old $11.00, poultry and hide markets noted. Market report lists nema 6 7.0069.00.
Chicago AP reports grain traded in a narrow range amid light legislative news from Washington. Wheat fell slightly while oats and rye held firm. May wheat at 1.47 and July at 1.484. Corn held at ceiling, oats steady to down, rye mixed.
Plymouth Wisconsin brief from AP notes miscellaneous items and quotes. Limited readable text lists stray fragments and captions without clear events or names. The item appears as a miscellaneous column with varied quotes and short notes.
New York AP report states the American Red Cross plans to send a pound package to each captive. The item is prepared for distribution to individuals held in conflict zones, aiming to provide basic relief amid difficult conditions.
Low priced specialties led gains while many leaders fell as turnover remained light. The session started foggy, with dwindling dealings after midday and fractional declines in the final hour. About 1,200,000 shares changed hands.
New York bond market mixed with fractional gains in low and medium priced rail loans. Volume surged in several reorganizations while St. Paul and other issues traded lower as investors await the Supreme Court's ruling on a key test case affecting the railway' finances.
Lieut Irene C Sweeney WAAC recruiting officer visited Cedar Rapids to coordinate a two day drive at the federal building March 18 and 19. A team of one officer and two auxiliaries will interview women and schedule physicals in Des Moines as part of a statewide recruitment. Linn county quota set at 54 recruits.
President Roosevelt signed a bill approving the consolidation plan merging Western Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph into a single communications company. The action secures a merger aimed at creating a unified national wire service.
Workers at Consolida Aircraft's San Diego plant pass a unanimous motion denouncing the WLB wage directive and demanding a presidential committee to explain why production lags. Harvey Brown says an investigation would prompt automatic army and navy takeover, accusing management of stoking fatigue to balance shifts.
Rear Admiral Byrd told 4 006 Boeing workers that Japanese wartime propagandists have circulated foreknowledge about labor disputes for months. He would not specify how the information was obtained or whether it targeted wage issues, but warned neutral countries read the material as Axis propaganda to sow division and hinder self governing unity.
Melvin Staton 38 of 614 C avenue NE pled guilty in Judge J. E. Heiserman's court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 300 dollars or three months in Linn county jail and is jailed in lieu of payment. He was arrested about 1 30 a.m. Sunday near Hilltop Inn east of Cedar Rapids after erratic driving. he claimed others beat him at the inn.
Sam Simmons 53 and his wife Clementine 19 of 82 Eighth Avenue SW and Nola Condon 22 of 709 H Street SW, all Negroes, pled guilty in Judge J E Heiserman's court to illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. Simmons was given a suspended sentence with a prior suspension revoked. The women were allowed to pay 50 dollars each with the rest suspended on good behavior. All were indicted by the grand jury last Thursday. George Markos dismissed a suit against Tony Siamis over a $5 000 promissory note.
A City Brief notes Calvary Baptist church will conduct services Sunday. A man said he lost a billfold containing $30 after drinking Friday night at Elmer's tavern. His driver’s license was taken, and automobile registration was reported missing by Maxfield at 1210 Twentieth Avenue SW.
Two federal tax liens are recorded in Cedar Rapids against the Dela van Hotel Company. The first covers employment taxes for 1941 with a $366.76 base and $7.07 penalty. The second covers employment taxes from October to December 1941 and January to June 1942 totaling $138.74 with $13.58 penalty.
Donnelly of Cedar Rapids speaks to the Rotary at Roosevelt hotel about a gradual, evolving social security program. He notes current law omits domestic and agricultural work and self employment and will require long time to mature with adjustments based on experience. He cites rising need as population ages and outlines benefits tied to earnings, including widow and child provisions.
A two story Harley Cook home on the s Ferry road near highway 11 was destroyed by fire Monday. Cedar Rapids fire engines and a hook and ladder truck responded. Most first floor furniture was saved. Mrs. Cook is a patient at St. Luke's hospital.
William C. E. Gordon reports the death of his brother-in-law William Carter last week at his residence in San Diego. Carter formerly lived on West Seventh Avenue in Marion for several years.
Warning about fats from Mrs. Ralph J Williams chairwoman of the women's salvage committee. Hazel Raftis of Cedar Rapids visited Marion with her sister Mrs. R E Mc Dermott. Glovers 5c magazine offered free to dog lovers at Owen's Cut Rate Drugs. PFC Neal DeWees Camp McCoy Wisconsin Mrs DeWees and L B DeWees plus June and Philip were dinner guests at the Barclay C DeWees home in Whittier.
Miss Ruth Engstrom closed a winter recital series Sunday presenting two pupil groups at her home. The first included Donna Bailey Sue Cary Shirley Stimson and others. the second featured Donna Helbig Margaret Beadle Lois Parks Helen Lagerquist and more. Houseguests Dorothy Hutton hosted by Mr and Mrs Bugh Hutton attended a basketball tournament with guests Helen Gardner Margret Gardner and ace Pflughaupt. The Cornelian club plans a Wednesday picnic dinner at Mrs James Fitzgerald’s home after a 1 p.m. meeting.
Five men from Villisca Iowa were reported missing today all members of the Villisca national guard company Corp Harold Lion King Billie Fred Bryson Glen Fengel and Earl Schenck were cited as missing Their date of disappearance is February 17 the same day as Major Bob Moore led a breakout from German lines in Tunisia in which 300 to 400 Germans were killed.
Allied lines report Gen. Henri Giraud denouncing all Vichy decrees as invalid in North Africa. He removed official Bouny for permitting publication of Laval Petain laws restricting Algerian Jews. Giraud pledged restoration of Alsace Lorraine and broader liberties, including radio access.
Multiple short items list shoe advertisements and upcoming meetings. Golden Rule lodge No 486 L A to B of R T meets at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs E C Fox. Meri-Mix Pinochle Club hosts a 1:15 p.m. dessert luncheon with Mrs Thomas Costello. Widespread social news includes tax book promotion, house sale, and club gatherings across Cedar Rapids Marion and Mechanicsville.
Governors Schricker of Indiana and Green of Illinois will lead large delegations to the Midwest governors manpower conference on March 15 in Des Moines. Indiana will be represented by Lieut. Gov. Dawson and other officials, while Illinois will bring 15 members including agricultural leaders and university officials.
Gov. John W. Bricker a leading 1944 GOP presidential hopeful accepts invitation to the farm conference called by Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper in Des Moines on March 15.
Washington AP says victory coupons apply to dry peas and beans used for planting seed. Extra coupons for babies sick persons blind or crippled persons available from local boards with doctors certificates.
Rep. Wilson Reed chairs a one man steering committee appointed as the Iowa House reconvened after recess. The panel will control the 84 bill calendar until a sifting committee is chosen next Monday, after which only bills advancing from that panel move forward.
Tokyo radio admits Japan lost seven vessels and many planes in the New Guinea and Solomons area from February 16 to March 5, including the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Allied air force claims 113 planes shot down and four submarines sunk during the period.
A jumbled page of want ads and business notes mentions print rates, posters, jewelry stores, beauty shops, and printing services. Names like Vincent's Jewelry Store and Younker Bros appear amid scattered telephone numbers and incomplete item descriptions.
A. T. Pleune, chief clerk of the war price and rationing board, reported Monday that 87 638 war ration books No 2 have been distributed to the public in Linn county. He noted the figure reflects total books actually issued to date and indicated further increases are expected.
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