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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
12
Chicago market notes sharp gains across hogs cattle and sheep with most weights up 10 to 20 cents from Tuesday. Hogs range 13.85 to 14.35 per hundredweight. steer and heifer values firm to higher. cows and bulls show mixed moves. Receipts and sales activity described as fairly active with strong undertones and limited supplies of sheep and lambs.
Salable hogs mix 190 250 pounds priced 13.50 to 13.75 with good hogs 13.10 to 13.25 and stags down. Receipts total about 4 050. Calves 65 head, fed steers and stockers steady. Feeder cattle unchanged with 1 211 pound fed steer at 16.65 and near choice at 13.25. Heifers at 15.75, cows 11.75 to 12.25. Overall salable receipts 7 000, fat lambs scarce, light lambs steady around 11.50, and wet fleece conditions noted in market area.
Des Moines reports 24 hours ended 6 am Wednesday combined at 19 concentration yards and 11 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Hog numbers total 39 800, up from 26 100 a week ago and 37 500 a year ago. Butchers steady to 10 cents higher with some 15 cent increases. sows unevenly steady to 25 cents higher. Good and choice barrows and gilts 160–180 lbs 11.10 to 13.05. 180–200 lbs 12.30 to 13.55. 200–330 lbs 13.20 to 13.65. 330–360 lbs 12.75 to 13.50. Sows 360–400 lbs 12.05 to 12.65. 400–450 lbs 11.95 to 12.55. 450–550 lbs 11.85 to 12.45.
SIOUX CITY UP WPA hog receipts 12,000 with hogs 200-330 lb and top around 13.70. feeder pigs steady to 11.50. receipts 3,400 cattle with steer and yearling prices largely steady to higher and cows 7.00 to 11.25. stockers 10.75 to 13.00. load lots at 15.59 to 16.00. sheep receipts 2,500 with red wooled lambs lacking early action.
Chicago dairy and poultry prices show firm receipts and slow stock demand. Butter prices hold, eggs and dressed poultry listings indicate varied wholesale quotations across roosters ducks fowls and different weight classes.
In Chicago, rye futures advanced as much as a cent amid buying by commission houses on talk of wider rye use in distilling. Wheat and oats gained slightly with mixed grain support. May and July rye prices moved within narrow ranges reflecting modest gains.
Fragmentary market mutterings show cash wheat quotes and forage prices. Timothy red top red clover and sweet clover notes appear with per hundredweight or nominal figures, reflecting agricultural commodity pricing chatter.
Hog prices increased across weight classes on the Cedar Rapids market with top rates reaching 13.55 for 200 to 300 pound hogs. Packers paid 10 cents more, while various weight ranges show higher bids for good quality hogs and cattle categories including yearlings and cows.
Market notes from Cedar Rapids show grain and livestock prices with oats and wheat quot ed No 2 yellow soybeans at 1.80 per bushel and hay and poultry pricing. Eggs current receipts wholesale fruits Florida lemons California oranges and other fruit prices listed with regional delivery details and miscellaneous market quotes.
Listings from Plymouth Wisconsin note weekly cheese prices for Twins and cheddars at 23 cents per pound. Des Moines reports rising river stages with La Crosse at 5.8 feet and Dubuque 12.3 feet, among others showing increases.
Col Neal E Kearby once credited with at least 21 enemy planes is missing in action. His wife and three sons live in San Antonio with army officials reporting he has been unreported since March 5. His award record includes the Medal of Honor. His brother Maj John G Kearby was killed in a Wright-Patterson crash last August.
Disgruntled Nazi prisoners from the Lehr regiment in Italy griped Wednesday that their leaders boasting of military skill drove them into costly offensives near Anzio. The captives, after failed German attempts to break the Allied beach-head, were taken following recent failures.
A probate notice from Cedar Rapids outlines actions on behalf of ARTHUR with March 13 as a key date. The fragmentary text mentions SXumrAR and Pmkek Mos Oot in connection to the proceeding.
New York stocks rose moderately as Bethlehem Steel boosted sentiment at the session close. Trading volume topped a million shares on the final sprint with broad activity in low priced issues and many names in insurance and manufacturing sectors.
In late dealings on Wednesday the New York bond market moved higher with rails up fractions and steady low-yield groups. Investors showed modest demand amid three offerings and cautious buying, as International Telephone 5s Katy 5s and Missouri Pacific 5s posted late gains.
Robert L. Groover of the Office of Defense Transportation said 1943 saw government approved railroad contracts totaling 134,968,171 dollars. He predicted at least equal material availability for 1944, noting 37,891,628 dollars spent on passing and other tracks and 24,259,835 dollars on signaling and centralized traffic control.
Chicago police declared Karl Braband a 39 year old insurance collector killed for robbery after his body was found in a forest preserve. Braband’s pointer to Onofrio Vitale remains unclear though Vitale, De Angelo associate, has been missing since February 25. Investigators note Braband was shot twice and robbed of a watch and overcoat and about $100 in insurance payouts.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 46,176,321 dollars for legislative branch operations for the next year, down 202,889 from last year and 1,005,847 under budget estimates. It also approved 13,746,769 dollars for the judiciary, up 481,679 from last year but 705,150 below budget estimates.
Hanford Post of the American Legion held a sports night in Clinton to launch a drive for used canes, crutches, and wheelchairs for wounded World War II soldiers at Schick General Hospital. Notables Bill Hofer C C Slapnicka and Fritz McPartland attended as guests. The event featured film of the 1943 World Series and a concert by the Aircrew band. The post reported 1,168 paid members for 1944.
The case of Dale Littell versus Lagomarcino Grape Co is appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court after Judge Linville affirmed a 1943 decision. Kenneth Littell died while employed by the company in 1941, with weekly benefits totaling 690.10 and $8.98 weekly for 300 weeks plus medical and funeral expenses awarded. The company had appealed to district court in August 1943.
Herman Scheer E C Scheer and Vivian Scheer sue D E Miller and Ina C Miller in district court for 930 dollars claiming breach of an oral contract over farming. The Scheers rented a farm and agreed to plant 15 acres in oats instead of corn. the Millers renewed the lease for 1944 45 but allegedly failed to honor the agreement. The oats decision allegedly caused the Scheers to suffer losses.
William Allen 16 Beloit and Leonard Reichert 17 Milwaukee were arraigned in Judge J E Heisemans court on larceny of a motor vehicle charges. They were given until 9 am March 22 to plead. Bond set at $2000 each. They allegedly took a car owned by Letitia Beranek, a Johnson County social worker, from Mt Vernon parking area. Ames police arrested them Monday and Mt Vernon city officials returned them to Linn County.
Eugene Ellison aged 52 of Waterloo waived arraignment to the grand jury on charges of desertion and abandoning minor children. He was held in Linn county jail with bond set at 500 dollars after being returned Tuesday by Deputy Whittemore with help from the Black Hawk county sheriff's office.
If the bill authorizing funds for postwar highway construction becomes law Linn county's $70 000 share will be used on secondary roads from the unfinished 1941 42 43 road program The Linn county board of supervisors announced Tuesday.
Linn County supervisors awarded a $400 contract to Howard R. Green Co of Cedar Rapids for drilling a well, installing a pump, and building a pumphouse at the Linn County Home. Lloyd Lala dismissed his property damage suit against Bowers without prejudice in Judge Hamiel's court. damages claimed were $489.77. Gladys Derflinger named administratrix of Clyde I. Derflinger estate, who died February 26 in Marion. district court case against the Commonwealth Apartments prejudice noted with $2,580.98 sought.
Frank Henry Mann 79 of Cedar Rapids died at home at 11 15 am Tuesday born March 2 1865 in New York state lived in Cedar Rapids most of life employed 25 years by National Oats company wife Mary Mea dows Mann died May 8 1918 survived by six daughters a son a sister a brother 10 grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Services at Brosh Chapel burial Cedar Memorial Park committal at Chapel of Memories. Friends may call.
Mrs Nellie G Forbes died Monday at her home 824 Third avenue SW The Rev I E Link letter of the Second Christian church will conduct services in the Barta chapel at 4 p m instead of 2 p m Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Elmer Allen Burgess died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was the day-old son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Burgess of 1222 Tenth Street NW. The body will be moved from Beatt chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday to Cedar Memorial cemetery for private services.
Miss Sara Alice McCann of Bloomfield Connecticut a nurse died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 20 a m Wednesday after a brief illness. She is survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews. No local services. Body moved from Turner funeral home to New Milford Connecticut for services and burial.
Mrs Wesley Kuc era dies at home in Solon. Services set Thursday at 2 p.m. in Brosh funeral home Solon with Rev Zdenek F Pauk officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland cemetery Solon. Friends may call at the Brosh funeral home.
Pallbearers for William Clark the flight instructor killed last Thursday in a plane crash included Cecil Kellum whose name had been mislisted in The Gazette previously. Services were held Wednesday at the Beatty chapel.
Phil Baker radio star and Danish dancer Irmgard Erik announced they will wed in Chicago this June. It will be Erik’s first marriage and Baker’s third.
Multiple terse notices report lost dogs glasses purses wallets and a large yellow hound with Claiencegate markings in Cedar Rapids and Vernon Heights. Contacts include George Mudra Lloyd Sharp Mrs Allen McGregor and Gladys Holub with various phone numbers and rewards offered.
A chaotic compilation of local business notices offers loan services jewelry repair alterations bicycle sales tax advice and various commercial lines. Names and addresses such as Katz Jewelry & Loan 112 1st St SE Chiverton's Bicycle Shop 641 10th St SE and Vincent's Jewelry appear among cash loans tax dates and service claims.
Cashman Plumbing and Heating offers sewer cleaning with electric Roto-Rooter. Ashes and rubbish hauled by Ronnie. Dial 3-1935 for service. Kindling for sale. Call 2-2304.
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