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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1942
Page
4
The market notes indicate hog prices held steady on Wednesday for wholesale traded hogs. Lamson Brothers and Company supplied the data with H R Mowrey listed as manager of the Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank building.
Hogs and sows receipts 8 000 000, fat lambs around 96 dollars with others 12.25 to 12.35. Bulk and choice lambs 90 to 106, small lots trucked in fat ewes about seven dollars. Friday report notes higher prices for certain carcass classes.
Salable calves and cattle offered in small lots by truck with mixed grades. Steers and heifers quoted from 9.75 to 12.25 for select to common quality. cows 8.25 to 9.50, canners under 6. sows 12.85 to 13.00. Sheep show 2,598 head the fat lambs and wooled lambs selling above 11.90 with slaughter ewes around 5.25 to 6.25.
Receipts show hogs, calves, and cattle traded with mixed results. Barrows and gilts moved higher while sows stayed steady with light offerings. Slaughter cattle and bulls posted softer trade, vealers and stockers steady, and smaller lots fetched varied prices.
The Waterloo cattle market shows varied weights and prices with figures such as 166-170 lbs and 180 lbs cited. Prices range around 12.70 to 13.90 per unit, with multiple entries including 13.05 and 12.80. Overall, a ledger of weights and bids reflects fluctuating cattle values.
Combined with the Department of Agriculture reports shows cattle and pig prices for a 24 hour period. Active figures include 20 800 head and 27 000 week Barrows and gilts with weights from 180 to 270 pounds trading around 12 55 to 13 55 per hundred. Prices vary by weight and quality across multiple listings.
A fragmented AP market update notes hog prices steady to unchanged with barrows and gilts around 9.00 to 9.40 per hundredweight and select lots quoted near 13.10 to 13.06. Calves receipts listed at 660 head with no clear market total established.
The fragmented report outlines Chicago produce trading with scattered figures and codes. It mentions hens, turkeys, receipts, and markets, plus numeric marks like 5.06 and 88, but lacks coherent context or clear events. The piece reads as a garbled market note without a definite outcome or dates.
The entry lists unsettled prices for dressed poultry with terms like western hens, old hens, and young hens. Live fowls and ducks show firm or specific per pound rates, with caps on rabbits and related items included in the market receipt notes.
Hogs are steady to 10 cents higher on the local market with heavy prime grades up a nickel and good packers up a dime. The long haul no fill top climbs to $13.45.
Local Cedar Rapids miscellaneous column lists market details for soybeans No. 2 yellow at 1.80 per bushel with new crop quality notes. Poultry prices shown for Leghorn cocks and related items appear in terse market lines.
Market observers in New York note limited price movement with traders cautious ahead of midmonth data. Analysts expect yields to stay narrow as investors await economic signals and policy guidance.
Transactions in stocks used in averages show Pridey Industrials at 37.400, retiroads at 14.900, utilities at 14.800, with 65 stocks totaling 71.100. The figures reflect market activity and overarching index movements.
New York stocks drifted lower on Friday curbing the St Patrick’s Day rally. Gains were modest for Galbreath et al while many leaders fell to fresh yearly lows as United States Steel Montgomery Ward and Du Pont lagged. Dow Chemical Sperry and Consolidated Aircraft among winners held gains.
The Iowa commission announced half year refunds to be distributed to 99 counties next week for the 1941 homestead tax relief program. Full year benefits total 13 million plus with an increase over last year, while total valuation figures reach about 30.84 million.
In the United States markets grain futures eased following a round of top loss selling. Grains were largely steady in Winnipeg as traders weighed demand and supply signals.
The listing shows mixed oats and barley prices with grade distinctions No 1 No 3 and sample grades. Vendors note white and red oats with prices around 57 cents to 82 cents and barley around 82 cents to 1.83 dollars per unit. forage items include hay and clover with cash values around 11 to 16 dollars per unit.
New York AP report states a 19 year old high school girl and another woman pled guilty to participating in an espionage ring led by Kurt Frederick Ludwig, a Nazi master spy who was sentenced to 20 years. Six other ring members already received sentences. Judge Goddard noted the Bohmler cooperation in testifying but ordered confinement for the war duration for reasons she can appreciate.
The destroyer Shaw was in drydock twenty feet out when Japanese raiders bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, its captain Lieut Commander W G Jones revealing the details on Thursday. Two hits struck forward and one on the...
In St Petersburg reports say the Dodgers likely to reach a deal with Whit Wyatt. Wyatts compensation could total around 13 750 dollars with potential bonuses adding several thousand. President L S MacPhail expected to discuss terms at Daytona Beach.
ST PETERSBURG FLA UP How to revive the New York Yankees hitting still was a big problem Friday to Manager Joe McCarthy. The Y with Joe DiMaggio and Keller making their first nee.
Amherst Mass UP report notes students study Pan American history using only daily newspapers instead of textbooks. The innovative approach aims to build critical reading and synthesis skills from contemporary sources.
Fragments show A E F Snee and T Reynolds with kin Lillie Kane in 311 Dixth westem area. Details unclear due to damaged text but indicates family connections or notice involving military group.
President Roosevelt reiterated that the nation is doing everything possible in the war in the southwest Pacific. He also urged caution about rumors and noted the Philippines fishing community’s role amid Japanese submarine activity as part of wartime reporting and communications.
A suit filed by W. H. and Sarah Werning over payments on a promissory note signed in April 1938 proceeds at the county courthouse.
Judge G K Thompson approved the referees final report in a partition suit between J Melvin and G Merlin Miller versus Samuel W Miller. The property has been sold to Fred and Mary Daubenmier pending distribution.
A writ of replevin targets Marathon Finance Corporation owned personal property and real estate at 1212 Twentieth Avenue SE as previously published.
Mary Ann Wheeler filed suit in district court Friday seeking a divorce from her husband William Dale Wheeler. They married November 24, 1934, and have two minor children. She requests $20 per month child support.
General Motors opened contract renewal talks with the United Automobile Workers CIO Friday proposing to eliminate double pay and attacks on management to start a piecework and merit system aimed at boosting war production. GM submitted a nine point plan in response to a 15 point union demand including a $1 a day raise and a union shop. The union is expected to seek double pay for Sunday work under an umpire ruling.
President Roosevelt designates April 6 as Army Day and calls on citizens to observe by honoring soldiers and supporting military readiness. He urges military units to assist civic observances and civic bodies to contribute fully to equip the armed forces for victory.
Ad rates and information details for want ads. Special low rates apply to WORK WANTED ads. Out of town ads are cash in advance. All ads must be received by noon for the next issue.
Motorists found guilty of violating traffic laws may be grounded under the gasoline rationing program to go into effect in 19 states, officials said. The plan could suspend driving privileges for violators as enforcement tightens nationwide.
Found text shows a lost brown billfold with $30 and ID cards and a name on back. A reward of 5.996 is offered. The notice mentions Gates and a box with contact details likely for return. The fragmented OCR omits clear contact information.
The Jimmie Adams Band performs at Hallwood Marion on Saturday night with Top Hat and Freddie Erickson at the piano. Advance tickets at Grand Dafe available. doors open after 9:15 p.m. Barbecue and spaghetti served. seating 25 to 250.
A jumble of classified fragments lists services and items for sale including pharmacies jewelers tractors and real estate. It mentions Andrew Carburetor Service La Lower Jeweler and Johnson Cr dar Jones and references a Gazette classified page with employment and transfer notes.
Repair and overhaul of old typewriters and chairs offered. Charles Ritter advertises guaranteed workmanship for painting, papering, upholstery, and repairs with free estimates. Contact numbers 2-4992, 13-2467, and 23-7081 for service details.
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