Hog market steadies near peak as cattle firm and lambs dip
Chicago reports hogs at up to 15.95 a cwt, near March 4 peak and highest since 1920. Cattle stay firm while lambs weaken by about 40 cents. Des Moines hogs hit a 20 year high at 15.45, 15 cents above Monday’s high. Grain quotations listed by Lamson Brothers with Cedar Rapids office details.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Chicago Livestock Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
AP dispatch records livestock receipts and price ranges across Chicago Des Moines Sioux City Omaha and Austin with hogs and sows selling higher while cattle and sheep show varied trade strength Mixed weights and categories show activity with top prices around 15.30 for hogs and calves around 16.20 for select cattle factions. overall market brisk in several yards amid strong demand and steady to higher week trends.
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Chicago
Tfe Lower
Omara Livestock
Omaha
Des Moines
INS
Dept Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Acarce
Chicago Produce Market Receipts and Prices Report
Chicago and New York market notes show receipts in dairy and poultry with firm markets and little change. Butter cheese and eggs posted mixed prices. potatoes and other stock listed with varied U S No 2 grades and on track quantities. live poultry markets report scarce dressed poultry and strong weights. undisclosed volatility hints at potential price shifts due to market rumors.
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York
Aler
Muscovey
Opa
Everage
Wisconsin Daisies
Product pricing and item codes in a scrambled listing
A fragmented OCR snippet shows prices and codes for food items like eggs and specials. The text lists terms such as current receipts mediums dirties browns and percentages with questionable formatting and inconsistent symbols. It reads like a broken grocery price sheet with unclear item names and rates.
Local Hog Prices Rise Ten Cents on Cedar Rapids Market
Hog prices on the Cedar Rapids market were 10 cents higher across all grades on Thursday. Top price for cutters reached 15.25, long heifers 15.35, and packers 14.95, with various weights and categories listed for good hogs, cattle, calves, and lambs amid market activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Bologna
Cedar Rapids Market Prices for Grains and Hides
Grain and feed prices list No 1 white wheat 1 18 No 2 1 15 No 3 57c oats 59c rye No 2 1 70 corn yellow No 2 7c soybeans No 2 1 66 hay baled new 0 old 11 straw 7 00 poultry prices springers 25c leghorn 20c hens 25c ducks 26c pullets 26c hens 35c receipts 32c fruits vegetables Florida celery 6 00 6 50 crate lemons 1 45 oranges 5 75 lettuce 5 50 onions 2 72 sweet potatoes 4 75 Winesap apples 4 25 3 35 potatoes 3 75 McClure 3 75 bushel Texas grapefruit 3 50 hides No 1 cured 12c No 2 cured 11c calf hides 13 26 No 2 calf 12 2c No 1 kip 12 2c No 2 kip 11 2c No 1 horse 16 25 No 2 horse 5 75 Pony and glue prices noted
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Sheiley
Florida
Colorado
Fey
Winesaps
Texas
J . Bennett & Co
UMP
Merchantsational Bankuridine
Amed Chem
Allind
Nel
T and T
Als Chalmers Data
Johns Manville
I Amn
Kennecot
Cope
Amn Loco
Kiesge
Ayy Mn
Ria Krocer GB
Amn Ball Malls
Libbey Owens
Amn Smelting
Lie Myers
Amn Stel Feys
Mont Ward
Atl Coast
Aviation Corp
Murray Corn
Baldwin
Loco
Nash-Kelv Osy Balto Ohno
Bisewitty Barnsdall Fils
Cash
Bendix Avn Beth Stee
Y Central
Brideepart Nor Pac
Briggs
North Amn Co
Budd
North Amn
Avid Budd Whrel
Packard Mtrs
Cal & Hecla My Paramount Ie Canada Dry
Peak & Force
Lion Penney J
Caternillar
Pepsicola
Phillips Pet
Ceriorex
Proctor Gamble
Pullman Co
Chrysler Motors
Coca Cola
Rem Randers
Salvents
Safewas
Edison
Shell Union
Sears Roepuck
Simmons Co
Skelly Oil
Socono
Contl Motors
Crucible Steel
Cudahy Pks
Ind
Curtiss Wr
Deere & Curtiss Wr Co
Stew
Warner T's
del Lacka Ata Studebaker
Douglas Ali
Tex Or
Erie
Tidewater Ba Eastman
Goodyear Tire
Graham Paige
Vanadium
Nor Ry
Alworth
Arner Bros
Greyhound
Wes Unton
Hiram
Indus Rayon
Youngston
Zenith Radio
Chicago
Butler Bros
Quaker Old Co
Swift
Chicago Corp
Stocks Reach 3 Year Peaks Amid Fast Rally
New York stocks surged to three year highs Friday with brisk gains across leaders, boosted turnover near mid day and a late profit take. Large blocks traded in low priced issues while overall activity cooled after noon, finishing with around 2 2 million shares changing hands.
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New York
Grain Advances On Parity Move
Washington news says Senate accepts House bill to prohibit ceilings below full parity. Grain markets rose with Wheat up 14.5 cents a bushel, corn steady, oats up 0.48, rye down 0.44.
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Chicago
Washington
House
Senate
Chicago cash grain prices listed for wheat corn oats and beans
Chicago cash provisions show No 2 hard wheat at 1.47 4 per bushel and No 2 yellow corn at 1.02 per cwt with multiple grades for soybeans oats barley and field seeds such as timothy alfalfa and red clover listed with varied per cwt values and percentages reflecting market quotes the readable entries cover several grains and seeds without full context.
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Chicago
Wool Market Report Buys Large Texas Wool at 45 Cents
About 100 000 pounds of 12 month Texas wools contracted at 45 cents grease basis. Range wools purchased near Roswell New Mexico at 46 cents F O B. Average to short French combing wool from southern California bought at a clean price around 1.0643 to 1.083 Boston landed.
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Boston
S. Dept
New York Bond Review Signals Uptrend
New York bonds moved ahead fractions to more than two points Friday in active trading. Reorganization issues were prominent in the continued uptrend, with some profit-taking flurries in certain cases.
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NEW York Bond Review
New York
Battle Stations for All explains price control program
Washington WP reports a forthcoming Office of War Information booklet titled Battle Stations for All to publish March 30. It outlines the seven Roosevelt era principles including heavy taxation, price and rent ceilings, wage stability, farm price support, thrift, rationing, and debt repayment to guide individual participation in economic stabilization. It notes controversy and urges readers to track debates in press, radio, and Congress. The piece also mentions a Spanish-American War troop figure.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Congress
Roosevelt
Latvian Push for Postwar Baltic Union Drafts United States of the Baltic
Washington AP reports the Latvian legation press bureau released a 67 page brochure advocating a postwar United States of the Baltic formed by the small states around the Baltic Sea. Signed by Alfred Bilmanis, the plan favors neutralizing the Baltic and federating bordering states to avert future wars. Latvia, occupied in 1940 and later incorporated into the Soviet Union, is then under German control.
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Washington
Legation
United States
Baltic
Churchill
Europe
Alfred Bilmanis
Latvia
Soviet Union
Pacific Lull Herald U S Attack Fighters Warm Up For New Blows
The current Pacific lull, broken only by air strikes on Japanese outposts in the Solomons and Aleutians, is seen by informed quarters Friday as signaling strengthened American forces ready for new blows. Observers expect offensives to seize strategic positions and curb Japan’s seapower before it recovers from prior losses, with targets including the Solomons, Munda Bougainville Truk Marshall Islands Wake and possibly Kiska. The lull follows weeks after the Guadalcanal setback and the collapse of Japanese resistance there.
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Washington
Pacific
Solomon and
Aleutian Islands
United States
Japan
Farflung
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons Archipelago
Munda
Bougainvaille
Big Island
Truk
Marshall Islands
Carolines
Hawaii
Wake
Pacific Battle Line
Kiska
Crisis in Laval Regime Rumored in Madrid
Madrid reports Friday spoke of an imminent crisis in Pierre Laval's government amid Vichy circles. Dispatches say 14 diplomats and consular staff resigned in Spain, many aligning with Gen Henri Giraud, boosting German leverage as Laval argues the foreign service remains necessary to preserve regime dignity.
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Madrid
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Spain
Henri Giraud
Laval
Food Ceilings Are Here for Duration In Brown's Opinion
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown says retail price ceilings on meat and other foods are here to stay. He notes hog ceiling proposals are separate from retail ceilings and will be considered without altering the policy to cap retail prices. New park prices begin April 1 followed soon by dollar and cent limits on retail beef and other foods.
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Washington
Prentiss Brown
Brown
OPA
Mail Lost En Route to American Soldiers
Army officials disclosed 2000 sacks of mail destined for American troops overseas were lost in recent weeks due to sinkings of United Nations ships. The loss hampers correspondence with Britain Iceland North Africa Egypt and India and no specific receivers could be identified.
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Washington
United Nations
Great Britain
Iceland
North Africa
Egypt
India
Market enjoined over OPA slaughter and sale limits
Federal Judge Charles A Dewey signed judgments in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids enjoining two markets the Frozen Food Lockers in Cedar Rapids and Clover Farm Store in Tama from further OPA violations. The actions allege slaughter and delivery of meat beyond established maximums with both defendants denying willful violations.
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Charles A Dewey
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Tama
OPA
C J Vorel
Frank Sysel
A M_ Lipka
Clover Farm
Dewey
Cloud Hoppers organization filed to promote civilian flyer training
Courthouse articles filed in Linn County Recorder Dempsy Jones's office Friday establish The Cloud Hoppers with F Cruz Hahn as president Harald W Muuthiser as secretary treasurer H Leo Damge and Truman F Hanson as directors Jessie Lowe and Cleveland Stewart both Negroes received one year in Linn county jail with 30 days suspended after pleading guilty to soliciting for immoral purposes. they were arrested Wednesday night by detectives in Judge J E Heiserman's court.
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Artiles
Dempsy Jones
Cloud Hoppers
F. Cruz Hahn
Harald W Muiuithiser
H Leo Damge
Truman F. Hanson
Jessie Lowe
Cleveland Stewart
Linn County
J. E. Heiserman
Executors Named in Two Probate Wills in District Court
Two wills admitted to probate. Suzia Betting Grayston named executrix for the Dr. J T Grayston estate who died March 7 in Cedar Rapids. William G Alexander and Fred Alexander named executors for Mary Alexander of near Mt. Vernon who died Feb. 18.
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Suzia Betting Grayston
J T. Grayston
Cedar Rapids
William G. Alexander
Fred Alexander
Mary Alexander
Mt. Vernon
Christenson Sues Creighton and Streets Over Replevin
B C Christenson files in district court seeking a writ of replevin to recover property valued at 800 and damages of 190 for wrongful detention from George Creighton and Roy Streets doing business as the Modern Equipment Co.
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Christenson
George Creighton
Roy Streets
Modern Equipment Company
Romania Backs Nazi Demands as Antonescu Cedes Hope
Stockholm dispatch says Romanian Premier Ion Antonescu agreed to fulfill German requests for troops and supplies by offsetting debt with France. Nazis reportedly persuaded Romania to continue oil and farm deliveries and intensified persecution of Jews. Doubt remains he can meet a 500000 troop demand.
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Stockholm
France
Ion Antonescu
Germany
Rumania
Antonescu
Special Maternity Care For Wives Of Service Men
Washington AP state health departments will offer maternity care for wives and infants of service members up to sergeant grade under a new federal funded program. The service begins within three weeks with coverage in 48 states Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Katherine F. Lenroot
Department of Labor
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Congress
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Grocer Seeks Ration Rule On Burned-Label Cans
In North Loop Nebraska a grocer faces a dried label problem after a store fire. Customers refuse to buy unlabeled canned goods and the grocer cannot dispose of them without ration stamps. He has appealed to OPA in Washington for guidance.
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North Loop
Neb
OPA
Washington
Soviet Press Highlights U S Air Raids and Air Losses
Moscow dispatch says Soviet papers amplify Allied raids on Germany and Italy and claim United States flyers downed 80 enemy aircraft in two days.
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Moscow
Germany
Italy
United States
Police to License Cyclists Saturday
Police Chief Tom Condon announced the bicycle registration bureau will reopen at the police station on Saturday. He urged all capable riders to register, with three officers on duty to issue tags and check bikes. About 1,600 licenses already sold for 1943 and 6,483 in 1942. weather permitting, organizers hope to double last month’s 600 licenses.
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Tom Condon
Condon
City Briefs Spotlight Local Hospitalizations And Services
Carl Schillig of 505 Ninth Street SW is in Mercy hospital with a broken collar bone. SE Naugle of 1207 Fifth Avenue SE had surgery for Eve Tuesday at an Iowa City hospital. Mrs George Samuelson of 861 Daniels Street NE recovers from a major operation at St Janke's hospital. visitors permitted. Mrs Edward Oncken, former Rita Klassen, 1652 Ellis Boulevard NW, at Mercy hospital after an appendectomy. visitors permitted. Volunteers auxiliaries to meet at Immaculate Conception church at 845 am Saturday to attend Lieut. Benjamin Jump's services. Mrs M. Stone and Cedar Rapids relatives traveled to Marble Rock, Ja, for funeral services for Mrs Stone's sister, Mrs W C Wilson. Dr Wendell Henline's sermon at Shueyville United Brethren church Sunday at 930 am on "As We Would" with Sunday school at 1030 am. Mrs Leone Bezdek of 624 Fourteenth Street SE reports 15 gallons of gasoline stolen from her car behind Limback Lumber Co. locking cap damaged.
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Edward Oncken
Ellis Boulevard
Rita Klassen
Mercy Hospital
Wendell Henline
Shueyville
Leone Bezdek
Fourteenth Street
Limback Lumber Company
Czech Alliance contributes to Red Cross fund at meeting
The Czech Alliance association donated 100 dollars to the Red Cross war fund at a Thursday night meeting. Cedar Rapids attorney Michael O Rieley addressed the group.
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Czech Alliance Association
Red Cross War Fund
Michael O'Rieley
Cedar Rapids
Memorial service for Miss Ruby Byers at St Pauls Methodist
A memorial service for Miss Ruby Byers will be held in the Philathea classroom at St Pauls Methodist church at 10 a.m. Sunday. Miss Byers, who taught the Philathea group for many years, died March 28 1942. All class members former members and friends are invited to attend. Beatrice G Gray of Toledo has been accepted for service in the Waves womens auxiliary to the navy per Cedar Rapids recruiting station Friday. Awards announced for Cub Pack 8 at Kenwood school include Wolf badges Raymond Novak Jack Elgin Walter Hinch and Billy Uleh Lion badge Don Witheral Goldar.
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Ruby Byers
Philathea
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Beatrice G. Gray
Toledo
Waves
Women's Auxiliary
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Cub Pack
Kenwood School
Wolf
Raymond Novak
Jack Elgin
Walter Hinch
Billy Uleh
Don Witheral
Local Scouts Parade and Merit Details Reported
The article lists names including Dick Carson Raymond Novak Jack Elgin Walter Hinch Huston Rogers and Donald Perrine with service stars. Perrine advanced to troop 8 while movies were shown by Harvey Lathrop and other Denner stripes are noted for Carson and Eggleston.
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Dick Carson
Raymond Novak
Jack Elgin
Walter Hinch
Huston Rogers
Silver Arrows
Donald Perrine
David Rosenberg
Tom Carson
DuWayne Davidson
Jerry Eggleston
Ronald White
Denner
Denier
du- Wayne Davidson
Troop 8
Boy Scouts
Harvey Lathrop
Willkie Aims for U S World Leadership Role
Wendell L. Willkie declares at a Greek Independence Day dinner that he will dedicate his life to rallying Americans so the senate cannot block the United States from world leadership. He blames the Senate for 23 years of failure to establish a peace recovery program, leading to today’s chaos.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
United States
American Friends of Greece
United States Senate
Bank of London director Sir Max Bonn dies in London
Sir Max Bonn 65 prominent financier and Bank of London and South America director died in London. He was noted as an authority on finance and economics and active in juvenile welfare work. He was a native of Newark.
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London
Max Bonn
Bank of London
South America
Newark
Want Ad Rates For Consecutive Days
Rates shown for consecutive days include per line pricing with a two line minimum. Extra lines at six words each. Out of town ads payable in advance. Ads accepted until 115 am Sunday or 6 pm Saturday. The Cedar Rapids Gazette Want Ad Department open daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Dial 2-1121.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
Lost and found notices and ads around Cedar Rapids area
A listing of assorted lost items and small ads: a box of silverware from a wedding gift, a book, a 250 pound hog from a truck, a brown leather bag, a cameo ring, a gas ration book, a black knit glove, a $70 cash find, and various shop and service ads. Contacts include Fred Ferry Independence 328-J and Earl P Rut an 714 LSt SW plus others offering rewards or services.
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30Th St
Kenwood
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Fred Ferry
Montgomery Ward
Allen Hoerner
Central City
Iowa
Earl P Rutan
Moose Club
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Richards
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Lee
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Fisher
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Childrens Club
2Nd Ave
Ewing's
Ewing Agency
Sands Printing Co
Ee Liberal Loan
Siegel's
2nd_ Ave
Katz Jewelry & Loan
1St St
Bishops
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
1St Ave
Dial
3Rd St
Lillian Suchy
Mae's
Paris Academy of Beauty
Montrose
Maryellan
Daniels Polar
Anerneone
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Wenene
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Tom Owens and
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Lawrence Foster
tl-Way Gardens
Stanwood
Rane
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Novak Heating CO
Charie’s Law Service
14Th Ave
McCarthy Construction Co
Noble
Clement
Fred Young
DeMnarah
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Essaa
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