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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1942
Page
5
Chicago market reports show firm pork, smaller hog runs boosting prices to 16 year peaks. Top price $13.95, average near $13.75, with higher cows and bulls and variable steer demand across Sioux City and Chicago livestock desks.
Iowa hog price listings show good butchers and packing sows with varied bids across Waterloo Ottumwa and Mason City markets. Quotes reflect truck hauled hogs with ranges for weights from 140 to 500 pounds and prices around 12.00 to 13.80 per hundred weight, plus notes on faster receipts and differing grades across regions.
New York bonds showed irregular tone with mixed rallying in low priced issues and utilities. Delaware and Hudson plans to meet maturity of 49 million dollars in first and refunding bonds sparking demand. Denver Rio Grande and International Telephone moved higher while American Telephone and Atchison faced declines. U S Treasuries little changed to firmer with Australian issues improving in foreign markets.
Hog markets resumed an upward trend with all grades marked five cents higher. Top hog price reached 13.65 with various weight ranges detailed from 140 to 500 pounds. Cattle and calf sections list prices for steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, and lambs across multiple weight classes.
Grain and produce prices in Cedar Rapids include No 1 wheat 97c No 7 95c oats new white No 2 54c No 3 52c rye No 2 60c corn shelled yellow No 2 new 4c soybeans No 2 yellow 2.80 hay and straw baled tame 16.00 baled straw 10.00 poultry prices hens 20c leghorns 17c heavy cocks 10c capons 24 24c ducks heavy 18c light 16c pigeons 1.00 doz geese 15c turkeys toms 20c hens 23c fruits vegetables celery 3.50 lemons 6.50 oranges 4.00 lettuce 4.00 onions 3.25 new cabbage 2.25 carrots 2.25 Mexican tomatoes 3.75 potatoes Russets 3.25 cobblers 2.00 certified seed potatoes cobblers 2.85 ohios 3.40 red triumphs 2.60 grapefruit 2.50 wash pox delicious and Winesap apples hide prices no 1 cured hides 12c no 2 11c no 1 calf 14c no 2 calf 12c no 4 horse 6.25 no 2 horse 35.75 ponies and half nothing listed
UPI dispatch from Chicago lists extensive live poultry prices with receipts for butter eggs cheese and vegetables. It notes hens leghorn and white rock varieties with varied weights and prices, plus goose duck and turkey quotes and New York state figures for butter cheese and eggs.
The Davenport report notes river stages with readings near peak levels as forecasts show pressure changes. Data includes marks for La Crosse and Prairie du Chien with figures indicating slight rises and falls in the river height.
New York AP reports stocks in a mild recovery with fractional gains and a slow full session. Bethlehem Steel stood out as a quiet strong spot while Chrysler United States Rubber Sears Roebuck Deere Douglas Aircraft and others posted gains, Allied Chemical fell on a single sale and several names slipped.
Plymouth Wisconsin cheese quotas for March 30 to April 4 show Wisconsin cheese exchange figures with Twins 2044 and cheddars 201%. In Boston, U S Department of Agriculture reports mixed wool trades with demand for one-quarter blood combing wools and three-eighths blood fleeces, prices from 95 to 118. Fleece wools quiet. U S government bonds closed with Treasury 2163 49-53 at 106.20.
Virginia Nelson of Weber Junior College outduels all male rivals as Weber defeats Colorado in a season meet. The Utah program claims top honors in the event.
Grain futures closed near their highs after a late rally in Chicago. Wheat finished largely unchanged while corn oats rye and soybeans all rose with gains of up to about 3 percent. Live hog strength and expected rise in corn use for industrial alcohol supported demand.
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey ordered the government to provide Halstead M. Carpenter with the amounts and dates of substituted collateral in a trust he chaired. Carpenter, head of the Monticello State Bank, is charged with knowingly aiding in replacing good collateral with poor in the trust.
Chicago AP. Midwest shippers forecast loading about 886000 freight cars in the second quarter, up 5 percent from 844048 in the same period last year per the Midwest Shippers Advisory board. War effort products may push actual gains higher. coal and coke, ore concentrates, grain, livestock and fresh fruits are expected to rise.
Carl Schroetter of New York City, convicted ten days ago as part of a major German spy ring, died by his own hand at Atlanta penitentiary Sunday, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Edward Copenhagen and Frank Falzone of Rochester North Carolina led new doubles teams in the American Bowling Congress with 1331 for fifth place while Art Cummings and Bill Kites of Minneapolis rolled 1292 for sixth. Copenhagen’s 10 strikes in the first game produced a 285 after a 1 2 8 leave. Falzone added a 224 as part of a 509 doubles game. Walter Rosnick and Mary Hedtke of Los Angeles held the top doubles total at 1358. Vogel Brothers of Forrest Park Illinois, last year’s five man champions, posted 2839 on Sunday night and trailed current leaders.
New York and Chicago lead the Golden Gloves showdown that pits 52 cities against each other for USC charity. The New York squad draws from Newark Syracuse Utica Cleveland and the city, while Des Moines Minneapolis Chicago and others supply the Midwest, with Jimmy Carollo and Hubert Hmod headlining and Hank Ulrich clashing with Ralph McNeil for the 112 pound title.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may bar peaceful picketing not tied to the labor dispute. The Texas junction stopped two AFL unions from picketing Ritter's cafe to pressure a non union contractor, with Justices Frankfurter and four others in the majority.
The War Production Board ordered cane refiners to limit deliveries to neighboring states, set April quotas at 80 percent of 1941 levels, extended beet sugar sales, and required 15 percent of beet stocks and output for government allocation. Raw sugar quotas rose 72,004 short tons to 2,659,372. Industrial users face tighter cuts, with hotels and restaurants exempt. A 70 percent annual raw sugar quota covers invert sugar for small users to ease access.
Advertising rules outline pricing per line, minimum two lines, and daily run guidance. It covers timing, mailing charges, box numbers, and order deadlines for Want Ads in Cedar Rapids Gazette with contact number for assistance.
Lost items include a brown handbag with amber clasp near Cedar Rapids with three sums of money and checks. A large envelope with clipping and two photostatic copies was reported missing. A man's pocketbook is also claimed with liberal rewards. Dial listed numbers for contact.
A burst of small classified ads offers loans on valuables, mattress sales, watch and jewelry repairs, old gold exchanges, defense stamps, and various local services. Businesses include Katz Jewelry and Loan Co, Cedar Rapids Mattress & Upholstering Co, Probasco Jeweler, H.K. Schaefer repairs, Griffith Feather Mattress, Tom Mason cleaning, and several music and entertainment listings along with dining and venue promotions.
Advertisement notes good wares and invites qualified workers not in war work to apply immediately for interview. It emphasizes high priority and asks for full particulars via wire or mail. It reflects a wartime labor recruitment tone and urgency.
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