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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1942
Page
4
Prices in the cattle market firmed Tuesday as live cattle quotes move toward dressed beef ceilings. Steers and heifers steady to 10 cents higher, cows steady, bulls strong. Receipts at 5,000 head, 2,000 below expectations. Livestock circles cite reduced producer shipments as boosting market strength.
Livestock receipts around 15,000 to 24,000 hogs and cattle show uneven trade. Hog prices hover near 13 to 14 dollars with steady otherwise. sows and pork offerings mixed. Cattle demand improves with fed steers around 14 to 17 dollars and high quality offerings reaching 16 dollars per hundredweight. cows mostly steady to lower. stock cattle and yearlings show varied activity amid a fluctuating market.
Hog prices ease slightly as demand softens. Calves and feeder cattle show gains up to 25 cents. Cattle ranges highlight medium to good stock steers around 10.50 to 12.00. Hogs steady near 13.50 to 13.80 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs listed with 1000 head salable and no early action.
Livestock receipts total 3 500 cattle and 150 calves with steady to firmer demand on fed steers and stockers. Bulls weak to 25 cents lower. killing calves steady with bulk medium good fed steers at 11.50 to 13.00. heifers around 11.75. cows 9.50 to 9.75. lambs bid 13.75 to 14.00 with good demand for high quality clipped lambs. No specific location or date given.
Fragmentary OCR notes show hog market prices with weights and bids. Mentions 150-169 pounds and 330-360 pounds ranges, price markers around 13.40 to 13.55, with sow ranges and other fractions. Missing clear context, but records reflect quotes and weight brackets.
Combined hog prices across southern Minnesota and To The dest agricultural period ends at 8 am Tuesday 30.800 with comparisons to last year. Moderate activity, steady to 15 cents higher per hundredweight. Barrows and gilts ranges given by weight class from 146 to 490 pounds, with United packing plants noting prices from about 12.80 to 13.80 per hundredweight and sow values around 12.25 to 13.60 for various weights.
Livestock market at Peoria shows hogs 3 200 head with admins active. prices 10 cents lower on most lots, top pair around 14.00 with bulk 300-550 lb sows at 13. Cattle receipts 35 with steers and yearlings trading 11.50 to 12.50, medium good heifers 16 to 20. Feeder vealers at 15.50, lambs noted with undertone steady.
Odd lines describe AGO produce markets with receipts for poultry and various potato and russet shipments. Notes include prices per dozen for eggs and per cwt for russets, with mixed quality grades and unwashed versus washed lots. Affected entries show fluctuating figures and storage terms, indicating steady market activity.
The report lists egg quality grades and prices with promotions for medium to extra large sizes. It notes color varieties, firsts percentages, and average checks. Jeannenne Creamery is cited with scores and cash prices, while overall egg prices show steady to easier trends amid poor demand.
Lamson Brothers furnishes grain quotations with H R Mowrey listed as Cedar Rapids office manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Phone 2 3141.
A short market list shows prices for fowls turkeys ducks and chickens. Entries include old toms roosters and pullets with figures in cents per unit and a few note placeholders for breeds like Rocks crosses and pullets.
A partial OCR note lists entries with figures like 37.75 and references to Lames Bros. and Co. and GEO netricesites' standards dated in June and October, indicating a financial or account brief from a business ledger.
Hog prices drop on Tuesday with butcher grades a dime lower and packers down five cents. Long haul top unsettled at 13.75. Sheep market notes include choice lambs 80 to 95 pounds and good to choice ewes 120 to 140 pounds with prices around 5.00 per lamb.
Grain prices list wheat No. 1 8c No. 2 4c No. 3 5c rye No. 2 60c soybeans No. 2 yellow 1.63. Baled hay and straw prices shown. Poultry and eggs prices for Leghorns and hens listed. Vegetables include celery tomatoes potatoes apples and sweet potatoes with per unit costs. Hide market notes cover cured hides calf hides horse and pony pricing.
New York reports a generally upward drift in bonds with rails and utilities advancing fractionally in late trading. U.S. government and large treasury offerings drew continued interest while most foreign dollar bonds remained steady as Monday’s movement extended into Tuesday.
Machine Shop beat Weld 11 to 5 Tuesday morning in the La Plant Choate league. Winning pitcher Carl Popenhaven hit a homer as Machine Shop collected nine hits. Welders were limited to four hits. Welders face Receiving and Stores Friday morning.
Melvin Montague of 300 First Avenue West was jailed on a charge of consuming liquor in public. Detective Dan Kruidenier and Sergeant Howard Walsh arrested him around 7 45 p m Monday.
The record notes that Ferdinand Magellan identified the Philippine Islands in 1521 and also located Guam during his voyage.
In New York a mixed recovery appeared across sectors with steels motors and specialties showing resilience while leaders lagged. Trading was uneven with small fractional changes and some gains late. United Aircraft hit a yearly low and Sperry fell. Strong performers included Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors American Can du Pont Allied Chemical. Lagging stocks included Santa Fe Sears Roebuck Western Union Consolidated Edison General Foods Anaconda and others.
A transcribed list shows Abbott Lab at 38 and International Paper at 324 with numerous other stocks and bonds across industries. Entries include Kennecott Copper at 28 and Kroger at 23, among many others, reflecting a broad market snapshot from the day.
Warehousing traders report wool prospects in Boston faltering as manufacturers adjust to wartime demand. Prices on, average quoted around 1.15 to 1.18 while staple combing and scoured bases remain steady.
The Nassau grouper, a West Indies food fish, is noted for its ability to shift color patterns akin to a chameleon, reflecting its adaptation and camouflage strategies in reef habitats.
Prices closed little changed with wheat steady to up slightly and corn down about a half to one percent. Oats and rye showed minor moves while soybeans rose about fourteen percent to 2.00. Winnipeg rye firmed but other prices there were unchanged. Cash lard and related pork products quoted with varied settle numbers.
Special to The Gazette reports Eleanor Maier of Alburnett, UF Upper Iowa University flutist, to appear with Upper Iowa Symphony on WOI May 7 at 4 05 p m. James Andrews elected president of the Christian Forum 1942 43. Union Mother s Day services Sunday 11 a m at the school auditorium with Rev M D Swisher. High school girls chorus under Mrs Howard Backus to sing. Baccalaureate Sunday 8 p m in the school auditorium led by William Overend and Keith Irwin with union choir under Mrs Bennie Boddicker. Mr and Mrs Barney Tritle celebrate 49th wedding anniversary with Cedar Rapids and Walker relatives. Junior class hosts seniors and faculty at Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids with a South American theme led by Tilton Hepker toastmaster.
President Roosevelt and War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson urged state and local governments to revise laws hindering the war effort. They cited truck load limits and strict building and sanitary codes as delaying vital supplies and equipment for soldiers.
Ed Zellar general secretary of the Y M C A gave a brief history of the Y since its 1844 organization during a luncheon talk to the Canopus club. He outlined the local group’s yearly budget and discussed the philosophy guiding YMCA workers in their outreach.
Beerman named Milwaukee superintendent succeeding Bowen who served since 1938. Beerman began as a telegraph operator in 1907 and held multiple dispatch and master roles in Dubuque Mason City Madison Aberdeen LaCrosse Marion Minneapolis Sioux City and Terre Haute before taking Milwaukee post. Bowen served in Maron since 1938 after starting as telegraph operator in 1899 with a career including key dispatch and supervision roles.
Raymond Eckhart was elected councilman of the First ward on Monday evening to replace R. M. Clark who recently left the ward. The council denied Clarence McGowan's garage permit and ordered him to cease commercial work after May 15. G. P. Linville of Cedar Rapids spoke for opponents of the garage. The bid of Chris Nielsen to widen Seventh avenue from Twelfth to Thirteenth streets was accepted at $2 per lineal foot, with Standard Oil paying for the widening in front of its station and the city supplying iron and removing dirt. The project widens the avenue by three feet each side.
Dr. Phil S. Crew secured a permit Monday to remodel the fire at 764 Twelfth Street, with an expenditure of 400 dollars to enlarge the waiting room.
Louis Guarnera of St. Paul Minnesota arrived Saturday to make his home with his sister Mrs Pauline Naso.
Mrs Lee Voorhies will entertain the Victory club Friday at 1 15 p m at the home of her son in law R D Conley 315 Eighth avenue for a dessert luncheon.
The first division of the Ladies Aid at the Presbyterian church meets Friday at 2 p.m. at Miss Coenen’s home. Barbara Clark, daughter of the Clarks, will graduate from Oberlin and broadcast Saturday from Cleveland at 2 30 p.m. over Mutual. Choirs rehearse at Methodist and Christian churches midweek. var., visits from servicemen, vacation plans, Mother’s Day gift ads, and a May 17 baccalaureate sermon at the Presbyterian church are noted along with local sugar rationing registration and a lodge program.
Keith Stark and Jean Stamy play Mr and Mrs Thomas Jones in Friday 8 pm performance at the Lincoln auditorium Miss Winifred Schrubbe directs the senior play Patrons Night is Thursday Students Night Friday but adults may attend either night
Funeral services for William T. Jackson set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian church with Rev C V R DeJong officiating Burial will be in the family lot at Oak Shade cemetery He was a former Marion board of education president and a Coccola S trustee elder in the Presbyterian church Surviving children include Miriam R Jackson a Charlo Montana teacher Frederick Parrett Jackson Dayton Ohio and others Also note of a motorcycle accident involving Charles Schaefer Jr and a church film showing at St Pauls Lutheran with a silver offering collector
A local youth group plans an evening event at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The gathering will be hosted in the K V cafe with music and social activities for attendees.
The notice explains want ad pricing and wording rules. It specifies average word counts for lines, minimum two lines, seven days duration, and cancellation after results. Rates vary by line and day range with special low rates noted. Dial 2-1121 for a trained ad taker.
Local classified items include jewelry and loan services, watch cleaning, carburetor check, self revising world globes, printing services, home care, nursing home listing, watch and jewelry stores, printing, painting and decorating services, hauling and junk removal, rug cleaning, Venetian blinds, lawn care, pest control, beauty shop services, and vacant room rental. Numerous ad lines reference firms and contact numbers across downtown locations.
Fragmentary classified notice shows multiple jobs and asks for dairy farm workers, truck drivers, clerks, salesladies, a hotel maid, a bank operator, and a general helper. Mentions locations, ages, and contact details with garbled phrasing and partial phone numbers.
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