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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1941
Page
11
The report shows mixed advances in hog prices and steady to firm cattle and sheep trades. Receipts include 11,000 hogs and 4,000 cattle with bulls, steers, and heifers trading at varied but generally steady to higher levels, while feeders remain scarce and bids hold firm.
Market reports show cattle and hog prices holding firm with varied gains. Prices for hogs range 160-210 lbs around 7.0 to 8.5 per cwt while cattle across weights pull modest increases with good and choice orders driving bids. Lamb and sheep receipts steady with steady to softer bids on older stock and fat lambs.
Local hog prices rise after days of stability as all grades gain a dime. Hogs range from 140 to 500 pounds with prices listed across weight classes and packers, while cattle and sheep sections show varied hierarchies and values for steers yearlings cows and lambs.
Grain and feed items list prices for wheat oats barley and soybeans. Straw and hay values noted. Poultry prices range hens roosters and springs. Fresh fruits vegetables and cured hides priced per crate or unit. Includes calves horses and miscellaneous farm goods.
NY markets opened with continued gains from Tuesday but faded as traders sought profits. Non-ferrous metals provided a stable base while steels rails and motors showed irregular advances that were not kept. Leading shares included Kennecott International Nickel United Aircraft U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Texas Corp Eastman and du Pont.
Wall Street close shows price list with numerous listed equities such as Adams Express Kresge Kroger Libbey Owens Allied Stores Link Belt Miami Copper Anaconda Coal and other major firms. Chicago listings include Armour & Co Bendix Aviation Zenith Radio and Goodyear among many others reflecting the day’s market activity and price ranges.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for May 5-10 show daisies at 18 cents, bricks 16 4 5 cents, horns 17 1 2 cents, cheddars 17 3 4 cents. Farmers call board lists daisies 18 cents, horns 18 cents, cheddars unchanged. Wool market in Boston reports modest UPI volume with domestic wool sales steady. bright fleeces sold 40 to 44 cents grease, 45 to 46 cents grease delivered. semi bright fleece sales 40 to 42 cents grease delivered. one original bar fine territory sale 1.00 to 1.10 scoured. The US has more than 335 varieties of rats and mice.
Chicago wheat, corn and soybeans hit new seasonal peaks with early gains erasing after profit taking. Wheat closed near day’s high, soybeans and rye also firmed while receipts and shipments varied as buyers and sellers responded to parity loan prospects and cash-market bids. Weather outlook called for partly cloudy, cooler conditions.
Winnipeg market reports show open, high, low and close Wheat prices for May around 747 to 774, along with Chicago cash provisions for multiple grain categories. The listings include No 1 hard, No 2 mixed, No 3 yellow, No 4 yellow, white, and other grades for oats, rye, soybeans, barley, lard, and bellies with varied bid prices and sale notes.
Chicago market receipts show steady dairy and poultry demand with firmer butter and eggs and steady to firm potato supplies. New York reports firmer butter and cheese prices with mixed egg colors and higher creamery values, while futures indicate stable storage prices and seasonally adjusted produce costs.
In New York bond trading Wednesday the market retrenched from Tuesday’s brisk gains. Most issues held steady or slipped slightly with rail issues showing minor activity and a few advancing. Foreign issues and government bonds remained quiet as traders watched totals and stock averages.
Richmond public works director Gamble Bowers asked the city council to fund dredging the James River channel from Richmond to Hopewell and to maintain standard depth. He cited boats grounding recently and sought 30 000 dollars to dredge the turning basin at the deepwater terminal.
A flood of want ads lists items and services from a ton of merchants. Stimulants priced at 29c in a limited offer, jewelry and watch repairs, fishing tackle, rag and textile deals, and beauty services fill the pages. Transportation ads seek riders to Los Angeles and car repairs, with reader exchanges and a $25 reward noted.
A collage of local classified notices shows services from sodding and dirt work to carpet cleaning, spouting installation, and lawn care. Job listings include housework, waitresses, salesladies, beauty operator, and other domestic positions with contact details and wages.
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