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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1941

Page

3

Livestock Prices Steady Across Midwest Markets

Market reports show steady hog and cattle prices amid moderate receipts in Chicago Sioux City Omaha and St Paul with hogs quoted around 8.50 to 9.15 per hundredweight and cattle mostly firm to higher. Receipts include diverse weights and categories, with buyers noting demand for pork products and varying lamb prices across several yards. Local hog prices in Iowa and Minnesota yards align with national tone as shipments and averages shift weekly.

Chicago California Sioux City Soux City Dept. Agriculture Averanes Omaha Livestock Omaha Iapi IU S. Dept. Agriculture Jackins Good Arket Attle Hogsheep Kansas City East St. Louis Indianapolis

Commodity pricing list for livestock weights

A fragmented price table lists various weight ranges from 9.05 to 360-400 Ibs with currencies and figures such as 8.757, 8.650, and 7.90. It mentions sows described as good and choice and includes multiple weight brackets from 240 Ibs up to 500 ths. The data appear as an OCR snippet of market quotes and do not form a complete narrative.

Local hog market unchanged with steady top price noted

Hog prices on the local market hold steady Saturday with top at 895 dollars. Listings cover hogs from 140 to 270 pounds with several price bands and packer grades, plus cattle and calf market figures and sheep data.

Searl

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Markets

Local grain prices list wheat and oats with No 2 yellow shelled corn at 62c per bushel and rye at 3c. Hay and straw rates shown. Poultry markets report live hens and roosters with mixed prices. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include lemons 4.50, grapefruits 3.25, celery 4.00, lettuce 3.25 4.25, onions 3.25, and potatoes 2.25 for new California whites. Hide prices list assorted calf and horse hides. ponies and tails at half price.

California

Produce Markets Chicago Produce Chicago 1up Poultry No Sales

Market report covers butter with receipts 993 398 lbs and firm tone with varied scores. eggs receipts 28 120 cases and firm market with several price points. cheese with several dairy names and price quotes. potatoes arrivals 192 on track with firm market and regional price ranges. futures section lists butter and eggs storage and refrigerator standards dates.

Chicago Idaho Russet Burbanks Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Ohios

Bond Market Mixed As Treasuries Stand Pat In Quiet Session

New York bond prices show fractional gains for some issues like Northern Pacific 4s and Southern Railway 4s with several decliners and overall dull over the counter activity. Treasury loans remained inactive ahead of government financing details expected later this month. United States government bonds closed with Treasury 3 3/4s at 110.19.

New York Northern Pacific Southern Pacific Tillinois Central Southern Railway Treasury

Stocks Show Slight Gains

New York markets opened with little war or labor news keeping many away. Coppers led gains with scattered performance from steels rails and specialties. Major issues drifted, with Consolidated Edison at a new low since 1938 and names like U S Steel General Motors and J C Penney showing mixed results.

NEW York Anaconda Kennecott U. S. Steel Southern Pacific Westinghouse du Pont Sears Roebuck J. I. Case Standard Oil N. J. Consolidated Edison General Motors General Electric J. C. Penney

Wall Street Stock Listings From Saturday Quotations

A dense list of stocks and prices published by J. E. Bennett and Con W. H. Jump, including Allied Chem, International Nickel, Allied Stores, International Paper, Lehigh Valley, Libbey Owens, Armour, Lockheed, Curtis, Coca Cola, General Electric, General Motors, and many others. The page formats ticker-like quotes with fractions and letters, noting market activity and bid offers for numerous industrial, chemical, and consumer goods firms.

J. E. Bennett & Con W . H. Jump Merchants National Bank Builldine Allied Chem Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Kennecott Kresse Maracaibo Lehigh Val Pow & L ltaLibbey Owens Lockheed Ad Ark Nat Gas Air Marshall Martin G L Armour & Co Dtiami Stont Ward Atchison T. SF Murray Corp Atlantic Rie Nash-Kelv Aviation Corp Bellas Baldwin Loco Natl Biscuit Balto & Ohio Barnsdal Natl Dairy P Bendix Av Binwocx Aimee North Amn Co Boeing Airplia Nor Amn Borden Co Borg Warner Otis Steel Packard Penick Ford Si Phillips Pet Sherine Proctor Gamble Cerro de Pasco Ches & Ohio Bore Chrysler Motor Radio Corp Rand Coca Cola Repb Steel Cole Palmolive Schenley Sears Roebuck Com! Solvents Servel_ Inc Southern Shell Union Tita Cons Edison Simmons, Co Contl Motors Sou Railway Contl. Oil del Sperry Corp Crown Drug Crucible Steel Calif Ind Curtiss Studebaker Deere & Co Tex Corp Courlas Aire Thompson du Pont Cent Pragoun Swift Chicago Edison Walsreen

Wool market activity steady at firm Boston prices

U S department reports last week of firm prices for fine and half blood wools in Boston with moderate demand for fine territory and 12 months Texas wools. Grease quotations show 46c for combing 73s and 64c for blood bright fleece with other fleeces steady and largely nominal. Wisconsin cheese quotations for May 1924 list brick 16 2 3c, cheddar 18c.

Boston U.S. Agriculture Department Texas Delaine Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange

Church Thief Given Five-Year Sentence

Cedric Monahan, 40, pled guilty to grand larceny and received five years in Fort Madison penitentiary. District Judge George W. Wood sentenced him after he stole part of the silver communion service from St. James Episcopal Church in Independence on May 2, with the stolen items found upon arrest.

Independence INS Fort Madison Cedric Monahan George W. Wood Monahan St. James’ Episcopal Church

Wheat and corn futures slide on liquidation pressure

Chicago wheat futures edged down as May delivery contracts eased under liquidation pressure. Corn futures were modestly lower with selling by longs in May, while soybeans rose on moderate support and limited offerings. The report notes deliveries totaling about 290,000 bushels and a rebound in July soybean trade despite overall weakness across wheat and corn.

Chicago Board of Trade Longs Kansas City Minneapolis Winnipeg

Winnipeg Market Wheat and Chicago Cash Provisions Summary

Chicago cash wheat markets show No. 1 mixed at 1.01 to 1.02 dollars, No. 2 red at 1.02 to 1.03 dollars. Corn No. 1 yellow 73 to 74 cents, No. 2 at 73 to 74 cents. Barley malting 57 to 69 cents, feed 49 to 55 cents. Cash lard 9.57 dollars, loose 8.72, bellies 11.50.

Chicago

King's Daughters Install Officers at Fidelis Circle

Mrs Henry Haegg presided as Linn County King's Daughters president at a Fidelis circle meeting in Marion. Officers installed included Mrs O W McBride president and Mrs Arthur Fairhurst vice president with Mrs Will Grassfield secretary and Mrs Beiber treasurer. An admission service welcomed Mrs S F Cary a new member and plans were made for a June 6 gathering at Mrs Milo Vanderlinden's home. Fifteen guests enjoyed refreshments.

King's Daughters Henry Haegg Linn County Fidelis Circle B. E. Beiber O. W. McBride Arthur Fairhurst Will Grassfield Beiber Milo Vanderlinden

Fayette Edges West Union In Low-Scoring Confer Battle

Fayette defeated West Union 7 to 6 in an Upper Iowa conference game Friday. Fayette trailed 4 6 before rallying in the fifth inning to take the lead, while West Union missed a chance to score in the seventh as Lamphier retired the side. Brorkway Turner and Biermen led Fayette hitters with Marvin Lamphier and Jones handling defense.

Fayette Fayette High West Union Marvin Lamphier Brorkway Turner

Marion area churches schedule services this week

Local church listings show Baptist pastor Rev L W Inman at Marion with Bible school 9 45 a m and morning worship 10 45 a m sermon The Man of the Ages Evening sermons and midweek activities also listed St Joseph Catholic Rev T J McElliott mass 8 and 10 a m Christian and Congregational churches with various sermons and choir plans Free Methodist and Methodist services plus eggs for St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids noted Epworth League pic nics and Lutheran St Paul services Seventh Day Church of God Prairie Chapel Alburnett Methodist and other denominations announce Sunday school times morning worship and special programs through the week

L. W. Inman Bible School St. Joseph's Catholic T. J. McElliott Vernon H. Carter Christ Raymond C. Swisher Heaven Diana Coffey Herbert Livingston Arthur W. Henke St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Epworth League C. V. R. de Jong Christian Endeavor Etzel Ladies Spiritual Life Group George Stone First Avenue St. Paul's Prairie Chapel J. B. Clyde Alburnett Methodist

Clinton In Semis of Volley Tourney

Clinton Y M C A reaches the national open volleyball semifinals by defeating Ann Arbor and Embarcadero Y of San Francisco to set up a clash with Hughes Tool from Houston. Hughes Tool beat Davenport to reach the semis.

Clinton Ann Arbor

Iowa State Nine Defeats Nebraska in 6 1 Victory

Iowa State beat Nebraska 6 to 1 as eight of 11 hits came in the first three innings. Sid Held relieved in the fourth for Nebraska but allowed only two hits while Nebraska failed in key moments. The series continues Saturday with both teams aiming to rebound.

Lincoln Iowa State University of Nebraska Sid Held Ernie Swanson Nebraska Town State Wilson Schambers Swanson Heid Herndon

Toddville Wins 15th On Pitching Duel With Springville

Toddville defeated Springville 3 to 2 in a Friday game as Walser struck out 16 and Scery fanned 10. The win evens the two game series at one win each and lifts Toddville to 15 wins and one loss for the year. The season ends Thursday at Center Point.

Toddville Springville Walser Scery

Lost and errands listed in Gazette Want Ads

Classified notices show lost items and various services. Missing blue suit or cameo from readers near Memorial Dr. rewards offered. Ads include jewelry repairs, printing, fur cleaning, shipping references, and transportation rideshare requests amid household and miscellaneous services.

Local Ads Offer Dirt, Dirt Cheap and Home Services

Classified listings provide dirt for sale fill dirt black dirt sodding and grading by Eager's and others. Services include hauling, wall cleaning, painting, furnace cleaning, carpentry, guttering, wall washing, and machine ground lawn mowers with delivery and free estimates. Multiple businesses and phone numbers listed for quick contact.

Fred Young Bilakers Willman’s reene _ PETA Geo Ilen Hdw 3Rd Ave Chas Lebeda Frank Jirouch Hawkeye ‘Tin Geo. L. Karr Eager Novak Heating CO Bender

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