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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1941
Page
13
Chicago reports hog futures up on gains of five to fifteen cents with prices for good and choice 180 to 330 pound hogs reaching 9.05 to 9.20 and a top of 9.25 the highest since September 6, 1939. Sows gain 15 to 25 cents to 8.60 to 8.85 while lambs and ewes show strength in related livestock quotes.
Chicago markets saw a broad advance as wheat deliveries hit their best level in a year with May near 1.02 and July at 1.00. Profit-taking trimmed about a cent. May wheat finished at 1.01, other grains and soybeans also rose with soybeans at their highest since 1937.
U S Department of Agriculture reports cattle and livestock receipts at Sioux City with mixed action. Calves, steer and yearling prices range from about 8.75 to 11.50. fat stock and cows steady to higher. feeder cattle and lambs show modest activity with varied price levels across weights.
Iowa Des Moines reports 8 Sahog receipts at 16 concentration goo and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hour period ending 8 a.m. Monday. Prices show steady to higher with gains on over 270 head of barrows and sows, and varied quotes across weight ranges from 200 to 500 pounds with totals approaching 8 to 9 dollars per hundredweight in several categories.
The fragment lists price quotes for borrows and gilts with figures like 7.2047.50 and $7.60, alongside other values such as 46.25 and 0 ibs. Details are incomplete and unclear due to OCR errors.
Chicago livestock report shows hog receipts 12 009 with prices up 5 to 15 cents and firm to strong demand on heavy weights above 300 pounds. Lambs steady to 25 cents lower with nine cars on sale and spring lambs around 11 50. calves 1900 with steer heifer run steady to 25 cents lower. cows mostly steady to 8 60 with fat cows near 7 25 to 6 25.
Live cattle receipts 6 305 head with calves and hogs mixed. market steady to firm on light weights, weaker on heavy cattle and some loads steady. Hogs mostly steady to firm. sows 8.50 to 8.75, good demand for lighter weights. lambs weak to 25 cents lower. California spring load and other stock noted.
Salable receipts total 3,700 with steers and heifers trading unevenly. Early loads show good yearling and slaughter steers with prices around 10 to 12 dollars per hundredweight, while hogs lack established bids and lambs are mainly trucked in shorn with no early trading.
Associated Press markets report livestock prices in Mason City Waterloo Ottumwa with bids per weight class. Prices show cattle and hogs steady or higher with ranges from 5.10 to 9.75 for various weight brackets and packer bids, noting regional variation.
New York police AP report says buyers and sellers held a near deadlock on Monday with lead issues shifting sides often. Minor declines dotted the close as about 225000 shares changed hands, one of the lightest full sessions since 1916. Firms showing steadier action included U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Standard Oil N J Texas Corp Standard Oil of California Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge General Motors United Airlines.
A historical market page lists hog prices by weight, with various ranges from 149 to 600 pounds and values around 7 to 8 dollars. It also shows steer and calf quotes, and a section titled CALF MARKET with grades and price guidance. Industrial and corporate stock mentions include Adams Express, Simmons Conti, Du Pont, General Motors, Warner Bros, and others with scattered percentages.
Peoria live stock sales show hog receipts around 3 090 pounds with hog prices from 8 90 to 9 05 per cwt and fat hogs near 8 00 to 9 00 per cwt. Steers and heifers mostly steady with wood fed steers 10 75 and heifers about 10 50 to 16 25 for various grades. Calves active with tops to 12 50 and milk fed types 11 00 to 12 50, while culls and commons sag to 6 00 or below and stocker prices around 9 80 to 10 59 depending on grade. Overall undertone labeled weak for slaughter cattle and sheep despite some high points.
Hogs advance on the local market with a 5 to 20 cent rise across grades. The top long-haul no-fill price sits at $9, reflecting broader pricing strength in Monday trading.
Local circular lists poultry and produce prices including hens 14 to 16 cents, Lemons 4.75 per box, vegetables and fruits with assorted weights and prices, Idaho pick up 11.76, Winesap apples pricing, and other market items noted in a dated Cedar Rapids feed.
Memorial day services are planned in the Alburnett school auditorium on Sunday May 25 at 11 a.m. The program committee includes Mrs Glen Arnold Howard Powers Ruth Marie and Mrs C R McCalley from several churches.
A fragmented list shows prices for barley malting, oats, soybeans, corn, and lard. Entries reference sample grades, percentages, and various lots such as No. 1 red heavy and No. 2 beans with prices in dollars per unit, reflecting trading values in a historical commodity roundup.
New York AP market notes show dairy prices with creameries at premium levels and varied scores for grades. Current receipts reach $47,560 with firm responses and mixed color grading.
Chicago produce market reports steady receipts of 21 trucks with mixed live poultry prices. Butter eggs cheese and dairy sections show current receipts and on-track demand with regional prices for Idaho Russet potatoes and Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley stock.
In New York trading, government bonds showed a watchful stance with minimal commitments as traders awaited a treasury financing announcement. Rates moved in narrow ranges with federal issues down slightly and corporate indexes following a similar pattern amid mixed international developments.
Fragmentary report notes weekly cheese production figures in Wisconsin with incomplete data on percentages and dates. The text mentions es Lm and percentages like 16 and 18 but lacks full context or clear units.
Market notes show increased demand for modern and bleached fleece wools. Prices rose to 46 to 47 cents delivered from country shipping points, with direct shipments to users increasing.
George B. Gray aged 76 died after weeks of illness. Born February 9, 1865 in Marion, he was a lifelong Methodist and is survived by his wife, three daughters, a son, a brother, and four grandchildren. Funeral at Yo com chapel Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Henke and Rev. Gough officiating. Burial in Oak Shade cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Charlie Grimm Jr. is hospitalized at St Luke's Cedar Rapids with a fractured jaw and other injuries from a Sunday 5 30 pm crash when his car overturned on loose gravel near Alburnett. His wife sustained a leg injury and their nine month old daughter was uninjured.
Manchester High School downed Independence High Tuesday afternoon. The local team will host Monti cello on Friday at 3 30 p m.
The Marion Softball association starts the season Monday at 8 p.m. with two games at Ion Athletic field under floodlights. Milwaukee Service club faces Ping's Scoreboard and CI0 Packers Union meets Coast to Coast. Wednesday brings Whittier versus Allen Motor and Alburnett Oilers versus Milwaukee Service club.
Cliff Cutler remains in St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids after a heart attack a week ago. Doctors report his condition about the same and expect several weeks of hospitalization.
Thursday evening at her home 992 Eighteenth Street hosted a gathering with guests Bonnie Carey June De Wees Jean Stamy Eileen Schen ken Kathleen Mullaley Mary.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Martin Mr and Mrs Neal Blok Mr and Mrs Claude Port of Marion and Mr and Mrs Lewis Cleaver Mr and Mrs H Noble and Mr and Mrs Alfred Schluntz of Cedar Rapids members of a card club drove to Amana Sunday evening for dinner.
Mrs H P Hanson is summoned to Mount Vernon to care for her daughter Mrs James Kilts who is ill and recuperating.
A Sunday gathering took place at the home of Mr and Mrs Piersall with friends and family in attendance during a quiet afternoon social event.
Mr and Mrs Alfred P Lene are listed at 970 Twelfth Street in a local social notice.
Fragments of a wedding notice appear for Mr Frank J Harden and Mrs Ay Ae, with unclear details. The text suggests a union or social event but lacks full names, dates, or locations to confirm specifics.
Local social note lists attendees for a community picnic with several honored guests expected to speak. Organizers invite residents to join, with details on timing and location.
James Wood of 562 Seventh Avenue is seriously ill, with local officials or medical staff not specified in the report.
Guests were hosted Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newcomb, with friends and neighbors attending.
Catherine Sinclair and her Californian groom were married Saturday at 8:30 PM in the St. Francis church marriage chapel San Diego with an altar of white tapers palms and lilies. Miss Florence McKinney played the organ and Miss Dorothy Fellows sang.
Mr and Mrs O A Tedeman Osage and Mr and Mrs Alvin Schulte Cedar Rapids are in town due to Alvin Schulte’s serious illness at Reamer convalescent home. Lost white male wire-haired terrier, reward. Phone 257W.
Ladies day event will be held Wednesday 72 at the Mar lans are being made for the abhamon golf tourn ament June 10.
Mr and Mrs William Fowler wed recently with guests including Miss Edith, 4 Starr Klink, David Klink and oe Carroll of Cedar Rapids, and Mr and Mrs Shaffer Klink of Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Blakeslee were visiting Marshalltown on Sunday for a day trip and activities in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hutton and their children spent Sunday at Center Point visiting Mrs. Jon with the Huttons. Hazel May joined others for the social gathering at the residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Kassler and Delmar and George Miller spent Sunday at the state park in McGregor for a relaxing picnic outing.
Two rental units available. A newly decorated three room apartment and a basement two room unit. Contact Dr Booth for details and viewing.
The Cornelian club schedules a Tuesday noon picnic at Devil's Selection site with a provided meal. A social will follow Monday evening hosted by Mrs. Elmer Neff or Mrs. D. D. Liebe.
The Cornerstone Kensington invites notice of a date change for the upcoming meeting at Mrs. J Rote’s residence 436 Eighteenth Street. Members are asked to note the revised meeting date.
Vincent Hart came home Saturday after attending an insurance convention in Omaha. He traveled with colleagues and planned to resume his duties at the firm upon return.
Dr and Mrs C C Peck of Seat Pleasant are listed in a society column as hosting a forthcoming event. The notice cites the couple’s titles and location with no additional details about date or purpose.
Over the weekend guests at the Walker home included Mrs. Catharine Stan and Edna Hannah, relatives of Mr. Stan coat and Mrs. Stanton. The gathering honored a family member's graduation with formal remarks and hospitality.
Dr. C. V. Lehman of Cedar Rapids presents Guatemala films at a Marion Lions dinner Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at the E.V. cafe. Officers will be elected beforehand and all members are urged to attend.
A Cedar Rapids church lists members including Richard Boyle Jack Monahan Raymond Caffrey Robert Harris Lucian Dean Keller Richard Fancher Jack Morrissey Donald Morrissey Charles Bartels Patrick Purcell Donald Clancy Wayne Hogan Joseph Lyons Robert Lowri James Good Jack Shannon Billie Thomas Jerry O Keefe Wayne Darling Richard Conlon and Patrick Pond.
Brief services will be conducted shortly before noon Tuesday for George Bowman who died here in 1924.
Members of the Friendly guild of the Methodist church will serve as hostesses Wednesday afternoon for the Methodist W. S. C. S. meeting, replacing the True Blue auxiliary.
G H Christianson of 505 Fifth Avenue has traveled to Rolla Missouri on business errands.
Mrs Anna Gray entertained a group of friends Saturday at the home she shares with her sister Mrs George P Whitney. The event highlighted close social ties within the Whitney household and local circles.
Sioux City reports Marty Norton once a famed prep athlete and prolific magazine salesman was sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison for fraudulent use of the mails. The record recalls his past as a varsity star, professional football hopeful, and later reformist acts at Anamosa and Cedar Rapids before renewed trouble.
A ten year effort to obtain deeds promised the city property needed for routing traffic out Second avenue for blocks. A letter signed by M M Isaac B Smith Sutherland Dows and a Sidney Sinclair estate representative urged the route to be studied by legal and engineering departments for reports.
Boston dispatch reports Dr. Robert Russell Wicks, dean of Princeton University chapel, urges theological students to marry compatible partners, urging ministers to consider practical life paths and domestic decisions in candid guidance.
Treasury officials urged a broad tax overhaul including raising corporation taxes and revising the excess profits tax. John L. Sullivan proposed wiping out the excess profits tax on firms earning over 10 percent in a year and lowering the 8 percent capital return to 4-10 percent. He favored higher excise taxes on autos, tires, refrigeration, phonographs, and other defense-competitive goods, while not endorsing a 20 percent auto tax. The Ways and Means Committee could trim increases on gasoline, tobacco, and nondefense goods.
Sheriff deputies investigated a Saturday 8:30 p.m. crash at Abey Creek Bridge on highway 30 west of Mount Vernon. The car vanished, then reappeared in Mount Vernon public garage with a leg of mutton in the trunk. Driver H. R. Cheek of Chicago later explained he was blinded by oncoming lights and had taken the car to a Mount Vernon tow, leaving no immediate evidence of a crash.
Roosevelt high school tumbling team concluded a successful season with a speech at the Rotary club luncheon in the Roosevelt Hotel and received a trampoline donated by David Turner. George Nissen of Cedar Rapids designed the trampoline, expected to aid future training under G H Darling, the team director. Assisting were Hildred Ann Miller and Marvel Dulin of Roosevelt school.
Washington moves to plug leaks on vital matters as Philippines licensing act faces approval. Officials argue the act strengthens control and security, while critics warn of overreach and potential impact on press and civil liberties.
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