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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
4
AP reports Friday that hogs traded near 14 dollars with most sales at 14 to 14.25 dollars. The salable run reached about 10 000 head, higher than last week, while dressed pork remained steady. Cattle markets showed higher cow quotations and firming bulls, with lighter demand for steers and yearlings. Lamb bids softened to around 14.50 with shorn lambs at 14.60 and up.
U. S. Department data indicate receipts totaling 16 009 to 15 500 for hogs with market steady to slightly firmer on middle weights. fat lambs slow with bids down. calf and steer offerings steady to weak with light demand. cows and bulls mixed as dealers stay active but supply remains tight.
Fragmentary OCR text shows varied price entries for weights from 160 to 500 pounds with inconsistent punctuation and symbols. No clear article event or identifiable entities emerge beyond generic price ranges and weights.
Cattle receipts 4 400 calves slow but steady with cows up 25 cents and steers to 13 50. High reading hogs 14 10 to 14 25 for 190 360 lb and sows around 13 90 to 14 00. Feeder pigs at 13 50 and lamb prices above 14 25 for No 2 pelts amid light early action.
Combined hog receipts across 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending May show total receipts around 31,300 head with weekly wages and price bands by live weight. Prices range about 13.50 to 13.75 per cwt for hogs in the 270 to 500 pound categories, higher than a year ago.
Department of Agriculture cattle and hogs receipts and market quotes show steady to lower trends. Hogs top around 1415 dollars for 180 pound plus lots, sows 13.75 to 14.00, average barrows 14.07 at 263 pounds. cattle calves receipts 6,500 with steers 10.50 to 11.25, cows 7.50 to 12.50, vealers up to 15.00, lambs slow with fed prices near 15.25 and up amid a large run.
The Iron & Coal Company at 110 B Ave NE seeks scrap iron automobile bodies fenders barbed wire scrap metal and worn newspapers magazines and rags for recycling and resale.
Grain quotations provided by Lamson Brothers and Company. Contact H Merchants National R Mowrey in Cedar Rapids at 503 Bank building for details.
Salable hogs 2 000 steady to 5c top 270 lb good sows 13.50 13.75. Cattle salable 300 good medium steers 13.00 13.50 most heifers sold. Calves 150, lighter top 15.50. Sheep salable receipts 600 spring lambs noted.
Hog prices hold steady on the local market with all grades unchanged from Wednesday quotations. Long-haul top holding at $14, genuine spring lambs 65-90 lbs at $13.50 to $14.50, medium toss 65-90 lbs $12.50 to $13.50, pair 65-90 lbs $11.50 to $12.50.
Market notes list grain prices for Wheat No 18 and No 2 at various cents per bushel, corn at 6 cents, rye 60 cents, oats and shelled corn, hay and straw, and assorted produce including cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, and sweet potatoes with price ranges and quality descriptors. Local poultry and fruit prices noted with item conditions and weight brackets.
Prices for bees and hens firm with greens and broilers listed. Butter and eggs show steady receipts and varying scores. Potatoes arrive heavy, with noted washed and unwashed prices for Maine Katahdins and California whites, plus specific regional shipper quotes.
New York egg receipts show mixed colors with 32 percent fancy to extra fancy and 30 percent firsts. Butter receipts total 956 733 with steady, higher than 92 score creamery and premium marks 37 to 384 percent. cash market 82 score. Poultry notes report steadier chickent.
The market showed peacetime favorites leading the rise with motors rubber and mail orders among strong gainers as war optimism spurred speculative buoyancy. New yearly highs were reached by Chrysler Goodyear Goodrich United States Rubber and Montgomery Ward while several blue chips like Sears Roebuck J Case and American Telephone posted notable advances.
A dense, OCR noisy list of stocks and prices from Adams Express to Warner Milling and other names. It notes percentages and share figures across banks, manufacturers, and utilities with scattered company tokens and figures like 23 percent and 40 percent.
Miscellanieous month wools were taken over in the country at 1.38 to 1.28 for average to se0d scoured wools.
Grain and soybeans weakened in Chicago trades as futures fell across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. May lard futures slipped while rye and other grains posted fractional declines in Winnipeg and other markets.
AP subway Wheat No 2 dark northern at 1.00 per bushel No 1 hard 1.20 No 2 0.862 No 1 white 1.60 Oats No 1 3.32 3.40 No 2 3.2 3.43 Barley 0.83 0.51 nominal Lard prices range 12 to 11.42 and bacon at 15.75 per hundred pounds.
Trading in bonds and stocks ended with a mixed tone in New York. International Telephone 5s led gains reaching a 1942 high while Santa Fe Adjustment 4s and Consolidated Oil 342s showed continued downward pressure. U S government issues remained quiet but steady as foreign bonds diverged with Australia 4s offside.
Washington AP reports the War Labor Board seeks impartial citizens to serve as on the spot arbitrators observers and investigators to settle labor disputes. Volunteers get 22.50 plus 5 subsistence per day. about 1 000 letters were sent and Emergency Office staff assist in recruitment.
Washington Ray Douglas Page 81 longtime firefighter and former chief dies after a recent stroke. Funeral held in Jones chapel with firemen bearing, burial at Woodlawn. survived by wife Sarah J Cowger and three children plus siblings and grandchildren. Delta Lavona Evans 89 dies. husband Daniel Evans predeceased. What Cheer T J Lortscher 90 longtime resident dies. services at Highland cemetery. Vinton Rev James Delay presided at Myrtle Kirk 61 funeral. survived by mother and brothers.
Washington AP report states the Production Board decided to exempt tall girls from skirt length restrictions amid ongoing policy changes. The ruling affects dress code guidelines in federal screening and public service contexts.
In a 1941 murder case, Welsh was named as the purchaser of the butcher knife used in the death of his sister Leila. Joseph Alport testified Welsh bought a 20 cent knife three days before the crime, then sharpened it himself after being refused a higher priced knife. Police fingerprints on a bedroom window were also attributed to Welsh.
TOPEKA Kan UP The Kansas legislative council called midwestern gasoline rationing nonsensical unjustified and pure bank and based on jealousy of eastern states. An intern committee adopted a resolution condemning the proposed extension of rationing to the midwest and southwest. Senator Rolla W Coleman questioned whether the East wants the West rationed as well regardless of fairness.
Cedar Rapids realtor Henry Ely told Waltonian club members the Cedar Rapids airport bond issue will be another milestone in the citys growth. He cited past jealousies between farm and city and east and west sides, crediting the Chamber of Commerce for uniting factions behind key projects. He listed changes including a new form of government, island building erection, the zoning ordinance, and hiring of a city arborist as other important milestones.
Mrs Mary I McBroom wife of Frank McBroom died at her Shellsburg home at 9 20 p m She was born February 1871 the daughter of Isaac and Lucy Newton She married January 8 1891 in Shellsburg Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Ogel Peterman of Hocomo Missouri a son Tom McBroom a sister Mrs Dena Fish of Shellsburg two brothers Eph and Charles Newton both of Muscatine 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending Friends may call at DeFoe funeral home.
Mrs Nellie Lauber wife of Henry Lauber of 1341 Fourth Street NW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 1 55 a m Thursday after a long illness Born January 26 1880 at Independence she was the daughter of Walter and Messenger married September 12 1900 She moved to Cedar Rapids 20 years ago from Oelwein and is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Gladys E Bencke and Gertrude Lauber both of Cedar Rapids three sisters Mrs Florence Olson Mrs Hattie McCormick of Oelwein and Mrs Alice Addis of Rio Vista California Funeral services will be held in the Moon chapel at 2 p m Sunday Friends may call at the chapel
Des Moines Governor George A. Wilson urged Iowans to honor all service members on Memorial Day May 30. He called for displaying flags and remembering the deeds of valor of those in service and their recently fallen comrades.
A Decoration Day service will be held in the school auditorium Sunday at 11 am. Rev. H. F. Kirchner of Lafayette Evangelical Church will preach the sermon.
In a House of Lords debate on postwar policy, the Duke of Bedford praised Hitler's regime while defending a Morrison speech on German postwar treatment. He cited Germany’s starvation and argued Hitler sought to protect his people from repetition of such hardship.
Ad rates show per line costs and word counts for Want Ads. The notice explains two line minimum and seven day placement to maximize results, with example prices and mentioning prints reaching 315 000 readers. It lists phone contact for a trained ad taker and notes limitations on box numbers and out of town ads.
Eddie Owcar of the University of Alabama, a pitcher since his high school days beginning in 1937, has six no hit no run games. His latest gem came against Mississippi.
warning of Axis air attacks on American cities and arms centers grows more probable Landis civilian defense director says government will distribute free gas masks to the most exposed centers officials have arranged the program and details will follow locally as needed
Paul L. Lewis a 20 year old petitions for annulment of his marriage to Arlene Mae Wilson 14 alleging she falsely claimed to be 17 at the time of marriage four months earlier. He says she returned to her parents and they have not lived together since.
Senator Wheeler of Montana leads a list of 45 to 64 year old men registered with Silver Bow county draft board No. 2. His draft card was drawn to set the order for possible non military service calls.
A jumble of small ads lists watch cleaning services for $1.50 at Probasco Jeweler near Palace Theater and various trades like feather mattresses, upholstery, carpet cleaning, junk hauling, and home services. Also includes a drafting-age appeal seeking work, and a request to contact a boy in “our cred” with a personal message.
Fragmented newspaper ad clippings seeking male auto wrecker, salesmen with cars, chef, maid, and young woman with various job requirements. Listings mention pay per week and potential yearly earnings, contact boxes for replies, and scattered garbled details across multiple postings.
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