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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1942
Page
3
Prices for hogs rose to the month’s peak as salable cattle moved briskly and packing firms sought slaughter material. Choice hogs reached 14.50 per hundredweight, near a 16 year high. producers moved 19,000 head, steers and yearlings slipped, cows and bulls stayed steady, and fat lambs traded slowly with small lots up to 16 dollars.
Des Moines Iowa Dept. of Agriculture reports 53 300 combined cattle and hog receipts over 48 hours ending Monday. Prices show steady to higher tone with steer and heifer values topping around 15.50, lags on common cattle under 13.00, and calves and bulls showing varied activity. Lambs slow early with steady tendencies. California springers at 15.00 and natives up to 16.00 for small lots. stock cattle scarce.
Livestock receipts show calves salable with quality medium to good and slow sale. Hogs steady to higher with good and choice hogs around 14.25, sows 13.85 to 13.90. Sheep with 4,000 receipts show no early action and market quiet.
Prices for hogs and packings listed by Mason C Waterson Otto range from 12.45 to 14.00 per hundredweight with various lots and weights quoted. The notice notes quotations are gased principally and truck hauled hoes.
Minn AP reports price brackets for various beef cuts and weights at the Austin rog market. Listings show price per hundredweight and per pound across ranges from 170 to 500 pounds with several figures around 13 to 14 dollars.
Salable hog receipts total 92 200 with market nearly at a standstill and limited shipping. Early sales show steady to higher prices for 189 pound hogs around 1490 146 15 while sow sales vary. Cattle receipts about 11 79 with common and medium slaughter steers and cows selling steady to lower. heifers weaker and vealers mixed with some loads held higher though overall activity slow. Sheep and lambs range and feeder bids hover above market levels with best-fed stock showing strength.
Salles receipts show 409 hogs with activity higher at steady to strong bids. Trading notes indicate good and choice quality hogs around 14.50 to 14.25 per hundredweight and 350 to 600 pound sows maintaining steady demand amid overall market strength.
Grain quotations furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company. Phone 2 3141. H R Mowrey manager Cedar Rapids office 503 Merchants National.
Local hog prices rise after several steady days with all grades up a dime. Top hogs reach 14.10 per 100 pounds with various weights and packers’ ranges noted alongside cattle and lamb figures in the same market update.
Market listings for grain hay poultry and produce in Cedar Rapids show prices for No 1 and No 2 wheats oats corn soybeans and shelled corn, along with hay straw and poultry prices. Fruit and vegetable prices include lettuce onions cabbage carrots and apples with various weights and grades noted. Local livestock and egg prices are listed for hens chicks pigeons and heavy cocks with color varieties and weights.
Receipts for two cars and eighteen trucks push Chicago produce market toward firm levels. Hens priced from 17 to 22 cents with heavy, small, and Plymouth Rock varieties listed. Leghorns, ducks, geese, and Muscovy ducks priced by weight and type. Arrivals total 125 on track. shipments 862. Demand firm, market steady to firm as current salvage notes show varied prices and lots.
The item notes scores for creamery products and eggs, with market rates around 38 to 36 cents for various grades. It records two day receipted goods, mixed colors eggs, and a 1940 to 1941 price trend, including state receipts totaling 42,865.
Wisconsin cheese items list from Plymouth for the week of May 25 to May 30. Includes varied cuts such as Garsies 72n civic horns and cheddar Gars 4c.
New York AP report notes stock market buyers largely stayed out Monday allowing leaders to drift into negative territory. Early rally faded with steels retreating and most quotes turning down. few gains appeared late but transfers around 200000 shares marked one of the smallest five hour totals in two years. Bethlehem Steel hit a 1942 low as United States Steel and others lagged. Resistant names included New York Central and Sears Roebuck amidst a broad rollover.
A dense list of daily stock quotes shows varied percentages for industries and firms. Names include Armour, Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line, Central Steel, Proctor Gamble, Radio Corp, Coca Cola, General Electric, and many others with percentages indicating price movements. The fragment resembles a newspaper stock page snapshot with numerous company tickers and values.
Leonard Stusak was named a detective effective June 1 succeeding Jim Bailey who retired as a detective and was placed on the rolls. Bailey formerly served as chief of police before retirement.
Grain futures closed steady to easy in Chicago with corn near firm and wheat down about 3 quarters of a cent. Soybeans slipped around three quarters of a cent as traders weighed liberal purchase reports and incoming arrivals. Bookings of corn reach 126 000 bushels and shipper sales sit at 15 000 bushels.
Grain market summary lists corn at 194.aoe era de mixed 5S8c, oats at 53.953% No. 1, barley at 1.03 and screenings 58467 nominz1. Barley cash forward price $1.03, cash lard $12.55 loose $11.42 and bulk $15.75. Prices shown with unclear OCR digits.
The New York bond market posted small gains with the main list in a narrow range and mixed in the final hour. Gains appeared in New Haven Convertible s and 3 1/2s, New Orleans, Illinois Central 4s, Portland General Electric 6 1/16 2s, Western Union 4 1/4s, plus Pau 5s and Southern Railway 4s. A few American issues rose while some foreign dollar loans showed hesitation.
Dr Naibert chiropractor advertisement. Fidelity lodge 106 to meet at Maine hall 838 First avenue NE Tuesday 8 p.m. McKinney Fire Agency offers insurance savings. Mr and Mrs Jim Hruby of Vining weekend guests of Joe Hruby 117% Third avenue SW. Elizabeth Flanagan 1945 Second avenue SE to receive MA in French at University of Illinois June 1. Byron A Barlow 38000 avenue WE reported in fair condition after hospital admission. Clayton Faubian evangelists Bassett NE to lead Sunshine Mission service 7 30 pm with music and message. Mrs Kathryn Anderson 843 Third avenue SE returns from Des Moines after Illness of daughter Mrs Ray A Scott. Mrs Scott condition after Thursday operation reported as Stanley Reid 1834 First avenue NE accompanied by father Rodney Reid of Lisbon left Sunday for West Point commencement May 28 John Reid to graduate and attend Corsicana Texas air corps training.
The Gazette reports a $25 scholarship prize at Mercy hospital school of nursing graduation was sponsored by the Mercy Hospital Alumnae Association rather than the school. The honor, awarded for the first time, goes to Georgia Lorraine Merrifie.
At the annual meeting in Memorial coliseum William G. Young Jr was elected president and LeRoy A. Quinn reelected secretary treasurer. Committees were appointed to plan the 25th reunion for Aug 8. Memorial services will be observed Saturday with members gathering at the Elks club at 7:30 am to join the city parade.
Indianapolis based racer Erwin Cannonball Baker describes a new device said to fit over a car manifold and potentially deliver up to 50 miles per gallon. He notes only certain car models would support it and patent applications are pending. A test run from Indianapolis to Cincinnati covered 216.6 miles costing 99 cents for fuel.
A defense training course will run Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 10 pm for 12 weeks at Franklin. Open to any high school graduate with sufficient industrial experience. graduates who complete the course will receive a certificate.
Local grocers dispute a federal Bureau of Labor Statistics study that Cedar Rapids prices are higher on 42 of 65 items. They argue unequal item comparisons and store types skew results, noting Springfield Illinois shows Cedar Rapids cheaper on 17 of 30 items in another comparison. A statewide wholesaler adds Cedar Rapids grocers are highly competitive.
An Army Air Forces transport crashed Sunday near Houston Missouri killing six aboard. Pilot First Lieut Clarence A Wright and five others including Lieut Col Louis E Gimbel and First Lieuts J J Franciscus Gil bert Herbach E R Wilkinson and an enlisted man. Wright’s widow is in Arlington Virginia and his father in Clinton Iowa. The crash sent a forest ranger to report sputtering engines and a subsequent terrible impact. An air base detachment reached the scene after a 15 mile drive and a two mile swamp hike. Gimbel belonged to the New York and Philadelphia department store family.
Gov. Harold E. Stassen issued an executive order declaring a 40 mile per hour speed limit in Minnesota effective May 29. The measure targets statewide driving speeds to curb accidents and conserve fuel amid wartime conditions.
Survivors of a small American merchantman torpedoed off Cuba said the attacking submarine hoisted a swastika and a crew member gave the Nazi salute as sailors struggled in the water. The freighter sank in about two minutes with six dead. 28 of 34 crew were rescued and landed at Key West.
In district court on Monday 41 year old Harry Wickham arraigned and pleaded not guilty to an intoxicating liquor sale charge. He was arrested after a 10:30 p.m. Saturday incident at Park View tavern where he allegedly sold a pint of whisky to Taschner with Snyder and Whittemore outside.
Judge G K Thompson on Monday granted Milo Kubasa and his ex wife Doris a one year period to remarry anyone but each other from the decree final date March 12 1942. Mayme Skoog awarded attorney fees and expenses in divorce action against Lawrence W Skoog with $100 fees $125 support money trial and $250 expense. Skoog sought $250 $300 and $50 respectively.
Mrs. Donald Sullivan of 1602 Park avenue SE heads the women riders in the Mid west Championship rodeo parade opening. Parade forms at A avenue and Fifth street NE and starts at 2 PM. Contact Mrs. Guiliens at 7855 for participants' cards.
The Lauber family expresses gratitude for the kindness shown after the death of wife and mother Gladys Bencke and Gertrude Lauber. Appreciation is extended for sympathy, words of comfort, and essences received during their time of bereavement.
A female wirehaired terrier with ears that stand up was lost on Saturday morning near Killian's first floor. Contact 3-2313 in the Me section with any information.
Local classifieds list loans for watches jewelry and tools and many repair and services. Listings include Probasco Jeweler offering watch cleaning for $1.50 at 308 2nd Ave E and Anderson Monument Co with headstones. Tones and tunings plus machine quilting and hemstitching services. notices of storage fumigation and elderly home care assistance. a request for information on a missing identity and a reward notice.
Beauty shops advertise carved curl curly cut feather ends and SF waves with prices from 1.50 to 2.25. New 3 inch feather style and permanent services listed at Vogue and Paris Academy offering dial 20222 for appointments.
A cluttered classified listing advertises upholstery repair and recovery with free estimates, lawnmower sharpening and delivery, carpet shampooing and rug cleaning, ash hauling, blinds washing, painting, grading soil and dirt work, tree work, and general handyman services with multiple phone numbers and addresses. The notices emphasize convenience and on site work.
Washington AP reports the treasury urges Americans to invest 800 million dollars in war bonds next month. Iowa sets a 12 million dollar June quota. May bond sales for the first 18 business days reached 439.987 million, up 24 percent from April sales.
Traffic Captain Gordon Hughes announced that new stop signs with white posts have been installed at the Twentieth Street intersection on E Avenue NE. The department painted the posts white instead of black to improve nighttime visibility.
Paul Edgar Woods, 39, of the Milner hotel, enlisted in the navy and earned the rating of chief specialist. A former member of a world traveling championship marine rifle squad, Woods is from Peoria Illinois and joined after recruiting officers announced the move on Monday.
Classified ad rates and guidelines show pricing by word count and lines. An ad taker offers help to craft wording and determine total cost, with contact phone Dial 2-1121 for assisted placement.
The Office of Price Administration designated processed products mainly for food as exempt from general maximum price controls. The exemption does not apply to packages of three pounds or more. An amendment lists the exempted wheat products including farina ground wheat and malted wheat becoming effective Tuesday.
Help wanted for male assistance and promoter roles and general housework. Includes car requirement and interview by phone contact Mr Bert ram at Hotel velt. Also listings for an experienced maid cook and household help with family references.
Job listings show employment agencies posting maid and help wanted advertisements. Openings aim to fill positions for household staff as part of local service offerings.
Readable fragments indicate a job notice seeking welders and interview details. The message requests applicants to send name address age and a box number for the Gazette.
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