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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
2
Hog receipts Monday fell short of both last week and last year while prices rose 10 to 15 cents to a year peak. Top bid reached 9.60 for 180 to 330 pound hogs, highest since August 4 1938, with some 160 to 180 pound lots at 9 to 9.50. Total receipts 14 500 head versus 20 600 last Monday and 19 500 a year ago.
Furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company announces rental services with Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National. H. R. Mowrey serves as manager and phone contact is 2 3141.
Ottumwa hog prices rise due to demand across weight classes from 120 to 600 pounds with bids for packing sows and several weight bands. Mason hog markets show higher quotes for 140 to 200 pounds, with top end near 9.30 for 180 to 300 pounds and varied ranges across 330 to 360 pound cattle.
Combined hog receipts from 16 Iowa yards and 10 plants for 48 hours ending Monday show 32 000 head, down from 39 300 last week and 32 500 a year ago. Prices mostly steady to higher with loads light and weights varied, top quotes hovering near 9 40 per pound for many weight classes. Austin Minnesota market reports similar ranges with mixed loadings and sows in the 2 45 to 8 60 per pound band depending on weight.
Receipts totaled about 5 890 head mainly beef steers and steers pastures slow. Cattle futures show variability with feeds and stockers steady to weak while high grade loads hold above 10 dollars. Slaughter cows and canners steady to weak with prices ranging from 5 50 to 6 75.
Chicago market更新 shows hog receipts 11 900 to total 14 500 with prices 180 to 330 top 9 60 per cwt. Calves and cattle steady with weighty steers around 13 60 and bulls steady. light stock cattle remain active. Early California spring lambs firm with 68 lb loads at 11 20 to packers. Sheep indications steady, shorn ewes down to 4.00.
Cattle table shows 4,000 receipts, total 4,190. Slaughter steers margins steady to weak with later bids lower. Heifers steady, cows weak, bulls opening steady to weak. Stockers scarce and steady. good weighty kinds at 904 per 100, choice steers near 11.00, load good light heifers around 9.75, canner cows 5.00 to 5.75, medium cows 6.75 to 7. Medium bulls 7.00 to 7.50. Feeder calves 993 lbs at 9.75. Receipts 1,500 vealers weak to 50 cents lower. good-choice 9.00 to 10.50, strictly 11.00, odd head 11.56. Total 7,500.
Early top prices show slight gains for light and midweight hogs with 180-240 lb at about $9.30 and 140-180 lb near $9.18, while heavier hogs push to around $9.10. Sows trade mixed up to $9.50 in early sales. barrows and gilts average near $9.19 at 196 lb and sows around $8.86 at 351 lb. Sheep receipts total 1000 with buyers scarce. fully steady to higher bids up to $9.40 for premium shorn lambs, slaughter ewes unchanged.
U S Department of Agriculture figures show hogs at 4200 salable with total 6000. buyers resisted uptrend with top hogs at 9 25 from shippers and yard traders. Calves and cattle steady to weak with slaughter steers 10 25 to 11 50 and stockers often 10.00 to 11.50. sheep receipts 2800 to 4300 with lambs around 11.00 and clipped fed lambs 9.00 average. ewes 3.75.
Receipts show cattle and sheep activity with generally higher bids. Cattle demand steady to strong with top steers around 610.75 for 650 lb and light yearlings in demand. cows and calves hold steady to higher values. Sheep receipts light with slaughter lambs weak but good springers near 10 to 10.75. shorn natives and ewes vary with market moving up modestly.
Market notices from Cedar Rapids include a wheat price 186 per cent, sorghum and beans at No 2 and No 3 levels, baled straw at 7.00, poultry prices with hens 15 cents and leghorns up to 19 cents, calories and celery prices around 4.50 and 4.25, and calf hides at 12 cents. The text lists various farm items and price points in a mixed commodity listing.
A fragmented market note from Plymouth references Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of daisies. The readable text hints at exchange activity and price terms but is incomplete and lacks clear figures or entities.
Boston wool firms resisted weak demand as steady prices held for domestic and foreign sales. Few transactions closed around 66 or 47 cents in the grease, with several houses noting stable competition despite limited offerings.
New York trading paused with little buying or selling as leaders drifted down fractions. Transfers ran under 306000 shares with several names hitting new lows for the year or longer including Consolidated Edison Commonwealth Edison Woolworth Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak and Continental Can. Bethlehem Steel opened late and fell about a point while laggards included U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Western Union U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Douglas Aircraft Westinghouse du Pont American Smelting and Standard Oil N J.
The page lists a broad set of stocks with fractional and percent quotes including Allied Stores Kennecott Copper Amn Can Gas Amn L. J. Lis Myers B Amn Zinc Anaconda Copper Arch T & 8 P Calorie notes for Amn Smelting and Bethlehem Steel. The column includes Coca Cola Chrysler Motors Coca Cola United Airlines and other major names with varied percentage changes and prices, reflecting a wide market snapshot.
At 4 a m a two car crash at Twentieth street and Bever avenue SE left 19 year old John Risk with a bruised left side. Risk’s car rolled after colliding with a machine operated by 52 year old Mrs Jessie Dodds of Bever avenue.
Wheat futures eased on the Chicago board with choppy action and a one cent bushel swing after corn prices rose to new seasonal peaks. All corn deliveries peaked before profit taking halted the advance. Soybeans and other grains showed mixed moves as spreads and cash interest shifted. Kansas City and Minneapolis mirrored the market, while Winnipeg neared the daily high before retreating.
Winnipeg: wheat prices open high for May close at 75. Chicago cash provisions show No. 1 yellow hard wheat at 99 1/2 cents, corn No. 1 yellow 76 cents, soybeans around $1.35 to $1.36, barley malting around 49 to 55 cents, buckwheat No. 2 at $1.25, lard about $9.67 per hundredweight.
The bond market was unusually quiet in forenoon New York trading with few significant price moves. U S treasuries held steady on light over the counter activity while secondary rails saw limited interest and several issues edged lower.
New York markets report mixed receipts across dairy and poultry with creamery butter at 92 score and higher, 2 day receipts firm. Chicago poultry prices show live birds firm with varied weights and regional white and colored hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, geese, and roosters priced. Butter, eggs, and potatoes show steady to firm trends with several regional price points listed.
Nine members of the Union township 4-H club in Benton county visited Cedar Rapids sites on Monday. They then rode the watcha at Marion for a train trip to Tama visiting the Quaker Oats Hutchinsons WMT Petersen ey company and The Gazette plants.
Senator Claude Pepper announced a wide tour through the Southwest to counteract harm attributed to Burton Wheeler and Charles A. Lindbergh. He likened them to a Pied Piper leading the nation toward danger, calling the Lindbergh group the more dangerous factor against peacetime defense.
The Rotary Club paid tribute to Dr. M Gage president of Coe College at a noon luncheon in the Roosevelt hotel. W R Boyd commended Gage for two decades of community service and friendship while noting his resignation to lead Lindenwood College in Missouri.
Funeral services for Edward C. Hobel will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Turner chapel with the Rev. George Stauffacher officiating. Burial follows at Bohemian National cemetery. Survived by wife Blanche, daughter Mrs. W. L. Cuhel, four brothers Frank Oscar George and Lester Hobel, all of Cedar Rapids, and two sisters Mrs. Bess Novak of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Alma Harris of Los Angeles California.
Mrs Margaret Buchanan Johnston 78 widow of Frank L Johnston died at her home 1626 D avenue NE at 4 40 p m Sunday after a long illness She was born in Ireland July 10 1862 came to America 60 years ago and lived in Barnes City Iowa and Cedar Rapids She leaves two sons William H Barnes City and Thomas Detroit three sisters Mrs Thomas Brown Mrs David Little and Mrs Frank B Johnston two brothers William Buchanan and James Buchanan five grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral will be at Beatty chapel 12 30 p m Tuesday with Rev Vernon L S Jones and graveside at Barnes City 2 30 p m Friends may call at the ea
Mrs Georgianna Marak Aler 29 of Central City route 2 died at 11 50 p m Saturday after a long illness Born February 28 1912 in Swisher she married Leo Aler March 8 1936 in Central City They are survived by a three weeks old daughter Gloria Jane Marion route 1 a grandmother Mrs Frances Castek Swisher Funeral services will be held at Brush chapel at 2 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev C V R De Jong Friends may call at the chapel
Jackie Rogers son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Rogers of 3015 2nd Avenue SE died at local hospital at 2 30 P M following a brief illness He is survived by his parents and a brother Ger
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Stickley of 935 Daniels Street NE will be conducted in the Moon chapel at 2 Tuesday by the Rev W Jacobs. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
Gus Ring of Iowa City route 3 died at the state hospital in Mount Pleasant after a long illness. Born in Norway on August 14 1872 he lived in Solon and Iowa City most of his life. He leaves three sisters Lizzie Lane Seguin Texas Lewis Beltz Solon and Mae Brogan Iowa City and three brothers George Louis Cedar Rapids and Silvio Iowa City. Funeral at Brosh funeral home Solon Thursday at 2 p m conducted by Rev G C Lusted. Burial Linwood cemetery Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the Solon funeral home.
Continent al Buffet ad at the Roosevelt Hotel May 29. Ruth Scott now allowed visitors at Mercy hospital after surgery. Cooking School at 2 15 p m tomorrow in Gas company Glow Room. Ex Quakerettes sponsor a card party Tuesday at 8 30 p m in Glow Room. bring your own cards. McKinney Agency has written fire insurance in Cedar Rapids since 1915. City council approves Midwestern Championship rodeo parade in Cedar Rapids Thursday at 1 30 p m. Mrs H E Miller left for Akron Ohio after death of grandson Keith Esval Miller. W B Ives and daughter Vivian with Mr and Mrs N E Bliss visit Rochester Minn where Mrs Ives is patient at St Marys. Fred A May recovering from operation in Santa Ana California. retired Rock Island railroad engineer visiting California. Local Red Cross to ship layettes to England this week. Mrs Wells Peck urges layette contributions to Red Cross room by Wednesday. Richard Stevens, former Cedar Rapids resident, returns to Moline after funeral of grandfather Albert Johnson. Stevens with Montgomery Ward now transferred to Moline.
L. Novotny sought an 80 foot curb cut at 129 Third Avenue SW. The city council referred the application to the engineering and public safety departments for de bout in day.
Virgil L. Horak of 320 Thirty third Street NE is added to the east side draft board list of men scheduled for induction into the army for a year's service starting June 3.
The Mothers club meets Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the church parlors with Mrs J J Runner speaking on What the Parent Cannot Do For a Child W S C S serves luncheon Wednesday at 1 p m for all church women Mr and Mrs C A Laurance host Church of Youth choirs banquet and program at 5 30 p m
John Altfillisch of Cedar Rapids and Donald Marston of Rockford NL, students at Coe College, were initiated into Kappa Phi Kappa. New officers elected include Robert Brittell Ackley president, Altfillisch vice president, Marston secretary, R Schney Marshalltown treasurer, and nk Flack Cedar Rapids recording secretary. Dr. Paul Greene was reelected faculty sponsor.
The city council filed oiling petitions for seven days covering Ninth Street NW from J to K avenues First Street SE from Twelfth to Fourteenth avenues Eighteenth Avenue SW from Ninth to Eleventh streets the alley between A and B avenues Eighteenth Avenue SW from Hamilton Street to First Street L Avenue NW from Ellis Boulevard to Th Street Fourteenth Avenue from Third to M Streets Seventeenth Street NW from First Avenue to Maple Drive Sixth Street NW from K to L Avenues Third Street SW from Seventeenth to Eighteenth Avenues and Twelfth Avenue SE from First to Second Streets.
Dr. Harry M. Gage, president of Coe College, lauded staff, students, and the campus community in his farewell chapel address after the sixtieth commencement. He cited the choir directed by Paul S. Ray for nationwide recognition and praised R. Outland for her keen eye on excellence, urging pursuit of higher standards as a measure of achievement.
The record shows the Linn County Board of Supervisors discussing road maintenance, fuel, rent relief, medical aid, and various public services. Several named residents and local firms appear in expense items and relief allocations, including Mercy Hospital and Marion Township references.
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