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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1941
Page
14
Chicago livestock market sees hog prices drop up to 25 cents with slow opening and 15 to 25 cent losses later. Sheep receipts fall to 4,500 while lambs gain to around 11.25 dollars. cattle, calves and yearlings show mixed moves as traders hold for firmer quotes. Lamson Brothers and Co. report Cedar Rapids office details.
U S Department of Agriculture reports slow hog receipts with top prices near 9.15 for 180 to 190 pound hogs and steady cattle trade with calves and feeders mixed. Prices show ranges across weight classes, with hogs at 8.75 to 9.15 and cattle from 5.50 to 11.00 for various grades and loads. Sheep receipts total 2000 with spring lambs opening steady near 11.00 and California lambs above 11.00, ewes mixed.
HOGS receipts 3600 slow demand, prices 16 35 cents lower. top 89.30. 180 270 lb hogs 9.10 9.25, 270 360 lb 8.90 9.10, 150 170 lb 8.50 9.00. Sows steady to 10 cents lower, bulk 8.60 9.00. CATTLE receipts 375 steady. good fed steers to 10.75, light heifers around 1050, mixed yearlings 9.00 10.25, cutter cows 6.25 7.00, top sausage bulls 8.80, calves 275. Dealers opened steady, later trade mostly lower, bulk good to choice 11.80, mediums to 8.00. SHEEP receipts 25 steady. spring lambs to 11.00, medium to good lambs 10.00, ewes 3.6 4.0.
Sioux City AP U S Department of Agriculture reports salable cattle receipts about 4 000 calves salable 20 cents mainly beef steer and yearling run with good quality and improved action. Yearlings and light steers steady to strong others little changed. Fat stock largely steady stocker and feeder supply limited. Bulk fed steers and yearlings priced around 8 47 to 10 25 with choice 1 130 pounds.
The report lists cattle hog and sheep quotations for Iowa areas Ottumwa and Waterloo. Hogs show mixed prices with various weight classes ranging from around 6.65 to 9.30 per hundredweight, while cattle and sheep display weaker trends with steers and yearlings near 9.25 to 11.00 and lambs around 9.15 to 11.15 per hundredweight.
Combined hog receipts at 10 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8 am totaled 18 100 head, down from 25 900 a week earlier and 41 700 a year ago. Prices ranged with weight, generally 10 cents lower, with some steady and 15 cent declines. sows and hogs showed varied quotes across weight brackets from 70 to 500 pounds, with bids like 8 35 to 9 35 per hundredweight for many categories.
Barrows and gilts in the Austin Minnesota market show prices by weight ranges. 140-150 lbs bring 7 to 7.70 dollars, 150-160 lbs 7.80 to 8.10, 160-170 lbs 8.15 to 8.45, 170-180 lbs 8.45 to 8.75, 180-300 lbs 4.80 to 9.10, 200-330 lbs 8.75 to 9.00, 330-360 lbs 8.60 to 8.90, sows 270-330 lbs 8.35 to 8.65, 330+ lbs 8.25 to 8.55, 360-500 lbs 8.15.
At St Paul Minnesota cattle receipts near 3800 head show steady to mostly lower trade for slaughter steers and cows, with bulls and stock cattle steady. Calves receipts 2700, hogs 9500 with prices mixed and heavy hogs down, sows varied. sheep lambs steady on light offerings with strong demand for shorn lambs.
Grain prices list for Cedar Rapids covering Wheat No. 1 6c, No. 2 8c, Oats White No. 2 34c, Barley, Shelled corn and soybeans with various grades. Baled straw at 7.00, poultry market notes, fruits vegetables with lemons 34, oranges 1.35, grapefruits 3.25, California celery 4. H, lettuce 4.35, onions 2.6, cantaloupes 4.75 to 5.00, apples 2.00 per box, hides and calf hides priced, horse time rates listed.
The New York stock market edged higher as buyers returned for aircraft, steel and specialty shares amid President address expectations. Closing gains were modest with leaders like Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Lockheed Glenn Martin Consolidated Aircraft U S Steel Bethlehem and Standard Oil advancing. Bonds steadied while commodities were irregular and a cautious tone persisted.
Wall Street stock listings published by J and Bennett and Co led by W H Jump. Section shows numerous company quotes across sectors including Adams Express Kennecott Allied Stores and more with prices and percentage notes. Trading list includes Amn Can Boeing and many others reflecting a busy market snapshot.
Plymouth Wisconsin AP report lists weekly cheese quotations from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Daisies 18 43c brick Yee horns 18 4c cheddars 18c.
Wheat futures fell in early trading and closed lower as traders awaited President Roosevelt's speech. Oats rose slightly while corn and soybeans were mixed. rye dropped. December corn edged higher on hedging and loan-rate signals, with shippers selling 15,000 bushels and buyers 125,000 to arrive. Minneapolis and Kansas City weakened with Chicago. Winnipeg steady.
The listing shows Chicago cash grain values for wheat corn oats rye and buckwheat with No 1 to No 4 grades and sample grades. Soybeans No 2 yellow No 3 bid prices and lard quotes for loose and bellies.
New York bond market moved irregularly on Tuesday with rails active while governments lagged. Traders waited for Roosevelt's fireside chat before trading, keeping OTC activity slow as Treasury issues drifted in narrow ranges. Corporate issues fluctuated with some declines and others gains amid varied foreign debt movements.
Chicago receipts show heavy hens and various fowl prices along with butter and egg firmer on 1 320,556 lbs butter and 27,114 cases eggs. Cheese prices steady as potatoes in Idaho and Red River Valley markets hold steady to firm amid moderate supplies. New York butter and cheese firmer with eggs rising on mixed colors and storage firsts.
Denver landscape gardener Alvin Hartman aged 37 and boy Arthur Craymer aged 14 were fishing from a Fraser river trestle when a passing train struck. Hartman hung by one arm from the ties and caught the boy as he fell, saving him from likely death.
Hartman clung to the tie as his brother Oscar and the train conductor hauled him to safety from a swift river. Arthur was carried to a Denver hospital aboard the train.
Five long term inmates at the Kansas state penitentiary fled early Tuesday using a tunnel under the walls. They escaped in a guard’s motor car after stealing the night officer’s uniform and the car key. The convicts were assigned to the prison coal mine night shift.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie D Stevens who died May 21 at the home of her stepson C W Stevens 1928 First avenue E were held Sunday at 2 p m in the Brouchard funeral home at Zearing. Burial in the Cole cemetery. She was born April 17 1873 in Richland Center Wis. and lived in Colo Ia and later married A G Gilger and E C Stevens. She leaves two daughters four granddaughters four stepchildren three sisters and many relatives. She was an active Methodist church organist in Colo for years.
Miss Carrie E Kramer a lifelong Linn county resident dies in a local hospital at 10 am Tuesday after a week long illness. She was born in Linn Grove on March 16 1864 and lived in Cedar Rapids for 45 years. Survived by sister Mrs Mary Hermann of Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Trinity Methodist Church Thursday at 2 pm burial Linwood Cemetery. Body to be taken from Beatty Chapel Wednesday afternoon to her residence for calling hours.
George W. Rubey of Cedar Rapids dies at 5:30 p.m. in a local nursing home after a brief illness. He was born May 14, 1848 in West Point Iowa and lived in Cedar Rapids 36 years. Survived by a son Clyde V and four daughters, with Zelpha M. Rubey his wife predeceased him in 1936. Private services in Janeba funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. F. H. Ward. Burial in Linwood Cemetery. friends may call.
Funeral services for Georgianna Aler who died in a local hospital late Saturday will be conducted by the Rev. V R De Jong at the Brush Planet at 2 p m Wednesday Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for John Allen Jackie Rogers seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Calvin A Rogers will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev Dr Marion H Williams in charge Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
The Iowa state executive council approved purchasing four plots on College Front and Madison streets totaling 15,600 dollars for the University of Iowa library site. It may pursue condemnation if prices rise. The council also bought a brick mansion near Currier Hall for 10,000 dollars to use as a dormitory for needy women students and sold 73 acres in Allamakee County for seven dollars an acre.
Ivanhoe club elected Mrs Glenn E Kinser president with Emma Klein as vice president and Paul Kruger secretary along with A E Miller treasurer. A Kronmiller reunion elected B F Nachholz president with Mary Simmons vice president and Daisy McDonald treasurer. Poppy day sales totaled 140 77 across Marion Alburnett Springville and nearby towns.
In week two of Marion Softball Association play two games were played at the Marion Athletic field. Coast to Coast defeated Whittier 14 to 6 with nine Whittier errors to three for the winners. Alburnett beat Allen Motor 11 to 6 marking Allen’s second loss. Batteries for Coast to Coast were Young and Bowser. for Whittier Kinkead Holland and Hogue. Alburnett’s win featured Dean Thomas and Schmickle. Allen’s lineup included Gable Irey and Blessing Langton. Carl Nelson dies in Chicago after illness. he formerly lived in Marion and Cedar Rapids and belonged to Maine Judge No. 643 I.C.C.F. Hit in junior high game, James Jelinek injured. two teeth lost and lip cut after a bat struck him and Phyllis Ford nearby.
The Marion police department starts marking streets for 30 degree angle parking to free space and curb double parking. The full street to be marked is not yet decided.
Tuscaloosa Alabama report notes the University of Alabama claiming its second consecutive Southeastern Conference baseball championship this season. The article highlights strong play by Crimson Tide players and the team’s emergence as a conference power.
Richard Kinstler five year old son of Mr and Mrs John F Kinstler was treated in a Cedar Rapids hospital Monday evening for a fractured left arm suffered while playing with his brother Billie He was returned home after a cast was applied.
The Musical Literary club marked its season end with a Monday dinner at Mrs. Glenn E Kinser’s home. Hosts were Mrs La Verna Crew Mrs John T Christie and Mrs A J Keyes. New members Elinore Kendall Verle Breed welcomed. Frances Hildebrand resigns as treasurer after 23 years.
FBI agent Ralph Harmon told the Canopus club that the bureau has grown from about 600 agents in 1917 to roughly 2,100 today and continues to expand to combat sabotage in defense industries. He praised Cedar Rapids police for aiding investigations and noted Iowa has only 15 to 25 FBI agents statewide. The bureau conducts plant checks to prevent sabotage, fires, and accidents affecting the defense program.
Iowa City AP report notes 13 University of Iowa athletes received major letters in track and golf while 20 freshmen earned numeral awards in wrestling and gymnastics. E. G. Schroeder announced the honors. names include Milt Kuhl Ida Grove Henry Vollenweider Dubuque in track and Capt Robert Lattig Nevada Milton Beal Clinton George Larsen Ralph Blaylock Council Bluffs Dave Collison Marshalltown in golf. Freshman gymnastics numeral winners Everett Irish Shellsburg William Person Norwalk Dale Popp Keystone and wrestling numerals Kenneth Arch Dick Geppert Council Bluffs Donald Rodenborn Port Dodge.
The piece notes Newark’s blackout supervised by the son of an inventor of the electric light. It recalls Seattle’s prior blackout and mocks wartime invention mixed with humor about gunpowder and American tech. The column mentions Governor Edison and General Billy Mitchell in a satirical tone.
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