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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
3
Hogs fell about ten cents on Wednesday to a top near 22 cents in wholesale trade as seasonal marketings increased. Cattle demand remained steady with highly finished steers and yearlings around 18.35 per hundredweight, while hogs moved slowly with some buyers cautious amid mixed early sales.
CHICAGO market notes show total 25 000 cattle with top reports around 18 35 for yearlings and 17 00 for heifers, cow prices steady to weak with common grades around 11 to 13.50, western buys 14.09, and sheep receipts 3 000 to 8 000 with slow opening and buck prices about 14.00 to 14.25, natives slaughtered around 50 business.
AP WPA report from Omaha shows feeder and slaughter cattle prices with varied moves. Bulls, steers, heifers and calves trend uneven, with choice and good grades maintaining higher quotes while lighter weights and feeders show mixed gains and declines amid receipts around 6,500. Lambs and feeding lambs are described as steady to higher in spots, with market activity described as uneven and few sales.
The record lists hog weights from 160 to 340 pounds with price ranges around 13.50 to 13.75 per pound, noting lighter loading than a prior week. Sow and boar quotes appear near 12.40 to 13.30, while overall activity reflects competition among good and choice grades amid price adjustments.
Sioux City stockyards show receipts of 4 250 hogs 3 500 sheep and 2 500 cattle with most hogs selling around 13 75 to 13 85 for 180 240 lb barrows and sows around 13 10 to 15 00. Cattle include fed steers around 17 10 per hundredweight and good heifers near 15 40 with cows to 12 50 and canners 5 50 to 7 25. Sheep and lambs steady with feeder lambs around 12 00 to 14 00 and rams listed in varied lots.
The Chicago produce rundown lists receipts and prices for russets, dahlias, and peppers with totals of 595 shipments and 30 to 90 cent per unit ranges. It notes arrivals and steady sales for various potato grades from Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Kansas regions, including unwashed and washed lots and Katahdins.
A fragmented entry lists receipts and general wholesale prices for pewter and related goods. It references ceilings and current firm status, but lacks complete details or clear names, places, or dates to specify a full item.
Wisconsin miscellany reports two cars listed in a U S government sale with cheese stock but no bids. The listing shows a 23 percent discount and uncertain final disposition. Local authorities note ongoing auctions may resume.
A discussion requested by automobile dealers will air about used car price rules. The program will cover pricing standards, disclosures, and market impacts as industry representatives weigh regulations. The broadcast focuses on how price rules affect buyers and sellers and industry practices.
New York stocks showed uneven activity as aircraft shares lent a bullish note while other sectors lagged. Rails and some industrials held slight gains early but faded in the final hour, with total transactions around 700000 shares.
All hogs dropped another dime on the Cedar Rapids market Wednesday. Top price on prime butchers is 13.60 dollars, packers 13.15. Call 9158 before delivering hogs to the Cedar Rapids market. Listings show 160-170, 170-180 lb hogs, various cow and calf rates, and per hundredweight pricing for sheep and lambs.
Grain prices advance for corn and wheat with No 2 and No 3 futures listed. Dairy eggs, celery, and citrus show varied local crate prices. Hides, calves, and animal byproducts noted with assorted percentages and unit prices.
More than 400 attended the all school Halloween carnival Tuesday evening at the high school building. Notices include ads for housing exchange in Marion, moves and inductions, and local services from Owens drug to Gazette routes seeking drivers and paper carriers.
Advertisements show Helene Curtis cold waves with low prices at Lovely Lady Bea Shop and other salons. Madeline Beauty Shop, Metropolitan Beauty Salon, and Sara Park Salon list perms and services with dial numbers. The piece promotes affordable beauty treatments and a lively social scene at venues like Hotel Montrose.
City brief notes describe Mrs W A Montgomery's art exhibit opening at the Granby building on November 17 plus short local notices. Dutch item ads state Cedar Rapids recruiting station enlists Jack Edward Cohrs 17 at 1802 Bever Ave SE and Cedar Rapids Bottling Works closing for a week for vacation. Mercy hospital patient update and a church service announcement for Four Square Gospel Tabernacle with Rev H K Cornish topic The Three Unclean Frogs and Broken Cisterns. Also Scout executive Keith Benner will visit Des Moines for the Iowa State Teachers convention supervising Scout displays for the first time.
Chicago AP reports corn weakness drove grain futures lower amid hedge selling and profit taking. Pre election nervousness kept deal activity limited in all pits. Wheat fell about 1.5 percent to December 1.6254, corn down 5 to 1.0854, oats down 0.5 to 63 63, rye off 1.5 to 1.09, barley down 3 to 1.58.
AP data shows grain and feed prices with oats barley malting products and soybeans. Prices listed include No 4 yellow corn at 1.95 and soybeans around 2.30, with oats and malt grains mentioned and several nominal figures.
Mr J W Taylor 96 on Dec 7 and wife Mrs Henrietta Taylor 90 observed their seventy second anniversary Tuesday. He born in Noble county Ohio and reads without glasses while Mrs Taylor, once Henrietta Underwood, blind for years, lives at Reamer nursing home. They have eight grandsons serving in the armed forces and 50 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mrs Merle Burton of 315 Thirty first street NE sustained a head injury in a fall at her home on Saturday and was reported improving Wednesday at St Lukes hospital. No visitors are permitted at this time.
Absentee voters are urged to cast ballots at the courthouse office counter for the general election Tuesday. Lois Comer has dismissed her divorce suit against Vernon Comer. the petition was filed October 4 in district court.
Deiphard Dunlap, a resident east of Linz county home, escaped serious injury after a morning incident at about 5 am involving his automobile. Authorities report the driver avoided critical harm and the vehicle sustained damage in the crash.
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