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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
5
Chicago market notes most hogs steady to down with heavy weights lagging. Cattle and sheep see limited movement amid light demand. Estimated Thursday receipts list 1,000 cattle, 2,000 hogs, 2,000 sheep. lambs and other items show scattered price signals in the Western trade.
Hogs Receipts 12.00 cents higher activity. top $10.50 for 230-300 lb. pigs and sow prices 9.75 to 10.25 for 300-400 lb. Sheep receipts 4,000 with lambs at 11.00 to 11.50, ewes and rams mixed. larger weight lambs near 11.85 with heavy offerings and steady to improved demand.
Cattle receipts near 400 head with Salable Feeder cattle and yearling runs. Good to choice yearlings steady while other cattle soften with cows and canners lower. Fed steers around 10.25 to 11.50 with picks at 11.75. light weights 25.49 to 41.00. Cows and odd steers weak. stocker demand mixed. Sheep market shows 2 500 head salable with early lambs steady to 10.25 to 12.50 for good and choice and thin lots at lower prices.
Aggregated cattle and hog market notes from Ottumwa show steady to weak demand across categories. Receipts include 3,800 hogs and 3,000 sows with calves and slaughter stock mixed. prices cited for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and vealers vary by weight and quality, with feeder and fat cattle trading ranges noted.
Southward Minnesota cattle prices show a soft week with steers and heifers uneven. Cows range around 30 to 42 dollars, with common stockholders reporting prices from 13 to 20 dollars for lower grades and a 6.50 to 24.50 spread on various classes amid overall decline.
Austin Minn AP barrow price ranges listed for various weight classes from 140 to 260 pounds with bid and asked figures in dollars and cents, including 350 to 180 and 86 to 260 ranges. The fragment notes gilts and general market quotes for live hogs without a full context.
Hog prices ease on local markets as traders report a 5 cent drop for packers. The top quote for the haul with no fill remains at 10.25 dollars per hundredweight.
Grain prices list No 1 wheat at 1.00 and No 3 petite white, market notes for spring spring day. Poultry prices show hens priced under 60 cents, geese and ducks under 12 and 8 cents per pound respectively. Weak legume and crooked birds noted in dire need.
Profit gains in loans supported early quotes as wage adjustments and emergency measures eased. On Thursday several corporate bond divisions remained steady while many carrier issues settled at marginally lower levels.
New York stocks paused after a strong start as prices slipped from early highs. Union Pacific, New York Central and other names hit new low territory for the year while United States Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Texas Corp and Sperry faced stalls. Western Union remained firm with a 1941 high alongside International Mercantile Marine.
Stocks listed include Adams Express Allied Stores Johns Manville Kennecott Copper Kroger Mills Owens Mutual funds and many others with varied fractions. The page records Thursday quotations across multiple industries including mining paper chemicals and retail showing mixed performance.
OCR excerpt shows jumbled government notes with scattered numbers and headers. Readable items reference sections 42 to 47 and a formal notice style, but missing context and details.
Grain prices retreated with profit taking and suspected farm price controls weighing on corn and oats. Soybeans stayed strong amid wet weather delaying harvests and boosting December soybean bids, while wheat, rye and corn posted modest declines.
In Chicago wheat and barley futures drift with No. 3 hard at 1.14 per bushel and No. 2 mixed at 1.14, while No. 2 white sits around 0.5047. Soybeans show No. 4 around 1.461 and bids for other grades near 9.82 to 11.00.
Chicago markets show firm produce readings with varied prices for apples potatoes and other items. Listings include weights such as 811.835 lbs and multiple price points like 34c to 88c per unit and 37% to 36c for different categories, with current receipts and miscellaneous quantities noted.
A collage of small ads and notices including lost and found beads dogs and collars rewards watches jewelry repairs printing services rummage sales and rideshares with scattered contact phone numbers and locations across multiple listings and dates. The text is fragmented and reflects typical late era classified pages.
Job notices include a boy seeking farm work with specific hours and location, men needed for lumber and saw mill work, boys for daily and Sunday paper routes, experienced insulation applicators wanted, dairy im position, waitresses and dishwashers needed at White Castle Lunch, and housework help. Contact details and addresses scattered across listings.
AP report notes butter market strength and score figures with creamery receipts at 206,373 and prices points 16,498. Mentions cash market scores around 2 dollars and various percent changes, with mixed column indicators and premium imarks around 30 to 36 cents.
Fragmented stock market snippet reports mixed Dow Jones averages and utility shares. Numbers are unclear, but references to utilities, oil, and miscellaneous tickers hint at a volatile session with modest gains and losses.
A Cedar Rapids resident for 38 years died after a long illness. She married Walter S. Cousins on June 10, 1896 in Earlville. a daughter Ranae Calif survived. She belonged to St. Pauls Methodist. Funeral from Turner Chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Dr. Charles J. Bready. Burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Friends may call at the chapel for a funeral service at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Retired police captain John Cook died at his home on 419 Eighteenth Street SE. Msgr. John Molloy will conduct the funeral at Immaculate Conception Church at 8 30 a.m. Saturday with burial at Mount Olivet St Martha's. The body was taken home Friday.
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