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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
2
Choice hogs under 270 pounds dropped to 14.45 while Tuesday’s peak of 14.65 fades. Heavier hogs and sows hold at 14.00 to 14.45 range as salable offerings total 10 000 and market clears. Cattle and sheep receipts listed with hogs dominating transactions.
Livestock market notes show calves and yearlings steady to strong with mostly good and choice lots active. Slaughter sheep and westerns firm at around 4 to 5 dollars. native lambs mainly in the 14.25 to 14.40 range. pelts above 12.50 and short loads of ewes near 40 to 65 dollars.
Cattle shows steady to higher pricing with fed steers and heifers firm to higher. Hogs steady with top bids around 14 dollars, weights varying from 180 to 270 pounds. Sheep slaughter classes steady to strong with fed lambs and natives in the 14.75 to 14.00 range and some mixed fat and feeding stock around 13.60. Receipts indicate 2,500 cattle and 2,000 sheep, with feeders and calves active mixed demand.
Combined penning at 19 concentration yards and 11 ng plants for 24 hours ended Thursday shows 46 200 head, down from a week and a fortnight ago. Moderately active, steady 20c lower, most around the off. Testes heavier than last week. Good and choice barrows and gilts priced, ranges by weight from 160 lbs to 550 lbs. Sows priced 270 to 550 lbs, with good and better grades noted. Prices per hundredweight around 12.00 to 13.65, with varied quotes by weight.
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep show mixed activity. Hogs steady to weak with feeders firmer. sows and heavy weights steady around 13.70 to 14.25. Cattle steady with some good beef and midrange sales. stockers slow. Sheep multiple loads with variable lamb and ewe quotes. Des Moines packing prices listed for various weight ranges.
The Chicago produce section notes steady demand for western stock and moderate supplies for potatoes. Truck and shipment figures are listed with tonnages and prices for onions, daisies, prints, and russets. Northern stock shows very slow demand and a dull market. specific prices include No 3.05 to 3.35 for Teal-russet Burbacks and U. S. No. 1 prices around 3.26.
Fragmentary records show prices and receipts for cheese items including EQGS receipts and 40 44 pound lots. Mentions firm totals and checks but lacks coherent context or dates.
AP notes heavy corn bookings failed to lift grains as wheat softened. Wheat settled 4% lower to 1.64 1/4, corn slipped 3 1/4 to 1 1/8, oats down 4 1/2 to 34, rye and barley mixed around 34 to 54 cents. December prices listed for each grain.
Fragmentary OCR shows per cent prices for wheat and corn products, including No 2 yellow corn at 1.16 and No 4 yellow grain terms, plus mentions of beans and salt nominal values. The note reads like a market price sheet with commodity names and prices in cents per unit.
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, reelected by a narrow margin, told reporters in Greenwich that the victory should hasten peace. She declared that the purge that ended the race leaves the nation without rancor or malice.
New York stock scene shows aircrafts rails and specialties rising early on Thursday with uneven closing. Transfers top 700 1000 shares as market turnover remains sparse throughout the session.
Local hog market shows heavier hogs slipping with prices: prime butchers at 13.95, packers 13.50, and various buyer quotes among named firms and brands. Multiple weight classes listed with prevailing prices. beef and lamb notes appear in surrounding lines.
Cedar Rapids market notes corn old No 2 yellow at 7.04 and soybeans new 2.04 per bushel. Oats No 2 white 66c, No 3 65c. Wheat No 2 1.40. Rye No 2 1.00. Straw baled prices 10.00 to 12.00. Hay baled 14.90 to 16.00. Poultry and eggs prices listed. fruits and vegetables including celery 3.75, lemons 8.84, Valencia oranges 6.41, lettuce 4.85, onions 1.40, potatoes 2.65, Texas grapefruit price noted. Cured hides prices No 1 32c No 2 11c. Local market highlights for farm goods and livestock terms.
New York bond review notes fractional advances in a sizable rail group led by firms including Paul Northwestern Rock Island Baltimore and Ohio Central of New Jersey Erie and Missouri Pacific.
Washington AP report shows October production rising in key munitions but failing to meet requirements. WPB Chairman J A Krug says basic needs survey underway as army navy and maritime commission meet daily with WPB to identify lagging items. Next week aims include plant visits in Detroit Chicago and Cleveland to adjust cuts and aid critical programs.
Plymouth Wisconsin the Wisconsin cheese exchange reported sales of two cars at 23 4 cents with no bids on two car lots of No 1 twins or cheddars. The market showed no activity as demand remained quiet.
Washington INS reports a WPB official rejected claims that civilian production plans were being deprioritized for war materiel. The National Association of Manufacturers accused WPB of bowing to army and navy pressure on reconversion, linking to the Nelson resignation and interagency disputes over reconversion emphasis and war production.
The council directed payment of 357.01 to Haegg Construction for sidewalk work and approved a 1 refund on a building permit. It moved 6,252.03 from waterworks to sewer funds for sewage service, surrendered two cigaret permits with 50 refunds, and issued new class C beer permits for Frank C. Ruffin and cigaret permits for Ruffin and Everett B. Thede.
Ottawa Illinois reports four sisters die and one survives after carbon monoxide fumes from a gas heater fog a federal housing project home. Ruth Mary Laine, 10, fights for life as deaths unfold Tuesday and Wednesday. mother away seeking aid, father hospitalized.
Notices outline Maurice F Jones operating a Shell Station at 206 A Ave NE with relocation perks and new pricing, plus various local ads for Jewelers printers painters and a rummage sale. Includes charitable circle announcements and a scheduling note for a bazaar at Z C B J Hall.
In shipping, dead weight is the vessel’s carrying capacity including cargo and load. It measures how much weight a ship can safely carry, excluding fuel and crew.
A lively night event features ANN TYLER at the ANNOUNCED venue with music and gaiety. The show is curated by TONY and G S MICHALEX LEE, with Cowboys at Hi Way Gardens in Stanwood hosting on Saturday Sov 14th.
A crowded column lists beauty salons at multiple downtown addresses with phone numbers, followed by home repair and hauling services offering chimney work, wiring, plastering, and weatherproofing. Job ads seek truck drivers, mechanics, farm hands, and sales agents with hours and pay details.
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