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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1944
Page
3
In Chicago pork futures and cash hogs under 270 pounds fell 10 to 20 cents from Mondays average as 15 000 salable hogs hit the market the largest in six weeks. Fed cattle and yearlings eased 25 to 40 cents for the week with a prime yearling load at 18.40 and mixed cattle at 17.50. Early sales for good native slaughter lambs ranged 14.40 to 14.50 as the market opened steady.
Omaha and Sioux City markets show mixed cattle hog and sheep activity with steady to slow trade. Hog prices mostly $14 to $14.35 per cwt with strong bids for select weights. cattle demand weak to steady with steers around $16 to $17, heifers near $16, and cows softer. sheep and lambs trading at $12.75 to $14.50 for good native lambs and varied feeder lots.
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8 am Tuesday show 41 700 head, up from 40 000 a week ago and 49 300 a year ago. Prices vary by weight, with loading similar to last week and good to choice hogs quoted around 12.00 to 14.16 per cwt for 180 to 270 pounds and higher brackets moving up to about 13.70 for heavier weights.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions Wisconsin cheese varieties and a brief hazy note about a York Bowl and rails. The legible parts reference Wisconsin cheese and a vague sports or rail context, but details are unclear.
Chicago reports show grain prices slumping as rye leads the losses on Tuesday with declines of up to 4 percent in the final hour. Wheat and corn also fall, while oats and barley weaken, December values listed for each grain amid broad market weakness.
Fragmented OCR records a provisions listing with color codes yellow and red. It mentions prices such as $1.10 and $2.15, a nominal hundredweight value, and a country run at $28.50. The text is unclear but indicates commodity pricing terms and classifications.
Cedar Rapids market reports show heavier hogs declined slightly with top hog prices at 14.05 for prime butchers and 13.65 for packers. Readable entries list good hogs in 170 to 180 lb range at 13.30 to 13.50 with other hogs around 12.00 to 13.25. Lambs, yearlings, ewes, and bucks priced lower, with calls and cannery stock around 2.50 to 4.00.
Grain and produce pricing for Cedar Rapids markets including corn oats and wheat values. No. 2 yellow corn at 1.00 to 1.40 wheat and rye prices listed with farm produce such as celery lettuce onions sweet potatoes and citrus. Hide and calf hides prices noted along with hay and straw values and miscellaneous items.
City briefs list a variety of events including a story hour at Mt. Vernon avenue library branch at 1908 Mt. Vernon avenue SE, a Chamber of Commerce meeting at Roosevelt hotel, and visitors allowed at St Luke's hospital. A Defense Transportation rep will be at the Chamber booth Wednesday, Earnest Steffen speaks at Coe college Thursday, and Rev H K Cornish leads service tonight at Four Square Gospel Tabernacle. Cedar Rapids No 194 Ahepa meets Wednesday at St John s church. Frances Farmer Wilder appears at Coe chapel Tuesday. Robert Zimmerman lectures at Franklin school Wednesday on diving adventures in peace and wartime.
Davenport police sought two men who held up and beat 55 year old George Paris and robbed him of four thousand dollars in cash. Paris, once a coffee shop owner in Davenport, had reportedly returned here after selling his stake in a Peoria tavern.
NEW YORK AP report notes attempts to stem the stock market retreat largely failed on Tuesday with most leaders backing down fractions. Transfers hovered around 1,000,000 shares as a few favorites managed a minor rise.
Wall Street stocks show mixed results with numerous cattle market names and diverse percent changes. Major listings include Johns Manville at 96 percent, Kennecott Copper 34 percent, Kresge 27, Kroger 31, Libby McNeal 87, Lockheed 23, Boeing 23, United States Steel around 56, and many others across sectors. The report compiles closing figures and percentage shifts for a broad array of corporations, utilities, and traded goods.
Chicago Packers report shows butter receipts at 3 300 tubs with steady demand and mixed scores from A to AA, eggs at 9 203 cases and various quality classes, poultry steady with turkeys and hens prices, potatoes arrivals 103 on track with Western supplies and firm Sestak northern stock demand. No. 1 washed Chippewas priced at $2.10 per unit.
AP report from New York notes butter receipts at 746 416 with firm prices and unchanged ceiling. Cheese receipts total 428 716 with no quote. current general prices list mixed lots and standard grades by weight, with dirties and Sadie on terms.
Judge Floyd Philbrick dismissed with prejudice a district court suit by Mel Brown against W. A. Drake doing business as Me Too Food Store No 2 at 59 Sixteenth Avenue SW at Brown's cost. Brown had alleged employment issues from July 9 to Feb 12 as a member of Local No 170 Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America but failed to prove claims.
Judge G. K. Thompson, presiding for the Linn county district court November term, announced the following assignment of cases. The list includes 21 aliens and other matters slated for the term, detailing preliminary docket for the oe.
A list of civil cases and dates schedules cases such as Claassen v Webb Federal Discount Corp v Stickley Peters v Cedar Rapids City Lines Lankau v National Cash Register Krausnick v Haegg Roofing Brannaman v Clothing and others set for late November through December in a regional court.
Judge G K Thompson awarded Delbert J Kuehl 825 for his son Marvin D Kuehl against Mrs Fred Poyneer and Morgan Davis Poyneer in district court. Marvin Kuehl, age 3, was seriously injured November 16, 1943, when a car owned by Morgan Davis Poyneer and driven by Mrs Fred Poyneer struck him near 1123 Second Street SE. Kuehl had sought 10,400 plus 5 percent interest from August 31, 1943, the suit filing date.
William Courtney 23 was sentenced to six months in Linn County jail with all but 30 days suspended after pleading guilty to malicious injury to a building. He was arrested after punching a plate glass window at Collins Radio company office on Third Avenue SE.
Mixed ad copy offers tree topping trimming spraying and removal for oak wood and window washing services after storms. Mentions black dirt fertilizer and a contact number 2 5770 with location 129 3rd Ave SW plus a second number 4626. Also references dine dance roller skate diversion and a vague address.
Ad fragment promotes fine food and meals with popular brands and beer at 312 GRE. The notice references theater page and a promotional blurb for a ballroom event. No clear date or venue beyond the generic city brand.
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