This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1945
Page
6
In Chicago cattle hogs and sheep showed light demand with about 200 hogs 500 cattle and 200 sheep traded. Cows ranged from 9.00 to 14.50 per hundredweight while calves brought 12.00 to 15.50. Feeder steers moved 32.00 to 35.00 with stockers 10.00 to 15.25. Lambs quoted 14.00 to 14.50 for choice and 10.00 to 13.00 for common, ewes 4.50 to 6.0, lambs 13.50 to 15.50.
On Friday buyers held steady with red markets unchanged from the prior week. Steers and heifers strengthened about 25 cents. stockers and feeders moved higher with several loads of fed steers and heifers around 17.65 dollars for ceiling grades. Vealers to 14.50 and feeder calves 1 to 28 in, with yearslings near 15.00. Sheep slaughter classes up 25 cents, feeding lambs around 14.00, ewes and feeder lambs lifting with choice offerings noted.
Combined receipts for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Saturday in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota reached 33 800 hogs with prices showing slight declines from the week prior. Barrows and gilts 160 to 180 pounds ranged 13.50 to 14.45, 180 to 360 pounds 14.20 to 14.45, good and choice sows 270 to 400 pounds 13.66 to 13.10, and good sows 400 to 550 pounds 13.30. Prices reflect the latest Iowa hog market snapshot with regional variations noted.
USDA hogs unchanged as sl through. cattle trade mixed with strong steer and heifer bids. Feeder cattle stead to higher. cows up 25c. bulls up 25c. stockers and feeders firm. Lambs mostly 25c higher with western shipped lambs around 14.50. feeding lambs slow and weaker.
Friday auction results show ae steers and heifers trading 25 cents higher with some goods up 40 cents. Cows steady to higher 25 cents, vealers and calves strong, stockers and feeders steady. Loads include 947, 979 and 1 364 lb steers and 904 lb yearlings at 17.65, top steer loads 17.00 to 17.50, medium to low choice 14.00 to 16.75, mixed yearlings 16.00 to 16.75, grain fed cows 12.75 to 13.50, grassers 11.75 to 12.75, feeder steers 13.00 to 14.50 and steer calves 13.25.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices stay at ceiling levels on Saturday with top prime ace priced at 14.45 and packers 3.70. The report lists varied quotes for steers, heifers, bulls, calves, and sheep, plus grain, hay, onions, fruit, and dairy product notes from the market columns.
New York stocks showed mixed action with several shares climbing toward 14 year highs while many leaders failed to sustain gains after a weekend rally. About one million shares changed hands in transfers, among the largest for a brief period since 1941.
The market roundup lists numerous stocks with varied changes led by industrials rails and utilities. Large lists include Loews Anaconda Phelps Dodge Boeing Airplane Amn Tel Bell and Union Carbide, with many percentage gains and losses noted across equally diverse sectors.
New York bond market Saturday showed slight gains in several railroad issues. Improvements appeared in Morris and Essex 4s St Louis San Francisco 4s of 1950 A Katy adjustment 5s International Great Northern 5s of 1956 B and certain Baltimore and Ohio Chicago New York Central liens.
Rye futures jumped the 5 cent daily limit on Saturday amid new board rules restricting trading. Short covering appeared driven by tight supplies and high cash Rye prices. prices closed unchanged to 5 cents higher. December Rye at 1.87 1/2, Wheat steady at 1.80 1/2, Corn unchanged at 1.18 1/2, Oats up 1 to 2 3/4, Barley up 12 to 1/2.
Chicago prices list cash wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard at 1.79, corn sample yellow about 95 4c, oats No 1 white heavy 82c, white heavy 82 82 2c, Timothy hay options 5.25 to 5.50, red clover and sweet clover around 10.75 to 31.50, alfalfa 33.50 to 46.59 per cwt.
Nominally steady extras and prices for butter and cheese shown with scores and receipts. Trade features 92 score A and 46c values, 90 B score cars and 40 to 45 cents ranges, firsts at 580 dollars, and current receipts around 44.6 cents with prints and horns at 26c.
Miss Arminta Davidson, Marion Gas office manager, traveled to New York City to visit her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Cameron. Mrs Cameron directs public relations for the Women s International Institute which sponsors the annual women s international exposition at Madison Square Garden. Davidson will visit other East locations before returning home.
Mr and Mrs Irving Drake have come back to Marion from Leech Lake Minnesota where they ran a summer resort They will reside this winter with Mrs Drake s mother Mrs G B Gray
Sgt Clayton M Hanson arrives on the east coast as his parents report his three years with the 334th engineers in Europe. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Carl Gill of Albert Lea with Mrs Jule Liebe as former Liebe. Various social items mention guests and illnesses including Iola Knapp ill with pneumonia and Pfc William D Rossey arriving at Riverside California en route to Jefferson Barracks.
Several Marion churches publish their weekly worship times and programs. Baptist church led by Rev. Charles Moore lists Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Catholic service with Rev. T. J. McElliott at 8 and 10 a.m. St. Joseph's Catholics. Christian church with Rev. Vernon H. Carter has Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45. Congregational led by Rev. Carl L. Windsor, Free Methodist led by Rev. Carl M. Cunningham, and Methodist led by Rev. James P. Gable provide their own schedules. Presbyterian pastor Rev. C. V. R. DeJong notes 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and 10:55 a.m. worship. St Pauls with Rev. Carl T. Wuerffel lists Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and morning services at 8:30 and 10:30.
Y special Thanksgiving day services Thursday at 10 a.m. at the church. PRAIRIE CHAPEL The Rev A B Curran pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning worship 11 Epworth league 7:30 p.m. Seventh Day Church of God Sixth street at Ninth avenue Elder W W McMicken pastor Sabbath school Saturday 10:30 a.m. Preaching 11:30.
Two squads of deputy sheriffs raided downtown Des Moines taverns on Friday night. They seized 57 bottles of liquor and dispersed a poker game. At the Covered Wagon operator William Striggles was arrested, 17 bottles seized, and $83.80 taken from the poker table. At Mommies place a bartender was arrested and 40 bottles seized.
The three St Louis daily newspapers raised copy prices from three to five cents effective Monday. The Post-Dispatch led with the higher price citing increased production costs, followed by the Globe-Democrat and the Star-Times.
Odd notices include missing items and rewards for lost wallets purses watches tools and a memorandum book. Local ads promote bazaars hall events beauty shops repairs services and driving party engagements with multiple addresses and phone numbers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.