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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1940
Page
8
Livestock market notes show hogs opening strong and losing early gains while steers and lambs stay steady. Quotes detail wide ranges across weights, with receipts and price spreads for hogs, cattle, and sheep. Lamson Brothers provides the report from Cedar Rapids with H.R. Moonrey listed as manager.
State and city market figures show cattle and hog receipts across Des Moines Austin and Minneapolis areas with mixed tone. cattle steady to higher on choicer steers and heifers while cows and bulls vary. hogs mainly steady to higher with lighter trade and some firmness on selected packs.
Market notes show varying sow prices from 220 to 338 pounds with weights 160 to 330 pounds and average around 585 to 620 dollars. Fat lamb bids steady but demand slow. receipts list 8 500 total and around 1 700 natives with 3 000 by crop and 900 billed. Stronger prices expected on fat lambs.
Receipts show 250 calves and 450 slaughter lambs with varied demand. Barrows and gilts steady to higher with top at 648 and several at 640 while lightweights trade up to 6.15. Slaughter cattle steady to strong. calves and steers and heifers firm to higher amid active market.
Hogs advance by 5 and 10 cents across grades with top hogs at 6.30. Calves hit about 10.50 for Jane selects, pricing varies by weight and quality. Spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds fetch 8.50, old ewes 100 to 120 pounds at 2.50, others priced by quality.
Local grain and feed prices show No 1 wheat No 2 oats and yellow corn priced per bushel. Livestock and poultry rates list leghorn hens and broilers by weight, with old roosters and calves priced. wholesale fruits and vegetables outline multiple items with dollar amounts. Hide prices for various grades and animal classes included.
New York bond traders saw centered activity on rail and utility issues with price moves mostly fractional. Highlights include Canadian National Railway 4 1/2s 1957 and Lehigh Valley Terminal 5s 1951, while top tier investment-grade demand grows ahead of October issue activity.
New York prices edged higher as a solid group of chemicals aided the session. Steels and rails joined in late, turnover reached about 700 000 shares, with traders mainly testing early and a brisk final hour. leaders included U S Steel Allied Chemical Westinghouse NY Central and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Wall Street stock listings show Kennecott Conrail Kroger and many others with varied quotes. The report presents prices for companies including Allied Stores Lehigh Valley Lockheed Martin and Penney Co alongside Chicago stock results and market notes.
Strong demand for several grades of territory wool reported by the U S department. Fine original bags bring 1 to 95 cents scoured. long French combing at 92 to 93 cents. 43 to 85 cents for blond territory wools. country packed 25 and 6 blood bright fleece around 42 cents delivered.
Wheat dipped fractionally on the board of trade with corn oats rye and soybeans moving to reflect the weaker wheat market. December wheat eased to 82 7/8 cents, corn near 58 1/2, oats up 3/4, rye down 4 1/2, soybeans off 15 1/2 cents amid hedging pressure and firm cash market.
Winnipeg market wheat shows Oct and Dec quotes with modest gains. Chicago provisions list cash wheat and corn prices, with oats and barley ranges. Minneapolis cash grain receipts and price levels for No 1 hard Montana, No 2 red durum, and amber durum noted along with corn and oats报价.
Market receipts and prices for butter eggs and cheese show firmness in Chicago with creamery butter at 29 1/4 to 30 1/2 cents. Eggs at refrigerator standards around 19 to 19 1/2 cents, potatoes and live poultry steady as arrivals and supplies stay moderate. New York reports firmer butter with creamery at 30 cents and cheese steady. eggs mixed by color with standards about 20 to 24 cents. futures data from Lamson Bros. shows butter and egg standards remaining near recent levels.
In Cedar Rapids the alien registration surpasses 515 with 28 nationalities represented. Frank J. McCarthy reports 35 percent are Czechs, Greece and Russia also well represented. The office, open Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. in the federal building basement, expects 800 plus by December 27.
Roosevelt told governors of three midwestern states that defense industry expansion will focus on the area between the Rockies and the Alleghanies when feasible without delaying time. The rule also covers additions to existing plant units.
London reports British Far Eastern policy shifting toward China as an ally due to Japan's military pact with Germany and Italy. A Russian spokesman dismissed rumors that the Soviet Union would drop aid to China in exchange for an understanding with Japan.
A Norwegian shipmaster reported that about 1000 American owned motor trucks stored at Haiphong Indo China were confiscated by Japanese troops awaiting transport to China.
Police recovered 56.8 percent of property stolen in Cedar Rapids during September valued at 5809.10. Recoveries totaled 3297.75. Four burglaries were reported, all stores. All seven stolen automobiles were recovered after joy rides. A total of 70 larcenies was listed.
Testimony nears completion in an $11,722.50 personal injury suit by William Cosselman of Bremer county against Lee Shen of Cedar Rapids over a 1938 highway collision on No. 10 at the Bremer Fay ette line. In a separate $297.97 note suit, Sherman Freeman vs Earl and Gladys Blackford features a $2,500 counterclaim for alleged wrongful attachment.
District court authority granted to Rowena E Stuckslager trustee to sell a 215 acre Cedar county farm to Clare Hill for fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Ray A Fink seeks dismissal of June Brazanski formerly June Fink custody modification request. Brazanski seeks to alter a 1938 divorce decree granting custody of a seven year old daughter. Ray A Fink, opposing, asks denial of the application.
Local council members will attend a regional conference of K C officials next Sunday in Dyersville. Dr. Dr. Rater, state deputy, of Ottumwa, and Ray Conley, state secretary, of Des Moines, will be present to outline a program of activities for the coming year.
A cluttered page shows lost items and classified ads from The Gazette including lost gold locket, calls for workers and services. It lists various wants for drivers, jewelers, repairs, and small jobs, with contact details and price notes. The tone reflects a mid-century local newspaper want ad section.
Walter Blackburn Jones names Maurine Arlene Jones as defendant in a divorce suit filed in Linn county on cruelty grounds. Ranging actions include a separate case against James M Reed and Magdalen Reed for divorce. A 1933 Ford sedan dispute involved General Motors Acceptance Corp. and Charles L Finnegan. The will of Annie Miller probated. executor George Driscoll named. Drapert Inn retail cigarette permit renewed by Linn county supervisors.
Private owners and dealers advertise 1930s cars including Plymouth sedans and coupes, Model A Ford roadsters, 1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe, Studebaker, and Nash coupes. Listings show prices from affordable to $290, with contact addresses in cities like Springville and Marion.
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