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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1941
Page
17
Weakness in dressed pork prices helps drive a seasonal drop in hog quotations across major markets. Hogs show 9 to 15 cent declines with uneven demand, while cattle and sheep trends vary with limited improved activity and steady to firm curves in sheep and calf trading.
Hog receipts near Austin show varied liveweight bids from 140 to 500 pounds with top quotes near 11 dollars for midweights and sows around 9 to 10 dollars. Peoria reports salable hogs 1,200 head with 10 cent to 11 cent drops and top at 11.00 for 210-270 pounds. cattle and calves steady to higher, vealers around 11.75 to 14.00, sheep and lambs steady with fat ewes unchanged.
Hogs are steady to 4 cents lower on the local market with light prime grades unchanged and most other grades, including packers, slightly weaker. Long haul top is $10.95. Sheep market notes list sprint lambs 75-90 lbs at $10.50 with deductions for weight. other values vary.
Regional market report lists grain prices and farm products in Cedar Rapids. Includes No 3 corn 61.02, No 2 oats 98 cents, No 2 soybeans 1.58, hay and straw prices, poultry figures for various weights, livestock hides prices, and wholesale fruit and vegetable quotes such as lemons 6.00, oranges 4.60, cabbage 3.00 per crate, and Tokay grapes 1.83. Also notes horse pricing from 5.25 for No 1 horse and 4.75 for No 2 horse with pony pricing and full tail included.
Wisconsin cheese exchange reports weekly prices with Wisconsin squares 24c twins 23c daisies 2334c horns 2374c cheddars 23c. Mississippi River stages list Davenport Hastings La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque Keokuk St Louis Cairo Memphis with rises and falls.
Advertises top prices for scrap iron automobile bodies fenders barbed wire scrap metal newspapers magazines and rags. Encourages conversion of salvage into cash to aid the American defense effort.
New York AP report describes a mixed stock market with uneven early direction and irregular late activity. General Gas and Electric A shares hit a 1940 high on strong volume. convertible preferred rose 10 points on light volume. Air and steel shares showed varied performance with leaders improving while many large names lagged throughout the day.
U S government bonds eased by 1/32 to 3/32 point around noon as the market digested the Treasury’s plan to borrow between 1 billion and 1.25 billion dollars. Rail stocks held steady or rose with some utilities in demand, while certain rails and Illinois Central 4 3/4s declined.
Soybean futures drop sharply with most deliveries hitting the 8 cent per bushel daily limit as the market weakens. Good support later aided a partial recovery while wheat and other grains follow lower, with mixed cash prices listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans across futures and cash markets.
AP report from Chicago markets shows poultry receipts at 45 trucks with steady to easy tone, butter receipts around 861,070 pounds with firmer pricing, eggs firm with several first and current prices, and potatoes arriving on track with varied regional values. New York notes butter and cheese activity and robust egg prices, while futures and Dow Jones averages close with minor shifts.
Vernon Willard, blind RAF veteran from Niles Michigan, who came to see Dr. Fred A. Bonine, learns a Pittsburgh company president offers to cover surgery costs at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Willard was blinded after being shot down four times in service.
In Kokomo Indiana Wendell Willkie says he is tired of making speeches. He accepts the reunion invite as a member of the unit and asks not to be scheduled for a talk. He wants to enjoy the event with the fellows.
Want Ads list missing items and services including a truck panel lost between old No 1 and Robins, spectacles in leather case lost for reward, large silver pin lost with contact numbers, jewelry shops and repair services, insurance ads, and various personal notices. Includes requests for automobile transport references and Christmas jewelry sales.
A collage of notices lists dances and entertainment options including Skippy Anderson,Oach with music, Ladies Night, Joe Fisher and his orchestra, and booths at Swisher Pavilion and Temples Roller Rink. Also advertised are dining specials, skating rinks, and local service ads with contact numbers for reservations and inquiries.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists diverse job notices including sales agents in advertising, clerical and wait staff, an upholsterer, car mechanics, an electrician, and farm and housework positions. Veterans and young graduates are urged to apply, with varied conditions and contact details across multiple locations.
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