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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1942
Page
2
In Chicago the livestock market fell Tuesday with hog prices down up to 25 cents per hundredweight and cattle 25 cents lower except select fed steers and yearlings. Lamb bids were weak, while hogs 200 to 270 pounds sold from 15.00 to 15.30 per hundredweight, peaking at 15.35.
Cattle prices show steady demand with top steers around 15.25 to 15.90 and yearlings near 15.80. Slaughter calves bring about 13 to 15. Natives and western cows remain scarce. cutters and common cows range from 9 to 11. Feeder cattle hold around 11 to 13. Sheep receipts total 4,500 with lambs trading toward 13.25 to 13.99.
Combined hog receipts at 19 Iowa yards and 11 Minnesota plants for the 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday totaled 22 700 head, down from 23 000 last week and 26 200 a year ago. Prices eased about 10 cents with slight pressure on spots, range figures given for different weight classes and grade categories.
Omaha market notes show feeder, slaughter, and calf trades with mixed demand. Cattle receipts near 7 000 steer and heifer lots with steadier to higher bids on some fat cattle while calves sell dull and weak. vealers around 14 00 to 14 00. fat lambs and sheep prices around 12 75 to 15 75 with early bids steady to lower. Advanced bids and loads varied by class with overall activity fair to steady.
A garbled AP market note lists various beef weights and prices in cents per pound and dollars per hundredweight. It references 160 to 180 pound ranges and prices around 13 to 14 dollars, with several lines indicating different weight categories and cost per unit.
Evening market bulletins show cattle and hog prices with receipts around 400 and varying bids. Feeder calves and fat cattle listed with values from roughly 12 to 16 dollars per hundredweight, cows and bulls traded steady to weaker, with sows and cutters nearby.
Markets show steady receipts and prices for poultry with mixed offerings. Fresh iced and frozen hens and toms are priced, with notes on special or extra items and broad regional supply details amid a brief coastline forestry remark.
Grain quotations furnished by Lamson Brothers and company with R Mowrey as Cedar Rapids office manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building.
Hog prices slipped another 19 cents across all grades in the Rapids market Tuesday. Peak prices ranged to 4.55 for butchers, 14.65 for long-haul, and 12.75 to 14.75 for packers with various weight classes shown. Cattle and calf sections list mixed price ranges for steers, yearlings, cows, and calves, while sheep see gains in select categories.
Market notes from Cedar Rapids list prices for grains and agriculture. Oats shelled No 2 at 43 cents per bushel, soybeans No 2 yellow at 160 dollars per hundredweight, hay baled at 9 to 11 dollars, poultry prices with hens 13 cents, geese 14 cents, pigeons five cents per dozen, fruits and vegetables including Michigan celery 75 cents per dozen and lettuce 62 dollars per crate, sweet potatoes 475 dollars per something, and other wholesale items.
The fragment notes bids on various styles including daisies and horns and squares with numeric values and unquoted terms. It lacks clear context, dates, or parties, making a precise itemization difficult.
Scattered wool sales Tuesday saw limited demand and steady to unchanged prices. Michigan one quarter blood wool sold around 3 cents grease basis delivered to mills while inquiries came in for kid mohair pitches, marking first real manufacturer interest in months.
Bond market mood remained mixed as tall loans stayed high while some issues posted gains and losses. Investors watched government and corporate offerings amid uneven prices with only scattered moves across sectors.
E. E. Herring aged 62 of Atlantic Iowa, brother of Senator Clyde Herring, was severely burned in an automobile accident near Minden Nebraska. He was en route from Kearney to Hastings when his car left the highway ten miles north of Minden. Sheriff Owen Daley reported little hope for recovery.
New York traders failed to shake profit taking as the market drifted downward. several top issues slipped, while rails showed some gains later. War news stayed uninspiring and higher taxes pressured commitments as traders watched U S Steel Bethlehem American Telephone and others weaken.
The clipping lists diverse stock prices and percentages for numerous companies and sectors including Allied Chem, Allis Chalmers, American Can, American Sugar, Anaconda, Armour & Co, Atlantic Realty Inv, Baldwin Loco, General Motors, Johnsonville, and many others. It presents a dense, partial snapshot of the day’s market movements with varied gains and losses across industries, rail, oil, and consumer goods, reflecting a busy trading session.
German submarines reportedly sank five merchant ships totaling 26 000 tons off the African and South American Atlantic as autumn storms delayed announcements.
Chicago grain notes show mixed prices with No 2 hard red winter wheat and Selvedge items around 1.12 per bushel while oats vary across samples. Lard markets quote around 12.90 per hundredweight with loose lard at 11.90 and bellies also listed.
Washington AP reports the House approved a bill to boost WAAC pay, setting minimum monthly pay at 50 dollars matching Waves and army privates, with raises also for lower ranking WAAC officers. The measure moves to the Senate, which passed similar bills with higher increases for officers.
James F. Fowler was granted a divorce from Marita Fowler by Judge J E Heisterman on statutory desertion for over two years. They wed July 20 1929 in Washington county. Maxine May Coolahan received a decree from J Loren Coolahan on habitual drunkenness. marriage Feb 16 1937 in Linn county. Custody awarded to Lena A Vogt chief probation officer of the juvenile court for two minor children.
Jack Annis of Coggon pled guilty in district court to giving beer to Coggon high school students outside their homes without parental knowledge. He was fined $300 and costs. the fine was suspended during good behavior.
Joseph Swan a 29 year old Oakland California man who pled guilty to stealing 750 in travelers checks from Al Setter Cedar Rapids received a one year suspended sentence and was paroled to Father T C Zach of Des Moines before Judge John T Moffit in district court Swan had completed a prior year in Polk county jail last week
James Kitts age 23 of 200 Twenty Ninth Avenue SW was arrested by Sheriff James Smith on Monday for uttering a forged instrument. He pled Monday in district court before Judge J. E. Heiserman and received a one year county jail term, suspended on good behavior.
Vernon LeRoy Tompkins, 26, of 1011 Bealercourt SE, was arraigned before Judge J. E. Heis. The brief proceeding set bond and scheduled further hearings in the local criminal case.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette publishes daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa. John L Miller declares as publisher under oath the ownership and management details including editors and circulation for the specified date. Names and addresses of publisher and management include Louis J Nilles and others in Cedar Rapids.
A man appeared Tuesday morning in district court on a statutory charge and was given until 10 a.m. Saturday to enter his plea.
The will of Joseph W. Lesinger was admitted to probate on Tuesday. Anna C. Lesinger was named executrix without bond, for the husband who died September 25.
The Iowa FBI office urged vigilance against impersonators posing as federal agents. Special Agent in Charge James Dalton noted nationwide increases in such cases and advised residents to scrutinize any badge or credentials shown by those claiming to be FBI, especially if a “gold badge” is flashed.
Byron Price, director of censorship, defended restricting coverage of President Roosevelt’s trip to war production sites. He praised press restraint during Winston Churchill’s Russia and Near East movements and urged readers and listeners to avoid spreading word of mouth news that could aid the enemy. He commended the press for safeguarding troop movement information.
Des Moines reports the state appeal board approved a $422,926 Cedar Falls budget for 1943-44 while cutting a $5,000 levy for a new school site and upholding a $1,500 levy for the Cedar Falls Independent School District for 1942-43. The high school site and athletic field were at issue. previous objections in 1941 lacked sufficient signers.
Beagle and black and tan tones listed with ads for apartments rides and services. Items include a safety note on debts, a K M Pharmacy opposite Post Office, furniture and fabric repair, a portrait studio update, rummage sales, and a ride share request to Camp Crowder Missouri. Partial phone-like numbers and addresses appear amid scattered notices.
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