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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1944
Page
1
Hogs were nominally steady with top at 14.75 as receipts totaled about 300 head. Cattle and sheep were steady with 600 cattle and 1,000 sheep on hand. Producers hold hogs awaiting the 12.50 support, though the regulation has yet to affect prices.
Utah market reports mixed cattle and hog values with steady to higher bids. top fed steers near 18.35 while vealers and heifers show gains. Omaha and Wyoming figures show steady hogs and stronger cattle demand with week highs around 18.25 for fed steers and 14.75 for native lambs.
New York buyers focused on specialties in a light market session while leading issues drifted with modest gains in select rails and copper issues. Turnover ran about 400 000 shares as high marks for the year appeared, with activity easing toward the close.
The Cedar Rapids hog market remains at ceiling levels with prime butchers fetching around 14.45 dollars and packers 13.70. The report lists cattle and calf prices, including steers, cows, bulls, and lambs, with various weight and quality adjustments and bids across types.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and interior Town Minnesota plants for a 24 hour period ending Saturday show 19, versus 27 100 a week earlier and 18 600 a year ago. Week loading around 32 100, with gifts noted. References to sow counts and weights appear, but data are fragmentary and inconsistent.
An AP report lists varied hog prices at packing points including Waterlce Ottumwa Rustic and Des Moines areas with figures around 13.5 to 14.4 per hundredweight. The data shows multiple price points and fluctuations across different lots and weights.
Chicago AP reports potato arrivals are on track with 25 shipments noted. Idaho russets and European varieties down to $2.35 with U.S. shipments totaling $28. Slow demand marks a weaker market. Wisconsin Chippewa russets listed at 2.15 to 2.12.
The Linn county War Chest office expressed thanks for volunteer help that keeps staff from being overwhelmed. Since the drive began, over 40 Y.W.C.A. business girls have counted cards stuffed envelopes and indexed pledges and will continue assisting. Additional volunteers are welcomed.
Prices were mixed with rails generally improved and some carriers up a point or more. Volume was heavy for the brief two hour session as foreign government bonds moved upward while U S governments held steady.
Wheat closed with gains of 4 cents from the day’s low and a modest rise from yesterday, while corn and barley remained weak. Oats and rye showed firmness, with rye steady to slightly higher. December values listed for wheat at 1.65 and corn at 1.12.
Market notes show mixed movement in Chicago with cash oats at 67 and barley around 85 cents per bushel while field seed prices varied, red stripe items listed near 28 dollars per unit. The report highlights fluctuating feed costs and potential impacts on local farmers.
Cedar Rapids market items include bay and straw bales at 14 to 16 dollars, hay at 14 dollars, poultry products with various weights, heavy and light hens, Leghorn hens, stags, current eggs at 28 cents, wholesale fruits with Michigan celery at 1.49 per dozen and California Valencia oranges at 86 cents each, sweet potatoes at 28 dollars per ton, California grapefruit at 5 dollars.
Marion notices celebrate Miss Betty Lou Scott with multiple showers and upcoming marriage to Staff Sgt Harold E Wagner in Midland Texas. Local families host events with Cedar Rapids Marion and Springville guests. Burkart Everett wedding takes place at justice of the peace office.
The bulletin lists service times for Marion area churches. Baptist led by Rev. Benjamin H. Shaw with Bible school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 45 a m Torch bearers at 6 30 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m St Joseph Catholic with Mass at 8 and 10 a m Christian church led by Rev Vernon H. Carter Bible school 9 45 a m morning worship 10 45 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Congregational led by Rev James M Lower morning worship and study at 7 30 p m Rev C B Patrick at the church with Sunday school 1945 a m preaching at 11 a m and…
Listings for several churches outline their weekly activities. Methodists hold evening service and youth devotions led by Loyce Schenken and Elaine Petrusch. Presbyterian, St Pauls Lutheran, Prairie Chapel and Epworth League activities with times for Sunday school, morning worship, and special programs.
Soviet forces pierced the Romanian frontier and advanced toward the Tisza and Koros rivers on a 75 mile front. German Hungarian resistance appeared broken with Budapest about 90 miles away as Kuban Cossacks spread fear in the rear of the shattered southeast front. A front line dispatch to Izvestia said mobile units chased retreating troops and light Cossack units operated behind them.
G O Rhodes, 62, president of the Waterloo Artificial Ice and Fuel Co., died following injuries from a Wednesday car strike by driver J D Nettleton. The notice lists his death, the accident, and his leadership role.
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