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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
3
Chicago receipts show hogs 5,900 and cattle 1,500 with steady to firm bids. Direct hog arrivals 8,500 Thursday and 6,000 offered signal packers seek fresh supplies to keep operations going. Top cattle prices reached $18 for steers and $16.25 for heifers while lambs remained steady to strong.
Salable receipts total 6 000 hogs 4 500 cattle 3 500 sheep with bids and prices noted. Hogs vary by weight with top prices around 14 0 to 15 0 per hundredweight while cattle show steady to strong for slaughter steers and best heifers. Sheep demand moderate with native lambs around 14 00 to 14 40 and Montana lots at 4 50 to 6 00.
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota markets for 24 hours ending 8 am Thursday show 29 100 head sold, up from 23 100 last week and 40 400 year ago. Active and steady with heavier demand than week prior. Prices listed for barrows and gilts from 160 to 1a lbs at 13.00 to 14.70, 240 to 360 lbs around 13.45 to 13.70, 450 to 550 lbs about 13.30.
Market notes list prices for various cuts and weights with figures for Waterloo Ottumwa and surrounding areas. The data includes pork bellies loins and packing sows with price per hundredweight and time stamps.
Receipts: hogs 3200, sheep 2600, cattle 2200. Hogs steady to higher on choice and heavy weights. sows and stags $13.70 to $14.45. Sheep report mixed loads with native and feeding lambs. ewes and yearlings steady to higher with $14.00-$14.25 seen. Cattle: fed steers and yearlings strong to higher. light steers $18.00 heads, other steers $14.25-$15.85, cows steady to higher with the low end $7.50-$10.75 and good cows up to $11.50-$12.00. stockers and feeders weak.
Arrivals total 95 with on track 205 and U S shipments at 37. Market firm with moderate demand and western stocks. Receipts list a wide range of produce including potatoes onions and poultry with specific prices for Russet Burbanks Colorado reds Nebraska Bliss Triumphs and Minnesota Dakota varieties.
Market notes show butter receipts at 51 cents and cheese at 406 with prices unchanged at ceiling. Various items including mixed colors, extras, and dirties remain quoted with no notable quotations. Poultry sections list live poultry primers, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, and various breeds with prices noted, reflecting steady wholesale activity.
Cedar Rapids area markets list grain and produce prices including corn 1.04 per bushel old crop, soybeans 60c to 85c, white No. 3 celery 60c per dozen, Russet potatoes 3.45 per bushel, and hides and calves with No 1 hides priced around 12 to 13 cents. Also notes for baled hay and barrow goods with various crate prices and fruit as listed.
The market showed selective gains in rails and specialties while many leaders slipped. Kings moved in and out of activity as volume hovered around 800,000 shares, below the prior session’s 908,215, with mixed quotations across a wide range of large and small equities.
Prices were generally steady on Thursday as gains slowed from Wednesday and trading pace slackened. U.S. government securities remained quiet but steady while overall buying dominated the market.
Chicago grain markets opened with losses that were largely erased in late trading. Wheat fell about 1 to 2 percent as December drifted to 1.65, corn declined roughly 3 to 4 cents, oats eased around 4 to 5 cents, rye was little changed, and barley slid about 5 to 6 cents with December quotes around 1.05.
Chicago AP reports nominal prices for cash wheat with No 1 red at 1.72 and No 2 red at 1.71. Oats No 1 red 59 2, barley malting 1.59 1.37, soybeans No 2 yellow nominal, field seed red clover 31.50 and alsike listed.
Wisconsin cheese exchange shows sales of three cars labeled U S No 1 twins and cheddars with bids uncovering prices at 2344 cents. Two bids covered U S No 1 twins or cheddars with 23% certs.
Sioux City AP Eric Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce told an audience of 2,650 that America has no problems comparable to Russia Great Britain France and other nations. He cited heavy destruction in Russian cities and high casualties among men aged 20 to 40. He contrasted Europe’s bread shortages with America’s abundance.
The Cedar Rapids market remains at ceiling levels with top hog prices for prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Cattle values show choice to prime steers at 15.50 to 16.50, and various grades of cattle and sheep listed with fluctuating bids across weights and classes. Lambs, sheep, and calf prices are provided, with notes on weight and quality adjustments.
The Veterans Administration issued rules for World War II veterans to obtain home purchase loans under the G I Bill of Rights. The VA guarantees but does not make loans directly, with loans not exceeding 2000 dollars used for buying property or financing its construction or improvement. Eligible borrowers include service members on active duty after September 16 1940 and before VJ day who are discharged under conditions other than dishonorable after 90 days of active duty, or any length if discharged due to service incurred injury or disability.
Sen. Pepper of Florida assails Gov. Dewey at a Missouri rally, claiming he has abandoned presidential candidacy and become a ruthless prosecutor pursuing Roosevelt as a Communist and crook. Pepper praises Roosevelt, cites New Deal programs, and warns war delays could cost American lives.
The Tokyo radio said an Allied task force of aircraft and warships conducted a sharp assault on the Nicobar island group in the Indian Ocean between the Andaman Islands and Dutch Sumatra. The Japanese did not reveal the flag under which the Allies operated but suspected British ships were involved.
British troops entered western Burma and seized the Japanese base at Tiddim, a key point in the retreat from Imphal. The capture closes weeks of pursuit along the Japanese withdrawal route, with early reports uncertain on the fate of the Tiddim garrison and small Allied forces maintaining pressure along the southward route.
The page lists cosmetic and beauty service offerings including perms cold waves and facials with multiple shop names and addresses. Notable entries mention Katz Jewelry Across from Post Office, Madeline Beauty Shop, Metropolitan Beauty Salon Violet Room, and Paris Academy with phone numbers for appointments.
London dispatch reports over a thousand American heavy bombers targeting Mainz Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with 700 accompanying fighters. The Rhine cities host major rail yards and war industries. Mosquito bombers hit Mannheim the night before and other wooden craft bombed Hannover.
Hollywood reports a stormy six year marriage ending in separation for Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot. Bogart moved to separate quarters after long public disputes, with a brief statement confirming the split.
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