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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1941

Page

6

Hog Prices Slide to Seasonal Lows in Mixed Trade

Chicago hog prices drifted to new seasonal lows in fairly active trading as demand softened. Dressed pork loins held at 21 to 21.5 cents per pound, receipts totaled around 15,000 head, and sheep and cattle volumes rose with buyers bid actively on smaller offerings. Slaughter steers moved lower on the heavier weights while yearlings and fat lambs held or advanced modestly. Sioux City and Iowa markets showed steady to weak trends with varying price ranges for cattle, hogs, and sheep across regions.

Chicago Sioux City Aps S. Dept. Agriculture Cheter ST_ PAIL LIVESTOCK South ST Paul Minn Upii Dept Agriculture Dakotas Montanas Iu S. Dept — Agriculture Omaha Livestock Omaha Dept. Agriculture Wenok

Hogs and Sheep Market Prices Across Major U.S. Marts

Des Moines and Chicago area hog receipts rise with mixed results across weights and sow markets. Prices edge higher on lighter weights while heavy hogs and sows show varied declines. cattle and sheep receipts and prices also mix with steady to higher quotes for select fat lambs and feeders.

Local Hog and Cattle Market Report With Prices

Hots steady to higher on the local market with most trades gaining ten cents. Hog weights range 140 to over 300 pounds with various price bands and strong packer demand. Cattle market shows ranges for steers and heifers from good to prime, with calf and sheep sections noted and some unclear trailing text about bats.

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Wall Street Stocks Quotations and Dow Jones Averages

Published by J E Bennett Co this Monday stock page lists numerous quoted prices across major industrials utilities and railroads with tickers including Adams Express Intl Mining Alaska Juneau Kennecott and Anaconda. It also notes Dow Jones averages and market open highs lows and closes for a broad cross section of equities including Coca Cola General Electric IBM and Chrysler and reports on trading activity and market leaders.

J. E. Bennett & Co W._H. dump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Alaska Juneau Allied Chem Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Johns Manville Kennecott Kreste Alyamin Tbh Corp Libbey Guens Amn Maracaibo Amn Roll Mills Beckheed Aoe Amn Smelting Amn Steel Fdys Lorard Amn Sug McKesson Ter Arisg Marshall Wat Mathiesen Maytas Miami Corp Armstrong Cork Mols Moline Ont Ward Atchison S P Atlantic Murray Corp Nash-Kelvits Aviation Corps Natl Betlas Baldwin Balto & Ohio Natl Dairy Beatrice Nail Gypsum Bendix Nail Pow & L Beth Steel Ie North Amn Co Boeing Airp Nor Amn Avi Bohn Alum Ohio Ry Bore Warner Packard Mursey Budd Wheel Paramount Buroushs Penick & Fd Borden Co Penna Penney J Cc Peoples Gas Canada Dry Pepsicola Pac Phillips Proctor Gamble Pullman Go Pullman Co Tis Chrysler Motors Radio Corp Coca Cola Schenley Dil Edison Sears Roebuck Server Inc Ts Conti Bak Shell Union Simmons Co Conti Conti Motors Socony Sou Pac R Jay Crucible Steel Sperry Corp Cudahy Curtiss Wr Deere & Co Ind del Hudson del Lacka Studebaker al Bete Hs Ws Ont Corp Gen Motors Gillette SR Vso Fruit Gimbel Bros Gas Co Glidden Goodrich BF UNE Goodyear Tire Granby IR Berant Sweift & Co Swift Walereen Elishold Radota

Cedar Rapids Mixed Market Prices and Poultry Rates

A scanned Cedar Rapids page lists grain prices for Wheat Oats Rye Barley Corn and Soybeans with varyingNo 1 and No 2 grades. It also covers hat and straw values, poultry market rates for hens ducks geese and pullets, wholesale fruits vegetables and related produce prices, and hides calf skins and animal byproducts with assorted numeric figures and unit notes.

Stocks Edge Higher Amid Narrow Week Start

NEW YORK AP Stocks barely moved on Monday as a mild forenoon rally faded. A few rails utilities rubbers oils and specialty issues nudged ahead by fractions while many declined or held steady. Heavy trading centered on a block of United Corporations 143 600 shares slumping to 4.0 a 1941 low as others like Westinghouse and United States Gypsum hit yearly lows.

New York United Corporation Southern Pacific Southern Railway Goodyear United States Rubber Standard Oil N.J American Telephone Western Union Montgomery Ward International Nickel Youngstown Sheet Westinghouse United States Gypsum United States Steel Bethlehem General Motors General Electric N. Y. Central Sears Roebuck Cerro de Pasco United Aircraft International Harvester

Grain and soybean futures slide on cautious demand

Liquidation and stop loss selling pulled down grain and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade as buying interest remained cautious amid awaiting settled conditions. Wheat fell 1 to 2 cents, corn off about 1 percent, oats down 1 to 3 percent, rye lower, and soybeans down around 3 to 4 cents. Demand was scattered with resting orders evident, as rains briefly boosted futures before selling pressure returned.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg and Chicago grain price snapshot with bids

The report lists open high low and close for Winnipeg wheat contracts including Oct and May dates, and Chicago cash provisions for wheat corn soybeans oats rye barley lard. Prices show mixed commodities with ranges, no sales or transactions specified.

Winnipeg Wheat Chicago UPI

Bond Markets Mixed as Treasuries Attract Demand

New York bond review notes selective buying boosts leaders toward noon Monday. U S treasuries attract interest with long-term issues advancing about 2.32 points in over the counter trading. Government bonds show varied moves with American Telephone 3s trading above Friday, and foreign issues like Denmark 46s of 42 and Peru 65s of 61 easing in light volume. Canada 4s quoted alongside.

New York U. S. Treasuries Stock Exchange Denmark Peru Canada

Chicago Markets Report on Poultry and Produce

Chicago receipts show market steady to firm with diverse poultry prices for heavy hens through leghorn and white rock varieties, plus up to date duck gosling and turkey figures. Butter eggs and cheese see steady to firmer tones with regional price ranges and grade distinctions. potatoes list Idaho Minnesota and Colorado values amid steady demand.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock White Rock Cox Idaho Russel Burbanks Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Bliss Triumphs

Market summary from 1940 dairy futures and prices

Market notes show CHEESE and BUTTER receipts and prices with 1940 figures. Butter storage standards list November through January case values around 33.2 to 33.65. Eggs refrigerator standards show October through December prices near 29.3 to 29.45, furnished by Lamson Bros. and Co.

Lamson Bros. and Co

Wisconsin cheese, Plymouth milk prices and river stage updates

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of Oct 2025 show mixed prices with Twin 23 percent and cheddar around 23 1/4 cents. Mississippi River stages report varied changes from Davenport to Cairo with several locations posting rises and falls, including Davenport steady at 9.0 feet and Memphis at 17.4 feet.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Twins Mississippi River Stages Davenport Hastings Prairie du Chien Dubuque McGregor E Keokuk Ae Ene Ee St. Louis

Evangelistic Meeting Features Sermon on Lost Parables

The service included a sermon on the parables of the lost sheep the lost coin and the prodigal son by the speaker. George Moran Jr played piano and performed At Calvary. Mrs R N Coolidge led singing with Jane Baird solo and a trio and duet by Maxine Maring Caroline Hodgdon and Mrs Coolidge. Rev Clyde Scott gave the prayer.

George Moran, Jr Calvary R. N. Coolidge Jane Baird Maxine Maring Caroline Hodgdon Coolidge Clyde Scott

Lost items and pets reported in downtown area

Want ads note a lost or stolen billfold with money and valuables missing between 8th St Wo and United State Bank with a Liberal reward. A white puppy answering Punkle is at 223 B Ave NW call 2-8093. A Brownie camera is lost with reward call 2-9889. A wire haired tan puppy with red studded collar is missing call 2-5198.

8Th St. Wo United State Bank B Ave Dial

Local Classifieds Signal Wide Range of Offers and Ads

A fragmented era of classifieds lists payments for valuables, jewelry from Katz Jewelry and Loan, repairs from Newman’s Paint Dept, and various services. Readers can rent, sell, or trade items from autos to tools, plus personal services from beauty shops and tailors, with multiple addresses and contact numbers sprinkled through the listings.

Court House Custody Granted in Fritz Divorce Case

Judge G K Thompson granted temporary custody to Melsena R Fritz with husband Virgil D Fritz allowed visitation at least twice weekly and costs taxed. A cross petition led to a writ of attachment for 150 dollars and injunction restraining Herbert Sherman from visiting Helen Sherman. Receiver M W Ellis authorized to sell Linn county real estate for 3300 dollars to M W O Rieley. Delinquent tax lists to be published Nov 15 and 22. William Gahegan, 56, arrested for drunk driving, pled not guilty before Judge John T Moffit.

Melsena R. Fritz G. K. Thompson Virgil D. Fritz Herbert Sherman Helen Sherman M. W Ellis American Trust and Savings Bank J. E. Heiserman Linn County M. W O'Rieley Frank Bates William Gahegan Sixth Street SE John T. Moffit

Princeton Star Instructs Cadets At Chickasha Fidler Leads

Flight instructor Paul E. Fidler of Cedar Rapids guides Princeton All-America football star Dave Aller in a flying cadet class at Chickasha Oklahoma. Fidler serves as a civilian instructor at the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center, one of 32 fields training 12,000 army pilots yearly. Five cadets are assigned per instructor.

Paul E. Fidler Alex Fidler Cedar Rapids Dave Allerdice Princeton Chickasha Okla Fidler Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center

City Briefs and Local Notices in Cedar Rapids

Attend cooking school in the Glow Room of the Cedar Rapids Gas company Tuesday at 2 15 p.m. Navy club meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. Montrose hotel. Mrs Sarah Gorton 92, bed-bound at granddaughter’s home 262 Twelfth St NW. Pythian Sister rummage sale 508 Third Ave SE Oct 22 canceled until further notice. Sergt Vernon Johnson visiting at 61214 Third Ave SE on furlough. LeRoy G Block 21 enlisted in naval reserve sent to Great Lakes Ill. Lt Donald L Hunt ordered to Fort Monmouth N J for a year’s active duty. Appelo Commandery 26 Knights Templar meets 7 p.m. Tuesday Masonic hall. Pvt Owen L Burgess arrives from Camp Claiborne La for 15-day furlough. Pfc James P Reed returns to Camp Claiborne after 15-day furlough.

Cedar Rapids Gas Company Pythian Third Avenue SE Sergt Vernon Johnson Co. H 136Th Medical Regiment Camp Claiborne Mrs. E. Johnson LeRoy G. Block Ralph Block Gladbrook Naval Reserve Great Lakes, Ill Naval Training Station Owen L. Burgess L. Burgess Second Avenue SE Jesse L. Burgess Fourteenth Street

Z C B J Lodge Duck Supper Rescheduled

The annual duck supper of the Z. C. B. J. lodges will be held on October 30, moved from the previously reported October 20 date.

Z. C B. J. Lodges

Dr David I Berger speaks at Church of God

Dr David I Berger of Coe College delivered a Sunday night address at the Church of God located on L Avenue and 5th Street NW. The concluding sartrica at the event aimed to shed light on the true path, though details are partially garbled.

David I. Berger Coe College Church of God L Avenue Th Street NW

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