This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 38 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1944
Page
1
Chicago market notes show hog receipts at 5800 with top at 14.75 and steady trades, cattle receipts 1300 with mixed price bands, calves steady, beef steers 16.59 to 18.35, cows 8.96 to 12.50, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.50, and sheep receipts 6909 with steady prices. Grain quotations follow.
Hogs show 400 receipts 2,000 total with no clear market. top hogs at 14.45. Cattle receipts 1,200 mix 2,200 total with calves at 0.50 higher, steers 0.25 to 0.50 up, cows 0.25 to 0.50 higher, bulls steady. Sheep receipts 2,790 with varied changes. lambs and ewe prices uneven but higher on some grades.
Cattle receipts total about 400 with calves and stockers steady to 25c higher. cows steady. Feeding yearlings and heifers quoted around 16 dollars. top steers near 18 dollars. Sheep receipts about 1,000 with fat lambs steady to strong and ewes lower. native lambs around 13.75 to 14.25. Feeder and yearling prices range to 15 dollars, with top stockers about 12.40. Sows around 13.70.
Market figures show varied hog prices across weight classes with values ranging from around 13.63 to 14.90 per hundredweight. Good packing sows are listed in the 13.50 to 13.70 range, and miscellaneous weights show slight fluctuations as buyers and sellers note current USDA style quotes.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Saturday totaled 231169 head, up from 23700 a week ago and 39300 a year ago. Activity steady. loading heavier than last weekend. Barrows and gilts good and choice with price ranges listed for various weight classes, including 160-180 by 12.00, 180-240 at 14.20, 240-360 at 13.70, and larger hogs around 13.70 to 13.70 depending on weight.
Chicago market report shows butter receipts 4.213 tons with steady extras and 90 score items, eggs at 3.913 cases with several grades and dirties. cheese prices per pound. potatoes arrivals and shipments including Idaho Russets with washed prices 3.16 and unwashed 3.05. U S No 2 and No 1 Russets from Idaho Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin notes. overall market mixed with varied quality grades and regional lots.
Wisconsin cheese exchange in Plymouth reports bids on two U S No 1 twin cheddars and other varieties. Three bids are opened as buyers compete for supply including U S No 1 twins and cheddars in the market.
Fragmentary OCR text shows stage numbers 46 and 47 with rises and no change. The readable lines indicate sequences but lack full context or coherent event details. No identifiable people or organizations present.
The Cedar Rapids market held at ceiling levels with hogs priced up to 14.45 for prime butchers and 13.70 for packers. Hog weights and price ranges are shown, along with sow and calf figures. Cattle and sheep values include various grades from good to prime steers at about 9 to 14.78 per hundredweight, cows and calves in mid-teens, and lambs around 13.28.
The record notes that blood pressure measurement began in 1733 with the experiments of Reverend Dr. Stephen Hales.
The New York market showed uneven activity on Saturday with many lenders neglected or sold at fractional losses. Volume traded hovered near 400,000 shares as near closing trends remained jumbled and market direction stayed hazy amid selective bidding.
New York traders carried over an irregular tone from Friday as rails led with selective buying. Pacific loans rose with small advances, while Boston and Maine 4s, Erie 4s 28, Louisiana and Arkansas 5s, and Pere Marquette 4 1/2s and 3s posted modest gains.
Chicago markets closed with grain futures rising as selling faded. Wheat advanced, corn and oats gained, rye and barley followed with December prices inching higher amid a broad rally across grains.
Market prices for grain and related products including corn at $1.04 per bushel old price, sorghum beans $1.80, oats Nos 7 and 3 at 66c and 65c, rye $1.00, hay baled $14 to $16, straw $10 to $12, poultry items with various weights and prices, fruits and vegetables with multiple regional quotes such as Michigan celery $4.40 per dozen, California grapefruit $5.37, lemons $4, Valencia oranges $6.41, and Jonathan and McIntosh apples with prices listed. hides, tanned goods, and glues priced variably. overall a dense, cross-category market rundown for Cedar Rapids.
An unruly crowd stoned an Italian soldier guarding the United States naval base at Palermo Sicily on Saturday. The soldier fired shots and threw a hand grenade in the ensuing chaos.
The Kansas Baptist convention voted to send a resolution to Secretary of State Cordell Hull urging action regarding anti American sentiment and Protestant missionary concerns.
Twyla Hutton was elected president of the Locket Girls class of the Methodist church at Mrs. M. A. Gaare's home. Betty Manson became vice president, Virginia Culbert secretary, Donna Bailey treasurer, and Sue Carys scribe. A Halloween party was planned at Sue Cary's home.
Mrs. Leona Williams widow of Josh Williams longtime Milwaukee railroad conductor died October 10 in San Diego. The Williams moved from Marion to California about twenty years ago shaping her later years in the West.
Mrs. W. A. Emerson of 500 Sixth avenue entertained today at luncheon for Miss Ruth Stah of Cedar Rapids who is moving to Albuquerque New Mexico.
Mr and Mrs Howard M Titus will host this evening a picnic supper for Rural Letter Carriers association members and their families.
Advertisement notes chamois skins ideal for drying and polishing mirrors windows automobiles offered at 50 cents at Owen's Cut Rate Drug Store.
Miss Dorothy Hutton of Western Union in Chicago is spending the weekend with her parents, the Hugh T. Huttons.
Mrs. James Reynolds and Mrs. Jack Oxley hosted a Friday shower at the Reynolds residence 520 Ninth Street for Mrs. Clement Ozburn of Springville.
Lost black water spaniel named Blazer. Finder please notify Mrs. Gerald Schenk at 515-W. Reward offered.
George Fullerton Jr of Perry a former Marion resident and nephew of Mr and Mrs E C Ainley will report for military service at Fort Snelling Minnesota on October 30.
Sgt. Merrill Clemans of Camp Mackall North Carolina spends an eight day furlough with his wife and children Sheryl and David at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Vern C Clemans.
Mrs. Robert Ulich of Washington DC entertained Wednesday at her parents home Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wickham 330 Third Street.
Franklin Tanner reports his safe arrival on Angaur island in the Palau group after a prior travel. His parents Mr and Mrs R E Tanner are informed of his status and location.
Mrs. W. B. Hanna and Mrs. James Milder traveled to Iowa City to watch the Iowa versus Purdue game. The outing highlighted social ties and college athletics reporting from the period.
Mr and Mrs F M Conklin have sold their house at 1962 Fifth Avenue to Mrs Jennie Switzer in a private real estate transfer.
The notice lists worship and school times for multiple Marion churches including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Church of God. It details pastors, Bible classes, morning and evening services, midweek studies, and youth programs.
The Rev. A. B. Curran presides at Prairie Chapel with Saturday preaching at 10 30 a m and 11 30 a m. Sunday school starts at 10 a m morning worship at 11 and Ep worth League at 7 30 p m.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace charged in Omaha that the Republican crop loan plan omits the AAA and the ever normal granary, warning it could bring disaster for farmers and a return to 10 cent corn and 30 cent wheat. He said future congresses will decide parity and noted a Democratic wave across the nation. The talk was recorded for Sunday nationwide radio.
Eighth army units broke through German rear guards on the Adriatic sector and occupied Cesena, 13 miles above Rimini and 18 miles from Ravenna, while New Zealand and Canadian troops advanced northeast of Cesena. The Fifth army moved north toward Bologna, winning several high ground positions amid heavy fighting.
The Seventh Division which recaptured Attu in the Aleutians and the Ninety sixth Division now in combat took part in the Philippines landing, according to an announced Friday night briefing. Local items include lost and found notices and classifieds from Cedar Rapids and nearby areas, with multiple notices listing contact phones and rewards.
Local ads list George Swartzendruber Probasco Jewelry Richards Laboratories and Vincent's Jewelry Store offering watches diamonds and guaranteed repairs. Beauty shops advertise permanents cold waves and affordable services while SINGER SEWING MACHINES and Claxton Pharmacy fill orders. Various addresses and phone numbers appear with shop names and offerings.
The text lists Mondays and Thursdays as reserved for private parties with contact numbers for booking at Marion and Cedar Rapids locations. It mentions Leather Shoe Skates for sale and a Hammond electric organ.
Leo J. Smith advertises ashes and rubbish hauling by General Hauling. Services include cinders fill dirt and black dirt. For quotes or service call Ronnie at 3-192 or 2-0885.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.