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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1944
Page
2
Hog prices trended softer on Saturday with traders citing modest demand and unsettled futures. Market observers noted decreased cash bids and tentative near term pressures, while producers watched price signals for upcoming week.
Official salable receipts Saturday show hogs 500 cattle and sheep 1 000. Hog bids under 200 pounds were weak to steady with good and choice natives at 14 to 14.25 and the best at 14.40. Grain quotations supplied by Lamson Brothers.
Receipts 19 000 hogs and cattle as Chicago market opened moderately active then slowed. Prices showed steady to softer on hogs with loads at 17.85 and mid range 12.50 to 15.50 for cattle. vealers steady at 15.50. Sheep and lamb slaughter classes varied with natives and culls trading around 10.75 to 12.00 and ewes down to about 5.00.
Receipts show hogs at 2600 with barrows 180-240 lb mostly steady to higher on some lots. sows unchanged. Cattle receipts 3600 with limited fed animals. cows and vealers weak to steady, canners and cutters lower, feeder stock steady. Sheep and lambs light demand, lambs around 14.09 to 14.25, fat lambs weak to 14.50, feeders mixed.
Receipts show hogs steady with loads around 13.70 to 14.45 for 160 pounds and 140 150 pound ranges. Cattle and calves steady with feeders and stockers at mixed prices. cows and steers trading from about 11.50 to 15.25. Sheep receipts about 2,500 with natives and westerns at 13.50 to 14.00, feeding lambs around 12.25 and 11.50 for yearlings and common grades.
Iowa and southern Minnesota hog prices for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. show combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants. Compared to last week and year, totals are down. lighter loads and heavier butchers steady. Good and choice barrows and sows vary by weight with prices listed for several weight ranges.
Market prices for packing hogs posted from Mason City Ottumwa and Des Moines show varying bids by weight. Prices range from about 13.00 to 14.40 per hundredweight with distinct quotes for weights 160 to 500 pounds and regional centers cited.
Plymouth Wisconsin reports miscellaneous cheese deals with two cars of U and No. 1 twins or cheddars selling at varied bids. Three bids were recorded as unsold in the U S cheese exchange listing.
The Kansas City Star found no 1922 articles linking Sen. Harry S. Truman to the Ku Klux Klan. Affidavits by Prof. Bruce Trimble alleged Truman joined the Klan in June 1922 as he sought the eastern Jackson County judgeship with T. J. Pendergast backing. The 1926 Star report referenced an independent Democratic group tied to the Klan.
A Wave burned to death and several other navy servicewomen were injured as a fire swept barracks at the United States naval hospital Farragut naval center. Navy firemen battled the blaze Friday after women leapt from second story windows in the burning building.
New York AP reports selective recoveries improved the stock market slightly on Friday. Many leaders remained in negative territory as near closing trends showed slight improvement. Trading volume was around 800000 shares.
Prime butchers on the Cedar Rapids hog market dipped Friday with packers holding ceiling levels. Prices ranged to 14.35 for top prime butchers and 13.70 for packers, while mixed yearlings and heifers sold from 7.00 to 13.00 and cows from about 6.50 to 7.00.
The Cedar Rapids market sheet lists prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, hay and straw, poultry, fruits, vegetables, onions, sweet potatoes, apples, citrus, and hides. Notable figures include No. 2 yellow corn at 66c, white oats at 66c, wheat No. 2 at 1.40, celery at 1.40 per dozen bunches, Valencia oranges at 6.41, California grapefruit 5.37, and hides with No. 1 cured at 12c.
New York API reports the bond market stayed near prior levels in early dealings Friday. A mix of industrials and utilities saw slight advances amid mild selling pressure as several issues traded at lower levels.
In Chicago the grain market closed mixed after a dull session. Wheat remained near steady with slight gains, while feed grains softened. December values showed fractional shifts with corn and rye moving modestly.
Chicago cash provisions show No 1 red wheat at 1.72 dollars with ceiling and nominal No 2 red at 1.71 percent. Oats No 1 mixed at 9 1/4 cents No 1 white at 50 soybeans No 2 yellow at 2.10 dollars. Feedstuff prices include samples at 96 cents and blighted lots at 6.25 to 6.50 dollars with various figures for miscellaneous feeds.
Chicago market notes show produce receipts and prices for eggs and potatoes with mixed figures. The fragmentary text lists receipts, arrivals, shipments, and various price points for items like russet Burbanks and daisies, interspersed with garbled codes and units.
Butter receipts total 5356 163 firm with prices unchanged at ceiling. Cheese receipts 335675 nominal with no quotations. Points 3.825 firm. Current sewer wholesale prices follow mixed trends in the market.
Courthouse defendant Jack Campbell fifty five 45 of Clarinda waived to the grand jury after arraignment in Justice Churchill's court. He is held in Linn county jail on a $1000 bond. Campbell was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Whitemore after allegedly cashing two false checks totaling 50 dollars at the Allison hotel drawn on Page County State Bank in Clarinda.
Kaye Woods sues J C Penney in district court seeking 2900 dollars for injuries from a fall on a slippery floor and a display case inside the Penney store on October 26 1942.
Articles of incorporation were filed Thursday by the Coggon Improvement company at the office of County Recorder Dempsy Jones. Directors are J. B. Hungerford president Leo French vice president Frank E. Green secretary and treasurer and Harvey Chilmore and Marian Savage.
In district court Judge G K Thompson on Friday granted John Bilaul's Sons a 526 80 judgment against Warren Duke in a suit on a promissory note The second defendant Mrs Duke was dismissed by the plaintiff The suit concerned a promissory note against the Duke defendants
Fred Lee files in district court against Arthur McGowan seeking 372.41 dollars plus 5 percent interest for a September 19 collision at the intersection of an avenue and Third street involving their cars.
M W Mike Houser about 81 died in Hollywood California. He owned Cedar Rapids Cornice Works before moving to California about 15 years ago. Services set for Saturday at the Little Church of the Flower with burial in Forest Lawn Glendale. Survived by wife Enna Pospishil and daughter Alma. He was a Mason and a former potentate of El Kahir Shrine Cedar Rapids.
Services for Olin Francis Hood custodian at McKinley High School will be held in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. F. L. Hinshaw officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs J A Ratliff 75 of 3052 Thirty second Street NE Cedar Rapids died Thursday at 6 20 am after a long illness. Born Susanna M Begley January 2 1869 in Gordonsville Minnesota she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1944 from Marion. Survived by husband two brothers four stepchildren 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Saturday 2 30 pm Yocom chapel Marion Rev C B Patrick officiating burial Oak Shade cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper Republican Senate nominee wraps up eastern Iowa tour in Cedar Rapids with an open house on Nov. 6 and a 6 15 to 6 30 p.m. address on WMT. He votes in Cedar Rapids before continuing visits to Cape Girardeau Clinton DeWitt Guttenberg Davenport and Iowa City.
First Lt. George A. Hallenbeck was slightly wounded in action on October 8 in Germany, as reported by his wife living at 520 Sixteenth Street SE. He has served overseas since March and joined the service in May 1942 after working for Armstrong's. He is the son of Mrs. F. M. Hallenbeck. His wife and their son Danny live with Mrs. Hallenbeck's mother, Mrs. S. G. Courtney.
In Tacloban Leyte a U S soldier with a distinctive head bandage survived a near direct hit from a 500 pound bomb. He stood up in his hospital cot and recounted how the blast struck his helmet bounced away and exploded 190 yards off. Three comrades were killed and five injured in the attack. His fellow wounded men corroborate his account.
Democratic national chairman Robert E. Hannegan condemned the Republican party as a lost cause saying they fight dirty with a smear campaign he described as hysterical. He cited Republican attacks alleging Truman once belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and claims of false pretenses in 1000 dollar contributions.
AP reports a 20 year old Greek demonstrator was shot to death during a partisan parade in Athens. The incident occurred near a British foreign office building and the temporary Greek ministry of war headquarters amid tense protests.
Washington AP report says the Office of Defense Transportation extends its push for canceling conventions through 1945. The agency urges cancellation of meetings planned before April next year to curb war-related disruptions and conserve resources.
The American delegation to the international civil aviation conference in Chicago starting Nov 1 will be led by Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A Berle Jr. The group includes Mayor LaGuardia and Admiral Byrd plus ten official delegates and industry advisers.
A collage of thanks and local lost notices including a Card of Thanks from Mrs G H Carson and family for kindness after a bereavement. Multiple lost items listed with contact numbers: white gold ruby ring, large tan and white male dog named Johnny, red leather coin purse and billfold, basket design with pearls, red wallet with identification, red coat freshman camp October 17, red billfold with $16, a small black auto license, a tricycle, a white collie named Prince, a Boston bull terrier brindle. Various ads follow for jewelry stores and services, with phone numbers and local business names.
Classified style notice lists weatherproof roofing, furnace cleaning, chimney repairs, window washing, tree trimming, ash and rubbish hauling, dirt and fertilizer for sale, rug cleaning, plastering, upholstery service, water seal coats, and plumbing heating services. Providers include TGMAN & CO, Novak Heating Co, Goodyear Service, Electric Refrigerator Service, Morris for Shop, Cashman Plumbing & Heating, and Harry Davis.
A brief notice for Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Co seeking a location or service update at 400 A Ave. The item notes business details without incident or dispute, reflecting routine corporate activity in the local commerce record.
Job listing for mechanics, service salesmen, and mechanics helpers at Rapids Ci Chevrolet Co located at 601 1st Ave. E. Promises steady work and good pay with a lasting postwar position.
Sanitary Farm Dairies advertises steady permanent employment with good wages. The notice invites applicants seeking reliable work and long term positions at the dairy facility.
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