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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1942

Page

13

Hogs Market Mixed but Steady to Strong Across Regions

U S Dept of Agriculture report shows hog receipts around 6 000 at Chicago and Sioux City with weights 190 270 and 240 plus pounds firm to higher. Top hogs $14 70, most 14 45 to 14 65. cattle steady to dull with cows and yearlings mixed. sheep fat lambs and yearlings around 13 50 to 13 75. Interior Iowa Des Moines and Omaha also report活 uneven demand and varied pricing across weight classes.

Chicago Chicago Livestock API U. S. Dept. Agriculture Sioux City IAP Dept. Acriculture Iowa Des Moines U. S. Dept Agriculture Minnesota Omaha Livestock Omaha Feoria Livestock Peoria Ill Associated Ress Mason C. Waterloo Oltumwa

Chicago and New York Produce Prices and Receipts

Produce market reports from Chicago and New York list receipts and prices for eggs butter cheese and ducks. Notable figures include heavy ducks around 1742c and eggs 32-44c, with potatoes varying by grade and origin.

Chicago UPI Idaho Burbanks Oregon South Dakota Wisconsin Bliss Minnesota North Dakota Tech River Valley

Live Poultry and Produce Prices in November

The listing shows per pound prices for winter old toms and frozen breeder hens, plus seasonal rates for spring and summer hens, iced boxes of fancy toms, and various live poultry grades A B C. Also included are pigeon and squab prices, produce futures, and butter and egg standards with monthly shifts.

Lone Island

Local Hog Prices Show Another Gain

On Friday in Cedar Rapids hog market butchers rose five cents and packers ten cents. Top prices reached fourteen dollars and fifteen cents for butchers and thirteen dollars and fifty cents for packers. Long haul, no fill butchers brought fourteen dollars and twenty five cents.

Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

A ledger of prices with multiple grains and produce items listed. Wheat No 1 at $1.02, No 2 98c, No 3 40c. Rye No 2 55c. Soybeans No 2 yellow 61,87. Baled straw prices given. Poultry market includes springs over 5 lbs 23c, hens and leghorns, ducks and old cocks. Wholesale fruits showing Michigan celery 75c per dozen, lemons 6.60, oranges 5.00, lettuce 5.75, onions 1.75-2.00, cabbage 2.00, grapes 3.75, peaches Michigan 3.50 per basket. Hides and horse prices listed.

New Tame Way Leghorn Springs Keen Veratablea Michigan Colorado

Plymouth Cheese Prices Report From Wisconsin Exchange

Wisconsin cheese exchange sales report shows 21 cars traded with U S No 1 twins or cheddars bid at 24 44 cents, 22 2 2 cents for other styles. Wool market in Boston reports active demand for medium domestic wools including 56s pulled moved at ceiling prices.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange U.S Wisconsin Boston UPI Dept. Agricultures

Bond Market Sees Mixed Gains Ahead of Financing Plan

The New York Bond Review reports a day of mixed moves with rails drawing buyers on special news while taxables show slight declines. American Telephone 4 3s led gains as Missouri Pacific 5s Great Northern 4 3s and St Paul Ss weakened. Governments stayed quiet as dealers awaited details of the Treasury 33 billion financing plan and foreign dollar bonds held steady.

NEW York Bond Review NEW York American Telephone Missouri Pacific Great Northern St. Paul Ss The Stock Exchange Treasury

IRA bombing damages barracks in Randalstown Northern Ireland

A time bomb believed set by the outlawed IRA damaged the Ran-dalstown police barracks in Northern Ireland on Friday injuring a police sergeant and a constable. The blast caused extensive damage to the building and surrounding area as authorities investigated the attack.

Dublin Irish Republican Army Randalstown Northern Ireland

Stock Leaders Sit Out as Market Weighs on Buyers

In Friday trading New York stocks showed cautious sentiment with leaders mostly on the bench. Utilities were quiet while a few issues like Western Union and Firestone Tire reached new highs. Forced to defend recovery hopes, investors favored low priced shares with limited gains amid erratic performers.

New York Western Union Postal Telegraph Firestone Tire Schenley American BethIichem American Telephone Lockheed Dow Chemical Johns-Manville

Wall St Stocks Quotations From Friday Session

The Friday stock quotations list numerous companies across industries with figures for each. Major names include Adams Express Allied Stores Atchison Topeka Atlantic Richfield Armour and Co Boeing Bristol-Myers Squibb and many others, showing varied percentages and prices on a broad market digest.

J. Bennett & Co W. H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Indus Rayon Allied Client Inspiration Allied Stores Harvable Als Chalmers Ann Can Paper Bo Amn To & T Hide Johns Manville Soro Kensecatt Kramer G & B Nintucatbo Lehigh Walet Pow & L Libbey Owens Rude Mills Lockheed Ami Amu Sug T&t Abuienals Armour and Co Atchison SS. F Xiont Ward Atlantic Ris Nash-Kely AU Gotet le Wall Bellas Jaax Aviation Corp Naul Biscuit Natl Cash Ree Boeing Atm Nor Ann Avtood Bohn Alam Qhla Ol bin Borden Cobos Packard Mars Chryster Murs Rend Steel Soifeg Reyn Cole Poloie Schenley le Colum Gas Yin Seaboard Sears Roduck Servel Southnais Cons Copper Skelly Gons Edison Breiy Honttine Pean Web Bernat Rex Tex Doueins Ais Tidewater Ciinken Non Oh Trans-Amer Raton Mfc Fox Union Carbide Union Pac Uent Elec Val Air Lines Ford Ent Uni Corp Aklind Gen Foods Uni Gasco AEP Gillette Gimbel Bros Graham Preforid Yanadin Walworth Warner Bros Wes Ge Luis Wes Union Og Wek Sur Westahouse AB Reyhound Westahouse el Hall t?_ white Attis Ws Hecker Willis Ovid Howe Sound Wilson A. Co Namestake Woolworth Daly Hudson Mars Int Hupp Mars TaZenith Radio Chicago Armour & Co Libby McNeil Bergshoff Brew

Cedar Rapids Insurance Man Wins High Honor

Reed Nelson received the Chartered Life Underwriters designation at a Cedar Rapids luncheon of the Association of Life Underwriters held at the Montrose hotel. Robert Bickel presented the honor as the first Chartered Life Underwriters member in Iowa. F. W. Darling and Vernon White reported on the national N A L U wartime convention in Chicago August 18 and 19. Fifty insurance men attended.

Chartered Life Underwriters Reed Nelson Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters Montrose Hotel Robert Bickel Iowa N.A.L.U Chicago F. W. Darling Vernon White

Montanan Merrill Elected VFW Commander in Chief

Robert T. Merrill of Havre Montana was elected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the national encampment closing session in Cincinnati. The announcement confirms Merrill as head of the VFW.

Cincinnati Robert T. Merrill Havre Mont Friday Veterans of Foreign Wars

Grain Futures Slip as Labor Day Talk Delays Clarity

Chicago grain futures eased fractionally amid anticipation of the president’s Labor Day inflation plan and details of a supreme economic board. Wheat led, soybeans rose, and corn, oats, and rye posted modest shifts as traders weighed cash and May futures activity amid scattered liquidation. Local cash prices showed No 2 yellow hard wheat around 1.22 to 1.23 and various corn and oats grades trading with minor spreads.

Chicago Otl Supreme Economic Board Joose

Watches go missing on city buses puzzle persists

Inspector W J Kudina reports many inquiries about a woman's watch found on a City Lines bus. A Gazette feature last week sparked interest but no owner has been identified, with 15 inquiries including one from California, yet the timepiece remains unclaimed at the detective bureau.

W. J. Kudina Jose the Gazette Detective Bureau City Lines Kudina California

Cincinnati Strike Hampers Movement of War Materials

Striking dump truck drivers paused work but about 600 other Teamsters on strike for higher wages halted movement of war goods in Cincinnati. Police reported no violence as union drivers limited movement despite pledges to permit war materials and perishables.

Cincinnati Teamsters Union AFL

August Building Permits Report Shows Volume

The August building inspection report notes 169 permits issued totaling 30 965 dollars with receipts of 500 60 dollars. Electrical permits numbered 84, plumbing 53, miscellaneous 79. Permits included three dwellings and 126 dwelling remodeling, along with various commercial and remodeling projects.

Order Seizes Tourist Tires in Salt Lake City Action

St. Louis physician on a pleasure trip had four new rationed tires confiscated after authorities were told to intercept him. Matt Morse of the St. Louis rationing board said the doctor had a permit issued last week for tires to drive to his patients.

ST. Louis Salt Lake City Matt Morse

Funeral rites for Mrs. William C. McLain in Decorah

Funeral services for Cora B. Abbey McLain 69 were held Friday at the Decorah Methodist church with Rev. Floyd H. Weed officiating and burial in Phelps cemetery. She was born September 26 1872 in Davenport and married July 4 1893 to William C. McLain. survivors include children Harry Clifford Arthur Earl and a brother Byron Abbey. Mrs McLain past president of the American Legion auxiliary.

St. Paul Fred Walker

How Jap Soldiers Faked Surrender On Guadalcanal Trap

Marine correspondent recounts two Guadalcanal villages Matanikau and Kokumbona where Japanese laid siege with trenches and snipers. After Kukum camp was abandoned they hoisted a false white flag to lure Marines into a trap, leading to a firefight before a planned withdrawal and counterattack by Col Hunt’s unit.

Richard Tregaskis INS Marine Headquarters Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Matanikau Kokumbona Solomons Kukum William P. Kaempfer Syracuse N. Y Leroy P Hunt Berkeley Calif

Hay Fever Quest Ends in Fatal Crash

Fred Paulin, 47, of Royal Oak Michigan, sought hay fever relief in northern Michigan. His car overturned near Roscommon after he fell asleep at the wheel and died at Mercy hospital in Grayling, with the cause listed as the accident.

Grayling Mich Fred Paulin Royal Oak Michigan Plains Counry Roscommon Mercy Hospital

Lost Items and Local Ads Chronicle

A jumble of missing items and service ads from a small city. Missing dog, a Boston bulldog named Caesar, a black and white composition book of original poems, a lady's gold watch near St Luke's, a brown feather coin purse, and a shopping bar downtown. Numerous ads for watches, jewelry repair, dry cleaning, roofing, and employment notices fill the page.

Aus Eliss Boston St. Luke's Bever

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