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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
18
Chicago hog prices held steady Friday as receipts declined and the dressed market showed stability. Cattle and sheep also moved with modest shifts, with beef cattle steady near Thursday's levels and spring calves bid around 25 cents lower.
Defense officials announced a nationwide effort to boost waste paper collection in 33 cities. Leon Henderson said paper is key for defense as raw material for board boxes used to ship products. The 8 million ton production goal for the year relies on increased recycling. Housewives and organizations like Boy Scouts and PTA are invited to participate after a test in St. Louis.
Market chatter notes lamb demand remains largely steady with light offerings and bare shortages. Traders report cautious optimism as buyers seek limited lots in early spring sessions, while prices hover near last quotes amid steady farm receipts.
Combined hog receipts for 24 hours ending 8 am Friday from 19 Iowa concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 20 600, down from 23 000 a week earlier and 17 400 a year ago. Prices varied by weight with barrows and gilts mostly lower and ranges shown for multiple weight classes. Austin Minnesota and Sioux City reports note declines and steady availability. Sheep and cattle receipts also listed with steady to lower prices and light supply, stockers limited and feeders around the mid-teens for select cattle.
From Associated Press reports across Peoria Waterloo Ottumwa Mason City and more receipts show hogs steady to 5c lower with top $11.90 for 170-260 lb hogs cattle tone lower with best bulls at $89.25 and vealers around $15 while lambs steady to weak with good and choice lambs at $11.00 to $11.50.
Salable hog receipts 1 200. Barrows and gilts 154 35c lower. Heavy butchers uneven. some 300 340 lbs only 5–10c off. Sows 15–25c lower. top $11.90 paid by packers. Calves dull. vealers steady. Slaughter steers 9.50 10.75. cows 7.00 7.50. stockers 9.25 10.50. Sheep steady. spring lambs 11.50 11.65. native spring lambs 11.25. fat ewes 4.00 5.00.
New York markets show scant change with mixed gains and small declines amid Roosevelt’s sea-defense warning. Stocks drifted on fair volume as investors weighed Russian German war news and Nazi claims of sinking ships, with J I Case leading gains and Deere and GM slipping at times.
Adams Express to Zenith Radio show a vast array of stocks and prices from Wall Street and Chicago markets. Major names include Johns Manville Lehigh Valley Alaska Juneau and United States Steel among others with quotations ranging across industrial, consumer, and utility sectors.
Wis fAP reports weekly cheese quotas from the Wisconsin cheese exchange with prices for twins and cheddars at 23 cents. In Boston the wool market remained active with firm prices. combing and bloodline wools sold across a range from 64 to 107 cents per pound grease and scoured basis varying by grade and shrinkage.
Soybeans surged to new highs on the Chicago Board of Trade with May at 2.02 a bushel before heavy profit taking pulled prices back. The rise was driven by general buying and short covering amid bullish Washington reports and a belligerent presidential address, but gains were erased as selling intensified.
Chicago market reports receipts and price ranges across poultry butter eggs cheese and potatoes with shifts to steady to weak demand. New York notes unsettled egg prices creamery butter firm and cheese and produce futures data. overall tone reflects steady to soft conditions in several lines.
New York bonds showed narrowly irregular moves with traders hesitant to commit big sums. Treasuries firmed as the session progressed while over the counter dealings remained moderately active. International Telephone and Nickel Plate shared gains, while Pennsylvania 4s 1965 and Walworth 4s lagged. Dow Jones averages edged higher in utilities and rails with mixed stock action.
The Cedar Rapids market lists Wheat No 1 at 1.03 No 2 at 61.00 oats new white No 2 43c No 3 41c Rye No 2 0c Barley No 3 35 45 15c. Soybeans No 2 1.50 hay and straw baled tame 11.00 baled straw 9.00. Poultry prices hinge on weight with various grades. Fruits vegetables include Lemons 5.50 Oranges 4.75 3.5, celery 60c Colorado celery 90c lettuce 3.75 onions 1.25 4.71.65. Potatoes 1.65 crate. Hide market lists cured hides 10c calf hides 12c horse 5.00 4.50 manes tails included.
Hog prices fall across all grades on the local market with a ten cent drop Friday. Long haul and various weight classes show reduced bids while cattle and calf markets present mixed quotes and range notes for steers heifers cows and lambs.
Classified items list requests for transportation, furniture sales, and various employment openings in Des Moines area. Includes routes, clerks, sales, farm hands, grocers, and specialized trades with box numbers for responses.
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