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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1941
Page
2
Salable hogs Saturday totaled 100 with best quotes at 12.15 as the market held steady despite lean offerings. Cattle receipts reached 1,000 with the steer trade softening 15 to 50 cents and calves rising to 15 dollars top. Spring lambs and sheep fell 1 to 1.25 dollars from Friday, with late top at 12 dollars.
Market notes show cattle receipts at 1,000 with vealers to $15.00 and best steers to $12.85 per cwt. Montana calves and heifers peak near $12.65 and $9.50 respectively, while grass cows stay under $8.50. Sheep receipts none with Spring lambs about $11.25 and natives around $11.65 to $12.00.
USDA livestock summary from St Paul lists salable receipts 7 000 for the week with mixed cattle and hogs. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to lower. cows and bulls weaker. barrows and gilts lighter weight 11.85 to 16.00. spring lambs 11.25 to 11.50. yearlings 9.00 to 10.00. feeders 11.65.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hogs steady with top at 11.90 and lighter weights down. cattle receipts around 500 with calves and yearlings showing weakness in several categories. Vealers steady. stockers and prime fat steers and heifers traded lower or steady, with bulls and canners also softening. Lambs and ewes show mixed movement with lighter lambs down about 50 cents.
Sioux City weekly market summary from AP data shows cattle receipts about 150, with steers down 15 to -. heifers and cows weak. bulk fed and yearlings around 10 to 11.35. hogs steady to unchanged with barrows and gilts near 10 to 11.85. sows softer. sheep and lambs mostly steady to weak. range feeders and springers listed with varied prices.
Associated steady figures show hog trade ranges with weights from 120 to 550 pounds and prices sliding from about 10.20 to 11.90 per hundredweight across multiple weight bands. Notable entries include 160-180 pounds at around 10.80 to 11.10 and 180-240 pounds near 11.50 to 11.70, with general tone steady to lower.
Minnesota market figures show 24 hour bedings ending 8 a.m. Saturday with cattle weights from 180 to 450 pounds. Prices span 10.20 to 11.90 per hundredweight with various grades and weights noted, including 240 pounds at 11.55 to 11.90 and 400 to 450 pounds around 9.85 to 10.15.
Hogs remain unchanged on the local market with no sales activity Saturday. The long haul top price holds at 11.85 dollars while the sheep market lists genuine buck at 10.50 and other quality grades priced accordingly.
Market list from Cedar Rapids shows wheat No 1 at 1.03, No 2 61.00, oats new white No 2 42 2c, No 3 40 6c, ballesee 3 38 45c, shelled yellow No 2 65c, No 3 2c, straw baled tamensi1 00, baled w-9 00, poultry market prices for 4-5 lb birds and ducks under 6 lb at 15c, geese young 9c, old 9c.
In New York the bond market showed modest gains from rail loan issues while corporates were narrowly mixed. Notes such as Western Union 5s and American and Foreign Power 5s edged, Japan and Norway saw profit selling, and U S government issues stayed within a tight range with light dealings.
Market roundup notes bonds closed with little movement as government issues traded calmly. No significant shifts in yields or major economic reports mentioned.
Domestic wools remained active in Boston last week with strong prices. Demand was keen for three-eighths and quarter-blood fleece and territory wools, as prices moved from moderate to sharp gains throughout the period.
New York AP reports a steady trading session with minor declines scattered and occasional advances. despite a cloudy war outlook investors found some inspiration in individual business prospects and key stock gains from J I Case Deere Oliver Farm Caterpillar and several industrials while rails and steels moved little.
A scanned Saturday list shows varied percentages for numerous stocks and corporations including Johns Manville, Amn Can, Kroger, Loews, McKesson, Marshall, Paramount, Caterpillar, Union Carbide, Timken, General Electric, U S Gypsum, Studebaker, Texaco, and others. The page preserves intraday quotes with many firms trading in the 1% to 46% range and many around single digits or teens.
On the Chicago board Saturday soybeans opened firm then fell about 6 percent before rebounding to close 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 cents lower. October soybeans quoted at $1.86 as traders cited weakened technicals after a sharp gain since August.
A late contest sees a narrow finish as teams trade points and the final score remains within a single possession. Key players contribute steady scoring and defensive stops, keeping the outcome undecided until the closing minutes.
Market rundown shows bids for corn oats and rye with prices for No 2 and No 1 grades. Lard and by products listed with loose leaf and bellies quoted. mixed lots and screenings noted. no rye sales reported.
Chicago markets show steady Chicago close with No 1 eggs at 1.95 to 2. AS receipts for eggs indicate US No 1 price around 1.95 to 2 dollars per dozen. Bliss Triumphs brand appears in US No 1 eggs at 11.80, with other quoted levels for US No 2.
The brief AP item notes river stages with figures 93 and rainfall or stage readings 0.4 13.2 and 0.2. No further context or locations provided.
Van Horne public school enrolls 1 4, with 90 in grades. Senior class elects Shirley Portzline president and other officers, juniors elect Kathleen Potter president, and sophomores and freshmen choose their leaders and reporters.
Funeral services for Douglas Mitchell Sinclair were conducted Wednesday in San Diego for the man who died suddenly last Sunday at his home. He was born in Marion in 1903 and had been a Johns Manville field representative in San Diego for ten years. Survived by his wife Alice and son John, he leaves sisters Ray Simms of San Francisco Harper Arbingast of Peoria Ill Jean Sinclair and Mrs. David Fitch of San Diego.
Mrs Arthur E Fairhurst was elected treasurer of the Milwaukee Woman's Club at a meeting held after a dessert luncheon Thursday at the E V cafe. She succeeds Mrs George H Fullerton who has moved to Perry. Thirty two members attended the luncheon with prizes won by Mrs E C Ainley Mrs Archie Conklin and Mrs Elmer Fisher.
Evelyn Werner of Cedar Rapids will wed Alvin Oustin of Cedar Rapids on October 8. A personal shower for Mrs. Floyd Sorter was held at 1160 Twelfth Street with 21 guests. Delinquents of Reading circle hosted a steak fry for winners at the Harry Snell home lawn. New Art Club met at Mrs. James E. Cippera’s. twine holders from funnels were made. Kent Finger leaves for Mount Vernon to enter Cornell College junior year. Edward Hanna, returning from Lena NL internship, resumes studies at Iowa State College in veterinary medicine.
In Taylor Mississippi residents face a puzzling well that suddenly emits gasoline and floods the eight foot shaft. An investigator fainted from fumes while tests suggest fuel rises from a nearby filling station, though the station denies any shortage.
Notre Dame lists three of eight tackle candidates who did not play high school football. Cliff Brosey, Ray Ebli, and Mike Hines are among players joining the squad with different football backgrounds.
The Concord Agricultural and Literary club gathered at the Ambdenstocks Friday. Members of the boys 4 H club included Duane Barnhart Eugene Mac Towers and Carleton. Leslie Dunn spoke of a summer trip to the Black Hills. A hospital discharge brought Mrs. Ralph Stafford and son William La Verne home at 1227 Eleventh Street NW Cedar Rapids.
Memphis has become the world’s largest cotton market with no seats available on the Memphis Cotton Exchange. By-laws limit membership to 175 seats and none are for sale, despite strong demand with about 15 transactions since December 1, 1940.
Fragmented advertisement text listing services and products including a hospital reference, jewelry store, cleaning services, clothing items, and multiple business names and addresses. Contains scattered contact details and promotional phrases with unclear context.
The entry lists multiple churches in Marion with pastors and service times. Baptist led by Rev. L W Inman morning and evening services with sermon topics, Catholic mass at 7:30 and 9:30, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, St Pauls Evangelical Lu, Seventh Day Church of God, Prairie Chapel, and Alburnett details including Sunday schools, worship times, sermons, and youth meetings.
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