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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1942
Page
8
Chicago market notes hogs advancing up to 10 cents as cattle trade stays weak to lower. Receipts held steady with cattle and sheep mixed. Across Omaha Sioux City and Des Moines, hogs and cattle showed modest gains or steady demand, while feeder prices and channel totals varied by region and weight class.
AP dispatch from Peoria lists steers and hogs trading actively with weighted hogs up to 196 15/16 cents per pound and tops around 1.30. Cattle and calves show mixed gains, with vealers hitting 16.50, spring lambs quoted 13.50 to 14.00, and sows around 13.50 to 13.90 as receipts reach about 900 head across hogs cattle and calves.
Chicago produce reports receipts of 1 car and 45 trucks with market steady to firm. Prices listed include springs 4 Ibs and up at 24 1/2 to 24 2/3 cents, Plymouth Rock springs 4 Ibs and up at 24 1/2 to 24 2/3 cents, Plymouth Rock fryers 26 cents, White Rock fryers 20 to 22 cents, colored bantam 25 cents, black chickens 18 to 20 cents, heavy white ducks 19 cents.
Market notes show mixed dairy and produce in steady to firm prices. Idaho russets and Wisconsin cherries contribute to steady demand while butter receipts remain robust with varied grade pricing across regions.
New York market data shows eggs receipts 27 745 firm mixed colors fancy to extra fancy 19 to 4c, extra 39c. butter receipts 1 190 918 firm creamery higher than 92 score. cheese receipts 414 627 firm state whole milk flats. dressed poultry varied by grade and region with multiple price ranges for hens, toms, ducks and other fowl. live poultry prices listed with grades and per pound quotes.
Furnished by Lamson Bros. and Co. Butter storage standards show November prices around 42.25 to 42.30 and January near 42.40. Eggs refrigerator standards list October around 30.00 to 35.25 and November about 35.35 to 35.40 for December futures.
Cedar Rapids hog market reports Wednesday prices up 10 cents on all grades for both butchers and packers. Top hog prices reach 13.90 for butchers, 14.00 for long 'no-fills' and 13.90 for packers, with detailed weights and grade ranges listed for various hog sizes. Cattle market figures show mixed gains with steers and yearlings priced across multiple quality tiers and lambs/ewe classifications noted.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows grain quotes for Wheat Oats Rye and Soybeans with quality grades and May delivery notes. It also covers live poultry prices for springs hens ducks geese and turkeys, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and miscellaneous items including celery lemons and peaches with assorted pricing.
AP quotes for Sep 14 19 show U S No 1 twin cheddars at 21 cents and junior grade cheddars at 20 1 2 cents. Wisconsin brand noises and horns 22 1 2 cents, squares 22 1 4 to 22 1 2 cents. Boston AP notes U S Department of Agriculture wool sales at 1.05 for territory percent and 96 for percent bloods, with medium sized 62s at 1.16. Mohair inquiries rose, samples taken for blending experiments, but little sold.
River stage updates show Davenport at 6.6 feet with a rise of 0.4. La Crosse at 5.4 with rise 0.2. Prairie du Chien 5.4 with fall 0.4. Dubuque steady at 0.0, Keokuk 4.6 steady, St. Louis 11.4 steady, Cairo 19.5 steady, Memphis 10.5 steady. Continuous notes indicate no further changes in others.
Stocks held steady overall on Wednesday with gains in several specialties as heavy retail names lagged. Du Pont Union Carbide Eastman Kodak Owens-Illinois and American and Foreign Power leads rose while Sears Roebuck fell and Montgomery Ward Woolworth stayed down amid shortages and rationing concerns.
Published stock list shows numerous corporations and industrials with varied quotes. Notable names include Alaska Juneau, Homestake, Allied Chem, Hudson Motors, Amn Can, Amn Loco, Johns Manville, Kennecott, Lockheed, Loews, McKesson, Armours, Pullman, Radio Corp, Seaboard, Sears Roebuck, Pillsbury, Caterpillar, Century, Coca Cola, GE, General Motors, and Chicago exchanges with many fractional percentages. The page depicts a dense, multifirm market snapshot with prices and changes across sectors and exchanges.
New York bond market moved in a steady range with strong rail sector backing. Trading was active in spots as American and Foreign Funds lift issues, New Haven rail bonds gained, and several 4s and 5s advanced while U S governments stayed quiet but firm.
In Chicago trading on Wednesday, rye fell over a cent per bushel amid profit taking while awaiting farm parity bill news. Wheat and corn declined with oats and rye also lower. soybeans were inactive. Rye saw price dips as commission houses bought, and a No 1 white corn car sold at 1.08 dollars per bushel, a 25 cent premium over September.
Chicago cash market notes show mixed prices for wheat and corn with various grades listed. Prices include No 2 yellow wheat around 86 4 and No 1 white near 81, while oats and barley quote across multiple grades. Lard prices cited at $12.90 for loose and $11.90 for belies, with higher belies at $15.75.
Independence Roger Cummings of Cedar Rapids pled guilty for driving without a license after an Aug. 6 arrest. In the same incident Charles Johnson of Quasqueton also pled guilty for permitting an unlicensed person to drive.
Both individuals were detained after a collision with a car owned by Henry Polk of Quasqueton. Each received a 15 day sentence in the county jail, suspended on payment of the damage costs to Polk’s vehicle.
Navy pre flight coach Lieut. Dallas Ward to be interviewed at 12 45 p m Thursday on WSUI. Johnson county rural teachers to elect officers and organize township groups at 9 a m Saturday. Iowa alum Donald MacRae working on a book with a $1500 scholarship for Houghton Mifflin, set in Iowa and the Northwest. Prof Chester W Clark to host four broadcast series on Builders of Russia starting Wednesday 4 p m on WSUI. 15 weeks detailing generals czars and statesmen who shaped Russia.
Henry Haegg, Linn county civilian defense chairman, will address a salvage collection meeting Friday at 8 30 p.m. in the American Legion hall to accommodate rural residents. The notice appears in the Marion News Gazette.
The September Cub Pack 58 meeting opened by Legion Commander Ralph Williams introducing new Cub master Lyle Kindig. Twenty three Cubs, 17 mothers and 10 dads attended as John Bunting and Tommy Wickham advanced to Scouting and several members earned silver and gold arrows.
Mrs. Del Adkins hosts opening scene as 13 covers laid for the year. Mrs. C. A. Bailey to welcome members at the October 6 meeting. John Kelting family visits the Parsons in Wildwood. Men of the Christian church to meet for work night with officers to be elected. North Marion Farm Bureau plans set for September 23 at A. E. Miller home. all community women invited.
Fragments show furnace cleaning offers and hauling services with phone numbers 2 3026 and 8796. Job openings include female help wanted cooks maids and a waitress at Pantry Cafe 416 3rd St. and housework placements with wages and living stipulations.
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