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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
11
Chicago AP reports livestock offerings test hog market with top quotes near 14.60. Traders note government lend-lease pork buying has fallen recently but may rise as large age pig runs head to market.
Minn AP reports live hog prices with ranges by weight. Prices span 80 to 506 lbs and include quotes like 266-176 tes 12.95 13.25 and 206-2460 at 13.80 to 14.10, with higher weights reaching 16.60 to 16.80.
U S Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 19 packing yards and 11 slaughter plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Saturday show generally steady markets. Prices listed by weight range range from 1400 to 15.90 dollars per hundredweight for various classes including sows and feeder hogs, with some weaker spots noted on heavier sows.
Sioux APU reports week market activity with steers and heifers generally down about 25 cents. Cows stockers and feeders show little change while bulk prices for fed steers and yearlings range around 12.75 to 15.50. Hog totals total 606 with small lots selling from 14.25 to 14.30 and lambs easing as fat lambs near 12 to 13.50 with range feeders tracking at 12.75 to 13.00.
Department of Agriculture notes mixed cattle and calf prices with moderate gains on some weights and steady to higher lamb markets. Cattle: calves and steers show limited strength, stocker and feeder groups lower, top fat steers around 15.35, choice heifers about 14.75, cows near 6.00 to 9.75. Lambs remain firm with spring types advancing modestly. Receipts total 699 head, compared to last week.
Receipts totaled 200 cattle for the week with calves absent. Fat cattle prices fell to new lows while steers around 1200 pounds moved higher toward 16.65 per hundredweight. Yearlings and heifers showed modest gains and cows dropped about 25 cents to 50–75 cents. Northwest fed offerings ranged near 1250 with Western lambs topping around 1465.
Markets in New York show mixed gains with poultry steady and spring hens and toms priced firm. Prices quoted include fresh market poultry and daisy and vegetable items with small shifts noted in Wisconsin and other western regions.
Fragmentary market report lists Guteacote BUTTER receipts and scores for various items. Mentions potatoes and general supply notes with scattered prices and percentage figures, referencing Wisconsin and market quality terms.
Furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company with H. R. Mowrey serving as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchants National, phone 2-3141.
Hog prices rose five cents on all grades with top at 14.25 for long haul no fill. Listings show various weights and packer categories with prices from about 13.35 to 14.60. Cattle section lists steers and yearlings with價es around 13.00 to 13.98, plus calf, lamb, and ewe figures for the Cedar Rapids market.
Listing of miscellaneous market figures in Cedar Rapids with prices for grains, beans, corn, wheat and yellow corn No 2, hay, beans, celery oranges lettuce onions and hides. Includes quantities per crate and per hundredweight, with prices in dollars and cents. Indicates fresh spring chickens eggs ducks ponies and horse hides with tail and mane noted.
New York markets ended a week with a modest rebound as profit taking and weekend caution limited advances. Trading paced around 150000 shares in two hours as many low priced issues held near unchanged while Manati and Francisco Sugar rose on anticipated earnings. Major declines appeared for Erie Certificates Republic Steel Western Union Standard Oil American Water Works and Dow Chemical while rails and large industrials fluctuated on wage talk and mixed results.
An assortment of securities prices and ticker names appears, listing numerous companies such as Allied Stores, Amn Power, National Biscuit, National Cash, and Union Oil alongside varied percentages and notes, reflecting a snapshot of market quotations from the era.
Bond market watchers in New York report a firming trend led by managed loans and low price issues edging higher by fractions. Industrial and utility issues show narrow gains with notable price moves for New Haven 4 of 1947 and a New York Air Line issue, while Rock Island and Cleveland Union Terminal bonds ease slightly.
G W Martin of Des Moines was robbed of 467 dollars by two men on a crowded street in front of a downtown bank. He chased them and held one man until police arrived. Martin gave his name as Sammy Sanders 52 of Minneapolis.
Vincent Adolph Simmons, 26, of Monticello, changed a former plea of innocent to guilty and was fined $300 by Judge John T. Moffitt in district court Friday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The state case against Magnus Hotels Co. continues in district court on gambling device charges.
New York AP report says British radio quotes that Heinrich, a Luxembourg strike leader, was executed by management for a factory siren blast that drew Luxembourg into the Reich. BBC confirmation heard via CBS.
In South Bend Indiana farmer Ha Holubiak filed a petition seeking action on a local agricultural matter. The request centers on farm operations and regulatory relief, with details pending official review.
In Chicago the grain futures market showed irregular activity. Wheat edged up to 1 cent gains, corn rose about 5 to 34, oats advanced slightly, rye fell, and soybeans slipped, reflecting a cautious trading day with limited price moves.
Fragmentary AP wire text reports no sales and uncertain price figures for various wheat and meat grades. The readable snippets show outside weight, matting, and nominal prices like 1.00 and 11.90 with unclear context.
A Wisconsin report summarizes bids for cheese and hosiery contracts for the week of September 21 to 36. It notes prices for cheddar, wool, and woolen goods, including cream series wool and scoured wools from New Zealand and Australia.
A list of names including Jerry J. Surovy Charles H. Wicher John C. Groenenboom Martin C. Fitzgerald Harold J. Schrader Richard W. Sullivan Ray H. Tompkins Roy J. Tompkins James J. Humoo Francis E. Artzier Harvey E. Stahl Harlan D. DeGood and Manford A. Hinz among Iowa City Kalona Mechanicsville Oxford Anamosa residents.
A man aged 30 to 35, five eight, slender, with dark bushy hair, wore a brown cardigan jacket and dark trousers. He passed a bogus 15.42 check at Lasswell Studio last week drawn on Mid-City National Bank of Chicago, as reported by Inspector W J Kudina.
Miss Ruth Engstrom led the King’s Daughters circle in a program titled God’s Hand in War the first in Wars and Conquests of the Bible. Mrs Carl J Kassier spoke on Standfast in the Faith as verses from First Chronicles were read. service men were to receive gifts. Miss Engstrom and Mrs Harry Emerson played piano duets. refreshments followed with Mrs Emerson of Cedar Rapids as guest.
Henry Haegg, chairman of the Linn County Civilian Defense council, spoke at a Legion hall gathering on conserving waste materials. Louis Burgus of Cedar Rapids urged tin recovery, while R. J. Vinch lamented low attendance at the meeting.
Bruce Phillips, a University of Iowa junior, has been informed he earned class honors for his sophomore year, continuing his status as an honor student after achieving similar honors during his freshman year. His parents, Mr and Mrs Harold B Phillips, were notified.
The Mothers club met Thursday evening with Mrs. George Brewer hosting. Mrs. Walter Bensch gave the lesson “Pneumonia, Then and Now.” New members Mrs. Charles Joss and Mrs. Lee Kruse were welcomed. Refreshments served to 16. Mrs. Louis Mekota confined to bed. Mrs. Mabel Walker of Ottumwa returned home after a visit with Mrs. Gilbert Voories.
Mrs Charles Fulton returns from Delavan Wisconsin where she visited her son Earl Fulton and Mrs Fulton earlier in the week. Dr R E Lehigh called to Davenport for his father Scott Leidigh illness. Mrs L E Fuller Jr visits her parents and returns to Chicago. Miss Elizabeth Brown travels to Burlington to visit brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Raymond Kent. Charlie F Price accompanies his son and daughter Mr
Lieut. and Mrs. Melvin Clark and their son David arrived Friday to visit Lieut. Clark's mother Mrs. Leona Grape Clark. They are en route to Camp Robinson Little Rock Arkansas where Lieut. Clark will be stationed.
WATERLOO AP The Upper Iowa Methodist conference will shift its annual meeting to June for the next five years instead of fall, per a resolution passed. The move aims to accommodate scheduling and reduce conflict with other events within the conference.
A brief urging thrifty saving through War Bonds. Buy your ten percent every payday to support the war effort and save for America.
Mrs N R Beall and Mrs Jack W Bowdish Jr joined their daughter Miss Jean Bowdish in Ames where she enrolled in her senior year at Iowa State College. Bert Graves heads to Los Angeles to visit son Roy B Graves, a pharmacist's mate third class. Florence Kruger returns to Moorhead to resume directing Concordia college home economics. Mrs Ray Beadle and companions depart for Camp Robinson Arkansas to visit Lewis Haran and Donald Beadle.
A condensed notice lists church services across Marion with pastors, service times, and programs. Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches note Bible school times, morning worship, evening services, and special events including county Christian convention in Cedar Rapids and a conference at Waterloo.
Classified request notes want ad rates and information. The brief item prompts readers to contact for details on placing advertisements and rate structures. Local business office contact and submission guidelines implied.
Jewish evangelism by Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian church will speak. Westminster fellowship at 6 30 p m. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran with The Rev Carl E Krog pastor. Sunday school and Bible class at 9 30 a m. Morning services at 8 15 and 10 30. Sermon Be Therefore Ready Also for the Son of Man Cometh at an Hour When Ye Think Not. Saturday school 1 30 to 3 30 p m. Seventh Day Church of God Sixth street at Ninth avenue Sabbath school at 10 30 a m Preaching 1 p m Rev J B Clyde pastor No services Sunday due to conference.
A man in Thurston area offers a reward for a lost wrist watch described as black and white with a knobby dial. Item tagged to General Delivery and linked to John Lost, with contact code 7178 for inquiries.
A collage of small ads and notices lists services and items in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. It mentions jewelers, laundry services, roofing sales, watch cleaning, bug killer, driving offers, a studio, and classes with various addresses and contact notes. Prices and specifics are scattered across the clipped page, typical of a midcentury classifieds section.
Short classified notice advertises beauty services including permanent waves for 198 dollars, marketed under names like Lillian and Paris Academy. It mentions supplies, pricing from 1.50, and a local address with various cryptic details.
Classified notice touts furnace cleaning by Heating Co and plumbing and masonry services. It lists Dial numbers for J T Thomas Sodding, Kutchera Sodd & Fuel Co Prescott Letter Shop and Prescott area offerings in painting, mimeograph and paper services.
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