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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
17
Livestock futures show steady demand with hogs around 14.60 at Chicago top, cattle weak to firm as various regional markets report receipts. Icey price swings noted in Austin and Sioux City, with calves and yearlings moving slowly and feeders steady.
The dispatch lists various produce quotes in New York markets for poultry butter and vegetables, with multiple grades and prices noted. It mentions live poultry firm demand, prices for ducks rabbits fowls and hens, and Illinois Wisconsin and western fares with boxed and fresh items. It also cites futures and storage standards and river stage notes for ports.
Hog prices advance five cents on all grades in Cedar Rapids with top hogs reaching 14.25 dollars for long haul and good hogs in the 140 to 460 pound ranges cited. Cattle and sheep sections list varying prices for steers, yearlings, cows, bulls and lambs across weight classes and quality levels.
A mixed listing of commodity prices including grain wheat oats rye soybeans hay and straw poultry fruits vegetables hides and leather items with various quality grades and unit prices for Cedar Rapids. Prices cover Wheat No 299 cents Oats new white rye hay and straw poultry market fruits and vegetables and leather products with multiple grade distinctions and per unit quotes.
Rail loans maintained leadership as several low priced issues rose about a point. Industrial and utility bonds were narrowly mixed with higher prices for New Haven 4s 1947, Boston and Maine 4 43s, and Rock Island refundite 4 1. A shade lower were Cleveland Union Terminal 5 23, Consolidated Edison 3 25, and Firestone Tire and Rubber 3s. Denl ines steady, U S and foreign issues quiet.
Des Moines report says G. W. Martin 52 from Minneapolis was robbed of 467 dollars by two men outside a downtown bank. He clung to one suspect until police arrived as the pair fled with the billfold. A spectacle case distraction preceded the theft.
Vincent Adolph Simmons, 26, of Monticello, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 300 by Judge John T. Moffitt in district court. The Magnus Hotels case, alleging possession of gambling devices, was continued to the November term.
Irregularly lower tendencies appeared among leading stocks as a week of gains closed. Profit-taking and weekend psychology dampened activity with about 150000 shares trading in two hours, mostly unchanged low-priced issues. Strongs included Manati Sugar and Francisco Sugar while rails and big-name issues fluctuated with several notable drags.
Readable stock listings show prices for Alaska Juneau Homestake to Chicago Quotations. Firms like Bennett & Co manage broadcasts with numerous named corporations including Anaconda Copper, General Electric, Procter Gamble, Coca Cola, Ford and Goodyear, with many brokers and banks referenced. The page captures wide market activity across multiple sectors, presenting bids and last prices in a dense roster of ticker-like entries.
New York AP dispatch says a German firing squad executed Heinrich Adam in Luxembourg for triggering a factory siren that sparked a general strike against Luxembourg’s incorporation into the Reich. BBC report relayed via CBS.
Farmer Harry Holubiak of South Bend petitions the Notre Dame naval training station band to stop playing during chorus hours so his workhorse accustomed to circus acts is not exhausted by the music. The horse and its routines reportedly synchronize with the band and affect Holubiak's nightly work.
Grains showed modest gains on Saturday with wheat up 0.04 to 0.41, corn rising 0.05 to 0.24, oats steady to higher, rye down, and soybeans lower. Cash wheat bids ranged by quality while oats and barley prices moved within narrow bands amid steady field seed and lard quotes.
Wisconsin market reports for September 21 to 26 show U S No 1 twins and cheddars bid 22 cents. Wisconsin Junior grade cheddars bid 21 and 23 1/4 cents while state daisies and chorons bid 23 and 23 1/4 cents. Wool market in Boston notes small clothing wool lots sold for hosiery contracts with fine graded clothing wool at 110 to 112 1/2 cents and New Zealand and Australian wools sold for blankets at ceiling prices.
At the Cedar Rapids recruiting station on Saturday enlistments totaled 14 for the navy. Five recruits were from Cedar Rapids, including Francis D. Collogan and Jerry J. Surovy among others, with additional enlistees from Iowa City Kalona Mechanicsville Oxford and Anamosa.
Police report a second forger case in C R involving a man aged 30 to 35, about 5 foot 8 with dark bushy hair, who passed a forged 15.42 check at Lasswell studio and earlier at John Beck Athletic Goods. Both checks drawn on Mid City National Bank of Chicago and returned as forgery. Officer W J Kudina disclosed the details.
Community notices list services for Westminister fellowship St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran and Prairie Chapel with pastors and sermon topics. Also includes Saturday school times and various local ads for roofing, jewelry, laundry, watches, photography, home repairs, and services with contact details across Cedar Rapids and surroundings.
Miss Ruth Engstrom hosted opening meeting of the Mary Lane Dickinson circle of Kings Daughters. Devotions led by Mrs Carl J Kassler followed by Bible verses and roll call. The program God Hand in War opened the year with songs and piano duets by Engstrom and Mrs Harry Emerson.
Local churches list weekly services and events. Includes Baptist Congregation Rev Benjamin H Shaw Bible school and worship times, St Joseph Catholic Mass times, Christian and Congregational church notes, Pilgrim Highlanders meeting, Free Methodist and Methodist services, and Presbyterian schedule with church officers and guest speaker notes.
Dr J P Van Horn of St Luke's Methodist hospital Cedar Rapids announced the institution is debt free and the mortgage has been burned. The Upper Iowa Methodist conference set next five years meeting in June and adopted a peace committee report stating the conference will not endorse support or participate in war.
Classified notice announces low rates for work wanted advertisements with assistance from a trained ad taker. It notes the newspaper is not responsible for more than one insertion error and advises on information that cannot be shared.
A persuasive note urges saving through War Bonds, promoting thrifty habits and regular purchases every payday to support the nation and foster financial discipline.
A burst of want ads seeks various workers and helpers including stenographer boot keeper, dairy hands, farm help, bakers, elevator operator, housemaids, cooks, second maids, waitresses, and cooks. Contacts list phone numbers and box numbers for applicants.
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