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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1944

Page

6

Livehog and cattle market roundup from Chicago and Midwest

Hogs were active and fully steady with 150-240 lb barrows and gilts selling near 14.75. Cattle and sheep also active and steady with top steer quotes around 18.25 and lambs around 14.25 to 14.50. receipts across Omaha Des Moines Sioux City and Council Bluffs reported strong supplies and steady demand.

Chicago Omata Omaha Idahos Stoux City Sioux City Idaho

Corn Advances Slightly as Grains Remain Weak

Chicago markets show corn edging higher while oats rye and barley fall modestly. Wheat futures ease with September at about 159 3/4, oats near 64 3/4, rye around 95 1/4, and barley near 61 1/4, cash grain prices listed for No. 2 wheat oats and seed varieties.

Chicago neiieAgo

Mixed Wisconsin Ticker Notes and Mississippi River Levels

Misc notes from Wisconsin and Iowa report sales data for four cars and a brief river stage update. No bids were received for the U S 1 items while Mississippi River readings show small rises or no change at Davenport Dubuque and other ports.

Wisconsin Davenport Hastings Portage Dubuque Gordons Ferry

Cedar Rapids grain and produce prices printed

Grain and produce prices list from Cedar Rapids show corn No 2 yellow at 1.04 soybeans No 2 senaw at 1.86 oats New white No 2 68c No 3 65c wheat No 2 1.40 rye No 2 1.05 baled straw 14.16 hay 14.00 16.00 poultry prices hogh hens leghorn hens eggs fruit vegetables and hides with various regional prices and unit quotes.

Stocks Stage Slight Gains

New York AP reports a steady stock market tone with narrow gains in favored issues as rails lag and a few key groups underperform.

New York

Hogs and cattle prices steady in Cedar Rapids market

Cedar Rapids hog market held steady on Wednesday with prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 12.70. The report, from J. E. Bennett & Co and manager W. H. Jump, lists extensive price quotations across multiple commodities and stock categories.

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Death of Staff Sgt Bill Campbell in New Guinea

Staff Sgt. Bill Campbell died September 8 in a Hollandia hospital due to malaria after serving over a year in the Southwest Pacific with an aerial combat camera unit and compiling 68 missions. He formerly worked as a photographer for the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Bill Campbell W. S. Campbell War Department Campbell Hollandia New Guinea Southwest Pacific Cedar Rapids

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Across Markets

Chicago live poultry receipts totaled 27 trucks 3 cars with 1.0 billion barrels in play. Prices for eggs cheese and potatoes show mixed movement with Idaho russets and U S No 1 sizes varying. New York and regional figures list specific price ranges and arrivals. Dressed and live poultry markets display steady or nominal activity with several breeds cited and per-pound quotes.

Michigan California Jersey U S Idaho Chicago U.S Idahos Burbanks U. S Minnesota North Dakota Biss Cobblers South Dakota Wisconsin New York

Local Officers Transferred and Social News

Lt Robert Carey and wife face transfer from Hondo Texas to Liberal Kansas. Mrs Cornelia Brown and Mrs Will Grassfield return from Austin Minnesota. Mrs F M Campbell called to Marion from Hannibal Missouri due to her mother Mrs B F Brockman illness. Miss Theola Gordon to marry Louis Soldan Jr of Boston. she receives a miscellaneous shower hosted by her mother Mrs Gilbert Gordon and aunt Miss Edyth Gordon.

Robert Carey Carey Hondo Texas Liberal Kan F. M. Campbell Marion Hannibal B. F. Brockman Theola Gordon Louis Soldan, Jr Boston Gilbert Gordon Edyth Gordon

Allies Free Three Dalmatian Islands In Adriatic

Allied forces including land sea and air units, with Yugoslav partisan fighters, liberated Mljet Korcula and Brac off the Yugoslav coast between Zadar and Dubrovnik. German garrisons had faced aerial bombardment and operations on the Dalmatian islands were ongoing, the Allied communique said.

Rome Dalmatian Mljet Korcula Brac Yugoslavian Zara Dubrovnik Adriatic

American Stand at Aviation Meetings

At the international aviation conference opening November 1, the United States will push for wartime aviation realignment with Germany and Japan, seeking near total mobilization for an indeterminate period after the war. The proposal reflects postwar security and military planning aims discussed by American delegates.

Washington Germany Japan

PERMA-MOTH and a World of Bargains

Mothproof fabrics with O-Cedar PERMA-MOTH promises lasting protection after one treatment. Also advertised are household products, coats, beauty services, jewelry, overseas gifts, and a list of job ads from Century Engineering and local employers.

Court Rules Wife Can Keep Two Wheels From Car

In Chicago two courts upheld a wife's equity in her husband’s car and allowed her to remove two wheels. Judge George B Weiss found Mrs Marie Malik had a $400 interest in the $1,200 vehicle despite it being in her husband’s name and denied a replevin petition. Judge John A Sbarbaro later included the car and its two wheels in the ongoing divorce settlement.

Chicago George B. Weiss Marie Malik Walter Mulik John A. Sbarbaro

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