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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
3
Saturday receipts list hogs 560 cattle 500 sheep 3 000 with hogs cleared early in a active steady market. Cattle dull and weak with 25 cent declines. spring lambs scarce and steady. Also notes Omaha and Sioux City livestock bids and grain quotations.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in Iowa and Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Friday were 21,000, down from 23,600 a week ago and 34,300 a year ago. Demand remains broad for good and choice barrows and gilts in various weight ranges with prices around 13.30 to 14.70 per cwt. Packing plant hog prices show similar trends with good butcher and sow values listed across multiple facilities in Waterloo Ottumwa Austin Mason City and other locations.
Chicago futures markets rallied after the Commodity Credit Corporation announced a higher purchase price for cash wheat east of the Mississippi. At close, wheat varied from unchanged to 14 higher with September at 1.59 2, oats fell, rye and barley moved modestly, corn climbed slighty for December and September quotes shifted.
The Chicago AP notes commodity prices including corn cash at 65 1/2 cents, oats at 65 1/2 to 66 cents, barley around 1.04 to 1.05 dollars, timothy hay about 6.25 dollars per cwt, and red clover near 31.50 dollars. Cash markets show mixed bids with freight and quality distinctions.
The market shows steady receipts across vegetables and dairy with butter and eggs quoted alongside live poultry prices. Potatoes move on track with U.S. No. 1 russets and Bliss Triumphs listed, while overall demand remains moderate and prices vary by quality and stock location.
Market notes show receipts for cheese eggs and dressed poultry firm with no quotations. Cheese receipts 364 639 firm ceiling prices. eggs 16 545 firm general wholesale prices follow mixed colors and extras. Live poultry irregular with turkeys 39.3c roosters 18 22c. ducks geese 20c. guineas 1.60. rabbits 1 20c.
The Cedar Rapids hog market held steady Friday with top prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 12.70. Cattle listings show choice to prime steers around 18.00 to 18.50, with various grades and weights of cows, bulls, and sheep posted. lambs and yearlings priced to reflect weight and quality.
New York markets saw selective buying with liquor stocks drawing steady demand. Trading remained sluggish with more losers near session end but fractional gains distributed, totaling about 600000 shares. Chicago listings followed with mixed results and broad activity across many names and sectors.
Grain and feed prices listed for corn oats rye hay and straw with current receipts. Poultry eggs and hides prices shown alongside wholesale fruits vegetables and dairy items, including celery lemons oranges lettuce onions and apples with unit measurements and price per unit.
Miscellaneous Wisconsin cheese market notes report Plymouth and other towns with no bids for No. 1 twins or cheddars and various price stages. Listings include Hastings La Crosse Portage Prairie du Chien and fall and rise changes with no overall movement.
Sunday events include Bazaar and supper at St. Joseph church Prairieburg with evangelist Mrs. E. C. Murphy speaking on Where is Your Faith Tonight service starts 7 30 and features music. city council approves overhead electric wire at 400 Twelfth avenue SE. Linn district Boy Scout Camporee opens at Thomas park Marion with demonstrations and contests Saturday. Sam Waymer meets Cedar Rapids scouts. Elaine Walter 21 struck by car at First street and Third avenue SE. driver F D Walk North English charged with failure to yield.
Price irregularity in the rail division Friday contrasted with steadier activity in other departments. Off fractions to a point or more near the close were Chesapeake and Ohio 3s Alton 3s and St. Paul general 4s of 1989.
Card of Thanks from Harry W. Johnson expresses gratitude for flowers during his mother’s illness and death. Numerous lost items listed with descriptions and contact numbers, including bills, watch, rings, wallets, and keys, with rewards offered. Several business and service ads appear among personal notices.
The criminal case against Don Fritz and E H Fritz, both residents of local addresses, charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury, has been continued to the November term. The brothers were involved in a tavern altercation that left Fred Hagerman and his son Cliff Hagerman hospitalized.
Judge M C Hamiel has continued the case against William E Naughton 23 of 204 Fifth Avenue NW to the November term of district court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated He pled innocent to the charge on June 6.
Anna C. Hann files a district court suit against O. J. Emmons of Springville seeking judgment of 187.61 with 5 percent interest from March 23, 1940. The action concerns an account for merchandise.
Dr. Warren N. Keck associate professor of biology at Coe College was elected librarian of the Iowa Ornithologists Union. He previously served as its president. Coe College maintains a premier ornithological collection and acts as a semi permanent repository for manuals on birds for the organization.
Rosemary Hart petitions Linn County District Court claiming Milo Webb detains her personal property valued at 495 dollars. She seeks repossession and 100 dollars in damages. County Engineer William Behrens is authorized to supervise a treated woodpile bridge project near Elgin College township costing 875 dollars, to be built by the county bridge crew.
In the Solomon Islands native women reportedly use a paste made from coral to bleach their kinky hair. The practice reflects local beauty customs and materials used in hair care.
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