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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
10
Hog prices kept slipping on the Chicago livestock market with lighter swine showing the most weakness. Heavier butchers and sows held steadier while weights under 240 pounds fell 10 to 15 cents. top hogs traded around 11.75 dollars, with 11.90 dollars Monday. Dressed beef and calves remained steady to weaker across categories.
Des Moines market data across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota record 23 500 hogs with overall softness slight declines in most weight classes. Cattle and sheep reflect steady to firmer lambs with native spring lambs holding near 11 to 12 dollars and sows easing 9 to 10 dollars.
Local hog prices trend weaker with all grades down about 10 cents. Top hogs for long-haul at 11.55, hogs 180-240 pounds around 11.30 to 11.45, and 270-330 pound packers near 10.95. Cattle market shows steers and yearlings mostly between 9.00 and 12.00, with calves and cows varying by weight. Sheep and calf sections list prices for lambs and calves, readers told to expect quality-based adjustments.
Grain prices for wheat rye and barley are listed with No 1 No 2 and No 3 grades. Live stock values cover chickens ducks geese and hens with weights affecting pricing. Wholesale fruit vegetables and other produce include lemons oranges celery onions cabbage soybeans and apples. Hides calves and horses have graded prices. Stock market figures show indices for 30 industrials 20 rails 15 utilities and 85 stocks with daily highs lows closes and volume.
In New York trading on a Tuesday the market showed ongoing rallying momentum with gains ranging from fractions to about a point. Leading stocks in the favored group included Douglas Aircraft Boeing Consolidated Aircraft Lockheed General Motors Chrysler United States Steel Crucible Santa Fe Eastman Kodak J I Case National Dairy J C Penney Texas Corporation and United States Rubber. Consolidated Edison and Public Service of New Jersey hit new yearly lows while North American Anaconda American Smelting Westinghouse and Du Pont lagged.
Wall Street stock quotations list numerous issues and prices from Adams Express to Zenith Radio with many NYSE and regional names. It cites firms such as Allied Stores, Kennecott, Lockheed, General Electric, Procter Gamble, Coca Cola, Union Carbide, Ford, IBM, and Bethlehem Steel among others, reflecting a broad market snapshot with dozens of tickers and bid prices.
Bond prices moved irregularly toward noon with some issues fractionally higher. U S government notes declined modestly while stock quotations aligned. foreign bonds lagged as Japanese issues continued to slide. Domestic corporate bonds showed fractional gains for Wa bash 4 2 s and First Refunding 5s of 39, Southern Pacific 4 1 2s 69, ITT and St Paul Railway 5s, while International Mercantile Marines and Frisco 4 3 8s 78 slipped.
Chicago wheat futures gain to 1.14 a bushel before profit-taking halts the uptrend. Corn dips late as hedging sales weigh. December wheat at 1.2044 dollars. corn 80.44 cents. oats 34.0 cents. rye 1.05 cents. soybeans 71 cents. other North American wheat markets follow Chicago higher.
Chicago cash provisions feature prices for wheat corn oats barley and soybeans with mix of No. 3 hard wheat at 115 to 114 and mixed 96 to 99 cents a bushel for various grades. Soybeans quoted at 1.77 per bushel with field seed prices listed for timothy alsike and flax.
Chicago market receipts and prices for poultry butter eggs cheese and potatoes. Leghorn broilers 2 lbs up 15 cents. Butter steady with varied scores and car shifts. Eggs steady with mixed firsts and checks. Potatoes arrivals and prices reflect weak demand and diverse varieties across regions. New York market shows steady egg butter and cheese prices with futures data included.
U S Department of Agriculture reports moderate domestic wool sales in Boston. Combing three eighths and quarter blood bright fleece wools bring 48 to 50 cents in grease. Fine delaine bright fleece wools sell 41 to 44 cents grease. Graded French combine fine territory wool sold at 1.02 to 1.07 per scoured pound. Spot Australian wools show demand at steady prices.
Various lost and found ads including a black Cocker Spaniel named Pokey with red collar Reward calls to E B Laurer 5862 a blue purse with money and photo lost at 16th Ave or 5th Ave W and a black purse at Daniels Park with reward Dial numbers and brief contact details appear in this newspaper Want Ad page noting lost items and services offered by local businesses and individuals
A dense, multi-item help wanted advertisement page lists positions across sales, farming, warehouse and hospitality in Iowa and nearby states. Listings include sales managers, drivers, clerks, maids, waitresses, caddies, and theater staff with varied pay and conditions.
Local ads solicit 50 welding graduates from Rapids School of Welding Marion and J Henderson School of Welding Cedar Rapids with free trial lessons and job placement. Also listed are used car prices from Katz Auto Parts and Diamond T Truck Sales with contact numbers and available vehicles.
A dense range of used items for sale including firearms, a high standard Hi Standard pistol with extras, Alto saxophone, gasoline stove, cash register, portable typewriter, percussion instruments, boy's suit, leather jacket, bikes, cameras, model airplane kits, paints, clothing and shoes at various storefronts. Also offered are rifles and shotguns from Armstrong's Sport Goods and inexpensive household items.
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