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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1942
Page
10
Merryle Stanley RUKEYSER argues for applying private industry accounting and control methods to war production. He urges national leaders to use up to date operating figures to forecast requirements, track progress, and coordinate procurement through centralized control departments for efficient decision making.
New York stocks rose last week to the highest general level since early February with heavy trading. Rail shares led gains on strong earnings and tax news benefiting reorganized carriers, while the market overall benefited from defense news and sector positives amid a 3,000,000 share turnover and a Thursday high. Southern Railway led rails with a four point rise.
New goggles protect eyes for naval observers ski troops mechanized troops and air crews in all weather. Plastic lenses and soft rubber cushions guard against dust wind and water while enabling look directly at the sun to spot dive bombers.
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn County from September 18 to September 24 show 42 conveyances and 25 mortgages totaling 53,238.92 dollars. A second period lists 70 conveyances and 35 mortgages amounting to 92,710.00 dollars.
Stocks irregularly lower in quiet trading while bonds fall. Curb stocks show irregular rise. Chicago stocks are mixed. Cotton advances while wheat and corn hold steady.
A Gazette report profiles Catapult Aircraftmen who launch from merchant ships to deter Nazi air and submarine raids. Pilot Officer Hay recalls bailing out after a 25 minute dogfight with Heinkel bombers, earning the D F C. Salvage efforts and allied adoption of the system across Australia South Africa and the United States aid convoy protection.
The Clearing House reported Cedar Rapids bank clearings of 1,669,117.92 for the week ending Sept 26, up from 1,440,672.59 for the week ending Sept 27, 1941. Week ending Sept 19 totals were 1,594,491.58.
US Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts light with top bid around 814.75 and hogs trading higher for slaughter class. Cattle receipts steady with steers and heifers up to 35 cents, cows and bulls modestly higher, feeders up to 13.75 per hundredweight. sheep receipts minimal with lambs and ewes showing mixed changes and top bids near 14.65 for spring lambs.
Hog receipts near 400 with price gains of 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight lifting top hogs to about 15.30 and lightweights at 14.60. Cattle: top steers hit 17.00 while good fat steers rose to 16.90. yearlings up to 15.50 and cows near 13.09. Weekly totals show mixed gains across hogs cattle and sheep with steady to higher returns.
A Dun and Bradstreet report from Cedar Rapids based on 1,200 wholesale distributors and 10,000 retail firms shows most expect the last half of 1942 to bring smaller or unchanged sales compared with 1941. Clothing and dry goods wholesalers especially expect slower growth than retailers.
Chicago AP reports livestock markets closed steady. Hogs saw limited sales but 310-pound butchers sold at 15.15 per hundredweight and top prices held at 15.25, matching Friday. Cattle hit decade highs with gains up to 75 cents. spring calves and yearlings rose, top cattle price 17, hogs weekly gains 50 to 75 cents.
U S Department of Agriculture livestock report for Sioux City shows salable receipts: cattle 700 calves 75. Beef steers and yearlings mostly steady to 50 cents higher with a range of 9.25 to 15.50 per cwt for various classes. Hogs 100 receipts market steady to nominal. Sheep 300 receipts steady to 25 cents higher with spring lambs up to 13.75 per cwt and range sheep values from 4.25 to 8.75 per cwt.
Liveweight price schedule shows ranges for 160 to 400 pound categories with per hundred weight quotes from 13.00 to 14.60 dollars. Rates vary by weight and section, including food, packing sows and large beef cattle with multiple brackets.
Uncertainty over anti inflation legislation cooled trading on the Chicago Board of Trade a Saturday. Wheat finished steady to 4 cents higher after a narrow trading range. December at 1 28 cents. Soybeans rose on bullish weather news while corn and oats held. Bookings arriving totaled 125 000 bushels and shipping sales were light. A federal crop estimate for five states at 183 000 000 bushels had little influence.
In Chicago cash market report bids and prices show no sales for wheat. Corn prices range across grades with No 2 mixed at 84 1/4 cents and No 1 yellow at 84 1/2. Barley and field seed largely unchanged. Cash lard quoted at 12.90 dollars per hundredweight with loose at 11.90 and best hogs at 15.75.
Cedar Rapids bank figures lead Iowa cities in R L Polk list for the June 30 1942 Banking Encyclopedia. Merchants National Bank shows total resources of 66 855 000 and deposits 62 813 000 with 4 036 000 in capital accounts. Des Moines totals exceed Cedar Rapids in Iowa but Cedar Rapids ranks high overall.
Cedar Rapids lists prices for grains, soybeans, hay, poultry, fruits and vegetables, and hides. Wheat No 1 at 1.03, No 2 0.43. corn shelled yellow 0.77. soybeans 1.57. Straw bale prices range 9.00 to 11.00, live poultry and ducks priced by weight, fruits market sheets show celery 0.75 per dozen, lettuce 0.34, onions 1.40. Hide values listed No 1 cured 0.12, No 2 0.08, calf hides and kip prices, horses 6.25 and 5.75 respectively.
The report depicts Congress handling farm price controls amid wartime strain. Secretary Wickard warns farm manpower losses and urges shifts to essential crops and greater farm labor use. Nelson claims civilian economy must cut back beyond England to fund higher war production, while a CIO study notes living costs rise by over nine million dollars monthly.
New York AP stock averages in a brief Saturday session slipped slightly amid an otherwise favorable weekly rally. The Associated Press average of 60 issues fell 0.1 to 37.8, marking its first recession since Sept. 19, with a weekly gain of 0.8. Transfers reached 226,825 shares, the largest for an abbreviated session since March 7, and total weekly volume was 3,301,581 shares, the best since Jan. 11.
U S Department reports combined hog receipts at 19 yards and 11 plants in Iowa and Minnesota for 24 hours ending Saturday 17 400 head, down from 24 900 last week and 27 000 year ago. Prices mostly 5 to 10 cents higher with heavy sow bids steady. barrows and gilts range 14 35 to 14 70 per cwt across weight classes.
Chicago market notes firm butter prices with receipts 473793 lbs and price currents. Egg receipts 10007 cases show mixed levels for fresh graded eggs. Potatoes arrivals 57 on track 181 with varied regional pricing and demand. Idaho russets steady to light. Bliss Triumphs and other varieties quoted across regions. New York dressed poultry and live poultry steady with mixed grade prices. cheese prices cited for state flats and Wisconsin daisies.
Article notes futures trends for storage and appliance sectors with references to November and January contract windows. Mentions FGGS refrigerator standards and October to December timeframe for policy or regulatory guidance affecting trade and pricing.
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