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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1944

Page

6

Hogs Top at Ceiling as Monday Receipts Steady

Chicago market reports unofficial Monday hog receipts of 15 000 with salable hogs at a nominal top of 1475 and steady prices. Cattle and sheep receipts were light and prices were largely steady with limited movement across the Des Moines and Omaha yards.

Chicago

Grain Holds Strong Across Trading Session

CHICAGO AP grain prices showed strength through Saturday trading with limited opposition. Wheat rose 15 to 3 cents, December at 1.63 14-1/4, corn up 1 to 2 cents, oats 1 1/4 to 2 higher, December at 64 1/4-4, rye up 2 1/2 to 3, December 1.08 14-55, barley up 1 1/4 to 3 1/4, December 1.04 3/4. Provisions list no. 2 hard wheat, oats none, corn none, barley $1.05 to 1.37 1/2 nom., feed 65c to $1.05 nom., soybeans No. 2 yellow $2.16 track, Timothy seed $6 25 to 91.6 50 nom., red clover seed per cwt $31.50 nom., alsike $28.50 nom.

Chicago Timothy J. BE. Bennett & Co H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Kroger _G & B Allied Chem Libby McNeil Allied Stores Libbey Owens Allis Chalmers Gate Ils & Myers Lockheed Loews Inc Nasneeelve Dels Nan Eaa Arneda ‘ Sur Bendix Ayn Central Best Foods Nor Pac RR Beth Steel North Amn C Boeing Airp Nor Amn Avi Borden Co Pac Gas & E Bore Warner É Packard Matts Riges Buesrug Erlefe Phillips Pet Canada Dry Philco Ohio Radio Corp Chrysler Motors Radio Keith Cities Rem Rand Coca Cola Repb Steel Colum _Gas Reyn Tob Coml Solvents Sehenley South Sears Roebuck Ecrvel Inc Cons Edison Shell Union Cons Aircraft Gimmons Co Sinclair Motorsite Skelly Crucible Steel Curtiss Wr Sis Stony Corp Brands Deere & Co Calif Douglas Air Ind du Pont Stew Warner Elec Autolite Borp Elec Tex Gulf Gen Electric Timken Det En Foods Timken R Fox Film Gen Motors Union “Carbide Goodrich BOF Geyene Wile Goodyear Tire Uni Aircraft Graham Palee Willys Ovid Iml T&t Wilson and Co Johns Manville Woolworth Kennecott Youngston S Kresse SS Zenith Radio Butler. Bros Swift and Co Chicago Corp Swift Edison Walgreen

Iowan Convicted Of Knife Slaying In Burlington

Stanley Stratton of Burlington was found guilty of fatally stabbing his brother in law Walter Owen in a tavern. jurors recommended life imprisonment after less than four hours of deliberation. Stratton testified he recalled little of the night, and his wife supported his account. The case centers on a June 12 incident at the tavern where he worked.

Burlington INS Stanley Stratton Inlaw Walter Owen Stratton Owen Ahso

Stocks Rise in Lively Trading on Saturday

In New York and Chicago described as a lively session, selected aircraft and specialty stocks led gains amid broad volume nearing 500,000 shares. Fractions to about a point rose, with notable listings including Lockheed, Boeing, General Electric, and Chrysler among others, while bond activity showed continued support and pockets of gains on Morris and Essex 5s and Lehigh Valley issues.

New York Morris and Essex Lehich Valley d St Paul North Western Cleveland Union Terminal Kingston Ballroom Elmer Young Lee's Willams Furnace Mack Augustine 14Th Ave Youne’s Ray Leeper Kirkpatrick Leo J. Smith Cashman Plumbing & Heating Immedia le Reliable Man Sparta J_T. THOMAS

All Hogs Steady On C. R. Market

The Cedar Rapids hog market held steady Saturday with top prices for prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Sales show varied hog weights from 160 to 500 pounds with cattle and calf markets listed in mixed ranges. Several local items and notices follow, including personal news and a few advertisements.

Chicago Etton General Stronn Montana Spring West Ae & H Sioux City Sicun City Ted Insarres Cedar Rapids May Hyeon Owen B. F. Goodrich 2Nd Ave J. J. Sher Art Instruction, Inc Minneapolis Minn Otto Manufacturing Co. Inc First Ave Bell Captain

Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Sees No Bids On Cars

MiscellaneousWisconsin items note no bids for eight cars in the Wisconsin cheese exchange market. Prices listed include United States No. 1 twins or cheddars 234sc squares 24 2c. Mississippi River stages show varied rises and falls across Davenport La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque Keokuk and Gordons Ferry with modest changes.

Wisconsin Chiese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Sales United States Mississippi River Davenport (Ap la Crosse Fallo Portare Prairie du Chien Dubuque Wes McGregor Senses Gordons Ferry Davenport Ae Keokuk

Chicago Product Prices Report

Chicago market notes show butters at 4.058 tubs with steady extras and various grade scores. eggs receipts at 7,411 cases with steady movement and current receipts around 34 to 36 cents. cheese including Twins and daisies ranged around 25.2 to 26 cents. Potatoes arrivals total 132 on track, 276 on shipments, with US No 1 prices listed for Idaho russets, Colorado reds, and Midwest Triumphs, indicating moderate to steady demand in northern regions and weaker segments elsewhere.

Chicago Idaho Burbanks Colorado Minnesota North Dakota Bliss U. S U.S Wisconsin Chippewas

Adopted Americans Appreciate Liberty Declares Offringa

D. D. Offringa, Linn county extension director, told High Twelve club members at the Roosevelt hotel Friday that foreign born Americans value liberty. He contrasted freedoms enjoyed in the United States with war torn nations and spoke of Holland as his birthplace. Offringa also noted his UN relief role and the need to aid the land of his birth, Egypt, with the lower Nile valley home to 16 million.

Land of the Free D. D. Offringa Linn County High Twelve Club Roosevelt Hotel America Holland Offringa High Twelve United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

Cedar Rapids Market Prices Report Grain and Poultry

Cedar Rapids lists legume and cereal prices with corn at 1.07 a bushel No 2 soybeans 1.80 oats 66 65 cents wheat 1.40 rye 1.00 hay straw prices 10 to 16 dollars per bale poultry rates for springs hens leghorns and infants eggs varied current receipts noted. Fruits vegetables prices include celery lemons Valencia oranges lettuce onions sweet potatoes apples Idaho potatoes grapefruit hides and肉 market values listed with unit terms and quantities.

California Jersey U.S Idaho

Marion News Highlights Local March Events and Accidents

Marion News reports Mrs. Brenneman was hospitalized after a car strike by LeRoy Peterson of Onslow at Seventh avenue and Tenth street. S/Sgt Arthur Groves is missing in action in Belgium since Sept 6, with wife and infant in Chicago. he earned a Purple Heart for Sicily. Listings include job ads, homecoming furloughs, a Legion memorial service for S/Sgt. William Campbell, and local social notes.

W. S. Brenneman Sixth Avenue LeRoy Peterson Onslow Seventh Avenue Tenth Street Peterson Henry Smith Marion Boulevard Arthur H. Groves Belgium Groves Chicago Sicily Presbyterian C. V. R. de Jong Westminster Fellowship Spiritual Life St. Paul’s Lutheran Carl T. Wuerffel Mr. Wuerffel L C. Wuerffel Town City E. W. Waggazer Cedar Rapids Wuerffel Memorial Hall Epworth League

Funeral services set for Joseph A. Farmer in Chicago

Funeral services will be held Monday for Joseph A. Farmer 52 head of the traffic executive committee of the trunk line committee of the Western Association of Railway Executives who died Friday in Chicago. The notice follows a column of lost items and local business ads including jewelry stores and beauty shops.

Chicago Joseph A. Farmer Trunk Line Western Association of Railway Executives

Faith service lineups across Marion churches

A community notice lists multiple Marion congregations with service schedules. Baptists preach morning worship and rally day events at Marion Churches, while St Josephs Catholic and other groups announce mass times, world wide communion days, Bible schools, and youth meetings.

Benjamin H. Shaw Bible School Howard Kramer Hebrew Christian Alliance Mission Cleveland Ohio St. Joseph's T. J McElliott Vernon H. Carter James M. Lower Free Methodist C. B. Patrick James P Gable Young People’s Meeting Emmajean Nollsch

Bor Leads Poles Gesture to Reds

London AP reports Gen. Kazi mierz Soznkowski was ousted as Poland’s commander in chief to placate Russia and restore Polish Soviet relations. President Rackiewicz fired the veteran ally, appointing Gen Bor Komorowski, hero of the Warsaw uprising, to the top post amid London’s view of Moscow acceptance.

London Kazimierz Soznkowski Poland Russia Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Wladyslaw Rackiewicz Gemtadeusz Bor) Komorowski Bor Moscow Warsaw

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