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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
7
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Twenty one members of the Links and Linkettes toured Pommel state parks in Winterset for a picnic dinner on Sunday with Zoe Boseck and Lyle Hanna directing the event. Also noted is a Des Moines report on motor vehicle laws and a Fayette county query about a homemade miniature automobile.
A hot swing session at Los Angeles Coliseum drew over 500 dancers and 26 000 spectators. Participants earned cash awards and gold cups amid aching muscles and sunburn after lively rug cutting and energetic dancing yesterday.
A Detroit jewelry maker envisions mass production to cut costs and sell at 10 cents on the dollar after a buyer suggests scaling up to a million rings a month. The piece argues advertising fuels economies, lowers costs, and benefits consumers by enabling cheaper goods through mass production and distribution. Charles B. Roth praises newspapers as the best channel for manufacturers to advertise and reach shoppers.
Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in Interior Town and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ending 8:00 am show 38,200 head, up from 35,800 a week ago and 27,500 a year ago. Prices mostly steady to 10 cents higher with leaners and heavy sows attracting activity. rates listed for barrows gilts and packing sows across weight ranges.
The Washington G. E. M. 4 H boys and their parents held a Friday night picnic at Sunnyside park. Swimming and kittenball games provided the entertainment and attendance was strong. Your want ad in this paper is read by 25 000 persons.
Wheat futures weakened with July at 70 3/4 cents as prices slid to new lows. Corn also fell with July down to 49 1/2 cents amid broad grain declines. oats rye and soybeans posted smaller losses while various cash grain quotes mixed by grade.
The New York stock market edged higher as favorable business news boosted demand for shares. Major gains came from high priced issues with leaders like Johns Manville American Telephone and Westinghouse Electric up over two points. Pivotals such as U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Allied Chemical Du Pont rose about a point or more amid sustained buy pressure.
Chicago markets report livestock receipts with hogs up to $6.90 top and 14,000 hogs traded including 6,006 directs. Cattle totals around 11,000 with heavy steer demand and top at $11.25. sheep near $9.50 to $10.00 for lambs.
Hog sales showed 5900 head with gains of 10 to 15 cents for many weights and sows and stays weaker. Cattle sales around 6700 with steady to slow demand, light steers and yearlings near eight to nine dollars, beef cows and vealers mixed. Sheep at 3400 with weakness, native spring lambs around nine sixty, Calif spring lambs eight ninety to nine sixty.
Chicago markets show steady butter with 16 548 tubs and eggs at 33 137 cases driven by old and new cars pricing. Cheese tops with Twins 18 percent and longhorns 18 percent, live poultry steady with turkeys at 11 14c and hens at 10 percent.
Grain prices listed include corn No 2 yellow 42e, wheat O6e, rye 80c, barley 300, ante No 2 or better 25c. Livestock shows hogs at 4.69 to 6.90 dollars.
A brief market roundup lists percentages for several stocks: Un Pac 94 at 28 percent, U Carb 79, Uld Air 35, Utd Corp 2, U & Rub 41, US Steel 47, West ghse Elec 99, Weat Air 21, and Woolworth 47.
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