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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1939
Page
10
In Chicago livestock news hog prices fell to 7.23 dollars per hundredweight Tuesday, the lowest in over four years. The cattle market showed strength with gains up to 25 cents, while fat lambs rose about 15 cents amid tight receipts and steady to strong demand across cattle and hogs.
USDA cattle hog and sheep prices listed for Omaha Mason City Ottumwa and Waterbloq markets with receipts around 4 300 cattle 6 900 sheep and hog ranges from 5 40 to 9 75 per cwt. Regional notes include drops of about 10 cents for hogs and mixed shifts for steers heifers and cows.
Feeding and slaughter data from South St Paul and Des Moines report steady prices for cattle including steer and heifer groups with multiple weight ranges. Hog receipts show moderate activity with prices down 10 to 15 cents from prior. Sheep and lambs receipts indicate undertone steady to higher asked, with fat lambs and ewes priced at notable levels. Combined hog figures compare with prior weeks and year ago totals.
A Cedar Rapids market list shows prices for wheat, oats, corn, oats, and barley with No 1 to No 3 grades, plus shelled corn and soybeans. It also lists hay straw, butter cream, and poultry prices, wholesale fruits and vegetables with multiple items and prices, and various hides, calves, horses, and pony values.
Hog prices weakened sharply on the local market with all grades down 5 cents. the tonnage moved at 695 dollars. Cattle prices remained steady with varied grades listed, including good to prime steers and yearlings, while calves and sheep show mixed values across weights.
Wisconsin cheese exchange notes quotes for the week of April 3 to 8 with items such as daisies horns and cheddars listed. Sugar market reports in New York show May futures around 1 94 and January at 1 97 with world futures steady and raw sugar quiet but offered.
Chicago produce markets show steady prices across poultry eggs butter and potatoes with mixed receipts. Leghorns and other fowl hold steady while egg and butter receipts rise slightly in New York and Chicago listings.
New York bond prices eased after small sales on Tuesday with several issues showing resistance. Rails fell sharply while utilities and select corporate issues like American Telephone 34s of 80 and Portland General Electric 2s edged higher. Treasury issues were mixed with slight moves, and foreign government bonds varied widely.
The Senate approved the federal state reciprocal salary taxation bill without a record vote and sent it to conference with the House on Tuesday.
New York stocks slid to new lows for the year amid revived European war fears and doubts about near term business improvement. Heavy midday selling sent major issues down more than five points before late support trimmed losses. Transfers reached about 1.6 million shares as investors weighed Germany's potential quick action and a sluggish domestic outlook. Prominent stocks including U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Westinghouse and Pfizer Johnson Matthey and others fell while American Gas Electric Bond and Shore, Babcock and Wilcox, Lake Shore and National Sugar Refining also declined.
Wall Street quotes list many names including Adams Express Alaska Juneau mining firms and major corporations. It shows trading at varied prices for Am Intl Corp Am Tel Tel Coca Cola and General Electric among others. The column lists numerous stocks and prices in a dense OCR style from a Tuesday quotations page.
Paris report says France weighs ceding the Alexandretta region in Syria to Turkey to win its support for a stop Hitler bloc and to secure passage for French and British fleets through Turkish fortifications in wartime. Alexandretta offers a natural northern Syria port and a close harbor to Cyprus.
Chicago grain report shows steady wheat undertone as slow trading continues. Winnipeg firmness and stronger Argentine offers support buying abroad, while domestic crops and weather remain mixed. Cash wheat sales to mills noted. corn and oats hold near steady amid slow export demand.
Maj C S Myers urged Canopus club to support an adequate and efficient national defense. He warned the U S ranks are behind other nations and emphasized preparation, peacekeeping, and the Reserve Officers Association as ready 110000 officers, 80 percent drawn from them.
Gen Francisco Franco ordered demobilization of the civil war forces within 90 days. Nationalist troops totaled about 1,000,000 men at war end, while loyalist forces, disarmed by the nationalists, numbered around 500,000.
Acting President R J Thomas of the CIO endorsed United Automobile Workers was elected president late Tuesday in Cleveland.
Ted Saxton of the Aviation Country Club travels to Alliance Ohio to obtain a new Taylorcraft aircraft. He is accompanied by John Diruska and plans to return Wednesday.
Judge Haas sustains motion to strike replies in merger challenge between Preferred Class Mutual and Iowa Mutual Liability. Plaintiffs and interveners appeal to state supreme court with constitutional questions. Final arguments in Nolan versus Armstrong Clothing dispute began at 11 am with rebuttal complete. Armstrong seeks 52 076 82 in counter claim over well water used for air conditioning.
The Senate confirmed Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. to be an associate justice of the U S circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia in a voice vote. He is currently dean of the University of Iowa law school. Five thousand bees weigh one pound.
A cluttered display of want ads lists many beauty shops and salons offering Easter specials and permanents. It cites names such as Luella Gisel Beauty Shop Paris Beauty Salon Mona Beauty Shop Kennedy's Rita's Shop La Vogue Beauty Shop Montrose Beauty and others with prices for waves permanents and services.
Heard by Judge John T Moffit without a jury Edward Winter as next friend sued Richard Ford and Fay L Young. Resulting in a $100 verdict for the plaintiff. Petition states the injury occurred when riding in a car owned by Young and driven by Ford on Oct 30, 1937.
The will of Josef Jiruska who died March 19 was probated Tuesday. Heirs named are Frank Jiruska Mary Wheeler and Julia Stodola with Julia Stodola serving as administratrix. The will is dated November 14 1931. State treasurer’s receipt for 88919 full payment of inheritance tax in the estate of Dionistos Koulikourdis of Cedar Rapids who died April 3 1928 was filed with Court Clerk Ed Lundquist Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mrs La venia Boner who died at her home 108 Sixth Avenue SW will be held at 1 pm Wednesday in the Rohn chapel. The Rev W Greer McCrory will officiate and burial will follow at Oakwood cemetery in Monticello. Friends may call Tuesday evening at the chapel.
Rome reports transfer of Italy's crack Alpine corps high command from Rome to Trento about 190 miles east of France. Gorizia on war footing near Jugoslav and Austrian frontiers. Mussolini denies impact on the European crisis. Germany reportedly sending heavy artillery from Czech plants, Libya reinforcements also dispatched to the North African theater.
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