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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1940
Page
2
Livestock prices held steady with receipts near 4.10 for top cattle while buyers surveyed the market. Reports show feeders and feeders’ bids shifting as traders weighed futures and current demand at major rings. The Chicago grain market also posted mixed quotations, with prices influenced by supply shifts and regional conditions.
A Cedar Rapids listing shows grain prices for No 1 wheat at 89 cents, No 2 white oats 39 to 36 cents, corn shelled and hay values, butterfat and cream prices, and delivered Cedar Rapids stock items. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include oranges, grapes, celery, cabbages, and tomatoes with various per unit prices. Livestock shows horses, roosters, hens, hides, and horse prices with delivery notes and tail prices included.
Hots continue steady on the local market with top award at 480 dollars. Cattle and sheep prices listed by weight and quality. Spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds priced at about 39 dollars. Other weights priced accordingly.
Market notes show steady creamery butter and varied milk product receipts across regions. Listings include Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida dairy prices with notable figures for U S No 1 and No 2 grades, plus several bundle prices and stock quotes.
The notice lists standards for storage and refrigeration from Lamson Brow and Co. and references dates November 26 and October 1905. It appears as a brief equipment or trade notice noting standards for butter storage and refrigerator equipment.
The Boston wool market showed a dull week with scattered demand retreating. Prices for active wools were steady to lower versus last week, with greasy combine fleece wools quoted at 34 to 38 cents per pound for fine delaine and 34 to 37 cents for other grades, reflecting cautious buying and mixed activity. Wisconsin Chest Plymouth Wisconsin notes appear dispersed in a separate market update with farm parlance and limited concrete figures.
New York the stock market extended gains as shipbuilding shares along with steels and various specialties climbed. Major movers included NY Shipbuilding American Shipbuilding Electric Boat US Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel Chrysler General Motors Studebaker Willys Overland Standard Brands Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Celanese Lofts Boeing and Phelps Dodge with transfers near 700000 shares and many favorites up 1 to 2 points or more.
Chicago grain prices dipped as liquidation swept the market amid rain in the southwest. Wheat closed about 2.5 cents lower, with May at 1.04 to 1.04 8. Prices for corn, oats, rye, and soybeans shifted modestly, while Buenos Aires and stock-market strength offered some support. Traders noted a weaker finish as hedging increased in Minneapolis and Kansas City.
An OCR fragment shows prices and bids for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, barley, and seeds across markets in Minneapolis and Copan. It lists No 1 and No 3 quality lots, color descriptions, and assorted figures plus weekly car arrivals and averages for cash and futures.
New York AP reports a weekend trading lull but an overall uptick in bonds as government issues strengthened. Rail stocks and select industrials led gains with Walworth and Southern Railways advancing, while bonds in U S government issues closed higher though with slow activity.
Obituary notices report the death of 84 year old John Baker Smouse of 333 A Avenue NW at 10:10 am Saturday after a brief illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Chicago, Rapid City, and Cedar Rapids again. Funeral at Turner chapel with Masons meeting prior. Also noted is the death of Charles J Manwiller at 1516 K Street SW with services at Janeba Funeral Home and burial at Esgate Cemetery. Additional notices cover Edwin Wilkinson, 70, of Central City, with service at Jordan’s Grove Baptist Church and burial in Jordan’s Grove Cemetery. survivors include wife Anna, multiple children, and siblings.
Marion residents asked to cooperate with street cleanup as winter debris was cleared from roads. Notices include social visits, family gatherings, travel plans, and local church activities with numerous names and addresses listed in community notices.
OLIN May or H E Carter appoints Edgar Lawson as clerk Frank Fall as marshal and Edgar Houstman as street commissioner Madonna Cole daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Cole and Frank Norton son of Mr and Mrs Harry Norton wed in Cedar Rapids. They will reside with A A Cole grandfather of the bride.
OTTUMWA INS Bobby Vandever of the Des Moines Comets lost by a third-round technical knockout in his boxing debut. He was stopped by Kid Buck of Washington. The bout also featured Buzz Lanning of Ottumwa and Mel Peek of Cedar Rapids in a 136 pound six-round draw.
Marion churches list Sunday services for Baptist The Rev LW Inman at 945 am Bible school and 1045 morning worship with sermon "Lords Supper Keep Thy Heart" plus 630 pm church gathering and 730 pm sermon "The Biggest Business in the World" Midweek prayer 730 pm with choir picnic and rehearsal. St Joseph Catholic mass at 8 and 10 am led by Rev T J McElliott. Christian Rev Vernon H Carter Bible school 944 am worship 1045 am sermon "How Great Is Your Faith" Christian Endeavor 630 pm. Congregational Rev C G Ellinger church school 10 am, morning worship 11 am with sermon "Accepting and Confessing Christ" Youth class in progress.
A dense set of local ads and notices lists services from watch repairs and moving companies to flooring, painting, roofing, and yard work. It highlights Allied Van Lines agents, Kenwood Transfer, and multiple contractors offering cleaning, plastering, and hauling with contact numbers and brief service notes across a midwestern city.
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