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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1939

Page

4

Cedar Rapids Grain and Produce Prices Ledger

Cedar Rapids prices list assorted commodities with grain No 1 wheat 60c No 2 wheat 58c new oats 15c No 3 22c rye No 3 30c 33c barley No 3 28c 39c shelled No 2 yellow 17c No 3 7c soybeans No 2 yellow 8c straw hay bale sweet cream butter No 1 20c No 2 12c poultry colored hens 14c Leghorns 18c colored roosters 8c Leghorn roosters 30c wholesale fruits lemons 30 to 50 cents oranges 2.50 to 3.75 grapefruit 2.50 celery 4.50 lettuce 4.40 onions 1.00 per pound cucumbers 3.00 per crate tomatoes 1.00 new potatoes 2.75 potatoes 1.35 to 1.59 sweet potatoes 1.75 hides prices beet hides 2.0 cured beet hides 5.0 calf 70c, small animals price list includes horse prices 2.50 to 2.00.

Mancs

Local Hog and Cattle Prices Steady with Packers Advances

Hog prices hold steady on the local market as packers lift bids by a penny. Corn prices rise slightly. cattle market shows demand for prime steers and yearlings with varied weights and goods in the mid 800s to 1,600 pounds range.

Indy Hirnher Ponte of Nechanted California Associated Press Ottumwa Mason City Sema Parner Waterloo Eae Bac Auatity

Wisconsin cheese market notes and wool market update

The report summarizes Wisconsin cheese movement in Plymouth and related dairy activity for the week of April 10 to 15. It notes small demand for spot wool in Boston with limited immediate needs and price ranges for greasy fleece wools and graded brights, including half blood and three-eighths classifications.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Exchinge Twins the Dissies Vic Horns Daisiey Idec Harn Itc Eheddars Boston U S Dept Agriculture

Bond Markets Drift as Investors Weigh European Cues

New York trading closed with mixed bond prices as European markets influence sentiment. Treasury notes and federal farm bonds fluctuated. data shows 10 year notes around 109.60 while Home Owners Loan issues moved in narrow ranges.

New York APH Treasury

Market Summary Chicago and New York Commodity Prices

Chicago markets report mixed movements in potatoes eggs butter and cheese with arrivals and week-to-week changes. Prices vary by grade and origin with Idaho russets Minnesota Red River and Wisconsin stocks showing different demand and stock levels. New York egg butter and cheese receipts indicate steady or slightly firmer tones in certain categories.

Chicago Idaho Burbanks Wisconsin North Dakota U S Ohio Minnesota Red River Valles Cobblers New York Premucr

Richberg Denies Failure in Mexican Oil Talks

Washington IN S dispatch quoted by Richberg as unwarranted and inaccurate, denying that his bid to settle the Mexican oil controversy had failed.

Washington INS Donald R Richberg

Van Mertin’s hen draws easy breakfast nook praise

Monrovia report notes a hen owned by van Mertin attracts attention for its calm demeanor and usefulness around the home. The writeup mentions the hen’s simple schedule and its compatibility with kitchen chores, highlighting its value as a breakfast companion.

Monrovia Calif API van Mertin

Stock Leaders Fall to New Ten Month Lows

European worries and weak domestic business prospects drive a sharp stock market downturn in New York. Leading issues slide to lows not seen since last June. transfers reach 1,640,570 shares in a short session. Prominent stocks such as US Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Eastman Kodak and Gulf Oil drop over two points.

New York London Paris Amsterdam Albania US Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Eastman Kodak American Telephone Johns-Manville Santa Fe Great Northern Montgomery Ward Anaconda International Harvester

Wall Street Snapshot of Saturday Quotations by J Jump

A dense scroll of stock tickers lists numerous companies and prices including Alaska Juneau Allegheny Pacific Nickel Tel Tel Allied Chem Amn Can Amn Pow & Light Owens, and many more. The page captures a busy trading session with varied gains and losses across steel, automotive, mining, and utility stocks.

J. Jump Merchants National Bank E. Bennett & Co Adems Express Alaska Junean Allegheny Kennecott Kingston M & Fdy Lamyert Ann Metals Tehish Valley Amn Pow & L Amin Radayyibby Owens O's bin Amn Smeltine Amn Steel Loft Inc Lorard Amn Tel & Tel Tob & Amn Wat Works Amn Woolen Amn Marshall Fldwu Martin Armour & Co Mont Ward Atlantic Rix Whiteley Aviation Biscuit Barber Co Barnsdale Corp Natl Dairy Prod Bendix Dept Beth Steel Tn Blaw Knox O Nath Pow Puttsburgh Os Steel Packard Mtrs & Park Utah Patino Mines Penick Ford Penney Joo Plymouth Oil Ches & Ohio Ches Corpa Procter Gamble Pullman Co MSP & P Sears Roebuck Servet, Inc Sharon Steel Consol Saison Sherp Dohme Connal Contl Colary Cent Secony Coty Inc Crown Uri Qi Sau Railway Tie Crucible Steel Sperry Corp Douslat Stew Warner Euele Picher Siudehakete Eestern Cargn Hina Rodak Cic Foods Ta al Gaal Gen Gas United Trust Gen Motors Thi Gas Co Gen Oudcor Tien Realy Cillette SR Ginbel Bros Glidden Co Gorbel Brew Gendrich BP US Realty Granby Chicago Heleman Tahiti Barlow Seelly & Jarvis Butler Bros F'A Lion Midwest Corp Chicasco Corp Cities Sye Quaker O Com Q'ker O Pr Comyn Edison Swift and Co Cons Biscutt Elec Dishold Swift Walereen

War fears boost wheat as grains rise on Chicago board

War fears lift wheat prices on the Chicago board of trade with gains near a cent or more, while corn and oats advance. Winnipeg and other markets show mixed action amid holiday closures and strong late-session covering. Domestic crop news remains favorable overall despite some frost worries. Receipts list 156 cars of corn, 88 of wheat, and 44 of oats at the local grain market.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Liverpool Buenos Aires

Commodity Markets Close Except Chicago and Winnipeg

All principal commodity markets closed Saturday with the Chicago board of trade and the Winnipeg grain exchange the only exceptions.

New York INS Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Fake money ring preyed on refugees under Nazi terror

German police broke a European counterfeit ring selling fake U S currency to Jews and others fleeing Nazi dominance. arrests occurred in Vienna and Prague with notes surfacing in the United States. victims traded German Austrian or Czechoslovak money or jewelry for phony bills. some buyers escaped Germany and some notes reached the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Washington United States U.S Secret Service Vienna Prague Austria Czechoslovakia Germany France England Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Plane crewman dies as others parachute to safety

Washington reports Lieut. Robert L. Grantham of San Diego was killed when he remained aboard a Coast Guard plane to steady it during a fierce Alpine Texas storm. Three crewmen jumped and survived, with Grantham fouling his parachute as the others landed safely.

Washington Coast Guard Robert L. Grantham San Diego Calif Alpine Tex Grantham James A Dmnan el Paso Robert A Paddon Mobile Ala Clifford J. Hudder Gloucester Mass Coastguard Smp

Linn county spelling champ Anna Enarsa to Des Moines finals

Anna Enarsa of Maple Grove school in Fairfax township won the Linn county spelling championship among 48 contestants by spelling 96 of 100 words correctly. She will compete in the state finals at Des Moines April 22. Bessie Jonas of Ely won the ciphering contest. Georgia Dostal of Ely and Buddy Caldwell of Coggan were second in spelling and ciphering respectively. Funeral services were held for Charles F. Nash in Marion with burial at Oak Shade cemetery. Relatives from out of town attended. Various notes from Marion residents mention visitors, Easter plans, and local happenings through the week.

Anna Enarsa Maple Grove School Fairfax Township Des Moines Bessie Jonas Ely Public School Georgia Dostal Ely Buddy Caldwell Coggan Charles F. Nash Yocom Chapel C. V. R. DeJong Presbyterian Church Merle Robison Albert Bragg Oak Shade Cemetery C. E Blinks A. F E Blinks George Burns C E Gordon James Clark St. Paul James Logan Traer Fern Mitchell Rowley Neal Miller Robins

Albania's Fate Tests Balkans Anti-Fascist Bloc

Balkan rulers voice doubt about British led security pact as Albania's resistance to the Axis shifts regional loyalties. The Italian invasion has deepened rifts between Yugoslavia and Greece, diminishing appeal of Western plans.

Albania Balkans Budepest Hungary Balkan Europe Jugoslavia Greece

Senate to filibuster 150 million relief plan

Senate supporters of Roosevelt seek a 150 million emergency work relief fund and plan a Saturday filibuster to delay a vote lowering the request to 100 million. Minority Leader McNary forced the Saturday session over Easter after threatening no recess until a Monday dispositional vote. Pepper denounces the tactic as high handed.

Washington Senate Roosevelt Charles L. McNary Ore Pepper McNary

Marion Churches Gather for Easter Services Across Denominations

A listing of Sunday schedules across Marion churches notes Baptist Rev L W Inman leading Bible school at 9 45 am with morning worship at 10 45 am and evening sermon themes To Know Him and Sealing the Tomb Catholic tradition Mass at 8 and 10 am Christian group led by Rev Wade offers worship at 10 45 am with sermon The Power of the Resurrection and Baptism ordinances Congregational under Rev Ellinger hosts church school at 10 am and morning service at 11 am with Easter theme Free Methodist led by Rev Monroe holds Sunday school 9 45 am worship 11 am with youth groups Evening services at 6 30 pm Methodist E P church under Rev Gough lists baptism of children and Easter sermon The Presbyterian under Rev De Jong conducts Sunday school 10 am and morning worship 11 am Seventh Day Church of God at Sixth Street and Ninth Avenue observes Sabbath with 10 30 am school and 11 30 am preaching Prairie Chapel led by Rev Clyde with 10 am school and 11 am worship

L. W. Inman P U St. Joseph's Catholic T. J. McEliott Revo Rving E Wade C. G Ellinger C O Monroe Methodist Episcopal E. T Gough C. VR. de Seventh Day Church of God Sixth Street Ninth Avenue Prairie Chapel J. B. Clyde

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