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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1940
Page
8
Chicago and multiple Midwest markets show hogs 5 to 10 cents lower despite fresh light pork loins rising to near November highs. Dealers report large receipts and steeper packer closings, with tops near 3.20 dollars and 11.63 for yearlings. cattle and sheep fluctuate on light supplies and variable demand across markets in Omaha, Sioux City, Mason City, and Waterloo.
The local hog market remains steady to five cents lower with good hogs at 180 to 270 pounds dropping a nickel on Tuesday. Packers and other trades are unchanged with top hogs at 4.85 and calves up to 8.00, while spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds bring 23.00 and Bucks’ prices are a dollar less.
Grain and produce prices list for Cedar Rapids items including corn wheat soybeans butter oranges lemons celery onions cabbage tomatoes and apples. Livestock hides calves kips horses and other goods rendered with assorted per unit prices.
Global bonds fell with German and Norwegian issues leading losses as Danish and other European papers dropped. U S Treasuries and corporate bonds also slipped amid thin dealings as Bethlehem Steel and other issuers showed small gains or losses in a tense trading day.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of April 8 13 show varied prices for brick cheddar and related products in Plymouth. In Boston the Department of Agriculture notes slow domestic wool trading with modest activity and some country packed fleece orders while West region sellers report scattered purchases of new wools.
War babies snared and relapsed as stocks swung on news of intensified European war and Allied arms demand. Industrials led gains with International Paper and Crown Zellerbach rising, while Chrysler General Motors and several others lagged amid broad market volatility and foreign bond declines.
Chicago wheat futures rose on European war news though prices pulled back from intraday highs. Manitoba exports to the United Kingdom and Europe reported at 8 million bushels overnight while Minneapolis and Kansas City followed Chicago trends. Cash and receipts data circulated among traders with large mixed bids and arrivals noted.
AP Market roundup reports Chicago area receipts for eggs and butter mostly steady with slight price firmness in some dairy lines. Potatoes show varied US No 1 and branded varieties with overall demand soft and supplies ample while rail and river markets display modest shifts across commodities.
The unpaid attorney fees delay signed divorces in the district court as decrees become effective only after costs are paid. Cedar Rapids lawyer E J Dahms notes lawyers seek fee protection and often require assurance before decree signing. Judge Ring added a new entry in the McDonough divorce with custody awarded. costs and a substantial balance to Dahms remain unsettled. A Gazette report prompted Dahms to reveal fees unpaid since last December. A prior order had set 15 per month payments and a $1 000 bond for support. The system now notes decrees as submitted until fees are paid, avoiding premature enrollments. Pebbles left on Greek tombs mark reverence at the Salonika Hebrew cemetery.
Babi Want Ads may be telephoned to The Gazette or sent by mail or delivered to the office. Ads accepted until 12 noon for same day. until 5 p.m. Saturday for Sunday issue. The Gazette not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. Dial 2-1121. Ad-Taker.
Chester B. Myers becomes chairman of the Civil Service Board under a rotation rule. The commission also announces entrance exams for police and firemen on April 29 at 7 30 p m at McKinley School. Applications available at the city clerk's office due by April 20 at noon. Fireman minimums include common school, 23 to 32, height 5 9, weight 150+. Patrolman must be 25 to 35.
Edward Jungman 47 of Cedar Rapids dies after long illness in local hospital He born January 7 1893 and survived by sisters and brother Funeral services at Janeba funeral home Virgil Johnstone dies at home Monday burial in Ottumwa Calvary cemetery Rosary recited by Daughters of Isabella Mount Mercy alumnae and others Viola Volstein Scheffer 54 dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids Buried Shiloh cemetery Fran ces Ryan 624 Ellis boulevard NW dies in local hospital Requiem high mass at St Patrick s burial in Stuart Catholic cemetery Ange line T Vitt Newhall died at home burial at St Michaels cemetery Norway George Richards former Cedar Rapids burial at Oak Shade Marion Brief burial at grave site Herbert Livingston officiating.
Hollywood report says June Lang and John Roselli may pause her film career after their honeymoon. The couple indicated retirement from the screen for a period, hinting at a return later.
A mixed lot of notices reports a lost brown purse with initials MB and a rewards offer for return. It lists a Parker pen, wallet contents about $4, photos and badges, with a contact number 23-2505. Also mentions automobile transport ads and local jewelry services with various phone numbers.
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