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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1939

Page

3

Hogs Steady Across Chicago Market As Receipts Vary

Unofficial weekly and Saturday livestock receipts show hogs steady with small supplies at Chicago yards while cattle and sheep hold near steady. Reports from multiple markets including Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St Louis, Sioux City, St Paul, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and others detail varying prices, weights, and holdovers across cattle, hogs, and lambs as buyers and sellers navigate the fluctuating market.

Chicago Kansas City Omaha East St Louie St Joseph Sioux City St Paul Lstowates Chicago Tap

Produce Markets New York and Chicago Report Mixed Prices

New York receipts show eggs steady with higher creamery butter and mixed color prices for various grades. Cheese receipts remain quiet with unchanged pricing. Chicago reports butter and eggs steady, storage baked extras up slightly, and potatoes arriving on track.

New York Chicago Chicago -Ap

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Farm Prices

A Cedar Rapids market summary lists grain prices for Wheat No 1 60c No 2 58c White oats No 2 26c No 3 23c Rye No 2 30 31c Barley No 3 28 39c shelling No 2 yellow 39c No 3 Toe Soybeans No 2 yellow 80c. Hay straw baled tame hay 7.00 baled straw 35.00. Butterfat prices sweet Vic No 1 cream 20c No 2 cream 18c. Poultry prices colored hens 14c Leghorns 11c colored roosters 8c Leghorn roosters 7c. Wholesale fruits vegetables lemons 35.50 6.50 oranges 2.50 3.75 grapefruit 2.00 2.50 celery 3 toed. onions 1.00 1.85 cabbage 3.25 carrots 2.75 crate tomatoes 1.00 new potatoes 2.75 potatoes 1.35 4 21.90 sweet potatoes 1.75. Hide market No 1 cured beef hides 6c No 2 5c No 1 calf i No 2 calf a No 1 kip f No 2 kip e No 1 horse 2.50 No 2 horse 2.00 Pony and slave hides base price. including manes and fetals.

Cedar Rapids Mulemee Sa.wu

Hogs Steady on Local Market Amid Salmon of Prices

Hogs hold steady with top price around 6.80 as buyers mix in various weight classes from 140 to 350 pounds. Cattle and calf sections show mixed values, with steers and yearlings priced between about 7.5 and 11.25, and sheep listings noting spring lambs and bucks at modest figures.

Chicago US Dept. Agricuture California Omaha Livestock Omaha S. Dept Agriculturey Slauszhter Cholee

Wisconsin cheese highlights and wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for next week show cheddars around 11 1 2 cents with other varieties cited. Wool market in Boston was slow with limited trading. prices for fine delaine and bright fleeces held firm or eased in parts, reflecting mixed demand.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board Americas Boston Dept. Agriculturer

Bond Markets Edge Higher Amid European War Hopes

New York ailing bond market rose about two points in late trading as investors priced in potential peace moves by Roosevelt and shifting war currents. Utilities and industrial loans led gains with Columbia Gas and Electric 55 and Commonwealth Edison 3s among top performers while U S Steel and Shell Union Bes posted modest advances. Government issues moved higher but demand remained cautious amid mixed overseas cues.

NEW U. S. Steel Shell Union Bes Frisco Nickel Plate Portland General Electric U. S Andan S

CIO Seeks Ruling Extending Child Labor Protections to Newsboys

The CIO urged a new interpretation of the fair labor standards act to cover all children under 16 employed by newspapers in distribution. CIO counsel Lee Pressman said the children’s bureau should redefine its ruling to include circulation staff, while the ANPA warned many newsboys would be excluded under the current rule.

Washington CIO Lee Pressman Labor Organization Children’s Bureau of the Labor Department Pressman Children’s Bureau Elisha Hanson American Newspaper Publishers Association

Faint Peace Hopes Lift Wall Street Rally

Faint peace hopes revived Wall Street causing a rally of one to four points on Saturday. Roosevelt urged halt to war crises, traders saw the move as stabilizing, while bonds lagged stocks. Turnover about 600000 shares with gains in U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler GM Westinghouse du Pont GE US Gypsum Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward.

New York Wall Street Roosevelt Hitler Mussolini U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Westinghouse du Pont General Electric US Gypsum Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Electric Bond Shore Lockheed Lake Shore American Gas and Electric

Wall Street Quotes and Mississippi River Stages Report

The page lists stock quotations from Adams Express to Westinghouse and multiple companies with prices and changes. It also reports Mississippi River stage readings at Davenport La Crosse and Dubuque, plus Dow Jones Averages and Stark Averages with current open, high, low, and close figures. A lab note states a single inch air column offers resistance comparable to an immense copper cable.

Traders turn to selling side as wheat prices sag

Good rains in the winter wheat belt and lighter European concerns pushed traders to the selling side on the Chicago board of trade. Wheat fell 4 to 18 cents with May at 6 83/4, corn down 1/2 to 4 cents, and oats 16 to 14 cents slower. cash wheat reported no sales.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Kansas Nebraska China Winnipeg Liverpool

City Briefs And Personals Highlights Local Happenings

Mrs. Elleroy Smith a missionary on furlough from Ningpo China will speak at Olivet Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 am. Mrs. Smith formerly lived in Orange City. Mrs. J L Lupton 305 G avenue NW left Saturday for a week with Mr. and Mrs. Clare Romig southeast of Center Point. Mr Lupton will depart tonight for a business trip to Chicago. Ninth Grade Party at the YWCA Saturday features a Hoodlum's How hard time party with ping pong on the second floor and dancing in the third floor auditorium from 7 30 to 10 Chaperons Mr and Mrs S D Keyes and Mr and Mrs Owen Harden. Bike incident at Third and Second SE leaves Walter McCune 16 from 1415 Seventh Ave SE with a skinned knee and shin after his bicycle collided with a car driven by Robert Gihring of Luzerne IA as Gihring turned left. Cub Pack No 1 of Immaculate Conception church met Friday night in the school parlors with Cubmaster George Gohman leading a radio review. Awards were given Ted Rahe two stars gold arrow and lion Bud Sturdavent wolf badge two gold stars Jim Ryan two gold stars Joe Stark two gold stars Louis Nilles wolf award Gerald Nilles gold arrow Jack Maher lion Bob Cassel silver arrow.

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No Place For Firecrackers In Iowa Theater Lobby

George Novy and Joseph Bejeck both 19 were fined five dollars and costs in police court after disturbing the peace by tossing a firecracker into the First Avenue lobby of the Iowa theater at 11 15 p m Friday. Retired city fireman J E Powers detained them until Sergt Frank Hrabectin arrived. The Greene hall residents were held at the scene.

George Novy Joseph Bejeck Coe College First Avenue Iowa Theater J. E. Powers Sergt Frank Hrabctin Greene Hall

Marion News Highlights Socials and Local Notices

The issue lists a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Margaret Gerrans at 1616 Fifth Avenue with family guests. It reports traffic fine for P A Whear, past reckless driving records, Red Cross delegates to the national convention, property transfers, visits, and upcoming church services with changes in pulpit duties.

Margaret Gerrans James F. Sweeney Sweeney Fifth Avenue James B. Gerrans Jerry G. E. Fenlon Zella Mae Fenlon la Grishia Gerrans Larry Lanny Martin E. E. Parsons Elmer Michel Marion The Red Cross Washington, D. C Chicago

Local Church Services Schedule Featured Across Denominations

A consolidated list of worship times and sermon topics from multiple churches in Marion. Baptist pastor Rev L W Inman leads morning service on 10 45 with sermon The Compassionate Christ and evening message After Easter What. Catholic mass at 8 and 10, Christian and Congregational services, Pilgrim High roaders meeting, Free Methodist and Methodist Episcopal schedules, Presbyterian and Lutheran services, Seventh Day Church of God, Prairie Chapel offerings and Sunday school times.

Irving E. Wade Christian Church Alfred Pantry Marion High School L. W. Inman St Joseph's Catholic T. J. McElliott Kingdom of God Methodist C. O. Monroe Methodist Episcopal E. T. Gough St. Paul's Church Oxford Club C. R. de Jong St. Paul's Lutheran Carl E. Krog

Acquit 9 in New Mexico WPA Cases

A federal court jury in Santa Fe acquitted nine defendants including Stanley W. P. Miller of conspiracy to turn the New Mexico WPA into a political machine. Eleven others were still unresolved after 25 tried. 14 were acquitted and one pled guilty while another died.

Santa FE N. M Stanley W. P. Miller U. S Dennis Chavez New Mexico WPA Miller Albuquerque

McKinley seniors win aerial darts title undefeated

Vera Vaclav captain along with Nadine Hicks Helen Vaclav and Pauline Floetchinger win the championship of an aerial dart tournament at McKinley Senior High School without a defeat. The quartet also formed part of the volleyball champions with Elsie Tauber and Martha Tlustos as captain.

Vera Vaclav Nadine Hicks Helen Vaclav Pauline Floetchinger McKinley Senior High School Elsie Tauber Martha Tlustos

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