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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1939
Page
10
Chicago livestock market reports hogs down 5 to 10 cents near close while others hold steady. Cattle and sheep receipts mix with slight price shifts as buyers and sellers adjust to midweek trading, with hogs leading the decline across most classes.
Receipts show a small salable supply with steady slaughter demand. Pigs and sows traded at 590 to 725 with steadier prices on other categories. sheep offerings remained small with modest sales and steady pricing.
Grain prices include Wheat No.1 side No.258 at 26c, White No.2 26c, No.3 Sac. Rye No.3 30c, Barley No.3 30c, Shelled corn No.2 yellow 80c, No.3 80c. Potatoes, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, and assorted vegetables listed with crate and per unit prices. Poultry prices show colored hens, leghorns, roosters, and hens for layers. beef hides and various horse and calf hides priced with terms.
Hog prices fall dime lower across all grades with top at 6.85 as cattle market holds steady and corn prices rise slightly. The report lists various livestock prices including steers, yearlings, cows and calves, with hogs leading the downside while sheep and lambs show mixed quotes.
The Plymouth Wis cheese exchange column lists dairy notes for the coming week including cheddars and related products. Entries reference farmers calls and listings such as anagrams of cheese varieties and local notices for the dairy market.
Market reports from Chicago and New York detail poultry receipts of 25 trucks hens firm and steady butter and egg prices with mixed demand. Potatoes show large arrivals, higher US No 1 prices for Idaho russet and Minnesota Red River stock, while other grains and dairy items list varied firm to steady prices across regions.
In New York bonds posted a faint midday rally after a soft opening but turnover remained light, hindering a clear trend. Gains of about 2 to 32nds were offset by scattered losses. utility and industrial issues moved unevenly while top issues and foreign loans steadied amid rate shifts. River stage readings from Davenport and nearby cities showed mixed rises and falls.
Amid Italian excitement the Popeye appearance on Wednesday brings a rare bright spot. The gesture, likely approved by authorities, signals a notable moment for the southern land and its coverage in the Milan press.
New York AP reports a muted trading day as war scare news eased. Small buying flurries lifted prices with 2 to 3 point gains on a ripple of orders tied to England's ambassador's reported return to Germany.
Wall Street prices and quotations for a wide list of stocks and industrials led by Adams Express, Allied Stores, American Ice, Armour, Boeing, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble, General Electric, Union Carbide, US Steel, and many others. The listing includes prices or fractions next to each firm, with numerous entries across finance, manufacturing, and transportation sectors.
Wheat ruled firm on the Chicago board of trade amid higher foreign markets and strong export demand for North American grain. May wheat steady to up, corn and oats up, with Liverpool and Winnipeg reporting brisk sales and North American exports totaling about 1,250,000 bushels. Weather in winter wheat belt favorable although reports preview less favorable crop conditions ahead.
NEW YORK. The house furnishings once funded by James Stillman for Flo Leeds are being auctioned to satisfy creditors. At 43, she attended the sale and joked about her finances, recalling her days as a chorus girl and her role in the famous Stillman divorce case.
MARTINSVILLE Ind AP The swallow to end all college boy goldfish swallowing contests was made by an old grad who drank 5000 newly hatched fish in a cup of water Claude C Curtis DePauw University alumnus who works at Grassyfork hatcheries called campus fish swallowers just pikers before gulping the water containing the tiny fish.
The eighteenth report for D. W. Bates receiver shows cash on hand 58343.75 at Town State Savings. Receipts 25816.27 and disbursements 3732.37 for the quarter ending March 31. The nineteenth report for American Trust and Savings shows cash on hand 6527.50, receipts 4819.95 and disbursements 4456.05. American Trust building balance is 3973.73. Marie L. Forrest seeks separate maintenance and custody from William Forrest. they wed in Iowa City in 1937. Helen DeVaul and Thomas DeVaul pursue a divorce on cruel grounds with custody and household goods disputes. Muriel A. Vopalka sues Wendl T. Vopalka for divorce on cruel grounds. marriage dated November 7, 1938, in Iowa City. She seeks restoration of her name Muriel A. Reeves.
Cedar County seeks 172.25 in a relief case alleging unpaid amounts for services to a husband and wife at Stanwood between July 3 1935 and May 20 1938. It claims non residence notices were served within a year after they moved to Stanwood from Linn County and asserts Linn County relief knew their residence had changed.
Dismissal of a petition filed by L B Madison for Andrew E Fairchild seeks to set aside an April 1987 real estate transfer and subject the property to a judgment allegedly obtained March 13 in Jones county against A DeForest, with answers filed by A DeForest and Paul.
Defense moves to transfer to Paul and Dorothy DeForest under a farm operation agreement. Judge Haas approves the nineteenth receiver’s report for Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust. Cash on hand March 31 is 33022.65 with receipts 22478.69 and disbursements 5476.35. Cedar Rapids Savings building shows cash balance 13612.30 as of March 31 and is accepted. J R Drake is examiner in charge for Bates, receiver.
Judge J E Heiserman sets April 26 at 9am for the motion by Dr Bates as receiver of the Cedar Rapids State Bank to deliver remaining assets to Peoples Savings Bank. The claim is valued at 16000 as sole creditor and Peoples totals 23927.85. The plan includes transferring stock assessment claims not yet in judgment to trustee H R Churchill.
Hearing in paternity against George Haddad of Cedar Rapids held before Justice J E Heiserman. Case taken under advisement after evidence. jury waived and spectators barred. Several real estate and bank receiver actions approved or noted, with sales in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines and bond issues for defendants charged with lewdness. Various court and sheriff reports approved, dismissals entered, and small-claims or lien actions listed with amounts and parties.
The special committee on unemployment and relief endorses a bill to consolidate WPA PWA CCC NYA and related offices into a single agency to dispense billions. It also supports expanding social security with minimum pension guarantees and earlier start of benefits while assessing tax implications. Republican critics fault some elements.
A jumble of lost and found notes intermixes with local ads. Items include a dark screw tail toy and a Boston white collar find, with a $10 reward offer for the arrest of fraud through Want Ads. The Gazette promises a $25 reward for proper recovery and conviction. Multiple business notices promote jewelry, van lines, delivery services, and beauty products across downtown and surrounding streets.
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