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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Page
9
Reports from Chicago and across major livestock centers show hogs active with prices 15 to 25 cents higher and top offerings around 6.50 dollars. Cattle and lamb trade remained firm with steady to higher quotes while wholesale dressed beef and feeder stock posted advances amid continuing demand.
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Hog prices rise with AIL grades up 25 cents to 595 top. cattle steady with tops at 300. Sheep market shows genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds at 9.00 and bucks trading at lower levels, others vary by quality.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows prices for grains including No 2 yellow corn 39 cents, No 2 oats 38 cents, No 2 rye 4. 4?a, barley 3 54 45c, sorghum No 2 yellow 2?c, buckwheat 120, straw baled 7, and dairy goods with cream prices. Poultry prices list hens under five pounds at 4 to 9 cents, roosters and capons priced, and wholesale fruits vegetables with carrots 32 99, cauliflower, potatoes 21 30, greanberries 3 93 crate, Winesaps apples, beef hides 5, horse prices 350 and 300, plus ice, and milk products.
Chicago AP reports poultry prices steady to firm with White Rock and Plymouth Rock lines around 22 to 24 cents, mixed lot prices unchanged. Butter and eggs receipts noted with steady consumer prices, potatoes, and apples showing firm or moderate demand. Idaho Russets and Colorado Reds cited with varied per sack costs. Market tone described as firm for best stock, with Northern and Western markets showing steady to higher trends.
New York stocks showed limited strength as a few steels, motors, and specialties rose while leaders lagged near the rear. Trading volume hovered around 900000 shares, with favorites like WS Steel Bethlehem Chrysler du Pont American Airlines and Standard Oil seeking higher levels but edging up only fractionally in the final hour.
Hand embroidery engages 25,000 workers in Funchal Madeira. Embroidered articles are the islands chief expert trade item.
Chicago wheat closed unchanged to five cents lower amid long liquidation and hedging. May wheat at 111 1/8 cents, corn off fractional to 4 1/2 cents, oats down about a cent and rye little changed. Soybeans fell about 1 1/4 cents. Minneapolis offers support, Kansas City and Winnipeg showing mixed moves. Cash trade: 6,000 bushels shipped, 29,000 bushels to arrive. oats steady, rye and soybeans following wheat trends.
The Chicago AP report lists cash provisions for mixed TL2 oats and corn No 1 yellow No 2 white and No 3 red, with prices around 43 to 49 cents for oats and corn near 1.09 dollars for some lots. It notes malt products and meal prices, plus feed grains like soybeans at about 5.60 to 6.50 per unit, reflecting market activity.
Wisconsin cheese quotas for April 2 to 27 show prices for brick cheddar and cheddar at 13 cents with similar spreads on the farmers call board. Wool market reports from Boston note modest demand and steady prices with buyers not yet paying higher levels.
New York bond review shows foreign dollar loans outdistancing domestic corporate issues with broad gains. Overseas issues like Rome 6s and Tokyo Electric Light 6s advance, while domestic bonds such as 67s and 55s rise more than two points amid higher government issues. Dow averages drift lower as Mississippi River readings vary across cities.
Ralph W Hicks died at his Cedar Rapids home after illness at 10 14 am Tuesday. He was a ticket clerk for 14 years with the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway and leaves a wife, two daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, two brothers, and relatives in Wellman Marshalltown and California. Moon chapel will host funeral plans. Berkeley resident Louis Fowler died after a short illness at a tourist home in Berkeley California. Survived by wife, two sisters and a niece. No local services. body sent to Dejeatur for burial. Funeral plans for Mary Heaton pending Tur-
The funeral for a local resident will be held at the chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev Dr W. Glenn Rowley of Trinity Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
C A Dennstedt, 53, formerly of Cedar Rapids where he worked in real estate and belonged to the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board, died April 8 at his San Diego home. He had been a contractor with his brother A L Dennstedt. Surviving are his wife a daughter and several sisters and brothers.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises a 20 percent discount during National Want Ad Week from April 21 to 27 on regular three five and seven day want ads with advance payment required Out of town ads incur a 10 cent surcharge and blind ads using a box number have special rates Ads accepted until noon for same day publication and 4 pm on Saturdays for Sunday edition The paper covers liability for one incorrect insertion and notes ad submissions may be arranged by mail telephone or in person.
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