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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1937

Page

16

Gold Price Cuts Back Inflation Fears Pulse Across Markets

Fiscal officials fear a rapid upturn in prices and production could spur decisive moves to curb inflation. Roosevelt officials weigh gold price changes and monetary adjustments to slow credit growth while maintaining international stability under the tri power pact, with attention to dollars, gold inflows, and foreign trade implications.

Ashington Roosevelt Treasury Oral Reserve Board Nless France Great Britain United States England Jeash Federal Reserve Board

Stock Market Slump Deepens Amid Broad Declines

Stocks continued to slump on Saturday with a shorter trading period. Declines spanned railways utilities and industrials, with Penick and Ford National Supply and S H Kress each down five points. Only 70 issues rose while 539 fell, amid broad nervousness and heavy liquidation across sectors.

New York Penick and Ford National Supply S.H. Kress Lehman Corp Union Bag and Paper Loew's Paramount Montomery Ward

Local man among 300 winners in gas refrigerator drive

Don Millburn of 902 B avenue NW is named one of 300 nationwide winners in the March Warm Up gas refrigerator selling drive. About 10,000 salespeople competed as the contest honors the tenth anniversary of silent gas refrigeration with 24 top utilities earning 100 pound birthday cake trophies baked in gas ovens.

Don Millburn B Avenue NW American Gas Association Refrigeration Committee Association of Gas Appliance and Equipment Manufacturers A. L. McKinstry Cedar Rapids Gas Company Kinstry Server, Inc Evansville Ind Servel Electrolux

Century Lands Two Big Orders For Oil Burners

Century Engineering of Cedar Rapids reports strong activity as contracts with Crane Company of Chicago and Williamson Heater Company of Cincinnati boost production. They built 750 oil burners for Crane in spring and will ship five carloads to Crane's eastern territory in the next two months. They will also supply 100 Zeph o Lat ors and an individual branded burner for Williamson Heater, with a minimum 3000 units for 1937.

Century Engineering Corporation Fourth Avenue SE Crane Company Chicago Williamson Heater Company Cincinnati Cedar Rapids Eastern Seaboard Territory

Dealers Gather for Standard Oil Conference in Cedar Rapids

About three hundred Standard Oil company dealers will convene in Cedar Rapids Thursday for the Davenport division ninth dealer conference and banquet at the Shrine temple starting at 6 p.m. Plans for advertising and sales promotion in 1937 will be discussed.

Standard Oil Company Cedar Rapids Davenport Shrine Temple

Market Report From Chicago and New York Produce

Chicago receipts firm for butter and steady for eggs with mixed local prices. Live poultry quiet with unchanged values. Idaho Russets and Wisconsin round whites show firm or stronger tones. Texas Bliss Triumphs mostly near 3.75. New York butter gains noted, eggs mixed, cheese steady, live poultry by freight with no quotes.

Chicago Idaho New York

Magnolias For Spring Flowers And Gardens

The article reviews magnolia varieties including M Soulangeana and M Grandiflora, noting their beauty, hardiness limits, and care. It explains propagation by seeds, layering, or grafting, and advises purchasing nursery trees for reliable bloom, highlighting magnolias as a community asset.

J. L. Rhea

Local permits issued for homes and buildings last week

A weekly list records permits and costs for numerous residential and commercial projects in the area. Names include Feiereisen Forrest Najt Sova and many others with addresses ranging SE NW NE SW and notable values up to 5800 for a new house and 4200 for a new garage.

H. L. Feiereisen Eighteenth Street James Forrest Twelfth Street Frank Najt Fifth Avenue R. Sova Thirty-first Street Coca Cola Bottling Works Rpm Avenue J. G. Harper John Bjornsen First Avenue F. D. Sheppard Nineteenth Street George Vurgaitis K Street Rose Oliver Eleventh Street T. O. Dunlop Fourth Avenue W. E. Thompson Center Point Road Charles Dorsey Ninth Street Joe Terr Mary Kosena Nineteenth Avenue J. M. Wiley Fifteenth Street Fred Sturm Twenty-sixth Street Blue Valley Dairy aAvests J. Felton B Avenue Calder's A Avenue M. B. Krueger Thirty Second G. H. Lowe Blake Boulevard Joe Barta Carlisle Street C. S. Lucas Frank Whitney Avenues H. de Witt Green Avenue Kenwood Methodist Church Third Street David Bleakley Eighth Avenue A. E. Landmichl Second Street F. A. Tisdale Jerry Sprynel Tenth Street W. Roy Harger Gwendolyn Drive Sieht NE Glenn Church Hull Avenue H. L. Locher Mrs. J. Clark GC. Berger Alee Street M. J. Kubasa Thirty-sixth Street Bernice Ermold Sixteenth Street James Stuart Mount Veraim L. F. Woodruff Glenway Drive G. W. Miller Earl Riggins A Avenue NW Mrs Tillie Starman L. J. Smith Lee Gladys Summy Twentieth Street F. J. Ohler Sixth Avenue Charles Reiger Avenue A. R. Chapman Anna L. Adams Twentyninth Street Tom Severn Fourteenth At E. J. Neal A Avenue NE Amos Houser P. B. Bradley Linn Boulevard W. H. Stolba Seventh Street W.H. Stolba Frank John Sixteenth Avenue King Investment Company First Street E. E. Kieth Thirty-fourth Street W. F. Yeager Thirty Second Avenue Charles Shramek

Wheat futures drift in narrow weekend trading

In a typical weekend session wheat futures moved in a narrow range with light trade, ending Saturday almost unchanged from Friday. May corn fell about 13-8 cents, soybeans dropped the full four cents allowed, and other grain futures showed mixed moves while oats and rye featured as the standout changes. Chicago prices and Minneapolis cash grain figures followed suit with modest shifts and varied bids across futures and cash markets.

Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool Winnipeg Buenos Aires

Restaurants Observe National Week in Cedar Rapids

Restaurateurs in Cedar Rapids join National Restaurant Week from May 3 to 9. Local committee on arrangements includes Ira Gabel, Robert H. Harger and R. S. Doty.

Restaurateurs of Cedar Rapids Ira Gabel Robert H. Harger R. S. Doty

Home furnishings at real bargain prices in classified ads

Readers are urged to check the Want Ads under classification 29 for cheap home furnishings and related bargains. The notice promotes real bargains across a range of household items.

Peacetime steel output hits new high as economy steadies

The Associated Press reports peacetime steel production reaching record weekly levels at 91.3 percent capacity, driven by higher output and stabilizing prices. Retail trade shows momentum, motor and freight activity rise, while concerns persist over rising costs and consumer demand.

Thomas E. Flanagan Associated Press Oaring Steel Roosevelt Congress Department of Commerce American Iron and Steel Institute

Bond market sections show limited gains on Saturday

Some improvement appeared in several bond sections in New York trading Saturday with U S governments and high grade corporates benefiting from light demand while railroad bonds slumped. Turnover edged up slightly from the previous week as the Associated Press average for twenty carrier loans fell 0.3 to 93.3 and notable issues like Baltimore and Ohio and Canadian Pacific moved lower.

Cram's Wall Street U.S Federal Reserve New York Department of Commerce Chicago U. S Treasury Federal Farm Associated Press Great Western Canadian Pacific Baltimore and Ohio St. Paul New York’ Central

Loading Of Revenue Freight In 1936 Period Rise

Washington AP The Association of American Railroads reported weekly loading of revenue freight reaching 751 328 cars for the week ended April 17, up 35 284 cars from the prior week and 109 050 cars above the same period last year. Grain and grain products loaded 29 583 cars, down 62 from the prior week, while livestock totaled 13 075 cars, up 1 486.

Washington Tota

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