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Financial and market notes report a weekly Wopt meeting set for Wednesday at 6 30 pm in Tucker Park.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Page
11
Financial and market notes report a weekly Wopt meeting set for Wednesday at 6 30 pm in Tucker Park.
Market notes show irregular stock movement with corn and wheat fluctuations and notable company mentions. Major names include General Motors Ford American Motors Xerox Eastman Kodak and Park Forest obituaries and personal notes appear amid trading data.
Chicago and Des Moines market summaries show hogs steady to 25 cents higher with mixed weights and offerings. Slaughter cattle and prime hogs remain strong, with 1,250 to 1,300 pound cattle noted and prices around 24.75 to 24.50 for high quality cuts. Des Moines reports steady to higher overall prices with significant inquiries and cautious demand across hog and cattle categories.
Chicago market reports show light to moderate selling pressure easing across most grain futures on Monday. Wheat led gains while corn and oats fell slightly. rye and soybeans showed mixed moves with short covering noted in some)
In Des Moines a Senate amendment seeks a 3 percent tax on dividends to fund district governments. Gov. Hughes previously favored a 2 percent levy with a first 200 dollars of dividend income exempt. The Ways and Means panel also urged axing five of six millages, keeping one until Korea War bonds are paid.
DES MOINES The Iowa Legislature, with unanimous support in both chambers, adopted a resolution urging all state schools to offer a complete course in Russian style communism. The measure, backed by state bar associations, asks Regents and the department of public instruction to set up courses at high school and college levels detailing history, doctrines, objectives, and techniques of international communism to ensure graduates understand the movement and its threat to the American way.
Market report indicates Monday prices steady with Saturday sales at 2600 to 290 pounds, hogs at 12.50 to 14.51 per cwt. Barrows and gilts 1s and 2s mostly 13.00 to 13.50, plant-delivered. Sows 376 500 pounds range 12.00 to 13.00. Butchers lighter for light weight, packers reduce about 26 cents per weight tier, with adjustments up to 490 pounds. Cattle notes scattered, figures unclear.
The Investors' Guide column by Sam Shulsky will return from a vacation, resuming publication with its regular financial insights and market commentary. Readers can expect the column to continue detailing investment strategies, stock tips, and economic analysis.
Romanian words suggest a tennis style headline with Dee and Henin in a close match. The fragment implies a refreshed clash or encore between players, highlighting a competitive moment and a possible showpiece at a tennis event.
Police catalog a chaotic mix of lost and found ads including clothing furniture newspapers and a big bake sale at the YMCA plus rummage sale notices with dates and times. A separate brief notes a gun theft from a car parked on Center Point Road NE and a cart abandoned on Grande Avenue SE with its motor wheels and drive chain missing.
An army helicopter crashed and burned Sunday eight miles north of Ellensburg Washington killing three men and injuring two others. The craft struck power lines before going down in a crash scene described by authorities as fatal and chaotic. Emergency crews responded to the incident documenting the wreckage and securing the site as investigators reviewed the cause.
Public hearing scheduled at 7:20 PM regarding proposed plans for senior high local building реконstruction and related contracts in Cedar Rapids area. The hearing, led by board secretary Linh Lundavish and president George Fp, aims to review project scope, assessments, and funding terms with the WissZen Corporation as sale lockholder and contracting party.
A dense, OCR clutter of listings for home repair and remodeling, painting, landscaping, hauling, carpet cleaning, gardening, and general contracting. Includes contact references like EM numbers and names, with notes on free estimates and service areas. Also features job ads for sales, janitorial, and construction roles with brief requirements and application instructions.
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