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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1938

Page

4

Hogs Fall Ten Cents in Draggy Chicago Trading Echoes

Chicago stockyards bid hogs lower amid slow trading with 16 000 hogs and 4 000 directs of 26 000 reported. Top hog price 9.90 down 10 cents. cattle top 12.50 off 40 cents as markets show weakness in several regions. Sheep totals: 10 400 across markets with Chicago holding 5 000 as springer prices peak.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland E. St. Louis Towa Associated Press Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Hors Wilson & Co Onsenee Canoe

Chicago Livestock Prices Edge Lower as Hogs Dip

Chicago livestock markets show a broad decline with hogs dropping below 10 dollars for the first time in weeks while cattle and steer sales slip. Lambs firm slightly as supply and demand shift. regional quotes from Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Des Moines and Austin reflect softer tono across weights and sexes.

Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Across Regions

Receipts and price ranges reported for cattle hogs and sheep at St Paul Sioux City and Omaha yards. Cattle steady to lower with fed steers around eleven dollars per hundredweight and calves and stockers mixed. Hogs mostly down slightly with top around nine dollars and fat sows lower. sheep and lamb markets mixed with spring lambs steady to higher in some consignments.

Chicago Livestock Chicago Dept. Agriculture ST. Paul South ST. Paul API Sioux City

Local Hogs Drop and Cattle Weaker on Market

Hogs weaker on the local market with all grades down 20 cents bringing top to 9.35. Cattle market 25 cents lower with calf and sheep sections noted. Trade shows varied prices for steers and heifers by weight, with beef grades and bulls down as buyers adjust to the drop.

Tattle Market

Wheat Rallies Early but Fades, Prices Slip From Gain

Wheat edges higher at Chicago open then weakens to near unchanged near midday. Corn and oats rise modestly as export demand and crop prospects influence trading. Winnipeg reports and Canadian price expectations draw attention amid light volume and uncertain government actions.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Canadian Wheat Board Winnipeg Far East Europe Liverpool U. S James S. Bennett & Co

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices Compiled

The listing shows grain and produce prices in Cedar Rapids including Wheat No 1 at 7c, No 2 at 55c, oats 6c, rye 3.34-4.15, barley 2-2.84-4.40, corn yellow 45-54c, soybeans 80c, hay baled 7.50, straw 5.00, butter 26c, cream 25c and 23c, live poultry prices, wholesale fruits and vegetables with lemons 5.00, oranges 2.75 3.50, grapes 1.50, celery 60c, lettuce 3.25, bananas 4-4.40, onions 1.00-1.75, potatoes 1.00-1.25, cantaloupes 3.00, watermelons 2c, hides and livestock prices for cured beef hides 5c, Kip 5c, horses prices 2.25 and 1.75, with full hides and manes noted.

Cncago Lamson Brothers & Co Owney, Manneer Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank RYE Agra Tocate BR Dee Jay Bas Winnipeg Wheat Dee. Taner Tata Texas

Live Poultry and Produce Prices in Chicago Markets

Poultry demand steady with 36 trucks. Plymouth Rock and White Rock prices around 16 cents. geese at 1 cent. Potatoes receipts up, cobblers stronger, various U S No 1 and commercial prices listed. Butter and eggs steady with large receipts. New York prices show slight variations across butter cheese and eggs.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Plymouth Rock Springs U. S Kansas Missouri Nebraska California Idaho Oregon New York

Birthday honors for Ezra Hager at La Porte City home

Forty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hager in La Porte City to celebrate his birth anniversary. A birthday cake was presented to the honoree by two nieces, Frances Faust of Waterloo and Lucilie Ohrt of Jesup.

LA Porte City Ezra Hager

Stock Market Shows Gain As Leaders Rally

The market rose fractions to over 2 points as steel and auto shares led a modest recovery. Trading neared 800,000 shares with mild profit taking near the close. Notable gains came from U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler U S Rubber Anaconda Sears Roebuck and General Electric.

New York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Youngstown General Motors Chrysler U. S. Rubber Anaconda Kennecott Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Northern Pacific Consolidated Edison American Telephone Westinghouse National Cash Register Philip Morris General Electric Electric Bond Share and Aluminum Ltd

Tuesday Quotations From Wall Street Report

Wall Street stocks listed by J F Bennetts Co with W Jump manager show broad quotations across many issues. Notable names include Adams Express Alaska Juneau J Intl Nickel Allied Chem Allied Stores Johns Manville Anaconda Copper American Can Cherished firms appear with varied percentages and prices in a dense snapshot of the market.

J. FE. Bennetts Co Merchants National Bank Adams Express Alaska Juneau J. Intl Nickel Allegheny Corps Allied Chem Tel & Tel Allied Stores Johns Manville Allis Chalmers Kans City Sou Amal Lea Kennecott Kreseey SS Amn Kroper G & Bis Pwr Bambert Hide & L Benign Valley Intl Corp Bibby M & Fdy Loews, Inc Amn Metals Stoff Inc Amn Pow & Loos Svoritard Louisville G & E Amn Roll Mills McKesson Rod McLellan Stores Amn Steel Fdys Marshall Pid Amn Sug Mathieson Ark Amn Tel & Tel Maylags Mfe Miami Copper Mols Moline Ark Nat Gas Armour &_Co Mont Ward Atchison T&asf Murray Corpn Atlantic Rig Nash Kel Auburn Auto Natl Bellas Aviation Corp Natl Biscuit Baldwin Loco Balto & Ohio Natl Dairy Prod Barber Co Barnsdall Corp Natl Distris Beta Aator NY Central Bena Nor. Pac Boeing Air North Amn Co Rm Co Ve Borden Otis Steel Ritts Park Utah Cal & Hecin Camp Wyant Fly Canada Dry Penney JC Peoples Guns Phillips Pet Pillsbury Cerro de Pasco Chro & NW Radio Corpn Cheo RI & P Madlo Keith Chrysler Mtr Col Gas & Elec Schenley Credit Seaboard Oil Sears Roebuck Southern Server, Inc Cotroleum Sharon Steel Consol Edison Shell Union Consol_ Ol Simmons Co Sperry Corp Tex Corm Eastman Kdlk Tex Gulf Eaton Mfg Tex Land Tr Elec Autolite Thompson Elec Boat Tidewater Wee Bova Timken Det Erle Rit Fisk Rubber Fox Film Ford England Union Carbide Freeport Tex Uni Uni Air Lines Uni Corpu United Fruit Gen Motors Ug Ind Gillette & R Pau Ss Glidden Co. Law Goebel Goodrich Graham Pale Hudson Motors Willys Ovid Hupp Motors Wilson & Co Sis Tils Central Woolworth - 47 Indus Rayon S&t Chicago Dexter Co Helleman Quaker Com Quaker Pr YaSwitt & Co Swift Con Biscuit Walereen

Bond Market Struggles Amid Mixed Foreign and SEC News

New York bond trading was irregular and desultory at noon as secondary rails slipped after Alleghany hit by SEC charge over false statements. Government bonds closed weak with mixed foreign dollar moves. several issues fell, others rose modestly, while fractional losses touched utilities, rail and corporate bonds.

New York Alleghany News of Am Securities and Exchange Commission Japan Southern Railway Studebaker Illinois Central North Western J Ann Arbor Market Street Railway Youngstown Sheet and Tube Rem Inston Rand International Telephone International Hydro Electric American Telephone Penn Dixie Cement Utilities Power and Light

Wisconsin cheese market and Wool and Sugar reports

Wisconsin cheese quotations listed for the week with various varieties and prices. Boston wool market shows steady prices on western brown wools amid slack demand. Sugar futures in New York were mostly unchanged with minor moves across March and May contracts.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Farmers’ Board Boston U. S. Department of Agriculture Territory New York

Chicago futures and butter contracts update

Market notes show futures activity in Chicago with API close values for butter and futures standards. October prices quoted at 124 cents. November data referenced with 4e and refrigerator standards noted.

Chicago

Marriage Licenses Issued for Four Couples in Cedar Rapids Burt and Algona

Cedar Rapids pairs Joe E. Manning and Helen H. Gordon, and Dean Willard Clapsaddle of Burt with Leona May Lichter of Algona received marriage licenses. A 1937 note reported New Mexico had the nation's highest birth rate while New Jersey had the lowest.

Joe E. Manning Helen H. Gordon Cedar Rapids Dean Willard Clapsaddle Burt Leona May Lichter Algona New Mexico New Jersey

Marion City Budget Approved And Weekly Notices

The Marion city council approved the annual budget at Monday’s meeting. Police Chief W G Miller reported July operating costs for the patrol car, and the council approved the summary. Trucks hauling garbage must use canvas coverings to prevent spillage. Several social and personal notices follow, including travels to the West, visits from out of town, church events, club meetings, and property transactions.

Prefers Death To Return To Prison

Detroit dispatch reports John Deering alias Fred Davis, 39, confessed to Utah murder during arrest for a Salt Lake City robbery. He said he would rather die than return to prison, choosing execution by hang or shooting as his preferred fate. He claimed two prior police shootings and hinted at another potential crime.

Detroit INS Salt Lake City John Deering Fred Davis Deering Utah

British Soldier Killed in Palestine Clash Near Nablus

In a battle near Kafr iellah in the Nablus area a British soldier was killed and two wounded seriously. Seven rebels were killed and 14 believed killed or wounded. four captured. Police stats show July violence left 210 dead and 466 injured, with Arabs and Jews most affected.

Jerusalem INS Kafriellah Nablus Holy Land

Iowa unemployment office receives 21 550 July applications

Des Moines AP reports the Iowa unemployment compensation commission logged 21 550 applications in July the first month of operation far below its 30 000 to 40 000 expectation. The agency noted the figure reflects initial program start up.

DES Moines Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission

Visit Notes and Social Travels Mentioned

The text describes Mrs. Roy Kellams and Mrs. Lester Kellams visiting Mason City to see Mrs. Roy Kellams sister Mrs. Bert Letts and Mr. Letts with plans for Mrs. Lester Kellams to return soon while Mrs. Roy Kellams stays several weeks. Also Mr. and Mrs. G L Martin and guest Mrs. Orin Martin visited Miss Frances Reinhard in Oakdale while en route to Marion and Chicago with Mrs. Martin’s sister.

Marion Mrs. McCann Chicago Roy Kellams Lester Kellams Mason City Bert Letts Mr. Letts G. L. Martin Orin Martin Pierre, S. D Frances Reinhard Oakdale

Gazette Classifieds Read: Anted Ad Rates and How to Submit

Classified notice outlines ad pricing by lines and size. Offers advance in person mail or phone submission to The Gazette with special low rates for anted ads. Includes instructions to place requests through classification and Peyasue in advance.

The Gazette Kenwood Transfer Reromopie Transportation Peyasue Gatte United States Clara Weinstein 16Th Ave

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