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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1938

Page

4

Hogs Strong in Slow Trading at Chicago Markets

Chicago market report shows hogs steady to higher in slow trading with top bids around $8.75, while cattle and sheep receipts varied across Chicago Omaha and St Louis yards. Representative sales list a range of hog, cattle, and sheep lots with prices by weight and type across several midwest locations.

Livestoc Chicago A. Lacie Chicaro Seaces Kansas City Omaha St Louis St. Joseph Sioux City St Paul Pittsburgh Cleveland East St. Louis Aon Gatood East St Louis S. Dept. Agriculture Washington Omaien Livestock Aps Neuse Sioux Cily Livestock AP — IU_S. Dept Agricultures Fey Taul Livestock South A Paul Des Moines US Dept Arricultures Interior Town Minnesota Goa Parks

Cedar Rapids Miscellameous Prices Sheet

Local Cedar Rapids listing shows wholesale fruits and vegetables with prices for beans onions cabbage carrots and potatoes. Livestock hides range No 1 curved beef hides at 60 cents and other grades priced per market. horse values listed with manes included.

Local Hog and Cattle Prices Edge Higher On Market Update

Hog prices gain about five cents across grades on the local market with the top at 8450. Cattle values slip by about 25 cents while corn trends weaker. Calf and lamb quotes range 140 to 190 pounds with various weight bands and discounts. Steer and heifer classes show mixed moves and typical farm price spreads across weights and quality.

Associated Weess Ottumwa Mason City

Wisconsin cheese quotas and market notes from Plymouth

Wisconsin cheese exchange lists weekly quota and cheddar prices for August 15 to 20 with various dairy items. International money markets show calmer European sentiment, pound weakness persists. gold demand in London remains strong but light week to week. Sugar and wool markets also reported steady or firm pricing with limited bids in wool auctions.

Torlign Exchange New York London Great Britain Montreal France Italy Norway Sedet Shanghai Japan Boston Lorton US Department of Agriculture

Bond Markets Narrow Swings On Mixed U S Treasuries

New York AP report shows a mixed bond market with narrow fluctuations. Trading was slow with some issues gaining fractions to around a point, while others slipped slightly including Bethlehem Steel and Goodyear. Government bonds stayed steady as foreign loans showed little change.

New York Great Northern Northern Pacific Booth Sea Pennsylvania General Hethlehem Steel Columbia Gas and Electric Goodyear Ss Studebaker Western Union National Dairy International Hydro Electric

Wheat Prices Hit Year Low On Limited Support

Wheat futures fell to five year lows as selling overwhelmed demand on the Board of Trade. Prices closed down about 1.74 cents, September around 60 to 65 cents. Corn and oats also declined with export demand weak. Minneapolis and Liverpool markets showed broad declines as rains aided corn belt markets.

Chicago Board of Trade New York Liverpool Winnipeg U.S U. S Minneapolis Casit Grain

Live poultry and dairy receipts dominate Chicago markets

Chicago Produce reports heavy arrivals of live poultry including hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, and geese, with varied prices per pound. Butter receipts remain steady with creamery and extra firsts values noted. Potatoes and New York produce listings show mixed prices and steady to firm markets across items like eggs and cheese.

Chicago Ios Up Inc Sbs Leghorn Hensie Broilers Plymoutly White Rock Die Leghorn Wonder Plymouth White Rock Plymouth Rock Leghart Idaho Russell New York

One Dead One Hurt As Hurricane Hits Louisiana Coast

A tropical hurricane struck Lake Charles Louisiana causing one death and one injury as Charlie Johnson drowned in the Calcasieu River and Ed Kershner, 90, suffered a fractured hip after being blown from a second story stair. Coast guard survey showed only minor damage overall.

Lake Charles INS Louisiana Weather Bureau New Orleans Texas Charlie Johnson Calcasieu Ed Kershner Coast Guard

Sleepy Upturn in Stocks After Six-Day Decline

New York AP reports a sleepy rally after six down days with a marginal upturn to slightly more than two points. Volume was light with about 600000 shares traded, signaling cautious buying amid ongoing European tensions and a subdued overseas outlook. Major firms like U S Steel and General Motors supported modest gains while some issues edged forward on the curb.

New York Europe Wall Street Financial District Commission House U. S. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler U. S. Rubber Goodyear Case International Harvester Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Western Union Westinghouse United Aircraft Santa Fe Southern Railway General Electric Philip Morris Aluminum of America Electric Lake Shore London

Wall Street Stock Quotations Snapshot From Chicago Market Page

A dense list of stock prices and tickers from Adams Express to Union Carbide appears, with numerous company names, numbers, and exchanges. The column shows prices and percent changes for banks, steel firms, chemical firms, car makers, and utilities, reflecting a broad market snapshot in a historical Chicago context.

Motorist Robbed Bound by Gunman near Marshalltown

Fred Aldrich of Mason City was abducted by three armed men who stole his car and 470 dollars. They forced him to walk a cornfield and promised to return the vehicle within two hours. Aldrich freed himself with help from a farmer after the incident at the Highway 88 and 30 junction.

Melbourne INS Fred Aldrich Mason City Marshalltown Aldrich

Marionette 4-H Club Meets at Lower Palisades Camp

The August gathering of the Marionette 4-H club convened at its camp at Lower Palisades. Gweneth Edwards joined as a new member. Camp guests included Mrs. Carl Carver and others. Ruth Mikulecky and Helen Roselle served as camp counselors. A long list of members returned home Friday after the session.

Lower Palisades Gweneth Edwards Carl Carver B. H. Ford Mamie Reinheimer Marjorie Albaugh Lynn Reva Ford Weston Fay Carver Bonnie Carey Marion H. Roselle Cedar Rapids Helen Roselle Ruth Mikulecky Mount Vernon Jean Stamy Jeannette Fleisher Robins Jean Riley Linn Junction Phyllis Ford Arlene Ardyce Quass Rita Remington Geraldine Kassler Dorothy Hutton Jean Scott Betty Hoffman Dorothy Arlene Pflughaupt

Higher Taxes Needed To Avert Tax Hikes For Business

Washington Senator Pat Harrison warned that the nation's business is rising but must keep climbing to avoid higher taxes next year. He said if current tax revenue does not grow sharply, income tax exemptions could be cut and middle surtax rates raised. He opposed restoring the 1936 undistributed profits tax and favored no revising the 1938 law unless inequities are addressed.

Washington INS Pat Harrison Senate Finance Committee Congress Harrison

New Iowa Dwelling Units Show Upturn

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates about 1121 dwelling units were built in Iowa urban areas in the first half of 1938, up from 894 for the state in the first half of 1937. Nationwide urban areas show a roughly one percent increase in housing during the same period.

Iowa Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics United States

Lupe Velez Wins Second Divorce From Film Tarzan

Mexican actress Lupe Velez wins a second interlocutory divorce from Johnny Weissmuller known as Tarzan after five years of marriage. Judge Charles S. Burnell grants the decree as details of a property settlement emerge. Velez receives 200 weekly for 156 weeks and their Beverly Hills home while Weissmuller keeps the yacht and speedboat.

Hollywood Lupe Velez Johnny Weissmuller Charles S. Burnell John-ee Weissmuller Lupe Beverly Hills Miss Velez

Motor Truck Rate Hearing Opens in Kansas City

A motor truck rate hearing began in Kansas City to set uniform interstate rates for Illinois Iowa Missouri and parts of Kansas and Nebraska affecting about 10 000 people and firms. Paul W Coyle of Washington IC opened the session noting 55 lines in the district lost 571 874 last year with about 200 lawyers executives and shippers in attendance. The week long hearing aims to standardize rates across the region along highway 81.

Kansas City Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska Paul W. Coyle Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Coyle Inlinois

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