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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1937

Page

4

Nine year high cattle prices lift Chicago market

Chicago and Omaha livestock markets show strong cattle demand with grain fed steers selling near 17.90 per hundredweight, a new nine year peak. Hogs and sheep varied with hog bids lower and lambs steady to weak, while receipts and wholesale prices reflect cautious consumer demand and scarcity of top grades.

Chicago Omana Livestock Omara Suis U. S. Dept Agriculture Dept Agriculture Alto C&ea Kansas City Buffalo Cincinnati

Iowa hog receipts drop as Midwest packing plants report lower bids

U S Department of Agriculture combined hog receipts across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 46 hour period ending 8 a m today totaled 11 600 head, down from 15 000 a week ago. Trade undertone remained moderately active with some loads heavier than typical. quotes show a spread across weight classes from 140 to 550 pounds with prices ranging roughly from 10 80 to 12 80 per hundredweight depending on weight and quality.

Iowa Associated Press Ins Sivan Waterloo Mason City God Packers ST_ PAUL South ST Paull Washington DES Moines Sap U. S. Dept Agriculture Minnesota

Local hog prices fall on market amid softer demand

Hogs are weaker on the local market with a 15 cent drop across most grades bringing the top to 12.70. A few extra select hogs sold for 12.80 while the cattle market stayed steady to 25 cents lower across offerings.

Wilson and Co hog and cattle market prices posted

Wilson and Co announces bid prices for bulk hogs by weight range from 140 to 350 pounds with bonuses for packers and calf, sheep and cattle markets listed. Fresh calf and cow values appear alongside prime steers and yearlings, noting feed type adjustments and quality premiums.

Wilson & Co Dial Wilson’s

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

A Cedar Rapids market listing shows multiple grain prices including Wheat No 3 at 105, No 2 at 103, oats and barley quotes, soybeans, and assorted hay. It also notes wholesale fruits and vegetables with prices for peaches, watermelons, lemons, oranges, potatoes, cured hides, and a wool market report mentioning steady asking prices amid slow domestic demand.

Idaho Nastan Capi Dept. Agriculture

Mississippi River Stages Report From Davenport Area

River readings show varied levels with several uprisings and falls noted at Davenport and nearby locations. Names and figures appear garbled but indicate staged rises and falls along the Mississippi River system affecting local ports and communities.

Wheat Prices Drift Lower as Corn Rises on CBOT

On the Chicago board, wheat slipped amid indifferent sentiment and favorable foreign weather reports. September wheat at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cents lower. corn rose about 4 to 6 cents with September at 99 cents, oats barely changed. Early gains amid short covering faded as selling intensified, milling demand waned, and world wheat shipments dropped versus last week.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Australia Ocean Passage

Minneapolis cash grain market report summary

Minneapolis cash grain quotations show no dramatic change from last year. Wheat prices range from No 1 heavy dark to No 3, with Montana hard and durum varieties quoted. corn No 3 yellow around 109 to 110, oats No 3 white at 27.40 to 27.4. Trading basis mostly unchanged with minor percentage adjustments and discounts for test weights.

Minneapolis Montana Chicago

Chicago Grain and Feed Prices Reported in Market Notes

The column lists Chicago cash provisions for grain and feed commodities. Prices shown include No 2 red and No 3 red wheat, CORN No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow, OATS classifications, RYE and SOY BEANS No 2 yellow, plus HARLEY malting and seeding Timothy, with LARD tiered pricing for bellies and loons.

Chicago

New York Produce Markets Coverage and Prices

New York market report lists eggs receipts and prices for firm mixed colors special packs firsts and seconds, butter receipts and prices, cheese and dressed poultry values, and potato shipments. Chicago futures included with butter and eggs prices and notable volume figures.

New York

Foreign Exchange Snapshot Across Nations and Markets

The report lists mixed demand and rates for numerous currencies and regions. It covers Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Sweden etc, with figures showing varied demand levels and notable quotations amid market activity. The piece notes cross listings like Montreal New York and Mexico City in archived exchange data.

Foreign New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Travii Heliard Noreny Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Ausetria Wuneary Roumania Arsentine Mexico City Montreal

Blue Monday Grips Early Stock Market Trading

New York stocks opened with a blue Monday feel as light buying touched a few issues while most reading issues fell or held flat. U S Steel slid early. other leaders declined up to a point as overall trading remained light, with about 650000 shares changing hands amid a murky earnings outlook and tense world affairs.

NEW York S. Steel Shanghai China U. S. Steel Bethlehem American Can du Pont General Electric Anaconda Kennecott American Smelting Southern Pacific Great Northern Northern Pacific Interstate North American Chrysler General Motors Goodrich U. S Allied Chemical Timken Canada Dry Armond, Wilson and Co Deere Studebaker Bendix Detroit

Wall Street Stocks Reported by Bennett Co

Wall Street quotations from Adams Express to Woolworth list numerous named corporations and prices. The column shows trading values for Allies, Amex, cities, railroads, oils, steels, and consumer goods firms with multiple percent and fractional quotes across diverse sectors.

J. E. Bennett & Co W. H Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Nickel Hat Baerco Ae Allegheny Corp Allied Chem Johns Manville Allied Stores Kans City Aisy Amn Rad & SS Louisvie G & EF Amn Roll Mills McCrory Amn Smelting McKesson Rob Amn Steel Fdys McLellan Stores Amn Teld& Tel Marshall Fld Amn Teb &By Maytaz Mig Amn Wat. Wiks Miami Armour_Com Pac RR Mont Ward Atchison Te&spf Lis Atlantic Riz Motor Wheel Auburn Auto Murray Corpn Aviation Corp Nash Kelv Baldwin Loco Bellas Balto & Ohio Natl Biscuit Barber Co Cash Rec Barnsdall “A Dairy Prd Bendix Av Beth Steel Natl Blaw Knox Nat Pow & L Boeing NY Central Bohm Alum Nor Pac Borden Co North Amn Borg Warner Nor Amn Avi Briggs Mis Packard Mirs Paramount Burroughs Ads Park Utah Cal Zinc Cal Cerro de Pasco Proctor Gambel Ches & Ohlo Pullman Co Ches Corp Radio Corpn CG Pd Radio Keith Boe Gmstp&p Chro & NW Sip du Pont Tex Gut Eastman Ko'k Tex Lander Thompson Sir Sig Flee Tidewater Bee Hong Aewe Trans-America Ford England Tex Union Pac Sita Umi Gen Foods Unt “Corp Gen ‘Motors Sagt United Fruit Gen Outdoor Uni Gas Co Gillette SR Uni Gas Gimbel Brospra U S Hiram Walker Ween Timien Howe Sound Hudson Motors Hupp Motors White Motors Ms Central White Bowing Indus Rayon Wilson and Co Inspiration Woolworth Intl Hydro Yellow Truck Harv Young'n ST Intl Mining Yonite . Ste Chicago Amn Dexter Co Heshel Nelleman Hest Mar Field Butler Vros Mid-West Corp Chicago Corp Cities Ave Swift and Co Walerern

Far Eastern clash drags down Japanese bonds

Bond markets under pressure as news of a Far Eastern clash sharpens focus on Japanese government and corporate issues. Losses of 1 to over 2 points logged in Japanese and Chinese loans in London, with top grade U.S. issues opening wobbly. Minor treasury gains, while Anaconda Copper, Shell Union rise briefly offset declines in Bethlehem Steel, Consolidated Edison, and Texas Corporation bonds.

New York API Japan Oas Great Consolidated Electric Power Tokio City Star Tokio Electric Light London Smni US Treasury Shell Union Bethlehem Steel Consolidated Edison Iexas Corporation

Fifteenth Gott family picnic and reunion held at Marion home

Eighty relatives from Center Point Waterloo New Hampton Ottumwa Robins Whittier Anamosa Waubeek Toddville Springville Cedar Rapids and Marion gathered for the Gott family fifteenth annual picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Michel home. Officers elected included Miss Norah Gott president Ernest Carnahan vice president and Mrs Cecil Hayes secretary treasurer. Numerous guests from Marion Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Chicago and nearby towns attended.

Center Point Waterloo New Hampton Ottumwa Robins Whittier Anamosa Waubeck Toddville Springville Cedar Rapids Marion Gott Ralph Michel Norah Gott Ernest Carnahan Cecil Hayes Earl Brockman Jalan Groll Goldsberry Mounce

Kearns Family Reunion Highlights Local Attendees

The twenty-eighth annual Kearns family reunion drew 107 relatives at Central City park. Officers were re elected led by President John N. Kearns and Ralph Kearns as vice president, with Mabel Kearns serving as secretary treasurer. A long program featured vocal solos, readings and talks by numerous Kearns family members from Mount Vernon, Marion, Springville, and other towns, with several other locals noted for visits and upcoming events.

Kearns Central City John N. Kearns Ralph Kearns Mount Vernon Mabel Kearns Marion Lorraine Keenan Albert Kearns Lois Kearns Samuel Johnston Edgar Guest C. L. Brian Grand Island Neb John Stewart J. Willis Brown Springville Charles Meek T. A. Kearns Matthew Kearns Zearing Frank V. Kearns Walnut Ill Ruby Kearns Anamosa Shellsburg Brandon Walker Winthrop Cedar Rapids Coggan Dubuque Chicago Hil Springville Park

Charles Heaton Tops Airways Club Shoot

Charles Heaton of Fairfax led the Airways club Sunday with 48 hits of 50 in the gun club shoot. Skeet and trap events are planned Thursday at 5 p.m. Other scores include Godfrey Petrak 41, Frank Lightner 46, O H Cuddy 44, E Hofferd 39, Mrs Petrak 55, and Bert Rickard 46.

Charles Heaton Fairfax Airways Club Godfrey Petrak Sss Bad Ioanvey E. I. Comeland Coicessesee Hofferd Schaefer Bert Rickard

Deaths of Mrs Victoria Ludwig Rora baugh and G F Collingwood

Obituaries note Cedar Rapids connections for Victoria Ludwig Rorabaugh who died in Los Angeles on June 6 and G F Collingwood who passed away in Durham North Carolina. Rorabaugh leaves husband Daniel a daughter Ruth and two sisters Esther Wallin Minnie Peterson all of Los Angeles. Collingwood left four children Helen Harman Cedar Rapids Mildred MacIntosh Robert E and George F of Durham and eleven grandchildren.

Victoria Ludwig Rorabaugh Cedar Rapids Los Angeles Calif Daniel Ruth Ludwig Esther Wallin Minnie Peterson G. F. Collingwood Durham N. C Helen Harman Mildred MacIntosh Robert E George F

Mrs Ella Courtney Dies. Funeral Planned in Cresco

Mrs Ella Courtney died at her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs G A Plummer Cresco Monday morning after several weeks illness. Born December 24 1851 she had long split time between her daughters Mrs C Y McWilliams and Mrs Plummer. Survived by three grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Funeral services in Cresco with burial at Chester.

Ella Courtney G. A. Plummer Cresco C. Y. McWilliams First Avenue E Plummer Chester

Biermann Appointed to Attend Paris Meeting

Rep. Fred Biermann of Decorah Ia was named by Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley as one of a dozen congress members to serve as delegates to the World Interparliamentary Union meeting in Paris from August 30 to September 8. The delegation would attend if Congress adjourns in time. The Interparliamentary Union gathers parliaments from 35 countries. Only Cyrenus Cole from Cedar Rapids had previously been Iowa’s delegate a decade ago. Meanwhile seven year old Frank Marconi of Canonsburg Pa received 230 serum shots in 20 days to combat lockjaw.

Washington Fred Biermann Decorah Alben Barkley Senate Congress Paris Barkley Guy Gillette Iowa Biermann Cyrenus Cole Cedar Rapids Frank Marconi Canonsburg

To Observe Rogers Death Anniversary in Hollywood

Hollywood will observe the second anniversary of Will Rogers death in the Alaskan air crash with a memorial and eulogy by Fred Stone. Actors, polo players, and Hollywood Elks will attend the service marking the loss.

Hnolelywood Hollywood Tuesday Will Rogers Killeda Wiley Post Fred Stone Hollywood Elks Lodge

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