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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1937

Page

15

Weak wholesale pork market drags Chicago livestock values lower

Chicago AP reports a sluggish wholesale pork market weighing on hog prices Friday. Receipts at major markets were light, with overall wholesale pork prices down 1 to 3 cents per pound while hogs and cattle showed weak or slow demand and prices.

Chicago Laehing Pines Salis Chicago Livestock SAAN Nakeo Onice Washington Spre Lambs

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices and Hides Listing

A market bulletin from Cedar Rapids lists prices for grains livestock and produce. Wheat oats corn soybeans hay butterfat hides and fruits are shown with various price points and grade details including No 1 No 2 and wholesale terms.

I .c Ccurcago Lamson Brothers & Co Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Gornsep Tam Nec Beer UBL Winnipeg

Hogs Steady on Local Market Across Grades

Hog prices hold steady on the local market with top hogs at around 12.15 to 12.23 per hundredweight and a general lack of changes across grades. Wilson & Co lists steady bids for various hog weights from 146 pounds to 600 pounds, along with a calf market and sheep and cattle prices reflecting steady demand and mixed grade ranges.

Wilson & CO Wilson

Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Mixed Poultry and Dairy Prices

In Chicago a broad market update shows eggs and poultry prices fluctuating with steady to firm tones for hens and broilers, while white meat and roast items move modestly. Dairy items and butter receipts appear alongside meat cuts and prepared foods, reflecting a busy wholesale scene with varied regional offerings and price ranges.

Chicago Leahoy

Recession in Wheat Continues with New Market Lows

Chicago markets show ongoing wheat decline as futures hit season lows amid broad liquidation. September wheat slips to 104 3/4 cents with corn and oats also down on heavy stop loss selling and weak export demand.

Chicago Australia Iass Farr Fard

Drop In Stocks General After Dubious Rally

New York AP reports a late selling drive loosened stocks further in Friday trading. Leading issues fell 1 to 3 or more points with no specific news. Mild support appeared late, but most quotes closed near the bottom as transfers ran around 800 000 shares.

New York United States Shanghai Walk Street Washington Us&s Anaconda Kennecott American Smelting Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck General Motors Chrysler Motor Products J. I. Case International Harvester Goodyear Us, Rubber

Wall Street Quotations Reported by Bennett and Co

Friday stock listings show numerous prices for Adams Express to Wall Street names. Major movers include Kennecott Copper, Libby Owens Ford, Marshall Field, Sears Roebuck, and United Fruit with varied bids and rails.

J. E. Bennett& Co W. H Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Allegheny Corp Allied Chem Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Amn Jonas Manville Intl Corp Fons City Kennecott Ear i Eresse Elals Pow & Stryo Groner Bo Fit Lambert Lehisa Valley Libby Owens Aean Lig & Me Ann Tel Lig Carbonic Loews. Inc Bite Amn Wat Loft Incia Amn Amn Zinc Lorillard Naconda Louisvle Ark Nat Gael McCrory Armour Com McKesson Marshall Mathieson Ark May Dept Store Auburn Auto Miami Copper Aviation Corpn Aoe Bohn Aunt Nati Cash Horden Coas Nreul Dairy Bors Warner Eoe Nal Istics Burgtus Erie I Nath Pow & L BSNS Nor Pac North Amn Cal & Hecca Nor Amn Canada Penna R R Penney, FC Cheoca NW Philips Pet Ie Biles Gt Rem Rand Rep Motors Ste Southern Stee SBM Congoleum Reyn Fema Sorong Crucible Steel Stew Warner Sastan Kodak Stone Webster Eaton Studebaker Lee Compa Dex Gulf Dex Land Tidewater uUmon Pac Sev Foods Uni Corpn United Fruit Oh Gey Montars Uni Gas Co Uni Gas Watney Bros Mesa Union Hecker Ihrem Waker Ag SY Fs House Rae Et Wore Motors Habe Boia Morars Aed Oy Srs Huno Motors Ciicago Butler Boas Hebard Chicago Corp Mid West Corp RY Cam Wits Comw Edson Qarpe Saut Ca Bata

Bond Market Slump As Treasuries Fall Amid Mixed Demand

New York AP reports a sharp slide in government bonds on Friday with corporate and foreign issues pressured amid a lack of support. Japanese yields show modest rise as US and global markets weigh higher operating costs and ongoing bank adjustments.

Norway Poland York New York Tss Treasuries Webo

Will Propose New Arbitration Plan At Labor Meeting

Washington area report outlines a plan for a federal arbitration board to settle labor disputes between employers and employees. Caron Ogburn, AFL counsel, will present the proposal at the executive council meeting in Atlantic City. The plan envisions a three member panel or similar body with government authority to arbitrate disputes, with details forthcoming.

Washington Amerian Federation of Labor Atlantic City Caron Ogburn Opburn

Sleeping Beauty Returns Home After Siege in Hospital

Patricia Ma Rule, a five year old girl known as Sleeping Beauty, was discharged after a six day hospital stay. Her mother, Peter Miley, said Patrina was practically recovered from a fever that spiked to 1026 degrees and received prescribed treatment. This marked the third hospitalization since she fell into a coma in February 1932.

Chicagg Patricia MaRule Peter Miley Patrina

Sioux Falls man drowns saving wife on Lake Okoboji

Tom Foster, son of W H T Foster of Sioux Falls Morrell Packing, drowned in Lake Okoboji while saving his wife Juliana Everist Foster. Mrs Foster was rescued by passing boatmen and treated by doctors. The couple, summering at Foster’s fathers’ lake front home, had sailed from near The Inn when she fell overboard. Foster urged her to cling to his suit before sinking, as two boats and a local writer aided rescuers but the body was not recovered by midafternoon.

Spirit Lake Tom Foster W. H. T. Foster Sioux Falls Rick Foster Dave Kerr Iowa City Wallace Mendenhall Boston Mass al McIntosh Lincoln Ned Alan Kay Boucher Janice Brainard Peggy Lou Carroll Aileen Chamberlain Mary Eberling Margaret Shirley Huebner Dwight Jean Marston Betty Ann Meier Patsy Lowell Patsy Myers Robert Overland Darlene Ruckdaschel Gerald Schroeder Eugene Ida Mae Severn Joan Searls Marilyn Wagner Frances Ann Williams Gretchen Zieman Lowells Fairfield Mr. Lowell Tama Jessie Clatterbuck Charles Clatterbuck Council Bluffs Virgil Marlow George Marlow First Methodist Church H. A Crumb Cora Stodhill Thomas Marlow Ralph Jacobs Phyllis Hesseltine William Rausch Dick Hill Jack Harbison Randall Teel Junior Dean Marjorie Merritt Forest Snyder Robert Blair Kenneth Peters Ruth Wiegner Lilian Peters Billie Merritt Wayne Andrews Charles Andrews Harry Cooper Country Club Howard Wolfe Carl Stender William Kuhlman Herman Lietz William Renking Elmer Timm Henry Feuss

Roosevelt Favors Voluntary Jobless Census Plan

President Roosevelt announced a voluntary unemployment census if approved by Congress. It would involve three questions on joblessness, desire for work, and work capacity, with individuals defining unemployment rather than a house-to-house survey.

Roosevelt Washington Congress

PWA Demands Return Of Fees In Iowa City Electric Plant

Public Works Administration officials said Iowa City must return 28 000 dollars advanced for legal and engineering fees tied to a proposed municipal electric plant before the PWA will drop the project. The city had been allotted 416 000 dollars, but the project never started.

PWA Iowa City Washington Public Works Administration

Calmar liquor store appointments by Iowa liquor board

Calmar will soon see a new liquor store with J D Becker named manager and H J Busch appointed assistant by A R Hultzman of the liquor commission. The article also notes various local updates from Winthrop Fayette Decorah Tama Postville and other Iowa towns including school openings and community notices.

Calmar J D_ Becker H J Busch A. R. Hultzman The Liquor Commission

Mellon Too Infirm To Leave His Son In Law House

Andrew Mellon former secretary of the treasury remains in his son-in-law David K Bruce's Southampton home and cannot leave the house due to advancing age. At 83 last March he is described as comfortable but too feeble to go out, with officials denying any critical illness.

Mellon Southampton N. Y Andrew W. Mellon the Treasury David EK Bruce Treasury

Abrasive Plant Leader Vows Defiance Over CIO Pressure

A. TL. Simonds, president of the abrasive plant on strike, says he will tear the plant down brick by brick and spend the rest of his life fishing rather than yield to the CIO. The piece also notes an odd aside about the roach egg capsule resembling a woman's purse.

Philadelphia A. TL. Simonds Committee For Industrial Organization

Fragmented OCR prompts assemble to brief item

A sparse OCR fragment hints at a short news item or notice. Readable entities include numbers and stray words, but key names and places are unclear. The fragment suggests a mundane update or public note rather than a full report.

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