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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
22
Chicago livestock prices show hogs higher by up to 20 cents with heavy receipts and strong bids from major packers, while cattle demand slows and feeders edge steady. Sioux City and other rural markets report mixed results with hogs up to 25 cents, lambs softer, and steer and heifer prices largely unchanged amid broad regional activity.
Receipts show 4 000 cattle and 3 000 hogs with mixed bids. Cattle steady to firm with top steers around 1000 dollars and good cows up to 675. calves 1000 dollars. hogs uneven with top near 610. sows lower. sheep and lambs steady to slightly weaker with best Washington fed lambs around 800.
Hogs resumed an upward movement Monday as prices advanced 5 to 10 cents across grades. The top hog price reached 6.05 dollars while cattle remained steady on the local market.
Price list from Cedar Rapids showing grain by grade including wheat oats rye corn and soybeans with prices per bushel and related items such as baled hay poultry prices for hens and leghorns wholesale fruit vegetables dairy items and hides. Includes market values for lemons oranges celery cabbage and watermelons with assorted pricing notes and sale terms.
New York bond trading slows as volatility rises on European fears. Treasuries eased with modest declines while warrants and industrials faced scattered selling. Dow Jones averages show mixed results as investors remain cautious amid unsettled market sentiment.
European war fears drove New York stocks down Monday with leaders down 1 to 3 points and many quotes near July lows. Transfers neared 850000 shares over five hours as speculators weighed hostilities and continental outlooks while wartime staples rose and grains moved.
Wall Street list of stocks and prices from major companies and exchanges, naming Allied Stores Intl Paper Amn Can and others, with percentages and price markers across sectors. Includes Chicago stocks and notable names like Coca Cola General Electric Ford and US Steel, reflecting market activity and closing quotes.
War fears boost Chicago wheat and other grains as short covering pushes prices to session highs. Wheat leads with gains near 2 cents, corn and oats follow, Liverpool and Winnipeg markets also firm on war scare and export activity. Canadian export sales soar while Argentine pricing weighs on deferred months.
Chicago market bulletin lists cash wheat prices and grain values with per bushel figures for No 2 and No 3 varieties, corn and oats listings, barley pricing, and timothy seed values. Values show basis for different grades and delivery terms as of the reported session.
Market notes show large US butter and egg receipts with varied quality. Cheese, potatoes, and corn receipts steady to firmer with moderate demand and assorted regional quality differences across Nebraska Oregon Idaho and Washington.
The report notes butter and cheese quota changes in Wisconsin with small price shifts for brick and cheddar, along with a Boston wool market that sees rare buyers and modest bag wool activity. Sugar futures in New York rise on European market nerves while domestic futures stay steady.
Richard C. Young of Yakima and Mil dred Tate of Victoria B C were married in a Canadian city after a three year courtship via short wave radio. They first spoke on the air three years ago and carried on talks with hams on the west coast. Their engagement followed after they met through radio correspondence, with the news announced by congratulatory letters. Bolivia's Cerro de Potosi mountain has yielded about 13 billion dollars in silver to the world to date.
Rotary luncheon speakers urged careful handling of crash victims. Dr B J Moon advised against rushing injured persons to hospital, to check injury first, keep warm, and use a stretcher or board if moving is needed. Other doctors covered glasses history and diabetes treatment with insulin.
The Liquidation Corp of Davenport won social security tax refunds for 1937 and 1938 totaling 1096.48, after a defense appeal in a refund suit against Charles D. Huston as collector of internal revenue was dismissed by government motion with plaintiff consent. The case notes later amendment to the Social Security Act affecting similar corporations.
Nick McVesh 30 of 2817 Fruitland Boulevard SW was arrested by Detectives Condon and Marshall at 1130 am Sunday for purse thefts but released as owners failed to identify him. Cedar Rapids fire department and a neighborhood bucket brigade saved the Kopel farm house north of Louisa on route 11 Friday. owner A C Stewart 52 Park Terrace SE praised the fighters as little damage occurred to the home occupied by Louis Freis.
In Polansky chapel on Tuesday at 2 30 pm a service was conducted by T B Hlubueck for burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Ottumwa state American Legion champion beat Roosevelt Hotel of Cedar Rapids 6 to 4 here Sunday with all six Ottumwa runs in the sixth inning. Bases on balls and errors doomed Roosevelt Hotel, while Ottumwa pitcher Bill Bates allowed all Roosevelt runs, the ninth inning rally coming too late.
Clarence Freeze 38 of 628 First avenue East pled not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and failed to post 500 bond after police said he drove over a curb on Eighth avenue sw Friday. Willard Stoneking 21 of Mount Vernon was lodged in county jail on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He waived hearing and was bound over to the grand jury after a complaint filed by a mother of a 14 year old girl in Justice Churchill's court.
Lost notices and rewards populate the fragment, including a black and tan toy terrier lost with a Liberal reward and a brown billfold. Other entries mention a cold diamond ring lost in tissue paper and a black and white terrier reported near 10th Street Marion with a contact phone number.
Richard D Evans, 80, died at his home near Shueyville after a brief illness. Born in North Wales on February 8, 1859, he emigrated to the United States 51 years ago and lived in Iowa 38 years. Survived by wife Margaret Powell, four daughters and a son, ten grandchildren. Funeral 12:30 pm Wednesday at home and 2:30 pm at Williamsburg Methodist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs Marie Prochaska wife of Joseph Prochaska of 1711 B Street SW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 11 32 am Sunday after a lingering illness Born in Vrbcany Bohemia May 30 1875 she came to this country 34 years ago settling in Libertyville IA For 31 years she lived in Cedar Rapids Survived by her husband five children Mrs Frank Becicka San Diego Calif Mrs H F Benish Mrs Ernest Stanek Frank and Joseph Prochaska all of Cedar Rapids nine grandchildren and three brothers Charles and Albert Jelinek Cedar Rapids and Joseph Jelinek in Bohemia She was a member of Zofie Podlinska and Ceske Vlas tenky lodges
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