Hogs Fail to Gain as Receipts Hit Market News
Chicago hogs fell to a drop of up to five cents despite steady butchers and strong sows as heavy receipts around 11 000 head pressured prices. Nearby markets across Sioux City Omaha and Des Moines show mixed but mostly steady trends with cattle and sheep also adjusting to current demand and supply.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
East St Lou
St Joseph
Buffalo Oe
Cincinnati
Livestock auction reports steady but steady lamb bids
Livestock market notes show hogs about 400 pounds and heavier trading slowly with purchases below 400 pounds unchanged. Hogs 300 pounds and over bring around 525 dollars and higher average cost. Lambs steady with native spring lambs around 780 dollars, lambs priced 785 and up. Receipts listed at 1,500 bids and few sales recorded.
Local Hog Market In Sight Change
Local hog prices show steady light hogs while heavy good hogs and good packers rise about five cents. Top price remains 6.50 with various weight ranges and grades listed for good to prime cattle, yearlings, calves, and sheep, reflecting mixed demand across hogs, cattle, calves, and lambs.
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Fancy
Cedar Rapids Miscellameous Prices Decline Mixed Markets
Cedar Rapids market listing shows mixed commodity quotes for grain, hay, butterfat, poultry, and wholesale fruits and vegetables. Prices span wheat, oats, rye, corn, soybeans, hay, straw, butterfat, live poultry, hens, leghorns, and hides, with regional delivery notes and assorted fruit and produce pricing.
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Cedar Rapids
Duchess
Jonathan
Bartlett
Tliste
Markets Chicago Produce and New York Eggs Butter Notes
Chicago market reports show unsettled creamery at 90 score with receipts steady. eggs and other prices mostly unchanged with steady arrivals totaling 39 on track of 1517. Wisconsin Minnesota and Indiana cobblers quality mixed. U S No 1 prices around 1.25 to 1.80. New York coffee finds mixed colors eggs and butter receipts high with mixed pricing and cheese steady.
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Chicago
Uo S
Bliss
Nebraska
U S
Idaho
Burbanks Uo S
Buss Triumphs
U. S
Minnesota
Sandland
Carly Chiis
Wisconsin
Indiana Cobblers
NW York
New York
Bond Market Slump Deepens as Bombshells of 1949 Bonds Fall
Turnover rose and prices slid across issues in New York bonds with losses around 22 to 32 bits by midday. Foreign dollar group revisions mostly trended lower while corporate bonds drifted back though favorable business items offered slight support. Notable trades included Northern Pacific 4s Erie 53 of 1975 St Paul 5s Studebaker 6s and Portland General Electric 4 48 and Columbia Gas and Electric 5 5 of 1961.
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New York
Federal Farm Mortemes
Treasury
Northern Pacific
Erie
St. Paul
Studebaker
Portland General Electric
Columbia Gas and Electric
Stocks Break Sharply As Sales Increase
New York stocks fell sharply as European events unsettled traders and prices dropped up to four points amid renewed caution. The session saw about 650000 shares change hands with some leaders recovering near the close. Major names listed include U S Steel, Chrysler, Westinghouse Electric, Du Pont, Philip Morris and Owens-Illinois among others, with curb listings Thew Shovel and Standard Steel Spring and Aluminum Ltd also noted.
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NEW York
Europe
U .S. Steel
Youngstown
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Glenn Martin
Westinghouse Electric
du Point
Philip Morris
Owens-Illinois
U.S. Gypsum
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Claenese
Thew Shovel
Standard Steel Spring and Aluminum, Ltd
Wall St Stock Quotes From Wall St Journal Advertised Trade
Wall Street quotations show numerous listed stocks with prices and percent changes from Adams Express to Goodyear and Eastman Kodak. The page lists many firms, banks, and industrials, including Alaska Juneau, Allied Stores, American Can, Johns Manville, Kennecott, Lehigh Valley, Libby Owens, Radio Corp, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Motors, Ford, Union Carbide, and Western Electric, with varied price indicators and market activity. A secondary block references Mississippi River stages and city market notes for Hastings to Davenport and St Louis, plus Memphis.
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Johns Manville
Hide
Kayser
Julius
Loco
Kennecott
Thkrese
Amin Metnis Tae
Lehigh Valley
Amn Doll Mulls
Libby Owens Amn
Amn Steel Pays
Teefenn
Loews, Inc
Amn
Ann Wooten
Ann Wooten McKusson Kob 2 Ala Oot, McLeian Gees
Acad
Diagshall
Martin G Lae Armour CO
Mathieson Atk Atchison TS
Mitytar Mfg
Atlantic
Miami Copper
Za ‘Aviation Corpn
Baldwin Loco
Balto
Ohio
Hans Texl
Berber Co
Ri Mont Ward di
Utah
Canada
Pen & Ford
Fonna
Ches Corpa
Procter Gamble
Party Pullman Co
Als Cise
Ty Radio Corpn
Alay Chino Rip Dyaty
Chrysler Mir
Rog Motors
Coca _ Cole
Palmolive
Cole Fuel
Soteway
Gol Gas
Elec
Scheniey
Sears Rorbuck
Sorvel Inc
Southern
Simmons Co
Socony
Contl Can
Son Pac
Contl Motors
Curtiss
United Fruit
Gen Foods
Unt Gas Co
Gen
Gen Outdoor
Gen Realty
Gillette
Rf i
Nat Gimbel Bros
EUS Ruther
Goebel Brew
San
Moters
Saree
Pycuen
Wittes Ovid
Houston Piter Jy Wonkworiy
Awison
Stowe Sound
Hadron Motors
Wupp Motors
Tazonith
Swift
Hastings
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Davenport
St. Louis
Rise
Wheat Prices Jump On Abroad Tensions
Wheat surged nearly four cents a bushel to the session high amid tensions abroad and Winnipeg strength. Corn rose up to 3 4 cents, with December and September contracts advancing. May hit a new season high, while oats gained up to 14 cents.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
May
Winnipeg and Chicago grain quotes and prices
Winnipeg market reports show wheat open high and close variations with May and Dec futures and mixed spot quotes. Chicago cash provisions list No 2 red wheat No 1 yellow corn oats barley timothy seed clover seed lard and beef belly prices with various percentages and nominal values across grades.
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Winnipeg
Ely
Chicago
APJ
Minneapolis cash grain report signals higher wheat prices
Minneapolis market notes Wednesday receipts at 393 cars, with No 1 heavy dark northern bids 76 78 cents, No 1 dark northern 75 to 77 cents, fancy No 1 hard Montana 78 to 79 cents, and various No 1 hard and red durum grades. Corn values listed at 42 to 44 cents, oats No 3 white 27 to 28 cents, barley around 28 to 49 cents.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Wisconsin cheese prices and market notes Plymouth dairy items
Wisconsin cheese quotations for Aug 21 to 26 show varie ies across varieties with Dalsites 1344c and cheddars around 12c to 14c. Farmers call board lists Dalsites 1344c and cheddars ware 20c, while other notes reference market terms and commodity specifics. In Boston, few inquiries for domestic wools appeared as the agriculture department cited steady demand for odds and ends and detailed scoured prices around 69 to 71 cents for fine French combing wool, with variations by length and lot size.
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Wisconsin Cheese
Plymouth
Wis
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Boston
U § Aertculture Department
New Zealand Australia vow to back Britain in European war
New Zealand pledged support to Britain if war comes to Europe, Acting Prime Minister Frazer saying New Zealand will be solid and united behind Britain. Australia, led by Prime Minister Menzies, also vowed to fight by Britain’s side, noting Australia’s stand 25 years ago. Canada summoned its cabinet to plan dominion defense as European emergency deepens.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Dominion
Australia
Great Britain
Britain
P. Frazer
Canberra
Europe
R. G. Menzies
Menzies
Dominions
Ottawa
Ont
Ins
London
Toronto
Mackenzie King
Plan board hears Cedar Rapids park plan shifts to recreation
Cedar Rapids park experts from Harland Bartholomew and associates report on the citys six largest parks. They note public demand for more recreational space and facilities such as swimming pools and nature trails, but funding is lacking. The plan, ordered by the city council for 1,560, should be ready by Nov 1.
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Plan Board
City Plan Commission
R. H Riley
E. H. Lovelace
Harland Bartholomew
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Riley
Lovelace
Commission
Ed Stefan
Shaver
van Vechten
City briefs and personals round Cedar Rapids items
The column lists local happenings including church services for the Feast of St. Bartholomew, numerous hospital visits and procedures, traffic collisions with no injuries, Lions club luncheon plans at Peter Pan bakery, a car ransacking report, bankruptcy filing, theft warnings for rail carrier watches and mackinaws, a Coe College entrant, a child injury from broken glass, a fire at a farm barn, and a corrections note about the Kopel farm fire. Names include Vernon Snodgrass, H T Livingston, Chris Miller, W F Nume maker, Ellen Torstenson, Robert Schlarbaum, Adam Landgrebe, D. P. Fagan, Raymond and Jesse Coward, Juanita Gibson, A C Stewart, and institutions St Johns Episcopal church St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids police Rock Island railway, Peter Pan bakery.
Broadcasts On War Situation Are Scheduled
New York AP reports that American networks will expand war situation coverage. NBC CBS and MBS will air Lord Halifax speech from London at 2 30 pm CST. WEAF will host Dorothy Thompson at 5 45 pm. NBC to preempt programs for Churchill speech transcript. Royal coronation robes price noted.
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New York
All Times Central Standard
NBC
CBS
MBS
Lord Halifax
London
Wjz-Nbc
Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Warsaw
Dewitt Mackenzie
Weafnbc
Dorothy Thompson
Chamberlain
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce bureau team in 2 challenge games
Board members of the young men s bureau will play two challenge baseball games against a team drawn from bureau members on diamond 1 at Ellis Park at 5 p m Thursday. Dinner follows at 7 p m in the pavilion, after which the bureau holds its regular meeting.
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Young Men‘s Bureau
The
Cedar Rapids
Scaffold fall injures Cedar Rapids worker at Brooklyn school
David L. Jarboe a 30 year old Fowler Electric company employee from 1325 Third Street SW Grinnell was hurt when he fell from scaffold while working on a new Brooklyn school Tuesday morning. He was treated for a slight concussion at Grinnell hospital and discharged Wednesday into the care of a Brooklyn physician who planned to drive him to Cedar Rapids.
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Brooklyn
David L. Jarboe
Third Street
Grinnell Hospital
Jarboe
Fowler Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Two Old Cars Gone Theft Reported After Noon Tuesday
Harvey Boots of 1344 Wilson Avenue SW told police his son Wilbur lent the Boots car a 1929 coupe to a boy last Thursday, and theft of two automobiles was reported to authorities Tuesday afternoon.
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Harvey Boots
Wilson Avenue
Wilbur
Car missing from Rapids Chevrolet grounds near First Avenue SE
The Boots family reports a 1930 sedan was taken from grounds adjoining Rapids Chevrolet at 601 First Avenue SE around Aug 17. Police were told by company management that the vehicle was not returned by Saturday and the boy is not yet seen.
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Boots
Rapids Chevrolet Company
First Avenue SE
Tama man charged with reckless driving after collision
An information sworn by William Singer alleges Gerald Fowler of 2004 A Avenue NE Tama was arrested at 7 25 am Wednesday by Patrolmen Simon and Stusak on a reckless driving charge. Singer says a truck driven by Fowler struck his car at First Avenue and Eleventh Street E and seeks a damages guarantee. Fowler pleads not guilty in police court and the case is set for trial August 29.
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William Singer
Gerald Fowler
Tama
Simon and
Stusak
Singer
Fowler
First Avenue
Eleventh Street
Kids Playmate For Calling Him Convict
In Montrose California AP reports 14 year old Richard Jensen was arrested after admitting striking a playmate who taunted him as a convict. The other boy 13 year old William Williams was found dead near Jensen's home with a copper wire garrote, a crushed skull, knife wounds, and blunt force injuries.
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Montrose
Calif
P. C Stebbins
Richard Jensen
William Williams
Jensen
Stebbins
Venice
Whittier
Williams
County offers settlement to Mrs English over plaster injury
The county supervisors authorized a $25 payment plus medical expenses to Mrs Mary M English of Marion as full settlement for injuries when plaster fell in the county treasurer’s office while she paid taxes on July 31. She claimed $132 including a $7 doctor bill. The board cites no legal liability but continues to study preventing plaster falls after two injuries in three years.
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Mary M. English
Eighteenth Street
Marion
Motorist Receives Three Months for Drunk Driving
Elmer Novak, 38, Route No. 3 Marion, arrested by Sheriff Jim Smith for operating while intoxicated, pled guilty to the charge before Judge C J Haas. He received a three month county jail term effective July 29 after a collision at A avenue and Third street NE involving another car driven by Hugh Sheridan of Cedar Rapids. Novak had withdrawn a not guilty plea on July 22.
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Elmer Novak
Marion
Jim Smith
C. J. Haas
Novak
Hugh Sheridan
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Income Value Sought in Wapello Realty Case and Divorces
Ruby Watts of Johnson County sues for 4910 dollars claiming one half interest in Wapello County real estate and an alleged tax redemption payment. Theodore H. Thomas and Esther J. Thomas seek 152.32 dollars in a lease dispute with Fred N. Schirmer and Olga Schirmer. Norma Fuller seeks divorce from Clyde Fuller on cruelty grounds, asks custody of a child, 12 dollars monthly support, and household goods. Marjory Bolton files for divorce from Lester Bolton on cruelty grounds and wants child custody. marriage occurred at Cedar Falls.
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Ruby Watts
Johnson County
R J Harrison
Wapello County
Theodore H. Thomas
Esther J Thomas
Denison
Fred N. Schirmer
Olga Schirmer
Norma Fuller
Marion
Clyde Fuller
Morrison, Sr
Nassif Divorce Plea Seeks Alimony And Custody
Maheba M Nassif asks divorce from Albert G Nassif on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. She requests custody of a daughter, 1000 temporary alimony and 5000 permanent alimony. Married at Iowa City October 21 1937. Jane Anne Gould files divorce suit against Charles R Gould for cruelty.
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Maheba M. Nassif
Albert G. Nassif
Iowa City
Jane Anne Gould
Charles R. Gould
Riverside area custody request and local court notes
Mrs. Gould seeks custody of a daughter and support. Ralph Willey, 17, pleads not guilty to breaking and entering after a burglary at Carl Himmels service station where $9.25 was taken. Kenneth Plotz, 26, faces DUI charges. The will of Peter Alexander Muir was probated. Clara Crispin Whelan-Muir is executrix. A divorce case filed by Minnie Zeman was dismissed. she and Albert Zeman married in Cedar Rapids on February 23, 1935.
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Willey
Ralph Willey
CCC
Albia
C. J. Haas
Third Street SE
Peter Alexander Muir
Clara Crispin Whelan-Muir
Minnie Zeman
Albert Zeman
Cedar Rapids
Barry Wins Prize In State Fair Contest
DES MOINES AP Bloomingdale Ohio entrant Charles Cox won the sweepstakes prize in the Iowa state fair photographic contest. Phil Reet of Forest Hills New York took the reserve sweepstakes title. Iowa winners include Henry Adams Centerville first in pioneer and scenery class John W Barry Cedar Rapids first in figure class and Bert Popowski Des Moines first in news class.
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Des Moines
Bloomingdale
Ohio
Charles Cox
Phil Reet
Forest Hills
N. Y
Henry Adams
Centerville
John W. Barry
Cedar Rapids
Bert Popowski
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Mercy Hospital
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Rock Island Railroad
Chris Miller
A Avenue NW
St. Lukes Hospital
W. F Nunemaker
First Avenue E
Ellen Torstenson
Blake Boulevard
Eighth Street
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Lions Club
Peter Pan Bakeries
Sixth Avenue SE
Robert Schlarbaum
van Horne
Fifth Avenue
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Rock Island Railway
Raymond Coward
Park Terrace SE
E. T. Coward
Searcy, Ark
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Jesse M. Coward
Coe College
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Viola Gibson
Thirteenth Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Kopel Farm
Louisa
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A. G. Nassif
Kenneth Plotz
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