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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1937
Page
8
Livestock sale details from Chicago feature steers and heifers selling steady to firm, with heavy receipts and notable prices. Lambs and sheep trend weaker, hog prices indicate modest gains, and overall market activity reflects mixed demand across cattle categories and regional buyers.
Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade climbed on firm demand from eastern houses but failed to sustain gains. By close, prices were mixed with September corn and oats showing varied moves, and cash markets in Chicago and Minneapolis reported uneven bids.
Cattle prices show a local downturn and higher figures across steers and cows. Readers note fluctuating demand with figures listed for steer, heifer, and cow categories, including miscellaneous weights and quality grades.
A read as damaged listing shows wholesale fruit and vegetable prices and packing details. It mentions wheat, rye, oats, and miscellaneous grains with unit measures and percentage terms. The text lists market names, pricing patterns, and packing sizes in a scattered catalog style.
The page fragment outlines a busy produce market with notes on potatoes, onions, and poultry pricing. Unclear dates and vendors appear amid OCR garble, but references to potatoes and other goods hint at a general marketplace snapshot with prices and receipts.
A crowded page lists numerous stocks and company names with prices and figures, including Lehigh Valley, Lorillard, Anaconda, and Seaboard, among others. The jumble references markets, exchanges, and holdings with scattered figures and identifiers.
The readable fragments mention various personal names and scattered terms. No coherent event or clear subject emerges from the garbled text.
New York AP reports stock market leaders rose modestly on Tuesday with top issues up small amounts before profit-taking near the close. Volume about 600,000 shares. brokers see no strong buying stimulus as overall sentiment remains cautious amid Sino-Japanese tensions and mixed economic signals.
Marion defeats Marengo four matches to two on their home court. Gill and Reynolds win a tough No. 2 doubles as Swift and Colvin fall in a comeback. Singles see Marengo lead then Marion rally with Brown, Widger, and Reynolds delivering key scores.
A birthday dinner honored A. C. Young at Thomas Park on Sunday with guests including Mrs. Young, Dorothy and Harold Young, V. C. Young family, Betty, Kenneth Burns and Marion, Rudolph Kearns family and Mary Ann, Russell Meade family and Lois Evelyn, Mary Wilhelm, Jesse Meade of Anamosa and David Price of Cedar Rapids.
Chairman Jones of Texas urged the House Agriculture Committee to interview farmers across states and districts to gather views on general farm legislation. He said 25 committee members will report back a month before the session to prepare a farm bill for consideration. Major farm groups have been asked to submit recommendations, some already have.
Warner Charlie Chan Oland remains unfound by process servers in Edith Oland’s separate maintenance action. Hearing postponed to next Monday. restraining order seeks to prevent disposal of $275,000 community property. Oland denies charges of habitual intemperance.
John Montague, the Hollywood mystery figure, is brought to Elizabethtown New York to answer a seven year old robbery charge. He is escorted by three New York officials and taken to the county jail as the village of about six hundred gathers.
Bremerton Washington reports searchers hunted Tuesday for the body of William Hentrs a 29 year old second class machinist's mate U S navy who was killed when a patrol plane from the battleship U S S Mevada struck a target being towed by another plane and sank in the straits near Port Townsend.
New York bond market observers note government issues attracting steady demand as treasury analysts discuss yields. The piece traces recent shifts in demand patterns and mentions institutional activity, while referencing prevailing rate expectations and market timing for potential inflation impact.
He is accompanied by Clarence Pennington of Silver City and the boys plan to rotate in Somerset Kentucky where Clarence has relatives. Mr and Mrs Michael Evers of Temple Hill were weekend guests of Mr Evers sister Mrs J J Cashman and Mr Cashman. Miss Betty McBride is visiting relatives in Martelle this week. James Fry and Bruce Phillips have joined a party of young folk camping at Wapsie Y.
A Pan American Grace airliner named Santa Elena crashed into hills in Nogoli district San Luis province killing three crew members C Purseley pilot F De Cesare co pilot and C Thomas steward no passengers aboard Panagra offices reported from Buenos Aires on Monday.
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