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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
17
The market ended with mixed results as five year notes traded at par, while major indices fell on Thanksgiving risk. The British pound recovered from early weakness after central bank comments, with the Canadian dollar and other currencies fluctuating against the dollar amid global rate discussions.
Reading of livestock trading notes shows Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, and Omaha markets with cattle steady to weak and hog prices variable. Reported receipts include roughly 34 400 head with steady demand and southern packing plants noting shifts in demand and prices. Omaha and Des Moines individual bids and weights are listed.
Market notes from Chicago AP report show mixed Chicago commodity movements with eggs steady and receipts high at 2,899. Butter and creamery items edge higher, while potatoes face uneven shipments from Idaho and Colorado. Milk and cheese prices hold, with standards and firsts fluctuating. overall receipts approach 562,998 for dairy items and 2899 for eggs in steady trade.
New York AP reports bond markets see inflows boosting prices while some issues trade higher. Investors weigh Fed signals as yields shift and buyers include domestic institutions and foreign entities.
Varying Cedar Rapids market listings show prices for grains oats beans and hay, with bids for cream Lee milks and vegetables. Wholesale fruits and vegetables list items like celery cranberries and bananas with respective per unit costs, plus meat and hide values including horses and ponies.
Hog prices drift slightly with a four cent drop across grades and a top around 57.20. Cattle trade shows prime and choice steer bids from 1,050 to 1,300 pounds at about 30 to 31, with many weights and lots of ranges listed. calf and sheep markets noted along with seasonal variations.
Philadelphia report says University of Pennsylvania students are being made speech conscious by new recording devices in the English department. Undergraduates who fall short of standards read lines aloud and chat informally while the machine records. The process aims to correct mispronunciation enunciation diction and vocal habits with review by student and instructor.
Western Reserve University’s social sciences program uses few textbooks as the field is new. Three staff also teach at the University of Pittsburgh or Penn system. Students conduct research by visiting hospitals and using Cleveland as a laboratory under supervision. The three instructors teach on Saturdays and Mondays.
Dayton Ohio dispatch notes eight year old Charles Jaynes, among the nation’s youngest ordained ministers, who travels with his family and preaches nationwide. He expresses a goal to become a railroad worker combining engineer, fireman and brakeman on a streamlined train.
Leading stocks tumbled with only a few specialties posting small gains as industrials including General Motors Chrysler US Steel and Bethlehem fell. Volume hovered near 800,000 shares while bonds and commodities showed uneven moves and foreign markets remained mixed.
A dense list of stocks and tickers from major firms and sectors with prices and percentage moves. Companies include General Electric General Motors AT&T United States Steel Ford Motorola and many others, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
The Davenport report shows river stage changes with measurements for Hastie Crosse and Dubunne, noting rises and falls in feet along the Mississippi. Separate market notes cover sugar futures, refined sugar pricing, and wool market activity with wholesale quotations and weekly comparisons.
Wheat prices on the Chicago board of trade closed about steady after a lower opening. Prices fell 4 to 5.5 cents. December wheat 6.27, corn down 4 cents, oats unchanged to 0.25 cent higher. Winnipeg upturn, Liverpool gains, and Canadian stocks at Fort William provided mixed influence. Local market eroded late as scattered selling persisted with export sales and weather shifts cited.
The girls cabinet at Cleveland Heights High School voted against red nails high heels and excessive jewelry for well dressed students. They promoted sensible shoes modest dresses and sweaters in a style show while one model wore high heels and jewelry triggering student pickets with anti heel signs.
A historical notice describes the division of property rights between joint tenants and tenants in common. It references a deed dated December 12, 1938, with conditions and covenants tied to a mortgage and a nominal value of $1 on the record.
A mixed page of advertisements lists Christmas wreaths and grave markers at local shops along with several lost and found notices for dogs and a beagle hound. Rewards are offered for the return of a brown and white springer spaniel and multiple other dogs, with contact numbers included.
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