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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1939
Page
9
The local hog market continued higher with advances of 10 to 15 cents and a top price around 10. Prices for steers and yearlings show range gains from good to prime, with cows and bulls also quoted higher in a firm market.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows prices for grains including wheat and corn, butterfat, and straw. It lists poultry items such as hens and roosters, fruits and vegetables with prices for lemons oranges celery lettuce and peppers, plus hides, pelts, and animal byproducts.
Chicago markets show varied prices across poultry eggs and butter with steady demand reported. Crates of eggs mix at standard levels while creamery butter gains on higher scores. poultry notes steady hen turkeys and young toms with regional price splits.
The New York market opened weak on wheat gains and irregular trading but some specialties managed modest gains while most stocks hovered near unchanged or dipped fractionally. Bethlehem Steel strengthened later with gains by Fajardo Sugar Anaconda International Nickel Southern Pacific American Tobacco B Liggett and Myers B. Downgraded leaders included Douglas Aircraft U S Rubber Westinghouse American Telephone General Motors Woolworth Great Northern Texas Corp.
Wall Street quotations list shares from Adwins Express to Woolworth with numerous named companies, banks, and industrials. The compilation includes prices and tickers for Amn Tot, Allied Stores, Amn Can, Kenne Coprabl, Libbey, Lockheed, Moline, Anaconda, Armour, Penn RR, General Motors, Gen Electric, Westinghouse, and others, reflecting a broad market snapshot from Mon Monday trading and related indices. the spread shows diverse sectors from mining to manufacturing and transportation.
Wheat led a broad grain rally on the Chicago board of trade with prices at their strongest since September 1937. Soybeans rose up to six cents, corn and oats also gained, while Winnipeg, Kansas City and Minneapolis markets hit seasonal highs and export demand lagged behind the price surge. Dust storms appeared in Kansas, with no rain in the winter belt and forecasts for fair conditions in the southwest.
Winnipeg and Minneapolis grain quotes show cash wheat prices for No 1 hard and white, No 1 dark hard Montana, and durum grades with firm to higher quotes. Chicago and U S market listings include No 1 yellow corn, No 2 white oats, barley types, soybeans, and seed prices with delivery notes and assorted bids and samples.
In New York on Monday bond activity reflected cautious gains and mixed results. Scandinavian and U S government issues were supported while Norwegian paper faced selling pressure amid tension in northern Europe and the Russia Finland border. Corporate securities showed uneven price action with some issues firm and others retreating.
Wisconsin cheese quotes for December 18 to 23 show various varieties and prices from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. The report lists butter storage standards, egg standards, and Mississippi River stage readings for Davenport La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque Keokuk and St. Louis with minor changes noted in several locations.
Roosevelt hotel workers and their families attend the thirteenth annual Christmas party in the Roosevelt ballroom. 408 people dine on turkey, enjoy decorations, dancing, and a Santa Claus gift moment. Santa’s gifts go to every child as local staff and their relatives perform and entertain.
Lillian Petrzelka performs guitar with Dorothy Booth. Mariha Moats solos chromatic piece, Billy Welty reads and plays piano, Dale Strouse offers trumpet, Barbara Ann Barger plays chromatic bells, Clifford Drummy on clarinet. Betty Cole Beth Craig Patricia Ruebel perform tap numbers. Readings by Coritta Williams Verna Kunel Marie Kunel Sally Edwards Michael Thomas Peter Neill. Don Forbes and Shirley Dupler also appear with piano solos Janet Lee Whitmore. Mrs Gordon Barger accompanies. C P Spencer and Santos present motion pictures at Roosevelt garage.
Obituaries record John Matias proprietor of Leading Star Grocery dying at 1007 Third Street SE after a lingering illness. Also noted are deaths of Elsie M. Smith, Harry C. Carie, Theodore Suchomel, and Herbert Strong with funeral arrangements and family survivors listed.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad pricing for two to seven lines with specific word counts per line and adds a 19 cent box number surcharge for out of town blind ads. Ads may be placed by phone mail or in person and publication deadlines are noon for same day and 8 pm Saturday for Sunday editions.
Mrs Frank Pollock of 1712 Fourth Avenue SE is notified of the death of her brother Frank A Chiverton. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Dixon.
A fragmented notice lists lost belongings including a billfold, a small dial, a dull gold jacket and chain with photos, and a reward contact. It ends with a sarcastic ad for Christmas and New Year weekend reservations at Jackson's Cafe and Haliwood Cafe in Marion, noting venue seating and events such as steak dinners and dancing.
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