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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1939
Page
6
Chicago AP reports hog receipts were cut for the second straight session yet prices held mostly steady, with some drops of five to ten cents. Cattle trade was slow and lambs steady to down, while totals showed 10,000 hogs and 6,000 cattle received. markets described as moderately active and mostly steady with weekly averages easing slightly.
Hogs mixed to unchanged across cities with weights 180 to 350 pounds showing narrow gains or losses. Cattle demand weak to lower as fed steers and heifers hold around mid 800s to 900s with top fat cows near 700 while bulls rise slightly. Regional reports from Omaha Mason City Waterloo Austin St Paul reflect uneven openings and varied price shifts across weight classes.
Receipts mix shows cattle, hogs, and sheep steady to lower with light demand. Beef steers and yearlings largely firm, hogs down about 15 to 25 cents, sows 6 1/2 to 7 percent lower, and sheep easing with fat lambs slow to move amid storm conditions.
A Cedar Rapids market list details prices for wheat oats corn soybeans hay butterfat and various vegetables and fruit. It includes hedges on hides and animal byproducts with prices for beef hides calf hides kip horse and related items.
Hog quotations held steady with top price at 770 dollars. Market lists hogs by weight ranges from 140 pounds to over 350, packers and cattle prices shown, Mississippi River stages included, and a note on Dr. Charles H Herty of Savannah, a chemist tied to wood pulp wealth in the south.
Tuesday quotations show a vast list of stocks from Adams Express to Walgreens, with prices and fractional quotes. Notable entities include Alaska Juneau, Johns Manville, Allied Chemical, Procter Gamble, Radio Corporation, General Electric, Union Carbide, International Nickel, and Ford. The page reflects a broad market snapshot across industries and major corporations.
New York AP reports a Tuesday stock surge lifting leaders to new peaks over the past year or more. Fast morning trading faded, but overall activity hovered around 1.1 million shares. Gains came amid strength in government securities corporate bonds industrial commodities and European markets. Major risers included Union Pacific General Tire and Rubber International Harvester Philip Morris American Telephone Southern California Edison Pacific Gas. US Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler US Rubber Sears Roebuck Santa Fe Southern Pacific Great Northern Illinois Central and Delaware and Hudson. Edge movers included Aluminum of America Electric Bond and Share Beech Aircraft Niagara Hudson and Mead Johnson.
A New York market roundup shows Tuesday gains across US treasury issues and several rail and corporate bonds. Treasuries touched higher levels as financing for March was narrowed, boosting house and rail bonds amid broad strength in the sector.
Wheat prices stayed near prior close on the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday as traders avoided large moves despite a weaker Liverpool market and moisture in the southwest. May wheat at 68 1/2 cents, corn unchanged to up 4 1/2 cents, oats steady to down 1/2 cent, with Liverpool 5 to 6 cents lower and slow demand for cash wheat. Winnipeg steady, Buenos Aires corn down, local receipts 85 cars of corn and 24 cars of wheat.
Lamson Brothers reports Chicago cash wheat and corn prices with related soybeans and oats. Minnesota market notes show cash grain quot- ations including No 1 heavy dark northern wheat and various corn and barley lots with price ranges and protein details.
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange lists quotations for the week of February 27 to March 4. Prices shown include 12 cent daisies and horns, 12 1/4 cent cheddars, with various varieties noted by farm and call board.
Domestic sugar futures edged up on Cuban demand for nearby deliveries in early trade before retreating from highs on distant selling. By midday New York prices varied from unchanged to 1 1/2 points higher with world futures firm yet quiet. Raw market traded around 4.0 to 4.3 cents per pound as refined held at 4.20 to 4.30 cents pending a 10 point advance after today’s close.
A few buyers in the Boston market sought territory wools with demand focused on fine and half blood grades. Purchases were made in moderate quantities while inquiries extended to three-eighth and quarter bloods. Graded half blood wools brought 67 to 69 cents a pound scoured. good French combing length fine wools in original bags sold at 70 cents scoured. Spot Boston.
AP reports steady poultry prices with 31 live trucks and dressed turkeys quoted but discontinued. Butter receipts near 846 thousand with creamery firsts at 88 89 cents and standard prices steady. Eggs receipts about 20 thousand with local grades and current receipts unsettled. Potatoes on track with US shipments 646. Idaho Russets near steady with mixed regional prices and stock levels across several varieties and regions.
AP reports New York eggs receipts 20 143 irregular mixed colors special packs 18 19c firsts 17 4c seconds 16 44c mediums 1c dirties No 1 16 4c average 15 4c Butter receipts 1,662,280 weak Creamery higher than extra 27 c extra 92 score 264.26 0 firsts 88 91 26c seconds 84 87 24 24c Cheese receipts 386,689 steady prices unchanged.
Washington AP reports WPA employment for the week ending Feb 18 reached 3,010,068, up 44,258 from the 1939 low of 2,965,810 and slightly below January’s 3,017,035 average. Works Progress Administrator F C Harrington announced the figure on Tuesday.
Des Moines report says Governor George A. Wilson called his office to say he would be late to work. He explained that Mrs. Wilson was shoveling the driveway and was terribly slow.
Theo dore V. Northland, 18, of near Louisa, was charged with larceny from a building after a set of dies valued at 35 dollars was found in a local second hand store and linked to him. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon reported Northland signed a confession acknowledging the theft.
Judge J E Heiserman heard defense motions Tuesday in actions by Joseph Russell Estes Hazel B Estes Fred H Schneider and Marie H Schneider to stop maintenance or connection of house service pipes with sewer and water lines. Defendants named include Leon E and Virgie J Klemish and J W Thompson. newly discovered evidence cited from a Feb 18 action by C W Meek and Dora H Schmidt naming 22 defendants.
Marshall Thorp, 21, of 1422 Fifth Street NW, jailed after a deputy sheriff’s warrant for false uttering a $5 check to Beck Optical on Dec 23. Also, Helen Roberts Mason’s Aug 18 1938 suit for part ownership in real estate was dismissed with prejudice, and Doris and Milo Kubasa seek dismissal of a separate maintenance decree with prejudice.
Joseph Baxa Sr died at his Lisbon rural route home after a brief illness at 8:55 am Monday. He was born August 15, 1858 in Bohemia and came to the United States 72 years ago. He leaves four daughters, six sons, 22 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, three sisters, and two brothers. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm in Brosh funeral home Solon with burial in Suth Union Cemetery.
Mrs Elizabeth Courtney died at 2 35 am Tuesday at her Clinton home 1325 Third Street SW after a short illness. Born February 2 1860 in Clinton she was the daughter of Cornelius and Mrs Shay and married Patrick J Courtney on August 17 1886. He died January 13 1933. Surviving are three children Thomas W Cedar Rapids Clifford J Clinton and Mrs Margaret Rathbun Chicago a granddaughter Maxine Courtney Cedar Rapids a nephew W T Oakes Clinton and a niece Mrs Catherine Ford Clinton. She was the last of her family. several siblings preceded her. She belonged to St Patrick Church. Friends may call at Teahen chapel after 6 pm Tuesday. Funeral announcement will be made later.
Cecil William McGuire 39 formerly of Cedar Rapids and recent Fay ette county home resident died by hanging Sunday at 8 30 am. Coroner J R Wood cites the cause. Born Williamsburg Jan 14 1900 he was single and survived by five brothers and a sister. Funeral at Beatty chapel 1 pm Wednesday with Rev George McFarlane officiating. Burial at I O O F cemetery Marengo. Friends may call 7 9 pm Tuesday.
Former Cedar Rapids resident John Letze aged about 80 died suddenly from a stroke at the home of his daughter Mrs. Marietta Stanton in Center Junction where he had lived the last months. He farmed near Monticello for years and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1918. his wife had predeceased him. The daughter is named but rest of text is cut off.
The deceased’s widow, ter, is his only immediate survivor. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Monticello.
Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Bockhaus wife of Howard Bockhaus of Keokuk will be held at the Beatty chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Dr Marion Williams Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Funeral services for August Re belski will be held at 2.30 p.m. Wednesday in the Rohn chapel conducted by the Rev. Henry Scherer and I O O F lodge 141. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery with calling hours Tuesday evening.
Patrick Michael O'Neill, 15 days old, son of Mr and Mrs Walter J O'Neill of 224 Fifth Street NE, died at a local hospital at 5 am Tuesday. Brief services were to be held at Beatty chapel at 3 pm Tuesday with burial in Shiloh cemetery.
City brief notes that Lenten services will be held Wednesday at 7 45 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church First avenue at Fourteenth street W Rev P L Bornhoeft will preach on His Scepter A Reed. The item also lists a new railway watch inspector appointment for Okinaw Jewelry store at 216 Second avenue SE serving major rail lines. The role requires railroad workers to have watches inspected twice monthly to ensure time accuracy.
Community leaders and donors were guests at a YMCA dinner honoring those who contributed materials and services to the new boys crafts shop in the basement. Guests included R J Heather Earle Nichols James Nash Lloyd Schukencht Fred Rubins and others with H H Bennett Wayne Hendrickson in charge of the shop and MC A building secretary Lee Henrickson.
The Italian and German ministers demanded the Swiss press change its attitude toward the Berlin Rome axis. Tensions with Italy surfaced after Rome expelled three Swiss journalists for critical remarks on Italian policy and soldier bravery.
Want Ads advertise transportation references required by The Gazette. Several moving and van line services advertise nationwide and local agents. Companies include Cedar Rapids Transfer Nation's largest Long Distance movers Allied Van Lines Lynch Transfer & Storage and Calder's Van & Storage. Also listed are jewelry repairs and feather products.
TOWING SERVICE. YELLOW CARGO CO. 2-2383. DRIVING new car Los Angeles take 8 passengers shore expense. Dial 2-8411. STATUETTES of Pope Pius for sale. Dial 6603 for information. Uta pins, Property damage on city cars Vogel. Corn Belt Bldg. 2-3827 and women's hats cleaned and clocked 35c. SOVEREIGN'S 429 5 Ave SE. Lovely Lady Permanent 98c. GUARANSEEE. All new equipment finest quality materials expert operators. LADY BEAUTY SHOP Free lighted parking space in rear of shop No appointment needed Dial 2-1451 317 1st Ave. SE. 2 doors west of Bishop's OPEN EVENINGS. GORMAN'S BEAUTY SHOP New location 1101 3rd Ave. SW Dial 20772.
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