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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1940

Page

6

Hogs Extend Advance Amid Broad Livestock Market Gains

Chicago reports hogs 10 to 15 cents higher with top around 5.90 while steers and yearlings stay strong. Sheep steady to firm as representative sales show varied prices across hogs, cattle, and lambs in major Midwest markets including Waterloo, Mason City, Ottumwa, and Sioux City.

Chicago Jinsi Light Acre Neo Ane No. Ans Am US Dept Agriculture Idaho Strane ST_ PAU Livrstocik ST _ PAUL Merker Sioux City S. Dept. Agriculture Omaha Livestock Omaha US Dept Agricul Daar Nice Kansas Ciy St Lous St Joseph St Paul A and Buffalo Indianapolis Cincinnatic Ann J

Peoria Livestock Market Receipts and Price Report

Peoria IL market reports show cattle, hogs and sheep receipts with mixed gains. Calves, spring lambs and feed stock traded unevenly with best lambs holding higher while down payments appeared on some feeder stock and sheep bids.

Local Hog Market Rises Ten Cents Across Grades

Hog prices advance ten cents on the local market with top quotes around 520 per ton for good quality. Cattle values hold steady as buyers and sellers discuss weights from 150 to 270 pounds while packers list varying lots and prices across the region.

BAAG Arime Genuin

Cedar Rapids Grain and Produce Prices Readout

A Cedar Rapids market listing shows prices for grains including Wheat No 1 and No 2 at 79 and 29 cents respectively, oats and rye prices, corn shelled and yellow, soybeans No 2, baled hay and straw values, poultry prices for hens and roasters, wholesale fruits and vegetables with multiple items and prices, and wide market figures for hides and other goods.

Cedar Rapids

Produce Markets New York and Chicago items summarized

New York markets report firm prices on butter creamery items with steady receipts and high quality, including extra fancy butter at 28 to 27 cents and creamery products rising. Chicago Poultry shows live hens and Plymouth Rock prices easing with multiple weight categories. butter and eggs receipts describe firmness and graded prices, while potatoes show heavy US shipments and varied regional pricing across cobblers and bliss varieties.

New York Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Springs U S Missouri Cobblers California Long Anite California Bliss Virginia Cobblers Arkansas Bliss Oklahoma Bliss Alabama Bliss Bliss

Stocks Drift Lower As War News Keeps Market Cautious

New York traders moved slowly as sentiment stayed cautious awaiting clarification on war and political developments. The five hour session traded about 275000 shares with Electric Boat and New York Shipbuilding inching up on naval award news, while laggards included U S Steel General Motors Douglas and United Aircraft.

NEW York Electric Boat New York Shipbuilding U- 5 Steel General Motors Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Westinghouse

Wall Street Monday Stock Quotations Roundup

A dense list of market quotes and tickers from Wall Street on Monday. Named companies include Adams Express Allied Stores Coca Cola General Electric National Biscuit Sears Roebuck and many others with price and percentage movements noted alongside closing figures for Chicago and Dow Jones averages. The page also notes bond activity and mentions guinea pigs as a stray, dubious aside at the end.

Adams Express Alaska Agra Alleghany Weis Manville Allied Hide & L Amn Inti Corp Wink Pia He Corp Diel Dts Roll Mills i Torilara Ain Smelting Stelates Marshall Eel & Reel Marin, Gol Mason Ark Mont Ware MB Ateh T & S Poys NasheKely Aviation Corp Nat Heilas Baldwin Loco Ralto & Ohia Nath Dairy Polata Barnsdall B's Nath Dept Bayuk Cigars Bora Warner Gtts Steel Bn Brises Mis Packard Mtrs Alteyrus Fri Paramount Budd Mile Pa Park Utah Patino Mines Burreauehs Adr& Ty Penick Ford Cal & Heeler Penn Calumet J's Penney J CG. BN Camp Weant Peoples Gase Gsnada Radio Corp Chea&é& NW Keith Rand da Chrysier Motors Rev Motors Berl Coca Cola Colo Palmolive Revn Metalsa Colo Fuel Columbas Fils Schenats Sears Roebuck Southern J'z Servel Conde Nast Shell Union Cons Edison Silver Kine Gons Simmons Co Contl Can Gontl Motors Ala Gont Por Rico Son Railway Goty Inc Sperry Corp Crucible Steel Cub Amn Cudahy Calif Curtiss Elec Imker Des Bond & S England Uni Carbide Freeport Hmion & Aa Uni Air Lines Giltette & R Gimtel Bros U S Stel Ent Graham Palse Walworth Warger Bros Wes. Marsid Greyhound Wes Union Fiall Printing Westehouse AB We Hat Corp Estehouse A Hayes Weetehouse Hecker Hiram Walker Lewine Houston Willys Ovid Howe Sound Wilcox Ol Swift Intl Cherrs Burs Walereen Chicago Corp Wis Bk Bhrs Edison Zenith Rad Elec Hshold DOW Jones Pub. Util Util

Wheat and grain futures rise on late buying push in Chicago

A late buying rush lifts wheat by 54 to 75/4 cents at the Chicago Board of Trade with July at 745% 75 cents a bushel. Corn gains 4 to 44 cents, soybeans rise 34 to 1% cents, and rye trades firmer as cash interests support feed grains. Minneapolis cash grain quotes also show higher bids for No 1 dark northern and other cereals.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis API Montana

Bond Market Slump and Mixed Action Against U S Treasuries

New York bond market sees severe declines in Italian paper and sharp moves in domestic issues amid indecisive price action. Italian bonds fall up to 10 points while U S government issues edge up about a half point in brisk midday trading as observers cite European disruption fears from the Russian southern push.

New York U. S International Power Fis Anaconda Copper Northern Pacific És Standard Oil Goodrich Commonwealth Edison

Wisconsin cheese market and wool prices report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of July 16 show Tw in s 132c daisies 14c brick 12c horns 14c cheddars 13 2c. Farmer s and wool market notes from Boston detail scattered oil sales and steady quotes for greasy shorn wools with demand for fleeces in three eighths and quarter blood grades around 39 40 cents in the crease.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmer's Call Board Dnaisies Boston Api—Iu S. Dept

American Fleet Returns to Lahaina Roads After Exercise

In Honolulu the U S fleet was back in Lahaina roads after a week away amid reports it would head to the Panama Canal or a temporary Atlantic base. Admiral James O Richardson called the departure a routine wartime training exercise, noting communications were limited and speculation was unfounded.

Honolulu United States Lahaina Roads Panama Canal James O Richardson U. S Canal Atlantic Richardson

Valentine reports 1130 spending in Iowa primary

Des Moines Iowa democratic governor hopeful John K Valentine disclosed a 1130 campaign outlay in the primary. He also reported 1110 in contributions. Congressman W S Jacobsen of Clinton listed 882 52 spent with 39926 in contributions and won the Second district nomination.

Des Moines John K. Valentine Iowa W. S. Jacobsen Clinton Jacobsen

Tipton Centennial Visitors Pour Into Cedar Rapids Events

Tipton men with beards and Tipton women in full skirted gowns travel to Cedar Rapids for the Centennial celebration on July 3 and 4. A 200-vehicle motor cavalcade arrives at 3 p.m. to greet guests, with a 3:30 radio broadcast and a downtown parade featuring store floats. A 6:30 p.m. dinner follows on Island Plaza, and Tipton guests tour Hill Park before a Raiders versus Springfield game.

Tipton Cedar Rapids Retail Merchants Bureau Paramount Theater WMT Island Plaza Re, Choate Chamber of Commerce Hill Park Raiders Springfield

County Attorney Rivalry Over Courthouse Lease Action

E. H. Wadsworth of Cedar Rapids seeks a quo warranto to challenge Linn county supervisors power to lease courthouse space to the Linn County Abstract company. The case challenges a five year lease at 130 dollars per month begun May 4. Judge Haas weighs defense motions. Wadsworth warns Thompson to sue within ten days or he will seek district court authority to proceed.

G. K. Thompson E. H. Wadsworth Cedar Rapids Linn County Linn County Abstract Company Wadsworth C. J. Haas Thompson District Court

Immigrant Agustin Murrillo Faces U S Illegality Charge

Immigration hearing in Linn county court on a warrant accuses Agustin Murrillo age 25 of Cedar Rapids of illegal entry. He testified he entered from Mexico as an infant, was deported in 1938 after a prior five year sentence for assault with intent to rob, and reentered illegally in December 1938 after a pattern of Mexico trips. He claims to have returned legally in 1931 El Paso entry. Detained on visa and felony conviction charges.

Agustin Murrillo Cedar Rapids United States Linn County Federal P. E. Johnson Murrillo Mexico el Paso Tex Anamosa Reformatory Linn County District Court Murrillo Washington, D. C

City Council Grants Cigaret Permits and Transfers

The city council approved cigarette permits for Jerzy Chalupnik at 113 Third street NE F G Matthies sen at 102 First avenue W A H Nowadzky 212 First street NE and W H Wenkstein 124 Third street NE. Joseph F Dytrt may transfer his beer permit from 113 A’ avenue NE to Hawkeye Downs for July 4. Eagles lodge beer permit transfer from 1154 Second street SE to 123 First street NE was approved. The Eagles bought the old city auditorium at that address. The council ordered three 250 candle power lights in the bicycle parking lot behind Union railway station. Hall Manufacturing’s request to remove an eight-foot curb section on First avenue E was granted.

Jerzy Chalupnik Third Street F.G. Matthiessen First Avenue A. H. Nowadzky First Street W. H. Wenkstein John Palumbo K Street Joseph F. Dytrt Town Electric Light and Power Company Union Railway Station Hall Manufacturing Company First Avenue E

Planes and pilots gather for sunrise breakfast at Iowa City airport

Seventy five planes from Iowa and Illinois carried 150 passengers to a sunrise breakfast hosted by Iowa City pilots club. Illinois sent delegations from Moline Dixon and Quincy while Des Moines sent six crafts. Leonard Johnson Iowa City won first in a model plane contest with Richard Clement Iowa City second and Merle Miller Cedar Rapids third.

Iowa City Iowa Illinois Cedar Rapids Moline Dixon Quincy Des Moines John Piper George Spencer Ladies Music Auxiliary Sioux City Council Bluffs Piper Leonard Johnson Richard Clement I Iowa

State Fund For Tama County Park Allocation

Iowa conservation officials await action by the state executive council on a 10000 state conservation funds grant to place the Union Grove lake and park project in Tama county under state control. The 170 acre lake lies three miles south of Gladbrook and was developed by the Lake and Park Holding corporation.

DES Moines Iowa State Executive Council Union Grove Lake Tama County Conservation Commission Gladbrook The Lake and Park Holding Corporation

Futures Markets Will Be Closed Saturdays on CME

Chicago AP reports that futures trading for butter eggs cheese and potatoes on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will be closed Saturdays during July and August. Officers said Monday.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Lost and Found notice from Cedar Rapids Gazette ad page

Classified ad fragment lists out of town want ads with rates and submission rules. Mentions 10c extra box number handling and advance payment. Then shows a lost item offering a ruby ring setting with reward and contact. Also references Kuba Funeral Home and theater rest room item.

Iowa Oxford The Gazette Cedar Rapids Red Cross DIAL Probasco 2Nd Ave. S Samotidas L.A. Lower Jeweler Allied van Lines, Inc le Te Sn Lynch Transfer 4 Storage Co Gambles Kullander & Son 4Th Kenwood Transfer Griff_th Feather Mattress Co

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