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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1940

Page

10

Hog Prices Rise in Active Chicago Market Saturday

In Chicago hogs led a lively market with prices up 15 to 25 cents, top at 7.60, while cattle and lambs remained generally steady. Receipts show hogs 8,000 and cattle around 2,000, with regional quotes across Omaha Des Moines and other Midwest yards.

Chicago Ave. Ant Iapi Sausarke Omaha California ST__PAUL South ST. Paul Fed -State Mkt. News Peoria Ins Kansas City St. Joseph Sioux City

Local Hog Market Advances Friday Gains for Prime Hogs

The local hog market continued its rise Friday with prime hogs 35 cents higher and packers 25 cents higher. A $610 top price was reported for good quality hogs with no fill, while cattle remained steady.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain Prices and Produce Market

Grain markets show No 1 and No 2 wheat values. corn yellow prices steady. Produce listings include lemons oranges grapes celery Michigan celery lettuce onions cabbage tomatoes and other staples with varied wholesale and retail quotes. Hide market details list cured beef hides calf hides kip horse prices and notes on pony and mule values.

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Markets in Chicago and New York Produce Prices

Market notes cover meats and poultry receipts in Chicago with live poultry prices for hens, broilers, and turkeys, plus carrot and potato consignments. New York data list eggs, butter, and cheese prices with current receipts and storage values. A final line notes the autogiro’s speed and rotor drive.

New York

Stock Market Turns Bullish After July Recess

Slightly more bullish sentiment on Wall Street after the Fourth of July break as select stocks gain fractions and daily transfers stay light. Traders scarce in board rooms. optimism driven by firmer British war attitude and hoped lift from rearmament demand with names like U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Sperry Chrysler and others showing gains.

New York Wall Street U. S. Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Sperry Chrysler American Smelting Westinghouse N. Y Shipbuilding White Rock American Can Great Northern Chesapeake & Ohio Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit

Wall Street Quotations From Adams Express to Zenith Radio

Published by J Bennett & Co with W H Jump manager the Friday quotations list extensive stocks including Adams Express Unknown and various heavyweights across mining oil and utilities. It notes prices for Alaska Juneau Inland Mining Allied Chemical American Smelting and others with many figures and fractions.

J. £. Bennett & Co W. H. Jump Telephone Merchants National Bank Adams Express Hydro Alaska Juneau Daly Alleghany Allied Chem Allis” Chiaimers Johns Manville Amal Leather Kan City Ann Cor Power Kroger Diasty Libbey Owens Lig & Myers Ain Setals Amn Smelting Nee Ann Steel ATS BSS Tel & Tel S Armour & Co Articom Mont War - Assad Bry Gas Arch T & S Murray Carp St. Auantic Rfe Nash-Kelyan Aviatrvon Corp Natl Bellas Iy Baldwin Loco Biscuit Balto & Ohio Barnsdall . Nath Dairy Bayuk Cigars Beatrice Cry Pat Hendix NY Central Beth Stee Nysnhah Tocing Airo Ama Gov Ponen Co 183S Amn Bore Warner Os Steel Paramount Penick & Ford Car & Inc Penna RR Penney JC Canada Phillips Pet Pillsbury Plymouth Proctor Gamble Cerro de Pasco Pullman Co Ches & Ohio Ches Corp Radio Corp aRadio Keith Cheo &_N W Rem Rand Cheo RI & P Reo Motors Gta Chrysler Motors Repb Steel Reyn Coca Cola Reyn Metals Cole Palmolive Safeway Colo Fuel Schenley Gta Seaboard Colum Gate Gata Sears Roebuck Com Servel Inc Dohme Souhern Shell Union Silver King Congoletton Simmons Co Skelly Socony Vac Ata Gont Contl Can Ag Contl Motors Con Erie RR Ford England Vawnion Carbide Freeport Texas Union Pac Gen Baking Gen Cables Unt Air Lines Gen Electric Unt Corp Gen Foods Druc Gen Gas A Ele Coal Gen Motors Ta Um “Pruitt Gen Outdoor Uni Gas Co Vy Gen Realty Gillette SR Ipsum Ar Gimbel Bros S Ind Glidden Zsau S Pipe Goebel Brew Goodrich Goodyear Tire Graham Pale Varad Bbat Gt Nor Ore Walworth Gt Nor Ry Edison Swift and Co Batis Fie Hellman Marsh Field Zenith Rad

Boston Wool Market Quiet With Small Movement

In Boston the wool market showed little movement on Friday with prices largely holding steady from the prior week. Good French combing length wools were available for immediate delivery at 52 1 2 cents scoured, while many buyers quoted around 5 cents higher on the scoured basis. A few country packed three eighths and one quarter blood wools sold mostly at 39 to 40 cents delivered to users.

Boston Dept

Wheat develops irregular tone as gains vanish

Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade weakened after hedging pressure erased early gains. Prices closed down 7% near 143 cents, with soybeans and corn showing mixed moves amid Northwest strength and Winnipeg weakness. Cash markets varied, with No. 2 red wheat at 82 cents and No. 2 yellow corn at 64-66 cents, while Minneapolis quotes showed further firmness in wheat.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis Northwest Winnipeg Kansas City Southwest Board of Trade

Bond Market Gains Slow in New York Review

In New York, bond prices edged up Friday led by a few active corporates. Declines in French and Italian issues contrasted with modest gains in U S government bonds and rail and utility sectors.

New York IAP U. S Treasury

Wisconsin Cheese Market Quotation Sheet Lucidly Updated

Plymouth Wis API cheese quotas for the week of July 16 show Twins at 13 2c, Daisies 14c, Brick 12 2c, Horns 12c, Cheddars 13 6c. Farmer's call board lists Daisies 14c, Common dores 14 43c, Horns 12c, Cheddars 13 12¢.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmer‘s Call Board

De Gaulle Summoned Before French Army Court

Berlin dispatch from Vichy reports General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French national committee, has been summoned to appear before the French military court of the 11th region. He is in London opposing the Petain government and has had his rank stripped by Vichy.

Berlin INS DNB Vichy Charles de Gaulle 11Th de Gaulle London French National Committee Petain Italy Germany

Planes raid Gibraltar in first air attacks of war

British fortress Gibraltar repelled three raids Friday with no damage reported. In Madrid a German dispatch claimed a French bomber dropped bombs on the fortress, adding to the wartime blitz.

Gibraltar Berlin Madrid

Marion Woman Injured by Clod Near Marion

Mrs. Ferdinand Vugrinich 56 of 1725 North Eleventh Milwaukee suffered a serious right eye injury when a clod shattered a car window on highway No. 151 east of Marion. An operation to remove the eye was planned. Two Marion boys Dorrance McEnany 16 and Marcus Ferreter 15 were questioned after admitting they had been throwing clods at a telephone pole. The case was turned over to juvenile authorities. Also noted J O Stone 100 died at his Wilsonville Nebraska home. he had lived in Marion 1868 75 and served 21 months in the Civil War. He is survived by a son a daughter and 19 grandchildren.

Ferdinand Vugrinich North Eleventh Street Milwaukee Highway No. 151 Marion Dorrance McEnany Marcus Ferreter Gene Miller George O. Stone J. O. Stone Wilsonville Neb Mr. Stone Nebraska

Marionette Four H Club Teas Mothers At Home Event

Members and visiting mothers shared a tea at Mrs. Carl Carver's Marion home with polit colors, piano music, and a talk by Arlene Quaas Our Mothers. Betty Lou Scott reported on Ames convention. corsages given. Also Sunshine division Ladies Aid hosted with program and refreshments for 27 guests.

Carl Carver Old Marion Road Byron Ambdenstock Shirley Carver Jean Stamy Arlene Quaas Betty Lou Scott Ames Robert Sloan Sunshine Division Methodist Ladies Aid Society Harry Hammond Jack Oxley Mae Gano Hammond Audrey Maxson Jane Collier Reading Gano Harry Conger Mobridge S. D Wilbur Shaffer Harry Freeman Ralph Foley Springville Nellie Creglow Kenneth Domer Marion

Army Reserve Officer Promoted to Regular Rank

Melvin Desmond Clark of 700 Ninth Avenue Marion has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the regular army after graduation from Coe College with a BA last month. He has not yet been assigned.

Melvin Desmond Clark Ninth Avenue Marion Army Reserve Corps Clark Coe College

Mrs Mary Todd Hospitalized After Hip Injury At Home

Mrs Mary Todd 94 suffered a serious left hip injury when she tripped and fell Thursday at her home 1060 Sixth street She is being cared for at home with hip fracture status undetermined Also listed are multiple visitor and Fourth of July gathering notes from local residents and churches including the Evangel Singers of Chicago at the Baptist church and various family visits.

Lena Pratt Coggan Russell Pain Mary Todd Sixth Street The Evangel Singers of Chicago Baptist Church

Cedar Rapids Wins 1941 High Twelve Convention

Cedar Rapids earned the 1941 High Twelve international convention at Windsor. June 27 28 29 marked the powwow as Dr Edwin E Hruska was elected first international vice president though he did not attend. Cedar Rapids will host next June with about 500 expected to attend.

Cedar Rapids Masonic High Twelve Club Windsor Canada Edwin E. Hruska Cedar Rapids Club First International T. E. Swan Clark Beems J. L. Burgar Fred Collard E. L. Diekman

Shenandoah Netster Shares In Honors

Wayne Anderson a Shenandoah High School star and Jack Ormsby of Kansas City won the Jayhawk junior doubles title defeating Frank Moseley and John Troup 6-2 6-4 6-1 in Topeka Kansas. Anderson later exited in the men singles third round losing to Jack Rost 6-3 4-6 3-6.

Topeka Kan Ins Wayne Anderson Shenandoah Jack Ormsby Kansas City Jayhawk Frank Moseley John Troup Anderson Jack Rost Oakland Calif

LOCALS SEEK SERVICES AND WORK IN WIDELY PRINTED ADS

A dense page of classified ads lists lost items, repairs and services. Items include a yellow gold watch, a fraternity pin and various repair offerings from jewelry to lawn care. Jobs and requests cover nursing, housekeeping, yard work, and general labor across multiple addresses and towns.

Beta Theta Phi Fraternity J. L Kutchera & CO Willman Drew's Ave. E Dis Tinners Tools Mawkeye Tin Shop Dial Novak Heating CO C. L. Russell Ave Geo. Hi. Ilen Hdw. Co 3Rd Ave H. R. Butters

Alburnett Epworth League to Present Christian Life in Action

The Alburnett Methodist Epworth League will present a program Sunday evening at the church with the title The Christian Life in Action. Howard Powers will perform a vocal solo during the event.

Alburnett Alburnett Methodist Epworth League Christian Life In Action Howard Powers

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