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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1939

Page

9

Hogs steady to 13 cents lower at Chicago and river markets

Chicago and midwest livestock markets show hogs 13 cents lower with top at 7.40. Cattle trades steady to firm, hogs mixed by region, with receipts varying across Omaha, Sioux City, St Louis, and Des Moines. Markets report steady to higher cows and veal, while hogs and sheep show mixed demand and price shifts.

Chicago Kansac Omaha East St Louis St. Joseph Ara Sioux Ciy St. Pau Indianapols Cincinnati Saturdas Tania Sijolx Stoux City Dept Apri- Miturey Corr Hood Saga Bacatec ST_ PACE LIVESTOCK South ST Paul AP

Grain Quotations from Chicago Report by Lamson Brothers

Lamson Brothers furnishes Chicago grain quotations with H R Mowrey as manager. The Cedar Rapids office operates from 503 Merchants National Bank building.

Lamson Brothers and Company H. R. Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank

Steady Lamb Prices Listed Across Local Market

Market notes show spring lamb prices around 7 dollars for good ewes and breeding stock. Buyers report steady demand with multiple grade listings including Searling breeding ewes at high bids and numerous 4930 throwouts noted in the sale.

Local Hog Market Shows Small Downshift in High Grades

Hog prices ease slightly for top 270 lb and 330 lb plus grades while other grades hold steady. Top hogs remain at 675 dollars with mixed good to prime packer and calf prices. sheep market notes genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds and varied buck values.

FOWA Des Moines Thun Minnesota Aqvalits

Cedar Rapids Miscellanieous Grain Prices and Hides

A Cedar Rapids list of market prices for grain and animal products. Grain prices cover wheat, oats, rye, corn, barley, soybeans, hay and straw. butter prices also listed. Poultry prices include hens, leghorns, cocks, and eggs. Wholesale fruits and vegetables priced, with several named items and per unit costs. Livestock hides and furs with wholesale rates are noted.

Cedar Rapids Lehhorns Sc Hennerles

Markets Chicago Produce and Butter Prices Across Regions

Chicago markets show varied poultry prices with broilers and whites steady, butter receipts higher and unsettled, eggs firm with mixed colors and standards, and potatoes and vegetables fluctuating. California and Missouri offerings influence U S No 1 and Triumphs prices, while New York reports similar trends in eggs butter and cheese receipts, with overall softness in some dairy items.

Chicago White Rock Leghorn Browlers Plymouth Rock Mercveys Missouri Kansas California U S Virginia Norfolk U. S Idaho ‘Triumphs US Kansas Cobblers Orenon Triumphs UW S New York New ‘York

Wisconsin cheese quotas and wool market report

API cheese quota flows for the week July 3 8 list Daisies and horns prices for cheddar and related varieties. Wool market in Boston shows firming tone with original bags selling strongly from territory wools and country packed fleece wools offered for shipment at 30 to 31 cents in grease.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Boston API S Dept Agricultuary

Stocks Hover In Narrow Market With Low Volume

New York stocks drifted in a tight range on Friday with little overall movement. A few gains from metals and aviation shares were offset by declines or flat prices as traders kept turnover around 300 000 shares, among the lowest for a full session in 17 years.

New York Europe Cerro de Pasco Boeing American Airlines Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck J C. Penney Santa Fe Great Northern American Gas Consolidated Mining and Smelting Pepperell United Gas

First US adhesive postage stamps go on sale in 1847

The first adhesive postage stamps in the United States were offered for sale at the New York City post office on July 1 1847.

United States New York City

Wheat Dips Below Seasonal Low on Chicago Board

Wheat futures fell beyond a cent on the Chicago board with December at a new seasonal low and July near 67 and a half cents. Winnipeg and Canadian reports fueled selling, with futures in Minneapolis and Kansas City slipping as weather and export activity shifted demand.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Focal Wheat Minneapolis Kansas City Liverpool

Winnipeg and Minneapolis Grain Market Rundown

Chicago cash provisions show No 1 hard wheat at 7c more. No 1 yellow corn at 49% varying bids. oats milder with No 1 mixed at 3% to 3 1/2c. lard and bellies priced around 5. Readouts include Minneapolis receipts of 74 cars and bids for No 1 heavy dark northern wheat at 74 1/2 to 77 3/4 cents per bushel with durum and amber varieties listed.

Chicago Minneapolis Montana

Bond Markets in New York Mixed, Traction Issues Rise Slightly

New York bond issues showed mixed results Friday with a slight advance in traction issues around Manhattan Railway 4s of 1990 and Interborough refunding 5s of 1966. Utilities and rail names moved on small volumes while several declines appeared in other sectors, and government bonds finished with modest gains.

NEW York Bond Review NEW York U .S. Treasury Ist Manhattan Railway Interborough Gamners Columbia Gas and Electric International Telephone Ss Pacific Gas American Telephone Commonwealth Edison Utilities Power and Light

Potatoes Spark Danzig Polish Trade Dispute

Potato shipments became a flashpoint in the Danzig Polish quarrel as Polish customs blocked trucks at the frontier into the Free City. Danzig residents faced shortages while Neueste Nachrichten reported Poland would not supply food for German troops.

Free City OF Danzig Danzig Free City Neueste Machrichten Poland

Uses Drill On Radiator Youth Electrocuted

In Keokuk Iowa John David son thirteen was electrocuted in his mother's apartment bathroom while sitting on a steam radiator and handling a small electric drill. His mother Min David son fainted upon finding him slumped over the window sill. his father died about two years ago and he was an only child.

Keokuk John Davidson Min Davidson

Lineman Electrocuted During Storm Repair in Iowa

Lynn Adcock, 31, of Moville Iowa, a lineman for the Iowa Public Service, was electrocuted Friday near Sergeant Bluff while repairing lines torn down by Thursday night’s storm.

Sioux City INS Lynn Adcock Moville Iowa Public Service Company Sergeant Bluff

Reunited Girls Discover They Are Heiresses

Two Denver sisters, Juanita Knox and Ruby Baysinger, reunited after 13 years, learn they will inherit oil land royalties from their father O. O. Beatty. They focus on the family reunion rather than wealth, with Juanita cherishing the moment with her sister.

Denver INS Juanita Knox Ruby Baysinger Juanita P.C. Knox Ruby O. O. Beatty Huntington W. Va

Conscience Bites Skeeter Returns Bank Night Prize

Roanoke College basketball star Marvin Skeeter Douthat won $1,000 in a theater bank prize but couldn't sleep after conscience struck. He returned the money saying he had no ticket and did not feel the funds rightfully belonged to him. Skeeter accepted a show ticket instead.

Bluefield W Va Marvin Skeeter Roanoke Douthat Skeeter

No-fly zone over Berchtesgaden declared

Berlin orders air space ban over Berchtesgaden and adjacent areas to protect Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler. The decree on Friday forbids all planes from flying over the villa site in the Bavarian Alps until further notice.

Berlin INS

Nab Former L. S. A. Construction Head

George Caldwell, once construction superintendent at Louisiana State University, was arrested in New Orleans on a federal warrant accusing him of diverting WPA materials and labor to private use.

New Orleans George Caldwell Louisiana State University

Hancock Man Dies by Own Action in Heat Wave

W. W. Bingham, 74, longtime Hancock resident, hanged himself at his home Friday. His wife found the body in a barn after a 20 minute shopping trip. Heat may have contributed as he had complained about the weather the day before.

Atlantic Vns W. W. Bingham Hancock Bingham

Hitch-Hike Slayer Dies in Electric Chair

Arvil Rice, 19, who pled guilty to murdering Walter Dorfman last July 20 after hitch-hiking a ride, was executed in the electric chair at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville on Friday.

Eddyville Arvil Rice Walter Dorfman Friay

Watches and moving ads fill local announcements page

A jumble of trade notices and personal ads lists PROBASCO JEWELERS repairs and diamond mountings, Allied Van Lines services, transfer companies, and requests for carpooling to California. Other entries reference hardware moves, paint information, camera film offers, and Iowa Camera Shop promotions.

Probasco Jewelers 2Nd Ave Allied van Lines, Inc Calder’s van& Storage Co., Inc Dial Milwaukee Mapleton Minn Kenwood California New House Sherwin-Williams CO Iowa

Nightlife Ads and Venues Listing

Rentals sales and service by Jim Reeder at 8045 Dancing. Old Heidelberg at 3292 Ave SE offers steak dinners and dancing with seating for 250. Hallwood Cafe in Marion hosts steak dinners and dancing. Thornwood Bis Dance Tonis at White Lodge Highway 149 SW features couples only. Airport Inn gig listings and Shirl TM events nightly.

Jim Reeder Old Heidelberg Ave Hallwood Cafe Marion Thornwood Bis Dance White Lodge Highway 149 Airport Inn

Local Classifieds: Movie Camera Lens Projector Ad and Feather Mattress

Small classified items include a 8mm UNIVEX movie camera with 13.5 lens and projector listed at 20 dollars with contact Dial 2-5176. Also advertised are past due accounts notes bought and a Feather Mattress Co listing offering feather mattresses and cleaned pillows at Griffith Feather Mattress Co with phone 2-2947.

P.O Bob 14Th Ave Griffith Feather Mattress Co

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