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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1948
Page
11
Chicago traders reported cattle and sheep advancing on price hikes while hogs eased by about 23 cents. Cattle up 25 cents and sheep essentially steady. hogs weakened, with various quotes and bids listed by market sources.
Market news shows Cedar Rapids hog prices steady on Friday with prime butchers at $28.00 and packers at $73.00. The page lists various cattle, lamb, and grain prices with coefficient figures and vendor notes, reflecting general market activity and commodity values across several categories.
A broad advance in railroad and steel stocks propelled the market to its highest level in nearly two years. Rail shares climbed from the opening bell and steady gains followed, with utilities and other sectors posting smaller increases. The report highlights price advances across major industrials and notes Iowa receipts amid related market activity.
Market notes show corn futures hitting new lows not seen since mid March with July contracts around 2.00, wheat and oats also easing under harvest and milling demand. Reports mention weather and government crop data awaited, while listings note local ads and community updates alongside price activity.
The page lists want ad rates and random social notes and birthdays. Mentions readers learning to read and a 2 72 open house date, with names including Walter Hadsell Mrs Lagerquist and Miss Lol Carter, plus mentions of Grace Griffiths and Wylie Griffiths visiting Marion Texas Cedar Rapids area.
fragmentary blur of ads lists painters, flooring, sewer work, painting, finishing, and party bands. reads like a mixed rural small-town commercial page with service offers, events, and contact hints across several trades and amusements.
The Marion board of education set the wearing budget at 146 35 Thursday night. A separate note mentions funds likely to go into general expenses to cover teachers and janitors salaries, fuel and instructional costs.
The notice describes dairy sale results in New York with prices per hundredweight and top scores. It mentions creamery bidders and a range of price points tied to specific lots and dates.
Mrs C Newlin suffered a fractured right wrist Wednesday in an accident. The report notes the injury occurred at her home and she received medical attention promptly.
Fragmentary ad text requests a sunburst and leaf luncheon item pattern T77 with directives for two sizes. It mentions sending 20 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Neediecraft Dept at 3S West Randolph Street and notes a design dolly and printing instructions.
A Tarrant County farmer carpenter drove a stolen car to church on Sunday then confessed his crime as his conscience weighed on him. Authorities report the man surrendered the vehicle and faced possible charges after the incident near Fort Worth Texas.
Columbus Ohio report states Wilbur W Wise 73 survived a five foot fall on a scaffold pile. He sustained a broken neck but has recovered enough to discard his brace and move about as before the accident.
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