Trade pickup seen in retail and wholesale sectors nationwide
The Commerce Department survey of 33 cities reports better overall business with seasonal and weather factors driving slumps. Notable gains include 9 percent higher New York retail sales, 15 percent Pittsburgh rise, and 17 percent lift in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Boston
New York
Chicago
Illinois City
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
California
St. Louis
Rochester
N. Y
San Francisco
Seattle
Denver
Philadelphia
South
Dakotas
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Stock Price Indexes and Bond Prices Summary
Stock price indexes show Saturday figures with 1026 Archers equals 100 and 20 industrials, 20 railroads, 20 utilities, and 90 stocks tracked. Week, month, and Friday values listed. bond price indexes for 20 ind, 20 RR, 20 UUL show various base readings and changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St'ks
Scott McIntyre and Co Opens Direct Wire to Chicago
Scott McIntyre and company announces a direct stock wire to Chicago via Paul H. Davis and company of the New York exchange. The Cedar Rapids firm gains immediate world market quotations and removes prior telegraph or telephone delays. L. E. Caldwell is Iowa City branch manager with John B. Thompson. Arthur L. Augustine and Lynn G. Swaney are salesmen. office move to the former Cedar Rapids National Bank building and the Iowa City branch in Johnson County Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Davis and Company of
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Scott McIntyre and Company
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Merly
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Second Avenue
Third Street
Iowa City
L. E. Caldwell
Murfey- Blossom Company of
Cleveland
Johnson County Bank
Caldwell
John B. Thompson
Scott McIntyre
Arthur L. Augustine
Lynn G. Swaney
Mr. McIntyre
Local Hog Prices Rise on Saturday Market Swing
Local hog prices advanced 10 cents across all grades on Saturday with the top price reaching $10.15. Higher demand and broader market activity pushed values up for the day.
Cedar Rapids Grain and Produce Prices Listed
Wholesale fruits vegetables and meats with prices for oranges grapefruit lemons bananas head lettuce Michigan celery cabbage beans onions and various hides. Highlights include Valencia oranges 83.25 to 24.00, potatoes 1.50 to 6.22 per basket, cabbage 1.50, head lettuce crate 6.00, Michigan celery 60c per dozen, green hides 1 cent per pound.
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Valencia
Michigan
Domestic Bond Markets Show Little Change on Saturday
In a quiet session the four AP domestic bond averages held steady to a slight gain while most sectors remained near Friday levels. Utilities and select junior rails moved modestly with gains, several issues saw small shifts, and government trading dropped to a record low for the period.
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New York
U. S
Associated Press
The
Stock Exchange
Manati Sugar
Penn-Dixie
Columbia Gas
Montana Power
Kansas Gas and Electric
Linn County Mortgage and Real Estate Transfers Report
Linn County Abstract compiles mortgages and transfers for July 12 to July 18 with a comparison to the previous month. Conveyances and mortgage totals are listed, including a weekly aggregate mortgage amount of 106 076 18 and a prior week total of 35 877 00.
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Linn County Abstract Company
Linn County
Flour Market Report From Minneapolis Briefing
Minneapolis AP reports unchanged flour market terms with shipments totaling 21 773, bran and standard middlings priced at 19. New York UP notes federal bond quotes including Home Owners 38s 52 and Home Owners 2345 49, with sales expected to decline.
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Minneapolis
Wall Street Gains Fractionally Amid Mixed Trading
On Saturday the New York Stock Exchange saw modest gains as investors moved funds into equities after Friday’s decline. The AP Market Average edged up to 45.6, with 429,500 shares traded. Notable shares rose slightly including American Tobacco B, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, GE, GM, U S Steel, and Woolworth. bonds were flat to mildly higher, while currencies and commodities showed limited shifts, Wheat firm on rust fears and Cotton down modestly.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Cram
Associated Press
American Tobacco
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
General Electric
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Markets at a Glance Saturday
United Press reports stocks firm and quiet while bonds and curb stocks show dull or irregular movement. Chicago and foreign exchange are steady with the dollar easy. Grains hold, wheat up modestly, other grains unchanged to slightly lower. Cotton futures drop 15 to 18 points, and silver remains steady at New York and Montreal.
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United Press
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Naxera Joins Laurer Company Sales Force
George J. Naxera has joined the Laurer Company Inc sales force and will work from the SOL Dows building. He has fifteen years in investment business here, previously at 415 Third Street SE. The Laurer Company, formerly L L Hart Co, is now a general investment firm with offices in major Iowa cities.
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George J. Naxera
Laurer Company, Inc
Sol Dows Building
Mr. Naxera
415
Third Street SE
Laurer Company
L. L. Hart Company
New York
Towa
Markets See Unsettled Trading Amid Hog Receipts Slump
Seed and hog markets report unsettled activity with heavy trading in seed prices and hog receipts down at Des Moines interior yards. U S Department of Agriculture notes mixed bids and strong undertone, while Austin Minnesota hog prices rise slightly as market stays steady to higher.
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Sinclair Hog Market
Sinclair's
OWA Hog Receifta
DES Moines
U. S, Dept. Agriculture
Interior Town
Banesite
Wheat Prices Edge Up on Rust Threatens Spring Wheat
Chicago traders pushed wheat higher as rust threats in the Dakotas and Minnesota raised concern for half the spring crop. Prices rose about 2 cents from the day’s low with Sept at 85 34 to 85 34 4 cents and other grains largely steady amid hedging and lard scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Northwest
Short Talks on Advertising Education and Culture
This 1935 essay from the Advertising Federation of America argues that advertising fuels education and culture beyond profits. It highlights how ads educate on hygiene, nutrition, and taste, supports magazines and radio, and funds quality journalism and the arts through advertiser revenue.
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Bureau of Research and Education, Advertising Federation of America
Advertising Federation of America
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