Hog Prices Rise to Highest Mark Since October
Chicago market reports hog prices climbing to levels not seen since October 10 at the stockyards amid a slow steady trade. Receipts near 29,500 at major terminals with Chicago taking 18,000 and prices up about 10 cents. top hogs around $5.25 and overall averages near $4.95.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
East St Louis
East Buffalo
St Louis
East St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices Snapshot
A garbled Cedar Rapids listing shows mixed wholesale fruit and produce prices, grain rates, and poultry costs with numerous figures. Entries include corn curb at 48% to 50, hens priced around 9710c, Leghorn values, and assorted crate and produce prices for oranges, lemons, cabbage, and tomatoes, reflecting a local market snapshot.
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Leghorn
Grain Movement Prices Across Chicago Markets
Fragmentary OCR shows Chicago cash grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and timothy with scattered prices and names including Minneapolis references and bid asks. Readable bits indicate price levels around 60 cents for corn and multiple dollars for wheat and other feeds.
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Chicago
Vance
Wall Street Stocks Drift in Narrow Range Amid Mixed Moves
Stocks drifted slowly with U S Steel Consolidated Gas General Motors and others near previous closes as traders awaited further economic or political cues. Silver shares firmed while gold and mining issues held steady and transfers reached about 450000 shares in a subdued session.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Consolidated Gas
General Motors
Santa Fe
American Telephone
Cerro de Pasco
McIntyre Porcupine
Dome
Homestake
N. Y. Central
Union Pacific
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Anaconda
Kennecott
Westinghouse American Telephone
Western Union
Sugar Market Notes From New York Opens With Mixed Signals
Fragmented OCR text shows references to warehouses, prices around 8.5 and 830, and a Sugar Market in New York with unclear details. No clear events or names are legible beyond generic market terms and dates.
Grain futures tumble amid scattered selling and rain impact
Wheat fell as hedging and liquidation accelerated after mixed crop news and rain relief in the northwest. September futures dropped about 10 cents from last week as cash prices eased and receipts and sales totaled around 56 to 25 cars across corn oats and wheat.
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Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Foreign Exchange and Market Brief From New York and Montreal
A fragmented list covers world currencies and rates including France Italy Germany Sweden and Denmark with scattered figures. It also mentions the New York flour market and cotton shipments with assorted prices and quantities.
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France
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Denmars
Switzerland
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Czechoslovakia
Austria
Shanghai
Mexico City
Montrean
New York
Montreal
Bond Market Review Highlights Mixed NY Trading
Bond prices moved irregularly in light New York trading with industrials and rails showing varied moves while government issues eased. Select issues like Bethlehem Steel and Goodyear touched firmer tones. utilities such as Pacific Gas and Columbia Gas advanced moderately amid steady overall tone.
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Honda
Standard of New Yorks
Texas Corpus
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Bethlehem
Goodyear
Alles Aes
Tay Beoe
Local hog prices rise on scarce receipts and high demand
Scarcity of hog receipts boosts prices with all prime hogs up a nickel to a top $4.50 and good packing grades up a dime to $3.60. US bond quotes and Chicago produce futures also cited, with Liberty bonds trading near par and egg and butter futures listed for June and November contracts.
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Waterloo
Mason City
Thursdas Advamed
Toc
The
Morning Report
Felows
Des Moines
Jail Wedding: Alkire Forces Laura Carpenter's Arrest
In Weston West Virginia William H Alkire abducted Laura Carpenter by having her arrested on a minor charge to compel a marriage. He secured a license, arranged a jail wedding with Rev F A Tenney officiating as county officials looked on, while a wedding dress was delivered to the jail.
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Weston
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William H Alkire
Wolfe Fork
Alkire
Laura Carpenter
Laura
George S. Davidson
F A Tenney
Storm Damage and Rain Spread Across Cedar Rapids Area
Violent thunderstorms swept Cedar Rapids and nearby areas bringing hail and 0.29 inches of rain after a heat wave reaching 99 degrees. The storm caused farm building damage and felled trees near Alice and along the Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon corridor, with poles toppled but utilities largely intact. Rain lasted about two hours in Benton county, with West Union seeing lighter rainfall and temperatures falling from 86 to 70 as the system moved east.
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Alice
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Mount Vernon
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Alice Threshing Machine Company
Astro
David Dunbar
Delos Rose Farm
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West Union
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
President Roosevelt Works Aboard Sequoia In New London
President Roosevelt sails to work on the yacht Sequoia in the Thames river New London after anchor. Marvin H McIntyre delivers government papers and the President studies bills from the last session amid a sunny harbor scene with salutes and bugle calls.
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New London Conn
Coast Guard
Oats seed loan plan for Iowa farmers gains support
Iowa farmers may receive about 40 cents a bushel if selling immediately unless a government loan is approved. Paul Taft of Iowa State College leads a seed oats survey plan, with support from Murray and staff to identify suitable seeds and manage details. William S. Bradley of the CCC backs the plan as federal officials work on similar measures. In Washington, extension seeks 120 day delivery and a ten cent loan to stabilise corn amid forecasts of a large surplus. Congressman Burke will extend his trip to work out CCC and RFC details to forestall a price collapse.
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Iowa State College
Murray
William S. Bradley
Commodity Credit Corporation
IAAA
Omaha
INS
Washington
E. R. Burke
Negro Lynched by Mob After Seen With White Girl in Texas
In Kirbyville Texas a mob of about two hundred white men seized Lon Griggs a 30 year old Black man from officers as they transported him to Orange for safety. They hanged him after pulling him from a car and firing seventeen shots. The body was dragged behind a car and left near a box factory commissary. The white girl involved was jailed earlier.
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Kirbyville
Tex
Lon Griggs
Orange
Griggs
Catholic Bishops Plan Clean Movies Campaign Meeting
Catholic bishops meet in Cincinnati to organize a decency drive for films led by Archbishop McNicholas. Key figures include Bishops Noll Cantwell Boyle and committee members Quigley Breen with industry reps. Cantwell foresees boycott or federal action if results lag. Other church leaders pledge broad support across denominations.
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Roman Catholic Bishops of America
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
John F Noll
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hugh Boyle
Pittsburgh
John J. Cantwell
Los Angeles
Martin Quigley
New York
J E. Breen
Hollywood
Cantwell
Catholic Bishops
Darrow Says NRA Board to End Work for Summer
Clarence Darrow predicts the NRA board of review will suspend its work for the summer or longer, with a July 1 target date. He spoke to grocers at a National Association of Retail Grocers convention in Chicago, noting he could not leave Washington. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson was scheduled to attend but did not.
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Chicago
NRA “Board of Review
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
National Association of Retail Grocers
Yale and Harvard Crews Meet Friday
Yale faces a smooth unbeaten varsity against Harvard eight in New London. The Yale crew, led by Ed Leader, is favored to win by a couple of lengths given its two mile race form, while Harvard’s performance has been spotty and may improve with another week of training under Charley White.
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New London
Elis
Harvard
Charley Whiteside
Marion Plans Garage and Paint Shop for Highway Commission
Marion planners set a $9 000 project to build a maintenance garage and district paint shop for the state highway commission. Construction starts Sept 1 on the Howlett estate site at East Fifth Avenue. The east half was bought from John Owen for about 150 dollars an acre.
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Marion
State Highway Commission
Howlett
East Fifth Avenue
John Owen
Mrs Taylor Re-Elected Methodist Society Head
Mrs. Leonard Taylor was re elected president of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church at a church meeting. New officers include First vice president Mrs L C G Rinard Second vice president Mrs George Hutchinson third vice president Mrs Oscar Martin secretary Mrs M W Courtney treasurer Mrs A A Hardin and day chairmen for bazaar and banquet. Rainbow division led by Mrs A C Sloss attended as guests and won a recent division contest. About 150 attended the picnic and meeting with several local and visiting guests noted.
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Leonard Taylor
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
L. CG. Rinard
George Hutchinson
Oscar Martin
M. W. Courtney
A A. Hardin
Bazaar
George Stark
Ed Barnes
Walter Patten
Frank Gray
Brotherhood
John Smith
Rainbow Division
A. C. Sloss
John M. Walters
John
Inflationists Plan to Stamp Country with Campaign Oratory
Four senators Borah Long Thomas and Wheeler will tour the nation this summer to push monetary reform aiming to expand currency. They condemn the administration silver law and seek to place money questions before candidates while provoking broad debate across the country.
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Senate
United States
Borah
Idaho
Long
Louisiana
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Thomas
Oklahoma
Wheeler
Montana
New England
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
New Silver Program Put Into Operation
Washington officials announce the new silver purchase act is being enacted with a goal of a 25 percent silver base for reserves. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr says substantial silver buys have been made in London and New York using the stabilization fund and general treasury funds. He notes the purchases are intended to be steady, not speculative, and confirms the stabilization fund has been a buyer in both markets amid unconfirmed reports of large holdings and a $25 million gold transfer.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
London
New York
General Fund
The
Treasury
Floods Devastate Foochow After Torrential Rains
Flood waters covered Foochow streets after heavy rains swelled the Min river. Outlying districts report heavy loss of life and widespread damage as rescue efforts continue.
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China
Min River
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