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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1939
Page
7
Chicago and several midwestern yards report larger than expected hog receipts with prices easing. Cattle and sheep listings show mixed activity as producers adjust to higher supply, with steady to lower tones overall and top hogs around market highs.
Prices for grains hay produce dairy and livestock products in Cedar Rapids include wheat at 10c for No. 1 and 10c for No. 3, oats 25c and 32c, rye 33c, barley 41c, corn yellow No. 2 39c No. 3 37c, soybeans 72c, baled hay 6.50 and straw 5.00, butterfat 27c and cream at 26c, poultry prices for hens 14c leghorn 11c colored states 9c, eggs 16c, wholesale fruits vegetables lemons 5.50 to 6.00, oranges 2.35 to 3.50, grapefruit 7.5 to 2.50, celery 2.75 to 3.00, lettuce 3.94, onions 1.00 to 1.90, cabbage 2.25, tomatoes 2.75, new potatoes 2.25, potatoes 1.35 to 1.90, sweet potatoes 1.25 to 1.90, hides and skins market with various prices for beef hides calf skin horse and pony hides.
Hog prices declined six cents on Tuesday with all grades dropping 15 cents bringing the top to 7.65 dollars. The cattle market showed no change and the report lists varying weights and prices for steers cows bulls and calves along with sheep and lamb bids.
The New York bond market faltered Tuesday near noon with small enins and Jossers balanced and prices showing limited movement beyond fractions. Warner Bros convertible issues drew brisk investor interest amid plans for bank credits totaling 6 million dollars to retire debentures, while several corporate issues posted modest gains and government bonds closed with mixed results.
Wisconsin cheese quotation week March 6 to 11 lists daisles horns and cheddars at 12 to 12.5 cents. Sugar futures in New York show mixed moves with July at 1.90 and 1940 March at 1.94. Boston wool market notes steady to slightly lower prices with spot original bags around 70 cents and graded wools around 63 cents on a scoured basis.
Chicago market notes show live poultry quotes with Leghorn hens and White Rock broilers at 19 to 23 cents, ducks 16 cents, butter and eggs demand steady. New York reports firmer egg prices with mixed colors, butter receipts 1,445,000 pounds and steady prices, cheese prices unchanged. overall market activity described as steady to firm with selective sales and abundant or slow supplies in various commodities.
In New York, stocks rose early with gains in steels, motors, rubbers, aircraft, rails and specialties but faded in the last hour. Moderate turnover and a cloud over the White House Congress relationship framed the session as bonds inched higher and commodities varied.
Tuesday stock quotations across many listed firms show broad activity with notable plays in Allied Chem, International Paper, Kennecott, and General Motors among others. Mississippi River stages at Davenport through Memphis indicate modest rises and falls across multiple gauges.
Vallejo California residents erupt in anger after a new California map omits Vallejo though Mare Island naval yard is well known. The city Chamber of Commerce threatens actions against the map maker as protests grow.
Wheat prices moved in a tight band around the previous close on the Chicago Board of Trade. May wheat was little changed as corn dipped and oats rose slightly amid slow trading and reports of possible Argentine delivery suspensions.
Don Hines city attorney spoke at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon about FBI work beyond high profile cases. He described bureau headquarters in Washington and methods such as fingerprint checks, bomb screening with fluoroscopy, and surveillance of criminals using masks and weapon types.
A stray black and white fox terrier trotted into George Needy’s room, yelped into the police radio microphone, and a reporter’s story about the scene led the dog's owner to claim the pup at police headquarters.
Classified ad prices and options are listed along with multiple lost items and notices. The Gazette offers work wanted ads and moving services, with various telephone and mail submission methods and local rewards. Several personal notices report lost watches fur caps and chains, while employment ads seek sales, shipping, and hotel staff in Cedar Rapids. The page reflects a dense, local newspaper marketplace.
Mrs Pearle Decker Clearwater of Chicago sister of Mrs Gil bert Bell dies in Chicago after summer stays in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services set in Chicago. Mrs Myrtle Skinner of 323 Third Avenue SW dies at a local hospital. Her body sent to Ottumwa for services at Johnson funeral home with burial at Paint Isabelle cemetery.
Mrs Jennie Bassett born Jennie J Clark in Canada Sept 23 1859 died at home in Corning Feb 26 after a heart attack. She moved with her family to Linn county as a child and lived in Fayette Adams Lenox Corning and Eureka California during her life. Surviving children include Roy Orville Earl Ray Clarence and Mrs Robert Badgett and Mrs Stella Grecian with twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were March 3 at Federated church Corning and burial followed in Walnut Grove cemetery.
In Lebanon Missouri thieves stole 14 hens from Hike Kelsey and left a note around a red rooster neck reading Thanks for the chickens. Will be back after the rooster tomorrow night. Local police investigate the peculiar theft and vandalism.
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