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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
13
The report notes hog prices easing with 1000 head less than expected on the week, while buyers held back premium lambs for a new seven year high. Wholesale meat prices show no change but movement in trade improves unexpectedly during Lent. Regional price quotes include several ranges for lambs and cattle across Colorado Sioux City and Austin markets.
Chicago market reports show hog receipts of 19 000 with direct 6 000 and prices to 10 cents below Mondays for most. top hogs 10 25 while 160 180 lb cattle trade near 9 65 to 10 10 with some loads 13 25 14 50. sheep receipts 6 000 with fat lambs from Colorado and best natives around 12 28 to 12 50 and strong fat sheep above 13 25 per hundred.
Hog prices on the local market fell five cents across all grades with top hogs at 9.85 while the hide market edges higher. Wilton’s and Triad Packers posted assorted rosters for truck hogs and cattle, with calves and steers showing varied price points reflecting weight bands and quality.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a mix of agricultural produce items, prices, and exchange terms. It mentions produce like onions and peppers, but the text is incomplete and interspersed with stray numbers and place names, giving a partial snapshot of a once-detailed market or ad page.
Chicago markets show varied receipts for butter eggs poultry and potatoes with prices and grades. Notes include new York and Chicago futures and warehouse storage terms, alongside regional tonnage and pack details.
Wheat prices steadied after an early decline as houses with southwest ties bought to cover shorts. May futures near 1.37, with corn and oats mixed. Liverpool strength supported early gains before weather worries pressured prices. Shippers sold 50,000 bushels, receipts 57 cars, other grains steady.
Chicago cash provisions show no cash wheat sales. No 2 yellow corn priced at $1.1394, No 3 yellow at $1.1246, No 4 yellow at $1.101, sample grades listed. Oats No 5 white at 1.25 cents, rye no sale, soybeans No 3 yellow at $1.5424, barley feeding at 0.73 to 0.81. Timothy and clover seeds priced. lard and pork products listed. Minneapolis cash grain quotes for May 141% and July 134% futures, with various No 1 dark northern and hard Montana wheats, durum and red durum prices noted. Also stock quotations for Chicago and market indices. Mississippi River stages reported for Davenport area with several river station readings.
A crawling rally lifted many leaders from prior lows with gains of 2 points or more in New York trading. Profit taking appeared late, and final hour gains narrowed. Notable risers included U S Steel Bethlehem NY Central Southern Pacific B&O Pullman Goodyear Goodrich U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Consolidated Edison Western Union Schenley Allied Chemical Cerro De Pasco Douglas Aircraft Texas Corp and Standard Oil of New Jersey. Chrysler improved amid a strike deadlock while General Motors edged up slightly.
Market report notes mixed activity in wool and flour markets. Wool prices largely steady to neutral with modest firm demand. Australian suppliers and U.S. buyers cited. Flour and related commodities show varied quotes and milling costs, with some items tagged at firm levels amid supply concerns.
Expo officials on Monday night laid the cornerstone of a wine fountain that will shoot red and white wine 95 feet into the air under colored lights. The project aims to provide a quart of wine for each meal for every New York family, including those in Brooklyn.
Miss Hazel Merrill sister of Reuben Merrill of Marion died at her Chicago home after a two year illness. She was born about 47 years ago in Africa and moved to Chicago with her family. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 pm in the Christian Science church in Chicago, with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery at Marion. Friends may call at Yocom chapel in Marion on Thursday. Advertising notice follows.
New York prices show U S government bonds dipping to new lows for the year despite assurances from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Eccles that rates will stay low. Corporate bonds gained footing with utilities and rails leading the rally while some issues like American Telephone and Rubber posted small losses. Foreign bonds posted modest gains.
A cluttered Gazette page lists florists and services from Bezder Florists to Richards College Pharmacy. Lost items include a lady’s wrist watch and small white dogs named Ginger. Ads promote watches cleaned carpet dyes and sale offers on car seat covers and Nu-Bone corsets.
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