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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1938

Page

4

Market News Cash Cattle and Sheep Prices Steady to Weak

Financial notes show cattle receipts at 16 000 with calves and yearlings uneven, fed steers slight decline, heifers weaker by 25 cents, beef cows down 10 to 15 cents, stockers scarce. Sheep receipts 11 000 with lambs opening slow and prices around 8.50 to 8.75, clip lambs awaiting action. general tone: dull market with limited demand.

Nberal ST Paul Livestock ST Paul Asociated Press Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Omaha Livestock Omaha AP US Sioux City API U &. Dept. Agriculture WILSON @ CO Wilson's Duik Horseand

Hog Prices Fall in Chicago Stockyards Heavy Run Slows Trade

Chicago AP reports hog prices slipped ten cents as hogs flooded the stockyards. Sheep receipts reached about 16,000 with a top of 9.50, while cattle numbers and market tone varied across cities including Cleveland Pittsburgh and East St Louis. Des Moines and Minneapolis areas showed uneven demand with lower hogs and mixed cattle results.

Chicago Cleveland Pittburgh East St. Louis TNS ALR Lalty Ain Gront East St. Louus Pittsburgh Mast St Louis Chicago Livestock Chicago

Hogs Weaker On Local Market With Price Drops

Local hog prices continue weaker with all grades down ten cents. Top hog price listed at 895 dollars while cattle is 25 cents lower. Wilson Co 110G Market D lists varied hog and cattle prices by weight, with packers and slaughter weights shown, reflecting softer demand across the market.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Agricultural Prices

Price list covers grain futures and farm products in Cedar Rapids. Includes wheat, corn, soybeans, hay, butterfat, eggs, hens, colored stars, wholesale fruits and vegetables, citrus, lettuce, onions, carrots, potatoes, and hides. Lists specific grades, weights, and prices such as lemons 5.50, grapefruit 2.50 to 2.75, Jonathan apples 1.10, Idaho No. 1 potatoes, and various beef and horse hides with per unit prices.

Texas Idaho

Wheat Weakens as European Tension Ebbs on Chicago Board

Chicago trading eased Monday as European tensions retreated, with wheat down 1 to 1 1/4 cents to 85 1/2 cents for May. Corn rose modestly to about 59 3/4 cents, oats fell 4 cents, and Winnipeg and Kansas reports influenced activity. Export demand was light, road conditions slowed movement from downstate Illinois, and farmers not covered by loans held surplus corn awaiting better prices.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Europe Winnipeg Kansas Liverpool Illinois

Sugar and wool markets ease in quiet trading

New York sugar quotes steady at 3.05 with no sales reported as futures show slight erosion in No 4 while No 3 holds. Boston wool trade slow but prices steady to firm within last week’s ranges for French combing wools, with quoted scoured values mainly 62 to 66 cents. European currencies slip modestly versus the dollar in morning quotes with varied noon rates across major currencies and regions.

New York Boston API U. S

Bond Markets New York Bond Review and Quiet Monday

New York bond market stayed mostly quiet with fractions in railroads and carriers. Strong gains in government securities contrast with mixed moves in industrials and utilities, while several issues show modest declines and key Treasuries hold near steady levels.

New York Santa Fe Great Northern New York Central Southern Railway Pennsylvania Erie Czechoslovakia Bethlehem Steel U. S. Rubber Youngstown Sheet and Tube Western Union Goodyear Rubber

Group Will Study Mobilization Plan

Washington Army officers will study a mobilization plan to bring more than 2,000,000 men under arms within four months if the nation enters a war, the War Department announced on Monday.

Washington INS War Department

Markets News From New York and Chicago Produce

New York reports mixed egg receipts and butter markets with steady prices and varied scores. Chicago futures show dairy and poultry quotes, including creamery butter, eggs, and poultry prices, with specific grades and pack sizes noted.

New York Prgnucke Chicago Peter Fox Sons Co Merchants National Bank telePhone Cedar Rapids

Aptly Named Prisoner Charged With Pocket Picking

New York report shows Otis Cheatum facing charges after a prison bar confrontation. When asked his name he replied Cheatum.

New York Cheatum Otis Cheatum

Fraulein Rose Walter Arrested in Amsterdam

NAB Walter's daughter Rose Walter, daughter of Bruno Walter former Vienna state opera director, has been arrested in Amsterdam. Walter was informed Monday. No reason was given.

Amsterdam INS Fraulein Rose Walter Bruno Walter State Opera Vienna Walter

Stocks’ Early Advances Cut Or Eliminated

New York stocks opened with modest gains but failed to sustain momentum as prices slipped late in the session. Major leaders such as U S Steel and General Motors showed strength briefly before retreating, while American Telephone and Westinghouse lagged. Wheat futures fronted a smoother market with broader commodities mixed amid renewed peace hopes.

New York U S. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Western Union du Pont Standard Oil of N. J U. S. Rubber International Harvester Union Carbide Allis- Chalmers Loews Owens-Hlllnois American Telephone Westinghouse Howe Sound

Wall Street Quotation Ledger Highlights Broad Market Trading

Wall Street stocks and quotations published by J E Bennett & Co with W H Jump as manager show a wide listing of securities across banks, oils, utilities, and industrials. Notable entries include Alaska Juneau Alaska Juneau, Johns Manville, Allied Chem, Kennecott, Anaconda, American Can, Armour, United and General Electric among others. The page reflects daily totals, bid and asked levels, and market breadth across multiple exchanges.

J E. Bennett & Go W. H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Alaska Juneau Tel & Tel Allegheny Corp Johns Manville Allied Chem Kans City Allied Stores Kennecott Abs. Chalmers Kreske Amat Krowr G& Bo Tata Amn Canahi Janvbert Denigh Valley Br Amn Ini Corp Fia Carpone Bora Bornard Ufa Melisia Marshall Ami Smelting Mathlevon Amn Steel Mont Ward Ark Mother Lode Xu Armour É& Co Motor Whieet Um Assd Dry Goods Murray Corp Shy Atch T&s F Nash Ket Atlantic Rig Natl Bellas Aviation Corp Biieast Natl Dairy Pro Otis Steel Buestus Erie Packard Mtrs Ake Budd Mfe Paramount Bi Park Utah Burroughe Cal & Heelu Penick Ford Calumet Lia Peuia Roe Peoples ‘Gas Wales Plymouth Gerro de Pasco Putin Eats Corp On Radio Corp St. Chessler Mirror Rem Rand So Pac Conti Motors Conti Sou Rusiway Sperry Corn Coty Ine Crucible Steel Curtiss Wright Stand Califoit Gen Foods Gillette S Guidden Brewgate& Pine Goodrich Goodyear Tire U S Willys Ovid Linro Wantworth Intl Hydro Zenith Radio Chicago Am Pub Dexter Co Automat Hshold Thy East Blessing Helleman Gls Butler Bros Mid-West Corp Quaker Com Chicago Corp Quaker Swift & Co JAX Edison Swift Cord Corp - I

Order New Trial of Col. McMullen

The United States court of appeals ordered a new trial Monday for Col. Joseph I. McMullen, once with the judge advocate general, who was convicted in 1936 of accepting lobbying fees.

Washington United States Court of Appeals Col Joseph I. McMullen Judge Advocate General’s Office

Bishop declares Europe savage. civilization not worth saving

London report cites Bishop Henry Wilson of Chelmsford proclaiming in the Diocesan Chronicle that Europe is more savage today than a thousand years. The piece notes a 59 percent drop in farm income from meat animals between 1929 and 1932 to 968 million dollars.

London INS Chelmsford Henry Wilson Europe

Marion Honored Couples Share Anniversaries and News

A Marion weekly page records Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Howell’s thirtieth wedding anniversary with relatives at 260 Eleventh Street and a long list of guests from Edgewood Elkader Fayette Oelwein and Kansas City plus gifts of breakfast china. Other items note the twenty-fifth anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Knudsen, multiple social visits, hospitalizations, and upcoming club meetings.

L. E. Howell Eleventh Street Henry Hilsenbeck Greeley Guy Phelps Lea von Donald Phelps Manchester Ed Combs Evan Ila Lloyd Gates Calvin Constance Leon A. Jones Robert George Emma Jean George Jones Edgewood Charles Winkler Jack Elkader Cora Hartman Fayette Pearl King Cyril King Betty John Oelwein Clyde Cooper Kansas City Howell K. C. Knudsen Knudsen Marion Ray A. Travis Laverna Mount Vernon Margaret Maloney Cedar Rapids Herman, Chudzinski Arthur Victor Lillian Springville Low Weis Wilma Art Weisley H. Wiggins Josephine Max Knudsen Ruby Layton Donald Torrence Paul Wenger Marie Forrest

Lithuanian Krupnik Returns to Warsaw After Poland Ultimatum

Lithuania’s national drink krupnik appeared in Warsaw for the first time in twenty years after Lithuania accepted Poland’s ultimatum. The beverage blends five parts vodka with one part red wine and honey, heated. Restaurants showcased Lithuanian dishes, including kolduny, hashed beef in pancake, served in hot broth.

Warsaw Lithuania Poland

Thomas Fears U. S. Drifting Into War

Washington dispatch reports Norman Thomas, Socialist Party national chairman, warning that Secretary Hulls foreign policy statement signals drift toward war. He questions neutrality enforcement, U S gunboats on the Yangtze, and Clintonian actions amid Spanish loy ally support, urging protection of American citizens.

Washington INS Norman Thomas Socialist Party Hull Thomas Spain U. S Yangtze Hague Jersey City Ludlow

Little Fellows Organize Nation's Smaller Business Council

Spokesmen for small business who took part in a turbulent February conference in Washington announced a permanent organization named the Nation's Smaller Business council. The group aims to articulate problems and needs of thousands of small operators.

Washington (Lp Smaller Business Council

Free U S Dancers On Bond In Poland

WARSAW United States dancers Ruth and Zyna Dickstein were released on a 1000 zloty bond to await trial on charges of insulting a passport official. They are an American dance team awaiting proceeding in Poland. The bond amount is about 190 dollars.

U. S Poland Warsaw Ruth Zyna Dickstein

Ruth E. Irish 88 Pioneer Iowa City Resident Dies

Ruth E. Irish, 88, lifelong Iowa City resident, died Sunday night at her home built on the site of the log cabin where she was born in 1849. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Beckman’s chapel with burial in Oakland cemetery. She was daughter of F. M. Trish and sister of former State Senator John P. Irish, survived by nieces Elizabeth and Jane Irish.

Margaret Norris Jack Norris Marion R. F. Dowdle Chicago Norris St. Joseph's Catholic Church Lloyd Etzel Carrington Wye Tom Cruise Stephen James John Boyle Belleville Ont St. Joseph's Church the Gazette Iowa City Ruth E. Irish Beckman’s Chapel Oakland Cemetery Miss Irish F. M. Trish Burlington John P. Irish Elizabeth Jane Irish

Scientist Howell Stroud England Dies at 73 in Detroit

Detroit obituary notes attorney, scientist and poet Howell Stroud England died Monday at age 73. The 1933 figure drew furor in scientific and religious circles for his origin of man investigations and writings.

Detroit Howell Stroud England

Baptist Church Pastor Appointed for Marion Family

Mr and Mrs Thomas have lived in Marion for a year and a half as Vivian Smith visits from the University of Minnesota for spring vacation. Town State college concert band performs at the high school gym tonight at 8 o clock with bleacher seats ten cents and chairs twenty five cents, no reserved seating.

The Baptist Church Thomas Marion Vivian Smith University of Minnesota Mrs. W. E. Smith Town State College

Beauty shops advertise permanent waves and specials

In Marion and area, multiple beauty shops advertise permanent waves priced as low as 1.50 to 3.50 with discounts on Tuesdays and with ads for various salons at addresses on 3rd Street and nearby avenues. Local eateries at the Scoreboard Annex offer steak dinners and nightly dancing, promising ample seating and a 24 hour service.

Towa Theater Dial Dorothea Krebs Mer Mary Nell Paramount Lillian Suchy Sapnaenties Stella’s 3Rd St. SE LaVogue Bty 3Rd Ave. E Peacock Mar Spec Ee Tne Marion Hallwood

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