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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1939

Page

7

Chicago hog market steadies amid uneven cattle tone

Chicago livestock prices show uneven steady to 10 cent declines with cattle mostly steady, hogs and lambs mixed. AP reported receipts around 7,000 cattle, 12,000 hogs, and 9,000 sheep, with hogs in the 180-340 lb range trading near 6.80 to 7.25 per cwt and cattle at various grades around 9.00 to 10.00 for good steers.

Ilcsday Chicago Dent Agricultie Sabu Hock Sun Doan Sioux City US Dept. Agriculture Atrong

Livestock prices steady at St Paul market report

AP wire summary from St Paul market shows cattle receipts around 2500 with mixed trades. Hogs bring top bids near 715 while sows and heavies show around 619 to 615, sheep receipts about 3000 with steady feeder demand and slaughter lambs near 9.25 per hundred weight on last week’s close.

ST Paul South ST Paul 'Ap Lambs

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

A Cedar Rapids price list covers grains, beans, hay bales, dairy fats, poultry costs, wholesale fruits and vegetables, and hides. It lists wheat, corn, rye, barley, soybeans, hay, straw, butterfat, cream grades, poultry by breed and hen houses, lemons to tomatoes, onions to cabbage, potatoes and sweet potatoes, live stock and hides with unit prices and bulk terms. The entry reflects a broad market snapshot from the Cedar Rapids area.

Local Hog Market Yet Weaker On Monday Trade

Hogs show a weaker tone with all grades down five cents. top price slips to 7.20 per hundredweight. Cattle trend steady. Readable quotes include hogs 149-150 lbs at 6.55, 150-160 lbs at 6.75, 160-170 lbs at 5.85 to 7.00, and packers around 6.00 to 7.10.

Mason City Assuis Austin Main Agerea Pycep

Wall Street Roundup of World Stocks and Quotation Figures

The Monday quotations show Adams Express, Allied Stores, Amn Steel, Anaconda Copper, Boeing and many others moving across exchanges. Major players include Nelsons like General Motors, DuPont, and Union Carbide with varied gains and losses, painting a broad market snapshot from Adams to Walgreens with city, national, and international listings.

J. E. Bennett & Co W. HH Merchants National Bank Adams Express Hydro Alaska Juneau Allegheny Corp T Nickel Allied Stores Tel & Tel Allis Chalmers Ash ‘ Age Kayser Julius Kennecott Amit Hidertee Ain Lote Lambert Ann M Péy Chane Owens Ann Mareathle Ding Meyers Amn Rat Mills Tert Amt Smeltine al Ville G&e Amn Steel McLellan Mont Ward Atchison T.sf Murray Corps Aviation Corp Nash Welay Balto Ohio Natl Cash Barber Co Warner Qiao Bleriggs Otis Steel Bucyius Erie Packard Mtrs Paramount Park Utah Patino Mines Cal & Heelan Pen & Ford Callahan Lin Penna RR Camp Wrent Penney JC Rom Canada Dry Peoples Gas Phillips Pet Pilsbury Pittsb Plymouth Oil Cerro de Pasco Procter Gamble Ches & Ohio Pullman Co Radio Corpn Keith Chrysler Jem Rand Wits Taco Rep Steel i Gol Palmolive Reyn Tob Cole Fuck Safeway Gol Gas & Elec Scheney Seaboard Sears, Roebuck Southern Servel Inc Sharon Steel Consol Edison Shell Union Simmons Co Contl Skelly Oil Gantl Motors A Socony Vic Tne Crown Driesel Sperry Corp Cudahy Thopson St Tidewater Elec Autalite Timken Detitt Elec Pow & L Trans-America Elec Road & S Fox Film Erie Union Carbide Union Pace Y Freeport Tex Unt Air Lines Unt Corpn Gen Foods Uni EJ Coal United Frute Gen Motors Uni Gas Uni Gen Realty Iin U. S. Gypsum Gnette SR Ind al Gimbel U. S Werner Bros GOW Sus Wesn Maryld Greyhound Wesn Union Hint Corp S Westwise AB Hayes Body Westghouse White Motors Ilram Walker White Sow'g Varlix Houston Oll Wilcox Hove Willis Ovid Hudson Motors Wilson & Co Hupp Motors Woolworth Ws Central Indus Rayon Wyllegston Inspiration Lia Zenith Radio Jta Close CHI Close Chicago Holloman Midwest Corp Ty Butler Bros Quaker O

Wheat and corn futures mixed as prices slip and hold

Wheat futures eased on weak outside markets and good winter wheat belt conditions while corn held steady. May wheat down about 0.14, May corn up around 0.5 or 0.6 cents, oats lower. Cash bids showed scattered sales and implied export demand with lard futures retreating on oil and hog price softness.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool Winnipeg North America North American United Kingdom

Chicago Markets Report Poorly Structured Poultry and Produce Prices

Markets in Chicago show mixed poultry figures with hens over 5 pounds at 18 cents, and colored varieties around 18-23 cents. Fresh ducks, turkeys, and roosters noted, with potatoes and onions listed by grade and region, along with butter, cheese, and egg receipts. overall demand steady to firm, with some stocks and regional prices highlighted.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Ie White Rock Plymouth Rock Lenhors Roosters Fc Ibernl Aoad Bliss Idaho North Dakota Ohio Minnesota Red River Valley Cobblers Biss Triumphs Florida Biss

Bond Market Gains Hit U S Treasuries Broadly

New York bond market shows gains across U S Treasury issues with heavy buying by API heavy purchasers and utility and industrials advancing. Notable moves include 344 of 1960 6s and various 4s from rails and utilities rising, while Italian issues also rose on light demand.

New York Bond Review U. S. Treasury U.S Treasury Iscar Milnais Central Baltamore Ohio New York Cenereal Ss Southern Railway Porthind General Electric

Wisconsin cheese quota and sugar market report

Wisconsin cheese exchange see March 2 to April 1 quotas with daisies horns cheddars and Farmers' call board notes. New York sugar trading steady to higher with May at 1.93 in morning session and world futures up to 12 points. Cuban interests active and raw sugar quiet around 2.00 cents. refined steady near 4.39 to 4.50.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board New York Ila Cubas

Record Investment in Iowa Savings Reaches 8.956 Million

RECORD INVESTMENT, WASHINGTON AP Savings in federally insured savings and loan associations in Iowa hit a record 8,956,000 dollars as of March 1. General Manager Nugent Fallon of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation announced Monday.

Washington Iowa Nugent Fallon Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation

Stocks Start Upward Then Power Wanes

New York traders saw an early rally fade as the Dow edged around two points after a brisk-forenoon rise. Transfers neared 600000 shares with gains and losses balanced. Government and corporate loans showed strength while commodities were mixed. Key names cited include U S Steel General Motors Goodyear Sears Douglas Aircraft American Telephone Kennecott American Can U S Gypsum Southern Pacific and Grumman Aircraft.

New York U S U. S. Steel General Motors Goodyear Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft American Telephone Kennecott American Can U. S. Gypsum Southern Pacific American Gas Electric Bond Share Grumman Aircraft

Siebke Taylor Co To Remodel Interior

Siebke and Taylor Co plan interior remodeling of their 219 Second Avenue SE jewelry store. Work by Modern Interior and Display Co includes lowering the ceiling, recessed wall cases, and enclosing the balcony. Fluorescent lighting will brighten the shop, with blond birch and mahogany displays and ivory ceiling.

Siebke and Taylor Company Second Avenue SE Iowa

Texas Solons Back Garner Candidacy

The Texas legislature unanimously adopted a resolution in Austin urging Democrats nationwide to back John N. Garner for president, as lawmakers rally behind his candidacy.

Texas Solons Garner Austin John N. Garner

Court House News Elzo Bowers Gets Indeterminate Sentence

Elzo Bowers aged 23 of Todddville pled guilty to forgery and received an indeterminate 10 year term at Fort Madison penitentiary. He previously faced a robbery sentence from 1933 and parole history, with the new forgery count to run after that term.

Elzo Bowers Todddville Fort Madison Penitentiary J. E. Heiserman First Avenue Fifth Street E Bowers G. K. Thompson Jim Smith Anamosa Reformatory

Wencil Prochaska Fined For Liquor Charges In Cedar Rapids

Wencil Prochaska, 32, of Cedar Rapids, pled guilty before Judge Heiserman in district court and was fined 300 dollars plus costs with 30 days to pay the remaining 200. The indictment also involved Arch Pirie, 55, with the case dismissed for lack of evidence. Police reported a raid at 110 Eighth Avenue SW where a pint of state store liquor was seized along with 20 more pints seized. seized liquor ordered destroyed.

March Grand Jury Wencil Prochaska Cedar Rapids Heiserman Arch Pirie Prochaska Eighth Avenue SW Howard Cook Ana

Youth paroled to attorney in reformatory case

Judge Heiser ordered the youth released to his attorney Fred C. Fisher Jr after Mesa Reformatory proceedings. Cook was arrested by police over theft of tools from Otto Manufacturing on First Avenue West. Frank Clayter a Cedar Rapids resident, 40, was sentenced to Fort Madison for five years on an assault with intent to maim charge, replacing an earlier murder intent count, after pleading guilty Feb 17. He allegedly threatened his estranged wife Lucille Clayter with a knife Feb 16. The sentence was suspended on good behavior but Clayter must permanently leave Iowa per state conditions.

Clayter Lucille Clayter Iowa

Motorist Nabbed For Driving While Drunk

Mount Vernon avenue SE near Nineteenth Street saw Pete Ludwick 54 of 620 Eighteenth Avenue SW arrested around 1 15 am on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He waived preliminary hearing and was released on his own bond.

Mount Vernon Avenue SE Nineteenth Street Jim

Sheep replevin case heard by Judge Moffit in Carboncliff

A jury was impaneled before Judge John T Moffit to hear the Mead Bayes and Mead co‑partnership v Glen Palmer case from Carboncliff NL seeking possession of more than 100 sheep and $950 in damages for alleged wrongful replevin. Palmer denies breach of contract claims. Paralta resident Charles Saxton, 33, of Wisconsin, was jailed for vagrancy after being picked up by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon and Jailer P J Whitten at about 1:50 a.m. Sunday.

John T Moffit Mead, Bayes and Mead Carboncliff Glen Palmer Central City Palmer Paralta Charles Saxton Wisconsin Larry Condon P J. Whittenmore

City Briefs and Personal Items Highlight Local Events

Thomas Wildey lodge No 2 I O O F meets tonight at 7 30 with drill practice. Sokolice Renata Tyrsova sewing circle meets at Sokol hall Tuesday 1 p m. Kenwood Presbyterian hosts a chicken noodle lunch Wednesday noon. Homer R Dill University of Iowa museum director speaks on hunting with Quillayute Indians at Canopus club luncheon Tuesday noon. Miss Roberta Schmale of Garden City Kan speaks at Coe college chapel tonight 7 30 on solutions to modern class problems. Cedar Rapids Bird club meets tonight 7 30 in Coe college room 110 with Malcolm MacDonald describing bird banding experiences. Sunday issue omitted Mary Martin from T Z Cook No 11 WRC hostess list. Letter Carriers auxiliary benefit card party praised.

Homer R. Dill Museum of Natural History University of Iowa Canopus Club Roosevelt Roberta Schmale Garden City Kan Townsend Clubs Coe College Chapel Cedar Rapids Bird Club Coe College Science Building Malcolm MacDonald Fairfield

University of Iowa judges grant win to Bethel A.M.E. choir

Four judges from the University of Iowa School of Music awarded a unanimous verdict to the Bethel A.M.E. church choir in a Sunday battle of music at St. Patrick’s High School in Iowa City. The program featured Negro spirituals and proceeds funded the church mortgage reduction.

University of Iowa School of Music Bethel A.M.E St. Patrick’s High School Iowa City

Real Estate Valuation Methods Discussed at Cedar Rapids Session

The Cedar Rapids Real Estate board appraisal school will meet Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss valuation theory and the seven recognized methods. John J. Wagner will conduct the class.

Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board Chamber of Commerce John J. Wagner

Oil Break Repairs After Large Fuel Spill

More than 2000 gallons of fuel oil boiled into the street and ran to the creek. The break was repaired shortly after it was discovered.

Four Alarms In 40 Minutes Take Out All Fire Apparatus

Regular apparatus were in service as four alarms rang in forty minutes. A 20 year old pumper from Company 6 broke down on return from a fourth alarm, repaired by mechanics and back in service within an hour. First alarm at E J Arnold residence was a roof fire, followed by a dump fire on B avenue, then a third alarm at Nora Miller residence. A fourth alarm for a roof fire brought Company 4 and the N T Canary home unit to Twelfth avenue.

Seventeenth Street Twelfth Street E. J Arnold Eighteenth Street B Avenue Eighth and Tenth Street West Side Sixth Street Nora Miller Twelfth Avenue N. T. Canary

TV Is Handicapped By Distance Says WSUI Director

WSUI Director Carl Menzer told the Rotary club that television will launch widely by April 1 but reach is limited to 50 miles from the transmitter. He noted cables or boosters as potential solutions and explained NBC affiliations, including 200 hours to NBC every 28 days and 16 hours for NBC client use.

Carl Menzer WSU Town City The Rotary Club New York Middlewest Menzer National Broadcasting Company NBC

Monuments and Lost Item Alerts Advertising Notices

A collage of classified style notices from The Gazette includes lost items such as a bracelet with black onyx stones and marensites, a silver necklace, and a blue silk scarf with a tan border with rewards offered. Watch cleaning services and moving services are advertised by Probasco Jewelers Cedar Rapids Transfer & Storage Allied Van Lines agencies. various addresses and phone numbers are listed for services and contact. A $25 reward is offered for arrest and conviction of anyone obtaining money under false pretenses through Want Ads.

F. Engle Commonwealth Keensake Probasco Jewelers Ind Ave Cedar Rapids the Gazette The Gazette Ee Spot Eaton Kenwood Transfer Allied van Lines, Inc Lynch Transfer & Storage Co Reno Calder's van & Storage Co., Inc Asillon Wenell Vopolka LA Street Snare H. K. Schaefer Kresee’s. Aeet Eees Ovef Mtcsec Mysrcf Elzo Harrison 2Nd Ave P.O Griffith Feather Mattress Co Sovereign’s Yellow Cab CO

Frost boil breaks fuel pipe at Law Plant Choate yard

Health officials traced Sunday pollution in Indian creek to a frost boil near Second Avenue and Thirtieth Street SE. The incident broke a fueled pipe owned by Law Plant Choate, prompting a response from city health authorities.

Indian Creek Second Avenue Thirtieth Street Law Plant-Choate Company

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