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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1938
Page
8
A collage of notices and ads inclines readers to submit references for automobile transport adverts, watches and jewelry repairs, storage services, and various personal services. Many listings include addresses and phone numbers, with promotions for fur shows, upholstery, cleaning, beauty shops, and travel clubs.
Chicago hog prices eased after a heavy run with 14 000 hogs in the yard and a top of 9 0 cents. Other markets showed weakness while Cleveland and East St Louis posted mixed results and Pittsburgh held steady.
SIOUX CITY AP US Dept Agriculture cattle receipts 2200 with killing classes seen. feeder lots 750-775 lb price around 7.50 to 7.75. hogs receipts 2000 with heavy butchers down about 10 cents. hog prices 8.00 to 8.25 per cwt for 300-385 lb. sheep receipts 2000 with fat lambs 8.35 to 8.50 top, some lambs 8.85.
Chicago Hogs receipts 14 000 with uneven market down 4 to 6 cents. top 90 dollars for 180 210 lbs. Cattle receipts 7 000 calves 2 500 steady to higher in dressed beef. Sheep receipts 12 000 with slow Tuesday trading and lower bids. Minnesota and Iowa spots report mixed hogs and cattle values with several markets showing slight declines and steady demand.
Hog prices dropped to lower levels after a 15 cent drop across grades with top at 855. The cattle market fell 25 cents while other local markets held steady. Wilson & Wee Bos Market lists hogs by weight with varied prices and indicates overall weaker demand.
Local Cedar Rapids listings show grain prices for wheat and oats, burley and corn, along with hay and straw values. Butterfat quotes, poultry rates, and wholesale fruits and vegetables list dozens of items with unit pricing, including lemons, oranges, apples, celery, sweet potatoes, bananas, onions, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and hides with varied grades.
A sharp rise in Winnipeg wheat prices by five cents a bushel dominated the day, lifting Chicago wheat and futures as export demand grew. May wheat closed higher while corn fell slightly and oats held steady. gains were buoyed by British market strength and reports of heavy rains in Argentina threatening corn futures.
In New York the bond market showed general weakness with rail issues slipping. Treasuries edged lower on light volume while domestic industrials and utilities posted mixed results. Notable fares included Penn General 46 of '65 and Southern Railway 4s downtrodden, with a few carrier liens and some higher issues like Bethlehem and International Telephone Ss edging up.
The market shows raw sugar steady with minor price shifts while refined sugar remains at 4354.65. Wool inquiries rise in Boston with limited daily movement, prices near 64 to 67 cents for staple combing length. Exchange rates climb for most European currencies against the dollar, with varied quoted figures for Great Britain France Italy and others.
CHICAGO PRODUCE market news shows live poultry for Chicago Jap Poultry with 21 trucks and hens over five pounds. butter receipts 858,765 with unsettled extras and firsts at 19 0 . eggs receipts 25,111 steady with firsts at 18 34c, storage prices unchanged. potatoes receipts 72 on track with US No 1 prices for Idaho Russet and Wisconsin whites. New York and Chicago futures noted with butter and eggs prices, overall market tone steady to unsettled.
Ankara reports Turkey has agreed to appoint Franz von Papen as German ambassador to Turkey. Von Papen previously served as ambassador to Austria before its absorption into Germany.
New York traders watched many stocks fall to three year or longer lows as losses mounted toward the close. The market moved steadily downward with transfers near 1,400,000 shares as leaders traded at weak levels and a slow recovery attempt faded.
Wall Street quotations list numerous equities led by Adams Express and Allied Stores with many industrials and utilities. The sheet shows prices for Amn Can, Amn Tel Tel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Ford, Union Carbide, United States Steel, General Motors, and other major firms. Trading activity appears across multiple sectors with varied percentages and numeric prices indicated.
About fifty members attended a Gedney hotel meeting in Independence to finalize plans for the upcoming season. Forty five Iowa owned horses are signed with entry fees paid, with notable horsemen Bob Bell Maurice Farney Dan Woolwidge Ray Metz Frank Crippen Wilbur Long Homer Norbert and Arthur Hartman among attendees. The June 5 gathering is sponsored by Independence Chamber of Commerce Lions Club and Buchanan County Fair board which provides the county fairground. Ashland ed has traveled through Green Calhoun and Saunders counties in its history.
A smiling witness Ralph F Smith president of the Corporation Service Bureau of Cleveland testified before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that he defied the subpoena by burning all documents related to industrial cases from 1935 through 1937. He said the destroyed records extended to the time the subpoena was served and his act did not unsettle the committee.
New York Herald Tribune reports President Roosevelt favors U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner for governor as Herbert Lehman may be offered Wagner's Senate seat. If Lehman seeks reelection the party could split with New Dealers holding sway and the American Labor party a strong factor.
A tornado near Ferriday Louisiana killed Hanson Ourso aged 38 Johnnie Ourso 12 and Clifford Ourso 15 and injured about a dozen others. Tornadic winds harmed Gordon Arkansas minutely while a lightning strike killed 9 year old David Eoff at Van Buren Arkansas.
A tornado destroyed five farm homes four miles northeast of Texarkana Arkansas killing two children and injuring eleven. Charles Barnett aged 4 and Billy Ray Davis aged 2 died in the wreckage while rushing to a storm cellar. A downpour accompanied the storm over a half mile by 200 feet area.
The agriculture department will launch a campaign to promote its wheat crop insurance at a national farm meeting in Omaha Nebraska on April 19 and 20 Secretary Wallace will speak on the first day Roy M Green manager of the corporation said western state AAA committees extension officials and farm leaders are invited plans will include a series of meetings in wheat states to explain the program to farmers.
Two hundred thirty five 4 H club girls from 16 eastern Iowa counties gathered in Cedar Rapids for a posture training session at the YWCA led by Ella Gardner of the U S Department of Agriculture and Edith Barker Ames Iowa 4 H leader The event will spread the training to local communities later nominations of Minnie the Mani kin provided comic relief during the session
Lost gold wrist watch between Liggett's and Paramount or at the theater with a reward. Dial 2-6353. A male toy fox terrier, white with black ears, needs a good home. Phone 2-4844. Six rooms bath house on large wooded lot, immediate possession possible, asking $35, phone 2-7620. Lost Scotch terrier puppy contact 2-8359.
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