Commodity prices rise as Easter buying begins in New York
Commodity futures move higher amid Easter buying and Balkan tensions. Dow Jones average ends irregular week with gains as traders react to international events and labor troubles shading stock activity.
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Desea
Steno Ue , Ge Ned Alrest
Psum
Cottey
Ftees
Balkans
Demestre
Asa Resust
Toe
Vpek
Wee Lowe
Dow Jones Ttatis Rial Cveerage
Plastics May Answer Uncle's Prayer For Defense Materials
The government turns to plastics to replace scarce defense metals as the plastics industry grows from 20 firms in 1920 to over 350. New flexible plastics enable 60 percent of washing machine agitators to be made in minutes, with plans for plastic planes and cars, and plastics used in aircraft, weapons, and housing materials. Leading figures foresee a plastics era reshaping defense, industry, and everyday products.
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Ashington
Uncle Sam
America
Inna
Wasmer
Arather
George W Walker
Detroit
Ford Laboratory
Dearborn
Mich
Ernest L. Tittle
National Farm Chemurgic Council
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County March Conveyances
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn County from March 21 to March 27 are reported. The summary shows the number of conveyances and mortgages, with totals for mortgages and aggregate amounts, and a comparison to the same week last year.
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Linn County
Mareh
Linn Conn
Fnilaw
Bank Clearings Record Of Preceding Year
Bank clearings show a total of 1,930,299 dollars cleared through Cedar Rapids banks for the period ending May 3, 1949. The report compares the prior year’s totals and notes the average monthly totals, with emphasis on regional economic activity and the role of local banks.
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Fae Tee
Usdar
Hanks
Serkening Moreh
Chicago Grain Quotations Reported by Lamson Brothers
Grain prices and quotations provided by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey listed as manager for the Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank Building.
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Lamson Brothers and Company
H R Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Invisible ink defense ID system developed for workers
Pittsburgh reports Hall Laboratories has created an invisible ultraviolet light revealing ink used to identify national defense workers. The marks on foreheads or hands are non transferable, sweat resistant, and withstand ordinary wear.
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Pittsburgh
Hall Laboratories
National Defense
Stock Market Pauses After Week of Modest Gains
The market drifted into a range with fractional moves as rails and specialties showed limited strength. The AP 60-stock average held at 41.4 for the day, up 0.2 for the week, while 478 issues traded, 176 up, 164 down, 138 unchanged.
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New York
Balkan
Mediterranean
Associated Press
Chicago
Ilinois
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Telephone
du Pont
Standard Oil
N.J
American Can
Union Carbide
Douglas Aircraft
American
Glen Alden Coal
Pantepec
Buying Orders At Grain Pits Send Prices Up
Grain pits in Chicago saw heavy buying on Saturday lifting prices for wheat corn and soybeans by 2 to 3 cents or more to highs since last May. Purchases from elevators mills flour users and other interests drove a large futures market rally amid farm aid talks and overseas shipments. Larder prices rose to their highest since 1939 with spot corn up sharply as oats and rye followed suit.
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Rome
Chicago
Balkan
Rve
Wheat and grain market notes from Winnipeg and Chicago
Winnipeg market notes show May and July wheat bids with equities at TAS and FT83-76S, while Chicago cash provisions list No 1 hard and No 2 mixed wheat and corn bids. Prices for oats, barley, field seed, and lard are noted with assorted bid ranges and descriptive terms.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Usc
Akstosc
Tae Tae
Joose
Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Mixed Supplies
Chicago AP market notes show butter receipts at 849 852 firm with various grade prices. eggs receipts 21 000 firm with fresh graded and storage items listed. potatoes arrivals 215 can track 535 total shipments 1 806. Idaho russets and Burbanks show steady demand and mixed quality grades. Wisconsin Katahdins and other varieties priced per U S No 1 ranges. Florida new stock noted with crate prices.
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Chicago
Idaho
Burbanks US
Nebraska
Wyoming
Bliss
Minnesota
North Oakots
Ohios
Storage standards and futures mention with dates and figures
Fragmentary data shows futures and storage references linked to Samson Kros and Co. with March and April dates. Odd numbers like 470 eggs and 13.85224 08 appear, suggesting commodity figures and inventory notes in a period-style listing.
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Samson Kros and Co
Efrigerator Mandardy
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Avs
Pat. Friggens
Gazette Special
Washington
Plastics Defense Committee
Plastics Research Bureau
E. R Stettinius, Jr
OPM
Summit Aeronautical Corporation
Bendix
N. J
Timm Aircraft Company
Clark Air Corporation
Timm
Henry Ford
Ford
Dearborn Experimental Laboratory
Iowa
Folovins
Gazette
Ceraar
St Lee
Imat
Interstate Power Co
Tia
Iowa Land & Bue Ag
Path Packing Co
Okans, Rath Packing Co
United le & Res Co
United
Lt & Rys Co
Wilson
Whson
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
oRia
the Associated Press
Meland Fund
New England Fund
Nor Ant. Tr
Nor Am. Tr
Am. Sh Inc
Federal Discount Corp
A. G. Heim Company
Roosevelt Aotes
France
E. Cohn and Sons
3Rd St
W. T. Sandl
ING CO
Second &T
DIAL
Ant Aloell
Warpind
Ford Hopkins
Killian Company
APPA
Buehler Bros
Ist
St. SE
Absalom
David
Neumode Hosiery Shop
Second Street SE
AG Ali
Craemer
J.C. Penney
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