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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
10
Chicago market data show cattle prices drifting lower amid weaker beef demand while hog prices opened steady to higher before turning slow and weak. Lambs edged up early with best wooled lambs around 12.25, yet overall bidding remained cautious as buyers favored pork and cheaper cuts. Receipts and regional quotes from Iowa, Missouri, and Sioux City accompany the report.
Chicago wheat futures surged on Wednesday amid Liverpool strength and rainless conditions in the southwest and Canadian west. May wheat rose about 13 to 14 cents, while May corn and oats also moved, with light selling trimming gains as traders weighed export demand and cash wheat activity.
Hogs mostly steady with a few top hogs at 1095 for select quality. Butterfat weaker. Cattle values show prime steers 1200 lbs up 18 to 5612 7S, choice steers 1100 lbs around 16, yearlings 900 to 1000 1 31, heifers 900 to 1000 around 25, cows up to 750, cutters and canners lower, bulls down to 600.
Minneapolis market reports show wheat futures for May July and Oct with mixed closes and percentages. Cash grain values list Chicago bids for wheat corn oats rye and barley with various grades and prices, plus receipts and comparisons to prior year trading.
A Cedar Rapids market page lists assorted farm goods and prices. Grain prices include corn at 125 to 130 cents per bushel, oats at around 40 percent, rye and barley low, soybeans at 145 dollars per ton, and hay and straw with bale pricing. Poultry, eggs, vegetables, fruits, and hides are shown with various wholesale prices and product notes.
AP reports U S bond activity with quotes on Treasuries across maturities. Notable figures include 4 year and 2 year notes with yields in the mid to high ranges and references to new issue debentures and federal home loan bonds. Foreign participation mentions Brazil Canada Cuba and Japan in market context.
The report details butter eggs and poultry prices with steady to firmer tones. It lists receipts and market activity for butter eggs cheese and poultry across multiple regions and brands with current price levels and demand signals.
NEW YORK AP Traders moved cautiously as the stock market slipped slightly in lethargic dealings. Turnover ran about 850000 shares with steels coppers and motors leading the decline while a few utilities and specialties held up. Bonds and principal commodity futures advanced as London markets stayed calm amid settlement anxieties.
Michigan prices for delivered grease aluminate at 42.43 cents. Springfield Missouri wool on offer at 43 cents delivered. Other Missouri and Iowa wools priced around 40 cents delivered. Foreign exchange in New York shows mixed demands with numerous country rates listed, including Britain 49.32 and France 4.49, various currencies and regions noted.
First Congregational church hosts a Christ Life film depicting Jesus life and crucifixion with orchestral and choral music. Trinity Methodist screens the same film the next night. Admission is free with a silver offering. audience must be seated early with children accompanied by parents.
Last minute civil case filings begin as Clerk E W Lundquist reports a May term rush with deadlines Friday 5 p m and Thursday last service day. Myrtle Shepardson and others file divorces for cruel treatment while McMullen sues for 5500 against M and MM Hotel and Eppley Hotels. Additional suits include account actions against Clara Brusha and Harms duo.
Wall Street stocks show mixed action with many major names listed across the day. Large tiles include Adams Express and various railroads, with notable standings for International Harvester and Republic Steel amid fluctuating earnings cues in a voluminous market snapshot.
Sugar prices held steady with futures largely unchanged though some spreads moved. July No 7 and Sept contracts showed small gains on trade covering while refined sugar stayed flat at 480 dollars per ton amid a quiet market tone. Flour and wool sections follow with mixed bids and sparse interest in domestic wools in Boston.
After twenty eight days before Judge John T Moffit the hearing on the trustees third report on the old State Bank of Central City closed late Tuesday afternoon. Evidence was completed last Thursday and Monday and Tuesday were devoted to oral arguments. Written schedules will be filed by the trustees and objectors. Objectors are E E Henderson and State Treasurer L J Wegman as a holders of trustees certificates. Trustees are L S Hamilton F G O Meara and D F Barrows.
R C Lehmkuhl seeks 483.97 in district court for injuries and damage from a collision at Eighth Avenue and Third Street SW on Feb 22 involving a Lehmkuhl car and a Parizek car driven by Lester Parizek. James W Pirie seeks 25,377 in a car damage suit against Bertha M S Burmeister and C A Burmeister from a crash at Fifth Avenue and Third Street SE on March 9. The will of A S Kaufman of Cedar Rapids, who died April 26, was probated with Emma J Allen named as life trust income beneficiary and William M Kaufman, Bruce F Thompson, and Mary E Simpson as residuary legatees. Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as executor. W T Shipe seeks 15,186 in a district court account action. George William Gordon and Marie E Gordon are the defendants. If suburban towns are included, Washington DC population exceeds 1,000,000.
In California's TenthDistrict race to succeed the late Rep. Henry Stubbs Democrat Alfred J. Elliott led with 63 percent of votes counted equal to about 116,164. Republican Harry Hopkins trailed with 12,678 and write-in Sessions polled 4,472.
O. A. Ambroz the secretary of the playground commission for the last year was elevated to the chairmanship at a regular Tuesday meeting at the Y M C A. Joe Carberry resigned and A. L. McKinstry was named secretary. Jess Kitterman attended as a new member. Thomas Crabbe was absent.
Size of ad two limes. Seven Days price one sixty eight. Out of town want ads payable in advance. Special low rates for work wanted. Ads may be telephoned or mailed to The Gazette. Bezdek flowers ad with phone number 2-3978.
A jumble of ads and notices includes tonics and goods for sale plus a Gazette reward offer for exposing misuse of want ads. Names such as May's Cut Rate Drug Store, Katz Loan Company, and Vincent's Jewelry appear with various items and prices. A public notice warns against false pretenses and moral misuse of newspaper ads.
A page of beauty shop ads promotes Mother s Day specials on permanents and related services. Listings include Sara Park Salon Madison Mall specifics, Madame Mae s Beauty Shops Roosevelt Hotel Higley Building and many others with price cuts and contact numbers.
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