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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1940

Page

6

Swine unloadings drop prices amid mixed cattle and hog markets

Increased swine deliveries pressured hog prices by up to ten cents while cattle and sheep trade showed mixed results. Hog receipts ranged around 35,600 at Chicago with bulls and heifers steady to weak, and feeder activity softer. Iowa and Minnesota yards reported lighter demand for yearlings and steers though some loads held near steady, with mixed cattle prices and lighter sales overall.

Saris Lhight Ain & Oy Mossy Haldine TOWA Des Moines Arie Minnesota Am Mendas Omawa Livestock Omaha Dent Africuituses Cary

Livestock Market Report with Mixed Prices and Slumps

The bulletin shows varied bidding as cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts movement. Prices range with hogs steady to down slightly, cattle and lamb values mixed, and demand softer on certain feeders. Regional buyers report cautious activity and steady to lower quotes across classes.

Hog market dips further with prices sliding nationwide

Local hog market trends downward with prices dropping 10 to 20 cents on Monday. Top prices fall to 560 dollars for choice to prime yearling heifers, while calves vary by weight. Beef and other cattle values largely unchanged as market shows cautious demand.

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Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Local Cedar Rapids market lists grain and produce prices including wheat rye corn oats and barley with various grade numbers and delivery terms. Wholesale fruit vegetables and meats are recorded with item names weights and prices such as onions lettuce celery apples and horse market values.

Wisconsin cheese quotations and market notes

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week and market updates across Boston and the Midwest. It lists prices for brick cheddar and other varieties, notes on market changes, and includes regional references to Davenport La Crosse Dubuque Muscatine and St. Louis with mixed price shifts and delivery details.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wiscons S . Davenport Hastings Ren la Crosse

Stocks Rally Then Falter As Market Moves Close

In New York the market rallied mildly with gains in Bethlehem Steel General Motors Douglas Aircraft Du Pont Phelps Dodge Kennecott Loft Baldwin Locomotive Worthington Pump and General Electric but slipped to small losses by the close. Volume was about 5.3 million shares with inconsequential dealings.

New York Bethlehem Steel General Motors Douglas Aircraft du Pont Phelps Dodge Kennecott Loft Baldwin Locomotive Worthington Pump General Electric

Wall Street Quotations From Adams to Zenith Radio Stocks

Published by JE Bonnett stock list shows numerous companies and market quotes. It lists banks manufacturers airlines and utilities with prices and trading notes, including Adams Business Irth Haury Merchants National Bank in the buildi ng, and mentions firms such as Union Carbide Seaboard Oil and Westinghouse among many others.

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Georgia Solon Acquitted in Postal Appointments Case

Rep. B Frank Whelchel a Georgia delegate was acquitted in federal court Monday of conspiring to sell postal appointments A jury deliberated since Saturday evening and delivered the verdict to District Judge E Marvin Underwood at 845 am The verdict freed Whelchel's codefendant H Grady Jones.

Gainesville, Ga B. Frank Whelchel E. Marvin Underwood Whelchel H. Grady Jones

Wheat Irregularly Lower Amid Broad Grain Slump

Chicago wheat prices slipped while other grains followed the trend. Wheat closed down about 0.74? to 1.00 a bushel with May at 1.0575 and 1.057?, corn and oats fell modestly, soybeans edged lower, and Winnipeg showed weakness as Minneapolis and Kansas City kept to the broader market move. Cash shipping sales near 3,000 cars at noon, with receipts around 127 cars.

Chicago Chieiga Board of Trade Winnipeg Minneapolis Kansas City

Wheat and grain prices from Minneapolis and Chicago markets

Grain quotes from Minneapolis and Chicago show receipts and quotations for wheat corn oats barley and soy as of May to July 1987. Prices list No 1 and No 2 grades with figures for cash and futures, including wheat at 1.07 to 1.06 per bushel and corn around 74 to 89 cents, with soybeans near 6.12 per bushel.

Minneapolis CVS Grain Chicago

Produce Markets Chicago Produce Chicago API Poultry Live

Markets show steady to firm prices across poultry and eggs with hens and broilers varying by weight and grade. Listings from Chicago and New York detail Rhode Island and White Rock breeds, ducks, turkeys, and egg receipts with prices for creamery butter, state cheese, and potato varieties amid volume changes and regional reports.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Seahorn Roosters Ihtae Idaho Ner Burbanks Wisconsin California Bliss U. S New

Bond Markets Weekday Shifts in Corporate and Government Bonds

New York bond market shows fractional gains and losses across sectors. Industrial and utilities issue moves mixed, with German, Australian, Norwegian, and Japanese bonds displaying narrow changes. U S government bonds trade slightly higher as Treasury prices dip and home loan notes edge lower.

NEW York Bond Review New York Australia Norway Chieace Northwestern Bethichens Sterl Montana Power International Paper Shell Union Pacifc Gas United States U. S Treasury

Crop Insurance Vetoed for Cotton by Roosevelt

President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend the federal crop insurance program to cotton in a surprise move. The veto ends an effort supported by agricultural groups and some lawmakers seeking broader coverage for cotton crops.

Washington INS Roosevelt

Information Section On City In New Phone Book

Nineteen thousand telephone directories are being delivered in Cedar Rapids by a crew of 85 men. The new book adds a street directory, public and office buildings, industry and park info, plus a full page of post office details. A city map shows bus routes.

Cedar Rapids

Empty jewelry cases hint at Baskin holdup near Traer

Two empty jewelry cases found in a creek bed northeast of Traer may link to the Baskin robbery. Harris Baskin and driver Aaron Rosen were robbed on US Route 149 near Williamsburg by three armed men after Cedar Rapids stay. State officers pursue clues as Sheriff Engelbert consults Des Moines officials.

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Natural breathing and health by diaphragm function lecture

The article extols belly breathing as the path to health and athletic efficiency. It explains how the diaphragm flats, expands chest, and pushes abdominal organs, arguing the wrong breathing taught by coaches harms circulation and energy. It promotes a monograph on natural breathing and notes sleep often brings relief.

Classified Want Ad Rates And Submission Details

Pricing for consecutive days and line counts with out of town policies. Ads may be telephoned mailed or delivered to The Gazette. Deadlines noon on publication days and 5 p.m. Saturday for Sunday edition. The Gazette not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. Dial 2-1121 for ad-taker.

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Mother's Day Watch Repair and Local Classified Ads

Mixed classified items including watch cleaning and mainsprings offered by Probasco Jewelers. Notice of ambulance service, long distance moving ads, and various buys and sells across several businesses with contact lines. reader exchanges referenced for automobile transportation.

Probasco Jeweler Gazette Bae Pe the Gazette Hamilton, Elgin & Bulova Vincent's ELA _RIZ_& SON Ist Allied van Lines, Inc Lynch _T Transfer & Storage Co K. Schaefer Kieske's Big Yalnes 1St St Temple Judah New Hawkeye Liber West Five Brideec O’ Calder

Used Trucks and Cars Advertised for Sale in Local Listings

A dense classified page lists 1937 to 1939 cars and trucks from multiple vendors, including a Studebaker L model with a 1939 motor, International Harvester, Diamond T Truck Sales, Nash touring sedan, Ford models, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Hudson, and Pontiac offerings. Prices range from a few dozen to several hundred dollars, with contact details and locations in Ames, Cedar Rapids, and nearby streets.

Sans International Harvester Co W. B GMC I. H Sy Seton L. W STONE 1St St NASH Ath ST. SE Padzensky Ave 1St St. NE Diamond T Chrysler E Ave Hudson Sales CO 2Nd Ave Anthony LANGHURST_ MOTOR CO Sonei

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