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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
13
Hogs sold generally ten cents higher on Wednesday with some gains trimmed later. Reports show steady to firmer prices across weights, with top quotes near 3610 per hundredweight and varied activity in other livestock sectors. Cattle and sheep receipts remained substantial, while regional markets in Omaha Austin and Ottumwa reported mixed to higher hog prices.
Mason City and St Paul market reports show cattle receipts with steers and heifers, cows and bulls varying from around 3.24 to 5.75 per hundredweight. Hogs surge to about 3.75, with sheep steady and lamb values around 7.00, detailing salable weights and market conditions for livestock trade.
Hogs on the local market mostly rise by about ten cents with top quotes around 565 dollars. Prices vary by weight and grade for hogs, cattle, calves, and lambs with ranges shown for several classes and meat cuts.
Grain and produce quotes listed for Cedar Rapids shops including oats wheat corn soybeans barley and yellow onions. Livestock prices for poultry hides beef and horses, strawberries and fruit prices and wagon prices rounded to cents per unit appear in a dense market style sheet.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for May 5 11 show twintlic daisies and cheddars at 13 cents with various 13% to 14% figures. Boston wool market reports slow trading with limited purchases and little price change as long staple Texas wools at 85 cents and eight months Texas wools near 74 to 78 cents on a secured basis.
Two men walked into a Spartanburg department store, tried on hats, and left wearing one while carrying the other. Police gathered the scene as officers chased a paw print trail nearby.
New York traders showed rising tendencies with gains centered on steel and aviation shares amid a broader list of active issues. Major movers included Bathichem Steel USS Steel Boeing United Aircraft Eastern Air Lines American Airlines Lockheed and Eastman, while several names faded toward the close.
Wall Street quotations list numerous tickers across industries and exchanges with prices and changes. Companies include Adams Express, Allied Chem, International Paper, Kennecott, Armour, Ford, General Motors, Westinghouse, Woolworth, Seaboard, Union Carbide, and many others reflecting midweek market activity and notable shifts across sectors.
London report says Lt Terence O Connor 49 solicitor general in 1936 died Tuesday night and the death was announced in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Chicago markets show irregular late trading with May wheat lifting to near 1.06 as new crop months rise. Corn and oats also climb while soybeans hold steady. Minneapolis and Kansas City follow Chicago trends with light export activity and varied receipts.
New York bond market shows little overall change with British pound decline pressing overseas loans. US government bonds steady to firm while equities edge higher for utilities and select industrials. trading volumes reflect cautious sentiment across rails, insurers, and metals sectors.
Chicago markets show steady to firm trends in poultry and eggs with unchanged butter and egg receipts. Potatoes and onions vary while US shipper stocks remain light. local events note the Alburnett Tuesday club gathering and a Mother’s Day program at the Evangelical church with a pantomime and local soloists.
President Roosevelt plans a stop in Uvalde Texas next month to meet Vice President Garner for several hours while en route to the west coast. International News Service reports the planned excursion was learned Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids Navy club meets Wednesday at 8 pm in the Montrose hotel. Women’s Labor bureau No 17 meets Thursday at 7 30 pm in Labor temple. Mrs Vesta Davis leaves for Rochester MN for hospital observation. Townsend club No 6 meets Thursday at 7 30 pm in city hall superior court room. music and refreshments. Mount Hermon lodge No 263 AF and AM meets Thursday 7 30 pm for degree work. refreshments to follow. Dr Edward He Files to address Iowa City medical students and interns at 7 30 pm Thursday. Waltonian luncheon club meets Thursday at noon at LaFayette club room. Raymond N. Klass to speak Why I Live in Iowa. St Pauls church Local Workers class hosts paid luncheon Friday 1 pm at Mrs WR Whittenbaugh home. R W Theron Boyer undergoes appendectomy. recovering. Ernie Matthias Kiwanis leader spoke on Kiwanis Objectives at Roosevelt hotel. o boe solos by Dean Stucker. Praha Rebekah mother and daughter party Friday evening. committee Ida Kansky Emma Jadrnicek Lillian Cach.
Final plans for the district Scout camporee at Camp Waubeek May 31 and June 1 will be discussed at the Linn county district meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm at the First National Bank in Marion. Emery J. Miller district chairman will preside A court of honor is tentatively scheduled to be held at Camp Waubeek June 30.
Lee Hoening 29 of Toddville dies after his car rolled several times on highway 11 seven miles north of Cedar Rapids. He was alone and says a southbound car forced him off the road. Eighth traffic fatality in Linn County this year. Survived by wife Georgia four children a brother and a sister. Funeral Friday at Beatty chapel with burial in Dunkard cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening.
Mrs Nellie Craig died at her daughter Mrs C O Ogden 273 First Avenue East at 6 pm Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born April 3 1864 in Wapello she married W J Craig January 21 1884 in Ainsworth. The family lived in Crawfordsville Martinsburg and Cedar Rapids where she resided with her daughters since her husband’s death eleven months ago. She leaves two grandchildren Mrs Denver Adams and Robert Brooks and two sisters Mrs Lula Holt California and Mrs Carrie Traxler Iowa. She belonged to Martinsburg Methodist church. Funeral Friday at 2 pm in Martinsburg conducted by Rev Mr Hight burial Mt Zion cemetery. Moon chapel calls through Thursday.
Funeral services for John G. Halman who died at his home 310 Sixth street SE will be held in Beatty chapel at 3 30 p m Thursday Rev I E Linkletter officiating with burial in Fairfax cemetery per obituary brief.
Funeral services for William Cline who died May 2 at 212 A avenue NE will be held Thursday at 1 p.m in Barta chapel conducted by Rev. Frank Ward. Burial will be in Swank cemetery near Lone Tree.
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