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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1938
Page
6
Hogs eased 10 cents from Monday with top price at 8 dollars, the season’s low. Receipts hit 15,000, cattle at 9,500 with bids dropping, cows and heifers under pressure while bulls and calves held steady. Total sheep 15,900 with Chicago handling 10,000 as markets stayed steady elsewhere.
Receipts at Chicago hogs 15 000 with direct loads steady to 10c lower. Cattle receipts 9 500 with calves and fat steers selling weak to steady. vealers firm. Sheep receipts 10 000 with fat lambs weak to 25c lower. clipped lambs steady to higher on some runs. Sioux City market shows steady to weak trends across cattle and hogs. Iowa and Waterloo regions report varied quotes for hogs, cattle, and packers bids.
Hog prices mixed across Mason City Austin and Des Moines reports with most weights down a few cents. Prices for 140-170 pound hogs range from about 6.15 to 7.40 dollars, heavier hogs and sows around 6.30 to 6.70. Cattle receipts vary by market with bids mostly under 8 dollars for steers and cows steady to weak, while calves and yearlings hold around mid sevens.
Local hog market shows weakness with a ten cent drop for good hogs on Tuesday and packers bid prices down a nickel. Top price falls to 7.50, while other local markets hold steady. Wilson & Co. Hog Market lists varied weights with prices ranging roughly from 6.00 to 7.50 across good hogs and packers, plus cattle and calf market data and spring lamb notes.
Wheat prices No 1 75c No 2 73c oats 22c rye new No 2 45c barley No 2 38c Corn shelled No 2 yellow 47c No 3 yellow 45c Soybeans No 2 yellow 0c hay tame hay 39.00 straw 5.00 butterfat 27c No 1 cream 26c No 2 cream 24c eggs hens 18c leghorn breeds prices varied bananas onions cabbage carrots potatoes prices listed and hides market notes cattle hides calf prices and other minor market items included.
Raw sugar in New York traded on light activity with no offers below 2.84, cash at 2.75, and nearby futures showing modest gains amid London influence. No. 3 at 1.08, March 2.02, No. 4 July 0.93, September 0.96, refined firmness at 4.65. Wool market quiet in Boston as manufacturers hold back, with firm spot asking prices. foreign exchange stabilizes with funds easing volatility and prevailing rates across major currencies.
Chicago board of trade prices stayed quiet in the final hour as traders waited for the government crop estimate. Export sales for North American wheat were around 200000 bushels amid a dull market tone, with corn and oats following wheat’s subdued pace and Liverpool closing slightly lower.
AP reports steady butter and eggs with receipts large in Chicago. Prices for creamery and US No.1 stock mixed, Idaho russet and Michigan greens noted. New York prices show unsettled eggs and steady butter with futures trading. overall market activity described for commodities and futures.
Renewed buying in traction and rail bonds lifted the market on Tuesday with many issues reclaiming March losses. Local traction stocks led gains up to 4 points as investors priced in possible unification of New York City Transit systems. U S government issues closed higher with Treasury bonds advancing modestly amid a broader optimism for a second half recovery. Mississippi River stages show varied rises and one fall across several cities as weather and river conditions shift.
The stock market failed to sustain its rally Tuesday as leaders posted modest gains or moved lower. An early attempt to extend Monday’s rise faded amid profit selling while transfers ran about 1.1 million shares. Bonds and commodities rose after initial hesitancy and foreign markets were uneven. Strong performers included U S Rubber, Goodyear, Montgomery Ward, United Aircraft, American Telephone, Allied Chemical, Johns Manville, Continental Baking and Monsanto. Laggards included U S Steel, Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Du Pont, Consolidated Edison, Westinghouse and New York Central.
Published stock list from Bennet and Jump with numerous corporations and prices across industries. Includes Adams Express Alaska Juneau Intl Paper The Allegheny Corp Johns Manville Allied Chem Amn Can Lehigh Valley Amn Intl Corp Anaconda Copper Armour & Co. Boeing Allied Chemicals etc. Details scattered with many figures and percent changes across rows.
Idaho New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota and Utah railroad regulatory commissions filed a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission opposing any Pullman fare rise. They argue the Pullman company seeks a 10 percent rate hike to enable dividends in a time of depression.
Married couples from Marion and Park Avenue SE welcome newborns this May at St Luke's hospital. A son arrived May 9 to Mr and Mrs E W Lockner, a daughter May 10 to Mr and Mrs Richard W Collins of 1730 Park Ave SE, and another son May 10 to Mr and Mrs G L Lyman of 1937 Park Ave SE.
Obituary notices report the death of Katherine Munkhoff a Roosevelt High School commercial teacher in Iowa City died at 10 40 am Tuesday after illness. Funeral 2 30 pm Thursday at Oathout funeral home burial Oakland cemetery. Also Anna Belehrad and Helen Marie Loseau and Mrs Anna Myers obituary details with funeral plans and survivors.
John K. Bruce, 80, former Cedar Rapids resident, died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs. T. C. Hahn’s home in Fort Dodge. Services at 10 am Thursday in Fort Dodge, burial at Fairfax at 4:30 pm. Survived by daughter Mrs. Hahn and son Robert E. Bruce of San Antonio. Wife died in 1918.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Orr Davis of 567 Tenth Street SW will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Beatty chapel with Rev. Grant Anderson officiating. Burial follows at Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Alfred Hogan of 928 G Avenue NW will be held at 2 p.m. in the Moon chapel. The services will be conducted by Melvin L. Welke. Burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Park.
Linn county supervisors rejected all six bids for two heavy duty diesel motor road maintainers and ordered the county engineer to seek new bids with more uniform specifications.
The board explained that the submitted offers were too broad. It notes there are more than 500 hotels in New York City. In Marseille, France, a city about two millennia old, there are today more than five hundred thousand people.
Local beauty salons advertise perm waves and services in varied price ranges from $1.50 to $10.00. Shops listed include Dorothea Krebs Mary Nell Sara Park Alta Duncan LaVogue Elene and Peacock among others with contact dials and addresses. Amateur tone markets beauty dining and dancing diversion alongside permanent wave pricing.
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