Industrial activity slips in weekly U S business index
The Commerce Department weekly survey shows declines in steel output car loadings and motor production while electricity generation edges up slightly. Freight carloadings drop 1.3 percent from last week and 29.8 percent from a year ago as consumer demand remains weak.
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Aea de Pe
Ashington
Lung
Wenrs
Commerce Department
First Jquarter Corporation
Association of ‘American Railroads
Ward’s
Associated Press
Linn County Real Estate and Mortgage Report May 6–12
Linn County Abstract Company records show conveyances and mortgages from May 6 to May 12. Total mortgages aggregate 51,204.78 dollars, versus 75,852.07 dollars the same week last year, with 12 conveyances noted.
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Linn County Abstract Company
Linn ‘County
Cerereerenene
Bond prices for federal and home owners issues listed
New York market quotes show bonds closing with fed and farm issues at 3s around 105.23 and 106.6, 3s at 105.19, home owners 2%4s around 102.29, 24s at 103.10, and 35s at 105.24, reflecting daily trading.
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Neki
Chicago Produce Markets Report Mixed Prices and Steady Demand
Chicago butter and eggs receipts show varied prices with steady to firm demand. Potatoes, Idaho Burbanks and Northwest stocks noted with moderate supplies, late demand improving. New York eggs firm with mixed color packs and unchanged overall quotes.
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Chicago
Fem
Louisiana Bliss Triumphs
U. B
al Piles
South Corona Cobblers
California
Idaho
Burbanks
North Dakota Bliss
New York
Fprodu
C. Urtek
Prices Of New Wheat Slip In Slow Trading
Prices for new wheat slipped in a quiet grain market as traders watched for crop and export developments. July and September contracts sagged up to 11 cents, May held firm, while corn and oats showed small moves and rye saw light activity amid export talk.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Chicago cash grain market report and quotes
Chicago cash grain and Minneapolis Minneapolis reports show bids and crude prices for wheat corn barley and lard with No 2 mixed and No 1 yellow quotes for wheat and mixed corn values and sample grades. Prices mostly hold steady with slight declines noted and regional quotations for white and hard red winter varieties.
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Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Nreapolis
Minneapolis
EAN
Montana
Rede
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Edge Past Year Figure
The Cedar Rapids Clearing House reports weekly bank clearings slightly higher than the previous year. The week ending May 14 totaled $1,133,371.42 versus $1,132,684.24 in 1937, while the May 7 figure was $1,185,389.08. Within Paris city limits there are 18 dairy farms with milk butter and egg production and associated stables.
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Cedar Rapids
Paris
Clubwomen denounce income tax lists publicity at federation
Delegates from all forty eight states at the American Federation of Women's Clubs convention condemned Roosevelt's order making income tax records public as a violation of constitutional guarantees against unreasonable search. A resolution urged presidential tax policy revision and repeal of laws to reduce taxes and ease unemployment and relief burdens. State governments were urged to study tax laws for informed action on revision.
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Kansas City
American Federation of Women’s Clubs
Roosevelt
Executives of Iowa Hotel Association to Meet at Roosevelt
Members of the Iowa Hotel association executive committee will meet at the Roosevelt hotel next Saturday as guests of manager William S. Catlow. An attendance of thirty is expected. Plans for the Iowa Hotel association convention will be discussed.
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Iowa Hotel Association Executive Committee
Roosevelt Hotel
William S. Catlow
Iowa Hotel Association
Independent retailers hold majority of U.S. retail business
The United States Census Bureau reports 1,474,000 independent merchants and 139,800 chain stores. Independents generate 24.246 billion dollars, 78.2 percent of retail sales, while chains total 8.461 billion dollars, 22.8 percent.
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Washington
America
United States
Anthracite Industries Develops Quick Lighting Charcoal Pack
New York company Anthracite Industries introduces a chemically treated charcoal and shredded paper package claimed to boost a average furnace fire to full combustion in under five minutes.
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New York
Anthracite Industries
Mexican plan to seize oil lands alleged by expropriated firms
A four-firm summary alleges the Mexican government encouraged labor disturbances to seize foreign owned oil properties. It claims the labor board gave syndicates control over workers and management, with most cases decided for the syndicates and officials backing their leaders and aims.
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New York
INS
Mexico
Labor Department
Private Utilities In TVA Area Seek To Sell Property
New York discloses negotiations for four Commonwealth and Southern companies to sell to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wendell L. Willkie says offers have been made since 1934 but never acted upon. After a PWA power-grant case loss, the offers were renewed and negotiations began in TVA territory.
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TVA
New York
SNS
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth
Willkie
Commonwealth Corporation
PWA
Great Northern Plans Multi Million Borrowing to Meet Expenses
The Great Northern Railway seeks authority to borrow 7 to 10 million dollars to cover cash needs for the year and pledges up to 15 million dollars of its 6 percent general mortgage bonds as security. The company cites depleted available cash due to retiring funded debt and buying new equipment.
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Washington
Great Northern Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern
Wage and Hour Bill May List NRA Standards
Sen. Pat Harrison proposes a compromise fixing wages at NRA standards to win southern support for the wage-hour bill. The plan would set minima of 25 30 and 35 cents per hour for the first three years and 40 cents after year four with no southern differentials. Southerners insist on wage differentials as in NRA and WPA history. The House bill faces a May 23 vote with expected fights over differentials. Senate timing depends on House action.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Miss
House
Senate
Harrison
Mary Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
NRA
South
North
All Nations Likely To Have Access To Mexican Oil Supply
Vicente Cortez Herrera of Petroleos Mexicanos says Mexico will sell oil to any country if Britain cuts off diplomatic relations, shifting from a policy of selling only to democracies. He notes reduced production by 40 percent and insists England is a major buyer among democracies.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mexico
Great Britain
Vicente Cortez Herrera
Herrera
Petroleos Mexicanos
England
SEC chief hails holding company act as constructive reform
SEC Chairman William O. Douglas says the holding company act aims to salvage privately owned utilities by simplifying and integrating systems. He urges rapid, piece by piece integration, argues the act offers flexibility for orderly development and longer term investor confidence, despite criticism of a death sentence.
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New York
INS
SEC
William O. Douglas
Electrical World
Supreme Court
Business Trends NJ United Press May 7 week outlook
Federal Reserve reports week ended May 7 with department store sales 13 percent below year ago and New York district sales off 9.9 percent. F W Dodge lists April building awards 222 106 000 down 18 percent, across 37 states. Canadian carloadings rose to 44 818 week over week. Rubber trade shows crude consumption 27 984 long tons down from March. imports 30 807 down. Corporate results include Allied Dry Goods 13 weeks to April 30 sales 12 924 713 down 5.7 percent. Continental Diamond Fibre and Fairchild Aviation posted losses and profits respectively. Atlantic Coast Line and Missouri Pacific report quarterly earnings varying year to year.
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United Press
Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System
New York
F. W. Dodge Corp
Rocky Mountains
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Rubber Manufacturers Association
American Power and Light Co
Consolidated
Associated Dry Goods Corp
Continental Diamond Fibre Co
Fairchild Aviation Corp
Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co
Missouri Pacific H. R. Co
Unfavorable Industrial News Shakes Security Prices Week
Persistent unfavorable industrial news dampened market gains as the Dow closed unchanged for the week while rail and utility groups edged mixed. Traders anticipated Washington signals would fix uncertainties in the utility sector, lifting some power stocks briefly before profit taking and cautious selling dominated.
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Washington News
Washington
York
Dow Jones
Allied Chemical
American Smelting
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
International Harvester
Ohio Oil
Sears Roebuck
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Standard Oil of California
Westinghouse Electric
Atchison
Chesapeake and Ohio
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
North American
Electric Power and Light
Vocational Guidance Conference Seeks Youth Employment Solution
Homer P Rainey of Washington DC urged vocational guidance at St Louis conference. He warned five million youths ages 16 to 21 are unemployed and noted a shift away from under 21 hiring since 1910. The plan includes clinics in St Louis Baltimore Dallas and Providence to guide study choices and job access. Cleo Mortland urged schools to expand craft and vocational instruction and guidance services.
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Commission
American Council On Education
St. Louis
Baltimore
Dallas
Providence
R. I
United States Employment Service
Cleo Mortland
University of Michigan
Department of Education
Four April Gains in Cedar Rapids Chamber Report
The Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau's April consolidated report shows four of thirteen gauges in excess of March levels. Building permits rose to 198 from 179. inbound and outbound car loadings declined. employment slipped from 4 995 to 4 962. new car sales fell from 218 to 201. trucks sold dropped by twelve. real estate transfers decreased from 289 to 258.
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Industrial Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Local Securities Price Ranges Not Firm Bids
The Gazette lists price ranges from recent bond transactions rather than firm bids or offerings. Readers are directed to contact the financial editor in Cedar Rapids Iowa for unquoted issues.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
YOWA SECURITIES Listed Stocks And Utilities Tables
A dense listing of securities with company names such as Interstate Power Co Town Public Service Co Towa Public Service Co and Tow Southern Utilities Co. plus notes on preferred status and percentages. The page resembles a market table detailing stock classes prices and percentages across multiple utilities and associated firms.
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Central States
Fr. & Lt
Interstate Power Co
Town Public Service Co
Towa Public Service Co
Towa Southern Utilities Series
Southern ‘Utilities Series
Tow Southern Utilities Co
Town State’ College
Ames
University’ Stadium
Bronx City Gas & Elec. Co
Waterloo
Gedar
Paris ‘& Northern
Lt. Corp
Towa Southern Utilities Co
Towa Southern Utilities
Bath Packing Co
Sioux City Gas & Elec. Co
Sioux City Gas & Elec. Co. Aad Western Grocer Co
Western Grocer Co
Markets At A Glance
United Press market roundup reports mixed trading with stocks and bonds lower in light volume. U S governments fall, curb and Chicago stocks uneven, foreign exchange steady. Cotton and grains steady, rubber futures down, silver gains in London to 1854 pence per ounce.
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The
United Press
U. S
Chicago
London
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Goha
Lamson Brothers & Co
Owney
Merchants National Bank
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Jack Knight
United Air Lines
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Iowa Hotel Assn
Calls Holding CO
Douglas
Business Trends
Meryland
Max. L, Brown
Texas
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Joe Hope
Chamber Commerce Report
Local Securities
Elec. Co
Central Iowa
First Ave. Holding
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Elec
Pr. Bo
Pr. Co
Iowa Land & Ride
United
United Lt
United Lt. & Ry
Maine
Delaware
Cafetria
Central Potates
Towa
LaPlant. Choate Mfrs. Co
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