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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
13
Hogs surged 35 to 50 cents per hundredweight to a $12 high, the first May peak since 1929, as lower country hog marketing and strong pork demand fueled a sharp advance. Wholesale pork also rose, with loin values reaching 27.50 per hundredweight amid small hog receipts and tight supply.
Wheat futures rose early in Chicago trading but closed near unchanged to higher as profits-taking and weather outlooks tempered gains. May wheat around 1.33 per bushel, corn futures mixed with gains in old and new crop months, oats fell on the session. Weather in Kansas prompted buying while rain relief remains uncertain.
Winnipeg market figures show May and July wheat prices with varied highs and lows. Chicago cash provisions list No. 2 hard wheat at 139½, corn values around 137 to 138, oats and barley quotes, andTimothy Clover seed prices. Minneapolis receipts and grain quotations indicate higher bids for No. 1 hard Montana wheat and corn around 130s to 132s per bushel, with mixed white oats values.
Hog prices climb on the local market with top bids at 11.35 for good hogs and 11.45 for extra good grades. Wilson & Co market pages list truck hog quotes by weight from 140 pounds to 550 pounds and calf and lamb prices with mixed bids across the region.
A readable fragment lists grain and produce prices in Cedar Rapids including oats, rye, barley, corn, and yellow corn varieties with No 2, No 3, and No 4 grades, plus straw, hay, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and rice entries. The text mixes units and prices such as 39. Oats 450r, 90¢ for barley, 131471 for grain, and various bagged lots, with several garbled lines.
A confusing OCR fragment mentions patent offices and a phrase about inability and drive on board. The readable text is fragmented and provides no clear entities or events to confirm a specific story.
Wall Street quotations show a dense list of stocks and prices with numerous named companies such as Adams Express International Harvester Kennecott Copper Libby Owens Ford and many others. The page reads like a prices table with percentages and dollar values alongside company names across banking, mining, rails and miscellaneous industries.
Farm implements oils coppers and some rails maintained moderate gains while broader stocks fell or eased. Late trading offered small improvement as sentiment remained cautious amid strikes and wage hour policy talk. Utilities show modest gains. Safeway dips then recovers. Edison Electric Institute reports seasonal power output gains.
The Marion High School annual Junior senior banquet was held Tuesday in the Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel with 140 students and staff. Reports include toasts and awards, club elections, weddings, church events, and local society notices from Marion and Cedar Rapids areas.
A reader sees a list of advertisement sizes and prices for one day and seven days. The options include seven day runs at 40 and 90 dollars and a 168 dollar option. Size measurements show fractions and numeric codes.
A crowded notices page offers a $25 reward for exposing misuses of Want Ads and explains sales job opportunities in two weeks with emphasis on learning and opportunity. Also includes multiple Lost items from a black leather briefcase to a Great Dane, a shrine pin, and various requests for services like carpentry, plastering, and lawn mower repairs with contact numbers.
Fragmentary OCR shows market figures and agricultural notices with prices and quantities. Names and exact items are unclear, but references indicate a trading day with quotations and totals, including a figure resembling 7.25017 45 and mentions of tobacco or produce terms amid scattered numbers.
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