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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1938
Page
19
A damaged OCR fragment lists various numeric values and weights such as 40 and 220-250 lbs, 290 Ibs, 275, 290-350, and dollars like $7 $7987. The text appears to reference meat or produce items with quantities and prices, but the exact items are unreadable.
Livestock price reports show hogs up to 15 cents higher in a fairly active trade. Cattle and sheep receipts varied with steady to mixed demand, while hogs dominated gains across several regional markets and auction floors.
Market list from Cedar Rapids shows varied prices for grains hay produce and animals. Wheat oats corn soybeans and flax values appear with quality grades. vegetables fruit and dairy prices listed for wholesale and retail outlets. Livestock includes leghorn chickens and horses with price ranges and partial descriptions.
Local primes gain slightly as hog prices rise after an implied market advance. Packer activity is mixed with some declines in bids while other categories show steady or unchanged quotes. Lamb and calf sections list broader price ranges with specific weights and terms for buyers and sellers.
The page lists varied market notes from Plymouth Wisconsin including cheese exchanges and butter markets, with references to British and French financing fronts and fluctuating exchange rates. It mentions Montreal, New York, and Boston markets, along with sugar, leather, and ghee items. The garbled text records trading activity and price chatter across multiple commodities and regions.
Market report shows mixed movement across poultry dairy items. Cattle and egg receipts noted with price shifts, including No 1 eggs and butter prices. cheddar cheese receipts and butter futures mentioned with no major price changes. Data focuses on regions around Chicago and Minnesota with several per cent changes and specific product listings.
New York bond trading Friday edged higher across sectors with fractions of a point in advance. Notable activity included rail bonds such as New York Central and Pennsylvania improving modestly while several other issues held steady amid general market strength.
New York AP reports pre election hesitancy in the stock market as prices drifted, some modest gains in the morning, and profit taking limited advances later. Major movers included General Motors Chrysler Worthington Pump American Zinc and Goodyear while Bethlehem Southern Railway Sears Roebuck Westinghouse GE Kodak and American Water Works lagged. Other notable names showed mixed moves with Electric Bond and American Cyanamid among laggards and Gulf Oil Newmont Mining Pennroad among gainers.
The compilation lists closing quotes and notable movements for major stocks and exchanges. It notes price gains and declines across leading firms, with emphasis on Chicago and Mississippi River shipping reports and overall market directions.
In Rome Mussolini told 90 000 war veterans and 200 000 dignitaries that real peace and political stability are being realized in Europe. He urged caution against premature optimism and warned against dreamers aligned with the Rome Berlin axis. He recalled wartime discipline and asked supporters to stay vigilant.
Late strength abroad and in Kansas City supported Chicago Board of Trade prices. Wheat closed higher with December up 7/8 to 1/2 cent, oats mixed, and corn firmer amid rains and demand signals. export buying remained weak with optimistic Argentine and Australian crop outlooks.
In Pittsburgh, 500 inmates at Allegheny jail prayed for condemned slayer William McKinley Blackwell and 468 signed a petition for commutation. Governor Earle delayed the electric chair for him until December 5 as the pardon board reviews the case.
In Miami Florida state attorneys ordered 24 year old Tennesseean Smith Irwin held for grand jury action over the death of L W Holt a Minneapolis man. Irwin admitted striking Holt in the jaw after Holt made a suggestion Irwin resented. The coroner's jury deemed the death justifiable homicide.
New York leads with 2 765 563 in grants for 249 projects and Pennsylvania with 53 989 641 for 254 projects under the PWA. Ohio Texas Nevada Delaware California and other states also reported counts and totals as of the October recap. Officials note remaining funds around 19 million with 7 469 projects authorized totaling 1 677 717 981 in construction value.
The weatherman in Cedar Rapids described somber skies on Friday as steady rain persisted from Thursday afternoon. Temperatures fell from 72 at 2 PM to 59 by midnight and 50 by 10:30 PM. rainfall totaled 1.25 inches by Friday afternoon.
An Indian man was arrested in Rangoon after allegedly swallowing a watch he received from a Burman friend who swam in the Royal lake. The missing timepiece triggered suspicion when the friend returned, leading to the man’s detention and a hospital search for the watch.
WATCHES CLEANED 1.25 REWARD The Gazelle offers reward for arrest and conviction of those obtaining money under false pretenses through Want Ads. USED WATCHES taken in on trades from Klein Waltham Bulova Tinos reconditioned guaranteed perfect time keepers cheap Star Jewelry Co. U2 2nd St SE Allied Van Lines Inc 1 000 modern vans operating through all states Agents Lynch Transfer Storage Co Phone 4161 Sunday dinners served 12 til 2 Mayflower Tea Room loaf 2nd Ave SE.
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