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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1938
Page
10
Financial and market news show firm transactions with wool prices around 73 cents on a secured basis. Sugar markets in New York remained unchanged with raw sugar at 3.05 and refined at 44.00 to 45.5 per unit. no sales reported and futures little changed.
Chicago and rail markets show hog prices drifting lower as receipts approach 12 000 head in Chicago. Strong cattle and lamb trades continued in multiple regions with steady to higher bids for select categories and steady to weaker overall volumes.
Local Cedar Rapids listings show prices for grains including Gran Wheat No 1 55c per unit, No 3 52c, oats No 3 white 18c, rye barley corn and straw figures. Dairy butterfat sweet cream 26c No 2 cream 22c. Poultry prices list leghorns hens ducks geese and eggs with various weights, while wholesale fruits vegetables include lemons 6.00 Oranges 3.00 Grapefruit 2.35 celery 2.75 crate and other produce. Hide and meat values noted with No 1 cured hides at 6 12c and No 2 beef hides. Pony and ride attractions offered at half price.
Wisconsin cheese exchange reports weekly totals from November 21 to 26 with items Daisies Horns and Cheddars listed by price. Daisies 12 Horns 12 Cheddars 11 1/2 cents per unit.
The local hog market shows ongoing weakness with all grades down and top bids around 7.25. Hides are lower while other regional markets hold steady. Cattle and calf sections list various grades and weights with slight declines, and spring lambs command about 7.00 to 7.50 per hundredweight amid mixed quality readings.
Market report from Chicago lists poultry prices and supplies with hens, turkeys, and ducks, noting firm turkey prices and mixed changes for hens and other fowl. Dairy and eggs show steady to firmer receipts and prices, with butter and cheese values, and statewide dairy deliveries tracked alongside overall market activity.
U S government issues closed mixed with most bonds easing toward midday while a few corporate issues gained. Notable movers included Baltimore and Ohio Convertible 4 4, Commonwealth Edison 4s, and Southern Railway 4s, but broad sentiment remained cautious on European trends. Mississippi River stages varied with Davenport’s level rising while La Crosse and Dubuque reported declines and Keokuk showed a slight fall.
Greensboro AP report says manslaughter charges filed against A A Killough, foreman of a vermin exterminating crew. Cyanide gas released in a rooming house killed Paul Lee, 26, and sickened five others on the second floor after gas escaped into a downstairs sealed room.
New York stock market showed aircrafts advancing while industrials eased. Early losses narrowed and motors recovered after noon as trading remained slow with about 900000 shares changing hands. Key firms like US Steel and Bethlehem faced declines while Boeing Ex-Cello Aviation Bendix and Goodyear led gains among others.
Published stock quotations show prominent names across industries with Allegheny Corp noted among leaders. Key firms include Allied Signal, Kennecott, Libby, Dow Jones peers, and Ford era players. page lists numerous prices and percentages from Wall Street and Chicago exchanges.
Wheat futures edged higher as Liverpool buying lent firmness to Chicago trade. December wheat up to 6 4? cents, corn and oats also gained, reflecting minimal selling pressure and improved export activity. Reports from Argentina hinted at frost damage but ample exportable supply. US weather showed little rainfall in the southwest.
Births listed for Douglas Kent Shepherd at Ames hospital on November 22 to Dr and Mrs Geoffrey Shepherd with Eleanor Murray as former Cedar Rapids resident. A Palo couple welcomed a son at St Luke's on November 22, another Lisbon couple had a daughter at St Luke's on the same date. Lumir Havlik and spouse welcomed a son at Mercy hospital on November 22. A Muscatine birth on November 20 to Francis and Barbara Hays of Matherville Indiana. Also notes the anaconda claim describing it as 30 feet, aquatic and nonvenomous.
Ray 1 Johnson 38 of North wood held for embezzlement in Cedar Rapids District Court. He allegedly embezzled $130.92 from Nash Finch last summer and is also wanted on a preliminary charge of uttering a $19 hotel check. Linn County jury commission reports active lists for 1939 1940 with 3158 petit jurors and 150 grand jurors. Judge Hans authorizes sale of Marion real estate by bank receiver D W Bates. Will of Frank C Earl probated. Leon ard Kopf involved in rental suit. Chester Kennedy granted divorce from Leola Kennedy. Notes on social event conclude fragment.
A science class at McKinley high school attended a civil trip session before Judge Ring on Tuesday morning. A petition filed Tuesday by Ideal Food Products seeks quieting of title to real estate between Vernal and First streets NW. Olive L. Spillman seeks a divorce from Roy J. Spillman on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. They were married at Iowa City on August 8.
A dense local advertisement page lists numerous beauty shops and salons offering Thanksgiving and holiday permanent waves, machineless styling, and discounts. Names include Sara Park Salon, Madeline Beauty Shop, Beauty Craft Salon, and Iowa Theater Beauty Shop with various rates and contact numbers.
Wanted help for Goodyear Repair Shop at 313 First Ave SE including experienced presser and hat blocker. Also seeking experienced meat cutter with references and Bo hemian speaking. Box 1 234 Gazette.
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