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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1940

Page

4

Market News Extends Price Gains in Hog Market Falters

Hog prices show a steady to strong tone but light trading limits gains. Reports from Chicago and Austin indicate top hogs around 640 per hundredweight, with slight declines on common and medium stock. Receipts near 4,000 hogs. barrows and gilts mostly steady to softer on lighter demand. Sheep and cattle also noted with mixed results across weight classes.

Chicago Western Territory Acexs

Chicago Livestock Prices Across Hog Cattle and Sheep Markets

Returns show receipts across hogs cattle and sheep with steady to higher quotations in some classes. Hogs top near 585 in Chicago while cattle show prime steer values around 1485 with strong demand. sheep receipts remain steady with fat lambs near 9460 and feeders steady to higher in mixed lots.

Chicago Marke Arrle Hors Kansas Ie Omaha East St Lous St Joseph Sioux City St Paul Indianapo Mondas Chicago Catte Fea Heral Tan SR Lfe Hicher S&ao

Stock Sale Details For Farm Near West Branch

A farm sale near West Branch listsHEAD PUREBRED PERCHERON HORSES including 1 stallion and 16 mares and yearlings. The event also features 15 COLORADO HEREFORD CATTLE weighing 591 to 800 lbs and DUROC HOGS with several boars and 3 head of good sons. Albin & Gibson, Auds. Tipter State Bank, Clerk.

Colorado Albin & Gibson Auds Tipter Stete Bank

Local Hog Market Dips as Prices Fall Across Grades

Local market data shows a downward swing with all hog grades down five cents. Top long haul no fill price drops to 5.83 dollars and calf market notes varied quotes. Sheep listings include spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds around 840 and old ewes 100 to 120 pounds about 250.

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Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Produce Listings

Cedar Rapids market listings show grain prices for wheat oats rye hay and straw as well as poultry prices for springs over five pounds hens and broilers. Wholesale fruits vegetables lemons grapefruits lettuce onions carrots and other produce are priced per bag or unit with various value points. Hides including No 1 and No 2 cured hides calf hides and horse hides are noted with prices and special terms for ponies and livestock.

Bond Market Notches Close With Modest Gains and Losses

New York traders ended a short session with a balanced mood as gains and losses were measured in fractions. US government issues showed small price drops while domestic corporates drew interest, with Pacific Gas and Remington Rand among notable gainers and several convertible issues trading at modest concessions.

New York Bond Review Canada Brazil Rome Pacific Gas Remington Rand Youngstown Chesapeake and Ohio Commonwealth Edison International Telephone Ss Western Union Southern Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Alleghany

Wall Street Quotation Sheet Notes Varied Stocks and Rates

A dense list of stock quotes from Adams Express to Union Carbide, with many industrials, railroads, and consumer goods firms. Includes notable entries such as Lockheed, Boeing, Coca Cola, General Electric, and Gulf & Western style names. London fog cost estimate closes the page with a city impact figure.

J EB. Bennett & Co W.H. Jumr Merchants National Bank Adams Express Mining Alaska Juneau Alleshany Allied Chem Allied Stores Kan City Allis Chalmers Kennecott Kresge Kroger G & B Libbey Owens Amn Hide & UG Lig & Myers Amn Intl Corp Jael Mareg Peetats Carbonic Pow & L Lockheed Mathiesen al Park Utah Patino Mines Ford Penney JC Phillips Pet Pillsbury Ais Plymouth OM Chio RI & Pty Chrysler Rat Gateafeway Motors Ce He Diecdit Simmons Co OLY U Crictbie Steel Frisco Tn Erie Stew Warner Ty Ford Stone Webster Freeport Tex Studebaker Tex Corn Tex Gulf & Ua Gen Foods Gen Motors Gen Realty Union Carbide Gimbel Bros Uni Anircraft Uni Air Lines Goebel Brew Uni Corp Sg Goodrich BF Uni Drug Goodyear “Tire Uni el Graham Paize Uni Gas Co Uni Gas Nor Bypr U S Pine Wes Sur Granite City Steel Fats Greyhound Nanadium Hite Hall Printing Walworth Fel Corp Warner Iy Aves Wes Marsid Hecker Wes ‘Union Hiram Walker Houston Oil Wilson & Co Indus Rayon Woolworth Ila Hydro Armour _4& Co Ata Avi & Transp Edison East’ Blessing Elec Hshold Bendix Marsh Swift & Co Chicago Corp Davenport IAPI Hastings Muscatine Rise Keokuk Fall St Louis Catro Memphis

No Real Trend In Stock Mart

New York AP reports a quiet Saturday stock market with no clear trend. Trading was slow with about 250000 shares changing hands in two hours, reflecting cautious liquidity preference over weekend commitments. Several blue chips showed little net movement while some names drifted up or down.

New York

Wheat Irregular On Chicago Board In Tight Trade

Wheat and corn moved in a narrow to irregular range on the Chicago Board of Trade with wheat closing 4. to 4?2 cents higher and Dec at 884 to 884? cents. Soybeans climbed to new highs for the day, closing up about 2% amid late rally. local shippers reported 220000 bushels sold since Friday.

Chicago Board of Trade Commission House Minneapolis Kansas City Winnipeg

Winnipeg and Chicago Wheat Prices and Cash Grain Report

Market notes show Winnipeg wheat prices with open high low and close ranges for May and July, plus Chicago cash grain quotations for durum oats soybeans and barley. Minneapolis cash grain prices list several corn oats and hard winter varieties with weekly car counts and basis comparisons.

Lamson Brothers and Company H. R. Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Winnipeg Chicago Minneapolis

Chicago Produce Markets Snapshot of Receipts and Prices

Chicago produce prices and receipts show butter, eggs, and potatoes with firm to steady trends. Butter receipts 747524. creamery quality with multiple price points. Eggs receipts 4931. fresh and refrigerator options listed. Potatoes arrivals 138 on track with US shipments 487 and Idaho russets steady with a firm undertone. Futures data from Lamson Bros and Co included.

Chicago U S Idaho Bliss Wisconsin Michigan Lamson Bros. and Co

Wisconsin cheese prices and Boston wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for Nov 25 30 show Daisies and Cheddars around 16 to 17 cents with Twins at 16 1 3c. Boston wool market notes demand for finer foreign apparel wools remains fair early, slackening later. prices firm with creased combing bright fleece lines at 45 46c for fine delaine and 46 48c for quarter to three-eighths blood wools.

Wisconsin Plymouth Farmer's Call Board Wisconsin Cheese Exchaner— Twins Boston IU S. Dept Agriculture

Mayo doctors weigh promin as tuberculosis treatment

Mayo foundation doctors in Rochester report promising results from promin a sulfanilamide drug in guinea pig trials against tuberculosis. In treated groups 13 of 29 animals survived 164 days while all 20 untreated animals died by day 82, suggesting potential therapeutic value.

Rochester, Minn Mayo Foundation H. Feldman H C. Hinshaw H. E. Moses Mayo

Five Million Clay Pigeons Bid Opened at Rock Island Arsenal

Bids were opened on an order for five million clay pigeons for army target practice. Black Products Co of Chicago had the low bid at 4.30 dollars per thousand.

Davenport Rock Island Arsenal United States Army Black Products Co Chicago Ill

Decorah Girls Win In School Oratorical Contest

Decorah high school contestants Mary Jane Talle oratorical Marjorie Rima dramatic and Frances Jane Taylor humorous win first place. Second place goes to Clifford Ellingson Georgianne Johnson Rosalie Dahle. Third for Henry Montgomery Melba Williams Aud rey Huseby. Three teams prepare to meet West Union and Postville in a contest set for November.

Decorah Decorah High School Mary Jane Talle Marjorie Rima Frances Jane Taylor Clifford Ellingson Georgianne Johnson Rosalie Dahle Henry Montgomery Melba Williams Audrey Huseby West Union Postville

Marion area social notices and arrivals update

Marion readers receive a roundup of social events. A bridal shower for Mrs. Raymond Barnes at Mrs. Ralph Hughes home leads to thanks from attendees. The St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid plans a Thanksgiving basket. Family visits span from Darlington Wisconsin to Council Bluffs Iowa as locals host guests and plan church activities.

Ralph Hughes Raymond Barnes Hughes Sixth Avenue Charles Cox B. Houlton Roy Gordon Ted Bean Teddy Blanche Bean Leona Clarke J. Brink M Klingler Neil Sills Donna Ladies Aid Society St. Paul's Lutheran Church Glenn Wickham Paul Rahn al Nelson Alvin Svenksen William Fowler, Jr Wilbur Sebern Council Bluffs Mr. Sebern W. B. Sebern Marion

Agree Argentina To Ship Big Meat Quota To Britain

Buenos Aires reports an agreement to ship 30 000 tons of frozen and chilled meats to England in December, adding to 4 000 tons planned for October and November. The three month total reaches 83 500 tons, with a London negotiation aiming for 30 000 tons monthly and about 360 000 tons yearly, valued above 12 million pounds.

Buenos Aires Great Britain England London

Wound Fatal To Man Shot During Chase

Osceola report identifies Luther Elmore a 28 year old from Kansas City Missouri died in hospital from a head wound suffered during a chase near Osceola. Police say the car he drove had been reported in Kansas City the previous day by Missouri authorities.

Osceola Iowa Highway Patrol Luther Elmore Kansas City Edgar Faber Elmore Faber Missouri Beore

Marion area churches schedule Harvest Sunday events

The bulletin lists services across multiple denominations in Marion including Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran. Sermon topics span Harvest Sunday and The Fruit of Indecision with varied service times from morning worships to evening programs and Sunday schools.

St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Methodist Church L. W. Inman Union Presbyterian Church Raymond C. Swisher Congregational Church St. Joseph Raymond C Swisher Pilgrim Highroaders Donald Kroll Free Methodist Herbert Livingston Arthur W Henke Woman’s Society of Christian Service Upper Parlor Epworth C. V. R. DeJong Christian Endeavor Gilbert Voorhies Lena Pratt St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Carl E. Krog Seventh Day Church of God Sixth Street Ninth Avenue Prairie Chapel J. B. Clyde Epworth League Alburnett Methodist J B. Clyde

Battle Over Aid to Britain Shapes Senate Clash

Washington AP reports a renewed congressional fight on aid to England as Republicans and Democrats push for action. Proposals include freeing American ships from neutrality restrictions and repealing the Johnson Act to allow loans, with lawmakers split on urgency and risk of widening the war.

Washington England Congress Great Britain Congressional Action Austin Foreign Relations Committee Connally Tex United States Britain Johnson Calif Nye N. D

IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF Happenings Across Town

Special to The Gasette reports several brief items from Iowa communities. A one act play Proposal by Proxy will be staged by Postville high school students under Miss Pauline Smith with leads Delores McNally Jack Sanders and Lloyd Palmer. Central City hosts a popularity contest with 30 entries. Linda Sue Sweet wins and Joan Bliss places second to aid school band uniforms. Delta junior high performs Take It Easy directed by Miss Florence Sheggebey with listed cast. Spillville witnesses a church wedding as Pauline Grace Klimesh and Clarence Edward Malek wed with attendants Margaret and Stanley Klimesh. the couple will live on a farm between Spillville and Ridgeway.

Postville Pauline Smith Delores McNally Priscilla Mallins Jack Sanders John Alden Lloyd Palmer Miles Standish Central City Linda Sue Sweet Robert Sweet Joan Bliss Albert Bliss Band Parent Association DELTA Florence Sheggebey Carol Darnielle Rozella Cline Lois Rohloff Doris Molyneux Bruce Utterback Gerald Rice Robert Miller Donald Bunnell John Aten Ralph Utterback Spillville St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Pauline Grace Klimesh Joseph Klimesh Clarence Edward Malek Joseph Malek Ridgeway John P. Chihak Marjorie Stanley Klimesh

Hollywood Fire Near Million Dollar Metro Sound Stages

A spectacular blaze threatened the million dollar sound stages at Metro Pictures in Hollywood. Firefighters battled the flames as industry personnel evacuated the area and film equipment was moved to safety. No injuries reported.

Hollywood Metro

Fire crews douse blaze at MGM Lagoon Friday night

Firefighters backed their pumper trucks to the MGM lagoon and extinguished the blaze before it spread, averting damage to the theater area. No injuries reported and investigators began assessing the cause.

Goldwyn-Mayer

Lost and Found Items Advertised in Local Notices

A brown billfold lost near Chandler Pump or 3rd Ave and 1st St contains currency and valuable papers with reward offered by H. Miller Morley. A Franklin 1940 class ring missing around Paramount of 3rd Ave bridge. contact Harold Quaas Route 1. Found a Pekingese dog listed with contact Dial 24132.

Chandler Pump 3Rd Ave 1St St. E Miller Morley Franklin Harold Quaas Marion Rte

Personal service and goods advertised in Gazette

A collage of local classifieds offers ambulance service dial ref watches jewelry alterations and repairs. It promotes Christmas jewelry layaway and various household items including coats hats quilts mattresses crutches and nursing supplies with pickup or delivery options and price notes.

Ambulance Service CO Ginsberg U 1St Ave Mary Adams David McGregor Am Trust the Gazette Ecutomobile The Gazette Probasco 2Nd Ave Lily's Podzimek Pharmacies 16Th Ave Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace CO Los Angeles Vincents Jewelry 3Rd St Richards Pharmacy L. A Frank Meci Sande Printing Co Raphic Poe Haden Kresse Feather Mattress Co Raye St. SE Layana OA A. Kriz & Son St. Ay Sisterhood of Temple Judah Enna Nas

Beauty Shop Advertisements and Addresses

A collage of beauty shop promotions lists Lovely Lady Beauty Shop at 317 1st Ave SE with 16 operators and various service prices, plus several other salons including Mary Nell Beauty Shop at 210 Paramount Bldg and Charm Beauty Shop at 210 Security Blog, all offering permanents, fingerwaves, and shampoos.

Lovely Lady Oil Lovely Lady Beauty Shop 1St Ave Bishop's Lillian Suchy George Uhl Mary Nell Paramount NEW Charm STARK Paris Academy OF Beauty

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