HOGS RISE IN LATE MARKET AS TOWN FLOCKS TRADE ACTIVITY
Active livestock receipts on Saturday show hogs higher by up to ten cents with Chicago and St Paul bids mixed. Cattle and sheep receipts steady to firm with feeders slow, light yearlings scarce, top cattle values around 10.60 for light yearlings and hogs topping at 5.55 to 5.75 for various weights. Regional markets at Mason City, Des Moines and Sioux City report mixed gains and steady prices across hogs, cattle, and sheep with varying load lots and weight classes.
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Chicago
APII
ST. Paul
South ST. Paul
Omaha
Acriculture
Towa
Associated Press
Waterloo
Hors
Mason City
Ottumwa
Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Minnesota
Sioux City
Bioux City
Tu. S
INS
Jose
Betha Fy
Indianapolis
Fat Lamb Market Ends With Steady to High Prices
Fat lamb action showed good and choice above 9.00 with late Thursday trades. Native and fed wooled lambs sold from 9.00 to 9.10 while fat ewes opened steady and common to choice ranged from 2.50 to 4.00.
Hogs Steady on Local Market as Prices Hold
The local hog market remains steady after a period of decline with top prices around 530 dollars. Cattle market also holds steady, signaling stable livestock trading conditions.
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Produce Listing
A Cedar Rapids price list covers grains poultry fruits vegetables and hides. It lists wheat oats rye barley soybeans hay butterfat lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage tomatoes carrots cauliflower potatoes apples cranberries and hides with per unit or per hundred weight rates and delivery notes.
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Idaho
Russell
Jonathan
Markets Report From Chicago and New York Produce
Chicago and New York market notes show mixed dairy and poultry pricing with steady eggs and creamery butter, varied potato and onion quotes, and sluggish turkey demand. Eggs steady with high receipts. butter unsettled but near 31 to 34 cents. Poultry prices weak for live birds. dressed turkeys steady to up, and potatoes moving with U.S. No. 1 quality quoting around $1.00 to $2.05 per bag.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Lerhorn
U. S
Idaho
Burbank
Nebraska
Minnesota
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Billis
U.S
Wisconsin
New York
Futures display from Lamson Bros and Co storage standards
Furnished by Lamson Bros and Co shows butter storage standards with values for November December February and eggs refrigerator standards with prices for November December January. The data indicates contract quotes or market figures for dairy storage and egg pricing.
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Froduce
Lamson Bros. & Co
Wisconsin Cheese Prices Steady in Plymouth Bulletin
Wisconsin cheese prices for the week of November 20 listed by the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange with daisies at 15 cents, brick at 1494 cents, cheddars at 15 cents. Farmers call board shows daisies 15 43 cents and cheddars at 16 cents.
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Wisconsin Cheese
Plymouth
Wic
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Farmers’ Call Board
Stock Market Slumps After Tax Talk Sparks Rally Scare
New York AP report describes a brief rally fizzing into a scare as President hints possible taxes to raise about 500 million dollars for next year's defense. Stocks fell across leaders like Chrysler GM U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft and United Aircraft while several others retreated on the curb.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Douglas Aircraft
North American Aviation
United Aircraft
U. S Gypsum
Lockheed
Great Atlantic
Wall St. Stocks Quotations from Bennett & Co
Wall Street stocks are published by J. E. Bennett & Co with W. H. Jump as manager from the Merchants National Bank building. The notice appears in Friday’s quotations section listing prices and market moves.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H., R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchant National Bank
J. E. Bennett & Co
W. H. Jump
Merchants National Bank
Dow Jones Averages and Bonds Report
Market notes show mixed activity in bonds and stocks with modest moves. Industrials edge up slightly while rails and utilities slip, and overall averages trail yesterday's levels amid small declines in broader indexes.
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DOW Jones
Cosees
Eeeuue
Crescovscesccoscenes
Wheat futures slip as stock market drops and exports rise
Wheat prices fell after an initial firm session as bulk buyers and mills backed off. Corn and oats followed wheat lower, while Argentine and Canadian exports provided limited support amid a dull outside market. Cash bids showed mixed No 2 and No 1 grades across wheat corn and soybeans in Chicago and Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
Continent
Harley —Maling
Wool Market Report from Boston Market Friday Prices
Small to moderate quantities of western grown fine wools sold on the Boston market. Prices were not steady to firm with fines in original lots bringing mostly 97 cents to $1. Scoured basis for good French combing length ranged 94 to 97 cents. Texas wools twelve months old sold at 95 cents to $1.00.
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Boston
Dept Agriculturer
Texas
Bond Markets Mixed in Narrow Session on Friday
In New York, industrial and rail bonds attracted sizable buying while most issues moved in a narrow, mixed market. Anglo-Chilean Nitrate debentures rose over a point on heavy chartering of nitrates to Europe. Rail issues gained, and Treasury and foreign dollar issues showed little overall change.
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NEW York Bond Review
New York
Europe
Southern Railway
Pere Marquette
Northern Pacific
International Paper
Municipal Judge Ordered To Testify In O Hare Inquiry
Chicago Chief Justice Prystalski ordered Municipal Judge Eugene J Holland to appear in criminal court and answer grand jury questions about his real estate dealings with Edward J O Hare, slain race track owner. The grand jury probes O Hares death and ties to Al Capone.
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Chicago
John Prystalksi
Eugene J. Holland
Edward J. O'Hare
Holland
Prystalski
Wilbur F. Crowley
O'Hare
Scarface
al ‘Capone
President Roosevelts War Resources Unit to Advise
President Roosevelt announced a letter to War Resources Board chair E R Stettinius Jr and members thanking them for an industrial mobilization plan. He said the board may disband but urged members to continue advising the army and navy munitions board. If weather holds, he may stay an extra day at Warm Springs before visiting Asheville North Carolina.
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Warm Springs
INS
Roosevelt
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
War Resources Board
National Defense
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Washington
Bethlehem Steel Restores Pension Cut And Raises Vacation Plan
Bethlehem Steel chief E G Grace announced restoration of the 15 per cent pension reduction from the low period. He said the company will consider further liberalization of the vacation plan and noted that while steel prices are similar to 1929, average hourly earnings now exceed those of ten years ago by over thirty percent.
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New York
INS
E G
Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Nazis Claim Firth Attack on British Cruiser Confirmed
Berlin reports the high command says a German U boat torpedoed and heavily damaged the cruiser Belfast in the Firth of Forth. British response remains unavailable due to censorship as cited by United Press and New York Times updates.
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Belfast
Firth of Forth
New York Times
New York
United Press
London
Quakes In Turkey Level 16 Villages
Series of nine earthquakes in eastern Turkey wrecked 16 villages and damaged over 1 000 buildings. Delayed reports say 43 killed in Erzingan with many seriously injured. In Bashkeuy district Armenia four women and 11 children died buried in wreckage.
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Turkey
Erzingan
Anatolia
Armenia
Bashkeuy
Germany Admits Loss Of 20 Planes Since War Started
Berlin report says Germany confirms losing 20 aircraft in air battles with England since the war began. It also states 52 British planes were shot down, nearly over British territory.
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Berlin
Germany
England
Five County Jail Prisoners Sue Prune and Peach Juice Plot
In Santa Ana California five county jail inmates who hoarded prun e and peach juices from fellow prisoners cooked and fermented them and then celebrated. Sheriff Jesse Elliott reported the aftermath includes colossal hangovers loss of good behavior ratings and social ostracism among inmates.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Jesse Elliott
Rail safety praised as engineer recalls swift safety gains
Henry A Parish of Boone, district superintendent, described the Chicago and North Western safety program. He cited a 25 percent drop in fatal injuries and 60 percent fewer non fatal injuries in five years due to self acting safety gear and stricter rules. He noted automatic stop systems and 13 second alert windows cut collisions with autos. Cedar Rapids speeds remain 17 mph for regular trains and 30 mph for streamliners.
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Chicago
Henry
Boone
Chicago and North Western Railroad
High Twelve Club
Parish
North Western
Cedar Rapids
Court grants claim in grain shipment contract case
In a $1,025 contract suit August Frisch v Claude Rice and Len Kelso trading as Union Grain Co, R Milner holding proceeds from corn bill of lading sales was ordered by Judge H C Ring to deliver $1,129.91 to A W Bass trustee in bankruptcy for the defendants Bass. Milner held coin title through assignments.
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Claude Rice
Len Kelso
Union Grain Company
R . Milner
H. C. Ring Friday
W. Bass
Bass
Inter- Venor
Milner
Cedar Rapids Man Charged After Vehicle Collision
W A Mercer 44 of Cedar Rapids faced charges for failing to stop and aid after his car allegedly struck and injured Mrs Frank Clark at 1155 Eleventh Street Marion near First Avenue and Sixth Street East on Oct 28. He pleaded not guilty before Judge C J Haas Friday. Bond set at $1000.
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W.A Mercer
Cedar Rapids
Frank Clark
Eleventh Street
Marion
First Avenue
Sixth Street
C. J. Haas
Judge Grants $75 Judgment in Dog Bite Case
Friday Judge C J Haas awarded Lyle Petersen seventy five dollars in a dog bite suit filed by his father Hans Petersen against C D Gibson also known as Bert Gibson The incident allegedly occurred February thirteenth nineteen thirty eight The judgment was satisfied by stipulation filed with the clerk Also noted were a defense demurrer in a separate suit and a divorce action between Frank Kraus and Lillian Kraus filed on desertion and cruel treatment grounds with the marriage having occurred in Newark New Jersey on April twenty seventh nineteen thirty four.
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C.J. Haas
Lyle Petersen
Hans Petersen
C D Gibson
Bert Gibson
Gibson
Frank Kraus
Lillian Kraus
H. C. Ring
Newark
N. J
Vinton Attorney Charged in Embezzlement Case
George Knapp, a Vinton attorney, was returned from Knoxville and charged with embezzlement. He was indicted by the September grand jury for allegedly embezzling several hundred dollars from a client.
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Gazette
Vinton
George Knapp
Knoxville
Engineer Sacrificed Life For Passengers In Rail Crash
Investigators reported North Western Railway train No. 9 derailed near North Chicago after striking an unoccupied motor car south of a Lake Bluff viaduct. Engineer Harry Anderson died saving passengers. fireman Stanley Mack was severely injured. Eight cars cleared the viaduct. four cars derailed and the locomotive overturned.
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RPI
North Western 9
Winnebago
North Chicago
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Stanley Mack
Thomas Kennedy
Lake County
Lake Bluff Road
Kennedy
City Market Days Expanded Before Thanksgiving Closure
Due to the Thanksgiving observance, the city market will stay open Tuesday and Wednesday next week and then close for the season. At the annual Thanksgiving time dinner 33 Tehel Bottling Company employees and wives heard Guy Linville speak. Dale Clark and Don Schuele Des Memes representatives attended. Dancing followed the dinner.
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Tehel Bottling Company
S End
Dale Clark
Don Schuele
Guy Linville
Matt
Ask School Nurse Be Employed By County Board Defers Action
A Linn county delegation led by Superintendent Wal ter A. Shupn urged the county board to hire a school nurse for all districts. The board deferred action to an early December meeting while discussing county wide financing and Cedar Rapids integration. Supervisors will study the pre-1926 county nurse arrangement and note that 69 of 70 districts with 5716 pupils lack nursing service.
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Linn County
Walter A. Shupn
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Taft Sees Debt Limit Boost or Inflation
In Denver AP Taft, Republican Senator Robert A Taft says Congress must raise the debt limit or risk inflation. He accuses the administration and Democratic leaders of delaying a showdown on the economy until after the 1940 election to keep public focus away from the seriousness of the situation.
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Denver
Robert A Taft
Congress
Taft
Polish Area Must Be Jew Free Soon
About 5 000 Jewish women children and infirm men must leave the Kattowitz and Reschen areas of German occupied Poland for a Jewish reservation east of Lublin by December 15 according to authorities. The districts must be Jew free by mid December and Jews may take only the scantest belongings.
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Germany
Kattowice
Poland
Reschen
Lublin
Charles Shepard Transfer to Horace D O Meara
Charles Shepard and wife deed to Horace D O Meara a west half of southwest quarter in section 25 township 86 range 8 for one dollar and valuable considerations.
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Charles Shepard
Horace D. O'Meara
Wd. S
McCormick Simms backs Dewey for president at Boston meeting
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms former congresswoman and leading Republican endorses Thomas F Dewey for the GOP nomination before the Massachusetts women s Republican club She praises his vigor honesty and executive ability and urges leadership against corruption and waste in Washington.
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INS
Thomas F Dewey
Ruth Hanna McCorick Simms
Thenes
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Ato Hs
Thomas F. Dewey
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Dewey
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Pintknes
James Madson
Roosevelt
State preps to set contracts on Linn Road projects
State officials plan to award contracts for three Linn Road road work projects in the near term. The packages include bridge construction, quarter mile grading, and paving along a east of Walser route, with bids around 370000 dollars. Public works inspectors will review the sites on December 4 before bids are finalized.
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C L Donovan
Dero van
Nown
Bertram Teentisehap
Brdaingard
Jon
Oudler
Walser
Hir
Publi
Orrede
Eest
Ter Jetung
Bebrors
Artificial Flower Firm Fined for Child Labor Violations
In Chicago federal court Miller Gebhardt company and two officers pleaded guilty to wage and hour act violations. Wages as low as two cents an hour were paid to some workers including about 50 children who made flowers at home for the firm using work sent to about 300 homes.
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Chicago
Miller Gebhach
STAN
Alex Elson
Richard &. Gebhardt
Harry W Miller
Elson
Fishermen Die After Ice Breaks Through on Elbow Lake
Three fishermen died when they broke through the ice on Elbow lake north of Lake Vermillion Virginia Minn. The victims were A M Keefod Allen Tomlias and Joseph Helstrom all of Cook. The men had left Virginia Thursday to fish near an island and were walking on the ice when it cracked.
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Elbow Lake
A. M.; Keefod
Allen Tomlias
Cook
Joseph Helstrom
Lake Vermillion
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