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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
10
Hog prices rose 10 to 25 cents as receipts rose to about 9 000 head. Cattle sold steady with top steer prices around 1735 and natives around 1025 to 1065, while spring lambs and sheep held firm in active trading at Chicago.
The local hog market shows steady prices with a dime advance on Thursday. Prices for hogs range from about 140 to 350 pounds with varying packer bids. calf, sheep, and cattle sections list multiple weight-based quotes and quality grades reflecting a mixed market.
Fairly active session lifted by stronger foreign markets and export optimism for U S wheat but profit taking trimmed most gains. December delivery peaked near 1.103 a bushel before sliding to around 1.092, with exporters noted as prominent buyers and corn modestly higher then lower by close.
Market wires show Winnipeg wheat prices with open low close readings and multiple percent changes. Chicago cash provisions list No 3 red wheat, No 2 hard wheat, corn and rye quotes with various grade prices and samples noted.
A flawed, partially readable dispatch describes a backing tour by a catlike figure urging Dixie and Southern farmers to unite with Midwestern growers. The plea centers on mutual support for agricultural policy and domestic crop protection amid contested markets.
Stocks rise at the/open with gains from fractions to over two points but drift lower in late dealings. Gold and copper miners lead, steel, motors and rails falter near the close. Rail bonds improve while foreign markets show strength. U S Steel and Chrysler among gainers, General Motors among decliners.
Wall Street trading shows varied moves across many stocks with notable quotes for Adams Express Johns Manville Am Can and Am Stock lines. The market reads solid activity in industrials, utilities, and transportation groups with mixed gains and declines across major listings.
Los Angeles held suspect M Ix Sulsermin on 250000 bail under an eleven count conspiracy and extortion indictment in New York City waived extradition and prepared to return to Manhattan the process is expected to begin shortly
Clyde Derrnk a youthful Rome New York automobile salesman pled guilty to kidnapping two Johnson City policemen and was sentenced to thirty years in state prison. He began serving the term Thursday.
Webster baseball opened the season with What Cheer defeating Webster 6 to 0 on the Webster diamond. Special to The Gazette.
Public notice of want ads detailing three and seven day pricing with advance payment for out of town ads and special rates for work wanted. Includes ad taker contact in Cedar Rapids Gazette and a memorial notice, lost items, and contact rewards sections.
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