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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1938

Page

8

Hogs Fall in Active Chicago Trading on Tuesday

Hogs dropped sharply in active Chicago stockyards trading with 19 000 hogs reported nationally 13 000 at Chicago top price 8 70 down 30 cents. Markets elsewhere weak with Pittsburgh Cleveland and East St Louis reporting varied volumes as cattle calves and sheep movements continued.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland East St Louis East St. Louis Scucfers Wits of Hfers Lions Kansas St Louis

Cattle and Hog Prices Edge Moves Across Midwest Markets

The report shows hog receipts around 4 500 with mixed trades. wholesale and packing hogs mostly down modestly from Monday. Calves and steers hold firm with steady to higher bids. cattle receipts at several markets reflect cautious but steady demand and tight supply for select grades. Sheep bids hold steady with strength on natives and Western lambs in some regions.

Chicago S. Dept Atrone

Livestock Market Report From Des Moines Area

Receipts show cattle and hogs with mixed results across weights. Hogs steady to lower on some cuts, feeder pigs near unchanged, sows weaker. cattle leaders include heavies 315 lb to 180 190 lb and light steers near 750 to 775 with some higher bids. Sheep receipts 3200 with steady to firmer values for natives and fat lambs holding around 875 or more.

B. Heavies Snmfall Des Moines Iowa Minnesota aKo

Porkers in Slump on Local Market

Hog prices slumped on the local market Tuesday with prime grades dropping up to 30 cents and packers 15 cents. The top hog price fell to 8.00, with various weight classes listed from 140 pounds to over 500 pounds and packers showing declines across the board.

Associated Ress Ottumwa Waterloo Mason Hoas

Cedar Rapids Markets Mixed for Grain and Produce

Grain prices list No 1 54 1 2 cents for wheat No 2 52 1 2, oats No 3 white 19 1 2, rye No 2 30 6 3 2, barley No 3 30 9 1 4, yellow corn 39 1 2 and 37 1 2. Hay and straw prices 7.00 and 5.00, butterfat 2 1 2 cents, hens and leghorn prices from 8 to 16 cents, eggs and hides noted. Wholesale fruits vegetables with multiple item prices, Alde Market meat hides and calf prices, ponies and minors half price.

Alde

Chicago Produce Prices and Market Receipts Report

Market notes show poultry demand up for hens at 432 lbs, chucks steady, Leghorns 12¢, other poultry prices flat. Potato receipts across Idaho Russets and Cedar Valley types mixed, U.S. No. 1 items priced around 1.30 to 1.50 per unit. Butter and eggs volumes steady with mixed color eggs and standard firsts around 26 to 28 cents. Cheese and creamery goods held steady with 1937-1941 style price references.

Chicago U S U. S New York

Wisconsin cheese prices and New York sugar market report

Dairy price details from Plymouth Wisconsin show varied quotes for daisies horns and cheddars with changes. New York sugar futures softened with 18 000 bag Philippines second-half November lots at 295 and London futures: March No 3 198 May 202, refined sugar unchanged. wool prices in Boston rose on Western wools with mixed French and Texas lots selling at 63 65 66 cents scoured.

New York Philippines Mission House London Boston UPI US Agriculture Department

Bond Markets Close Mixed On Tuesday in New York

Government bonds closed Tuesday with yields showing varied levels as Treasury bonds traded at 4 48 47 52 with prices around 118 28. Federal Farm Mortgage bonds and Home Owners Loan issues also listed with modest price moves.

New York U_ S Treasury

Stocks Hold Narrow Gains Amid Tentative Trading

The New York market drifted after a five day rise with small fractional gains and losses distributed amid an indifferent session. Initial profit taking hit some issues while aircrafts and building materials led a mild rally abroad, and several firms posted new year highs including Sperry Corp and Philip Morris.

New York Sperry Corp National Gypsum Celotex Flintkote Philip Morris American Telephone United Aircraft Westinghouse Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak

Wall Street Quotes From Tuesday Quotations Listed

A dealer table shows closing prices for Adams Express 115 and many stocks including Kennecott 44% and Amn Tel & Tel 12, with blue‑chip names such as General Electric 423, U S Steel 59 and Coca Cola 131, reflecting a broad market snapshot from Chicago floor. The listing includes miscellaneous commodities and grain marks, alongside Mississippi River stage notes for Davenport and surrounding cities.

J. E B. Bennet & Co W. H Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Alaska Dumeair Atlenic Corp Tel & Tel Aled S Johns Manville Alts Chalmers Amal Lea Kayser Julius Lita Amn Kennecott Corp Amn Com Alc Krese Kroser G & B Iita Amp Hide & OL Lambert Amn Int Corp Lehigh Valley Amn Loco Libby Owens M & Fdy Lig & Myers B Ann Metals Lin Carbonic Amn Pow & la Loews. Inc Oy Amn Radee Loft Inc Amn Roll Mills Lorilard P Louisve G & E Ann Sug Ana McKesson Amn Tel & T Mebellen Mathieson Lamson Brothers & Amit Woolen G Maytag Mfe Amn Zinc Miami Cedar Rapids Anaconda Armour & Co S Atlantic Risa Mont Auburn Baldwin Loco Am Baty Tlaha Ars Beth Steel Boeing Hohn Alun Borden Co North Amn Co Bore Warner Ohio Oil Bucyrus Erie Steel Inn Busid Weel Patino Mines Penteck Ford Pillsbury Soren High Gine Gerroile Pasco Bietsvehl Sarewe Oem Dee Bor Bou Sra Bate Erro de Sco Plymouth Oil Proctor Gamble Cher Corp Hullman Radio Corn Keith Chrysler Mtr Wa Coca Cola Reyn Tob Col Palmolive Safeway Colo Fuel Schenley Col Gas Elec Seaboard Shell Union Tad Simmons. Co Socono Motors Sou Pac Sou_ Railway Litta Corn Products Sperry Corp 2A Coty. Inc St Joe Crucible Steel Az” Brand India Curtiss Wright Curtiss Wr Studebaker Goron du Pont de'Nigar Tex Gulf Tex Land Eastman Thompson Eaton Tidewater Timken Timken Rob Flec Pow & LS Trans-America Great Nor Ore Warner Bros Gart N Ry Wesn Maryld Ba Hat Corp bin Wes N Union Hayes Body Westhouse AB Hecker Prods Westhouse Hiram Walker White Motors Houston T's Howe Sound Willys Ovid Sa Hudson Motors Wilcox OU Hupp Motors Wilson & Co Ils Central Woolworth Indus Rayon Inspiration S&t Zenith Radio Intl Hydro Cricaga Stocra Cons Blocultura Automatic Pras Dexter Co Avi & Transp Heilemann Buller Bros Mur Midwest Corp Chicago Comy Edison Quaker Pr Swift Inti Mississippi River Stages Davenport Hastings la Crosse Prairie du Chien Ceees Tirbugie St Louis Pare Ee Cairo Bse Enee Os Memphis

Corn Establishes New Four Year Lows in Chicago Trade

Weak outside markets and lack of export interest pushed Chicago wheat and corn prices lower on Tuesday. Corn hit its lowest level since 1934 as heavy hedging and large world crop estimates weighed on the market. Oats also declined while export sales of U S wheat remained quiet despite some Canadian exports to the United Kingdom. Private estimates placed the world corn crop near 2.444 billion bushels.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool U. S United Kingdom Winnipeg Stanford Food Research Institute

Chicago cash grain prices and receipts for wheat corn and oats

Chicago cash grain market reports list prices for No 2 hard No 3 tough and various yellows for wheat. corn No 1 mixed and No 1 yellow. oats No 2 white and No 3. barley quotable ranges and seeds timothy clover and red top prices. Sapolis cash grain receipts Tuesday total 199 cars versus 100 year ago with quotes for No 1 heavy dark northern and dark northern No 1 prices and several durum and red durum varieties.

Chicago Sapolis Montana

Rights Under Oral Trust Claim In Real Estate Purchase Case

Intervenor Henrietta Jansa seeks a purchase money lien in a suit by Elsie Castek and Georgene and Marion Castek against Anton and Christina Skalsky. Plaintiffs seek recognition of an alleged $5,428 receipt credit and $400 interest under a real estate contract. Intervenor claims Skalskys would split funds with her under an alleged oral trust agreement.

Henrietta Jansa Swisher Elsie C. Castek Georgene Marion Castek Otto C. Castek Anton Skalsky Christina Skalsky Skalskys

Unintentionally Kills Friend at YMCA Target Range

Chicago reports 21 year old William Aulich grieved in a police cell after a space at a YMCA range caused a pistol on a shelf to discharge. Waldo Brumond, 24, was wounded in the abdomen and died despite donor Aulich and medical efforts. No charges were filed.

Chicago William Aulich Waldo Brumond Aulich Brumond Henrotin Hospital Aulieh Bill

Roosevelt approves 11 million for New England flood control

President Roosevelt authorized an additional 11 million dollars for New England flood control projects in a message to WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins. The approval follows a joint report from Hopkins, General John L. Kingman and Clyde L. Seavey outlining regional flood control needs and a plan of procedure by army engineers.

Hyde Park N. YY Roosevelt Harry Hopkins WPA New England Army Engineers Hopkins John L. Kingman Clyde L. Seavey Federal Power Commission

Two Thieves Take Black Sedan Then Police Nab Vehicle

In Pittsburgh two thieves stole a plain black sedan with the key in the ignition. They fled but radio alerted all cars to a police car. Detectives Harris and Jackson found the car two blocks from the original parking spot as they investigated a robbery.

Pittsburgh William Harris Joseph Jackson

Jury rules for defendant in $8500 suit against Eppley Hotels

Court records show Judge Ellison directing verdict for the Eppley Hotels company after retrial of Mrs M Liss McMullin's 1935 injury claim. McMullin, of Cedar Rapids, argued an open trap door caused a fall behind a Montrose hotel drug store counter.

F C. Ellison Montrose Hotel

Lost items and rewards listed at Woolworths and shops

A local notice lists several lost items including a brown Spursuit jacket and a zipper purse with about $12 inside. Rewards offered and telephone contacts provided for return and inquiries. Also mentions lost tires 35x5 and a person named Jim with a reward, plus beauty shop notices.

Woolworth's Jfan

Two Held On Robbery Charge Say Not Guilty

Albert Alexander 24 of 37 Circle Drive NE and Donald Rooks 38 of 1002 Tenth Street SW pled not guilty before Judge F O Ellison. Alexander posted 1000 dollar bond while Rooks remained jailed at noon. They were identified by George Cejka of Delavan Hotel as the men who beat and robbed him after offering a ride from the Hill Top Inn on September 30.

Albert Alexander Circle Drive Donald Rooks Tenth Street F O. Ellison Alexander Rooks George Cejka Delavan Hotel Hill Top Inn

Alimony Reduced and Multiple Divorce Actions Reported

Judge H C Ring cut Alonzo Franks alimony from 20 to 10 dollars monthly under a November 9 1936 decree. Hearing was held last week as Franks sought termination of alimony. Judge Ring also filed a divorce decree for Hoyt B Lundin 42 from Helen M Lundin on cruel and inhuman treatment. married Vinton July 19, 1922. custody of three sons and property settled. Eunah Davidson of Central City sues Maurice Davidson for cruel and inhuman treatment. seeks restoration of name Eunah Sellers, married June 16, 1935. A $747.06 two count legal services suit by B D Silliman against William Nevin and Harris Nevin was dismissed without prejudice before Judge Ellison.

Alonzo Franks H C Ring Emma G. Franks Franks H. C. Ring Hoyt B. Lundin Helen M. Lundin Ed Lundquist Vinton Eunah Davidson Central City Maurice Davidson Eunah Sellers Legal Services B. D. Silliman William Nevin Harris Nevin F. O. Ellison

County and City Debate Buying Ambulance Service

Linn county supervisors met with Harold Skinner operator of the Ambulance Service to discuss his proposal that Cedar Rapids city and Linn county jointly buy ambulance service. Skinner said the service costs about 6000 dollars yearly with 4000 dollars income from charges and argued private loss could endanger service. officials planned to study shares and scope before negotiations.

Linn County Harold Skinner Skinner Cedar Rapids

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