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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1937

Page

6

Cattle and Hog Prices Fall Amid Kosher Butchers Strike

Chicago and Omaha livestock markets report sharp declines as kosher butchers strike cuts demand in New York. Hogs drop 25 cents. cattle bids mostly 50 cents lower with some $1 declines. Sheep receipts rise with packers’ bids weaker, while feeder and calf markets vary across regions.

Omaha API Chicago New York INS Chicago Livestock Dept. Agriculture Kansans City East St Louis Sioux City Cleveland Indianapolis Pittsburch Nooo Buffalo Cincinnati

Local Hogs and Cattle in Downward Market Trend

Hogs continue lower on the local market with all grades down 15 cents and top at 1110. Cattle are weaker with a 25 cent drop across all grades except canners, cutters and pulls. Poultry shows slight weakness.

Wilson & Co Hog Market Prices Listed

The Wilson & Co hog market lists bid prices by weight for hogs from 140 pounds to 600 pounds and for packs and calves. Examined ranges include good hogs 140-150 pounds at 9.2007 and 9.440 with various increases by weight, plus packers prices from 275-350 pounds at 9.550 and 9.70 and up to 600 pounds at 8.8.75. Calves, sheep, and cattle markets show varied quotes for prime steers, choice steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and cutters.

Wilson & CO Dial Isa Wilson's

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Notes and Prices

Market page lists grain and feed prices including Wheat No 1 8c No 2 96c Oats 26c Rye No 2 7c. Corn and other commodities show shelled yellow prices, hay and straw values, dairy fat text, and farm supplies. Includes references to wholesale trusts, vegetables, potatoes, prunes, and local market notes with scattered vendor names and prices.

Boverie Chicago Lamson Brothers & Co Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Winnipeg Wheat

Wheat Prices Edge Up Then Slip In Final Hour

Chicago wheat futures show moderate gains early on with a quiet session, closing slightly lower across contracts. Corn and oats also ease, while Liverpool and North American markets offer mixed signals amid crop estimates and export activity.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool Australia United Kingdom Bureau of Agricultural Economics United States Norway

Chicago Markets Show Butter and Egg Price Movements

Chicago butter and eggs futures feature mixed receipts and varying prices as market activity shifts. Reports from Chicago and New York highlight steady creamery specials, fluctuating egg values, and diverse potato and poultry bids, with multiple grade levels and regional price ranges noted.

Chicago New York

Mississippi River Stages Davenport Rally

The Mississippi River shows shifts with stages at Davenport Hastings La Crosse Dubuque Keokuk St Louis Cairn Memphis and Memphis. Rise and fall readings indicate fluctuating water levels affecting navigation and port activity along the river system.

Mississivpt Davenport

Stock Prices Drift Slow as Market Stages Few Small Gains

New York prices mostly eased with a handful of specialties showing modest gains. The day featured light selling pressure, a 700000 share transfer pace, and a late drift toward the day’s lower quotations. Notable movers included Illinois Central Union Pacific Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Goodyear Woolworth Standard Oil of N J Warner Bros.

New York Illinois Central Union Pacific Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Goodyear Woolworth Standard Oil N. J Warner Bros U S. Steel Inland Steel du Pont Montgomery Ward Sears Rochuck International Harvester Deere Anaconda Kennecott N. Y. Central Pullman General Motors Goodrich

Wall St. Stocks and Quotations Listing

Published market listings show numerous stocks with prices and percentages from Adams Express to Walgreen. The page records day quotations across industries including mining, steel, oil, utilities, and consumer goods with varied gains and losses.

Bond Market Mixed as Rail liens Lead Week Opening

New York bond review shows recovery trends with rail liens as pace-makers and utilities and Industrials in a narrow trading orbit. U S governments mixed. Treasury prices higher on certain issues. Interborough Rapid Transit refunds rise. wage settlement relief noted. Sugar futures steadier with March at 117 and No 4 contract unchanged.

New York API Name Owners Loan Group Treasuries Santa Fe Alleeghany Corp Baltimore and Ohio Rock Island Minols Central

Marion Man Ends Life By Hanging At Home

John S. Fairley 71 of 1093 Eleventh street Marion was found dead hanging in a garage. Coroner Dr B L Knight ruled death a self inflicted act no inquest. He was born March 30 1866 in Marion and retired about twenty years ago. Survived by wife Rosa four sons two daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending word from son in Texas.

John S. Fairley Eleventh Street Marion Rosa Falcon Lea Frank James Fairley John O el Paso Texas Lizzie Davis Cedar Rapids Belle Drake Central City Level Lodge No. 284

Three Die In Austin Minnesota Airplane Crash

Officials investigated a Sunday air crash in Austin Minnesota that killed three people. The victims were Ephie Hull 26 and his wife also 26 and Duane Wehner 16, all residents of Austin.

Austin, Minn Ephie Hull Duane Wehner Austin

Marion Bus Plan To Seek Jitney License Approval

Marion council will hear an application for a jitney license allowing buses to operate as an extension of Cedar Rapids lines. Charles Hollar of National City Lines and Don Barnes of the Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway will present the plan amid Iowa rail board approval of a Marion operation without a local franchise. The proposal seeks council permission to grant the license and references a Cedar Rapids voters’ franchise election as a related step.

Marion Cedar Rapids Marion Council Charles Hollar National City Lines Hollar Iowa Board of Railway Commissioners Don Barnes Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway

Archdiocese Centennial Observance Planned in Cedar Rapids

Final preparations for the Cedar Rapids deanery centennial celebration of the Dubuque archdiocese include a November 7 morning high mass at Memorial Coliseum and a parade starting 10 am from Fourth Avenue. Delegations from many parishes and numerous Catholic groups join in the event.

Cedar Rapids Archdiocese of Dubuque Roosevelt Hotel J. M. Molloy Memorial Coliseum Fourth Avenue Fifth Tenth Streets Tenth Street Third Avenue Coliseum American Legion Children's Musketeer Boy Scouts St. Patrick’s St. Wenceslaus St. Ludmila’s St. Matthew's Marion Anamosa Pato City Central City Coggon Prairieburg Vinton Dysart van Horne Belle Plaine Ciutier Vining Holy Family Community Chelsea Watkins Newhall Norway Walford Fairfax Stark's Settlement Lisbon Walker Spencer’s Crove Knights of Columbus Coe College Band C.di C. D.A Foresters Mount Mercy College St. Berchman’s Immaculate Conception School Sanctuary Society Holy Name Society

Smythe Seeks Sign Ordinance Change For Neon Signs

Smythe Neon Sign Co asks City Council to remove electrical permit requirement for gas filled tube signs. Matter referred to legal staff and Building Inspector Leefers. Smythe, present but silent, has filed suit in district court against electrical union and building trades council alleging actions to deter customers from using his neon sign service.

Smythe Neon Sign Company O. L. Leefers Bob Smythe Smythe Electrical Union and Building Trades Council Here

Residents Seek Expanded Bus Service On Eastern Linn and Westwood

Two new petitions filed with the city council request extended bus service. Eastern and Linn boulevards and nearby streets would gain a line, to be referred to National City Lines officials. A second petition covers service near Westwood.

Eastern Linn National City Lines Westwood

Foreign exchange rates and world currencies listed

Steady demand noted in various currencies with quotes for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Hungary Romania Argentina Brazil Japan China Hong Kong Mexico Canada and New York Montreal exchange values as per the market page.

Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Brazil Shaanghai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal New York

Community Notes From Marion Township and Nearby

A string of social updates from Cedar Rapids to Marion includes dinner guests for Mrs. Torrence and Mrs. Darwin Robertson in Springville, wiener roasting plans for Marion township teachers, and visits by local families to relatives in Ossian Iowa City and Milwaukee. Mayo Clinic trip for W T Jackson, Emma Kendall guild picnic, and various church and club activities round out the week.

Marion Linn Mount Vernon H. 8. McCalley Win Robertson Cedar Rapids Ralph Wall Springville Torrence Darwin Robertson Marion Solon Emma Kendall Congregational Guild Gerald Thomas

Lost items and rewards appear in local classifieds

Classifieds list several lost items including a 400-lb Guernsey bull with horns on the west part of the city, a small brown suede hat with a green feather, a white gold Bulova watch, a rose wool scarf at Paramount theater, a black Scottie puppy eight months old, and a Graflex camera. Each entry includes contact phone numbers or addresses and notes of reward where stated.

1St Ave Dial Paramount Theater Blinack Scottie Mt. Vernon Ave Anamosa Park Glenway Drive

Local ads highlight jewelry services and beauty shops

Classified notices from Vincent's Jewelry and Prohasco Jewelers advertise repairs, cleaning, and sales. Beauty shops offer perms and facials with prices, while equipment and laundry services promote repair, cleaning, and delivery options. Rummage sales and a Kenwood transfer accordionist are also listed.

BP. E. Corey Vincent’s Jewelry Sd St Kenwood Ste Gordon Rahn Lisbon Richards College Ford Hopkins GC. R Main Springs Prohasco Jeweler Prasika Jewelers Srd Ave Allison Geo Bob Photo Service 123Th St Rummage Kenwood Methodist Church Morris Greenberg Haldy’s

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