War boost lifts business as buyers grow cautious
Business activity advanced for the thirteenth straight week with factories running near capacity and some industries facing skilled worker shortages. Retail prices eased slightly while wholesale prices drifted lower and shoppers showed price awareness. forward buying cooled but demand remained firm into year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun and
Bradstreet
Department of Labor
Germany
France
Britain
Latin America
Local Securities Price Ranges From Recent Transacions
The page lists bid and offer ranges for bonds and stocks including Iowa Southern Utilities Series, Central States Power Co, Iowa Public Service Co, Interstate Power Co, and Rath Packing Co. It notes quotations are not firm bids and offerings, but reflect recent transactions and interest may exist in issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazeedar
Iowa
Iowa Southern’ Utilities
Southern Utilities Co
Iowa University
Sioux City Gas & Elec. Co
Aeater
Iowa Public Service Co
Iowa Southern Utilities
Cee States Pr. & Lt. Corp
Cee
September Carloadings Lead In Cedar Rapids Trade
Outbound carloadings surged to 4095 in September from 2796 in August while inbound fell to 3541. Clearing house totals rose to 5220938.30 in credits and 27100558.91 in debits. Telephones and electricity usage grew. building permits fell though value rose. post office receipts and vehicle sales declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Industrial Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise for Tenth Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids remain above year ago levels for the tenth straight week. The latest figure shows 1 308 474.23 dollars cleared, versus 1 162 109.36 a year earlier. The prior week totaled 1 657 010.06 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Metals Markets Hold Steady Across Copper Tin Lead Zinc
Copper remains steady at 12.50 with ex port unquoted. Tin steady at 55.00 spot and nearby with forward 48.00. Lead steady in New York at 5.50 to 5.55 and East St. Louis at 5.35. Zinc steady at East St. Louis spot and forward 6.50. Pig iron and several alloys including aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum tungsten and domestic scheelite unchanged.
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New York
East St. Louis
Lever Bros Names Ralph W Grove Cedar Rapids Sales Rep
Ralph W Grove of 1228 Third Avenue SE has been appointed Lever Bros representative for the Cedar Rapids area. The appointment aligns with the company fall round up sale in which all Cedar Rapids grocery stores participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Grove
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Lever Bros
Mr. Grove
Finland's Progress Under Independence Stirs Debate
Cedar Rapids attorney B L Wick recounts a Finland tour in August noting the nation's resilient independence since 1917 and Versailles 1919 recognition. He cites strong education, progressive government, a rebuilt Helsinki, cooperative economy, and a 200 member legislature amid Baltic tensions and potential Soviet aims.
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Hether
Finland
United States
Russia
B. L. Wick
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Wick
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Aaland Islands
Wick
Europe
Helsingfors
Helsinki
Union Station
Chicago Tribune
Morganthau
Germany
Turku
Stockholm
Week's Most Active Stocks In A Dull Trading Week
Wall Street shows a mostly quiet week with limited buying interest and a slight tendency to hold or lower prices. Traders anticipate embargo repeal to spark activity, but until then activity centers on a few listed stocks with modest moves and low enthusiasm.
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Wall Street
Chicago Produce Markets Report January Spirit Prices
Receipts firm across butter eggs and potatoes with limited movement. Butter prices show varying quotes from 89 to 93 with moderate demand while eggs hold at current receipts 19c and 18c for extras. Idaho russets and Colorado stock show mixed demand and some decay on washed U S No 1s with prices around 1.50 to 1.65 per cwt and nearby varieties at similar levels.
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Chicago
U. 8 S
Idaho
Colorado
Red McClures U
New York Produce Eggs Receipts Report Summary
New York prices show mixed egg receipts with varied color grades. Leading figures include 2542 cases at 30 cents as fancy to extra fancy and 622,635 E Receipts firm due to creamery demand, while CH Receipts at 127,871 remain quiet with unchanged prices.
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New York
Winnipeg Wheat Prices Open High Low October
Market chatter shows Winnipeg wheat futures with open high low quotes for October contracts. Traders note a1 percent ante and a May time frame at 7678 in the session.
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Winnipeg
Doctor Watts Buys Will Hogan House For Hospital Use
Dr. C. F. Watts of Cheyenne Wyoming has purchased the Will Hogan residence and will operate it as a hospital. Possession is expected about December 1. Watts previously ran a hospital in Williamsburg.
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Marengo
C. F. Watts
Cheyenne
Wyo
Will Hogan
Watts
Williamsburg
Wheat Market Falls On War Uncertainty In Trade
Chicago trading paused as wheat prices slid up to 4 percent, May delivery at 8214 cents while export demand to Norway supported some gains. Winnipeg and corn also slipped. soybeans rose on export buying amid overall cautious market awaiting European war developments.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Norway
Chicago Cash Provisions Market Report
Chicago cash provisions list prices for grains and livestock with details such as No. 2 red spring wheat at 85 to 86 cents, corn prices for various grades, oats barley timothy and clover seed ranges, plus lard and bellies meat quotes. Prices include multiple futures-like numbers and quality labels.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Poultry Prices
Grain prices listed for Wheat Oats Rye and corn with weights and prices. Soybeans hay and straw prices provided. Butterfat cream prices shown. Cedar Rapids poultry prices quoted by weight class and chicken types with assorted rates.
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Cedar Rapids
Guenee Eac
Chicago Grain Quotations Furnished by Lamson Brothers
Grain prices and market quotations provided by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey listed as manager at the Cedar Rapids office located in 503 Merchant National Bank building.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchant National Bank
East Iowa towns see mixed building activity and business changes
Decreased trading followed a war boom, with 250000 shares changing hands. In East Iowa, DeWitt to Decorah reports detail sales of businesses, new construction, remodels, and property transfers from Caledonia to Montezuma, Wellman to Manchester as autumn shifts reshape towns.
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Iowa
Steel
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Birmingham
Nework
SNS
Fort Atkinson
George A. Bieber
Alfred Billing
Bieber
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
West Branch
Autumn
Bert Rummells
West Liberty
F. E. Corbin, Jr
B. E. Growver
Main Street
Rummells
Mr. Corbin
Frank Hess
Alfred Peterson
Minnesota
H. A. Thomas
G. W. Harvey
L. C. Rummells
South Downey Street
Ed Kelly
Malissa Fa
Gay Street
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County Oct 6 12
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county from Oct 6 to Oct 12. Total conveyances 34 and mortgages 35 with aggregate mortgages of $68,760. Compared to the same week last year 45 conveyances and 32 mortgages totaling $73,820.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Markets At A Glance From United Press
Stocks quiet and easy while bonds show irregularty. U S governments rise as urban stocks vary. Chicago markets fall with foreign exchange softening against the dollar. Cotton futures ease along with grains in Chicago. wheat and corn ease about half to three quarters of a cent. Rubber futures ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
U. S
Chicago
Candles 17 Times Priceier than Electricity for Lighting
A note states candles used for lighting are seventeen times more costly than electricity, highlighting a stark cost disparity in daily illumination.
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Smith Reavis
York (Ap
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr
University of California At Los Angeles
Investment Bankers Association of America
England
Associated Press
Local Securities
Iowa Securities
Central States
Elec. Co
Elec
Pr. Co
Iowa Land & Ride
United Ltd
United
United Lt
United” Lt. & Ry
Delaware
Wsenee
Stone Elec. Co
Central
Veheien Elec. Co
Comeee
Reese
Reese Rese
Iowa Elec Co
Staat Enee
Towa
Lt & Pr
LaPlant “Choate Mfg. Co
United Lt & Ry
United Lt. & Ry
New Lever Bros
Bob Estabrook
Lenin
Stalin
Hitler
Gether
Dardanelles
Germnany
Chamberlain
Estonia
Stockholmed
Sdagoe 1
Memel
iLibau
Tallinn
Riga
Gulf
Witho
Leningrad
U. S. Steel
General Motors Ee
Republic Steel
New York Central
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler Motors
Curtiss Wright
Baldwin Locomotive 1858
Commonwealth Edison
Pennsylvania R.R
No. Am. Aviation
No. American Co Eee
Jas. E. Bennett & Co
Ihenchante National Building
Tel
W. H. Jump
Res. Mgr
Maryland
Trustee
Edi
Monica
Revere
Tees
Aeioaecso
Jonathan
Jan Welee
Ww.t. Sands
Second St. NE
DIAL
Dewitt
L. J. Fitzpatrick
Hanrahan- Fitzpatrick
Urban J. Hanrahan
Postville
Herbert Meyer
Caledonia
Minn
Elliott Implement Company
JESUP
Bert Phillips
R. Hertzberg
Landers
Connor-Knight Company
J.D
P. Y. Barrett
Charles City
L. L. Skaggs
Rochester
Barretts
Dallas
Anaconda Copper
Yartown
National
Chrysler
General Motors
Studebaker
American
Kennecott
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
U. S. Gypsum
J. I. Case
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Howe Sound
Owens Illinois Glass
American Telephone
American Tobacco B
American Locomotive
International Harvester
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Messinger
First Avenue
E. Cohn & Sons
Ninth Avenue and
Third Street
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