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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1940

Page

8

Hogs Open Firm Then Turn Down Ten Cents on Trade

Chicago hog market opened steady to firm but cooled later with prices slipping about ten cents. Receipts totaled around 9 000 to 11 000 head with bid levels showing mixed moves across light and heavy weights. Cattle and sheep remained largely steady with selective gains and broad feeds steady to higher, while futures and local packer demand influenced early afternoon trade.

Chicago Dept. Agriculture ST Paul Livestock ST Paul LE Saable Osry Seade al Derry

Hog and cattle price reports across Midwest markets

Receipts show hogs and cattle trading unevenly with steady to firm quotes. Iowa and Minnesota markets report mixed weights 140 to 500 pounds and price ranges from about 3.40 to 6.00 per cwt with top sows and heavy weights steady to higher.

Iowa Des Moines Ins Acricultere At & Am Associated Press Waterloo Hoxs

Local hog and cattle market slips after midweek drop

Hog prices fall five cents across all grades from Tuesday gains, with top at 6.25. Reported ranges cover hogs from 140 to 500 pounds and cattle, calves, and sheep prices by weight and grade, including steer and heifer tiers and calf values, reflecting a broad market downturn.

Cedar Rapids Prices and Produce Report

In Cedar Rapids, a detailed list covers grains, animals, and wholesale fruits for delivery. Wheat and oats quotes appear with various grades and prices, plus straw, hay, and soybean notes. Poultry prices list weights and conditions, while fruit and vegetable lines show lemons to cranberries with box prices. River stage readings for nearby towns are included with no changes noted.

C. Qld Leehorns

Wall Street Stocks and Market Quotation Highlights

A dense ledger of stock quotes lists companies like Allied Stores, Anaconda, Campbell, Jones, and Ford among others with varied prices. The page notes exchange figures, notable names, and the day’s market activity across multiple sectors and industries.

General Slight Rise In Stocks

New York stock market edges higher under steel shares leadership as industrial expansion boosts confidence. About 650 000 shares traded, marking the quietest session in two weeks with rises in US Steel Bethlehem Republic US Rubber Harvester Westinghouse and US Gypsum.

New York US Steel Bethlehem Republic US Rubber Harvester Westinghouse U.S Gypsum

Markets Chicago Produce and Prices Report Across Listings

Chicago markets report receipts and price stability for poultry ducks and eggs with butter gains and steady cheese. New York prices show mixed egg and butter movements and the produce futures section lists storage standards and upcoming months.

Chicago Reese Younr New York Lée Samson Bros

Wheat prices edge up amid narrow market fluctuations

Wheat futures fluctuated narrowly on the Chicago board with a firm undertone despite heavy selling. Dec wheat closed 12 to 34 cents higher as soybeans surged on short covering and oats rose steadily. Minneapolis and Kansas City showed slower gains with light Winnipeg trade and dull foreign interest.

Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis Kansas City Winnipeg

Italian loans bid up in higher bond market

Italian 7s Milan 6 25 and Rome 6 5s rose as demand for domestic corporates stayed modest with many issues trading higher. Treasury issues edged higher while Dow Jones Averages showed gains as traders awaited decisive political and international events.

New York Wright Italy Milan Rome Treasury

Wisconsin cheese quotes for Oct 14 19

Wisconsin cheese quotations from the Plymouth exchange list staggered prices for the week of October 14 to 19. It shows items such as Twins Daisies Wtec brick and various cheddars with cents per pound figures.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmer's Call Board Americas

McNary Attacks New Deal Over Farm Policy in Kansas

Sen Charles L McNary campaign swing in Hutchinson Kansas accuses the Roosevelt administration of treating 6 5 million farm families as guinea pigs for a regimented state and dodging the farm problem since 1933 while delivering only a check.

Hutchinson Kan Charles L. McNary Wheat Belt McNary Kansas Oklahoma Missouri

U S Missionaries to Depart Korea for Home

Six hundred American residents in Korea, most of them missionaries, notified the consulate general in Tokio of their desire to return to the United States. They had planned to stay but rising Japanese pressure to remove foreign religious influence prompted the change.

TOKIO Korea United States State Department

London Stock Exchange Bombed Not Open for Business

London authorities announced the London Stock Exchange was not at present available for business after a bomb hit the historic trading center in the heart of the city near the Bank of England.

London INL World Trade Center London Stock Exchange the Stock Exchange Bank of England

Stassen Registers at Polling Place in Minnesota

Gov Harold E Stassen 33 the youngest and only governor required to register for conscription filled out a registration card Wednesday at a polling place in a nearby school area of South St Paul Minnesota the action underscored the draft system during wartime.

South ST. Paul, Minn Harold E. Stassen

Deaths Matilda F Towne widow of Al bert S Towne

Matilda F Towne widow of Albert S Towne former B C R and N engineer and Cedar Rapids resident died October 14 in Los Angeles California. Surviving are two daughters Marjorie Farris Doris E Caneveri and three sons Lyman Towne William Towne Alfred Towne. Funeral details for Louis Lopata follow.

Matilda F Towne Albert S Towne B. C. R. and Cedar Rapids Los Angeles Calif B Avenue B. C. R and N Marjorie Farris Doris E. Caneveri Oakland Lyman A. Towne Glendale William A. Towne Denver Colo Alfred J. Towne Hollywood

Nazis Say Soviets Informed of Romania Invasion Plan

Berlin reports quoted authorized German sources asserting Moscow was informed in advance of Germany's plan to send troops into Romania. The claim addresses Tass denial linked to a Politiken story, not the broader fact of notification.

Berlin Soviet Russia Germany Romania Tass Moscow Copenhagen Politiken

Sears Roebuck Chief Switches to Willkie Support

Milwaukee report notes Board Chairman Robert E. Wood publicly backs Wendell Willkie, claiming Roosevelt's reelection would bring war within two to six months. Wood says he once voted for Roosevelt with enthusiasm then uncertainty.

Milwaukee Roosevelt Robert E. Wood Sears Roebuck and Company Wendell L. Willkie Wood

Amish Menonites Register as Conscientious Objectors

Twenty five Amish Mennonites registered in Fairbank Indiana as conscientious objectors to all war measures. They wore black clothing and broad brimmed hats and traveled by horse and buggy back to their farms without protest.

Fairbank

United Lutherans Protest Taylor Emissary Appointment

The twelfth biennial convention of the United Lutheran Church of America adjourned after unanimously approving the church president Dr F H Kmuble of New York in protesting President Roosevelt's appointment of Myron Taylor as emissary to the Vatican.

Omaha United Lutheran Church of America F. H Kmuble New York Roosevelt Myron Taylor Vatican

Italian submarine sinks British sub after close artillery duel

Rome reports the Italian high command credited a submarine with sinking a 1 500 ton British submarine in the central Mediterranean after a fierce near range artillery duel.

Rome High Command Mediterranean

Stray horses found and owner urged to claim notice

The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes a found stray horse incident, requesting the owner identify and pay for the ad to reclaim the animal. Also listed is a lost item notice for two clothing packages downtown with a reward offered.

James Gammon Rte. 2 Sofon

Stimulants and boosts advertised with local drug stores

Vintage classified style lists place ads and services. Ostrex tablets offer 35c to 29c today with refund if not satisfied. Local merchants advertise jewelry repair watches cleaning and loan services. Ambulance and money to loan lines appear with brief notices and a rummage sale by VFW Auxiliary.

The Gazette Dial Probasco 2Nd Ave the Gazette Siegel Louis Fine 2Nd Ave. SE V.F. W. Auxiliary

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