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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1938

Page

4

Hogs Steady to 10 Cents Lower in Chicago Trading

Chicago markets show hogs steady to 10 cents down in fair activity with 19,000 hogs traded at the board. Cattle receipts around 21,000 with calves and feeders, while sheep, hogs, and cattle vary across Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and East St. Louis locations. Sioux City and Omaha listings mirror mixed tone as town rankings show steady to lower price ranges.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland East St Louis East St. Louis Eli Lucire Kansas City Omaha St Louis St Joseph St Paul

Meat Market Report Shows Varied Cattle Prices and Sluggish Sheep

Receipts total about 21 000 cattle and 13 000 sheep with calves and grain fed stockers scarce. Prices decline across most classes with steer sales down to 11.00 and higher fat cattle limited, while heifers and bulls move modestly up to 6.75 and 13.50 respectively. sheep bids mostly weak to 25 cents lower, with natives around 7.75 to 8.00 and ewes near 3.00 to 3.25.

Ark Ave Chicago Pitsburgh Cleveland East St. Louis Sioux City Livestock Sioux City Dept Aapriculture Omaha S. Dept. Agriculture ST Paul Livestock Routh ST Paul Dept. Agriculture

Local hog and cattle prices ease as markets drift lower

Hog prices resume decline with prime grades down about ten cents and packing grades five to six cents lower. Top hog price falls to 7.10. Wheat oats and corn weaken while poultry rises. Cattle ranges widen from good to prime steers to yearlings and heifers with prices listed by weight. Calf market mixed, sheep steady with spring lambs at seven dollars per head and related ranges.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids area include Wheat No. 1 at 53 cents, No. 2 Sie, Mew oats No. 3 white 18 cents, Rye No. 2 aeanaece, Corn shelled No. 1 yellow 35 cents, No. 3 yellow 32 cents, Soybeans No. 2 yellow 68 cents. Also hay baled tame at 50 cents, straw at 5.00, butterfat sweet 26 cents, cream prices No. 1 25 cents, No. 2 2 cents. Poultry prices Hens over 5 lbs 14, under 5 lbs 12, Leghorns 9, Springs over 5 9, under 5 9. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include Lemons 4.75, Oranges 2.75 to 3.50, Grapefruit 2.65, Celery 0.45 to 0.90, Lettuce 2.85 to 3.50, Bananas 5, Onions 0.65 to 1.25, Tokay grapes 1.40, Cranberries 3.25, Cabbage 1.50, Carrots 2.75 per crate, Potatoes 1.00 to 1.75, Sweet potatoes 2.75 per barrel, Pears 1.75.

Aeanaece Barney Chicago Lamson Brothers & Co I R.owrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Rale Ad Fastas Winnipeg Wheat Gil

Bond Markets in New York Open Mixed Trade

New York bond market drifted after an early uptick with light turnover. Corporate loans tracked stock swings with profit-taking. some issues eased late morning. U.S. Treasuries closed mixed, with specified issues showing fractional gains and losses amid thin volumes and small shifts in yields.

New York American Telephone Goodyear Shell Union Erie Amecerfein Foreign Power International Hydro Electric International Telephone Baltimore and Ohio Southern Railway Missouri Pacific United States Isuie

Markets Show Mixed Gains Across Chicago Produce Listings

Live reports list 27 trucks steady at markets with diverse pricing on hens, leghorn roosters, turkeys, ducks, geese, and small colored birds. Butter and eggs receipts remain steady with creamery and firsts up to 29c and 37c respectively, while potatoes show mixed values across McClures, Bliss Triumphs, and regional varieties amid liberal supplies. One eleventh of Maine's area comprises lakes and ponds.

Chicago Plymouth White Rock Plymouth Rock Lezhorn U S McClures Bliss Idaho Burbanks US Colorado Green Mountains Mishkean Russet Rurals U. S North Dakota Minnesota NEW_ YORK New York

Market Shake: Industrial Shares Slip Amid Profit Taking

New York stocks saw gains near two points for leading favorites while many key issues declined as profit taking swept sectors. Steel, auto, rubber, copper and railroad shares dropped, with a 950000 share initial turnover and transfers around 2.5 million. notable risers included Douglas Aircraft and Consolidated Edison, while U S Steel and General Motors lagged.

New York Douglas Aircraft Boeing North American Aviation United Aircraft Consolidated Edison American Water Works Electric Power and Light United Corp Commonwealth and Southern du Pont Newmont Mining Sherwin Williams Consolidated Copper American Gas

Wall Street Stocks Published by Bennet Co. Quotations

Wall Street quotations show Adams Express Intl Harvester Alaska Juneau Allegheny Corp Minin Allied Chemical Allied Stores Libby Owens Amoco Keasler Louisisville Gas and Electric Westinghouse etc. The list includes numerous corporations from Amalgamated to Woolworth with mixed prices and percent changes, compiled for Monday trading at the Merchants National Bank building.

J. E. Bennet & Co W.H. Jump Telephone Merchants National Bank Adams Express Alaska Juneau Annul Hydro Allegheny Corps Allied Chem Nicke Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Tel & Tel Amal Lea Manville Kans City Kayser Julius Hide Lig Carbo van Bonusies Loews, Inc Am Steel Loft Inc Ales Lorillard P Am Tel &Tel Louisville McKesson Rob Ain Am Wat McLellan Marshall Fld Am Zinc Mathieson Ark Maytan Miami Copper Armour & Co Atlantic Mont Ward Sita Auburn Auto Motor Wheel Aviation Corp Murray Corp Baldwin Loco Nash Nash “Kel Balto & Ohio Bellas Sa Barber Co Natl Biscuit Barnsdale Corp Cash Rex Beatrice Cry Bendix_ Avn Dept Bint Knox Boeing Alrp Gentral Warner North Amn Co Briss Mir Nor Amn Bucyrus Chrysler Mtr S Radio Corpn Ervice Conroteiin Sharon Steel Consol Edison Consol Ol Shell Union Lata Gontl Silver King Ae Gontl Simmons Cogait Contl Motors Socony Sou Pac RR Coty Inc al’ Sou Railway Douelas Air Frisco Jan du Pont Stew Warner Rh. S Stone Webster MARS da Aton Tex Elec Autolite Elec Boat Tex. Land Tr Elec Pow Thompson Elec Bond S Tide White Motors Miram Walker Houston Willys Ovid Howe Sound Wwilson & Co Hudson Motors Woolworth App. Motors Ms Central Neston S & T Indus Rayon Zenith Radio Inspiration Chicago Hshold Dexter Co Walgreen

Twin Daughters and a Son Born to Local Families

Birth notices report twins for Delbert Kaesser of Walker and a daughter for J W Comstock of 400 Memorial Drive SE both born at St Luke's Hospital on October 16. Another birth a son to Tommy Ray of Waterloo with mother Helen Hasik formerly of Cedar Rapids at Waterloo on October 15.

Delbert Kaesser Walker St. Luke’s Hospital J. W Comstock Memorial Drive Tommy Ray Waterloo Ray Helen Hasik Seventeenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids

Scattered Wheat Selling Dampens Light Trade On Chicago Board

In a muted session on the Chicago board of trade Wheat fell about 34 cents, December 1454. with corn down 14 to 1y cents and oats steady to fractionally lower. Poor weekend news and weak outside markets kept buyer interest muted as exports and reports touched markets sparsely.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Australia U.S Southwest Liverpool Winnipeg

Wisconsin Cheese and Market Quotations Mixed for Oct Week

The Plymouth Wisconsin cheese quotation sheet lists weekly quotas for Oct 17 through 22 with Twins and daisies at 12 1/2 to 12 3/4 cents, horns at 12 1/2 to 12 3/4, cheddars at 12 1/4 to 12 1/2 cents. Boston wool prices firm with various grades. sugar and foreign exchange markets show quiet to lower movements. several currencies rally against the dollar in midday New York quotes.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Twins Boston U_ S. Dept Ariculture Midwest New York API Foreign Exchange Great Britain Canada Montreal Czechoslovakia France Germany Hungary Italy Norway Sweden Hongkong Shanghai

Nazis Indifferent On U S Rearming Goats Controversy

Berlin reports show German American relations sinking to postwar lows as Germany is cast as the goat in the U S arms buildup. Official circles say Germany will stay neutral on the rearmament issue while war hawks paint it as a threat to scare America.

Berlin INS Germany Reich Washington America

Gas thief faces larceny charge after gas can case

Lester Krizek, 24, formerly of Tamu, is charged with larceny after police traced a five gallon gasoline can taken from a car to him. He confessed to pilfering gas from several cars in Cedar Rapids and other minor thefts, and detectives recovered a blanket alleged stolen from his boarding place.

Lester Krizek Tamu Krizek First Avenues Earl Stanley Krizeck Cedar Rapids Stanley

Local Hospitals On Approved List By College Of Surgeons

St. Luke's and Mercy in Cedar Rapids plus four nearby facilities made the American College of Surgeons 1938 list of 2,664 approved hospitals in the United States and Canada after a survey concluded on Oct. 1. The announcement was made at the opening of the twenty-first annual hospital standardization conference in New York. Decorah Mercy and University hospitals in Iowa City, Washington County Hospital in Washington, and Community Hospital in Grinnell were included.

St. Luke’s and Mercy Cedar Rapids United States Canada American College of Surgeons New York Decorah Hospital Mercy and University Hospitals Iowa City Washington County Washington Community Hospital Grinnell

Noted Artists' Paintings Copied In Killian's Exhibition

A premiere exhibit at Killian's fourth floor art dept showcases fine copies reproduced by a new process sponsored by the Associated American Artists. Twelve living artists are represented, limited to 1,000 copies each for worldwide distribution beginning next Wednesday. Notable works include Grant Wood's Woman With Plants and Lucile Blanch's Spring Flowers, with final artist approval on every piece.

Associated American Artists Killian Grant Wood Cedar Rapids Lucile Blanch Marie Sterne Inez Thomas Benton Robert Brachman Raphael Sterne Raphael Soyer Leon Kroll Millard Sheets Luigi Lucione John Whorf John Costigan Adolph Dehn

Deaths Marie Chaloupka dies after long illness near Fairfax

Marie Lorene Chaloupka wife of Frank Chaloupka dies at home four and a half miles south of Fairfax at 2 am after a long illness born November 5 1879 in Putnam township lived in area all her life married January 15 1902 survived by husband two sons George Clarkson Neb Charles Cedar Rapids one grandson four brothers and four sisters funeral Tuesday 2 pm Bohemian Reformed church near Ely with Rev Ludvik Burian and Rev Francis Pokorny burial Truhlar cemetery call 7 to 9 pm at Barta chapel

Marie Chaloupka Frank Chaloupka Fairfax Marie Lorene Putnam Township George Clarkson Neb Charles Cedar Rapids Frank Joseph John George Lorene Ely Charles Novotny Schuyler Joseph Vavra Fred Smreck Irving Kan Charles Postal Bohemian Reformed Francis Pokorny Truhlar Barta Chapel

Mrs Lucy Draper Dies After Brief Illness

Mrs Lucy Draper widow of Joseph Draper died at her home 1119 Eighth Street SE Monday at 8 am after a brief illness. Born April 21, 1856 in Cherry Valley Ohio she had lived in the city 50 years. Preceded in death by Mr Draper Sept 12, 1924. A member of Sinclair Memorial church she attended Turner chapel at 2 pm Wednesday in charge of Rev August Cramer. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery with friends invited to chapel for calls.

Lucy Draper Joseph Draper Eighth Street Cherry Valley Ohio Draper Oak Hill Cemetery

WANT ADS PROMOTION AND MISC LOST ADS NOTICE

Classified style notice with multiple small ads. Promos offer 25 percent saving on Want Ads for three or seven days with cancel anytime. Lost items include a lady's handbag near Anamosa with glasses, a shotgun near Solon, and a black and white springer spaniel. Various ads cover insurance, jewelry, moving services, and beauty shops.

Anamosa F L. Nickeson Sth Ave Marlon Solon Wolf Timber Emil Tomas Oxford B. Luberger

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