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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1938

Page

8

Market News Hogs Steady to Lower at Chicago Markets

Chicago hogs were steady to 10 cents lower as receipts totaled about 19,000 hogs and 5,000 directs of the 30,800 reported. Top hog price reached $7.60 with mixed bids from packers. Cattle and sheep receipts varied across markets including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and St Louis, with overall steady to weak trends and notable figures for calves, sows, and feeder listings.

Chicago Kansas City Omaha St Lous St Joseph Stour Cy St Paul Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburgh St. Louis Ave East St. Louis INS Ave. Amt Ave Amt East St. Laws Iowa Des Moines Minnesota

Chicago Livestock Prices Quiet as Receipts Rise Across Midwest

Chicago livestock market reports show cattle and hog receipts climbing with uneven demand. Hogs steady to slightly lower with top $7.60 for 220 to 280 lb sows. cattle receipts 8,000 with fed steers and yearlings weak and scarce, prime weights sold up to $15.50. Sheep receipts 8,000 with fat lambs weaker, natives mixed around $7.75 to $8.15, westerns near $7.75 to $8.10 varying by weight and grade.

Ib. Averares Root Chicago APV Monaday Hest ST. Paul South ST Paul Dept Omara Livestock Omaha Dept Agriculture NOGS Essa Gond Gana

Hogs Steady On Local Market Amid Weight Shifts

Hogs hold steady with only weight-based adjustments Tuesday. Top price reaches 7.10 per hundredweight for 220-290 lb hogs. hogs 150-160 lb fetch around 5.83 to 6.00. Cattle and other markets largely unchanged. packsers’ hog and steer quotes listed across weight ranges. calf and sheep sections show modest variations and quality-based pricing.

Towa Associated Press Ottumwa Mason City

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain And Live Stock Prices

Grain Wheat No 1 53c No 2 rye 30432c oats No 3 white 1c rye No 2 30432c Barley No 3 32400 corn shelled No 2 yellow 31c No 3 yellow 32c Soybeans No 2 yellow 58c hay and straw baled tame hay 6.50 baled straw 5.00 cream prices Leghorns eggs weights and hens meat prices wholesalers fruits vegetables lemons oranges grapefruits celery lettuce peppers onions caps apples grapes berries cabbage carrots potatoes sweet potatoes pears beef hides horse prices and pony rides listed in a mixed Cedar Rapids miscellaneous market column.

Chicago

Bond Markets See Minor Drops Across Key Issues

New York market traded quietly with a slight bias lower on most active bonds. Some issues fell as much as a quarter point, including Commonwealth Edison convertibles, Atlantic Coast Line, N Y Central, and Allis Chalmers 4s, while small gainers appeared in Bethlehem Steel 3 3/4, Great Northern 4 1/2 46, and Utilities 5s. Government bonds slid marginally on light volume with mixed results in foreign dollar loans.

New York API Commonwealth Edison Atlantic Coast Line N. VY Central Allis Chalmers Bethlehem Ghel Great Northern U. S

Produce Markets Chicago Produce Potatoes and Butter Notes

Receipts show plentiful supplies and steady demand across varieties. Idaho Russet Burbanks F.O.B. mostly 1.40 to 1.60 per cwt, Colorado Red McClures at 1.40, Wisconsin cobblers and round whites around 0.81 to 0.85, Michigan Russets near 0.90, Early Ohios about 1.02 to 1.05, with several markets noting U.S. No. 1 quality and 90 percent readiness. Poultry prices mixed with slight gains on small birds. butter receipts strong with firm to higher levels, eggs easier in New York and Chicago markets, cheese steady.

U. S Idaho Colorado U S Wisconsin New York

Motors Rally Lifts Stocks After Late Turnaround

A late rally in motors spurred gains on the stock market led by Generali Motors announcing 35,000 workers to be rehired and pay reductions restored. Aircrafts, distillers, and several specialties posted strength while copper shares fell as export prices slipped after cartel moves. Transfers of about 2.4 million shares occurred with mixed bond and commodity action and notable moves by Douglas Aircraft and North American Aviation.

New York Sloan Generali Motors Anaconda American International London Douglas Aircraft North American Aviation Curtiss Wright Bendix National Distillers Schenley Distillers Corp American Commercial Alcohol N.Y. Shipbuilding Woolworth Yellow Truck American Gas Midvale Aluminum of America Seversky Aircraft

Wall Street Quotations From Adams Express to Walgreen

Wall Street stock quotations published by Bennet Co list Adams Express and many others with prices and marks across transportation, manufacturing, and consumer firms. Notable entries include Allied Stores Johns Manville Kennecott Copper Libby Owens Nichols Lockheed and Union Carbide among others with various fractions and symbols indicating bid or ask levels.

J. E. Bennet & Co W. H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Hary Alaska Juntau Tydro Allegheny Corp Mintany Alliedt Chem Sa Allied Stores Inet Ama Gakigus Johns Manville Tre Kans City Sou Amin Caml Ale Kayser Dullus Am'n Hide Kennecott Amn Inu Corp Ieteane SF Loco Krorer G Bly M & Poly Lambert My Ann Metals Lehigh Valley Am'n Po& L Libby Owens Sig Myers Hell Mills Lia Tees Marshall Aim'n Zinc Armour & Co Aviation North Am Co NPL Am Avi Penick & Tate Camp Penna RR Canada Ory sPenney JGC Peoples Gas Phillips Pet Pittsbech Plymouth Oil Cerro de Pasco Ches Ohio Pullman Chro Gt Wen Kelth Chen Rip Rem Rand Reo Motors Rep Steel Col Palmolive Colo Fuel Schenley Col Gas Elec Seaboard Sears Roebuck Coml Solvents Server Inc Souther Sharon Steel Congoleum Sharp Dohme Consol Edison E Shell Union Consol Silver Kinuw Ata Simmons Co Socony Vac Motors B Crucible Steel Cub Calif Cudahy Curtiss Wright G Curtiss Wr Frisco Derre & Co Stew Warner Diesete Stone Webster del L & W Studebaker Dourlas Air Tex Corpn Pier RA Erg Fee Gue Tex Lan Ti Bionitiges Tae Tidewater Autolite Hoot M Trans-America Pow & Lita Elec and & S Union Carbide Fire RR + Pac Union Ford England Aljr Freeport Tex Uni Corpn United Fruit Uni Gas Co Elee Uni_ Gas Imp Gen Motors Gen Outdoor Gulatte Gimbel Bros S Steel Glidden Co Goebel Goodrich Virg Cara Chem Goodyear Tire Walworth Graham _ Palze Ward Bak Warners Bros Wesn Mild Wesn Union Westehse AB War Corp Quaker Pr Edison Swift & Co Swift Walgreen

Births Reported From Mount Vernon Tipton Marion Alburnett

Birth announcements list a son born to Dr and Mrs W G Kruckenberg Mount Vernon at St Luke s hospital Oct 17 a son born to Mr and Mrs Don J Dallas Tipton at St Luke s hospital Oct 18 a son born to Mr and Mrs Tony Koreman Marion at Mercy hospital Oct 17 and a son born to Mr and Mrs Carroll Plaughaupt Alburnett at Mercy hospital Oct 17

W. G. Kruckenberg Mount Vernon St. Luke's Hospital Don J. Dallas Tipton St. Luke’s Hospital Tony Koreman Marion Mercy Hospital Carroll Plaughaupt Alburnett

Corn and Wheat Fall to Multi-Decade Lows in Limited Trading

Corn prices slipped to new lows not seen since 1934 and wheat eased fractionally as dull trading continued on the Chicago Board of Trade. Dec prices showed slight declines while oats, soybeans, and other grains moved modestly lower. cash bids in Chicago and Minneapolis reflected subdued demand and mixed quality. Local receipts and light market activity dominated the session, with Argentine crop news offsetting poor Australian conditions.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Wisconsin cheese and sugar markets report

Market notes from Wisconsin and New York cover cheese quotas for Oct 17 to 22 with specific prices for twins and cheddars, and sugar futures quotes with January and July contracts easing. Wool prices in Boston show firmness despite a slow market, while foreign exchange in New York cites dollar terms for British pound, franc, and other currencies.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange New York Great Britain Belgium Czechoslovakia France Germany Hungary Italy Switzerland Japan

Hamilton Attacks New Deal Farm Plan Collapse

Ohio Republican leader John D. M. Hamilton labeled the New Deal farm program in collapse and rejected Secretary Wallace’s proposal to move surpluses to the needy at reduced prices. He warned such schemes would hurt the national economy, and backed the Ohio GOP plank demanding tariffs to protect American farmers.

Montpelier Ohio John D. M. Hamilton Republican National Committee Wallace Hamilton Mr. Wallace Ohio G.O

County Board Split Over Ambulance Service Plan

Harold Skinner asked Linn county and Cedar Rapids to join in a contract for county wide ambulance service. Fred Stirm supported the plan while Elmer Seevell preferred a further study. Skinner said the plan would provide service in emergencies and let public bodies set terms.

Linn County Harold Skinner Cedar Rapids Skinner Fred Stirm Elmer M. Seevell

Will provisions and lawsuits span Cedar Rapids probate and divorce

The probate of Fred Kohl of Lisbon and Lincoln Alexander McFarlane joint wills is reported with life estates and residuary bequests including 500 to Lisbon United Brethren church. Executors named John E. Kohl and Samuel P. Kohl. A $5,000 personal injury suit by Lester Webber against E. K. Larimer Hardware Co. is described with contested responsibility for falling galvanized iron sheets. Divorce actions listed include Vozenilek, Lacy, Spiker and Toeller cases amid trial notes. Mack vs Gardner matter continues to November with lease, corn share, and tree-value disputes.

Fred Kohl Lisbon F. O Ellison Anna A. Kohl John T. Moffit Lester Webber Alburnett Elevator E. K. Larimer Hardware Company Cedar Rapids F. O. Ellis Webber Surimer J. P. Mack Center Point L. G. Gardner Grace Gardner Mack

Judge approves report on Larimer and Shaffer case and others

Judge F O Ellison approved a report by E R Moore receiver of Larimer and Shaffer Inc covering settlement details since July 5 1937. Brown Shoe Co of St Louis sues A L Woerderhoff dba Fair Shoe Store for 1007.23. Myrtle Dodge as signee seeks 196 in a note case against Barbara Malik. Annie E Mitchell will deed probate dated Nov 17 1937 naming Paul Mitchell as grandson and executor and Minnie Mitchell as daughter in law. Irvin Lubben and Paul Winans both 21 Monticello charged with larceny posted 500 bonds after a shotgun theft at Waubeek. J G Hupp and W W Hupp named administrators of William F Hupp Cedar Rapids died Oct 14 bond 2000. D W Bates receiver Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids got 816.32 judgment against John F Dedic. Rental suit 127.92 Drehos Imhoff settled and attachment released.

F. O. Ellison E. R. Moore Larimer and Shaffer, Inc Larimer and Shaffer The Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis A. L. Woerderhoff Fair Shoe Ore Myrtle Dodge Barbara Malik Annie E. Mitchell Paul Mitchell Minnie Mitchell Irvin Lubben Paul Winans Monticello Waubeek D. W. Bates Iowa State Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids John F. Dedic

Cedar Rapids Couples Seek Marriage Licenses

John Frasher and Virginia Wiley both of Cedar Rapids are issued marriage licenses along with Don D. Ralston of Marion and Mary Jane Stoltz of Cedar Rapids.

John Frasher Virginia Wiley Cedar Rapids Don D. Ralston Marion Mary Jane Stoltz

Lost and found items and assorted local ads

Lost brown leather billfold with $50 between Lincoln Hotel and Greene Square. Reward. Lost large black zipper purse, Saturday night. Lost male Pekingese brown with black trim. Lost black and white springer spaniel, reward. Contact 2-3239, 23-0916, or 4462. Also ads for insurance plans, cheap oysters tonic, jewelry, van lines, cleaners, moving services, and rummage sales with locations and contact notes.

Lincoln Hotel Greene Square B. Luberger

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