Factories Sprint To Meet Orders As Demand Rises Across Sectors
United States business moves ahead at a brisk pace with factories operating on double shifts to fulfill orders booked, many not due for delivery until 1940. Canada and Europe show strong purchases in steel, electrical gear, cement, tools, medicines, and trucks. prices little changed, steel pricing awaited.
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York
United States
Far East
Latin America
Canada
France
Secretetary of Commerce
Hopkins
Bank Clearings Rise Again in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids bank clearings rose for the eleventh straight week, totaling 1,456,754.50 for the six day period ending Saturday, compared with 1,128,464.31 for the week ending Oct 22, 1938 and 1,308,474.23 for the week ending Oct 14.
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Cedar Rapids
Nash Motors Settle Strike Restores Full Production
Nash Motors division plants resumed full production after a UAW-CIO strike ended with a Kenosha agreement. Leo A. Sullivan reports that the contract ensures uninterrupted operation through the 1940 model year and dealer inventories will be replenished for nationwide deliveries.
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Nash
Uaw-Cio
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Leo A. Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Nash, Inc
Kenosha
Wis
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Oct 13 19 1939 Linn County
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county for the week of October 13 to October 19 1939 show a total of conveyances and mortgages with mortgages aggregating 118 448 dollars compared to the prior year. The document lists counts for conveyances and mortgages and notes mortgage totals for the week and last year.
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Linn County
Local Securities Price Range Notice
The following quotations indicate price ranges of recent bond transactions and are not firm bids. For unquoted issues, contact the financial editor at The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Week's Active Stocks Rise on New York Exchange
Last week the market showed higher activity and prices with aviation shares leading gains. Motors reached year highs at closing as White and Stu dabaker posted new peaks. Merchandising shares attracted buyers ahead of the usual November rise. The 12 most active stocks included Rye No 2 Barley No 3 Corn Soybeans new crop Hay and Straw Produce and wholesale fruits vegetables Cedar Rapids poultry prices and Idaho russets. Chicago grain quotations were provided by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey listed as Cedar Rapids manager.
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New York Stock Exchange
Motors
White
Studebaker
Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchant National Bank
Curtiss Wright
S. Steel
Central
Iowa
Ie & Pr. Co
Pr. Co
Southern
Town Land & Bldg
Bethlehem Steel
United
Republic Steel
United Lt
United Lt & Ry
Maine
Studebaker Corp
Delaware
United Aircraft Ever
Baldwin Locomotive
Jas. E. Bennett & Co
Merchants National Central
W. H. Jump
Res. Mgr
I Inter Abi
Towa
Elec. Co
Elec
Towa Elec. Co
Towa Elec
Lt & Pr
Iowa Elec
LaPlant Choate Mfg. Co
United National Oe
United Th
Iowa Securities
Paes States Pr
Sie
Owanterstate Sun Bean F Co
Towa ‘Ave Utilities
Southern Utilities
Beries
Gene Nee University ‘Stadium
Gee the’ Gants
Aterioo
Cedar Falls
North
Southern Tealities Co
Interstate
Teathern Utilities
Other Stheas Co
Sioux City Gas & Elec. Co
Estern Grocer
Western Greet Co
Honors for Wilson and Company veterans reach gold buttons
Cedar Rapids workers John Easker John Horak and Joseph F Dvorak receive gold buttons from the Institute of American Meat Packers for 50 years in the meat packing industry. Additional staff with 25 years or more get silver buttons including several foremen department heads and office personnel.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Institute of American Meat Packers
John Easker
First Street
John Horak
Ninth Street
Joseph F. Dvorak
D_ street
Joseph Holab
Jacob Pernicka
William J. Cowan
Alexander A. Nichols
Walter Simonsen
Clyde Jones
Ralph C. Conybeare
William J. Caldwell
Charles E. Roberts
Frank J. Treka, Jr
Wilson Company
Metals market report with price quotes and locations
New York spot prices show tin steady near 12.50 with nearby at 5.50 to 8.75 and East St. Louis quotes around 5.35 for tin and 6.50 for zinc. Pig iron aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum and scheelite feature nominal values with scattered regional notes.
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New York
OON
Spocn
Ena
East St. Louis
la Arkets.e
Sieee
Tow Jones Averages Rise Amid Mixed Rail and Utilities
The stock page shows Dow Jones averages at 90.31 with various rail grades up and utilities in focus. Industrials lead changes as investors note shifts in prices and volumes with Saturday activity and reported trading around 23,000.
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Public
Wheat Prices Show Strong Undertone In Chicago Trade
Wheat futures on the Chicago board rose about 1 percent as demand from eastern buyers persisted amid war and crop concerns. May delivery climbed to 85 cents a bushel while Winnipeg and Buenos Aires showed smaller gains or declines. Cargill predicted a next crop near a record low without rain, as southwest dryness persisted.
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Chicago
SNS
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Canada
Buenos Aires
Cargill Grain Company
Chicago cash provisions and seed prices report
Chicago cash wheat and seed prices are listed with various grades and quotes. The report covers No. 1 mixed, yellow, white, and other wheat forms, soybeans, barley, malt, timothy, clover seed, red top, alsike, and lard prices for tierces and loose forms.
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Chicago
Underwriters Observe Life Insurance Week
Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association marks Life Insurance Week with a breakfast at 7 30 a m Monday at the Roosevelt hotel headlined by Robert Howard on Purpose Selling He is a sales promotion counselor with W H Millhaem and company of Des Moines The event highlights The Annual Message of Life Insurance and Life Insurance in Action The article notes the scale of life insurance in 1938 including 125 000 000 policies and 28 000 000 000 in reserves with $2 600 000 000 in total payments across annuities endowments and disability claims.
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Life Insurance
Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Robert Howard
Howard
W. H. Millhaem and Company of
Des Moines
Sociation of
United States
Large French Truck Orders Boost Stock Market Gains
The market rallied after news of large French truck orders and ongoing talks for more shipments. Truck stocks led advances with gains over 2 points in Mack and White Motor, while Studebaker neared a yearly high and steel shares remained buoyant as U S Steel and Youngstown rose. Chrysler and GM posted fractional gains amid a hopeful settlement mood.
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Formance
York
Mack
White Motor
International Harvester
Studebaker
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Youngstown
Bethlehem
Douglas
Reno
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Frank Macmillen
Associated Press
Bradstreet
Christimas
Southwest
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Local Securities
Jan Cane
Honor Wilson
Vets
John Basker
E. Coln & Sons
LT. Ave
3Rd ST
Prin W.t.sands
Second St. NE
DIAL
Tow Jones
Messinger & Sons
Fifth Street
Wall Street
Advertising Service
Eec
Ambro
Ational
National Outdoor Advertising Bureau
Associated Business Papers
Periodical Publishers Asociation
Agricultural Publishers Association
Independent Publishers
Ellis Plan
National Council of Ellis Plan
Ellis
National Advertising Agency Network
Ambro Agency
America
W. S. Townsend
W. S. Townsend. Price
National Advertising Agency
Network
Ambro Advertising Agency, Inc
TION
Merchants National Bank
J. S
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