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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
13
A dense ledger style ad list shows Help Wanted entries for male and female applicants. The page includes wage notes, line counts, and payment terms, plus sample helper ads for drivers sales clerks and trades. It also lists contact instructions and deadline timing for publication.
The segment details hog price trends for a third straight session along with cattle and steer values. It notes fluctuating numbers across regions including Austin and nearby markets, with calves and feeder steers highlighted and multiple price points referenced for different lots.
Fragmentary OCR text references livestock, cattle and steers, auctions, yard charges, and stall notes. Mentions names and locations in scattered form, with numbers and prices partially visible. The text reads like a damaged fair day ledger or sale quotations with multiple entities and items mentioned in a jumbled sequence.
The page records a downturn in the legal market with hogs dropping to around 36.9 and mentions steadier to moderate prices for prime steers and yearlings. It lists weights from 70 to 120 pounds and outlines quality grades and buyer expectations amid fluctuating demand.
A list of Cedar Rapids pantry items with prices including eggs, milk, vegetables, fruit, and meats. Items mention Leghorn eggs, various produce, and household staples with per unit prices.
Markets show butter and cheese receipts steady at 392 respectively 63 stor and 31 2 23 percent. Eggs and poultry prices appear unchanged while potatoes receipts reach 113 on trucks with steady demand. coloradas and Wisconsin notes appear with mixed prices and regional variations.
New York investors see slight weakness in the stock market after ten sessions of gains. The Associated Press average hovered around 60 issues with a cautious tone for weekend trading. Leaders mentioned include US Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Aircraft United Aircraft Kodak and General Electric with a broad cross section of large listed firms noted.
A jumble of ticker notes shows Wall Street shifting through cautious gains andfalls as multiple blue chips such as Allis Chalmers and International Paper move in different directions. Investors monitor industrials and energy sectors while the market indexes display modest changes with volume fluctuations.
Chicago markets show wheat futures easing amid a nervous session with prices down 1 to 1 cent. Soybeans buck the trend with about two cent gains as December corn gives back a bit and oats and rye ease. Receipts tally 197 cars as new bookings near 204,000 bushels, offset by strong soybean demand.
In New York Friday the bond market showed mixed activity as most issues traded within narrow ranges. Some higher priced issues edged higher while select corporate and sovereigns posted small gains amid uneven loan and government segments.
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