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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1939

Page

9

Hogs fall as market reports mixed across states

Financial and market notes show hogs closing $1.70 lower than prior week, with declines in bid prices and weekly lows. Livestock listings from St Paul, Waterloo, Des Moines, Chicago, and Omaha detail cattle, hog, and sheep receipts, bid ranges, and standard prices, highlighting softer hog futures and varied cattle demand across markets.

Ovatia Livestock Omaha HOGES Tore Pacaer Snalt Ff Ted Tee Chaler Henry Katee Vetocker Teedsser Seeder Alyes Ausiodainon Cent Ower

Hog market slips 15 cents on local trading

Hogs show weakness on the local market with most grades down 15 cents. The decline lowers the top price to 7.20 per hundredweight while the cattle market also drops, 23 cents, signaling softer prices across livestock segments.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices List

A Cedar Rapids market list shows grain prices for wheat rye and barley with various quality grades and container types. It also lists straw buttercream cream eggs poultry prices and wholesale meat and produce items including oranges grapefruits celery onions cabbage and apples with multiple price points and packaging details.

Jonathan Appler

Markets and Receipts for Dairy Poultry and Potatoes in New York and Chicago

New York market notes list butter cream varieties and dairy receipts with prices. Poultry quotes cover live hens broilers and leghorn types with color, weight, and price ranges. Potato markets show U S No 1 and assorted grades with regional price points and shipment totals for Idaho Oregon Minnesota North Dakota and Bliss Triumphs.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Leghorn Pollers Ile Lethorn Roosters I'i U. S Idaho Mornine U.S U S Minnesota Hollandale Sandsand Cobblers US North Dakota Red River Valley Bliss Triumphs Wirauests Cobblers US Bliss Trumphs US Inwa Cobblers US

Many Stocks At 739 Highs In War Boom Market

New York AP reports a soaring stock market on Monday with gains around 11 points for favorites and many new highs for 1959. About 4.5 million shares traded in five hours as steel stocks led the rise on expected higher mill operations and foreign demand. Major movers included U S Steel, Du Pont, Boeing, Electric Boat, Westinghouse, Union Carbide, and others. a few notable laggards were Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck.

New York Monday Inc England Steels U. S Steel Youngstown Republic Douglas Aircrafl Westinghouse du Pont Union Carbide Allied Chemical American Can Bush Terminal Electric Boat NY Dock NY Shipbuilding American Smelting Boeing Glenn Martin Montgomery Ward Dome Mines Sears Rochuck U S Rubber Woolworth Consolidated Edison

Wall St Quotations From Adams Express to Woolworth

Wall Street stock listings show diverse closing quotes and price movements for Adams Express, Intl Nickel, Alaska Juneau, Johns Manville, Allied Stores, Allis Chalmers, Kennecott, Amana, McKesson, Anaconda, Mont Ward, Armour, Penn, Pillsbury, Caterpillar, Sears Roebuck, General Electric, United Fruit, Gillette, Ford, General Foods, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and many others. The page compiles a broad snapshot of market activity and notable shifts across industries and large corporations.

J. E. Bennett & Co Manner Telephone Merchants National Bank Adams Espress Nickel Alaska Jsmenth Alleshney Corp Jnintl Tel sJohns Manville Allied Stores Balsans City Sou Allis Chalmers Kennecott Copr Amal Lea Kiniston Amn Cay Kresese Krocer G & B Pwrsyebolen Gailey Ann Hide & Lb Ty Bibbs Ovens H Corp Lik & My Ann Loco Link Bell Amn Amo M & Bdy Lotus. Inc Amn Metals Lott Ine Lata Anvn Br & Lia Lorillard Anvn McKesson Ain'tu Troll Mills McLellan Stores & Anvn Smelt Marshall Fid Amn Street Filys Martin Gob Mat San Alk Amin T&s Pet Ann Wat Mont Ward Ark Motor Wheel Armour i Co Murray Corp Gy Mota Corp Nari Kel Nati Bellas Auanne Harber Co Barnsdall Corpee Central Bengix UDI Ig Bayuk UDI Ig Bayuk 21'nNor Pac Wy Beth Siel North Amn Co Biaw Knox Nor Amn Avi Ohio Bob Alum Otis Steel Borden Co Packard Mus Wagner Paramount Gy Briss Apa Utah Burns Elle Patino Mines Penick & Ford Benna RR Burroushs Ade Penney Phillips Pot Pillsbury Pismouth Pal Tae Caterpillar Brouser Gamble Chio Gt West Keith Bly Gom P&p Rem Rand Servel Sharon Steel Santh Shell Union Aw Motors Reilwas Way Sporry Corp Coty, Inc Joe _Lrad Cron Driuz Fly Crucible Curtiss S Baares Ford England i Pat Bak Yusum Gillette Alece Gimbel Bros Pine Glidden _ Co U S Walworth Nor Ore Ward Bak Warner Bros Maryld Greyhound West Union Ilases Rady Westehs AB Westehs Hiram Walker White Motors Houston Oil White Sewing Howe Helleman Ar Auk Trans Sorel Bes Blessing Kysion Ollwy Bes Laushiin Midwest Corp Quunker Cherry Burl Qkr Ax Chitsgen Corp Swift & Cea Comu South Biscuit Walgreen

Wheat futures rise as corn lags on Chicago board

Wheat prices climbed over a cent on the Chicago board amid strong commission and speculative demand. Corn advanced less, while oats and rye posted modest gains and Winnipeg wheat opened weak before rallying with Chicago. Minneapolis and Kansas City followed with gains, and export activity included some Canadian wheat sold abroad.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis Kansas City

Minneapolis Wheat and Grain Prices From Chicago Cash Market

Reconstructed listing shows Chicago cash grain quotes for wheat corn oats and barley with grade distinctions and price ranges. It notes heavy dark northern No 1 durum amber durum and mixed No 3 corn and various seed timothy and aliske values. Market pairs include Montana winter hard and white oat values and monthly quotes from May 7 1998.

Minneapolis IAPI Montana Wno Chicago

Life Long Cedar Rapids Resident Dies. Rites Set

The death lists a Cedar Rapids resident hurt in March 1872. Surviving children include Mrs O H Friend, Mrs RW Harris, Miss Theresa Ryan of Chicago, Mrs P Cashman, William F Ryan of Cedar Rapids, and two grandchildren Thomas and Donald Harris. Funeral at 8 30 a.m. Tuesday then 9 at St Wenceshius with Msgr August Vojacek. burial in St John's cemetery. Body moved from Polansky chapel. flowers omitted per family wish.

Cedar Rapids O. H Friend RW. Harris Theresa Ryan Chicago P. Cashman William F. Ryan Thomas Donald Harris St Wenceshius Msgr August Vojacek St. John’s Cemetery Polansky Chapel

Fort Worth Man Albert Carrithers Dies After Illness

Albert Carrithers 54 of Fort Worth Texas former Cedar Rapids resident for 20 years died Sunday after a brief pneumonia illness. Funeral services Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth with burial in California. He left Cedar Rapids in 1935 and was a commercial traveler with Carson Pirie Scott of Chicago. Survived by wife Prentiss Carrithers.

Albert Carrithers Fort Worth Tex Cedar Rapids California Carrithers Carson-Pirie-Scott Company Chicago Prentiss Carrithers

Obituary for Stella Welterline of Mason City

Stella Welterline 83 of Mason City died in a local hospital after a short illness. She was visiting her sister Mrs Joe Conway 612 Fifth avenue SE. Survived by a daughter a son and a sister. Body taken to Monahan funeral home. Funeral arrangements pending.

Stella Welterline Mason City Joe Conway Fifth Avenue SE Monahan Funeral Home

Wisconsin cheese and wool market notes from Plymouth and Boston

Market brief reports prices for Wisconsin cheese including Daisies Wierbrick Cheddars and related quotes for September 11 to 16. Wool trading in Boston shows moderate activity with graded bright wools at 39 to 41 cents grease and French combing lengths around 82 to 85 cents scoured basis.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Hoston API

Bond Markets New York Review Sees Mixed Trading

US government bonds resumed trading with gains in many corporates. Dealers reported fellow bankers and interior banks supplying bids as market liquidity rose toward midday. Bethlehem Steel fell about two points. longer maturities showed more activity while foreign dollar holders were mixed amid European government loan activity.

NEW York Bond Review New York Tmamt Bethlehem Steel

Deaths of George Olin Benedict and Mary T Ryan

George Olin Benedict aged 88 died at his daughter Mrs Earl C Busenbark s home after an extended illness. He was a former Maxwell and Mount Vernon druggist and a past master of Mount Vernon Masonic lodge. Burial at Maxwell la with services led by Dr Charles J Bready and Mizpaly lodge. Mary T Ryan widow of Thomas F Ryan died in a local hospital after a long illness.

George Olin Benedict Earl C Busenbark Twentyfourth Street Maxwell Mount Vernon Busenbark St. Paul's Methodist Church Mizpah Trowel R.A.M

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Sodoma

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Sodoma who died in Los Angeles California will be held Tuesday at 2 PM in the Polansky chapel. The service will be conducted by T B H LU bucck and burial will follow at the Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may attend.

Anna Sodoma Los Angeles Calif Polansky T. B. Hlubucck Bohemian National Cemetery

Linn county selects Iowa Culvert for pipe contract

The Linn county supervisors on Tuesday awarded the corrugated culvert pipe supply contract to Iowa Culvert and Pipe of Des Moines for 86 009.50. The order covers 2 250 feet of steel pipe 15 to 60 inches and 1 000 feet of iron pipe 18 to 60 inches. Wheeling Corrugating of Des Moines bid 6 430.50 but Klauer Manufacturing of Dubuque had no certified public accountant statement attached as required.

Linn County Iowa Culvert and Pipe Company of Des Moines Wheeling Corrugating Company Klauer Manufacturing Company Dubuque Certified Public Accountant

County May Not Be Liable Over Unlit Barricade Crash

The Linn County board and Edwin Hembera debated liability after an unlit bridge warning near a county road caused a 25 mph crash into a ditch. Officials said the first barricade was a lighted flare later, and the county claimed no legal liability while Hembera pressed for accountability. Deputy sheriff reports also noted a chicken theft nearby on Highway 13.

Linn County Edwin Hembern Hembera John Hembera Beverly Road Cedar Rapids Clarence Beeson First District

Cedar Rapids Couples Wed In Quiet Ceremony

Vernon L Rompet and Mildred C Peterson both of Cedar Rapids were married Saturday evening by Justice H R Churchill. The Cedar Rapids Stamp club meets Monday at 8 pm in the YMC A replacing the Montrose hotel. Inger Johanson is in Mercy hospital after an emergency appendectomy Tuesday. Mrs Myrtle Sorenson had an operation Tuesday at Mercy hospital and is recovering at 3325 Southland street. W R Felton and Charles Felton of Sioux City visit their brother Oliver J Felton at 1612 Memorial drive SE. Horace G Cap Hedzes, famed football official, to speak on Football Rules at Canopus club luncheon at Roosevelt hotel Tuesday noon. Mrs Arthur Bezdek returned home after attending the Florists Telegraph Delivery Association convention in St Paul. Kenneth Wall reported losing $6 on the street near 416 Third street SE. Earl Lambert, 416 Second street SW, injured in head-on crash near Palo, described as fairly good at St Luke's hospital. Sammie Hutton, 13, treated at St Luke's for a fractured right wrist from a fall, dismissed after setting bone.

Earl Lambert Second Street Palo St. Luke’s Hospital Sammie Hutton Samuel B. Hutton Twenty-second Avenue St. Luke's Hospital Sune Day

Urge More British Help For Poland

London based Evening Standard editorial urges greater British aid to Poland. It criticizes the government's insufficient efforts and calls for faster and more effective assistance to Polish allies amid ongoing tensions and conflict in Europe.

Poland London Lord Beaverbrook Evening Standard Great Britain

Lost and reward notices clutter Cedar Rapids ads

Classified snippets report several lost pets a few transport offers and various ads. Lost dogs and cats with contact numbers appear alongside pawn jewelry shops and moving services. A note mentions a reward for a false pretenses case and several beauty shop promotions.

Central Employment Agency Ad Seeks Maids and Help

Classified notice from Central Employment Agency Granby seeking maids and home help. Listings indicate positions in Cedar Rapids with recruitment for a good cook and assistant roles. Includes brief address line 626-28 Higley Ride and reference to fast typist and young man apprentice in a conflicting fragment.

Eterlen Central Employment Agc Granby Cedar Rapids Service Bureau Higley

Armour Officials Veto Perkins Plea

Armour officials refused Frances Perkins invitation to a Washington conference with PWOC delegates to settle differences with CIO officers and the company. The clash centered on labor relations and plant operations behind the scene in Chicago.

Armour Perkins Chicago Armour and Company Frances Perkins Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Washington PWOC CIO

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Financial and Market News Ststiseavtus Cathie Reid Storis Jd Eig Ihee Dawer Cincago Gra Lamson Brothers and Company H Ro Mowiey Merchant National Bank Kinale Inimhs ST Pau South ST Paul Cire Ata Pivis S Dept Agiiculture Hember Colorado Waterloo Cours Spe Synthocertiv TAN San Inne Sustin Thog Markit Austin Sten Vine AO Tri SETI TA Dinamo Uberal MSG Dee Batsoor Dee Daar Arng Ags Shere Qualite Wall St Winnterg Tbs BOLS Mrs. Stella Welterline DOW Jones Stork Rails Utilities St Lotis Rise Aire Memphis Suday NDS APU Treasury Treasury Basheda Treasury Alan Fed Farm Home Owners Loan George O. Benedict Mary T. Ryan Mary T Ryan Eighth Street Thomas F. Ryan Court House News Des Moines Company Harlan Snyder Unday Owen McMahon Highway No. 13 Marion Vernon L. Rompet Mildred C Peterson Justice H. R. Churchill Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Ymc.a Inger Johanson Mercy Hospital Myrtle Sorenson Southland Street W. R. Felton Charles Felton Sioux City Oliver J Felton Memorial Drive Horace G. “Cap’ Hedzes Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel Arthur Bezdek The Florists Telegraph Delivery Association School of Floral Designing St. Paul Kenneth Wall Forty-second Street Third Street Fifth Avenue Anderson Monu. S 3Rd Ave E Tanes Jst Brady Mortuary Lost Hamilton Highway 149 Ind Ave Forest Dr SE the Gazette Probasco Jewellers Katz Jewelry & Loans 1St St Podzimek Pharmacy 2Nd Ave I. K. Schaeffer KRES New York City Dillon Texaco Allied van Lines, Inc Lynch Transfer & Storage Co Ro M Dodd 6Th St NW 2Nd St Calder's van & Storage Co., Inc Dial Yonkers Ken Wood P.o.box P.O Studebaker Towst City M-137 Gazette Griffith Feather Mattress Co Feather Aitress Co Hove Weler 3Rd Ave Wew Lovely Lady Oil Permanent Lovely Lady Beauty Shop 1St Ave Bishop's Mary Nell Beauty Shop Paramount Theater Delux Beauty Shop Rita's Beauty Shop Center Point Rd Kennedy's Im's Helene Beauty Shop Iowa Theater Grace Miller Manacer Paris Academy OF Beauty Thomas Washings Pla-Mor Scanlon Mt Vernon Jackson's Jacks Thornwood Eidel« Berg 12Th Ave Ste Hullwood Cafe Hawkeye Ist St. SE Novak Heating CO Frank E. Russell CO An Usere CO C. R. Construction Co Aea Eer Ork Fred Young Stodola Furniture Co Kutchera Coal Co Dini Wee Ee McAllister H. R. Butters Jim Cusack Williamshurse North Liberty Oy jJoeal Ann Wan Marian John Mulherin Patras Ae Cazette W L. Rath Tometh Louisa Whitmore Allison Worte Indy Xome Florida Steferentes Demain Buss Asistant Sten Trenecs Wilson McKinley High School Ave. E Rex Marlon ABC Dickinson School A . Bldo Cedar Ranlds DeSoto Culver Motors International Harvester Co Ist Ave Willys Starman Ellis Blvd Padzensky DTA Ae Bd Bargain Stone Nash Lafayette Executive Nash Inc Ath SL SE Lynch Kadlec Bros 10Th St Edward Evenert Honron By Edwin Cox Otto Preminenr Waa U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Lol Bloom
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