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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
8
Curtailed receipts and uneven hog and cattle moves dominate the market. Prices show mixed gains and declines across regions with feeders and calves trading steady to higher while sows and heifers vary. volumes around 4,000 head in one market and 6,500 in others.
A bank urges borrowers to honor repayment on agreed terms. The message emphasizes that funds come from depositors, framing the loan as a duty to repay for the borrower's sake and the bank's, and invites contact with the loan department for a low cost loan option.
Livestock market report notes receipts and prices across cattle and hogs at South St Paul and other markets. Cattle feeder sales steady to higher with feeding steers and heifers described. hogs show varied values across weight classes with casual price ranges listed.
Sioux City livestock market reports limited demand with scarce stockers and feeders and overall steady to soft prices. Cattle receipts mixed with steer and yearling values steady to slightly lower while hogs show varied bids from 180 to 270 pounds and sheep see lamb sales around 23 cents lower with fat ewes steady.
The Cedar Rapids list shows prices for feeds and grains including No 1 3¢ No 2 Urse 4 ve White No 2 fee and several soybean and corn items. It also lists dairy products, live poultry prices A range of vegetables fruits and meat products with unit weights and per unit costs appears alongside hides and other market items.
Wisconsin dairy prices for the week of September 11 to 16 are listed with multiple DCs for cheese varieties. The report includes Cheddar and other products with per pound values, regional price ranges, and notes on market conditions and trading activity.
A brief minute buying surge halted a rout in New York stocks and turned losses into gains of one to four points. Steel, motors, rails and utilities led the rebound as about 4 million shares traded. Bethlehem Steel fell sharply at open but recovered most losses. U S Steel and Chrysler trimmed earlier declines. Upward movers included Youngstown Sheet, General Motors, N Y Central, Consolidated Edison, Santa Fe, North American, Standard Oil of New Jersey and International Harvester. Decliners included Anaconda, Kennicott, Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Allied Chemical, South Porto Rico Sugar, Fajardo Sugar and Douglas Aircraft.
A listing from Wall Street Quotation service shows prices and tickers for a broad mix of companies and common stocks. Notable entries include Allied Chem, General Motors, Union Carbide, Dow Jones components, and many industrials with varying quotations. The data reflects a bustling market portrait with numerous named corporations and price indicators.
Chicago market notes show dull and weak poultry trading with live hens and Leghorn prices cited. Egg and butter receipts in New York and Chicago mirror firm to steady trends, with various regional potato quotes and U S. commodity movements listed.
Wheat prices fell sharply on the Chicago board of trade with losses up to 3 cents a bushel before late buying trimmed the decline. North American markets were generally weaker with corn and oats mixed as export activity and a government crop report influenced trading. Belgium was seen as a large Argentine wheat buyer, though confirmation was lacking.
The Minneapolis market bulletin lists wheat as receipts 64 cars versus 129 last year and shows No 1 heavy dark northern at 87 or 86 1/2 cents. Corn No 3 yellow 2 1/2 cents lower, oats No 3 white 32 to 41 32 and barley 38 to 19 cents.
New York traders reported a generally weaker bond session with US Treasuries selling slower than Monday yet prices still slipping. Canadian and other external holdings supplied heavy offerings while New York banks and life insurers held stakes. Domestic corporates tended lower as government and farm issues fluctuated amid mixed foreign markets.
Kerr resigns as executive secretary at Grinnell College effective immediately and returns to his former post with American Lumberman in Chicago. He is a friend of Harry Hopkins and will keep his Grinnell residence. no successor named yet.
Mrs Mildred E Lodge of Cedar Rapids escaped injury when her car hit the south side of the Indian Creek Bridge on Highway 30 four and one half miles east of Cedar Rapids About 11 pm Monday Deputy Sheriffs found B P Peel 38 Cedar Rapids at the scene and jailed him on an intoxication count after arresting him at the crash site
Jane Sankey and Peggy Houstman, both 17 of Central City, pled guilty to larceny at the A. W. Dix home. Sankey received an indeterminate five year term with sentence suspended for good behavior. Houstman also received a suspended five year term. Tra Franks, 44, of Cedar Rapids, pled guilty to soliciting for an immoral purpose and received an indeterminate five year term at Fort Madison. Robert O O’Brien seeks dismissal in an injunction case involving the Silver Corporation and Oneida Ltd.
Edwin Weaver died at his Gardenia California home after a lingering illness. He was born July 10 1903 in Cedar Rapids and survived by his wife Kathryn Wheeler four children two sisters his mother and a brother. Burial Wednesday at Gardenia. Roswell C Puckett 52 longtime Chicago Heights high school principal and former Iowa City resident died at his Chicago Heights home after a heart attack. He had returned to Iowa City each summer for four years.
Memorial details outline the death of a high school administrator at the University of Iowa who taught summers at Purdue. Survived by a widow and two children Allen and Frances, his mother Mrs C H Puckett of Pomona California two sisters Ermine and Lucille and two brothers Bertram Cedar Rapids and Ralph Los Angeles. Funeral services set for Thursday in Chicago Heights with burial there.
Canada's parliament approved a $100 million war chest Monday night to support an overseas expeditionary force in Europe. The bill passed third reading in the Commons and swift Senate approval followed in short order after blocking amendments.
Anderson Monuments at 1029 3rd Ave E offers direct sale options for monument and headstone needs. Consumers can inquire about personalized designs and pricing without middlemen.
Readers and advertisers exchange references arranging automobile transport and related services. Reward offered for arrest of anyone defrauding via Want Ads. Local businesses advertise watches jewelry cleaning wax and van lines plus cleaning and storage services. Individual notes promise no debts beyond own unless stated.
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