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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1938

Page

8

Hogs unevenly lower in slow Chicago trading

In Chicago stockyards hogs were unevenly lower with around 17 000 head on hand and top bids near 9.20 per cwt, down about 15 cents from Monday. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices varied across major markets including Pittsburgh and East St. Louis, with general softness in meat prices and holiday demand effects noted.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland East St. Louis Adda API U Dept. Arricniture Sioux City IUS Dept Agriculture Iowa Des Moines U B Dept. Agriculture Minnesota Omawa Livestock Omaha Lowell South ST Paul API Montana Ottle Mags Kansas Oilsa St Louis St Joseph Indianapolis

Hogs Weaken on Local Markets and Livestock Prices

Local market reports show hog prices down with top at 865 dollars and hogs 140 to 325 pounds varying in value. Corn also weaker with mixed livestock quotes including hogs, packers, calves, sheep, and cattle across weight ranges and price spreads.

Iowa Associated Press Waterloo Hoxs Mason City Good Packers Aos Gostio Good Packers

Wheat Prices Slide as Sluggish Chicago Trade Persists

In dull Chicago trading wheat fell about 4.5 to 7 percent with September at 13.44 as European peace prospects improved. Liverpool prices eased while Winnipeg and export activity weakened. Corn and oats also declined with soft cash offerings and scattered selling across futures.

Chicago Europe Winnipeg Liverpool Chicago Board of Trade U. S. Pacific Coast

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Local listings show grain quotes for No 1 and No 2 wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn, and soybeans. Also listed are hay baling rates, butterfat prices, assorted poultry values, wholesale fruits and vegetables with multiple fruit prices, and hides and leather prices.

Wisconsin cheese prices and wool, sugar markets report

Wisconsin cheese allotments listed for September 1924 including Twins ic and daisies with cheddar quoted at 1 cent. Wool market in Boston slow with steady prices and odd lots sold. New York markets show currency shifts from the Czech crisis. sugar futures and spot prices edged down with refined grades unchanged.

Plymouth Wisapii Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers Call Board Danaisies Boston UPI U.S. Department of Agriculture New York

Amazon River Length and Mouth Width Report

The article states the Amazon River runs about 3,460 miles in length and spans roughly 150 miles at its mouth, highlighting its vast scale and estuary width.

Amazon River

Chicago Produce Markets Report Mixed Prices and Steady Supplies

Chicago receipts show eggs at 1 100,954 with steady prices while butter stands at 1,100,954 and 5,907 for eggs in New York with varied but steady levels. Poultry features live shipments, prices up for irm hens and turkeys, and potatoes show total U S shipments at 589 with diverse regional prices.

Chicago Bliss Idaho Colorado Biss North Dakota Cobbiers U New York

Bond Rally Lifts Major Sectors Amid Optimism in New York

The bond market surged with broad participation on Tuesday. Rail stocks led gains with several issues up around a point or more. Utilities tied in front with foreign connections rising about two points. Treasury and government issues showed notable improvement as optimism grew over avoiding a broader European conflict.

New York OND Review Tapi Aective Railroad Great Northern Illinois Central N Y Central Pennsylvania General Southern Pacifc Southern Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Anaconda Treasury

Cedar Rapids Man Hurt in Jaloppy Race Crash at Independence

Roscoe Pilgrim of 616 Twelfth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids suffered serious injuries in jaloppy races at the Buchanan County fair grounds Independence. His car skidded on a turn and overturned three times throwing him out on the first turn. He has broken shoulder bones a broken right collar bone and internal injuries.

Independence Roscoe Pilgrim Twelfth Avenue Cedar Rapids People’s Hospital Veterans of Foreign Wars Buchanan County Fair Grounds

Market Gains Courage Extends Upturn on Wall Street

Wall Street extended its recovery with gains across the list as forenoon buying revived after a brief pause. Notable advancers included U S Steel Bethlehem American Can General Motors Sears Roebuck and Goodyear while bonds and commodities also rose amid renewed confidence.

New York Europe Wall Street U. S. Treasury U. S. Steel Bethlehem American Can General Motors Sears Roebuck VU. S. Rubber Electric Auto Lite Goodyear ‘Tire Westinghouse Electric American Smelling International Nickel American Telephone Union Carbide Johns

Wall St. Quoted Prices From Adams Express to Zenith Radio

Wall Street stock list with numerous companies and prices led by Adams Express and International Business names. Traders noted quotes from Alaska Juneau, Johns Manville, Allegheny, Kennecott, Allis Chalmers, Kroger, Armour, Libby Owens, Maytag, Anaconda, Anaconda Copper, General Electric, Procter Gamble, Coca Cola, Ford, RCA, Illinois, Union Carbide, and many others with varied figures. The page mirrors a busy market snapshot, listing scores and performance on a Tuesday session.

Adams Express Intl Tel & Tel Alaska Juneau Johns Manville Allegheny Corp Kays City Libby Owens Ann Int'l Corp Lis & Myers Anin Logo Ais Boews Ine Amn Merais Bolt Wites Amn Sbsfornard aTouisile G&e Amn Roll Mills Kaxtekesson Amn Sineltium Amn Steel Fdys Marshall Rae Armour and Co Assid Avlantic Rinlau, Murray Corp Aviation Nash Kel Baldwin Locogi Natl Bellas Se ‘Y Va Natl Biscuit Balto and Ohio Dent Herden Nor Pac Brinus A Penney J Co I Peoples Gas Conn Ge ‘Pasco Phillips Pet Pittsbgh Plymouth Procter Gamble Chro Chro & NW. A Pullman Co Chrysler Biltz Radio Corp Radio Keltth Coca Cola Rem Rand Col _ Palmolive Rea Motors Col. Gas & Elec Rep Steel Gom Reyn Tob Safeway Schenley Comoleun Seaboard Consol Edison Sears Roebuck Servel, Inc Shell Union S's Contil Motors Simmons Co Contl Oil del Skelly Socons Caty Inc Son Pac St R Crucible Steel Son Railway Cub Amn Sperry Cor Cudahy Curtiss Wright Deere, Co del L Douglas Air Sind NJ du Pont de Frisco Suerte Eastern Warner de Eastman UyUts Stone Webster Eaton Miss Elec Autolite Budebaker Trans-America Gen Cables Ihe Fox Film Union Carbide Gen Foods Union Pac Gen Motors Uni Air Lines Gen Outdoor Uni “Coron Gillette S United Fruit Gimbel Bros Yi Gas Co Glidden Co Uni Gas Goebel, Brew Goodrich Goodyear Tire Graham Paige Hupp Wawnite Ms Central Wilcox Indus Rayon Wilson & Co Woolworth Int Hydro Yosstwa S&t Intl Nickel Zenith Radio Paneer Chicago Dexter Co Hehold Heilemann Mar Field Butler Bros Midwest Corp Cherry Quaker Com Chicago Corp Quaker of Comw Edison Swift 4 Co Lin Cons Biscuit Walgreen

Recreation Institute Talks To Be Continued

Miss Ethel Bowers of New York City, field representative of the National Recreation association, will continue her institute on social recreation tonight at 8 at the YWCA. She will discuss Mental and Social Activities for Girls and Women with emphasis on co recreational activities and games. Fifty people from fifteen organizations attended the previous evening including churches, the Farm Bureau, probation office, YWCA and public schools.

Ethel Bowers New York City National Recreation Association Y.W.C.A Bowers Miss Bowers Farm Bureau, Probation Office W.C.A

Deaths Theresa L Sloan Cedar Falls former Cedar Rapids resident

Mrs Theresa L Sloan aged 54 died Monday at 3 30 a m in Madison South Dakota where she was visiting and fell ill of pleurisy She was born November 18 1889 at Junction City Kansas daughter of Charles and Cleora Davis Survived by four brothers and a sister Funeral services are set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Kearns Garden Chapel Waterloo with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m Thursday

Theresa L. Sloan Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Madison S. D Junction City Kan Charles and Cleora Davis Mount Auburn Waterloo Kearn’s Garden Oak Hill Cemetery

Mrs Harriet Torrence Dies At 85 In Cedar Rapids

Mrs Harriet Angeline Torrence widow of Albert Torrence died at her daughter’s home 426 Thirty third street NE at 11 50 p m Monday after a prolonged illness Born August 13 1853 in Prairie du Chien Wis she lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years Surviving are son J Omer Torrence sister Mrs A P Marvin brothers B P Powell Dan Powell and H F Powell two grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Wednesday Rev Foster Beck officiating Burial in Dark Shade cemetery Marion Public may call at the chapel.

Harriet Angeline Torrence Albert Torrence W. W. White Thirty-third Street Prairie du Chien Wis Cedar Rapids J. Omer Torrence A. P. Marvin Aberdeen

Mrs Libbie Barry Dies in San Jose California

News from San Jose reports the death of Mrs Libbie D Barry formerly of Cedar Rapids wife of the late Mr Barry Surviving are daughter Mrs Charles E Roberts and another daughter Mrs Day F McCrone plus four grandchildren The body remains at Barta Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.

Libbie D. Barry San Jose Calif Cedar Rapids Charles E. Roberts B Avenue NE Barry Roberts Day F. McCrone San Francisco Betty Roberts Charles Roberts Peoria Dwight Mound Huntington W. Va Beth McCrone

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Laiar

Mrs Anna Laiar died at home on Meadowbrook drive SE and funeral services are planned in the Polansky chapel at 8 30 am Wednesday and 9 am at St Wenceslaus with Rev August Vojacek presiding. Burial follows at St Johns cemetery. The Sanctuary Guild to recite the Rosary at 7 pm Tuesday in a chapel. friends may call.

Anna Laiar Meadowbrook Drive Polansky Chapel St. Wenceslaus August Vojacek St. John’s Cemetery

Local Beauty Shops and Salons Advertised in Paris Area

A jumble of beauty shop ads lists salons in Paris and nearby areas with services including permanents, oil waves, haircuts, and styles. Pricing highlights include permanent waves from $1.50 to $1.95 and deluxe offerings, with multiple phone numbers and shop names such as Paris Beauty Salon, Marynell Beauty Shop, Marvel Beauty Shop, and La Vogue Beauty Shop.

Sil Dial Paris Lillian Suchy Sara Park Ird ST Marynell Paramount Marvel Beauty Shop Kresee la Vogue Beauty Shop Peacock Grd St. NE Elene Beauty Shop ALTA_DUNCAN Anti 3Rd Ave. E Beauty School Paris Academy

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