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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1939
Page
18
Chicago and multiple Midwest yards report hogs losing more ground despite some curbed receipts. Cattle and sheep trade uneven with lighter weights showing strength in spots. top hogs around 7.40 dollars, shares of lighter weights and sow values mix across markets.
Live hog market at Austin Minnesota lists strong prices for fat lambs and slaughter lambs with quoted ranges by weight. Prices shown include various weight brackets from 150 to over 360 pounds and rates around 5 to 9 dollars, reflecting market trading activity and demand.
Local hog prices dropped Friday with prime hogs down 20 cents and food packers 5 cents lower while the top price reached 680 dollars. The cattle market remained steady and calf offerings included fancy selects 140-190 pounds at 10.50 and lower grades from 8.50 to 7.50. Sheep listed genuine spring lambs 0-90 pounds at 8.50 with bucks 1 dollar less.
A Cedar Rapids market list details prices for grains hay and straw dairy poultry vegetables and hides. Wheat oats rye corn soybeans butter and cream prices appear alongside poultry weights and caps. Wholesale fruits include lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cucumbers and other staples with beef hides and horse prices listed.
Chicago market receipts include poultry 1 car 47 trucks with varied leghorn and other birds. Butter receipts 709168 unsettled creamery. eggs 7269 steady. potatoes arrivals 91 on track with US shipments and regional price ranges across Idaho Colorado Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin products.
The Wisconsin Cheese Exchange and Farmers Board list dairy quotas for the week of September 25 through 30. Items include various varieties such as daisies and horns with prices noted in cents per quantity, listing quoters like Titus 15 and Commodores Lac.
New York stocks slipped Friday with leaders down fractions to about two points at the close. Early heavy selling cooled to mild gains in some areas but most issues failed to recapture Thursday’s levels. Traders blamed the Russo German peace talks for the decline, noting broad weakness except in motors and naming U S Steel Bethlehem J Case Caterpillar Douglas Sperry du Pont and South Porto Rico Sugar among the laggards.
Published stock table shows prices and changes for firms across industries and exchanges, listing Adams Express, Alaska Juneau, Allied Stores, Amn Can, Anaconda Copper, Armco, AT&T, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Electric, IBM, J.P. Morgan, McKesson, Roebuck, Sears, Studebaker, United Fruit, US Steel, and many more with bid and last prices and occasional percent moves.
United States exports of airplanes engines and parts rose to a new peak in August, totaling 12,136,845 dollars, 14 percent above the prior record set in June 1939, according to the department of commerce.
Rains in the winter wheat belt and halted export business produced a weak undertone in Chicago trading. Wheat closed 1 cent lower at 134 1/4 cents, December. corn down 1 cent to 49 1/2 cents. oats off 3/4 to 14 cents with December at 31 3/4. A Winnipeg rally and short covering trimmed the loss, while outside markets held a generally easier trend.
Market listings show open and close figures for wheat with mixed gains and losses. Chicago cash provisions detail no 2 hard wheat and various corn oats and barley prices, while Minneapolis cash grain notes bids for No 1 heavy dark northern wheat and No 3 yellow corn with declines from the prior day.
New York bond review shows utility and industrial issues rising while rail bonds slipped amid a weaker stock market. Notable gainers near noon included American Telephone 34s 1966 Anaconda Copper 4s Armour 45 1955 and International Hydro Electric 65. rail issues declined with some losses. Government bonds moved modestly higher with Treasury rates in the 2 to 5-32 range and foreign issues edging higher in the sector.
The Home Builders class of the Baptist church met at the Herbert Harford home then visited the Dewey Lint residence for a wiener roast with 31 attendees. A nominating committee was named and rally night at the Christian church featured potluck, magic by Maurice Flack, and games led by M. G. Link’s class.
New York report says Fritz Kuhn's bail was increased tenfold from 5000 to 50000 after Dewey's office presented authentic information suggesting Kuhn planned to flee the jurisdiction. Bund leadership case continues in New York.
Three men in a late model green Buick suspected of robbing three Wisconsin stores and fled toward Dubuque may also face Cedar Rapids armed robbery warrants. Two bandits seen here used makeup to disguise themselves. a third possible accomplice is suspected. Police list stolen cars, $145 taken, and describe one robber’s appearance.
The German Romanian trade agreement was renewed for another year in Bucharest. The accord raises trade volume slightly and maintains the March framework with an annual supplementary increase. Romania will boost exports to Germany by about one third, though new supplies will not reach the Reich until next spring due to transport issues. Also announced is the posting of the second Romanian army corps to Bessarabia replacing the mechanized fifth corps for strategic reasons. About 500,000 Romanian soldiers are now patrolling the Romanian Soviet frontier.
A collage of classified items lists monuments firms and funeral homes with contact numbers. It includes lost and found dogs and ads for tonics jewelry repair and moving services along with beauty shops and watchmakers. Also features a per word rate card and housekeeper help wanted.
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