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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
9
Chicago AP reports slow retail and wholesale meat demand depressing hog prices to near weekly lows. Cattle and hog receipts show limited fall expansion while wholesale pork loins slide. top steer bids hit new highs but are refused. Prices for beef carcasses and various classes of cattle, hogs, and sheep are mixed with soft demand noted across multiple markets.
Market listings show grain prices for Wheat No. 188c and No. 2 at 96c, oats at 2ésc, rye 68c, barley 38 68c, corn shelled No. 4 yellow 80c, soybeans yellow 10c. Livestock and produce include butterfat 28c, various hen and spring weights with cents per pound, wholesale fruits and vegetables with multiple item prices, onions and potatoes, cranberries and Tokay grapes, and hide market prices ranging from 6c to 13 25 for different hides.
Local hog prices weaken with a 10 cent drop across all grades. Top price falls to 11.40 per cwt as Wilson & Co lists bids by weight class. Cattle market remains steady, hides weaker, and calf and sheep quotes shown with specific weights and bid ranges.
New York sugar futures opened up 1 point in the No 3 contract with prices slipping from 228 to 226. Boston wool dealers report limited domestic volume and mostly original territory bags, with small runs of French combing lengths and Ohio delaine sold around 40a, and quarter blood territory goods at 774c80c secured. Foreign exchange rates show steady demand with multiple currencies listed and several quotes around Europe and Asia.
Chicago receipts show butter steady at 9.344 tons with unchanged prices for eggs and fresh firsts. Potatoes and onions list mixed values from Washington russets to Minnesota cobblers with varied grades and several markets noting steady or slight price holds. Mississippi River notes Davenport Hastings and other market moves with fall levels across cities.
Portland sales manager Tal Madge Staley of an oil burner firm enthusiastically tossed his hat as President Roosevelt rode by. The hat landed in the President’s lap, causing him to laugh and return the gesture by placing his own fedora on Staley’s head.
Chicago wheat futures firmed late after a fractional opening slump with gains led by strong cash interest and Winnipeg bids. Corn and oats moved within narrow ranges as profit taking and milled demand influenced trade. futures held near prior close amid bearish outside market pressure and limited volume.
The New York bond market showed a sobering wobble with reduced turnover after a two day upswing. Domestic corporate issues led losses, with Pere Marquette 4 4 5 and Western Union bonds among the sharpest fallers. a few high priced issues showed modest gains while foreign issues softened slightly.
Grade school youngsters form the Knothole Gang for the McKinley Clinton clash at Hin park. Tickets distributed via schools. meet at east park entrance fifteen minutes before kickoff. adult leaders supervise and cheerleaders are trained from the group.
The New York market opened with leaders falling 1 to 4 points as copper and zinc prices dropped. Downticks touched steel, auto, and rubber stocks like U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler GM U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Deere and Oliver Farm while rails showed slight gains on wage-talk hopes with Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern and Northern Pacific fluctuating.
The day’s list shows numerous stocks and prices across Adams Express to Walgreens, including Am Can 94, Am Tel Tel 183 and General Motors 497. Readouts cover mining to utilities, with many industrials and banks displayed alongside commodity names and trading notes.
London reports the air ministry approved sending about a dozen single seat military airplanes capable of 250 miles per hour to the Chinese government. The notice followed disclosures on a Wednesday. A separate item from St. Joseph details Virgil Stout earning 358 dollars for a month as city dog catcher on a partial commission while the mayor received 350 dollars.
An open verdict was returned by Dr. J J Terrall deputy county coroner in the death of Steven Belehrad 17 of 1001 Oakland avenue NE found hanging in the attic stairway of his home Sunday night Death was caused by strangulation Dr Terrall said no inquest was planned earlier investigations by Earl Stanley chief of detectives and Detective Tom Condon supported an accidental death Thompson county attorney and Dr B L Knight county coroner stated no inquest was needed as no felonious death evidence appeared
A Cubbers roundtable will be held at Scout headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building this evening at 7 30. All Cub leaders officials and committee men are asked to attend. Police report an attempted breakin at Frank M Davis residence 720 Sixteenth street SE but no entry gained and only a window screen missing. Kiwanis Hears Dr Burgstahler Cornell College president spoke on Freedom at the Montrose hotel Wednesday noon. Summary of remarks published in The Gazette Monday after Cedar Rapids Ministerial association meeting.
A collage of personal ads and notices promoting weight loss remedies and tonics, watch and jewelry repairs, travel agencies, insurance and storage services. Includes offers for Nanta fat loss, Ostronic tablets, massage and chiropractor offices, repairs, auctions, and various small business promotions. Several names and locations scattered throughout.
Local beauty shops advertise facials perms and hair services with various prices and phone numbers. Listings include Delux Beauty Shop Helene Beauty Shop Pidima’s Barber and Beauty Shop Kennedy’s Mary Nell Beauty Shop and Paris Academy of Beauty with additional sewing, hats, and laundry services noted.
Relief classification is no longer required for CCC enrollments. Benjamin Tait and Alice Ferber report that all applicants aged 17 to 23 with definite employment need will be considered, not just borderline cases. Enrollment runs through October at the county relief office in the courthouse basement.
Kiwanis club at the Montrose hotel received the divisional trophy from Clerk Beems former Iowa Nebraska district governor. The award goes to the club with the best attendance reports activities and work, needing two consecutive wins for permanent ownership. A. T. Pleune announced the annual Kiwanis apple sale starts next Wednesday to fund underprivileged children projects, including Ellis Park wading pool construction last year.
Savings of 25 or 40 percent per day on Want Ads for three or seven consecutive days. Ads can be canceled when results are obtained and paid only for published days. Rates listed for 2 to 5 lines per day, with three and seven day discounts. The Gazette limits liability for multiple incorrect insertions.
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