Prospect of 65 Cent Corn Forecast by Iowa Official
Des Moines IA prospect of 65 cent corn within a year was foreseen by E A Ellison commodity loan supervisor for the state agricultural adjustment committee He noted that about 85 of corn farmers participate in the 1939 AAA program and that market prices may rise above 5 cents by next summer Moisture content affects eligibility for sealing and the 57 cent loan The report outlines four uses for the 2571000000 bushel crop sealed under loan sold on the market stored by the grower fed to livestock or marketed indirectly with various storage and reseal options and charges while stressing the potential for prices to drop if the surplus is dumped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
E. A. Ellison
State Agricultural Adjustment Committee
Ellison
Secretary of Agriculture
Plans for Muscatine County West Liberty Fair programs outlined
Two county committees will map plans for West Liberty fair events August 21 to 24. Four-H girls and home project women will demonstrate for county honors to represent Muscatine at the state fair in Des Moines and at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Mary Grace Martin will return from Ames to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masceline County
West Liberty
Mary Grace Martin
Ames
West Julberty
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Club
Home Project
Committee to study Louisa County marketing data appointed
The Louisa County Farm Bureau board approves a committee led by President Wiederrecht to inspect marketing problems facing local producers. Members include Moyers, Duncan, Lowe, Turkington, Morris, Scales, and others. the group will meet with Herman Aaberg of Chicago Producers Commission and Duke Arthur from Iowa State College next month for a preliminary county survey. Sponsors note the region’s crop to livestock flow and cash income reliance on hogs, beef, milk, and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County
County Farm Bureau Board
Wiederrecht
Earl Moyers
Lyle Duncan
Cotter
Ralph Lowe
Letts
Clyde Turkington
Hugh Morris
Ainsworth
Frank Scales
Morning Sun
Walter Morris
Cleve Cotter
Columbus Junction
D. H. Christianson
Conesville
Guy Jamison
J. R. Reese
Crawfordsville
Herman Aaberg
Chicago Producers Commission Company
Duke Arthur
Iowa State College
Iowa
Choruses From Two Counties May Sing
Warret and Mercer county rural choruses discuss a joint public concert at the state fair. Mercer group meets tonight and Warren county group meets Monday at Monmouth to consider combining for a stronger program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Warret
Mercer County
Mercer
Warren County
Monmouth
Surplus Commodity List Expanded to Include Cottonseed Shelter
Washington announces increased surplus commodities under the stamp plan. Yard and cottonseed sheltering will join the list, with Des Moines and other cities to establish the system under Sec. Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Sec. Wallace
Des Moines
Appomattox Scene of Lee Surrender to Grant
The article notes Appomattox in Virginia as the site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War, marking a pivotal moment in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appomattox
Vas
Lee
Grant
Unclear Market Share Report From Fragmented List
A fragmented OCR fragment lists multiple company names and percentage figures, indicating a stock or market share snippet. Entities include Sears, Shell Union, Socony Vac, Studebaker, Swift & Co, Texas Gulf Sul, U S Steel, Woolworth, Ford, Niagara Mohawk, and others with varying percentages, but no coherent context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Ried
Shell Union
Socony Vac
Sou Pac
Calif
Ind
Studebaker
Swift and Co
Texas
Ofp
Texas Gulf Sul
Unit Corp
Indus Alco
US Rubber
U 8S Steel
Weasurg Cause
Woolworth
Cims Close Ark Nat Gas
Cities Service
Delay Seen in Awarding Corn Bin Contracts
The agriculture department opened bids for steel bins to store 50 to 100 million bushels of surplus corn in the Midwest and delayed awards to later in the week. Bidders include Edwards Manufacturing Cincinnati Columbia Steel Kansas City Butler Manufacturing Martin Steel Beatrice Steel Sioux Steel. Bins hold 1 000 and 2 000 bushel capacities with bids from 8 to 24 cents per bushel and 8 to 20 cents for larger sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Edwards Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Columbia Steel Tank Co
Kansas City
Butler Manufacturing Co
Martin Steel Products Co
Mansfield, C
Sioux Steel Co
Sioux Falls
Dugans to Observe 43rd Anniversary
Mr and Mrs James Dugan of 902 West Second street will observe their forty third wedding anniversary with a family dinner Sunday August 6 They have three children Phillip Dugan Theresa Dugan and James Dugan Jr all of Muscatine and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dugan
West Second Street
Phillip Dugan
Theresa Dugan
James Dugan Jr
Muscatine
Farmers Urged on Hessian Fly Threat in Iowa Winter Wheat
Ames Iowa AP The Hessian fly is found in exceptionally large numbers in Iowa winter wheat regions and will heavily reduce the 1940 crop unless farmers use fly free dates this fall State Entomologist Carl J Drake said after tours and surveys He advised destroying volunteer wheat in September and planting during the fly free period to be announced later by Iowa State College entomologists Grasshoppers have been reduced in central and eastern Iowa by poisoning but western areas still suffer losses with baiting ongoing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Iowa State College
No Joking About This Gag Writer Sues Jack Benny
Harry W. Conn a gag writer sues Jack Benny for 65500 dollars alleging breach of contract He claims he became Benny's principal gag writer in 1932 and worked four and a half years shaping the Benny program and its popular characters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Benny
Los Angeles
Harry W. Conn
Conn
Benny
Miss Elvina Cady Takes Over FSA Office Duties
Miss Elvina Cady arrived from Cedar Rapids to serve as home management supervisor for the Farm Security Administration with headquarters in the post office building. She will oversee Muscatine Scott Clinton Cedar and Johnson counties, replacing Grace Bacon who moves to Centerville to head Monroe and Appanoose counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvina Cady
Cedar Rapids
Farm Security Administration
Miss Cady
Muscatine
Scott
Clinton
Cedar
Johnson
FSA
Grace Bacon
Centerville
Monroe
Appanoose
Rural Youth League Plans River Excursion
Mercer county Rural Youth League schedules a river outing for September 9 from Davenport at 9 a.m. and Rock Island at 10 a.m. aboard the Steamer Capitol. Earl D. Peterson and Miss Gertrude Kaiser announce the event inviting farm and home bureau members and youth league participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Mercer County Rural Youth League
Earl D. Peterson
Gertrude Kaiser
Davenport
Rock Island
Cordova
Farm and Home Bureau
Chicago Cash Grain Prices from Chicago on Aug 3
Cash wheat and corn prices listed with grades and percentages. No. 8 red at 66 2/3. No. 1 hard at 68 1/4. No. 2 hard at 66 2/3. No. 4 mixed at 66 2/3. Corn No. 1 mixed 44 1/2. No. 2 yellow 44 1/2 to 45. No. 1 white 54 1/2. Oats and barley figures included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Ene Wewe
Eee
Cneshusa
Evesaces
Radonahh
Cuban sugar offers lim ited nearby contracts in New York
Cuban producers offered small quantities of nearby contracts in the world sugar futures market today while buying support remained subdued. The market posted a fractional gain on a Sept price of 1.16 cents and the refined market remained steady at 4.3094.40 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conn’s Contract Details in Benny’s Earnings Case Revealed
In 1936 Conn remained active with Benny’s act using Conn characters and bits. The writer notes no payment to Conn but cites Benny’s earnings of 1.17 million from radio and 140 thousand from film. The contract allegedly paid 5 percent of Benny’s earnings for 39 weeks of material use. Associates say Benny may be in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn
Benny
Florida
Site picked for first corn belt plowing match
Des Moines announces Mitchellville farm as the site for the first annual corn belt plowing match on Sept. 23. County and district winners from Iowa Illinois and other corn belt states will be invited to compete in horse drawn and tractor drawn divisions for men and boys. The event will be on Mrs. Ida Patterson's farm tenanted by F. D. Fraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mitchellville
Towa
Illinois
Ida Patterson
F. D. Fraker
Chicago Produce Prices and Freight Era Summary
Chicago market report from Aug 3 notes unsettled butter at 92 score and various milk eggs and poultry prices. Live poultry mixed with broilers, fryers, and stock quotes. potatoes on track with U S shipments and regional price ranges for Cobblers Long Whites and Bliss Triumphs. futures closed with butter storage and refrigerator standards mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
U. S
U.S
Nebraska
Bliss
Oregon Bliss
Idaho Bliss Triumphs
Russel Burbanks
California
Livestock Prices Mixed at Kansas City Market Report
U S Dept of Agriculture report shows hogs 2 000 salable with slow sales and slight declines to 10c, cattle 1 700 salable with steady to 15c gains for beef types, calves 300 salable, sheep 2 500 salable with limited early trade and higher lambs. Top hog at 6.35 and yearling steers around 9.40. Cows steady with broad weekend clearance and vealers 7.50 to 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Texas Wethers
Hogs Fall to Midweek Lows as Market Closes
Downward hog trend continues with prices 5 to 25 cents lower than Wednesday. Early top at 6.75 for good and choice weights, bulk 6.45 to 6.80. receipts around 14,500 hogs plus cattle and sheep offerings. Other livestock show slower demand with various price ranges for sows, steers, heifers, bulls, and lambs amid generally weaker activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wta
U. Ss
Local Markets Pay Varying Prices for Poultry and Livestock
Local grocers and markets quote poultry at 8 to 11 cents per pound for hens and cocks. market prices for good to choice poultry depend on weight from 120 to 400 pounds. Heavy hens and packers show prices from $3.40 to $6.25 per hundredweight with range adjustments by weight category.
New York Bonds Show Gains in Quiet Market
New York bonds edges up on low and medium priced rail issues due to optimistic outlook for many roads. Southern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio, Nickel Plate, New York Central, Chicago and North Western and Southern Pacific lead gains with mixed results elsewhere. Government issues little moved as noon trades show small up and down swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Nickel Plate
New York Central
Chicago
North Western
Southern Pacific
International Telephone
Consolidated Oil
Armour
Portland General Electric
Firestone Tire
Commonwealth Edison
American
Foreign Power
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Iowa Livestock Bids Reported Across Several Markets
The AP notes mixed hog and cattle bids in Cedar Rapids Mason City Ottumwa Waterloo and surrounding markets with prices by weight. Hogs show declines in some categories and gains in others while cattle prices remain unchanged and tone weak.
New York Produce Eggs and Butter Prices Report
New York prices list eggs overall at 11 626 steady with mixed colors and grade levels ranging from standards at 18 12c to dirties at 15c and average checks at 14c. Butter totals near 1 151 318 steady with creamery items higher than extra and 92 score products at 24 25c, firsts 23c, seconds 21c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheat and Corn Prices Fall in Chicago Market
Wheat prices weakened with intraday losses up to 1 3/4 cents a bushel before a partial rally. The close saw further declines while corn showed a moderate rally from session lows. U S corn sales of 85 000 bushels were reported from Montreal to the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Montreal
Uni Kingdom
Omaha Livestock Prices and Movements for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Salable hogs 5 300 slow with steers down up to 15 cents. Top hog price 6 40 with weights 180 to 240 pounds at 96 25 to 6 49. Cattle slaughter steady with stockers feeders steady and beef cattle firmer. Sheep slow with bids 15 to 25 cents lower on fat lambs and range lambs around 8 15 to 8 50, ewes weaker at 3 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Associated Press
CeDar Rapids
Mason City
Ottumwan
Waterloo
Omaha
U. S. Dept
Iowa Hog Market Review Des Moines August 8
Combined hog receipts at 18 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours to 8 am showed 23 000 head, up from 21 200 a week earlier. Prices ranged by weight from 6.30 for 160-180 lb barrows to 3.35 for 450-500 lb sows, with slow to steady demand and several lots offered below last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U. & Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
Aoe
Dhoi
KruGon credited with relieving bladder and digestion issues
Mr. W. J. Kleinschrodt of Sterling Illinois credits KruGon with eliminating nightly disrupted sleep and severe indigestion. He reports better bowel action no night risings and restored energy after trying KruGon sold by McDaniels Drug Co. at 115 E. 2nd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KruGon
W. J. Kleinschrodt
Locust St
Sterling
Illinois
Mr. Kleinschrodt
McDaniels Drug Co
E. 2Nd St
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Robert A. Jarnagin
Iowa Daily Press Association
Anaconda
Atchison
Beth Steel
Borg-Warner
Chrysler &2
Sigre and Co
Dupont
Eastman
Firestone
Gen Electric
Gen Foods
475S
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Idashille
Kresge
Libbey O
Giase
Mont Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Dairy
NY Central
Penne
Penn
Phillips
Pet
Pure Wa
Repub Stee
Muscatine Island
Dugans
Rural Youth League
Chicago Cash Grain
New York Sugar
Kansas City Livestock
Whittaker
Pete
Ohio
Onte
Wits
Lins Oss
Western No. Wits
Giese
Cass
I. Te
John P. Sauire Company
NEW York Bonds
Iowa Livestock Bids
Chicago Grain & Provisions
Glick’s Economy Store
East Second Street
Muscatine, Ia
Omaha Livestock
HOG Market Review
W. J. Kleinschodt
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