Hog price advance halted as receipts rise and demand dims
Chicago and other markets report hog prices mostly steady to down as receipts climb. The AP notes Chicago top at 390 with averages near 360, while East Buffalo and East St Louis show softer bids. Cattle and sheep also mixed amid thinning supplies and holiday trade activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Fainy
St Louis
Cincinnati
East Buffalo
East St Loui
MIX & Butchers
East
Buffalo
Omnia Livestock
Omaha
US Dept Agriculture
Inflation Hopes Boost Grain Prices Amid Market Rally
Inflation hopes and a weaker dollar lifted grain futures on Thursday. Wheat climbed to new highs with September around 62 1/2 cents and May near 60 1/2 cents, while corn oats and rye followed, cash prices mostly unchanged with receipts in the teens to twenty cars. The market rose on bullish buying and stop orders, but gains were pared by session end as selling emerged before a long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Ineher
Bond Market Shows Mixed Activity In New York Trading
The New York bond market opened with mixed signals as government securities fluctuated. Traders cited tentative demand, with some issues edging higher while others slipped on light turnover and cautious sentiment ahead of key economic data.
Untitled Financial Ticker Snippet From Early Market Notes
Fragmented OCR style clipping shows prices and bids for items including trucks and Packers stock at varied cents and dollars. Mentions Des Moines market activity and New York AP sourcing with generic partner mentions and scattered figures.
Local hog prices dip five cents across grades
Hoes are slightly weaker on the local market following a drop of 5 cents in all grades Thursday. The top is down to $3.20.
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Livestock Rates
Market notices list grain prices and farm goods in Cedar Rapids with 43c wheat and 209 22e¢ ml 20¢ corn figures, hay and straw bids, live stock quotes for hens and roosters, hides and calf values, and assorted fruits vegetables and oysters with per crate and per unit prices. Names of items include oats rye barley corn clean figures for dairy items and produce, plus California oranges, grapefruit, sweet potatoes, and other staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ty Lamson Brothers and Co
Cedar Rapids
Hants National Bank
Grain movement and price listings from Chicago and Minneapolis markets
Grain desks show Chicago lists for wheat corn oats and timothy with No 2 red wheat and white oats prices plus timothy service costs. Minneapolis market notes reflect cash grain trends, futures style quotes, and percent changes across wheat, corn, oats, and barley with regional price movement indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CITC
Chicago
Head Of Vinton Schools Freed Of Assault Charge
Judge C W Burnham dismissed the assault case against Weems of the Vinton schools after witnesses could not identify the first hitter. Prosecutor Victor Vifquan filed notice of appeal to district court as a crowd of about 200 looked on in the district courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
C. W Burnham
Charles
Manghan
Manothin
Denison
Victor Vifquan
Distret
Justice Court of
JA Rubbetoare
Fracas
Urice
Frank Bo Kruse
Markets Close Friday for Good Friday Holiday
Most leading security and commodity exchanges will be closed Friday for Good Friday. The New York stock, curb, and real estate exchanges will reopen Saturday morning, while cotton, coffee and sugar, metal, rubber, cottonseed oil, and coca exchanges stay shut Friday and Saturday. The Chicago board of trade opens Saturday. The New York hide exchange planned a Thursday vote on additional closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Real Estate Securities Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
National Metal
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Hide Exchange
Wall Street Stocks Rise Sharply After Dull Morning
Wall Street gained strongly Thursday afternoon with advances of 1 to over 3 points as commodity shares led gains. Major movers included Allied Chemical Norfolk and Western Homestake Mining American Sugar Union Pacific American Telephone Santa Fe Du Pont Corn Products and U S Steel with heavy volume around 1.5 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Allied Chemical
Norfolk and Western
Homestake Mining
American Sugar Refining
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Santa Fe
du Pont
Corn Products
International Silver
American Can
U.S. Steel
American Sugar
Western Union
U. S. Steel
U .S. Steel
Woolworth
International Harvester
Liggett and Myers B
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Westinghouse
United Aircraft
DuPont
Wall Street
Community Chest budget revealed with $51,600 expenditure plan
The Chamber of Commerce outlines a volunteer driven Community Chest drive next week. Administrative funding is limited to 900 dollars with the rest covering shrinkage and printed materials. Various agencies including Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and the Home for Aged Women are funded under the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Manson
Chamber of Commerce
Unemployed Relief Committee
Manson
Boy Scouts
Community Watuse Home
Sunshine Aereson Oe Son
Y. W
British Engineer Denies Spy Sabotage Plea in Court
In a tense trial, MacDonald repudiates his guilty plea claiming payments to workers were for overtime and personal curiosities not military in nature. Under cross examination, he admits some information had military relevance while officials including W. H. Thornton dispute testimonies and defend disbursements as loan reimbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald
Sokolov
Metropolitan- Vickers
Deniis
Basil Gousseff
W. H. Thornton
Metropolitan-Vickers
England
Andrey Vyshinsky
Vyshinsky
Thornton
Ogou
Secret Police
British Embargo Law After Moscow Arrest of Engineers
King George gave royal assent to a government bill empowering an embargo on Soviet goods in retaliation for the arrest and trial of six British engineers in Moscow. The bill had already passed Parliament and became law on approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ins
George
Moscow
Chicago Bookmaker Seized By Kidnappers
Two men abducted 33 year old bookmaker Peter McKeone in front of his home in Chicago. Floyd Burkert who drove McKeone home witnessed the kidnapping and described two well dressed men waiting at the entrance before grabbing him as he reached the doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Peter McKeone
MckKeone
Floyd Burkert
Burkert
McKeone
Hijackers Seize Chicago Beer Truck and Driver
A truck carrying 600 cases of Atlas brewery beer was hijacked in Chicago Thursday. The kidnappers stopped the rig, abducted driver Archie McMullin of St. Joseph Missouri, and held him for about two hours before releasing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Atlas Brewery
Archie McMullin
St. Joseph
Atlas Company
Kansas
Woman Injured as Hand Caught in Clothes Wringer
Mrs. W B Austin of 369 Eighteenth Street SE injured her left middle finger when her hand was caught in a clothes wringer during laundry Thursday forenoon. She received first aid at St Luke's Hospital and was sent home.
Mayor Questions Iowa Senate Move On Salary Cut Exemption
Des Moines mayor W H Stepanek called a reported amendment exempting Des Moines and Cedar Rapids officials from salary cuts a possible joke. He said he had no knowledge of the provision beyond newspapers and doubted it would appear in the bill’s final form. Commissioner Louis D Burgos suggested a citywide cut if others are reduced, while other councilmen favored taking a cut regardless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stepanek
Iowa Senate
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Stepanek
Senate
Louis D. Burgos
Council Extends Kruidenier Leave From Police Dept
City council votes unanimously to extend for one year Commissioner Dan Kruidenier's leave of absence from the police department retroactive to April 1. The action, supported by Kruidenfer and urged by Mayor Stepanek, clears the way for salary-cut discussions for police and fire departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruidenier
Police Dept
Dan Kruidenier
Kruidenfer
W. H. Stepanek
Louis J. Zika
Stepanek
Louis D. Burgus
Burgus
Zika
Ed Stefan
Court actions mix of contract suit and divorce ruling
In district court Judge Joan T. Moffit heard Wendl J. Kroupa and Kohl over a restaurant sale dispute with misrepresentation claims seeking contract rescission and note refunds. A cross-petition sought $325. Judge Ring earlier awarded W. L. Fahey $218.40 in a separate account action. Libby Josifek won a divorce from Charles Josifek. Weaver vs Coberly was dismissed without prejudice. other account actions include Kochik vs Bremer for $163.26 and Gazette Co. vs Buckner for $257.24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendl J. Kroupa
D. W. Kohl
Mount Vernon
Joan T. Moffit
Kroupa
Kohl
Albie Kroupa
Frank Kroupa
Sam
W. L. Fahey
LeRoy Scanlan
H .C. Ring
Libby Josifek
Charles Josifek
John T. Moffit
Claribel M. Weaver
G. W. Coberly
Inez Coberly
H Cc. Ring
Joseph Kochik
P. C Bremer
The
Gazette Company
Irvin C. Buckner
Buckner Radio Shop
Judge Ellison Sets Friday District Court Assignment
Judge F O Ellison will assign all law cases triable without jury and equity cases in district court Friday at 9 a m. The order directs a general assignment to the court for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Ellison
District Court
Onion Sets Free for Needy Gardeners This Weekend
Announcement from the playground office says hundreds of bushels of onion sets will be available at the Oavenne Ellis boulevard and Holland Furnace adult gardens. They will be given free to anyone bringing containers on Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oavenne-Ellis Boulevard
Holland Furnace
County Splits Gasoline Contract Among Three Firms
Linn county supervisors awarded the gasoline supply for the year to three firms Standard Oil Davenport Mid-Continent Waterloo and Shell Petroleum St Louis sharing equally the 150000 gallons at the Chicago Journal of Commerce price. Pennsylvania Petroleum North Kansas City Mo won motor oil contract for 7000 gallons with a bid of 1411.24. Twelve bidders competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Standard Oil Company
Davenport
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Waterloo
Shell Petroleum Company
St. Louis
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Pennsylvania Petroleum Company
North Kansas City
Births Reported for Two New Arrivals this Week
A baby boy weighing nine pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood of 310 Nineteenth Street NW on April 12. Also, a daughter Mary Joyce was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Willis D. Lamb of Centerville. Mrs. Lamb is formerly Iris Ford. Both couples are noted as Coe College graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wood
Nineteenth Street
Willis D. Lamb
Centerville
Mary Joyce
Lamb
Iris Ford
Coe College
Mrs D Pirle Beyea Speaks on What Price Bolshevism
Marion Linn chapter D A R hosts guest day at Mrs J T Gallivan home. Mrs Beyea recounts three Russia visits from czarist times to Soviet era and World War I Red Cross service. She argues for Americanization of foreign-born residents and warns of future war while noting Russia’s harsh regime and family life contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Pirle Beyea
Cedar Rapids
Marion Linn
D. A R
J. T. '‘Gallivan
Russia
Red Cross
United States
Europe
Effie Miller
Edna Roberts
Moskowski
E. M. Adams
Central City
Minnesota Senators Urge Liquidation of Farm Credit Bureau
The Minnesota senate special investigating committee recommended liquidating the state rural credit bureau and appointing a conservator to close it. The report criticizes the bureau as a failed experiment that benefited bankers and real estate interests over farmers, noting assets of 61,188,308.13 and liabilities of 64,302,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Farm Credit Bureau
ST. Paul
State Rural Credit Bureau
Minnesota Senate
German Papal Visit Signals Looming Germany Vatican Accord
Pope Pius XI gave communion to Franz von Papen and Engelbert Dollfuss in the Sistine chapel after Holy Thursday mass. Vatican prelates anticipate a concordat with Germany arising from von Papen's visit, aiming to unify the existing Prussia Bavaria and Baden accords under a mantle law, avoiding political references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XI
Franz von Papen
Germany
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Prussia
Bavaria
Baden
Deaths and Funerals in Cedar Rapids Area
Obituaries list William Brecht infant son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Brecht with funeral at St Michael's Norway. William Swain 80 retired farmer dies in Cedar Rapids. services in Beatty chapel and Cedar Memorial Park. Stella Updike former Cedar Rapids resident dies in Pontiac Michigan. services later. Jessie Orr longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies. funeral in Rohn West Side chapel later.
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Brecht Babe
William
Kenneth Brecht
St. Michael's Church
Norway
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Winfield Swain
Fifth Street
Brownsberg
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Retta
Herschel
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park
Stella Updike
M. A Updike
Pontiac
Mich
Bert Rickard
John Rickard
Springville
Jessie Orr
Harbison Orr
Wilson Avenue
Onslow
William Hobart McBride
Elin Spear
Makaroff
Manitoba
Canada
Duncan Wasson
Trinity Methodist Church
General Dodge Circle
Rohn West Side Chapel
Marion Churches Unite for Three Hour Good Friday Service
Marion hosts a citywide Good Friday service from noon to 3 p.m. at the Methodist church. The program features five denominations with organists, choirs, hymns, addresses, solos, and silent prayers, concluding with a benediction. Local businesses will close for the devotional period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ruth Engstrom
W. E. Fisher
Irvin Ford
Albert Bragg
Glenn Kinser
W. H. Bridwell
Baptist Choir
W. E. Bridwell
C. J. Biddle
Christian Choir
John M. Walters
Methodist Choir
H. G. Stitzel
H. O. Allen
Congregational Choir
Warren Gustin
H. C. Alien
Mark Shockey
Marion Athletic club boxing and wrestling show tonight
A wrestling boxing program and events headlined by Jimmy Bear of Marion versus Dick Minear of Freeport IH feature sixteen rounds of boxing and bouts including Gene Miller and Dick Diederick. Other matches pair Ed wards of Marion with Don O Riley and Chet Williams of Marion with Billy Carmen of Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Athletic Club
Christie Hall
Marion
Jimmy Bear
Dick Minear
Freeport
Gene Miller
Dick Diederick
Bean Picker Edwards
Don O'Riley
Cedar Rapids
Chet Williams
Billy Carmen
Sioux City
Wild Bill Reed
Kid Kulish
Pug Ozburn
Young Newcomb
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Priday
Aps
Lee Wa
OWS
AP US Dept Agric
Ture
Artenor Lawa
Minreon
St Joseph Cass
York
Dante Pam
Peicres
Priss
Lee Tan
Bend
Slgami Markit
ORAM
LOGAL
Minstapolis
Dirk Hard Morty
Duluth
Minneapolis
Iowa
J. H. Jefferson
12Th Avenue
12Th Street
H.C. Burleson
Merchants
Natio
Mal Bank
Wall St
Foreign
Belen
Holland
Surden
Lijsmarrk
Psus
Spain
Portusa
Paland
Hongkong
J. E. Bennett & Co
Merchants National Bank
Adams Express
Hudson Motors
Adams Malis
Huan Motors
Adv
Rume.y . Gs
Aue
Ahiska Jueau
Indus Rayon
Inspiration
Aled Chem Allegheny Corp
Comb Eng
Allis Chalmers
Inti Nickel
Amerada Corp
Kayser
Julius
Kennecott
Ike Sechls Kresge
SS Am Intl Corp i Kroger G & B
Ant Lno
Lambert
Lehigh Valley
Metal Ae Lis
É& Myers Bob
Pow Lite
Sia
Carbonic Loews Inc
Rail Mills
Wes
Smetong
Laos
Beery
Lorilard P
Lanis Gas
Sun Rie
McKeesport Tin
McKesson
Tex Athson
Mont Ward
Auburn Auto Bis Moteer Prads
Avoation
Darry
Rhe * and Co
Pow & L
Votan
Nevada Copper
Rore
Warner Bs
OY Central Agata Bruce
Brook
Norantia Mines
Owens WI
Menayy
Cyoerpstar
Packard
Penek & Ford Bbs
Ohno
Carhey
Keith
Pep Steel Co
Southern
Ny & Bea
al Bormick
America
Paris
Chora
Corp
Sat
Cod Corp
Court House News
Mt. Vernon
Marion News
H&e. Reiter
Tama County
von Papen
Dean Cheadle
Sixth Avenue
Dorothy Beach
Boone
Apri 5
Darrel Crozier
Darrel Junior
Marion Township
Memorial Halls
Jolly Six Bird Club
Maxine Brooks
Catherine Peckosh
Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief Corps
Memorial Hall
Ethel Harris
Marion Fire Department
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Eleanor Fisher
Elkader
Sears Roebuck Company
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Christian Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
C. BE
Krog
Jesus
Ralph. Martin
R. J. Martin
Virginia
Waverly
Myrtle Snyder
Dickey George Burns
Charles Carrington
George Hutton
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