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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1936
Page
3
Livestock receipts at Chicago yards on Saturday showed nominal stability with little business conducted. Traders noted slow demand as figures remained near previous week levels across cattle and hog stalls.
Unofficial Monday receipts estimate livestock in Chicago show 15000 hogs 15000 cattle and 13000 sheep. Estimated hogs for all next week projected at 67000.
Chicago livestock markets were largely steady with modest business. Hog prices held near 11 dollars, sows at 9.60, while heavier hogs dipped 15 to 25 cents. Cattle and calves posted lower levels with steers down and the week’s average steer cost about 8.30, versus 11.28 a year ago. Sheep and lambs rose to the season’s top for April.
U S Dept of Agriculture cattle receipts about 500 with calves 100. fed steers and yearlings mostly steady to 25c lower. stockers weak. Sheep receipts 8,000 for week. old crop wooled lambs up 25-40c, clippers 50-65c higher. top wooled lambs around 11.75. Hogs receipts 4,000 with 3,800 direct. few sales 200-210 lb at 10.90. sows steady. heavier weights locally mixed.
Receipts 1000 cattle with declines across most classes and some recovery in stockers. Hogs 600 mostly steady with lighter weights around 10.35 to 10.50. sheep 400 with slaughter lambs up about 50 cents and ewes up 25 cents. Prices shown for calves, feeder steers, cows, sows, and lambs.
Receipts show cattle largely 25c lower, with few higher price tiers. hogs slow and mostly steady to 10c lower, top at 10.35. sheep steady with two loads of fed wooled lambs at 11.25 and week trends 50-60c higher. Stronger late sales lift wooled lambs. best clipped fat lambs quoted to 11.50 with top week figures near 11.35.
U S Department of Agriculture market summary shows receipts of 75 calves and 1,500 sheep in Omaha with varied shifts. Cattle and hog prices mix with steers and yearlings around 10 25, hogs at 10 35 top, sheep lambs near 11 50, and packers noting steady to slightly lower trade.
U S Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts from 20 states the 24 hour period ending with activity at 20 concentration yards and 9 packing plants across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota.
At a.m. Saturday 19 500 head traded compared with 15 100 a week ago and 16 300 a year ago. Moderately active with steady weekend loading and prices for good and choice cattle. Prices vary by weight class from 340 to 425 pounds with denominations around 9 to 10 dollars per hundredweight.
Associated Press reports hog prices in Mason City are steady with 140-160 lb pigs at 9.15 to 9.45 per cwt and 360-425 lb hogs at 8.80 to 9.10 per cwt. Ottumwa also notes unchanged prices.
Hogs market in Austin Minnesota shows steady activity with prices by weight. Good to choice 180-220 lb hogs fetch 10.15 to 10.45 per cwt, 220-250 lb hogs 10.10 to 10.20, 250-290 lb hogs 9.85 to 10.25, 290-350 lb hogs 9.55 to 9.85, and packing sows 275-550 lb priced at 8.65 to 9.30 per cwt.
Local hog market shows weaker prices as prime hogs slide while top prices fall to 10 dollars 40 cents. Best grades drop a nickel with good packing grades steady.
Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids including wheat oats barley corn and beans. Also includes live poultry eggs hides and livestock prices with Meant commodities and wholesale fruit ranges plus Chicago and Winnipeg market figures.
AP Chicago market update shows butter receipts at 11 539 weak with creamery specials 93 score 28 029c, eggs receipts 27 510 steady with local extra firsts 20c, fresh graded and storage packed firsts 21 2c. Live poultry prices list various weights and cuts, turkeys, ducks, geese, and stags with several cents per pound changes. Potatoes receipts 105 arrivals on track 750 shipments, market steady to barely steady, assorted U S No 1 and No 2 prices across Idaho Colorado Wisconsin North Dakota Minnesota and California sacks priced per cwt.
Local showers forecast for Kansas and nearby regions pulled wheat futures down on the Chicago Board of Trade. May futures slipped to 100% cents, with corn and oats largely unchanged or off slightly as light volume and cautious buying persisted amid forecasts of scattered showers next week.
AP dispatch from Minneapolis lists cash grain quotes for wheat and corn with No. 1 heavy northern spring and Montana hard types at various prices per bushel. It also gives No. 3 yellow corn and No. 3 white oats bids, along with February to September wheat futures figures and arriving grain price ranges.
The New York bond market extended its Friday recovery into Saturday under rail leadership. Carriers showed improvement across high and low priced issues while convertible loans cooled further due to quiet stock activity. The U S government list mixed with declines to 232. French 7 1/2s led gains in the foreign group.
New York AP reports government bond prices with Treasury 4s at 112.30, Treasury 3s 46-49 at 105.27, and Treasury 3s 51-55 at 104.15.
AP reports New York eggs firmness with receipts at 471, mixed colors 22124 24c, standards 22 22%4c, dirties 142 Ibs 191 20c. Butter receipts 9,746 steady with firsts 29c, centralized 29c. Cheese receipts 126,463 quiet with prices unchanged. Live poultry nominal with no freight quotations.
Chicago AP notes butter futures near storage standards with Nov 2634c and egg futures with April and May packed firsts at 215cc and 212c respectively while refrigerator standards show 225s8c.
New York AP reports steady foreign exchange with cents based demands. Exchange values cover Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Hungary Roumania Argentina Brazil Japan China and Mexico City with Montreal and New York cross rates noted.
U S Department of Agriculture reports domestic wools in Boston held steady last week. Ohio combing fleeces saw little activity. grease prices around 33 35 cents for fine and 34 35 cents for half blood grades, with other grades near 35 3/4 cents. Texas wool moved sparingly at 83 85 cents scoured. scattered small sales for piecing closed in graded territory wools within prior ranges.
In the Senate the labor committee hears PWA officials on Wagner housing bill while the finance and commerce panels weigh tax measures and flood control. The House public lands committee meets on Mt. Olympus National Park with Secretary Ickes as witness. Unopposed bills pass and the commerce panel rejects a 250 million dollar power flood control project. The tax bill debate continues and the special investigating committee completes questioning of R. E. Clements, co founder of Townsend old age pension plan, recessed until May 5.
Mrs Marie Clausen 81 died after an eleven year illness in Decorah. Born Marie Rygg May 6 1855 in Norway she moved to the United States at 18 and lived in Minnesota before settling in Winneshiek county Iowa in 1888. She married Claus Clausen September 24 1878. he died in 1929. Surviving are adopted daughter Mrs L R Wenrich Fort Scott Arkansas and three brothers John Jonas and Andrew Rygg Decorah. Funeral services Monday at First Lutheran Church will be conducted by Rev T A Hoff.
Police learned from Wichita Falls Texas that R R Goldblatt a former Cedar Rapids man is in federal custody there. He is sought in connection with the disappearance of a mortgaged car and Wichita Falls authorities were asked to locate the vehicle. If found a charge could be filed. He was held in Texas on a federal parole violation.
Moderate lift from selective recoveries in a thin market. J I Case International Harvester and Deere lead gains while Chrysler GM and others rise marginally. Bonds firmer, commodities mixed, dollar softer. French election risk clouds sentiment.
A dense list of stock quotes and prices from major corporations and commodities. Entries include Amn Ger & Foly Libby Owens Amn Intl Corp Loews Ches & Ohio Pittsburg Screw Consol Gas and more with varied percentages, closing bids, and notable names such as Coca Cola Proctor Gambel Chrysler Motors and General Motors.
Kaddour Ben Hadj Ben Abbas of the Gulaei tribe in Settat region, reportedly 140 years old, died Friday in Casablanca where he had retired after a long career in farming. Tribal rescuers had earlier vouched for his remarkable age.
Congress passes tariff measures to shield domestic markets while the State Department negotiates reciprocity pacts to allow entry of competitive farm products. The action aims to balance protection with imported competition and regulate trade.
Mrs James J Wallace addressed the Athenian club at Miss Emma Kleins home on adult education praising Miss Klein for leading federation efforts and noteing extension work in rural communities. Tea guests included twenty attendees with delegates named for a Linn County Federation meeting in Springville.
The high school boys quartet including Richard Little Gaylord Ward Ralph Hanson and Donald Bragg will sing two numbers at the morning service Sunday at 11 at the Presbyterian church. Mrs Arthur Newman reviewed Pampa Joe a Texas boy who did well in Argentina at the Reading Circle meeting hosted by Mrs Dora Granger. Iowa items were shared during roll call and current events closed the program. Plans were set for a May 1 breakfast at the home of Mrs L A Levasseur.
The city council finished its business Friday night in city hall and a special meeting was called by Mayor John H. Pazour. Farm Bureau members from the vicinity were invited to discuss fire protection for rural districts with the council.
The Chitaga Camp Fire group met Friday to plan a Mother's Day party with Camp Fire council members as guests. The next meeting will be Thursday at the home of assistant guardian Miss Jacqueline Clay.
Billy Thomas will lead a Congregational Pilgrim High Leaders meeting Sunday at 6 30 p m. at the home of Rev and Mrs Herbert O Allen. The discussion centers on the gambling racket and all young church members are invited.
Miss Jeanette Titus of Lenox College Hopkinton is spending the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs H M Titus.
Premier Albert Sarraut ordered heavy guard to prevent riots as 4 807 candidates contend for 610 seats in the chamber of deputies. Army police and secret service will cooperate to curb clashes between fascists and leftists ahead of Sundays balloting. If no majority is reached, a final vote occurs May 3.
In Atlantic City, landlords warned they would evict relief clients without money after George G. Ortlip said the city would stop paying rents for those housed at state expense. About 3,500 people were affected as a mock legislature of unemployed protesters crowded Capitol chambers awaiting the next steps.
Martin Sigfred Andersen and Eleanor Maria Ferris both of Cedar Rapids receive marriage licenses. Wesley Dixson Wilcox of Stratford and Hazel Irene Martin of Boone also obtain licenses in the same filing.
Mrs Dora Morgan of Hopkinton and Mrs A J Miller of Chanock Mont have returned home after a visit in the James Fairley home. Miss Eleanor Storck will lead a Christian Endeavor meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 6 30 p m.
Mr and Mrs Frank Allen with their children Sue and Pat traveled to Des Moines to meet Mrs Allen’s parents Mr and Mrs R J Benedict of Omaha and attend the Drake relays.
Mrs. Harold Ford and her son Danny of Laurens are visiting Mrs. Ford’s parents Mr and Mrs Dan Hickey. Mrs. Ford recently underwent an operation at Mercy hospital for removal of her tonsils.
Mrs Charles Hartung has returned to her home in Mount Vernon after a few days visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Stanley Kellams.
A 100 child chorus will perform a concert before Rev. Frank Mathis speaks on "The Blocking Angels" at 7:30 tonight in the Methodist church. Shirley Jean Collis will sing "The Rose" with Bonnie Carey on piano. A girls quartet and a boys quartet will also perform.
Mrs. J. L. Papes gave a talk titled The Country of William Shakespeare at the Shakespeare club meeting hosted by Mrs. C. B. Vernon. Members shared favorite Shakespeare quotes and fourteen members enjoyed refreshments as Mrs. R. C. Wells joined. The next meeting will be a picnic supper.
Mrs Roy King hosted Handicraft Club No 2 with Mrs Harry Murphey leading a felt centerpiece and guest towel project in Swedish drawn work. Nine members and one guest, Mrs Gene Wilbur, attended. A May breakfast was planned with date and place to be announced. Handicraft Club No 1 met at Mrs Hugh Huttons home with Mrs Robert Burns in charge of a pillows project. The next gathering will be at Mrs Edwin Beadles home.
Police sought two card sharps who fleeced a Chicago salesman of $20 after a hotel lobby meeting and a bridge game. The victim described the suspects: a 65 year old man, five feet ten, about 200 pounds in a grey suit. and a 40 year old man, five feet nine, in a dark suit. Police suspect a local father and son tied to the gambling fraternity.
After six hours of deliberation a district court jury returned a verdict for the defendants in a 345 rental claim suit by F. W. Kopp and Jennie Page Kopp against T. A. Ryan and Rex J. Avery. The lease on a First avenue E storeroom was denied as indebtedness with termination by mutual understanding. Trial before Judge F. O. Ellison. Verdict opened by Judge H. C. Ring.
Stephen J. Hines of Marion asks 20000 in district court against William A. Mehaffey in a personal injury suit. Hines suffered six rib fractures in a crash between cars driven by H Wuerth and Mehaffey near First Avenue and Thirty seventh Street E on February 28. Hines was a passenger in the Wuerth car.
Classified ad rates and submission guidelines for The Gazette. Details include daily, three day, and seven day prices, outside Iowa rates, and procedures for phone, mail, or in-person submissions. Special rates exist for work wanted ads and corrections policy noted.
Local churches list morning worships and Sunday schools in Marion. Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Neighborhood Chapel and Seventh Day Church of God announce sermon topics, specific service times, and lay leadership for the day.
A compact Gazette page lists numerous notices and ads including lost items such as a brown portfolio marked Fashion Frocks a brown and white springer spaniel a white fox terrier and a black cocker spaniel with rewards offered. It also includes a reward for a missing purse and various local services like dental care car parts cleaning and clothing repairs with contact numbers.
Local classified items offer garden plowing near Kenwood Daniels Park and Center Point Road with contact 4749. Evening calls mention swinging on West Side and C Keneeny Avenue NW Box 98. McCalley advertised hauling services at 5646 Ash with reasonable rates and manure for sale at 28855. A capable man seeks steady semi trailer work 8 ton at 2-1291.
The notice questions if any popular make and price offers higher resale value than Chevrolet. It cites The Gazette reward for info about misuse of want ads and advertises OSTREX tonic with introductory price and May's Drug Store promotions.
Les Hartman and his Derman Band perform at 5 FS Hall this Saturday April 25. The lively show promises a strong lineup with guest acts and a brisk program throughout the evening.
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