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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1936
Page
12
Chicago AP reports Tuesday official hog receipts estimated at 15,000 head with cattle 8,000 and sheep 5,000. Prices hit 11.85 the best showing since last fall, marking a strong advance in hog markets.
Chicago reports a sharp hog price rise to 11.85 a hundredweight the top since September with prices 15 to 25 cents above Friday. Cattle markets are firm with steady to higher moves for yearling and light steers while government drought relief buying is unlikely due to strong markets. Lambs weaken as receipts drop. Wholesale pork prices advance about 50 cents with top loins at 24 dollars.
U S Department of Agriculture reports cattle hogs and sheep receipts at Chicago and St Paul markets. Hogs show gains with top near 11.85 for Chicago. cattle demand steady to higher on yearlings and cows. sheep prices mixed with fat lambs weaker. St Paul receipts rise as grass stock strong. hogs up to 11.30. sheep and lamb bids vary with natives and Dakotas present.
Sioux City cattle market notes 7500 head received quality slaughter steers and yearlings described as rather plain. Sales showed gains up to 25 cents with fed heifers and mixed yearlings strong. Cows remained steady to firm while stockers and feeders showed strength.
Midwest livestock report shows cattle steady to higher with steers around 8.85 and feeders 7.00 to 8.00. Hog receipts about 2,500 with top at 11.15 and 140–160 lb pigs 9.25 to 10.50. Sheep slow. Iowa-DM hog totals 20,400 in 48 hours, prices for several weight classes ranged from 9.10 to 11.40 depending on weight.
U S Department of Agriculture notes receipts at Omaha hogs 6,000 with prices to 11.40 for 180-230 lb hogs, cattle receipts 13,500 with steers and yearlings 7.50 to 9.00 and cows to 4.75, and sheep receipts 10,000 with lambs 8.25 to 8.75. Strong market movement across hogs cattle and sheep.
The Associated Press notes hog price increases in multiple Iowa markets. Waterloo entries show gains across weight classes with good to choice grades ranging roughly from 8.70 to 10.55 dollars. Ottumwa and Mason City report similar 15 cent rises and varied weights and packer prices.
Hog prices in Austin Minnesota show steady to 15 cent gains across weight ranges. Key bids include 160-180 pounds at 9.80 to 10.10, 180-200 pounds at 10.65 to 10.95, 200-220 pounds at 10.80 to 11.10, up to 500-550 pounds at 8.30.
Hog prices on the local market rose to fresh highs after a 15 cent advance across all grades. The top price reached 11.25 dollars. The cattle market remained unchanged.
A mixed list of agricultural commodity prices from Cedar Rapids including grain rates for wheat oats rye barley corn and yellow soybeans. hay straw poultry dairy and wholesale fruits vegetables and hides with varied per unit prices and measures. Prices cover live poultry weights hogs and horses with hides and pony glue values also listed.
Foreign exchange rates show steady demand with numerous country quotes listed. Values cover Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden Denmark Portugal Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Argentina Brazil Japan and other markets with nominal and cross rates.
Chicago AP reports September corn at a fresh high since 1928 on the Chicago Board of Trade as speculative buying pushes prices up. Wheat and oats rise with corn while lard futures hit new seasonal highs in sympathy with a strong hog market.
Furnished by Lamson Brothers and Co with H R Mowrey as manager. Cedar Rapids office located at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone 2 3141 for arrangements.
Chicago cash markets show mixed grain values with wheat at around $1.14 to $1.25 for various grades, corn from $1.13 to $1.16, oats near 43 to 50 cents, soybeans tracking $1.40 to $1.42, barley around $1.25 to $1.40, timothy and clover seeds priced, and lard and bellies listed at specific box and price marks for delivery.
Minneapolis cash grain reports show receipts at 462 cars with mixed price moves. No. 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 lbs. 1.41 to 1.46 dollars. No. 1 dark northern 59 lbs. 1.39 to 1.45. No. 58 lbs. 1.37 to 1.44. fancy No. 1 hard Montana 14% protein 1.31 to 1.33. No. 1 dark hard Montana winter 1.24 to 1.27. hard durum No. 1 1.40 to 1.46. No. 1 red corn No. 3 yellow 1.11 to 1.12. oats No. 3 white 0.437 to 0.474.
Receipts and prices for butter eggs live poultry potatoes across Chicago markets. Butter weak with creameries around 93 to 92 score. eggs steady with local extra firsts and cars pricing. Live poultry receipts about steady with varied quotes for hens, leghorn, Plymouth Rock, white rock, and turkeys. potatoes on track with U S No 1 pricing across several varieties and regions.
AP New York dairy and poultry market data show butter receipts at 7 851 pounds with creamery prices higher than extra 35543642 and various grade levels. cheese receipts 224 500 pounds slow, eggs receipts 15 478 unsettled with mixed colors and standard grades. live poultry prices by freight list broilers rocks colored leghorns fowls turkeys ducks and chicks with varied cents per pound.
Chicago AP report shows butter and egg futures closing with storage and refrigerator standards noted. Idaho potato russets priced at 2.17 and 2.00 per unit, indicating mixed commodity movements.
U S Department of Agriculture reports firmness in wool asking prices in Boston. Manufacturers' renewed buying boosted prices and narrowed bid asking gaps. Over the last ten days bids rose and activity surpassed late July levels, signaling steadier market momentum.
A Cago AP report lists hay and straw prices by grade and mix. Timothy clover mix shows No 2 sixteenths and higher, with various price points around 12 to 22 dollars per unit. Readily available timothy clover blends command similar ranges, reflecting market demand and truck loads.
Minneapolis AP dispatch lists flour carload rates per barrel in 98 pound sacks with family patents and standard patents, shipments totaling 27 354, pure bran 25.50 to 26.00, standard middlings 31.00 to 31.50. assorted feeds include alfalfa, rye straw, oat and wheat straw, marsh hay and truck rates.
Sugar market in New York held steady. Raw sugar unchanged at 3.70 cents per pound with September futures at 2.78 and January at 2.51, each up 1 to 2 points. Refined sugar unchanged at 4.75 cents for fine granulated.
Wall Street showed a few tentative steps toward recovery on Monday but leaders largely held recessionary leanings. Trading volume did not drop further and transfers neared 1 million shares. Some traders reduced commitments amid war risk while others anticipated modest price adjustments. Alcohol stocks led gains with National Distillers and Seagrams among others, and Timken Detroit Celanese and International Telephone also rose.
A dense list of stock prices and percentages from Adams Express to Quaker, with many lines showing company names, markets, and bid values. The page cites J E Bennett & Co as the publisher and lists numerous industrials, utilities, and banks with varying percentages and figures.
New York price swings in the bond market were uneven yet showed gains in rail liens and selected industrials utilities. Traders linked shifts to position adjustments after a long rise, with several rail issues firming while others drifted. Governments stayed mostly steady and foreign issues narrowed, with Italian bonds posting an early loss.
U S NDS NEW YORK reports bond closes with Treasury securities listed by maturity and rate. Notable figures include Treasury 4s 47-52 at 118.22 and 4s 44-54 at 113.24, with 3s 40-43 June at 108.70 and other series around 106 to 108.
The twenty seventh annual Kearns family reunion took place Sunday in Springville with sixty one attendees. Officers elected include President John Kearns Central City Vice President Ralph Kearns near Mount Vernon and Mabel Kearns Marion as secretary and treasurer Assistant secretary Lorraine Keen an Marion. A short program featured a song by Stanley Richardson and talks by several Kearns relatives. The next reunion is planned for Central City in 1937. Also notices list real estate for sale and a $5000 property sale accepted by the U S Treasury. other social notes cover funerals and visits among area families.
W. Ralph Morgan spent several days with his uncle, Lloyd Morgan, at Center Point. Mrs. L. C. Low, ill at her home at 1256 Fifth Avenue, is reported in critical condition.
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended until Dec. 5 an order restraining Keeshin Motor Express of Chicago and the Chicago Great Western Railway from setting joint rates for motor rail transport between the East and Midwest.
The Iowa state treasury reports $15,464 inheritance tax collected from the C. H. Foy estate of Cedar Rapids. The estate's total value was $314,553.
Fayette Club triumphed 11 to 3 over Westgate in a Little Eight league contest on Sunday. Westgate led by three runs in the third inning before Fayette Club exploded with nine runs across the third and fourth frames. Killerlain pitched a tight ballgame for Fayette Club allowing four hits and fanning eleven.
Independence reports forty attendees at the Henry Hocken reunion held Sunday in First Ward park. Officers elected include President Victor Hocken and Vice President Harry Hocken, with Mrs. Nathan Smith as secretary treasurer. The list of attendees features numerous Hocken relatives and spouses from Winthrop Waterloo Walker Masonville and Backbone State Park is set for the next annual meeting.
Tama Willard Shuck of the paper mill team at Willett park was knocked unconscious with a brain concussion and scalp laceration after a collision at first base. Five stitches closed the wound as Gilbert Benda of the Hamburgers attempted to dive over Shuck and struck his head with a knee.
The first Starks family reunion took place Sunday at Thomas Park with a picnic dinner for numerous Starks families from Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Williamsburg Central City Springville Marion and more. Officers elected included President Sadie Strait and Secretary Doris Starks with Dell Starks as oldest and Darlene Deason as youngest present. Annual gathering planned for the third Sunday in August.
Mrs William Ryan and Mrs John Grote hosted a surprise party at Mrs Ryan's home for Mrs Walter Scott's seventy seventh birthday. The attendees included ten named guests and a decorated cake was presented to the honoree along with gifts and cards.
Richard Straley suffered facial cuts and Joe Earley a broken nose when Straley’s car crashed into a parked vehicle at the Fourteenth street and Eighth avenue corner Sunday at 3 15 a m. Mr and Mrs Charley Miller of Morley visited relatives in Cedar Falls. Elliott Hutton and Billy Murray spent Sunday with friends in Cedar Falls.
Mrs. George Hutton and Mrs. Robert Hutton visited Davenport and Rock Island to see relatives. Mrs. John T. Christie, visiting her sister in Nevada since June 23, returned home. Mrs. Marian Brockway attended the Dannison family reunion at Center Point. Miss Helen Shoup of Tulsa arrived in Marion for a visit with her parents after weeks in Philadelphia. Harold Peck and daughter Patricia returned from Des Moines where Mr. Peck was on business.
Miss Irene Harris, after a week with her cousin Miss Marion Toms in Cedar Rapids, has returned home.
The Kenaya Camp Fire group will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of the group guardian Mrs. W. H. Booze.
Mrs L L Klingler completed an operation on August 1 in Iowa City and was brought home Thursday for a satisfactory recovery.
Miss Ruth Neill of Des Moines joins Alpha Iota a national honorary business sorority after a formal dinner at Younker's tea room on Friday. She also holds membership in the 70 International honorary society for speed and accuracy as a typist.
Mr and Mrs W G Neill and their daughter Leone visited last week at Stanley with Mr and Mrs Gordon Maley and their family.
Gail McCannon of Ottumwa was a week end guest in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCannon.
Dorothy Pflughaupt representing the Marionette 4-H club took second prize in the white cake division at the Wispe Valley fair held last week in Central City.
W Ralph Morgan plans a courtesy visit this week at the Wilson Gunn residence in Lisbon, meeting local residents and officials. The social call highlights Morgan's regional engagements and community ties in the area.
Mr and Mrs Guy Whitson were guests in the home of W L Morgan this week. The social call highlights local hospitality and kinship in the community.
Mrs Emma Robb is reported seriously ill at her home located at 1212 Fourteenth street.
Funeral services for Mrs. L. A. Taylor, who died at her Long Beach California home last week, will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at the Cedar Memorial cemetery with Dr S B Miller of Cedar Rapids officiating.
Funeral services for Mrs P O Clark of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Marion were conducted Sunday at the Yocum chapel with Rev W E Fisher of the Presbyterian church officiating. Pallbearers included Charles Haas W C Drager Ed Sigfred and Ned Jones. Organist was Mrs Fay Beach Murdock. Burial followed in Mount Clark cemetery near Central City.
Ben Coenen 54 of 410 Twelfth street died Sunday at 2 40 p m after a period of ill health He was born in Marion February 9 1882 and lived there his entire life He worked as a plumber for about thirty years He married Mattie Hungerford in Cedar Rapids September 29 1913 They had one child who died in infancy Survived by his wife two brothers and four sisters Funeral and burial details are listed with the Yocom chapel and Linwood cemetery in Cedar Rapids The Rev W E Fisher will officiate with Trojan lodge in charge
Marion Masons meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Masonic Temple to attend the funeral services for Ben Coenen. Trojan Lodge No. 6 AF and AM will be in charge of the arrangements.
Dr and Mrs A E Crew and Mr and Mrs Frank Straley drove to McGregor and the Dells Wisconsin for a weekend outing and expect to return home Monday.
Dr and Mrs H G Stitzel and their daughter Lois Marie returned from Indianapolis where they attended the national chiropractic convention En route home they paused in Chicago to attend a Pirates Cubs game at the ballpark
Mrs Richard Sears hosted the First division of the Ladies Aid at the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon. Refreshments were served to sixteen members and one guest by a committee including Mrs Sears Mrs Clara Sears and Mrs Mae Turner.
The Pleasant Grove Community club announces its annual picnic at Ellis Park river pavilion on Thursday at noon. All former members and their families are invited. Attendees should bring picnic staples including sandwiches a covered dish and table service. Mrs Gott and Mrs White lead dinner arrangements while Mr Michel Mrs Michel Mr Carver and Mrs Carver oversee sports and entertainment.
Miss Genevieve Koch and Miss Georgia Lillie of Central City are guests in the home of Mrs. Mary Hanna. Their visit highlights social connections in the local community.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Spencer of Waterloo are weekend visitors hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Knapp in their residence.
Mr and Mrs Donald Parsons along with their sons George and Eddie departed Sunday for Washington D C after visiting Mrs Parsons mother Mrs Pauline Naso in the local home.
Mrs. F. C. H. Schminke, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Carl Molberg in Chicago, has returned home.
Mr and Mrs Ray Sorensen recently visited relatives in Marion and plan to make their home in Perry Eloise Touro will be remembered by her family and friends as Eloise Touro.
Mr and Mrs William Hay of Antioch were guests Friday in the home of Mr and Mrs W A Ladd.
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