Hogs top price advances as packers push bids higher
Chicago bids hog prices up 15 to 25 cents on Thursday with top at 7.40 as receipts total near 9,925 head across five markets. Eastern outlets in Cleveland and Pittsburgh reported gains, while East Buffalo held steady to weak. Cattle and sheep gains were modest, with overall market strength tied to strong hog activity and heavier demand.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
East Buffalo
St Louis
Reading
Neaa Ard
Weenesee
Averege Bas
Ahie
East Buffalo Sas Pteads
East & Lois Pas aAtead
Strorg
Fie
St Louis Wat
Omaha
Ted Sterry
Ouda
Deaiacie
Imedium
Toedaha Orance
Adverse Weather Lifts Grain Slightly On Chicago Board
Reports of unfavorable weather in the northwest spurred buyers in wheat while oats and corn recovered from earlier lows on the Chicago board of trade. Wheat finished modestly lower, corn down a few cents, oats down a small fraction, and rye marginally lower amid profit taking and mixed foreign markets. Frost in Canada and light snow in Saskatchewan boosted bullish fears for late crops. Winnipeg surged as oats and wheat moved higher, but Chicago lagged. Provisions gained early strength with lard in demand but then eased on profit taking.
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Chicago
Northwest
Chicago Board of Trade
Canada
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Rotterdam
Sinai
Iowa
Local Hog Prices Climb Across Markets
Local hog prices rise with all choice grades up a dime Thursday. Top price reaches 660 for selected lots with packing grades up 19 cents to 580. Premiums vary by quality and condition. markets report stronger demand and higher values across shipments.
Grain Market Notes From CAMOCAGO to Minneapolis
Grain prices and bids for wheat corn and oats appear with mixed quotes across CAMOCAGO and Minneapolis markets. Prices show No 2 red No 2 yellow and white oats values, with receipts and market action noted alongside comparative year-ago context and damaged OCR fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
US AG
TVW
Chicago
Chicago West
North- Duluth
Minneapolis Aes
Chicago Ed Ag
Wansas City
ST Louis
Wall Street Stocks Struggle to Extend Gains Amid Mixed Trading
Wall Street edged higher in thin activity before turning irregular as gains faltered. U S Steel held steady while Bethlehem and National Distillers retreated. liquor shares fluctuated with National Distillers and Allied Alcohol among movers. Trading turnover approached 770000 shares as U S government securities rallied and gold currencies steadied.
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New York
Bethlehem
National Distillers
U S. Steel
Santa Fe
U. S
Chicago
Prime Investment Corporation
American Commercial Alcohol
Schenlevy
Borden Howe
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
Steel American Telephone Consolidated Gas
Western Union
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Goods Prices at Local Market
Fragmented OCR lists varied produce prices and market terms from Cedar Rapids stall notes. Items include cauliflowers, cabbages, tomatoes, peaches, and apples with price figures and unit hints, mixed with stray vendor terms and unreadable segments. The garbled ledger reads like a bare price catalog from a wholesale fruits and vegetables section.
Sigan Marre New York AP Raw Sugar Update
An assorted transcription of foreign exchange rates and economic indicators lists countries and values, mentioning New York and Montreal among others. It notes varied percent figures and dates, with scattered names and places, creating a fragmented snapshot of postwar financial data.
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Sigan Marre
New York
France
Italy
Helland Fg
Norway
Sweden
Demmars
Portugal
Greece
Cetin Piahkia
Shanehat
Hongkong
Pope
Montreal
Bond Markets Sizzle as Treasuries Dip Amid Corporate Demand
In a choppy session, Treasuries eased while corporate bonds rallied. Government and agency notes edged lower, with yields on long bonds ticking up and select corporate issues gaining. Strong demand from LBOs and utilities supported some high grade issues, while telecom and railroad names showed mixed moves around bid levels.
Markets Receipts and Prices Across Chicago New York
Receipts and prices show mixed stability across commodities. Butter, eggs, poultry, and cheese hold steady in New York and Chicago markets, with slight fluctuations in fresh graded and firm firsts. Potatoes and dried goods show varied demand and weak supplies, while futures for butter and eggs reflect cautious trading as prices edge within recent ranges.
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Chicago
Oaelze
Rock Springs
Wisconsin Cobblers
Tolaho Russella
New York
Boys Drum Corps to Play at West Union and Mount Vernon
The Cedar Rapids Boys Drum and Bugle corps will depart Friday at 9 am for West Union to perform at the Fayette county fair Friday afternoon and evening. On September 3 they will travel to Mount Vernon to play at the Kolach festival.
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West Union
Cedar Rapids
Fayette County
Mount Vernon
Gold Ordered Sent To Paris To Back Dollar
New York reports the treasury granted Bank of Manhattan a license to ship 1,000,000 in gold to Paris aboard the S S Aquitania. The move supported the dollar after a drop to ten month lows and caused a rally from 58 72 to the French franc. London notes insurance uptake by banks and foreign holders against possible government impounding of gold following Roosevelt actions.
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Paris
New York
INS
Treasury
Bank of Manhattan
S. S. Aquitania
France
London
Lloyd’s
Roosevelt
United States
Unemployed Come From Out of Town From Cedar Rapids View
O L Moore Cedar Rapids employment office manager told Cedar Rapids Lions Club that 1329 men and 280 women listed as seeking work with about 1200 coming from other cities and states in the last year. He noted job seekers rose from 2800 in 1930 to 3400 in 1931 and 4400 in 1933 and urged an reforms to match applicants to jobs beyond pure labor the coming winter.
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Iowa State Employment Office
Cedar Rapids
O. L. Moore
Moore
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Man Who Faked Death By Own Action Held On Theft Charge
Frank Pickerill of near Marion failed to appear for a tire and rim theft hearing in justice court. He had posted bond, was found in jail after a sheriff’s visit, claimed someone was committing death by own action in the river, then was held on insanity but later ruled sane and released. He awaits a new hearing on the theft charge.
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Almon S. Reed
Frank Pickerill
Near
Marion
Justice Court
Reuben Sewell
Pickerill
Sewell
Larry Condon
Sherif
Beverly
Linn County Sanity Board
Deaths Harry E Wilkinson longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Harry E Wilkinson former automobile salesman died at his home 911 Eighth Street SW at 4 p m Wednesday after a lingering illness He was born December 4 1900 in Elmwood Nebraska and resided in Cedar Rapids for 22 years He is survived by his wife Lenore a son Thomas E at home his parents Mr and Mrs E Wilkinson a sister Mrs L Roger a brother R A Wilkinson and two nephews James L and Alvin E all of Cedar Rapids Funeral services will be held Friday at 4 p m in the Turner chapel conducted by Rev Blaine Hytèn The body will be taken to Nebraska City Nebraska for burial Friends may call at the Turner chapel Thursday until 9 p m
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Harry E. Wilkinson
Eighth Street
Elmwood
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Lenore
Thomas E
E. Wilkinson
L. Roger
R A
Funeral for George H Hoadley in Cedar Rapids
George H Hoadley dies in Alhambra California and is to be brought to Cedar Rapids for Saturday morning funeral services in Turner chapel at 2 PM. The Rev Floyd H Weed of Independence will officiate and burial follows at Sisley Grove cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel Saturday from 11 30 AM to 1 PM.
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George H Hoadley
Alhambra
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Floyd H Weed
Independence
Sisley Grove Cemetery
Funeral for Abraham Shockey Civil War veteran in Marion
A large turnout of friends and neighbors attended the Wednesday funeral for Abraham Shockey, last member of Robert Mitchell post 206, G A R. Two elderly veterans Erastus Smith of Marion and George S Bushnell of Cedar Rapids attended in body, joined by T Z Gook post and Marion posts of various groups. The Rev J Walters led services at the chapel on Our Debt to the Grand Army of the Republic. Military rites were held at the grave by Marion American Legion. Pallbearers included George Burton Ben Rosher Ed Schultz and Oscar Martin with out of town mourners listed.
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Abraham Shockey
Robert Mitchell
Erastus Smith
Marion
George S. Bushnell
Cedar Rapids
T. Z. Gook Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Marion Post
American Legion
William Campbell
George Burton
Ben Rosher
Ed Schultz
Oscar Martin
Mary Booze
Maude Miller
Earl Booze
Edward J. Ahearn Tammany Leader Dies In New York
Edward J. Ahearn 43 a prominent Tammany leader and key figure in ousting John F Curry died Thursday at Post Graduate hospital of peritonitis. He inherited a strong vote getting base from his father who led the Fourth assembly district since 1921.
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New York
Edward J. Ahearn
Tammany Organization
John F Curry
Post Graduate Hospital
Ahearn
Five arrested after free-for-all fight wounds two men
Five men were arrested after a late evening melee at Floyd C. Plank's home on Fourteenth Avenue SE. Two men sustained knife wounds. Clarke slashed Plank, Briles aided, Eldred and Briles were wounded. All ten charged or fined, with jail sentences as none could pay.
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Floyd C. Plank
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Plank
Hobart K. Clarke
Clarke
Wesley Eldred
E Street
Elmer Briles
Second Street
Plank Home
Briles
Plank Ed Plank
Eldred
Marvin Laws
Fairfax
V. H. Hasek
Laws
Wapello Bankers' Trial Lifted To the Supreme Court
DES MOINES UP The trial of Joiner Davidson and Roy D McCullough Wapello bankers charged with receiving deposits for an insolvent bank was lifted from Des Moines county district court to the Iowa supreme court by a writ of certiorari alleging trial judge T G Garfield erred in over ruling motions to dismiss. Judge E B Alberts signed the order removing the case and it will be heard at the October term in the Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
Joiner Davidson
Roy D. McCullough
Wapello
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
T G Garfield
Garfield
E. B Alberts
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Attacks New Deal Programs as Dictatorship Threat
Col Theodore Roosevelt, head of the National Republican Club, told a Crescent Park rally in Providence that the NRA and AAA threaten democracy. He charged they impede recovery, create monopolies, harm small business, and make farmers depend on government, warning they could pave the way for autocracy. He called farm policy a colossal failure and said he opposed both programs.
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Providence
R. J
Theodore Roosevelt
National Republican Club
NRA
AAA
United States
Crescent Park
Marion High Opens Registration With Mixed News
Registration at Marion High School under Delbert Pugh reports seventy five freshmen enrolled by Thursday noon. Sophomores register Friday, juniors Monday and Tuesday, seniors Wednesday and Thursday. The day includes a teachers meeting at 10 am and building conferences. Local families attend picnics and visits while various community notices and small-town events fill the rest of the page.
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B. Vernon
Delbert Pugh
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Ataey
Associated Press
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Ottumwa
Halling
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Wales Croer
Abe
ST Pac! Livestock
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Westerk
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Sheen
Eo Cogn
Enone
Pratine Dames
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Builders Material CO
Frank Filip & Company
Hicley
Telephone
IBM
Tyedee Hogs
Pita Son
Bern
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Cricago
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Disbrow
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Pevek
Lee
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Marshall
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Ife
Lea
Fereng
Ats
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Bohm
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York
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Actie
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Paeste
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Madison
Wis
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Tama County District Court
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Dysart
Bernice Young
Tamadal
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Mud Creek
Tama
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Greeley
George F. Dilger
Edgar Hardin
Burton H Byers
Cedar Falls
Oliver Bahe
Oran
Margaret Light
Deep River
Hazel M. Borm
Gladbrook
Louisa M. Schepker
Thelma Evers
Guttenberg
Hiram Priest
Bloomfield
Marion McFadden
West Liberty
James Flinn
Bernice
Charles A. Ward
Ben F Wilson
Tenth Avenue
Viola
Esther Elliott
Eighth Avenue
John Pazour
Dewitt Smith
J. E. Homans
League of Municipalities
Harry Mellish
Verda Widger
Ella M. Reel
Agnes
Perry
Mary_ Kerns
Margaret Leming
Agnes Reel
C. H. Geils
Dale
Ivan
Jamnita
Marjorie
Mrs
Adeline Williams
South Pasadena, Calif
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Excelsior Agricultural and Literary Club
Thomas Park
Ed Kemnitz
South Pasadena
Della Garretson
Ed. Kemnitz
Harry Hall
Lizzie Carpenter
Ida Smith
Gladys Smith
Davenport
Silvis
Bess Lysinger
A. E. White
E. M. Medrow
Edgewood
Minot
N. D
R. L. Runkle
Anamosa
Bernard Schenke
Delhi Lake
Hilda Stirm
Alburnett
Emerson Building
Dorothy Beach
John Hoover
Mildred
Fay
Willa Notbohm
Celia
Ruth Doonan
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Corda Harris
Edith Hagerman
Betty Hoover
Alice
Florence Stewart
Linn
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Pauline Blackford
Alice Stewart
Isabel Atwater
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Evelyn Howe
W. Messlein
Louis William
Henry Vogt
Henry Thomas
St. Louis
Frank Bills
E. V. Cary
Agnes Cary
Arline Ferreter
Lenore Dipple
Iowa State Teachers College
Sarah Walker
Roy H. Weis
Associated Property Owners
Long Beach
Weis
University of Iowa
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Los Angeles
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Jens
Nevada
Wapello Bankers
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New Deal
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Elliott
Richard Crew Monday
John Christie
Virginia
John Cone
Ralph Seager
Blinks
Marton
Lisbon
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Jennie
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Elgin
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L. R. Blinks
Oxley
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Walnut
Ill
Rena Northrop
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Julia
Ohio
C. E. Mitchell
W. K. Lothian
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Cali
Miss Eunice Mershon
Vinton
Maredhan Messmore
E. R. Mitchell
Mitchell Tire Shop
Ruth Gibson
Lyle Vernon
Glenn Vernon
Central City
Albert Glover
St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Central City Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Church
Waldo Lindley
Linn Chapter
Sylven Lawson
William Smith
Harry Murphy
F W Elder
A. G. Elder
Phyllis
Sioux City
A. L. Johnson
John Benson
Savanna, I
L. K. Owen
Mrs. Owen
St. Luke’s Hospital
W. J. Leinbaugh
Ruth
Clarence
C. H
Vera Jeffery
This City
Ray Kent
Lester Kella
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hubert Pye
Pye
Victor
Buddy Howe
Paul Buckner
Gatt
Joseph Stebbins
Carol Jean Hayes
Ay Held
H - Lois Rathegaber
Thea la Vonne Condon
Betty Mae Corwin
Clauda
Rosa Andrews
Allie Heverly
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