Monday's Estimates for Chicago Livestock Receipts
Unofficial estimates show Monday receipts of hogs 11 000 cattle 20 000 and sheep 12 000. Estimated hog receipts for the coming week total 47 000.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1936
Page
2
Unofficial estimates show Monday receipts of hogs 11 000 cattle 20 000 and sheep 12 000. Estimated hog receipts for the coming week total 47 000.
The Chicago market opened dull with small direct receipts to packers. Hog loads traded 11 to 11.25 dollars, sows 9 to 9.60, cattle about steady with 500 on hand, and sheep week ending 13,000 direct to packers. Native lambs mostly steady to 25 cents lower after early decline.
Chicago trading details show hog receipts Saturday at 2,000 with direct 1,500, steady Friday's averages for 180 to 260 lb hogs around 11.00. Sow prices 9.00 to 9.60. Cattle receipts 500 including 75 direct. steer prices down 25 to 50 cents from Friday, heifers and yearlings scarce, cows up 25 cents, bulls up 10 to 15. Sheep receipts 2,500 with strong demand for good grades, lambs around 8.75 to 9.75, top near 9.50 for select lots.
U S Department of Agriculture reports receipts for cattle, sheep and hogs in Omaha. Cattle show varied trends with fed steers steady to higher and heavy weights weak. grass stock and stockers mixed. Beef prices listed for steers, heifers, and cows. sheep and hogs also detailed with weekly closings and weights.
Receipts 700 cattle and 300 pigs plus 286 billed through for sheep and lambs. Better grade yearlings up to 9.35 with 850-1,275 lb cattle 9.10 to 9.25. most cattle 8.00 to 9.00. grass cows around 4.38. stockers and feeders 6.00 to 6.50. fat lambs steady at 9.00, bulk 8.75 to 9.00. native lambs 9.00 top, feeders 7.50 to 8.60. ewes 2.50 to 3.25. sows steady to 10c lower.
US Department of Agriculture cattle and hog quotes show receipts around 1,300 head with mixed changes from Friday prior. Slaughter cattle and heifers steady to higher for better grades, cows up about 25 cents, stockers and feeders mixed with some declines, feeders scarce, calves and bulls varied with moderate demand and wholesale slaughter values easing slightly. Trading activity reported as generally steady for the week, with cattle, calves, and lambs moving at uneven but ongoing rates across grades and weights in a fluctuating market.
The Associated Press reports fluctuating hog prices across weights in Waterloo Iowa with varied bid levels. Prices for lighter hogs rose toward 140 to 150 cents per pound while heavier loads ranged from about 9.30 to 11.00 dollars per hundredweight amid market volatility.
Market activity rests at idle as cattle buyers show limited interest. Quotations vary by weight and type with several ranges around 8. a belt of prices noted for steers and butchers, including Packers and Mason City listings.
Hog market in Austin Minnesota shows steady to higher trends with prices for 180 to 200 pounds at 10.55 to 10.85 per hundredweight and 200 to 250 pounds at 10.70 to 11.00. Heavier weights 250 to 270 pounds 10.40 to 10.70, 270 to 290 pounds 10.20 to 10.50, 290 to 325 pounds 10.00 to 10.30, and 275 to 350 pounds around 9.70 to 10.00. Packing sows 75 to 550 pounds 8.20 to 9.20.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 11 400 for the 24 hours ending 8 a m Saturday, up from 9 400 last week and 9 200 a year ago. Prices held steady to higher with spots up 10 cents.
Hogs hold steady on the local market with no change Saturday and a top price of 11 dollars. Other nearby markets report the same flat trend.
Market notes show calf prices for good to choice 140 to 196 pounds at 8 to 9 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep prices noted with lambs and weights. Cattle prices list choice steers 1100 pounds and 1000 to 1100 pound ranges from 7.00 to 9.00, yearlings around 7.50 to 8.50, cows at 3.25 to 5.50, and bulls at 5.00.
A cluttered price list from Cedar Rapids showing grain bids for wheat rye and barley with various No. 2 No. 3 and No. 4 yellow corn prices. soybeans hay straw and wholesale fruits vegetables and produce including oranges lemons potatoes bananas head lettuce celery cabbage onions peaches pears and cured hides with prices for No. 1 and No. 2 beef hides calves kip and horses.
New York bond market summaries indicate thin Saturday activity with mostly steady quotations. Industrial issues with convertibles moved wider, while rails stayed stable. several corporate and government issues posted small gains or held near previous levels.
U S government bonds closed with Treasury 4s at 119.30, 4s at 114.40, 34-46-49 at 106.28, and 3s 51-55 at 105.80.
AP Chicago market notes butter and eggs with no session price changes. Live poultry receipts include multiple breeds and prices. potatoes show light demand and varied bids across U S No 1 and unwashed types with New Jersey and Wisconsin listings.
Eggs receipts 18 704 unsettled mixed colors whites browns and duck eggs unchanged. Cheese receipts 116 565 weak state whole milk flats fresh fancy unquoted. Live poultry nominal no freight or express quotations.
Wheat futures jumped on the Chicago board of trade as Winnipeg reports encouraged Canadian farmers to hold back their grain. Trading showed light volume with gains in wheat and oats and firm new crop sentiment despite some bearish corn belt crop music. September wheat near 1.0934 dollars and corn around 1.0644.
Chicago market items list wheat prices for open high close and September through May futures, plus rye, oats, corn, barley and lard updates. Includes cash wheat and corn quotes, rye and soybean notes, and Winnipeg market figures with highs lows and closes. Also shows Chicago stock listings and provisions quotes for Adams Express, Taft, and various industrials.
AP shows wheat receipts six cars with price ranges for No 1 heavy dark northern spring, No 1 dark northern, No 1 hard Montana, No 1 dark hard, hard amber durum, and No 1 red. Corn No 3 yellow quoted at 1.06 to 1.07 a bushel. Oats No 3 white at 42 3 4 to 43 1 4 cents.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes the domestic wool market remained fairly active last week with price resistance easing. Demand persisted with prices moving against buyers on several grades while 56s and finer territory wools edged higher and Texas and long original bag terry wools strengthened. Ohio fleeces stayed steady to firmer on fine delaine at 35 36c grease, 1 2 blood staple 36c, combing 3 4 blood 38 39c, and 1 2 blood 37 38c.
New York AP reports foreign exchange rates held steady with varied cents across nations and cities. Major rates include Great Britain 503% and Germany 40.23, while Argentina and Brazil show 33.54 and 8.72 respectively, with Tokyo 29.44 and Shanghai 30.25.
Minneaplis flour market reports carload lots per barrel in 98 lb sacks with prices for family patents and standard patents, as well as shipments totaling 33,069. Pure bran and standard middlings are listed with high and low price ranges.
The Cedar Rapids Airhawks model aircraft club sponsored by the playground commission will hold a members only contest Sunday on the circus grounds at Sixth street and Wilson avenue SW. W E Aldrich Harlan Endsley Frank Burlingame and Caius Thomas lead four endurance events including hand launched fuselage and stick models and gliders. All members in good standing may compete with a public contest planned for late September.
In Chicago a tenant, William Shde aged 81, was fined 100 dollars and costs for posing as the building owner. The six-flat building had not seen the real owner or paid rent for ten years.
Stock market activity was muted during a weekend holiday with many traders away. Union Pacific rose for the first time since Thursday, with American Sugar Refining rising similarly. Distillers and related alcohol shares advanced, while steels motors utilities and rails showed little movement. A separate obituary notes a longtime resident of Johnson county, 70 years on the farm, with funeral services planned at St Mary’s Solon.
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Cach are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Barta chapel with Rev. Joseph Bren officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park. She died August 26 in Denver while visiting her daughter Mrs H J Van Wy. Survived by daughter Mrs Olga Krasadache of Burlington, two sons Milner and Frank D Cach of Cedar Rapids, and three grandchildren. Her husband Anton Cach died December 29, 1931.
David Bruce Berry infant son of Mr and Mrs Amos Homer Berry of near Mount Vernon died in a local hospital at 11 p m Friday. Surviving grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Berry of Mount Vernon and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Jorgenson of Bertram. Funeral at Campbell cemetery eight miles east of Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m Sunday with Rev J B Eyestone Mt Vernon in charge. Friends may call at Turner chapel Saturday.
John Joseph Sueppel aged 83 died at his home about five miles northeast of Solon at 4 30 a m Saturday. He was born June 5.
The body of Mrs Mary Wright 46 wife of Samuel Wright was brought from Morrison Illinois to Cedar Rapids for burial at Truhlar cemetery near Ely with services conducted by Rev F Swacha. She was born Mary Lipavsky January 8 1890 at Ely and resided in Morrison for 13 years. Survived by husband two sisters Miss Ann Lipavsky Ely and Mrs W D Miller Omaha and a brother William Lipavsky Chicago.
The Express reports 300 anti Stalin convictions without trial leading to Siberian exile on Solovki. Moscow confiscates 600 passports while Yagoda orders purge of relatives of suspected conspirators. Kremlin guards jailed over a wreath honoring Zinovieff and Kameneff as execution leaders. Stalin allegedly aims to suppress opposition ahead of a new constitution and upcoming vote for him.
City brief notes United States Marshal John B. Keefe of Sioux City spent Saturday in Cedar Rapids for official duties and local engagements.
Fire company No. 3 rushed to a grass fire at 2739 Second Avenue SE around 10 55 a m Saturday. Fire crews contained the flames with no injuries reported and no structure damage indicated in initial reports.
Richard E. Sweitzer son of Dr and Mrs S B Miller will depart Sunday for Fargo North Dakota to become secretary of the YMCA at North Dakota State College. He graduated in July in industrial science from Iowa State College and has worked with the college YMCA during the summer.
The special train bearing Secretary of War George H Dern to Salt Lake City will run as the second section of the Columbine Pacific limited. It arrives in the area via the North Western railroad at 3 40 p m and travels on a non stop schedule along the southern edge of the city near the Linn county line Otis to Beverly about 4 p m Sunday.
Beryl Munyon 23 of Elston waived hearing after arraignment on a Dyer Act violation. Unable to post a $1,000 bond, he was jailed in Linn County awaiting removal to Des Moines for fall term trial. He allegedly took a stolen car from St. Joseph Missouri to Des Moines on December 29 1935. Brought to county jail by J R Green DOJ agent and Sheriff W Christian Cedar County.
Heinie Groth announced that the first practice for the independent football team will be Sunday at Arthur school starting at 10 a.m. All football players who wish to try out are welcome to report.
Lowell Kraft of Normal Illinois and Ruth A Maybauer of Mount Vernon wed. George Bradley and Louise Petrak from Cedar Rapids tie the knot. William J Bakken of Chicago and Lila Palmer of Cedar Rapids are listed as newly married.
New York reports the liner Queen Mary eastbound smashed the full day’s speed record, averaging 31 knots from noon Friday to noon Saturday and covering 713 miles. Since Wednesday the ship logged 1,996 miles at 30.59 knots, surpassing the Normandie’s prior eastbound mark set in June 1935 at 30.34 knots.
County Attorney charged Arthur W. Hillock 25 Cedar Rapids with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Hillock was jailed after being brought in by Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Larry Condon from Lisbon. Two Cedar Rapids men, who drove Hillock to Justice Floyd's office, said Hillock's car struck their vehicle from the rear and then fled in an uncertain manner east of Cedar Rapids.
Ruth Cooper 18 of Columbus Junction Vera Lee Smith 17 and Bessie Burch 17 from Muscatine were each sentenced to three months at Rockwell City women's reformatory by Judge H C Ring for larceny from a building. Sentences suspended on good behavior after state recommendation. They were arrested Wednesday and had pleaded guilty after withdrawing a prior not guilty plea. dresses identified as taken from Newman's were involved.
Edward Prochaska seeks 1500 in damages and personal injury judgment against Paul Patterson in district court after a collision on Second Street SE between Seventh and Eighth Avenues on June 8. Prochaska alleges Patterson stopped suddenly without warning, causing Prochaska’s car to rear end him.
Jennie Newman files a district court breach of promise suit seeking 5000 against James R. Merritt alleging a promise to marry in April 1935 after his request, with the wedding not occurring as agreed this summer despite his refusal to proceed.
Clara E. Davis sues Charles D. Davis in a divorce action filed in district court. They married May 23, 1932. Mabel A. Heiss seeks separation from George W. Heiss, married February 12, 1921, with Mrs. Heiss seeking custody of two children. Audra C. Clark seeks divorce from Paul B. Clark on desertion grounds. married December 24, 1932, and Mrs. Clark asks restoration of her maiden name Audra C. Smith.
The last day for filing trial notices for the September term of the U S district court is Monday September 7. The term convenes in Cedar Rapids on September 22 at 10 a m.
Defendants in secured note actions filed by the Home Owners Loan Corporation include Louis Bell and Emma Bell with judgments sought of 2404.97 and Emanuel W. Lewis 4183.46. In secured note cases filed by Perpetual Savings and Loan Association total judgments sought name Albert Gillispie 1110.83 and Ellen Montillon 717.29.
The Home Owners Loan Corporation of Washington asks 5652.08 as judgment in a secured note case against Addie H Dunn. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance seeks 6600 in a promissory note suit against Allen F Beck and Clara S Beck.
The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa files for a $365.60 judgment in a farm rental claim arising from a lease against O. M. Holub and Anna Hou. The action centers on unpaid rent and related lease obligations.
The National Collateral Loan Service of Waterloo files a district court replevin action to recover a 1932 Ford automobile. William Williams is named as defendant in the case.
Ida Leona Camp petitions district court for separate maintenance from Oliver M. Camp on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. They were married August 6, 1926. She seeks custody of their minor children.
Registration for the upcoming school year begins at the office of Sept. C. B. Vernon with freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors scheduled across the coming days. Seventy three sophomores have reported, eighty seven freshmen appeared, with juniors and seniors to follow. Several local residents attended or hosted events including birthday dinner host Mrs. B A Hoyt for Mrs. L P Johnson of Salina Kan. and guests at Marion golf club. The Rev C J Biddle will sing a solo at Sunday services and Bernice Lassen of Springville is recovering after an appendectomy at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. M. H. Biddick welcomes her niece Miss Marian Smith from Minneapolis for a weekend visit, staying with family and enjoying time together.
James Lear, guest in his niece Mrs. Harley Breed’s home, has returned to his Detroit residence. The township school board convenes tonight in the Service club rooms. W. G. Rowley of Mount Vernon speaks Sunday morning at the Methodist church. Mount Vernon Country Club golf team visits Marion golf club Sunday.
Fleming and Roberts advanced to the city net final after solid quarter and semifinal wins. Fleming defeated Hubert Turner 6 2 6 2 while Roberts beat Russell Knapp 6 4 6 2. Biederman beat Frankel 6 1 6 1 to reach the women’s semis, meeting Esther Yothers. Beardsley faces Helen Edgar in the other half. Finals for men’s singles, veterans singles, and women’s singles set for tomorrow. doubles events delayed to next week due to weather.
Columbus AP reports Jesse Owens will become a professional entertainer with Ohio State coach Larry Snyder confirming. Manager Marty Forkins will handle Owens in New York with possible training before stage work. Owens aims to preserve amateur eligibility and return to Ohio State for education.
Amelia Earhart departed Los Angeles for New York to enter the Bendix transcontinental air race next week. Officials expect a stop in Kansas City en route as she begins the cross country challenge.
LaSalle Ex tension university of Chicago files promissory note suits in district court seeking judgments against W P Hogan for 140 dollars and James L Stoddard for 150 dollars. The actions name these debtors and request court judgments to recover specified sums.
The British Imperial Airways liner Horsa carrying eight passengers and four crew is twelve hours overdue from Basra toward Bahrein. Fate unknown as of Saturday.
Betty Brockway returned from a three weeks visit in Nichols with her sister Mrs. Adrian Newton. Mrs. William White of Long Beach arrived from Chicago after a two week stay visiting relatives and staying with her sister-in-law Mrs. Harriett Straley.
Mrs R Lee Taylor returned from a three months visit to the west coast. She stayed with Rev L M Starr in Yakima Washington and visited friends in Seattle and Tacoma.
The program committee met Friday evening with Mrs. Harold Phillips to map out the fall study work for the club.
Mr and Mrs William Grasse and Mr and Mrs LaVern Robertson have returned from a two day motor trip to Minneapolis. The travelers reported a pleasant journey with no incidents and plans for future excursions.
The Cornerstones and Pastor's Helpers of the Presbyterian church held a Friday picnic in Thomas park. Covers were laid for twenty four and a short afternoon business meeting planned fall work.
Lester Haerther of Atkins is a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Fowler on North Tenth street.
Mrs N Mautner and her two children Junior and Lorraine left Friday for their home in Chicago after spending a week visiting Mrs W J Hotchkiss.
The Rev. C. E. Krog will speak on Christ's Kingdom A Kingdom of Liberty at the 10 30 a m Sunday service at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church.
Mrs C E Krog and her child have returned from a week spent with her parents Mr and Mrs John Schminkey six miles north of Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. C. N. Owen and her granddaughter Mary Howell and guest June Williams from Iowa City attended a birthday party Saturday hosted by Mrs. Carlton Owen in Cedar Rapids for her daughter Barbara’s eleventh birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Lothian plus Mrs. Clara Mitchell and Mrs. William White of Long Beach drove to Monticello to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Northrop. Mrs. White plans a dinner with the Lothians in Cedar Rapids this evening.
Mrs Alice Phelps and her guests Mrs William LaFay and Miss Edna Martin returned Friday from Conesville where they visited Mrs Phelps' son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs I E Summers. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Summers who stayed overnight in the Leslie Phelps home.
A list of church services across Marion detailing denominations, pastors, Sunday school times, worship hours, and special events. Includes Baptist Unified, St Josephs Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Sacred concert, Presbyterian, St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Seventh Day Church of God with respective pastors and lay leaders.
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