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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
6
Market notes show hogs and cattle slipping as receipts rise and buyer demand softens. Chicago and allied yards report lower bids and uneven trades with weekly totals around 13 610 head across multiple markets.
On Wednesday, liquidation barely touched wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade while corn and oats slid to new seasonal lows. December oats set an all time futures low as traders shifted between December and May contracts amid brisk market shading and cash interest reversals.
Cash grain prices listed for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy seed and clover seed with bid and offer levels. Values include No 2 mixed and yellow corn and various white and mixed wheat and corn grades, lard and bellies prices noted.
The stock market turned dull with most majors down 1 to 3 points in late trading. Major names like U S Steel Case Santa Fe United Aircraft American Can and United Aircraft tacked losses while Safeway Stores traded heavily with around one million shares.
Receipts totaled 339 cars. No 1 northern wheat around 46 to 44 cents per bushel. dark northern 38 per cent protein. durum and amber durum prices listed with several contract references like Dec and May. Prices shown for white and red varieties with varying grades and protein contents.
A scanned page lists varied market items including produce, dairy, meats, and beverages with price points and supplier notes. It mentions New York produce receipts, Idaho dairy items, and regional rates, indicating a broad snapshot of commodity pricing and trade activity.
Local hog market prices move higher after a 5 cent increase across all grades at noon Wednesday. The top hog price returns to 270 dollars with primes labeled for various weight ranges and improved packer bids noted, alongside regional price premiums.
The page lists varied hide prices including No 1 cured hides at four to six cents, No 2 hides and calf hides, and horse hides with ratings up to 1.31. It also shows fur values for skunk mink coon opossum muskrats civet red fox and grey fox, with ranges from a few cents to several dollars per unit.
Signs of resistance in New York bonds as several previously weak issues steadied with little pressure. Sterling rallied while British and Australian prices rose modestly. yen slid to new lows. Industrial activity sagged seasonally and U S government issues remained quiet amid firmer domestic rail loans and selective gains in specific corporate bonds.
Market notes show flour shipments with bran at 8.50 and middlings at 8.00 to 8.50 per unit. Kansas City hog receipts reach 4,000 with top hogs at 30. five dollars for 160–200 pounds, while cattle receipts total 5,500 with steers and heifers trading in mixed ranges and vealers priced up to 15.00. Sheep receipts near 5,000 with lambs down 16 to 28 cents and sheep roughly steady.
Four district court damage suits totaling 21405 70 against Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway settled after a street car crash that fatally injured John M Drew at First avenue and Second street last Feb 19 Three cases by Winifred Drew Cari C Drew administrator of John Drew estate and Gwendolyn n Winter were dismissed with prejudice by Judge H E Ring. D P F Tater Jr received 650 on his 1500 action as settlement on submission before Judge John T Moffit late Tuesday.
A $5000 personal injury action was filed in district court over injuries to a King girl from a collision at Elmhurst and Maplewood drives SE on September 13. The suit names the plaintiff and involves an automobile crash negligence claim.
Tuesday for Florella King, 4, by her mother Florence M. Ising, against T. M. Paullin and Mrs. T. M. Paullin. King suffered an injury when the car she rode in overturned after a crash with a machine driven by Mrs. Paulin. Plaintiff seeks permanent scar over the right eye.
A true information filed against Mike Brislawn of Central City accuses him of assault with a knife causing serious injuries to Leo Holub near Prairieburg on November 20. Witnesses listed include Leo Holub and August Holub. preliminary hearing was requested.
Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus certified campaign expenses of $260.66 in his return filed with County Auditor G. A. Senninger Wednesday following the November 8 general election. The Democrat was re elected and the expense was recorded for the campaign period.
Frank Stanley 36 a barber was released on a 500 bond after a fugitive warrant was issued by Justice G S Lightner. Stanley refused to waive extradition and faces Minnesota charges of abandoning two minor children filed in Minneapolis municipal court. Sheriff Larry Condon and Sheriff John P Wall of Minneapolis were involved in the arrest and extradition process.
Fred Neylon aged 51 and Bolus Dras ulis aged 41 were each sentenced by Judge John T. Moffit to 90 days in the county jail on vagrancy charges. The court suspended the remainder after 50 days for good behavior, with findings filed Wednesday morning. Both were arrested on March 7.
Lila C Connor files for divorce from Ralph W Connor in district court on cruelty grounds. She requests restoration of her maiden name Lila Co Daniels. The couple married in Iowa City in February 1930.
Eileen Gardner 25 wins divorce from Ivor Gardner 25 in district court on cruel and inhuman treatment. Judge F O Ellison grants the decree and gives custody of a minor child to the plaintiff. Three lease actions filed in district court. Frantiska Dedek seeks 260 against Rex and Ethel Delahunt. E E Reynolds seeks 364 against T P McDonald. Margaret Goodfellow seeks 269 75 against Earl and Charles Kinkead. Leonard Douda seeks 900 against E S Weisley on promissory note action.
Milwaukee AP Jim Murray former umpire suing T J Hickey president of the American association says George Belden president of the Minneapolis club offered a bribe in 1927 to favor the home team in close decisions. Murray testified Belden tried to influence rulings after Belden's name arose in a shooting incident.
Frederick, Virginia. Gari Melchers internationally known American artist died suddenly at his home near Fredericksburg. Born in Detroit August 11, 1850 he received many foreign decorations. His murals for the Library of Congress and a Theodore Roosevelt portrait in the Freer collection are among his works displayed worldwide.
Conroy Savings Bank of Conroy Town County shut down on Wednesday. The last report to the state banking department showed deposits totaling $265,469.
The AP lists closing bond figures for Liberty and Treasury issues with prices and maturities, including Liberty First 4445 at 107.8, Treasury 4345 at 108, Treasury 46 44-54 at 81, and other notes around 97 to 101.7. Prices are given for June and March maturities with numeric values.
A Marion gathering of the O. O. P. discussed China civilization books China and Tortured China by Peffer and Abend. The group voted a contribution to the Guild, arranged future meetings and called for reading material donations while reports noted a hospital visit and a child’s continued schooling despite illness.
The Theristrias club met Tuesday at Mrs. George P. Whitney home to study Turkey. Mrs. C. R. Biddick spoke on Dress and Customs of Turkey and Mrs. J. W. Bowman on The World Famed Market Place in Constantinople. Miss Adeliza Daniels discussed her Turkey visit and showed photos. A Christmas party is planned for December 13 at Mrs. Bowman’s with a picnic supper. Eleven members and one guest, Mrs. Milo Gray of Glenn Falls, N. Y., attended.
Ohio State University won the seventh annual intercollegiate meat judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition earning the national trophy for the first time. The team scored 2334 of 2700, with Sidner of Lilly Chapel Ohio the high individual at 825 of 900. Others on the team were Schepflin and Trout, coached by Roth. Nebraska led beef, South Dakota pork, Ohio lamb.
Chicago reporters note that during the International Livestock Exposition, leaders favored W. A. Cochel Kansas City editor and agricultural expert for Secretary of Agriculture in Roosevelt's cabinet. They prefer a dirt farmer over a grain man. Cochel edits the Weekly Kansas City Star and runs Sun-A Bar Farms Grain Valley Missouri.
In West Union Fayette County County Clerk Edgar A. Traeger a Republican contests the Democratic win of Philip K. Meskel by 249 votes. An election hearing is set for December 19 with the board of supervisors chair and two associate judges, one chosen by each side, presiding.
Washington officials said they would refuse a petition by the Woman Patriot corporation to bar Prof. Albert Einstein from entering the United States as a communist. The action centers on Einstein and a presidential inquiry into his status. The case highlights tensions over loyalty and immigration in the era.
The Marion fire department responded at 7 a.m. to 1464 Eleventh Street North where a fire started in the attic and roof due to a defective flue. Damages total about $100.
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