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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1935
Page
6
Chicago and national livestock reports show hog prices holding steady with light supplies and mixed demand. Buyers favored steady to firm bidding on hogs while cattle and sheep markets varied with some higher bids for top grades and mainly steady morale overall.
The page reports lower overall prices for hogs across grades with tracking of boaiies and lamb prices. It lists various quoted figures for hogs, sows, and calves, noting shifts in market levels at Wilson & Co and other buyers, alongside cattle market classifications and price ranges for different quality grades.
Cedar Rapids miscellaneous listings show wholesale produce items such as corn, potatoes, lemons, apples, and vegetables. The page lists prices, quantities, and various market notes, with references to hides and cured meats among the goods offered.
Market notes mixed on short term Treasuries and corporate bonds as investors weigh inflation signals and policy outlook. Treasury yields show modest gains while corporate papers, including mortgage backed and municipal notes, trade with selective liquidity amid renewed volatility.
The market showed cautious activity with wheat prices trading in a narrow range amid limited tender activity. Reports noted firm cash sentiment in parts of the market and several buyers and sellers moving cautiously as futures erred toward the upturn.
A self described adventurer named Sycowski was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of fraud with a falsified Canadian paper. Prosecutors cited his tales of gangsters and the Capone legend told to police from New York to Los Angeles. The court noted his boasting but imposed a standard term.
Chicago wholesale prices for butter eggs potatoes and early futures show steady or mixed movements. Idaho Russets and Wisconsin and Minnesota stocks are noted with varied demand and quality signals, while New York reports higher creamery butter and steady eggs and cheese pricing.
Recoveries of fractions to three or more points predominated in Tuesday's stock market with a small total volume. A firmer Italo-Ethiopian war tone spurred short covering and repurchases of liquidated positions. Case shares rose over four points while International Nickel American Telephone and Western Union gained about two. Additional gainers included U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Deere Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Phillips Petroleum Union Pacific Southern Pacific Santa Fe and Louisville & Nashville.
The Marion city council passed a resolution to adopt the WPA project for graveling sixty blocks of streets employing about fifteen men. Streets listed include Eleventh Street, multiple avenues and streets, Lincoln drive, central and park areas, with many blocks scheduled for resurfacing. Various Ladies Aid divisions of the Methodist church plan Christmas meetings and grab bag exchanges, with schedules and hosts noted.
The Friends, a newly organized club, met at Mrs. W A Fee's home Monday. Officers elected include Martha Ann Young president Theola Gordon vice president Janet Elder secretary Roberta Sugar Vore treasurer Kath Hansuzar press correspondent. Several community notices follow including meetings at Pleasant Grove school district and Marion high school lyceum events with Max Gilstrap the whistling ranger.
In Bismarck North Dakota US district court former Governor William Langer and three associates face trial again for perjury tied to an affidavit of prejudice from their prior federal conspiracy case. Their previous trial on conspiracy to defraud relief funds ended in a hung jury.
Welfare officers of Galen in Clyde New York posted a rule in all taverns prohibiting liquor sales to twenty two relief clients. Violations will end relief for the unemployed men.
New York stories report Prince Serge Mdivani may wed Louise Astor Van Alen, former wife of his brother Alexis. The Daly News cited Newport confidants while the Van Alen family remained silent on any engagement.
In Boston a man identified as Herbert Qohrenberger of Dedham laughed loudly at a newsreel film. His booming laugh drew other patrons into the moment, creating a shared reaction among the theater audience.
The notice explains how to estimate cost for Want Ad lines and days. It lists line counts per ad, multiple day rates, and a 10 cent surcharge for out of town or blind ads. The Gazette disclaims responsibility for more than one incorrect insertion.
The article notes plans for a Christmas party on December 16 at Mrs. L. M. Phelps's home with a picnic luncheon and gift exchanges. It also reports $200.75 raised in the Red Cross roll call by Mrs. Elmer Michel and mentions residents Marian Cone and Alice Tow returning to Cedar Falls for studies at Town State Teachers College.
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