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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1933
Page
6
Fragmented list shows grain and produce items with varied prices. Entries include wheat oats beans and fruits with approximate costs and odd formatting. Also notes hides leather and leather goods with unclear quantities.
Reports from Kansas on dust storms helped grain prices rise Tuesday. Wheat rallied but finished mixed with oats and rye edging higher while corn held steady. Cash prices remained unchanged as traders watched markets and Far Eastern war news. Receipts and bookings reflected a dull, waiting market.
Grain prices and movement details include No 2 red and No 3 hard wheat, corn, mixed lots, and yellow varieties. Oats, rye, barley, timothy seed, clover seed values listed with ewt prices and sale notes. Montana and amber durum mentions, with May July and September pricing for corn and wheat.
Regional market notes show steady receipts across categories in Chicago with firm turkey and hen prices. Officials report ongoing supplies and cautious demand, including varied Wisconsin white and Minnesota round items, with minor shifts in packer quotes and case weights.
Receipts data show mixed wholesale prices for dairy and poultry items in New York markets. Listings include cheese, butter, eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and related freight rates, with regional notes and varying grade standards.
Chicago futures for eggs and butter show mixed movement with fresh graded firsts and storage standards noted. New York raw sugar holds at 278, refined at 390 with minor shifts. Chicago hay and Minneapolis flour entries list unchanged quotes and small stock receipts. St Louis hogs and cattle receipts accompany mixed livestock prices and weights.
Local hog quotations edged down 5 cents for the lighter prime hogs on Tuesday while most quotes held firm. Top hog price listed at 2.85. Calf market notes mixed prices for 140-180 lb and 130-190 lb ranges. Sheep market reports choice lambs 75-85 lb at 3.50 to 4.64. Other grades vary by quality.
All major U S grain and securities markets close Wednesday in observance of Washington's birthday. Banks, investment houses, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and produce and poultry markets shut. Only livestock exchanges will stay open.
The New York markets opened dull with stocks showing mixed moves after early attempts to rise. Shares in Douglas and United Aircraft led aviation gains, while Coca Cola dropped and rails steadied. Wall Street noted short covering, several issues rose slightly, and Union Pacific reported weak January net operating revenues compared with last year.
The New York AP dispatch lists foreign exchange demand by country with rates for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Brazil Japan China Hong Kong Montreal Mexico City and other nominal currencies. Figures appear as varied cent values and local unit quotes for each nation.
An explosion at two gasoline vulcanizers in an East Shanghai rubber factory left 81 dead and 120 injured with ten missing. Of the injured, 50 were hospitalized while others had minor injuries. rescuers were near completion of the search. Most victims were young girls.
Large crowd attends the funeral at Turner chapel for Mrs. B R Johnston longtime leader in local clubs and civic work She was a former president of the Woman s Club and past presidents of the organization join the service Also members of the Tuesday Study club attend Floral tributes reflect high esteem Rev Robert Little conducts service with readings and immortality quotes Pallbearers E J Carey Amor Sargent Ralph Foot Arthur Taylor burial in Oak Hill cemetery
Reports of the hospital fact finding committee and the budget reviewing committee for the Community Chest were heard by the Chamber of Commerce board of directors Tuesday noon, but action on them was deferred until after hearings can be held. These are expected to be called in the near future.
Mrs Mary McEldon Brooks died at her Cedar Rapids home 321 Eighth Street NE at 9 20 p m after a five year illness. She was born November 10 1869 in Cedar Rapids and lived there all her life. Survived by two sons George S and Harry C McEldon and two grandchildren Jeanne and Irene McEldon all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Gaffney and Moore funeral home Wednesday at 2 30 p m with Rev John Gent officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Chicago AP Frank Parish once led the Missouri Kansas Pipe Line company worth 35 million dollars became a fugitive after missing a court appearance. Judge John P Barnes forfeited a 5000 dollar bond and Parish’s attorney said he fled to avoid a mail fraud trial by voluntary exile.
Jules Veys East Moline Dan Zook Moline and Vincent Burman Spring Valley were arraigned on federal kidnaping charges in the East Moline and Spring Valley case involving Adhemar Huughe and Fred De Fillippi. Bonds set at 15000 for Veys and Zook and 25000 for Burman. Preliminary hearings adjourned to March 3. Mike Talarico sought bonds with hearing continued.
In Santa Ana California the court certified Gonzales Gruengennetteez zeana to juvenile court after a clerk struggled with the name. Gonzales remarked that the clerk mispronounced it as if an oyster sang soprano.
New York bonds show hesitancy with widespread declines in government issues and overseas obligations while some recoveries appear. Market sources note higher money rates and liquidity demand. Treasury borrows $60 million on 90 day bills. Liberty bonds trade lower across several series as Penn Central and other names dip.
Claribel Rattermann was voted the most beautiful, best dressed, smartest, most popular and cleverest freshman law student at the University of Cincinnati. She was the only girl in the class.
In Cleveland a store clerk became suspicious of a $10 check. Abraham White, 32, writer of the check, snatched the check from her and swallowed it. His case was continued in police court today on charges of being a suspicious person.
Visitors at Peninsula State Bank park in Erie watch a man fishing through the ice while seated in an easy chair behind a wind breaker. He keeps warm with an artificial heater nearby and a portable radio nearby, creating an unusual winter display.
Publishers of newspapers from the middle west gathered in Chicago on Tuesday for the Inland Daily Press Association convention. Ongoing discussions highlighted trends and issues facing regional papers as editors network and share strategies.
Funeral services for Sylvester N. Spicer were held at the Yocom chapel with Rev. Mark Shockey officiating. Nephews served as pallbearers and burial followed in Spring Grove cemetery. Out of town relatives attended from Cedar Rapids Covington Cogon and Independence. Local groups announced meetings and post office hours in observance of George Washington's birthday.
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray ordered sheriffs not to issue writs of execution on promissory foreclosures until March 1 hoping a legislative moratorium will be enacted. Separate Wisconsin measure delays 1932 property taxes to June 1 without penalties for nonpayment.
The engagement of Gretchen Wilson of Alexandria and New Orleans to John Randolph Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst, was announced by Mrs. John L. Wilson. The wedding is expected to occur Sunday.
Mrs Ella Clothier 64 died at her Fayette home after a long illness. Funeral held Tuesday at the Methodist church conducted by Dr D M Parker. Born March 13 1868 in Myria township Fayette County she lived on a farm and later Fayette. Educated at Upper Iowa university she married Willard N Clothier in 1894. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Charles Dolan Wilmer Minnesota and Mrs Victor Otley Milwaukee Wisconsin and two sons Robert and Richard of Fayette.
The Viola school will stage its annual declamatory contest in the high school auditorium Wednesday at 8 p.m. Contestants from three divisions include Oratorical Doris Newhard, Dramatic Genevieve Bader Doris Newland Burdena Condit, Humorous Florence Condit Earlemond Collier Nettie Brown Agnes Bruce.
West Union reporting the farm house and all household goods were destroyed by fire at 11 30 Monday night one mile east of Donnan. The house was unoccupied but insured and Mrs Bright planned to move back March 1 after working in the home Monday afternoon.
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