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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1936
Page
8
Chicago reports the sharpest seller price advance in memory amid AAA tax reversal fallout. Hog receipts reach 23,000 with bids 50 cents to 2.25 dollars higher. top bid around 10.25. Cattle and lambs show mixed moves as buyers pull back on lower grades.
Local hog prices surged with a 65 cent gain over Monday and 50 cents above the prior close, top at 9.55. Wilson & Co Nog Market lists varied steer, hog, calf, and sheep quotes across weight classes, with packers and cattle futures reflected in the day’s trading.
A Cedar Rapids market list shows prices for grains and produce including wheat at 87 to 96 cents, oats 220s 26 cents, corn 73 pounds per ear or 45 cents shelled, No 4 yellow corn 4744 8¢, soybeans yellow 60 42 42, and various poultry, ducks, geese, and hides with assorted wholesale prices. Livestock includes hens, leghorns, cocks, heavy and light ducks, and hocks. Fruits and vegetables show oranges, grapefruit, lemons, potatoes, pears, bananas, lettuce, celery, cabbage, onions, and standard and extra select hides and horse hides.
The New York bond market remained steady with heavy trading in long term issues as yields drifted. Leaders across sectors including power, gas, and Treasuries influenced activity while a Supreme Court related factor weighed on some segments.
Chicago wheat and corn futures slide on the AAA decision with May wheat around 102 102% per bushel and corn down about a penny, oats up slightly. Market sentiment mixes fear of spring wheat acreage with weak Liverpool demand as traders await tax impacts and processing guidance. Chicago cash grain and Minneapolis quotes show broad declines and uneven demand across staples and cash markets.
AP reports sugar futures in New York unsettled, down 4 to 6 points, with refiners mixed as foreign exchange rates wobble. Traders note slow demand, firm cash markets, and regional price shifts across Texas and the Atlantic markets while weekly grain and oil movement remains cautious.
AP report says drunken assailants shot Ralph Misco 35 and Julius Davidson 40 in Fulton street tavern fronts in Brooklyn. The gunmen fled with about 105 dollars after barricaded violence. police suspect the same robbers carried out both killings.
Madrid AP reports Premier Man or Parnell Valadares announced the dissolution of Spain's parliament to break the congressional deadlock. New elections set for February and a new congress will convene on March 16.
Four people died during a strike riot in Buenos Aires amid unrest. Details are unclear as the report provides fragmented text and inconsistent names.
Rep. Zioncheck of Washington was found guilty by a D C police court judge of drunk and disorderly charges from a New Year celebration. He posted $15 bail, denied a new trial, and gave notice of appeal. The arrest followed an incident on New Year’s morning involving a Connecticut avenue apartment switchboard operator.
New York stocks steadied after an initial shake following the AAA decision. Utilities rails and food shares gained fractions while cotton and grains slipped less than a point. Ford's 1935 output rise drew attention to GM prospects as market activity stayed moderate with about 2.8 million shares traded.
Marion chapter 183 Order of Eastern Star held a Monday evening installation in the Masonic Temple with Mrs Edna Duncan acting as grand installing officer. Officers named include Mrs Inez Miller as matron and Ernest Failor as patron, followed by a candlelit procession and gifts, a social reception, and acknowledgments from past matrons and patrons. The event featured music, flowers, and tributes to retiring officers, plus preparations for 1936 duties and committee appointments.
Mrs. Harley Robinson and her five year old daughter Vera, of Marion, were injured when an automobile driven by Mr. Robinson skidded into a Milwaukee train on highway 149 near Hedrick Indiana. The mother suffered severed fingers and a scalp wound. Vera had a fractured hip and scalp wound. other children escaped unharmed. They were treated locally and taken to an Ottumwal hospital.
Mr and Mrs H P Kline announce the birth of a son Harrison James Monday at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Mrs Kline formerly Mabel Perrin The Concord club to hold an all day meeting Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs L A Dunn Meat and potatoes will be provided for the noon dinner Members should bring their own table Sage sandwiches and a covered dish
Mrs Ed Sigfred to lead in Marion Linn chapter meeting on Wednesday at 2 30 p m with hostesses Mrs J T Gallivan and Mrs A J Keyes. Ruth Murphy Cedar Rapids Charles Sandberg Lloyd Glessner attended a house party in Independence at Mrs H L Wise home with guests Hazel Verna Van Slyke Ina FitzSimmons. Robert Mitchell Womans Relief Corps officers to be installed Wednesday at Memorial Hall at 2 30 p m.
Estimating cost by word counts for a small want ad. The Gazette lists rates for fixed days and notes out of town readers pay extra. Lost items include a yellow cat a rubber hose a purse a gold watch a truck tire and more with contact numbers and addresses.
Various lost items and personal notices appear, including a brown leather purse reported missing on Saturday night between 15th and 18th Streets and First and 18th Avenues with a request for return of valuables, a blue suede purse missing on Monday morning, and several beauty shop ads offering perms and end curls with prices. Parties are named in some items.
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