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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1933
Page
8
Hog prices moved higher as demand grows and supplies thin in Chicago with receipts about 19 000 hogs and top at 3 50. Cattle, sheep and regional markets showed mixed shifts with Chicago and East Buffalo advancing slightly and Cleveland and Pittsburgh mostly steady.
Hogs on the local market rise slightly with all grades up a nickel. Top price reaches 270 dollars per hundredweight with calf market details and state prices for various weight ranges. Sheep markets note choice lambs at 75 to 85 pounds with a 3.50 to 4.50 range.
AP reports at St Paul South St Paul St Joseph Sioux City Des Moines markets with cattle hogs and sheep varying in demand. Prices show slow or steady trends with best lambs and yearlings firm while heavier hogs and cattle soften. Receipts range from about 1 100 to 10 000 across cities and include notable top values for select grades.
Livestock receipts total 8500 hogs led by direct market sales up 5 to 10 cents with top hogs at 340. 150 to 200 lb hogs around 330 to 340. 220 to 260 lb at 473 to 500. 260 to 300 lb at 280 to 300. sows around 215. Cattle receipts 2200 calves 1000. sheep 1500 in market not yet set. Packers report uneven demand. few choice lambs to city butchers steady for others.
Hog sale pricing reported for Thursday across Iowa markets with detailed per weight range values for Mason City Ottumwa Waterloo and Des Moines. Prices cover best light to prime heavy categories including packing sow weights and good packers with varied dollar figures.
Market notes from Chicago and New York detail mixed price moves across potatoes onions butter and eggs with slow trading, steady or slightly changed quotes, and gains in some dairy items. Receipts and varying grades reflect broad fluctuations in dairy and produce prices.
Minneapolis flour shipments and prices listed for pure bran and middlings, while foreign exchange rates show steady demand with multiple country quotes. The report also notes raw sugar at 2.67 and refined at 3.90, with futures unchanged.
Chicago board of trade notes wheat held in a narrow range, reaching the highest since January 13 before retreating. Corn eased due to Argentine rains, oats and rye dull, cash prices steady. Local selling appeared as the market failed to sustain gains and receipts varied across commodities.
AP reports Chicago cash grain bids for wheat and corn with mixed and yellow classes and small price differentials. Timothy and clover seed listed with per cwt prices. lard and bellies priced. Minneapolis recounts 114 cars vs 88 a year ago with No 1 northern and dark northern wheat pricing and amber durum varieties. corn and oats futures quotes given.
A Cedar Rapids market list shows grain: Wheat 40c, Oats 12c, Rye 25c, Barley 20c, Corn 12c shelled, 13c curb. Produce includes heavy hens 4A to 5 lbs, lemons 6.50, oranges 3.75, cranberries 2.60, celery 2.65, lettuce 3.50 per crate, and various hides and animal products priced for sale.
In New York the bond market showed spotty rallies with traders cautious on the sidelines. Optimism grew after Pennsylvania declared a dividend and Delaware and Hudson bought a non substantial stake in New York Central. Transportation groups rose modestly while utilities and industrials moved within narrow ranges. Government bonds closed with Liberty 3 2s at 103 12 and Treasuries generally within modest changes.
Stocks were quiet with narrow moves on Thursday led by tobacco issues. American Tobacco B and Liggett and Myers A fell while New York Central Union Pacific Santa Fe and American Telephone rose slightly. Total volume about 800 000 shares.
Joseph Johnson 74 was found dead in his Bertram home by neighbors on Wednesday. Coroner Vorpahl ruled death from natural causes after an exmaination and planned autopsy. Johnson lived alone, unseen for a week, and had been dead over three days. He is survived by daughter Mrs Judson McIntosh of Cedar Rapids. Funeral 2 p.m Friday at Beatty mortuary Cedar Rapids with Rev F H Ward officiating. burial in Campbell cemetery.
In Des Moines lawmakers debated repealing the five day marriage license requirement and delinquent tax list publication. Women from the Federation of Women's Clubs and other groups urged against repeal as a $2 per wedding loss. Rep. E A Johnson argued the delinquent tax publication should stay, noting costs and implications for taxpayers.
Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Supt Arthur Deamer urged keeping a fine arts program in public schools despite budget cuts. He stressed arts build personality and leisure training, noting vocational training is less vital now due to adult job competition. Mrs Horace Miller spoke on Indian music with husband Prof Miller performing piano selections. George Sailor of Lisbon led the program. Mrs Sailor attended as a guest.
A bill filed in the Iowa Senate by H. S. Irwin would require pipeline firms to obtain certificates of necessity showing public demand before entering the state. It would place pipelines under railroad commission control, allowing railroad objections if pipelines run parallel to rail lines.
Mr and Mrs John V Nash of 125 Eighth Street NE returned from Des Moines where they attended the funeral of Mrs Ida O Nash, mother of John V Nash. The first service was in Des Moines on Monday, the second on Wednesday at Nichols where burial occurred. The Nash family had long resided in Nichols.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Ellingson were held Friday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. Carlson of Norway and Rev. O. T. Engquist officiating. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial park.
Governor Herring signed a measure allowing optional taxation for secondary road purposes. Previously the levy was mandatory. The bill, sponsored by the tax reduction committees in both houses, was part of a program from the interim legislative committee on reducing governmental expenses.
MANCHESTER The Delaware county board of supervisors declined to withhold the $370 attorney fees for M. J Yorin in the Martha Tesch murder trial. The board deemed paying the bill cheaper than pursuing court action, despite a committee from the United Liberators urging otherwise.
The Priscilla Guild of the Congregational church elected Mrs. Karl Kendall president and named officers for the coming Washington's Birthday supper and Feb 15 meeting. A picnic supper for 42 preceded reports by church officers with Rev H O Allen and W A Jackson speaking. Various church groups elected officers and planned weekly activities and committees.
Mrs Charles Guzzle 53 of 186 South Tenth street Marion died Wednesday at 5 p m after a paralytic stroke suffered downtown Tuesday afternoon She had been in ill health for about twelve years Born Christine Gooley in Linn Grove Jan 20 1880 She and Charles Guzzle married Nov 22 1899 and lived in Marion She is survived by her husband two daughters two sons three sisters one brother two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are Sunday at 2 pm at the Christian church with Rev C J Biddle officiating Burial will be in Oak Shade cemetery
The unemployment relief community sewing room in the Home store will be open Friday. Unemployed women welcome. those with clothing to remake or bedding materials may send items to the room Friday.
Tipton Ia AP A plan by local businessmen seeks reopening of the Tipton National Bank and other Cedar County banks after a holiday. Depositors would sign to place 50 percent of deposits in time savings for five years at 3 percent interest, with the remainder used to buy and liquidate the bank’s least desirable assets for eventual dividends.
Born to Mr and Mrs F W Keating of 1715 First avenue E a son at St Luke's hospital Jan 25. Born to Mr and Mrs Richard W Barker of Mount Vernon a daughter Jan 25 at St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs H Brewer of Central City a son at St Luke's hospital Jan 21.
The first grade arithmetic and phonetic contests crown winners Thomas Dochterman Jo Anna Dumbolton and Dannie Albaugh. Second grade spell-down winners Nellie Hendrickson Jack Smith and Junior Stone. List of students with perfect attendance and spelling records. Several recent visitors noted and a transfer entry Evelyn Buresh entering first grade.
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