Hog Prices Rise as Demand Surges on Dwindling Supplies
Chicago reports Friday receipts of 2000 cattle 19000 hogs 7000 sheep with livestock markets active. Hogs advance 5 cents with top at 4.65 and most sales 1.55 to 4.65. cattle rise 10 to 15 cents on fed steers and yearlings while other classes firm. East Buffalo and East St Louis show strength. totals list Chicago 4000, Cleveland 250, Pittsburgh 30, East Buffalo 25, East St Louis 2500.
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Corn Prices Hit New High Marks in Two Years
Chicago prices surged as damage reports and outside buying pushed corn to multi‑year highs on the board. Wheat and oats rose modestly while profits trimmed gains amid active trading and strong government weather signals. Receipts and cash markets showed mixed strength, with corn leading the rally.
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Board of Trade
Commission House
Liverpool
Bond Market News From New York on Thursday Gains and Mixed Quotes
Active buying in select bond issues produced sharp gains in New York markets while overall prices barely rose. Government issues eased slightly early, Liberty bonds traded around 102 and Treasury notes hovered near prior levels as forecasts of peak carloadings influenced carrier loans.
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New York
Liberty
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain Prices List
A scanned Cedar Rapids page shows a miscellaneous market list with grain and produce prices. Entries include barley at 25 cents, corn around 141, oats, hay, straw, and various vegetables and fruits with multiple per unit prices. Also shows exchange rates and currency notes with numerous figures and local items.
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Lethart
California
Grain Movement Lists Mixed Prices for Grains and Seeds
OCR fragment shows grain prices and movements for corn oats and seed, listing No 2 hard red wheat at 4.00, No 2 yellow corn around 59 to 60 cents, and assorted samples and seed values. Mentions cash grain markets and per bushel pricing with multiple line items and numbers.
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Cincago
Wall Street Stocks Hold Gains In Flat Trading
Wall Street faded slightly from recent fever but closed firmly with fractional gains as trading stayed active and about 6.3 million shares changed hands. The dollar eased and rails and tobacco shares led minor advances while oils and utilities posted small moves.
Unclear OCR Item From City Ledger Noted
An unreadable OCR fragment from a city ledger or public notice mentions numbers like 564.7 and amounts such as 12000 18 46 but lacks readable names, dates, or specific actions to summarize a coherent event.
Hogs Steady on Local Market as Tops Hold at 4.00
The hog market shows no change across all hog grades with top price steady at four dollars. Sinclair Hog Market reports prime hogs across weight ranges and liberal premiums based on quality, while CALP Market lists prices for choice and good to choice hogs and sheep firm on spring lambs and buck lambs.
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Lay Plans To Levy Process Tax In Town
Iowa bakers and millers face a July 9 inventory for a new wheat processing tax. The levy, aimed to fund farmer aid, applies to processors first with a Aug 8 disposal deadline for retailers shelves while wholesalers face an immediate tax. Rates include flour six cents per pound and many baked goods with varying per pound charges.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Internal Revenue Office
Zwieback
Rail speculation and profits revealed before Senate committee
Frank A Taplin testified that an 1929 stock transfer to Pennroad earned his syndicate about 12.8 million dollars in profit while he and his family held large stakes. He described oral agreements with stockholders to keep shares until negotiations closed and noted plans to unload as he called the structure top heavy.
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Pennroad Corporation
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van Sweringen
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Pennroad
Pecora
North American Coal Corporation
Railroads and Cement Makers Clash at ICC Hearing
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened hearings on freight rates for cement shipments from eastern trunk lines to western destinations. Rail carriers seek higher rates while eastern and western cement manufacturers oppose. A separate Denver grain rate case seeks a 4.5 cent drop to the Pacific coast, with Sioux City Omaha Kansas City and other Midwest shippers opposing on grounds of balanced competition.
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American envoy Morris presents credentials to Belgian king
Brussels AP reports David Hennen Morris presented his credentials to King Albert as the new U S ambassador to Belgium on Thursday. His posting marks a continuation of diplomatic ties between the United States and Belgium as the two nations navigate postwar relations.
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Belgium
Four robbers kill man in Madison and steal empty strong box
Odin Tofsrud, 43, is beaten and shot to death in a Madison area home by four assailants who grab an empty heavy safe and flee. Tofsrud had reportedly moved a large sum from the safe two days earlier as his wife Nina 16 recounts the brutal robbery.
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Odin Tofsrud
Tofsrud
Nina
Puzzle Fragment Teases Clues Across Mixed Misdirections
A jumbled word puzzle fragment lists scattered clues and partial entries across topics from literature to science. It shows numbered hints, foreign phrases, and misreadings, inviting readers to deduce a final vertical solution.
Marion News: Picnic, Meetings, and Local Visits
Marion residents hosted and visited relatives from Evansville and St. Louis with picnics and church activities. The town hosted evangelistic services, Ladies Aid meetings, a golf outing, and a band concert while families traveled to Independence and Chicago for summer events. Funeral services were held for Loren Arthur Martin and Claude Widner.
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Cedar Rapids
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Roosevelt action revives parley in world conference
The revived conference seeks subcommittee lists of definite questions for Monday as nations prepare to discuss topics including the silver issue. Secretary Hull gains praise as a conciliator after Roosevelt’s dramatic appeal, with optimism tempered by realism about possible outcomes.
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Hull
May prune public works list limits program funding
Washington AP Lewis Douglas budget chief urged states balance budgets before they join the 3.3 billion public works program. He backed a cautious approach urging removal of nonessential projects and a likely trimming of the White House list to projects deemed sound and useful.
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June Business Survey Indicates Steady Gains
The Commerce Department reports the usual summer slow-up did not occur in June. Production rose from May and outpaced June 1932, reaching its highest level since mid 1931, with expansion in commerce and industry driven by reconstruction activity.
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Lindbergh Kidnap Suspects Freed by U S Commissioner
U S Commissioner Charles D Fox Jr dismissed charges against Joe Bryant and Norman Harvey who were accused of threatening to extort $50,000 from Colonel Charles A Lindbergh by threatening to kidnap and kill his son. The Roanoke Virginia report notes the case was terminated late Thursday.
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Earhart Delays Transcontinental Hop Due to Storms
Stormy weather in Arizona delays Amelia Earhart Putnam as she postpones her planned west to east record attempt for women. Earhart says she will depart as soon as conditions permit, likely Friday or Saturday.
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