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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1935
Page
28
US hog and cattle markets show light activity with packers taking direct consignments. Prices linger near Friday levels but overall tone remains soft as receipts and weights vary across regions including Des Moines and Austin markets.
Chicago AP reports cattle receipts 7 100 with better fed steers and yearlings 50 75 cents lower. grassers in trade though supplies liberal. cows and bulls down 25 to 50 cents. Sheep and hogs also show lighter demand with prices weak to steady, wholesale cattle market uneven across regions.
Receipts show 125 calves and cattle mixed with Friday and week comparisons. Prices move lower for feeders and cattle while top vealers and good grades hold gains. hogs steady with mixed regional quotes and higher end for premium lots.
Hog prices remain steady on the local market with no grade changes Saturday. The top price holds at 9.50 dollars per hundredweight as buyers and sellers keep to established rates.
Listing of grain prices including Wheat 80c, Oats 30c, Rye 145c, Barley 64c, Corn shelled 68c, eggs and poultry prices for hens under and over 4 pounds, Leghorn varieties, and spring chickens. Wholesale fruits and vegetables with prices for oranges, grapefruit, lemons, potatoes, bananas, berries, lettuce, celery, cabbage, beans, onions. Hides and horse prices and green hides noted.
Chicago market receipts show eggs at 18 829 and 14 643 for various products with prices steady. Poultry supplies include live hens steady and broilers 17-18 cents, turkeys around 1.5 cents, ducks and geese mixed. New York and Missouri items listed with prices. potato stock light, demand moderate. overall tone cautious with no major price shifts.
The bond market showed improved form Saturday with speculation districts rising, while several issues advanced a point or more. Government issues fell back in places with minor fractional gains noted in rail and industrial groups as Baltimore Northern Pacific and other names posted small recoveries.
A garbled market note cites Torlign exchange rates and various country identifiers, followed by fragmented wool trade remarks. It mentions Mexia City and Montreal in New York, then discusses wool price ranges and limited changes, with flour and cotton prices at Minneapolis, listing per barrel costs and standard muddlines.
For two centuries the Upas tree of Java was thought to emit deadly fur a belief now corrected only the tree’s juice is poisonous.
Despite rust reports and mixed weather, wheat prices on the Chicago board of trade closed lower with July at 795 1 2 cents, corn around 82 cents, and oats down 1 2 cent. Hedging and weak demand drove the drop while Kansas City weakness amplified losses.
Grain and futures prices show a mixed market with wheat receipts at 34 cars versus last year and stronger cash bids for No 1 northern wheat. Prices for protein levels and various durum, corn, oats, and barley notes appear with regional quotes from Minneapolis and Chicago, including seed and clover seed figures.
The New York market closed the week in a cautiously optimistic mood. Rails drew buyers and several issues posted new highs for the year while overall activity was light and price changes were narrow. Gold prices and some secondary bonds firmed, and gains appeared in Santa Fe Central Union Pacific Great Northern and Westinghouse among others.
American Tobacco and General Motors edged higher while others like United Fruit and Loews slipped. Strong movers included Johns Manville, Du Pont, Chrysler and Radio Corp with varied gains and losses across industrials and utilities in a broad market snapshot.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt across Los Angeles area including Hollywood Glendale Pasadena Long Beach and San Bernardino with no damage reported. Downtown LA felt it as did Santa Barbara Ventura and nearby communities. Duration varied from three to seven seconds with minor disturbances noted by a few residents.
Reuben Greenspan a 31 year old Greenwich Village resident and mathematics teacher whose planetary position theory allegedly foresees earthquakes. The California quake was felt east prompting Greenspan to claim further corroboration after predicting quakes in Japan and a Batavia eruption.
Ants speed up with heat, moving 52 feet per hour at 50°F and 780 feet per hour at 100°F according to scientific computations. This indicates a strong temperature dependence in their locomotion.
A Woodbury graft investigation expands with indictments against state agents and officials including Attorney General O Connor and First Assistant Walter Maley. The two reports name multiple defendants linked to slot machines, beer parlors, narcotics, and conspiracy. Separately five men face assault with intent to commit murder connected to the beating of Leona Flan, a witness in a separate case.
In Gilead Ohio coroner T. Carris and Sheriff F. L. Struble investigated a city dump where portions of three skeletons were found. A young girl likely 14 to 18, a baby, and a man were identified by bones and skulls amid months of exposure. Workmen were ordered to exhume the entire dump for more remains.
Maquoketa business leaders push for direct daily truck service from Cedar Rapids through state hearings. H F Sundberg backed Chamber of Commerce efforts to improve local shippers' access, aiming to boost competition and employment. Decisions likely next fall on Raab, Waite, and Cass line applications expanding reach toward the Mississippi river.
Block tin valued at 1000 dollars was stolen from the Wilson and company packing house grounds Friday night. It was recovered Saturday morning after the thief sold it to a local junk dealer for 9 dollars and gave the name Gib Craemer. Police went to the packing plant first, and the thief escaped during the delay.
The Gobi desert, among the world's driest regions, becomes more arid and steadily expands northward into northern China.
In Washington the Senate forecast rapid passage of AAA amendments after a heated day of debate. The chamber trimmed the measure by removing canning fruits and hops from the controlling provisions, amid clashes over agriculture power and price controls. Duffy of Wisconsin pushed to keep hops out, McNary of Oregon argued against brewer wrath, and Johnson of California opposed the fruits clause.
Five bloodstained towels found in a Chicago apartment linked to the presumed murder of Ervin Lang. Authorities pursue Evelyn Smith and Harry Jung amid claims by Langs mother in law of an order for the killing. New York flight rumors disproved as detectives continue raids across Chinatown.
Miss Ricka Findley, accused of refusing to surrender keys to a safety deposit box, was ordered to appear in District Judge Lou Ladd's court at 2 pm Tuesday to show cause why she should not be punished for contempt of court.
Charles Marsden aged 24 of 720 Second Street NW received a four months suspended county jail term from Judge H C Ring after being charged with illegal possession of liquor. The sentence was suspended due to his physical condition following a police seizure at Marsden's premises by a detective squad led by Chief Earl Stanley who reported about a gallon of alcohol seized.
Linn County reports a weekly work relief payroll of 6 393 05 for 880 workers covering 12 824 hours, the smallest since the program began in April 1934, with increased farm employment cited as a factor. Stephen Dumond dies July 5 probate opens. entire estate to children. Marie Hepker appointed administratrix. Barbara J Munger wins divorce from Theodore C Munger on cruel and inhuman treatment. custody of a minor daughter awarded. marriage on December 27 1932.
Marion recreation commission staged a city park pet show with 130 contestants. Prizes went to participants including Dale Thomas owl and Darlene Port rabbit float. A dog fight occurred during judging as dogs were cooled in a park water tank. Community events included Girl Scout and church group activities and upcoming band concert at the pool.
Tokyo reports revive that Japan plans a Kra Isthmus canal in Siam to bypass Singapore and challenge British dominance. A Siam naval mission will visit Japan to inspect docks armaments and factories amid talks of Japanese Siamese naval cooperation in an emergency.
Gov Ehringhaus rejects a pardon for Col Luke Lea the former Tennessee financier publisher and politician now serving six to ten years in North Carolina’s penitentiary after a banking law conviction.
Marriage licenses issued for Charles L. Lawley and W. M. Petranek of Cedar Rapids. Jack W. Blessing of Cedar Rapids and Betty B. Biggs of Marion. Bruce S. Wright and Willia May Brown of Peoria Illinois. Martin K. Thenhaus and Ruby F. Bachman of Cedar Rapids. Lester Shulista and Louise Plotz of Cedar Rapids. Leo Holsch and LaVern Privatsky of Cedar Rapids.
Churches list Sunday times and sermon topics across multiple denominations. Baptist Brigdwell and Union services 10 11 30 am Sunday school 10 am sermon Misers and Midgets. Catholic mass 7 30 and 9 30 am. Christian Bible school 9 45 am worship 10 45 am sermon Out in the Open with God. Congregational worship 11 am sermon What Am I Mary. Methodist 10 am Sunday school 11 am sermon How the Great Guest Came. Epworth Le breakfast 7 am. Presbyterian 11 am worship sermon The Old Problem of Self. St Paul Evangelical Lutheran 10 am Sunday school 9 45 am neighborhood chapel 9 45 am. Seventh Day Church of God Sabbath school 10 30 am worship 11 30 am.
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