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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1933
Page
13
Chicago and other markets show lower hog prices as heavy western receipts meet slow demand. Top at 4.75 with most hogs 4.65 to 4.75, while cattle and sheep also move unevenly amid steady to firm trends and active vealers.
Kansas City livestock market notes mixed declines across hogs cattle and sheep. Receipts include hogs 6 Dept Agri culture reports top prices around 455 for 200-250 lbs and cattle demand steady to higher with fed steers and yearlings around 5.00 to 6.00 per hundredweight and sheep bids up to 8.00 for native lambs.
Receipts at Sioux City Livestock and BioVa City markets show mixed demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers yearlings and cows in varied ranges with midwestern bids around 4.00 to 4.50 per cwt. hogs mostly lower. feeder pigs steady. lambs and yearlings steady to higher with western types around 6.00 per cwt.
Hog receipts around 5,000 with independent packers and large firms bidding. Top hog price about 4.40 for choice 220 to 260 pounds. Cattle, calves, and yearlings active with gains around 10 cents to 60 cents on select loads. Sheep and lambs receipts about 6,000 with lambs steady to higher and feeding lambs strong early.
Traders dumped wheat and other grains in a panicky session on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat fell 5 cents from Wednesday highs with May and other deliveries breaking past the dollar mark. Corn, oats, rye and barley also tumbled, while notes of late rallies appeared before settling lower. Cash prices rose slightly on some reports amid mixed receipts and sparse weather impact.
Wall Street traders faced a sharp downturn with grains and cotton leading the worst yearly drop. The market opened weak, rallied briefly in morning trading, but closed lower with most major groups down and transfers near 8.1 million shares.
Grain prices and grades listed for wheat corn oats barley and related products at Chicago markets. Various No 2 No 4 No 1 and mixed grade values with unit prices and sample notes appear, including mixed yellow and white varieties and seed lard and bellies figures.
Hog price listings from Mason City Waterloo Ottumwa Des Moines and St Joseph show varied weights from 120 to over 400 pounds with price ranges roughly 2.10 to 4.60 per hundredweight. City receipts and market notes indicate steady to lower trends for some classes and firmness for others in midweek trading.
The USDA intake in Des Moines shows combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and seven packing plants for 24 hour period ending Thursday. Volumes total 33 600 head, up from 27 000 last week and 113 500 year ago, with prices and weights listed for light to heavy hog categories and packing steam values.
The AP reports unchanged sugar futures around 269 in New York while refined stays near 470. Foreign exchange shows varied demand across Britain France Belgium and other nations with several European currencies listed against the dollar and Tokyo and Montreal exchange notes also noted.
Mixed OCR snippet shows flour market details in Minneapolis with price ranges per barrel and sack shipments. Mentions standard samples and bran shares, unclear dates or entities due to garbled text.
Fragmentary grain market notes from Minneapolis show cash prices for wheat and oats with multiple percentages and codes. The text mentions delivery terms like September and December and references several lot numbers and grade codes, indicating a local futures or price listing.
Chicago Produce notes show retail shifts in hens roasters and turkeys with small price movements. Virginia and Kentucky sources list cobblers and butter receipts mixed with stable egg markets. It covers New York and Chicago futures, with dairy and cheese steady, butter futures easing after creamery prices rise.
M S McConnell of Bloomfield was named as the outstanding candidate for directorship of the Home Owners Loan corporation offices in Iowa. The Home Loan bank board has not acted, but his selection is expected soon with an early start for refinancing Town homes. Headquarters will be Des Moines with branches at Sioux City and likely Davenport.
London reports Secretary Cordell Hull working vigorously behind the scenes of the world economic conference to preserve the general principles of President Roosevelt’s truce on tariff changes. The description comes from high American circles on Thursday.
Hogs show no changes on the local market with Thursday trading steady across grades. The top price remains at 3.90, indicating consistent demand and steady supply.
Charles Preussner 78 former Cedar Rapids resident lived near Manchester a year died July 18 in Manchester after a stroke. He leaves three children Mrs W B Ives Cedar Rapids Mrs N E Bliss mentente Wis and Henry Dundee. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dundee with Spring Hill cemetery burial. Charles M Sloan 75 Cedar Rapids resident for over forty years died at home July 18 after a lingering illness. Survived by wife Alice and four children Edwin A Charles Harold Mary Louise Helen M and siblings Nelson A Sloan and Mrs John R Alexander. Funeral 4 p.m. Friday Beatty chapel Cedar Memorial bury.
Harry Burgess died at his Fond du Lac home on July 15. He leaves a daughter Mrs Ellen Woods and son Robert, both of Fond du Lac, three sisters including Mrs Hansen of this city, Mrs Frank Bennett of Fort Smith Arkansas, and Mrs Mary Beaudrew of Fond du Lac, and a brother Charles D Burgess of San Francisco, formerly of this city.
In Philadelphia area Frank A. McClatchy 56 a wealthy real estate operator lay near death from a chest bullet wound after a struggle during an attempted kidnapping. Authorities said the assailants sought his brother John H. McClatchy 58 a millionaire real estate developer in Upper Darby prior to targeting the pair.
Donald M Jones and Lavona Adel Power of Waubeck obtain a marriage license. Melvin J Link of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn D Schular of Atkins also secure a license.
New York notes show a featureless session with modest moves across bonds. British government securities rallied on details of a proposed conversion loan at 2 percent, while U S issues oscillated in a narrow band. Liberty and Treasury issues fluctuated, with some rail and industrials contributing to subdued activity.
A Cedar Rapids market roundup lists grain and feed prices for oats rye and barley, corn, hay and straw values, heavy and light poultry prices, cream and eggs, wholesale fruits and vegetables including California citrus and greens, assorted cattle, hides, calves, and horses, with a closing note highlighting Louisiana's 4700 mules and extensive waterways.
Violinist Fritz Kreisler declares he will not perform in Germany despite official statements by State Commissioner Hans Hinkel that foreigners and non-Aryans may not be hindered. He waits for actions to back words and calls art international, opposing art chauvinism.
New York dispatch reports Henry Hazlitt argues democracy is inefficient and urges abolishing Congress in favor of a nationwide elected twelve member board with a thirteenth President. The sample slate includes Roosevelt Hoover Smith Borah Baker Ritchie Long Garner Butler Thomas Johnson Norris. He says the board would meet the standard of higher intelligence and place the President as a prime ministerial figure.
A. M. Tschirgi reports residents along Nineteenth Street SE from Fifth to Mount Vernon oppose heavy buses on their street due to noise and pavement wear. He asks for steps to reroute buses to the arterial highway on Tenth Street SE and Mount Vernon Avenue. The matter was referred to the city solicitor.
City Solicitor David G. Bleakley told the council on Thursday that taxi complaints prompted amendments to the taxicab ordinance. He proposed cab stands for soliciting only, meters in cabs to determine fares, and a reasonable maximum charge.
Carl Clymer 33 Fred Clymer 49 brothers near Bertram and John Blazek 59 of rural route four were jailed after police stopped their car in Mount Vernon. Carl Clymer faces operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charge while the others are held on intoxication charges awaiting formal filing.
Farm administrators reported most bakers maintain fair price schedules after an intensive price survey in thirty two cities. Bread prices on July 13 averaged slightly under one cent per pound higher than June 15, findings show.
Virginia C Burman sues John B Burman for desertion and cruelty seeking custody and an absolute divorce. Marvel B Hahn petitions against Harold E Hahn, cite felony conviction and asks to restore maiden name Marvel B Snyder. Alice Stewart files against Arvel Stewart on cruelty grounds.
Aura Pohorsky was granted a divorce from B M Pohorsky in district court by Judge H Co Ring. She resumed her maiden name Laura Rudd. The couple had wed on May 23 1923.
Wesley Kohout, initially aiming for a guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, asked to plead guilty before Judge H. C. Ring but later reaffirmed a not guilty plea after arraignment. He was arrested by Sheriff Joe Petrus after backing into the sheriff’s car in the southwest city area. A separate district court divorce action by Samuel G. Pugsley against Margareth F. Pugsley was dismissed after testimony, with Ring reserving ruling on the cross petition for separate maintenance.
F. J. McHugh, 25, fined $10 and costs in police court for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Lawrence Medinger of 230 Cottage Grove Ave SE fined $10 and costs for speeding. E. H. Sanders of 200 Thirteenth St SE fined $2 and costs for overtime parking. Gentry Bros. Get Show Permit for Cedar Falls Cedar Lauls July 29 on Fourth St and Twelfth Ave SW.
Miss Ruth Googins of Fort Worth said she would not marry Elliott Roosevelt "right now" as the young couple planned a brief goodbye before departure with her mother. Elliott Roosevelt avoided questions, saying he would not affirm or deny marriage rumors while visiting the Century of Progress exposition with Miss Googins and Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall.
British chairman Arthur Henderson traveled to Munich to discuss the arms problem with Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The aim was to clarify the European political situation and seek clarity on disarmament matters.
Birth announcements list Milo Visek Jr born July 19 at 81 Twentieth Avenue SW to Milo and wife. Other births include Deflancey in Central City, Peal at 1327 Lo Avenue NE, Konvalinka in Toronto, Steadman at Mercy Hospital, and Steme lar at Mercy Hospital with names and dates. Also legal notice of joint tenancy and property transfer involving Louis J Koenig and Alma F Koenig for Clarendon Hills addition with covenants and $1 value dated 7-8-33.
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