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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1938
Page
8
Waterloo hogs mostly down with 10 cent decline per hundredweight and varied prices for different weight ranges. Austin hog market shows ranges from 140 to 350 pounds with prices from about 7.45 to 9.50 per hundredweight, plus packing sows and cattle tone notes reflecting a slow market and mixed quality.
Chicago auctions show hogs unevenly lower with receipts around 14 000 including 3 000 direct while cattle and calves total 9 000 and 1 500 respectively. Top hogs near 10.15 per cwt, cattle steady to weak with prime steers around 12 75, lambs firm at elevated marks, and regional reports from Pittsburgh Cleveland and East St Louis indicate mixed trends across the Midwest markets.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle hog and sheep receipts across Omana Livestock Omaha and South St Paul and Des Moines reports show mixed activity. Hogs steady to weak with lighter weights strongest. cattle varying from steady to 15 cent losses. spring lambs firm to higher with veal and feeder sales mixed. Prices span 4,000 hogs at Omana opening slow, to 5,000 cattle and 7,000 sheep. Des Moines shows 21,306 hogs with price ranges across weight classes. Iowa towns report declines in several categories and mixed regional quotes.
Local hogs steady to five to ten cents lower with light hogs unchanged and heavy prime grades and packers down five to ten cents top $9.65. Calves and lambs rise amid higher cream prices. Cattle: prime steers 1050 to 1300 pounds around 11.00 to 12.00, good to choice 1000 pounds plus 11.25 to 12.25, yearlings and heifers conditional on weight and quality, beef grades and cows show varied declines and gains across weights. Prices listed include multiple weight bands and quality levels.
A Cedar Rapids market listing details grain and produce prices including wheat, oats, corn, soybeans, hay, butterfat, eggs, and wholesale fruits and vegetables. It notes specific weights and price ranges for barley, lemons, oranges, cantaloupes, watermelons, and various meat hides and byproducts. The page reflects a broad wholesale commodities snapshot with unit pricing and crate or basket terms.
CHICAGO PRODUCE reports receipts and steady prices across poultry and produce. Poultry trucks move stacked crates and hens under six pounds. White Rock springs and other items show mixed firm trends. Potatoes arrivals total 338 shipments, U.S. No. 1 firm for Californian White Rose and other grades, with steady or weak stock and slow demand. New York egg and butter markets show receipts rising and prices stable to firm, with cheese unsettled. Chicago futures reflect steady butter and egg standards with limited shifts.
Wisconsin cheese market brief notes quota week results with prices for Cheddars and other varieties. Farmers report varied bids as junior producers and local dairies discuss 12c to 12.5c range for cheeses including commodores and horns amid steady demand.
Sugar futures edged after brief changes with No 4 Contract largely unchanged while sept and march positions fluctuated. Market notes mention No 3 holding steady with minor gains and refined sugar prices remaining near 4.40 to 4.50 range amid scattered limitations and reporting gaps.
UPI reports US Department of Agriculture figures show French combing fine territory wools trading near 66 to 68 cents scoured basis with some lots at 70 cents. Graded French combing fine territory wools bring 64 to 66 cents scoured, while Texas wools in Boston fetch around 65 to 66 cents scoured.
Mme Ayako Tanahashi, a centenarian Japanese school teacher, says food and sleep do not govern a long life. She identifies worry as the primary killer, stressing mental peace as key to longevity.
Chicago markets ended with wheat up modestly as traders waited through a volatile session. Prices moved around prior closes with late buying helping lift September contracts. corn and oats saw gains while export sales provided limited support. Weather and rust fears in the Northwest weighed on sentiment, with rainfall uneven across the prairie regions.
Grain and commodity prices from Chicago and Minneapolis markets with bids and closes for WHEAT, RYE, SOYBEANS, and CASH PROVISIONS. Includes Sep and Dec futures, spot quotes for No 2 red wheat and corn, oats and barley values, plus Minneapolis receipts and cash grain figures.
Trading was quiet and the trend irregular in the bond market Wednesday. Some issues reflected uncertainty while foreign dollar group remained firm as U S Treasuries showed uneven moves. Notable losers near noon included Southern Railway 4.5s and Delaware and Hudson funding 4s, while American Type founders convertibles and New York Central convertibles rose, signaling mixed sentiment amid a cautious market.
Verne Lehman of Troop 17 and Laurance McKay of Troop 54 earned Life Scout badges while Henry Haegg of Troop 5 received an Eagle palm at the Camp Waubeeck ceremony. Tom Marsh of Troop 2 got a 75 hour civic service award. Fifty six merit badges went to thirty eight Scouts. awards were presented by Scoutmaster Walter Hamer and others.
A German company has developed pliable plastic toy soldiers that can be bent into any posture for drills, marches, skirmishes or battles, offering adjustable poseable figures for play and instruction.
New York reports a sharp midday decline as heavy offerings push major indices down about four points near session end. Blue chips led losses including U S Steel, Union Carbide, Chrysler, General Motors, and Eastman Kodak while rails and utilities also fell. Technical factors and unwinding short positions fueled the rapid sell-off.
Wall Street quotations show numerous stocks with varied prices and corporate names traded on a Wednesday session. The page lists Adams Express to Alaska Juneau and many other issuers, pairing numbers, futures, and market positions across banks, manufacturers, and utilities. In Lisbon, Albert M. Biedenbach and Irene Armstrong wed in Mechanicsville, planning to reside with the groom’s father on a rural farm near Tipton.
Dempsy Jones files renewal articles extending Harms Folwell of Cedar Rapids twenty years to March 29 1958 with capital of 15000. Officers include A E Harms Cedar Rapids president treasurer L Ely Chicago vice president and O B Harms Cedar Rapids secretary. Incorporation of Silver Corporation Cedar Rapids authorized capital stock 5000 with George O'Brien president treasurer Eloise O'Brien vice president secretary and George K O'Brien director.
Linn county supervisors approved a 150 compromise of personal property tax claims on Builders Material Inc. The plan allocates 46.82 to fully pay 1937 personal property tax on 1000 and the remainder toward 1936 tax totaling 601.25. The county will receive a quitclaim deed from Builders Material. Officials said a misdescription of Eis quarry property caused the title issue, and the action clears the omitted portion.
Multiple local notices report M G Linkletter leaving Linn County relief work to join D A Stamp Insurance Co after August 1. Social updates include Mrs Darrell King hosting Carol Jane’s eighth birthday with Marilyn Bristol and others, visits by relatives from Ames and Hollywood, and numerous travels and guest arrangements among Marion residents.
George R Moloney and Margaret Moloney ask the court to enjoin Frieda Jungklaus and Henry Jungklaus from barring a drive claimed as the Moloneys only access to their garage. They allege stakes block the drive, that the strip has been used as a drive for over twenty years, and that an easement exists. Judge Haas issued a temporary injunction after a $200 bond was posted.
Day morning funeral services are noted for Mr. Pope's brother in law A A Krommminga with Mrs B F Foot of Alhambra Calif and Mrs Chester Shaw of Cedar Falls as guests Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs F J Hardenbrook. Bernard Reel of Perry, staying with his grandmother Mrs Mary Kerns, returned home Wednesday morning as Mrs Leming came back Tuesday from a motor trip to Canada and northern Minnesota.
Local beauty shops advertise services and prices including permanents fingerwaves and panel waves. Notable listings: Ma Deline Beauty Shop Iowa Theater Beauty Shop Dermothea Krebs manager Sara Park Salon Helene Beauty Shop Kennedy’s Paris Academy of Beauty and La Vogue Beauty Shop. Includes air conditioned shops and mid summer specials.
H S Beebe as secretary of the Plain Park Telephone company asked Linn county supervisors to cancel 4268 dollars in delinquent taxes on the Grant township rural line. He argued taxes were incurred before present residents using the line benefited. The supervisors will seek the county attorney's opinion before deciding.
Detroit report says four suspended UAW vice presidents Richard Frankensteen Ed Mall Wyndham Mortimer and Walter Wells faced the union executive board as the prosecution alleged they plotted to overthrow President Homer Martin. Larry Davidow outlined specific acts in opening remarks.
Louise H Zrudsky and Emil Zrudsky filed for divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment. A decree for Mrs Zrudsky was entered by Judge C J Haas after a quick hearing with consent. The couple wed in Rock Island Feb 25 1933 with custody of a son and property rights resolved.
Testimony was presented to Judge Ring on Wednesday in Marion regarding a $942.6 note alleged by Harry G. Stitzel against Tabitha J. Skinner's estate. Frank Corry, executor, disputes the loan, arguing no loan existed. Claimant's evidence had been offered the previous day asserting a note dated February 21, 1934.
The Equitable Life Insurance Co of Iowa sues Rice and Gleason and Claude Rice of Linn county and Guy S Gleason of Ladora for 9482 28 dollars claiming 20392 bushels of corn sold at 4612 cents per bushel with writ of attachment sought to secure the obligation.
Settlement stipulations and dismissals filed in a 1937 action by Shell Petroleum over lease priority and possession. Dismissals in a $400 farm lease rent case. Thelma Br ink Cragg seeks custody modification in a 1928 divorce. Linn County approves June 30 report by Justice Churchill. Allen Alta Reid names Orval Reid in a cruelty divorce suit. Laura Shafer named administratrix of the estate. Japan racing meet sees bets near $750,000.
Linn County Safety Council members met to draft a temporary safety testing lane set to open in Cedar Rapids around August 15. The noncompulsory lane will run ten days to two weeks, with sponsorship by the safety council and cooperation from the Iowa Highway Patrol, the police, and the sheriff. Final plans to be announced at a Friday luncheon at the Elks club. Attendees included William Barron, Louis Burkhalter Jr, Robert Wesely, Ed Lowe, Lewis Clark, James Smith, and others.
William Hocking Van Duzer died at 1727 Maple Drive NW at 11 12 am Wednesday after a long illness Born in Searsdale New York June 22 1859 he lived in Cedar Rapids 52 years a retired carpenter He married Zitpah Susan Watts in 1889 at Troy Mills and leaves four daughters Mrs Lela Crawford Davenport Mrs Florence Melichar Peoria Mrs Frances Spencer and Mrs Emeline Meany Cedar Rapids a daughter Edith S a brother Dr F H Van Duzer and five sisters Funeral 4 pm Friday Beatty chapel Maine Lodge I O O F burial Linwood cemetery viewing Thursday 7 9 pm
George L. Irwin died at his sister in law Mertie L. Zion 1440 Bever avenue SE. Funeral services will be at Mt. Union Iowa at 2 p.m. Thursday. The body leaves Turner chapel early Thursday and friends may call Wednesday.
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