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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1936
Page
21
The Chicago market reports indicate ample Monday supplies with hogs around steady near last Friday’s peak of 11.10 dollars, while cattle and sheep runs exceeded expectations and rose. Steers and yearlings showed strength, light heifers and mixed yearlings firm to a shade higher, with some top prices reaching 9.40 for light heifers.
Hogs rise on the local market after a 5 to 10 cent gain across grades. Top hogs back to 10.50 dollars. Cattle remain steady to strong for quality stock but grass cattle ease up to 25 cents. Wheat and corn advance. Calf market shows good to choice 149 to 190 pound calves around 700 dollars. Sheep market notes lambs 70 to 90 pounds at about 950 dollars. weight and quality affect prices. Cattle details list various price ranges for choice, good to fair, and common categories across steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and bulls with mixed gains and declines.
Iowa hog receipts 28,300 21 concentration yards nine packing plants vs 131,400 last week and 19,500 year ago trade fairly strong prices steady to up five cents led by good to choice sow futures with 10 cent gains. Regional reports Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa and Omaha show steady to higher bids for 140 to 350 pound hogs with tops around 10.50 to 10.66 in the Midwest market system and Austin Minnesota noting steady to higher at 9.35 to 10.25 for similar weights and sows around 7.40 to 7.60.
A cluttered price list from Cedar Rapids shows numerous grains and produce items with varied prices and weights. Items include oats corn barley and soybeans, plus heavy hens, cock and leghorn prices, and assorted fruits and vegetables with multiple price entries.
Boston wholesale report notes fairly firm tones in some commodities while others show modest gains. Market activity reflected scattered demand with fluctuating prices, as exports and local sales balanced against global shifts in Europe and North America.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Sylvester Hanley of 119 Tenth Street SW on Famie July 25 at Mercy Hospital. A son was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Thomas B Powell of Iowa Falls. Powell is the son of Judge and Mrs Thomas B Powell of Cedar Rapids.
Chicago wheat futures rose as much as 1% to 104% cents for July and corn jumped to 93 cents amid bullish weekend crop news from North American spring wheat areas. Oats firmed, rye advanced, and lard met steady demand as traders cited weak rainfall in the corn belt and strong Liverpool buying as key factors.
Industry shares show modest gains with Allis Chalmers 4s Anaconda Copper 4s National Dairy 345 and Studebaker 65 posting fractional advances. Pure Oil 4148 climbed past 120 while Youngstown Sheet & Tube 32s rose about a point. Rail stocks led with Missouri Pacific Ss Northern Pacific 45 and Southern Pacific 414s edging higher. Santa Fe 43 eased after a brief uptick as Forelan logna remained quiet and irregular.
Wall Street extended gains into the final hour with fractions to over three points as earnings news spurred broad buying. Consolidated Edison doubled its dividend while various sectors including motors, electric equipment, farm implements, utilities, rails, and steel supported the market, with transfers near 1.9 million and bonds steady.
Chicago cash grain provisions show mixed prices across corn oats soybeans barley and rye with No 1 hard and yellow corn bids around 1.08 to 1.12 per bushel for various grades and white and mixed oats around 36 to 39 cents. sample grades noted. Minneapolis market reports wheat bids range from 1.20 to 1.35 for No 1 dark northern spring and No 1 hard Montana with protein around 14 percent. corn No 2 yellow around 88 to 89 cents. oats No 3 white about 38 to 39 cents.
Chicago market details cover butter eggs and cheese receipts, live poultry and potatoes data, with shifts in futures and prices. Highlights include butter receipts at 7330 steady with various grade prices, eggs at mixed colors and standards, and potato bids for Idaho Russets and Nebraskan Cobblers amid fluctuating supplies.
New York stock market notes buying in listed industrial bonds Monday as second quarter earnings reports signal financial strength. Main price movement was upward with rails shares and prominent car makers showing modest gains amid recovering demand.
Market data from Minneapolis shows API flair carload intakes and per barrel prices for 98 pound cotton sacks, with patents unchanged. Reported figures include 6,556.26 and 29.091 shipments, plus Pure bran prices at 22.08 and 23.08, reflecting midline standard values.
In Belgrade a report says the Olympic flame, carried in a Greek relay toward Berlin, went out near Paracin on Monday and was rekindled with a match, per AP. The incident remained unverified.
Funeral services for Mrs Frances Wilson a longtime city resident and Cedar chapter O E S member were held in Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Sunday Rev C F Edwards officiated with burial in Linwood cemetery
Thomas A Kelty a Cedar Rapids resident and former Manhattan Island owner died at 8 30 am Monday after a long illness at his home 1655 Ellis boulevard He was born September 10 1849 in Trenton New Jersey and lived in Cedar Rapids over fifty years Surviving are two daughters Jean Westinghouse and Louise Holmes two sons John C and Joe E Kelty a sister Mrs Kate Maher of Trenton and brothers Edward Denver and Rev William Kelty of Grafton Pa seven grandchildren and one great grandchild A daughter Mae preceded him in death Funeral services will be at Turner chapel at a date to be announced with friends allowed at the chapel.
Katherine L Brown 84 a school teacher who lived in Cedar Rapids for years died at an Iowa City hospital. She was born south of West Liberty and educated at West Liberty High School and Iowa State Teachers College. Survived by E J Brown a Des Moines sister a Des Moines sister and several relatives. Body to West Liberty for services Wednesday at 10 a.m.
William S Walling died at his Cedar Rapids home at 2125 Bever avenue SE at 12 21 PM Sunday after a three week illness. Born August 13 1871 in Dayton Ohio he lived in Cedar Rapids eighteen years. He belonged to Mizpah lodge A F and A M Iowa Consistory No 2 El Kabir Shrine Malta chapter O E S. Survived by wife Nina M daughter Helen Lundin three Cedar Rapids grandchildren sister Maude Bushwaw Dayton and brother Samuel Walling Cedar Rapids. Burial at Cedar Memorial park with Mizpah lodge services at Barta chapel. Members urged to meet at Masonic hall Wednesday at 1 30 PM.
Vojtech Pospisil of 1122 Seventh Street SE died at University Hospital in Iowa City Saturday night after a three year illness. Survived by wife Emilia two sons Viladimir of Cicero and Earl of Cedar Rapids and three grandchildren. Member of Prokop Vel ky lodge C S A and Zizkov Dub Z C B J. Funeral at Barta chapel Tuesday at 2 30 led by Theodore B Hlubucek. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Monday evening.
William H Wenke died at his home 1531 Avenue NE Saturday at 9 30 p m after a lingering illness. Born November 9 1871 in Fort Madison Iowa he was a machinist in Rock Island and Milwaukee railroad shops for 48 years and belonged to the International Association of Machinists. Survived by widow Mary Wagner Wenke five sons W J Ed A Joseph F Fred and John F and five daughters Mrs Helen M Tem
The obituary lists survivors including Mrs Margaret C Anderle Mrs Rose E Stepanek Mrs Kathryn L Regan and Mrs Mary M Murray. A sister Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Los Angeles and seventeen grandchildren are noted. Funeral services at 9 am Tuesday in Immaculate Conception Church officiated by Msgr John Molloy. Burial Mount Calvary. Body moved from Brady Funeral Home to family home today with WCOF No 726 Rosary at 8 pm Monday.
Funeral services for Asa Swanger 80 father of C. H. Swanger of 381 Fifteenth Street SE and former Mechanicsville resident will be at Beatty chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday with burial at Mechanicsville cemetery. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Beatty chapel.
American track coaches clash over Lash and Hayes on the eve of Berlin events. Lawson Robertson criticizes Indiana’s E C Hayes for pushing Lash too hard while Larry Snyder questions the village track surface as unsafe for sprinters. The 12 Americans begin serious training, amid wild Berlin autograph scenes and crowds.
Paul Chotteau, 38, French violinist and distance swimmer, swam from Catalina to Malibu Beach a record 3314 nautical miles in 33 hours 44 minutes. He faced strong tides and currents, was aided ashore by Malibu, and had four AAU officials in a boat throughout the swim.
Manchester Golf club defeated Marion Golf club in a Sunday match by 27 to 23 medals led by Dav son for the visitors and Dav son was medalist for Manchester. Dozens of members and a future breakfast match at Anamosa are noted along with a long list of social visits and local happenings in Marion Iowa.
BERLIN AP Mrs Eleanor Holm Jarrett 1932 Olympic back stroke champion who was dismissed from the American team for attending cocktails will stay in Berlin during the Games to cover them for an American news agency She says she always wanted to be a reporter and will be paid space rates like any freelancer Her amateur status as a swimmer remains unchanged and the decision by officials stands
A newspaper note urges golfers to observe courtesy on park and fee courses. It distinguishes between players unaware of courtesies and those who knowingly violate others rights, calling for scrupulous play and consideration of fellow golfers.
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