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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1932
Page
8
Hog prices slipped up to 10 cents in Chicago markets as supplies piled up and trading slowed. Receipts were lighter but overall stock increased. Cattle trades stayed at a standstill with Chicago steady to 25 cents higher on grain fed cattle and yearlings, while other cities showed mixed or weaker activity.
There was little activity in sheep markets. Chicago and East Buffalo saw stronger demand with fat lambs up 25 to 50 cents, while Cleveland and Pittsburgh portions were steadier to unevenly lower. Totals recorded: Chicago 1,000, Pittsburgh 500, East Buffalo 200, overall 1,700 head.
Cattle receipts reach 500 with grain fed steers and yearlings 25c higher while grassy stockers and feeders drop up to 30c. Sheep receipts 1,000 show weak to steady tone, native and slaughter grades fluctuating. lambs and feeder weights vary with ranges cited, including 72 to 85 lb and 100 to 130 lb classes.
AP dispatch details hogs receipts 500 with 150 direct and mostly direct sales, hogs steady to above Friday's average, heavy hogs scarce with odd sows 3.00 to 3.50. Cattle receipts 400 calves 50, fed cattle and yearlings and heifers mixed with price ranges given for steers and feeders. Lambs noted with Texas markets and price ranges, overall market activity described as steady with various classes and regions represented.
U S Department of Agriculture receipts show mixed livestock values with steers cows and yearlings varying. Prices for stockers and fat cattle range from about 4.00 to 9.00 per cwt with cattle heavy and light and salable lots noted alongside average costs and weekly totals.
U S Department reports strong to higher slaughter classes with most markets steady for feeders. End cutters largely $1.50. heavy feeders six common and medium classes generally steady. Rain showers and market activity noted.
Receipts show 1 600 sheep and 430 160 corn product notes. Feeder pigs priced around 4.25 with several loads near 3.25. Lamb trade steady with bulk natives and western fat lambs around 5. feeder lambs 4.25. Yearlings trade around 4.00 to 4.25 with tops near 5.0.
Receipts over a 24 hour period ended Saturday totaled 13 head, far below last week’s 10800 and a year ago near 300. Prices show bulk of good to heavy hogs trading in the 190 to 230 pound range at around 4.15 to 4.40. Light and medium weights bring varied quotes from 3.50 to 4.45, with higher ranges for 180 to 220 pounds and lighter consignments pricing up to 4.45.
U S Department of Agriculture livestock receipts show 600 cattle steady, hogs steady but sows scarce, top steer price 9.25 for 1,283 pounds. Cows and calves mixed, long fed steers around 8.00 to 8.80, stockers 4.35 to 5.25, calves about 4.50. Sheep week’s fat lambs up ~50 cents with top around 5.90. ewes and yearlings scarce, best yearlings near 4.50.
The report lists live animal weights and meat prices in Mason City and Waterloo. Prices per hundred pounds vary by weight class with prime, heavy, and good packer classifications. Notable ranges include 140-160 lbs at 3.90, up to 350+ lbs around 2.85 to 3.45 in Waterloo and Mason City markets.
Receipts 200 cattle and 100 calves, market uneven with some declines. Top steers near 9.75, bulk 6.9, vealers and feeders mixed, lambs 5.50 to 6.00, ewes around 1.00, calves steady to weaker, weather noted as damp with prices down about 4.00.
Receipts show mostly steady slaughter stock after a brief downturn, with vealers up 50 or more and top cattle mixed. Grass cows and heifers range around 2.50 to 7.00, pigs and sheep enter varied with lambs up about 50 cents and ewes and wethers trading near 5.75 to 4.75 and 1.00 to 1.50 respectively.
The report lists U S government and Liberty bonds with figures Liberty bonds at 801.25 and 4% Treasuries around 3106 23. Treasury 4s quoted near 103.23 and 3% notes around 40-43 as of the period date.
Trading in New York bonds opened with scattered profit taking but largely held recent highs. Government issues led a partial rally while British and Australian loans eased. Rail stocks faced resistance with several rail bonds fluctuating as some major corps touched key levels before retreating.
Fragmentary Cedar Rapids note references names and items with unclear details. It hints at a list of small entries including quantities and descriptors but the readable content is insufficient to identify persons places organizations or events with confidence.
Dr George W Crile of Cleveland Ohio advances a theory that life may be a sequence of reactions similar to TNT guncotton and nitroglycerin though less violent. He suggests biological processes mirror energetic chemical changes.
Wheat moved erratically on the board but closed steady. Speculative interest cooled and a bullish crop report affected sentiment. July contracts closed mixed with corn, oats, and rye trading modestly lower to higher while provisions remained dull. Receipts: wheat 152, corn 160, oats 285 cars.
The notice lists several wheat varieties and grades with mixed codes and percentages. Items include No 2 red, No 2 northern spring, No 2 yellow, No 3 white, and related designations with percent figures and unclear notes.
The notice presents prices for amber durum at 53 percent and yellow oats at 34 percent, plus white durum at 16 percent and other grain listings. It includes a reference to Plax No. 44 and oBise identifiers, indicating commodity quotes and product codes.
AP market roundup from Chicago lists farm products with varied prices for hens roosters turkeys and broilers. Potatoes and corn cobbler prices appear with regional quotes from Missouri Kansas Nebraska Idaho Minnesota Virginia and Idaho markets.
Market notes show dull potato trading with Long Island baskets at 1.00 to 1.25 per bbl, New Jersey baskets around 0.50, and spring patents 4.15 to 4.45 per bbl. Poultry steady with turkeys 26 to 27c, fowls 19c, ducks 14c, broilers 13 to 22c. milk and butter receipts uncertain. coast prices listed for fresh whites and near-by supplies.
Report notes a hay market incident with seven cars involved in a crash. Details are sparse but suggest multiple vehicles and a collision event reported by AP.
Foreign exchange report notes a Swehanese firm in New York and listed rates in Britain. It mentions various currencies and commodities including silver peso and Shanghai figures with quoted percentages and values.
The west side church union will hold a service at 1 30 PM at First Evangelical. The Rev C W Harrop of John Huss Methodist Church will preach at First Avenue and Third Street.
Paraguayan Guatoan Indians tap a palm yielding palm sap that ferments quickly into a potent intoxicating beverage. The process collects sap in small cups, producing a local liquor.
Local hog market remained steady Saturday with primes at 4.00 and packers at 3.10. Lower grades of packers rose somewhat gaining 4 to 20 cents.
Bull forces keep market in hand with steels active and mixed gains across leaders. Rail losses small but unions up while U S Steel and Bethlehem Dodge lead with gains. weekly carloadings rise on favorable volume. cotton gains 20 to 30 cents per bale and sterling strengthens to $3.50 ¾.
Eldo Mitchell died after a Thursday morning crash near Beatty home. Rev R J Campbell will officiate at 2:30 pm with Oak Hill cemetery burial by Han ford Post American Legion. Son of Elizabeth Mitchell, he lived 20 years in the area and had worked for Three Minute Cereals. He had been in Chicago as Lincoln Park board comptroller. his companion Hise survives and recovers from injuries.
Funeral services for Bohumil Krenek and his wife are set for Sunday at 2 30 p m in Barta's chapel. Burial will follow at Bohemian National cemetery with S V Shonka officiating. The couple, residents of Des Moines for 12 years, left survivors including family in Seattle Algona and Welcome Minnesota.
Funeral service for Joseph Dreska will be held Sunday at 4 pm at the Lesinger-Polan sky chapel with officiant from Kacere. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday from 7 to 9 pm. Cemetery arrangements unspecified.
In Iowa City AP report Reddig of Rock Island and Brody of Des Moines defeated Swenson and Leibson of Cedar Rapids 6 2 6 8 to reach the Mississippi Valley tennis meet doubles final. Goff and Mikie of Normal beat Curtiss and Sheldon of Evans ton 9 7 6 8 6 4 6 2 to join them in the final.
By Al Demaree, the piece compares Bill Terry to John McGraw as he strives to manage the Giants. It recalls McGraw’s rise from player to manager and notes Terry’s youth and promise, alongside historical praise and a nod to possible changes in McGraw’s health and stance.
Washington reports state police may move veterans toward the Ohio border as about a thousand veterans lounged at Ideal Park camp on Saturday. Smaller groups trailed the streets amid tense mood along the southern edge of the state.
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports large influx of veterans forming the khaki shirts as Walter W Waters leads a new push for bonus legislation. Doak A Carter and Mayor Eddie McCloskey coordinate housing and rally logistics while Hillside areas are set as new camp sites. Samuel S Lewis orders 60 highway trucks to Emmitsburg to aid marchers.
In San Francisco Bay a flotilla of wrecked vessels lies beneath the daily currents. The Julia exploded in 1888, the City of Chester sank after an 1888 collision, and other ships like the Aberdeen, Lyman Stewart, Coos Bay, and Oceanic are scattered near Alcatraz and Land's End. The bay hosts a marine museum of drowned ships and vanished crews.
Judge H C Ring granted a writ of attachment on property owned by Mr and Mrs Mike Dmitryk of 1007 Eleventh Avenue SE in district court. The county seeks 143 10 alleging improper poor relief payments from November 1931 to July of this year. The suit arose after it was found they owned real estate planned for sale before returning to Russia.
Birth announcements list a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mentz at Mercy hospital on Division street SE. A son born July 29 to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stolte of 1420 Second Street SW. Paul Benjamin of Aurora NL welcomes Paul Jr. born July 27. Stanley E. Young of Chicago greets a child born July 23. Vida Stick Young, formerly Vida Stick of Cedar Rapids, is noted in the report.
Transport aircraft in America now average roughly 150000 miles daily. The figure reflects ongoing airlift operations and high utilization of the fleet in the current period.
Sixty four quarts of corn and apples were canned Friday in the Community canning kitchen. Workers lack chairs, utensils, jars, glasses and containers and are hampered by missing tools. Miss Mildred Titus is the contact for donations or inquiries. Three workers helped supervisors Friday. L. S. Eastman of San Diego, California, is expected to visit the C. R. Biddick home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Low and Mrs. H. A. Dye returned from Lake Okoboji. Dinner guests Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dean included Mrs. George Story Cresco Mrs. L. G. Weld Cedar Rapids and Miss Inez Mead Goldfield.
Miss Elizabeth Klein, a Minneapolis teacher, arrives in Marion for a visit with her sisters Miss Emma Klein and Miss Katherine Klein.
Mr and Mrs Leo Bartlett and their son Carl of Monmouth Ii fl visiting in the J A Bartlett home as the family travels through town.
Chicago residents Flannigan and Ernest Hardin were recent guests in the A. A. Hardin household, sharing hospitality during their travels.
Mrs. M Mountner and her daughter Loraine of Savanna Illinois are guests of Mrs Walter Hotchkiss. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Adee arrived in Marion from Gladwater Texas where Mrs Adee contracted malaria fever. Mrs Adee will remain until her health improves. Mr Adee has returned to Texarkana Texas where he plays with a dance orchestra.
Miss Miriam Jackson has accepted a position with the Laurance Press company in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Parsons of this city and Miss Virginia Bardwell of Chicago spent Thursday at Delhi.
Mrs Myrtle Gibson of Saree Ml visits Mrs E C Freeman Moines and will depart for Council Bluffs at the start of the week.
Mrs. Marie W. Courtney travels to Nevada to spend the weekend with Mrs. E. A. Chapman and expects to return Monday.
Mrs. Fred Lang of 1999 First Avenue was honored Friday at a family picnic lunch with relatives and friends to celebrate her birthday. The afternoon was spent visiting.
Mrs. F. S. Skinner of 12820 Eighth Avenue hosted a Friday Bridge club gathering yesterday. Guests included Miss Bess Boyles of Milwaukee and Mrs. Grant Comstock of Chicago.
Mrs Amber Travis and her son Frank left Saturday for a two weeks vacation with relatives at Owen Sound Canada. Miss Gertrude Werkman will accompany them to Holland Mich and visit Holland Grand Rapids and Zeeland Mich. Miss Mary Buzza of Minneapolis will keep house for her father George Buzza during their absence.
Mrs Ethel Frush of Clear for Minn visits her mother Mrs W R Pollard. M O Winter resumes work at Kendall Hardware after vacation. John Waters of Eddyville visits the W O Blake home. Dr J Haas travels to Hallock Minn on business for about a week. Mrs Harry Kenyon of Cedar Rapids guests Friday at Mrs Josephine Whitacre's home.
Ossie Orwell, formerly with the Philadelphia Athletics, has signed with the Des Moines club of the Western league, announced by E. L. Keyser, president of the Des Moines team.
Mrs Patrick Hogan announces the marriage of her daughter Deborah to Warren Mundy at a Cedar Rapids area wedding last Thursday. Justice S C Wiles officiated with witnesses Mrs Hogan Mr and Mrs Guy Mundy and their son Marvin. The newlyweds will reside at the Mundy farm.
Miss Jeanette Titus and Miss Eleanor Lafollette were expected home Saturday after visiting Madison Wisconsin.
Douglas Dunlap this week traveled to Springville to visit relatives, according to a brief local notice. He spent time with family members and returned home yesterday.
Miss Verle Breed has returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Anamosa.
Miss Florence Hines and Mrs. G. Bixby join Mrs. T. A. Cunningham and daughter June for a Friday motor trip to Iowa City with guests Miss Evelyn Harmon of Cedar Rapids and Miss Carmelita Calderwood of Iowa City.
J. K. Kinser relocates to 2180 Eighth Avenue and Harold Fleming moves from Cedar Rapids to 1209 Twelfth Street. Oren Lutze of Perry visited the John Grote residence Saturday.
Miss Emilie Griffin returns from Independence after spending several days with Miss Pearl Ritche. Mrs. Charles Jenck, who visited Mrs. George Carver for two weeks, returned Friday to her home in Chicago.
Mr and Mrs William Dipple of Sioux City traveled to Marion Saturday morning to be with Mrs H D Rockey mother of Mrs Dipple who is in critical condition at a local hospital.
The Legion auxiliary members are asked to meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Legion hall to attend in a body the funeral services of Mrs. W. F. Domer.
Mrs Charles Daws and her family returned Thursday night from Chicago where they visited relatives during the week.
The condition of Mrs. H. D. Rockey today is described as serious by medical staff.
A listing of Sunday morning worships and evening union services for multiple churches in Marion. Includes Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian and Lutheran denominations with sermon topics, Sunday school times, and morning or evening service details.
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