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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
6
Hog trade in Chicago Tuesday was slower and prices fell 10 to 15 cents from Monday, with a top around 9.55 and some sales near 9.60. Receipts in Chicago included 11,000 hogs and 4,000 direct to packers, while Omaha bids were 10 to 25 cents lower and St. Louis opened steady to 5 cents lower.
Mason City markets show hogs mostly 10 cents higher selling 140-160 pounds at 76 to 78 cents per pound with higher grades near 83 to 85. 160-180 pounds bring 83 cents, 200-250 pounds around 85 cents, 275-350 pounds 75 to 78 cents, and 350-425 pounds about 73 to 76 cents. Waterloo reports hogs softer than yesterday with 140-180 pounds at 73 to 75 cents. Ottumwa prices decline 5 to 10 cents with 140-150 pounds at 78 to 79 cents, up to 180-200 pounds around 66 to 68 cents, and packing sows 275-550 pounds at 71 to 75 cents. Austin market notes 186-200 pounds at 84 to 86 cents, 200-250 pounds 85 to 86 cents, 250-290 pounds 83 to 85 cents, packing sows 7.25 to 7.80 dollars per hundredweight.
Local market hog prices slip ten cents across all grades pushing top near nine dollars at 8.95. Cattle reports show steady market with steady to higher prices for Choice steers 1100 lbs up 10, with ranges listed for various weights and grades including yearlings, heifers, and cows.
List of grain prices including wheat oats rye barley and corn with shelling costs. Produce items cover oranges grapefruits lemons potatoes bananas strawberries head lettuce pineapples and peppers with quantities and unit prices. Also listed are hides beef and calf prices and various byproduct values.
New York bonds show modest weakness with light offerings concentrated in rails and utilities. Government issues remain steady with narrow price moves, while foreign bonds rise and notes trade near prior levels.
Bearish mood in grains eased by hedging weakness and weather cues. Wheat futures slipped with modest selling while corn held steady amid delayed planting and reports of substitutions, oats eased, and rye softened as traders noted sparse hedging and limited news impact.
Grain quotations show wheat No 2 hard at 144c sample crude 74 2 r822c and corn No 2 yellow 85 86c with other yellow and white corn varieties listed. Oats No 2 white 40 34gcdl34c and rye priced with no bids. Timothy seed 675 77 25 per cwt and clover seed 12 00 42 17 00 per cwt. Lard prices 13 60 loose 13 80 bellies 17 25.
The Department of Agriculture reports wool demand in Boston remains about steady with prices firmly held. Sales of average to short French combing 64s and finer wools went at 67c scoured basis. Fleece wools and blood Ohio types moved in moderate quantities with prices around 31-32c. grease and combing wools mostly 30-31c.
Foreign exchange rates listed for multiple currencies with cents values and some percent marks. Countries mentioned include Great Britain France Germany Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Roumania Argentina Brazil Hungary and Hong Kong Shanghai and Mexico City references appear alongside Montreal and New York exchange quotes.
New York investors faced declines on Tuesday as prices dipped after the President signaled a push for a wealth distribution tax program in Congress. Major issues such as American Can U S Smelting Union Pacific du Pont and General Motors fell one to several points while trading remained light and transfers reached about 1.15 million shares.
New York sugar markets eased as liberal spot offerings and softer demand weighed on prices. Spot sugar fell to 3.29 after sales of 5 250 barrels from Cuba and 2 250 from the Philippines. later shipments were offered at 3.35. Futures weakened with July No 3 slipping from 2.33 to 2.30 and December from 2.39 to 2.34. In No 1, July eased to 2.32 and December traded at 2.41. Cuban and covering activity limited losses. refined granulated held at 5.25.
Two thousand delegates at the Northern Baptist convention worked toward an early adjournment amid harmony. Leaders sought unanimous approval of resolutions and officers. Dr. J. H. Franklin of Crozer Theological Seminary was seen as likely president. The social action commission report passed with no dissent, smoothing liberal and fundamentalist tensions.
A tear drop streamlined car will be on display Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel from 3 to 11 p.m. It has tested motors and parts and a body designed to fit instruments on a low-priced chassis. Designer I F Gerdel says top speed is 100 miles an hour and a city auto mechanics meeting will follow at 7:45 p.m.
Miles Plotz and John J. Kegler pled not guilty to illegal liquor possession after bonds were posted. Federal agents raided their establishments on First Avenue East and Fifth Avenue SE, prompting beer permit revocation. Judge A B Clark granted Carrie Barcus a divorce from Samuel Barcus and awarded custody of a son. marriage began in January 1908.
Born to Harry Carlson at 208 Seventh Street SW a daughter June 22 at Mercy hospital. Born to Joseph Slavik at 118 Eighteenth Avenue SW a daughter June 23 at Mercy. Born to Frank Vozenilek at 1536 Sixteenth Avenue SE a son June 24 at Mercy. Born to Edward Andring at 511 Eighth Avenue SE a son June 24 at Mercy. Martha Anne born to Myron A. Hunter and Elizabeth Lady of Cedar Rapids. Born to Orval Cress Center Point a son Darris Allen on June 20. Born to E H Schindler at 1106 Eleventh Street NW a son June 25 at St Luke's. Born to R F Engelbrecht of Keystone a son June 24 at St Luke's Hospital.
In Kansas City a filling station advertises a Dionne five gallons for 79 cents with a sign reading that phrase. The quirky promotion ties the gasoline price to the name Dionne as a tongue in cheek deal.
Chicago prices and receipts for butter eggs and potatoes show steady to firm tones. Butter prices range around 23 to 24 cents for various grades with receipts near 19 to 24 thousand pounds. eggs firm with standards and firsts around 24 to 28 cents. potatoes report mixed stock with Idaho russets and California Burbanks showing varied prices and decay in some lots. Futures reflect storage standards and upcoming months with slight shifts in butter and egg futures.
Carl N. Owen, Marion’s veteran merchant born in a log cabin on the Gran ger farm, marked his seventy sixth birthday Tuesday. He has run a local drug business for fifty four years and lives in Marion with family connections tracing to Dr. and Mrs. Norman Owen. Florence Barry of Chicago is visiting Marion, staying with Miss Margaret Watkins.
A minority report by Representative Edward C. Eicher criticizes the House Interstate Commerce Committee version of the Wheeler Rayburn utilities bill. He says the measure risks constitutionally dangerous, indefinite delegation of power and fails to regulate holding companies adequately.
London informs Parliament that Germany pledges not to use unrestricted submarine warfare again. Sir Bolton Eyres-Mansell, first lord of the admiralty, announced in the House of Commons as part of a new Anglo German rapprochement with a permanent naval agreement. The Reich would have a navy 35 percent the size of Britain’s.
Peter Gatto prominent Cedar Rapids businessman dies at his home 820 Third Avenue SW at 4 30 am Tuesday aged about seventy five He operated a fruit business on Sixteenth Avenue SW for years and ran a Third Avenue SW store Survived by wife six children two brothers a sister and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Thursday at St Patrick s Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery Rosary to be recited at his home Wednesday night by Knights of Columbus council 909
Ruby Ellen Cluett 658 Fifteenth avenue SW died at a local hospital at 12 40 p m Tuesday after a hospital stay since June 5. Born in Blairstown she lived in Cedar Rapids 24 years and is survived by five sisters Kathryn at home Mrs Archie Kimm Blairstown Mrs William Hemsky and Mrs Romey Jones Cedar Rapids Mrs Gene Tongue Los Angeles and a brother George Cluett Springville plus several nephews and nieces including George Taylor who lived with her. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Margaret P. Mulinex 23 wife of Lyle L. Mulinex of 610 Sixth street SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 7 25 p m Monday after a short illness. She was born in Cedar Rapids and lived here all her life. Survived by husband daughter Barbara Ellen parents Mr and Mrs Walter L Phillips three brothers Donald Walter L Jr and John Phillips and grandmother Mrs Delia Donisthorp all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church 9 am Thursday burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call Beatty chapel until 8 am Thursday.
Leon Giza aged 64 of 1500 Sixteenth Avenue SE died at 830 a.m. Tuesday at Oakdale Sanatorium after an illness dating to May. The body is at Polansky Funeral Chapel with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Several couples receive marriage licenses including Lowell Helbig and Margaret Schneider of Cedar Rapids Ralph H DuBois and Eleanor M Savage of Coggan Lumir W Skivor of Cedar Rapids and Lillian D Emanuel of Amana Seth LeRoy Church and Dorothy Bean of Cedar Rapids J Francis Kee and Dorothy Hense of Alburnett Byron Ambdenstock and Lucille Allbaugh of Marion. The article adds a note on Chinese delicacies such as bamboo shoots birds nest soup sharks fins and beche de mer.
Ada Isora Fernow daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl La Grange Fernow and Gail Alfred Storck youngest son of Mr and Mrs D SB Storck were married in a candlelight ceremony Monday at 8 pm at the bride's parents home near Marion The Rev W E Fisher officiated The wedding party included Miss Margaret Carson and Jack Blessing The couple will reside on the Storck farm northeast of Marion after a wedding trip to Storm Lake The bride wore her mother's wedding gown and carried Talisman roses and delphinium
The Marion band conducted by G L Lyman presents a program in the city park Thursday at 8 p.m. The Forsyth program includes The Hosts of Freedom march The New Dawn overture Our Director march Songs from the Old Folks On the Square Moonlight on the Nile Oriental Waltz Officer of the Day Night in June serenade The Huntress and other pieces.
Norman Johnson elected master councilor with William Lange senior councilor and Frank Flack junior councilor at Linn chapter 900 DeMolay in the Masonic temple. Picnic supper preceded the meeting. Mrs Ralph Fitzgerald and Mrs Don Wolfe to chair Ladies day at golf club. Marion chapter 10 R A M to meet for Most Excellent Master degree. Ben Gill receiving treatment at St Luke's hospital. Alice Fernow teaching in Linden Vermont summers with parents. Handicraft club no 2 invites scrap book photos for Thursday meeting at 1 30 pm at Mrs Harold Phillips home. Mrs W E Smith leads sun bonnets project.
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