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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1936
Page
13
Livestock buyers faced uneven Chicago hog and beef quotes as Monday sales saw top hogs slip by a dime while lighter and medium weight hogs traded steadier. Packers reported slower dressed beef movement from early year highs as wholesale values drifted down.
Readable fragments suggest a bustling market scene with prices and trades noted for various goods. The text hints at stalls, vendors, and a crowd around a central market area with scattered figures and callouts.
Wheat futures rose as dust storms and wind swept the southwest boosting new crop prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. May and July contracts showed gains with corn and oats trading narrowly while Liverpool weakness failed to curb local buying.
Chicago markets show Butter Eggs and Potatoes with mixed gains and steady demand. Wisconsin, Michigan and Dakota potato varieties list No 1 and No 2 prices. poultry and fowl items rise slowly amid steady to higher orders, while butter and egg receipts reflect standard and extra first quality levels.
Hog prices advance 5 to 10 cents across grades on Tuesday with top at 10 dollars. Wilson & Co Hog Market lists truck hogs by weight with multiple price bands and good packers priced around 8.50 to 9.50 for heavier cattle and calves in the $6.50 to $9.50 range. Cattle market shows varied pricing for steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and bulls, with ranges from about 6 to 8 dollars for larger breeds and higher for choice cattle.
Grain and produce listing for Cedar Rapids showing prices on oats rye barley corn soybeans and eggs with multiple livestock and fruit items. includes wheat grains and miscellaneous wholesale figures reflecting a busy local trade scene.
Chicago cash grain shows mixed bids with No 8 red wheat around 1021, corn mostly 53 to 57 cents, oats around 25 to 30 cents, barley near 48 cents, and soybeans up to 82 cents at Chicago. Minneapolis reports higher bids for spring wheat at 1.24 and No 1 dark northern bids near 1.40, with corn around 80 percent of parity and oats at 25 to 27 cents.
In New York, bond trading reflected caution as government issuance weighed on the market. Investors priced in European and German rate expectations while Treasury offerings neared maturity, with notable activity around new benchmarks and yields fluctuating around key levels.
Farm implement, motor, rail and oil issues firmed on Tuesday with gains from Case and International Harvester among others. The market saw rallies interspersed with dull periods yet remained buoyant against a backdrop of optimism on the European situation. transfers reached about 2.5 million shares while several major names advanced and some slipped, reflecting a broad, volatile trading session.
Birth announcements include Elaine Joann to Mr and Mrs Leonard Coufal of Swisher at Mercy hospital March 10 and a daughter born March 9 in New York City to Dr J M B Kellogg. Granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W H Hopkins of Cedar Rapids born March 6, Mrs Marguerite Kness of Cedar Rapids is Milner’s mother. Funeral services were held for John Foote 81 of Palo. burial in Paulo cemetery. misstatement corrected about his life spent on the family farm in Linn county.
DES MOINES AP Milo Reno president of the National Farmers Holiday association and militant farm leader is seriously ill at Excelsior Springs Missouri. An office aid said Reno is threatened with pneumonia after being ordered there Saturday by his physician.
A district court jury is being impaneled before Judge F Ellison to hear the states case of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated against John Kilberger 48 of 1708 C street SW. Kilberger was arrested Jan 24 after a collision with a Lefebvre owned car near 1219 Third avenue SW. He pled not guilty Jan 25 and posted 1000 bond. He was previously convicted for drunk driving Oct 27 1931 with a 300 fine and costs.
A $1,000 damage suit by the Elliott brothers against C. L. Batchelder of Kalamazoo Mich was dismissed without prejudice before Judge F O Ellison. The case cited a crash on highway No 30 near Lisbon February 7. A separate $1,300 insurance policy suit by Cathrine Matvechuk against Travelers Insurance was dismissed with prejudice.
State Motor Vehicle Examiners James Hayes and Charles Hogan from Dubuque conduct chauffeur and driver's license examinations in the Cedar Rapids courthouse basement through Wednesday afternoon. Applicants must bring the vehicle to be used for a driving test and undergo vehicle inspection in addition to a written exam on road laws.
Christian Blochlinger as executor of the Lydia Matilda Blochlinger estate seeks a $900 judgment against Frank L. Doan and Mary A. Doan on a rental claim. Lulu O'Hara Lambert seeks to quiet title to Cedar Rapids real estate and asks that a warranty deed be reformed to correct an error.
Elizabeth M Keegan died February 18 and her will made June 3 1933 was admitted to probate in district court Tuesday The estate is left to the testatrixs children Mary Hanora Keegan and Ethel Frances Brown were named executrices. Ina Davis and Lilian Brookhouser filed divorce suits on cruel and inhuman grounds and Ina Davis was granted a divorce from Fay H Davis by Judge A B Clark.
London dispatch reports Maj-Gen Sir Henry Thuiller, commandant of the Royal Engineers, arguing gas is the most humane weapon in warfare. He told the Royal United Services Institution that gas saves lives by sparing streets and hospitals from the permanent maiming caused by high explosives and rifle fire.
Clark A. Beems president of Metropolitan Supply spoke at the Canopus club meeting in the Roosevelt hotel. His address titled Within the Walls covered a comprehensive discussion of the Bertillon system of identifying criminals.
In Marion 127 voters re-elected A. A. Schenken as director and chose Willis C. Sheets for the board while H. F. Lockwood was kept as treasurer. Schenken led with 122 votes. Sheets and Lockwood each had 120. other totals include A. R. McElwain with two and George Hutton and Mrs. A. E. Granger with one each. Additional items list community events, club meetings, and church programs through the week.
The funeral of John Stein infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Stein was held at the Teahen chapel on Tuesday with burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.
The Gazette lists advertising rates and line counts for in town and out of town want ads. Out of town blind ads incur a 10 cent surcharge and advance payment may be required. ads can be mailed telephoned or delivered in person.
Sherman Carlton and Marie Lint of Shellsburg, Leo B Aler of Springville and Georgiana Murak of Marion were issued marriage licenses from local authorities. The four names appear in the office records as new licenses granted.
The Nature and Garden club meets Wednesday at 2.30 pm. Guest speaker W. S. Hewett discusses Cold Frames, and Mrs. A J Dahn presents Awakening the Garden. A president and secretary will be elected.
Funeral directors EA Teahen Funeral Home announces a lost ring from the 1936 S H S class with initials W K Rev 6422. Found 5 keys on ring. Also a silver plated crook for a horn found. Rewards offered for return. Call Gazette Ad Dept.
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