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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1935
Page
8
Hog prices declined 15 to 25 cents with receipts around 14,000 in Chicago and 15,000 elsewhere as 1935 hog arrivals remain below last year. Early top Tuesday hit 9.10 for heavy butchers. 140-170 lb hogs brought 8.15 to 8.75, while cattle showed uneven, mostly lower prices amid lighter demand.
Local hog market shows a drop with good hogs down 30 to 35 cents, top price sliding to 8.75. Sinclair Hog Market lists truck hogs by weight class with varied bids from 140 to 350 pounds, plus separate cattle and sheep prices and calf market notes.
Bulls drive up Chicago board of trade prices as windstorm and dust disruptions press grain markets. Wheat gains extend to May with modest advances. corn mostly steady to higher. oats and rye rise. Weather and export news from Europe and Argentina influence activity, while domestic demand remains tepid.
Furnished by Lamson Brothers and Co Cedar Rapids office lists grain prices for wheat corn rye and oats with cents per bushel and miscellaneous produce and meats from wholesale markets including oranges lemons bananas cabbage and oysters Also notes standards and grades for beef and pork cuts with prices referenced for No 1 and No 2 grades and livestock items.
Grain movement report shows Chicago and Minneapolis receipts by grain type and cash market quotes. Wheat receipts in several markets are listed with totals, while cash grain: No 3 red wheat No 2 yellow corn and No 2 white oats quoted. prices vary by grade and region with spring and durum varieties noted.
The New York stock market moved modestly higher in thin, selective action led by American Telephone, General Motors, U S Steel, Chrysler and J I Case. The late session held steady with around 500 000 shares traded as gains narrowed and some stock short covering appeared.
In quiet trading the corporate sector showed dull activity while U S government issues moved little. The foreign section led with 1 to 2 point rises on German bonds amid international developments. several utilities and select corporate issues posted fractional changes.
DES MOINES AP reports the House passed a bill to eliminate the 50 cent county poll tax on male residents over 21. Rep. Fuster said the tax fuels delinquencies on non property owners and costs more than it yields. The measure cleared 82 to 15.
A son was born March 19 to Mr and Mrs John Mc Daniel of 1636 First avenue E at St Luke's hospital. A son was born March 18 to Mr and Mrs E K Brown of 2516 Twenty-sixth street SE at St Luke's hospital. A son was born March 18 to Mr and Mrs Gerald Newcomb of 713 Thirty-second street NE at St Luke's hospital.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl of Des Moines lauded the Iowa National Guard at a Canopus club luncheon saying the guard is at its highest efficiency and should be respected in communities. He noted US army strength lagging behind other nations and praised college ROTC units and Cedar Rapids guards for contributing about $12,000 annually in armory rents and allowances.
Cedar Rapids officials say the proposed ban on parking trucks in streets from sunrise to sunset for more than fifteen minutes targets out of town haulers. Don Hines notes the rule applies to trucks over eighteen feet long and seventy two inches wide and that local trucks rarely store on streets. City officials will explain the ordinance at a Wednesday conference for trucking concerns and area business operators.
The Marion Post 298 American Legion and its Auxiliary hosted a picnic and held meetings to outline a spring horse show, a junior baseball team, and an early June pool season. Officer rosters, travelogues, and talks by guests profiled the event along with city election plans and community club activities.
Mrs. A. E. Granger was elected president of the board of education at Monday evening’s meeting in the high school. A. A. Schenken was chosen vice president. The former board members approved routine bills and completed the year’s business before the election was canvassed and new members Fred C. Newlin and James J. Wallace were sworn in.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Antonie Janko, 79, of 123 Sixteenth Avenue SW, found dead Monday. Coroner cites heart disease. burial at Oakland cemetery, Solon. Notices also declare amendments to National Yeast Company articles, detailing stock changes, voting rights, board structure, and meeting schedules in Cedar Rapids Findlay.
About fifty DeMolays and Masons attended a Linn chapter banquet at the Masonic temple honoring Legion of Honor members Amos Stewart and Ralph Michel. Dr. John M. Walters spoke on Sham. Initiatory and DeMolay degrees were conferred on Jack Price, Robert Widger, Robert Price, William Reed, Mike Nevills, Maurice Flack, Dale Hazlett, and Robert Kennedy.
William Allen White editor and publisher of Emporia Kansas was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by Beloit College President Irving Mauer in a special convocation at the college chapel in Beloit Wisconsin.
A federal court jury heard prosecutors seek the death penalty for John Paul Chase the Pacific coast bootlegger linked to the killing of two Department of Justice agents connected to Baby Face Nelson. Judge Sul livan oversaw jury selection in Chicago.
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A compact collection of lost and found notices from The Gazette includes a Sheaffer fountain pen reward to be claimed by dialing 23 0478, a black Scottie puppy reward dial 2 9747, purple rosary beads with reward, a bag of soiled laundry, a brown purse on a bus, and an envelope purse in Town Theatre with rewards offered and contact numbers.
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