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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
10
Chicago hog prices remained about steady with a fairly active market led by top quotes near 4.00. Cattle and sheep shows were mixed with steady to lower readings across major markets and receipts around ten thousand head for cattle and twelve thousand nine hundred for sheep.
A fragmented Cedar Rapids page lists miscellaneous grain items with bale and straw prices, hay values, and stock numbers. Chicago livestock market data show hog receipts and quoted prices, with local price listings and standard standards appearing amid unclear OCR text.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a bond market blurb with scattered figures and symbols. Names, dates, and clear facts are missing, leaving a cryptic snapshot of a financial page.
Prices in the Chicago grain pit weakened as outside factors weighed on trading. Reports noted selling pressure nudging futures and cash values lower across corn and related commodities, with receipts modest and market uncertainty lingering after forecasts and weather signals.
Wall Street closed steady as steel shares paused after a sharp rise. Major industrials including U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel traded mixed while Warwick and Chrysler showed modest gains. banks and utilities remained subdued amid light volume on the floor.
The local hog market shows softer prices with reduced demand and weaker bids for hogs and calves. Buyer activity appears limited as market conditions reflect lower speculative interest and farm sellers adjust to thinner cash flow.
The report shows steady demand across currencies with Britain and France quoted around 639 and 6740 respectively. It notes rates for Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Austria and other markets, along with Argentine Brazil and Tokyo values. It also covers futures and market notes on butter, seeds, flour, sugar, and raw sugar with price levels and declines or steadiness.
Officers report strong response as 75 percent of depositors must sign to unlock 60 percent of funds while reorganizing without borrows. Many depositors visit the bank to sign without solicitation, aiming to extend time to collect assets while preserving rights of the remainder.
Marguerite Be Wilker, a former Wyoming Indiana school teacher, visits the Municipal building and secures a license to marry Edward E Johnson, a timber merchant of Port Arthur Ontario. The 42 year old bride, born in Canada, has a 1922 Iowa divorce. The groom, 44, was born in Wanpach Wisconsin. Plans call for a Wednesday wedding at friends’ apartment.
Rolland King and Virgil S French were arrested Sunday for intoxication and charged with robbery in a downtown holdup. Both men on parole from Fort Madison were returned to the state penitentiary to complete sentences after parole revocation ordered by the state board. The victim, Harry McEldon of Windsor hotel, identified the pair as his assailants. King faced a larceny by motor vehicle sentence. French had a sentence with aggravation.
Born to Mr and Mrs L. A. Hten at 1603 Maple Drive NW a son Monday at St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs Walter R. Kahler at 1013 Nineteenth Street SE a son Monday at St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs Sterling Miller at 1114 Thirteenth Street SE a son March 20.
Supper served for seventeen. guessing contests won by Mrs Frank Strother Ethel Harris Catherine Cheadle and Lillian Bleakly. Easter plans and guests Louise Cippera Virginia Austin. Out of town member Mrs John Taylor Cedar Rapids and visitor Mrs Arthur Law Council Bluffs. Choir rehearsal at 780 the home of Miss Edna Roberts. Entre Nous club hosted by Mrs R Lee Taylor 959 Tenth Street with topic Early Mining Industry In Town. Pre Easter meetings at Free Methodist Church led by Rev Marion Polk Quincy. Nakthopa Camp Fire to meet Thursday 4 pm in library auditorium health charts urged. Mrs J D Crew returned to Omaha after visit with sister Mrs Frank Minor. Christian Endeavor party at Presbyterian Church with games and refreshments for sixteen. Refreshment committee Katherine Taube Bernita Sebern. School of instruction Initiation and Inspection Marion chapter No 183 O E S Thursday 1 30 dinner 6 small fee initiation 7 30. Grand officers expected. Men’s club of Christian Church monthly meeting Thursday after 6 30 dinner. Arthur Esgate Washington DC deputy commissioner of intermediate credit banks and director of Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation spent Wednesday with his parents, touring the area.
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