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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1936
Page
10
Chicago reports a light hog supply with prices drifting and heavier grades firming. Week totals show hogs down to 10.40 10.60 while heavier weights rise. cattle and sheep markets show weak to steady trends with light demand and limited top prices. United States market notes from Chicago and Omaha detail receipts, weight-specific quotes, and regional differences.
Receipts include cattle calves steers yearlings and light stockers with strong demand for middle grades while extreme weights and light stockers show varied moves. Sheep receipts 1000 with fed western lambs steady to higher and hogs 3000 with nominal market and mixed gains across weight classes.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts 1100 with price shifts from last Friday. Slaughter steers and heifers higher, cows and bulls up, stockers and feeders up, good fed steers and yearlings around 8.00 to 9.25, best 9.35 to 9.85. calves up about 1.00, good to choice 7.50 to 8.50, selects 9.00 or higher. hogs receipts 1200 with general activity steady to slightly lower, top hogs 10.50 at light weights, heavier hogs near 9.50 to 10.10. sows 9.10 to 9.15. sheep receipts 300 lambs steady to 0.25 lower, top fat lambs 10.10, ewes 5.25, feeders 8.00 to 8.75, western and native stock ranges 8.00 to 9.75.
Slaughter yearlings and light steers up 25 cents. fat stock firm to 25 cents higher with heifers advancing. Bulk beef cows 4.50 to 5.50. choice long yearlings 10.25. feed weights 9.25 to 9.50. Hogs 600 mainly steady with top around 10.25. heavy 9.50 to 10.10. sheep receipts 100. lambs steady to 10.00, wooled lambs 10.35, feeders steady. western ewes 5.35 to 5.60. clip prices mixed.
Associated Press report notes hog prices unchanged in Waterloo Otter Waterloo? Actually Waterloo hogs unchanged Ottumwa unchanged Mason City steady with higher spots. Light hogs 140-160 lbs 9.10 to 9.40 dollars. 160-180 lbs 9.70 to 10.00. Good butchers 180-220 lbs 10.00 to 10.30. 220-250 lbs 10.00 to 10.25. 250-270 lbs 9.00 to 10.00. Good packers 275-350 lbs 8.75 to 9.05. 350-425 lbs 8.55 to 8.85.
In Austin Minnesota the hog market shows steady demand with 180 to 220 pound hogs at 10.00 to 10.30, 220 to 250 pounds at 9.95 to 10.25, 250 to 290 pounds at 9.65 to 9.95, and 290 to 350 pounds at 9.35 to 9.65, plus packing sows for 275 to 550 pounds at 8.40 to 9.10.
U S Department of Agriculture figures show combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 18 100 head for the 24 hours ending 8 a m Saturday.
Hogs hold steady on the local market with no grade changes and a top price of 10.30. Cattle market also unchanged and egg market weaker across the board.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a waiting attitude in the Boston wool market last week with mills buying only small quantities to fill stock gaps. Prices for the wools moved at the lower ends of recent ranges, with Ohio and similar combing fleeces quoted around 34 to 36 and 36 to 37 percent for finer to 60s and 12 blood grades, and 41 to 43 percent for 56s and higher grades.
Foreign exchange rates show bids in cents for currencies led by Great Britain at 49458 and France at 6.57. Other entries include Italy 7.95, Belgium Germany free 40.10, Holland 67.60, Sweden 25.50, Denmark Finland 2.20, Switzerland 32.56, Spain 13.65, Portugal 4.50, Greco .94, Poland 18.83, Czechoslovakia 4.14, Jugoslavia 2.30, Austria Hungary 18.73N, Roumania .75, Argentine 32.96N, Brazil 8.59N, Tokio 28.86, Shanghai 30.15, Hong Kong 32.85, Mexico City 27.85, Montreal 99.43 and New York 100.56 with nominal designation.
Minneapolis flour market shows API benchmarks at 10 cents lower for carload lots. Family patent flour ranges 6.60 to 6.80 per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 30.091. Pure bran quoted 15.00 to 15.25. Standard middlings listed 15.00 to 15.25.
New York AP reports sugar prices held firm on Saturday with spot at 3.70 and refined unchanged. Futures were mixed, up two points in some contracts while others stayed flat.
AP market notes show butter receipts at 8,976 with creamery and extras priced around 30 to 32 cents, eggs receipts 30,420 with local extra firsts at 17.4 to 18.4 cents, poultry live receipts include hens and leghorns with varied prices, and potatoes noted with 124 receipts on track 382 and U.S. shipments 654. Idaho russets firm, other stock steady, demand slow for fair quality, prices listed across several regions and grades.
AP dispatch from New York shows eggs receipts at 39,644 with weak, mixed colors and varied prices for different grades. Butter receipts at 6,378 with slight firming. prices mostly unchanged. Cheese receipts 31,322 with weak demand and unchanged prices. Poultry weak by freight. overall market tone unchanged.
AP reports butter futures closed with storage standards showing 29 14c for March and 25 4c for November while egg futures closed with notes on packed storage and refrigerator standards at 19 2c and ic ac, reflecting interim price shifts in Chicago markets. The brief indicates varied storage metric references without clear price jumps.
Wheat futures rose on the Chicago board as short covering lifted prices. May wheat advanced to 96 1/2 cents, while oats and corn also gained on renewed buying and improved shipping demand. Weather forecasts and weekend position adjustments kept bears from pressing declines despite mixed signals.
Chicago quotations show no cash wheat sales. Corn values range No 4 mixed 57 to 60 cents, No 4 yellow 56 24 to 58 2 cents, No 5 yellow 55 56 cents, No 4 white 57 2 to 59 cents, No 5 White 53 2 cents. Soybeans track No 4 yellow 71 2 to 75 cents. Barley feed 30 to 46 cents. 50 85 cents. Timothy seed 2.75 per cwt. Clover seed 13.00 to 20.50 per cwt. Lard tierces 11.22, loose 10.75. Bellies 15.12.
AP Minneapolis wheat prices show receipts of 9 cars with bid quotes for No 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 Ibs at 1.145 to 1.283, No 1 dark northern 59 Ibs at 1.123 to 1.273, No 1 hard Montana 14 per cent protein at 1.143, 1.16 to arrive 1.1598, No 1 dark hard or No 1 hard Montana winter 9 8 3 8 at 1.04 to arrive 1.0 32 g, No hard amber durum 9 5 5 4 at 1.1034. No 1 red durum 7 6 % 4 at 1.013s, May 1.01 3s, July 0.97c. Corn No 3 yellow 60 6lc. Oats No 3 white 23344 2534c.
New York bond market Saturday saw quiet trading with profit taking in government issues. Most active federal list bonds slipped 3 to 7 thirty-seconds while home owner 234s and 3s led losses. Corporate bonds weak with minimal changes, rails largely offside and foreign issues narrowly lower.
In New York the AP reports U S government bonds closing with Treasury 4 4s at 117.22 and 4s 44-54 at 112.18. Treasury 3 per cent issues mature 40-43 June at 108.16, 3s 46-49 at 105.16, and 3s 51-55 at 104.50.
John Miller, 40, and Lester Ruka, 31, both of 423 K Avenue NW, pled not guilty to illegal possession of alcohol. Bonds set at $1,000 and $500. Miller also pled not guilty to assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury after allegedly attempting to seize an axe during a raid search. Miller held $1,500 bond on that count. Officers reported they fought the raiders, who took them to jail. a quarto bottle of alleged alcohol was found in a wall cache.
BOOST KEROSENE PRICE CHICAGO AP The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced Friday night an increase of three tenths of a cent per gallon in its kerosene prices. The hike applies throughout Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa Kansas Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota and takes effect March 30.
A leading airline employs fifty pilots who have each surpassed one million miles flown. The crew’s long service highlights the carrier’s extensive international routes and safety record, underscoring its reputation for experienced aviators.
Scattered stocks recovered modestly in a brief Saturday market session amid foreign monetary uncertainty. Transfers totaled about 700000 shares as traders remained sidelined and selling appeared in several sections. Commodities showed some hope with wheat and cotton advancing, while bonds were mixed and several leaders held steady or dipped.
A lengthy listing of stock prices and quotations appears from Adams Ex to Zenith Radio. The page includes numerous company names and prices across multiple sectors, with Chicago stocks section detailing further prices and notable holdings.
Four roof fires, two of considerable extent, and five grass fires kept firemen busy Saturday forenoon. Homes at 1441 Second Avenue SE and 216 Fourteenth Street NE sustained roof damage, with minor blazes at 1001 Second Avenue SW and 217 Fifth Avenue SW. Grass fires occurred near 1957 B Avenue NE, 340 Twentieth Street NW, Maplewood Drive and Twenty ninth Street NE, Van Vechten Park, Memorial Drive SE, and Bever Park. a grass fire near 532 Knollwood Drive SE was put out Friday afternoon.
In Oracle, Arizona, four Phoenix men died when their plane crashed after taking off from Douglas. Coroner's jury verdict ruled accidental death. The victims were Harold A. Marks a 31 attorney and United States Chamber of Commerce executive Paul Swasey 34 druggist John Powles 33 secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Paul Odneal 30 airlines owner and pilot. The wreckage lay in rugged terrain after heavy weather stalled search efforts. A caravan of mourners carried the remains from the crash site.
Dr George Miley of Cedar Rapids reached the Des Moines Health Farm final by defeating defending champion Harris Coggeshall in five sets 15-12 15-10 5-15 12-15 15-10. Galbraith Pease beat I Chapman to reach Saturday’s final against Miley with a 2 30 p m match time scheduled.
Richard H. Gillispie 1642 Ellis boulevard Cedar Rapids bookkeeper for T M Sinclair and Wilson for 38 years died at a local hospital at 8 20 p m Friday after a brief illness He was born August 31 1874 in Peru Illinois and had lived in Cedar Rapids forty two years He is survived by his wife one daughter Mrs Dorothy Elsworth his mother Mrs Dora Gillispie and sister Mrs Emily Gibson both of Reinbeck Iowa two nieces and a nephew He was a Mason El Kahir Shrine and past chancelor commander of the K P lodge He belonged to St James Methodist church Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel Monday at 2 p m.
Mrs Erna J Engdahl widow of Algert T Engdahl died at a local hospital at 1157 p m Friday after a brief illness. Born November 12 1893 in Sweden she came to the United States 27 years ago and has lived in Cedar Rapids seventeen years. Survived by daughter Virginia and son Albert both in Cedar Rapids her mother Mrs John Peterson of Bleckinge Sweden four sisters F B Franklin San Francisco Lottie Johnson Kansas City Bertha Johnson Sweden and F O Anderson Colorado Springs one brother Franz Johnson Bleckinge Sweden one niece Elsie Hanson Washington DC and one nephew Victor Hanson Vinton Iowa with other nieces and nephews. Funeral plans pending arrival of California relatives. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Funeral services for John E Hurley will be held Monday at 9 a.m. in St Patrick's church conducted by Rev Father Peters. Burial follows at Mount Calvary cemetery. The body was moved from Monahan chapel to the home at 507 B avenue NW where friends may call. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the home by Father Peters.
Funeral services for Adam Brown will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. The Rev. E. J. Wykle will officiate and burial will be made in the Fairfax cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Florence M Vowles will be held in the Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Sunday in charge of Dr S B Miller. Burial will be made in the Dunkard cemetery ten miles north of Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the chapel.
In Atlanta Claude Harper used dynamite to ease digging a well. One charge failed to explode. curiosity drew him to inspect. The blast went off as he descended, blowing him clear of danger. He suffered only lacerations and shock.
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, commander of Italian forces on the northern Ethiopian front, reported intense aerial activity on both fronts Saturday.
The city council gave final adoption to an appropriations ordinance totaling 1,216,926 for the coming fiscal year and a budget resolution of 1,216,486 in expenditures. No objections or changes were made. The waterworks department was authorized to purchase a carload of pipe.
The Church of God on L avenue at Eighth street NW ends a series led by Rev. Edgar L. Busch with 10:15 morning sermon, 6:30 youth hour, and 7:30 final talk on The World's Greatest Coming Event. An illustrated song is also planned for Sunday night.
Firemen answered a false alarm at 9 p.m. Friday from the box at Fourth avenue and Fifth street SE. Dr. James O. Kerr is now located Rooms 204-5 O. R. C. Bldg. Elgie Graham of 450 Eighth Avenue SW has gone to the Veterans hospital in Des Moines for treatment.
Seventy five Montgomery Ward and Company representatives from all parts of Iowa will gather at the Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids for a refrigerator convention.
Colonial Baking company shop employees and maintenance department men held their monthly luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt Saturday noon. Forty seven attended.
A Gazette report of a Friday automobile accident mislisted driver details. Naomi Anderson, 11, of 1029 Third Avenue SE, was injured. The vehicle was owned by F. L. Sullivan of 403 Longwood Drive NE and driven by Miss Wilma Ladage of 408 Seventeenth Street NE.
Police interrupted a 3 am party in Ed Dirks’s room at Second street and First avenue E arresting Dirks and five guests, three women. All arraigned in police court. Dirks fined 10 and costs for intoxication and 50 and costs for keeping a disorderly house. Others fined 10 and costs for intoxication or disorderly conduct.
A series of birth announcements lists Gertrude Elizabeth to Mr. and Mrs. J Albert Britcher of Roblin Manitoba and Geraldine Shores remembered in Cedar Rapids. Additional births include Carol Juanita to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Buresh, Ida Louise to Mr. and Mrs. R L Benham, and Robert Gregory to Mr. and Mrs. Walter E Pike. Other arrivals include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jandik of Amana, a son to Mr. and Mrs. R J Blahnik, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E K Steul, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clark J Church. all born in Mercy or St Luke's hospital during late March.
Miss Pauline Keenan and Miss Ruth Culver hosted a Thursday evening party at Miss Keenan s home for Lorraine Keenan and Marion Allen s birthdays and to bid goodbye to Ralph Drake of Atlantic and Harold Schnittgrund of Davenport departing next week. Games at three tables featured high scores by Eleanor Lockner and Marion Allen and low scores by Wilma Wood and Harold Schnittgrund. Refreshments served to twelve guests with two birthday cakes. The guest list included Lorraine Keenan Ralph Drake Elmerine Davis Harold Schnittgrund Wilma Wood John Blakely Ruth Culver Marion Allen Pauline Keenan Maurice Billings Eleanor Lockner Virgil Bowser.
The West Marion Garden Club met at Mrs. Louis White’s home on Wednesday. The program featured readings and talks on garden flowers and marigolds, with plans set for an April picnic and meeting at Mrs. John Winslow’s home. Visitors included Mrs. W. J. Turner and others. Mrs. Bryan Senborn is ill. Handicraft Club No. 1 met at Mrs. Robert Burns’s home with towels and crocheted purses made and refreshments served to seven members and three guests.
Fay G Whitney named to succeed George L Parker as Buchanan County Republican chairman after Parker resigned to focus on his senate campaign. Parker remains a candidate for re nomination in the Buchanan Delaware district. W B Coltman named secretary to replace Whitney.
A district court jury awarded $18,500 to Fannie G. Burkholder as executrix of Homer S. Burkholder against Sanitary Construction and Supply, over injuries from a July 12 1934 cave excavation on Cavros leased property. Cavros was dismissed pre verdict. Judge A B Clark presided after four hours of deliberation. Homer S. Burkholder died in July 1935.
County Attorney G. K. Thompson filed a true information in district court charging John Prochaska Jr of 2007 E Street SW with illegal possession of alcoholic liquor. The information was approved by Judge John T. Moffit after raiding officers seized about twenty gallons of alleged alcohol at Prochaska’s premises last Saturday night.
Sybil M Brebner files for divorce from Marshall H Brebner on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Married in Nashua on June 30 1925.
The farm home of Charles Wagam an, two and a half miles south of Lisbon, was entered Friday evening while the family was away. A watch, a shotgun and twelve dozen eggs were taken. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated.
Mrs L R Blinks led a Venezuela program at a Reading Circle meeting on Friday held at the home of Mrs Arthur Newman. The event showcased informational discussion and audience participation in a collaborative, local group setting.
Dr and Mrs A E Crew entertained twenty attendees including members of their card club their husbands and a few other friends Friday evening with a picnic supper and bridge played.
The Oxford club of the Methodist church will meet Sunday at 6 30 p m in the church. Billy Campbell will lead the meeting with the topic friendship Anna Helen Martin newly elected chaplain conducts the devotional period replacing Dorothy Smith who has moved away Mary Adelaide Albaugh is the pianist.
Sixty five Camp Fire girls from Marion with group guardians and Camp Fire council members plus many others gather tonight in the Memorial building Cedar Rapids for a grand ceremonial band council fire event.
Reed baskets and trays were made under the direction of Mrs. Carl White and Mrs. James Woodworth at a Handicraft Club No 2 meeting held Friday at Mrs. Harry Murphey's home on North Eleventh Street. Refreshments were served.
Mrs D B Storck of 1235 North Fourteenth Street hosted a Kensington for the Cornestones society of the Presbyterian church. Officers elected were President Miss Pearl Bulkley, Vice President Mrs Andrew P Munson, Secretary Mrs Lee Voorhies, and Treasurer Mrs C M Robison. Fifteen women attended and refreshments followed.
Members of Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 planning Flora Vowles funeral at Turner chapel Cedar Rapids Sunday at 4 p m should contact Mrs Jack Ratliff 420 R to arrange transportation. Those furnishing cars are asked to call Mrs Ratliff.
Mrs E J Esgate shared tales of travels to Washington and a Smoky Mountains trip through Virginia and North Carolina at a Friday Athenian club meeting in the public library auditorium. New members Mrs Charles Dye and Miss Helen Crane were welcomed, with Miss Emma Klein presiding in Mrs Fay Bailey’s absence.
A condensed church notices page lists multiple Marion churches with pastors, service times, and sermon topics. Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Neighborhood Chapel and Seventh Day Church of God details include Sunday school at 9:45 to 10:30 a.m., morning worship from 10:30 to 11 a.m., evening services, midweek prayers, union services, and sermon subjects such as Youths Future and Flood Conditions Does God Care.
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