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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1934
Page
19
Livestock review notes increased hog offerings at the Chicago stock yards on Thursday pushing prices down by five to ten cents versus Wednesday. Total receipts at five major terminals totaled 31 800 with Chicago receiving 21 000 and Cleveland and Pittsburgh showing mixed drops.
Receipts 4,500 hogs and 700 sheep in Iowa markets show steady to stronger hog quotes with most weights 170-269 lbs near 3.00 to 4.00 per cwt. cattle lines mix as bulls steady at around 275. calves around 1800 and steers near 425. Des Moines and Mason City pricing detail regional quotes and packer bids with lighter lamb action and light to moderate demand overall.
Hog prices on the local market weaken further with quotations dropping 5 cents to a prime top of $365. Calf market ranges from good to choice 130-190 lbs at about $300. Sheep market notes fed lambs 80-90 lbs around $700 with buck lambs near $100.
Local market pricing for farm goods including oats rye corn hay straw and poultry feed. Farm produce such as California citrus bananas lettuce celery cranberries and oysters priced by unit or crate. Hides and livestock classified with wholesale and grade indicators.
AP dispatch notes seeds with red clover priced at 825 and alfalike at 8 and 0. Raw sugar in New York trading around 295 a ton with futures up slightly. Foreign exchange rates listed for major currencies and cities, including France Italy Germany and Norway, with several tickers and regional quotes.
Markets report mixed receipts and steady demand across produce lines in Chicago New York and western centers. Butter eggs poultry and potatoes show varied pricing with futures trading hinting at steady to firmer tones as supplies adjust and regional demand shifts.
Grain prices faltered after an early strength as liquidation hit the Chicago board of trade. Wheat finished modestly higher while corn fell to new lows since December and oats moved up slightly amid mixed cash and futures activity and uneven moisture reports across regions.
Wall Street drifted toward strength led by metal shares as a dull session woke with late buying pushing stocks up 1 to 3 points. US Smelting, American Smelting, Dome, and McIntyre gained while rails rose modestly and major names like US Steel and General Motors held even.
Minneap olis flour buyers report steady shipments of VAP Flour and bran products. Prices listed include 17505 units of pure bran at 20 dollars and middlings at 1900 dollars, reflecting standard market rates.
Johnson county and Muscatine county officials in Chicago to identify James Fawcett of Chicago as a member of a bandit gang tied to several farm invasions in Whisky Hollow on December 17 1933. James White farmer was shot in an attempted robbery during the raid. Fawcett was identified from a photograph shown to Mrs Harder. The gang has been the target of a long-running police search across Muscatine Louisa and Johnson counties.
AP wire notes Chicago cash grain with details on wheat and corn prices for No 2 and No 3 varieties, yellow and white oats, rye, barley, timothy seed, clover seed, and lard. Minneapolis cash grain report lists receipts and prices including No 1 northern and dark northern wheat with protein specs and futures quotes for May July September.
In Philadelphia a man named Pat appears in a police lineup facing a magistrate. Officers testify he causes drunken trouble after earning money. The judge notes Pat has few supporters but Pat tells him he only cares for the judge's friendship. He is discharged.
New York bond prices showed a low range in early trade with small turnover. Treasuries fluctuated within narrow bounds while corporate issues and foreign issues moved slightly on light dealings and a firmer stock market. Fort Myers and local sports mention follow the market notes.
Two young women dressed in gypsy attire visited a Cleveland bank and asked to change a $50 bill. One grabbed a roll of $20s from teller Leo Bates. guard Frank Ballow was momentarily distracted. Bates recovered the money and found nine twenties missing.
Denver prison guards report Fred W Hall forged checks from fellow CWA workers to seek treatment at Leavenworth claiming prison doctors were excellent. Hall admitted desiring to be sent to Leavenworth to be cured, saying experts there could make him “a whole man.” Another item notes Mrs Janet Torrance hosting a birthday party in Newmau rs Scotland on her 101st birth anniversary.
Dr. William A. Wirt asked for a free and open inquiry into the revolution plot behind his communism charges. He insisted the investigation include the background and names of those in the brain trust and warned he would not testify under limited conditions or be gagged.
Abbot Chao Cho Kung known as Trebitsch Lincoln, ex-British MP and adventurer, plans a U S visit this year to spread Buddha Lincoln teachings. He aims to establish Buddhist ashrams in New York City and other major cities and to found a European Buddhist headquarters. Lincoln has recently ordained twelve European Buddhists in China and attracts attention from British authorities.
Clair Oliphant a 26 year old Walker resident was jailed on a withheld 30 day sentence from December 1 after intoxication charges. The judge gave Oliphant the option of a $100 fine or thirty days in jail, and the sentence was invoked by Walker marshal Thursday.
A plan to use an ancient underground river beneath Box Elder valley north of Denver seeks a $92,000 loan to dig wells and $74,000 for building fifty homes. Engineers say the subterranean water source is inexhaustible and would supply irrigation and power development.
Sam Fulkerson was chosen president of the Marion Service Club at a Wednesday meeting. N Lundy is vice president and D H Smith recording secretary. The board includes Willis Sheets A C Sloss L O Dickey Karl Kendall and Charles Biddick. Committees reported progress on funds for the recreation center and a drive to close soon. Work on the project will begin around April 15 with CWA workers available.
Geneva diplomats say there is no immediate European war as two belligerents are needed to start a conflict. They argue Germany risks slaughter, and France with allies Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Romania could outnumber Germany. Germany would be outmatched unless it rearms rapidly.
Navajo medicine men chant and shake rattles as two pairs of twins arrive in as many days on the reservation. Elders warn all babies must be born before the end of the world, a belief spreading among tribe leaders after several twin births at Rehoboth Mission hospital and surrounding years.
The Soviet Union plans thirteen new radio stations this year to improve links between urban centers and distant regions. The education commissariat orders rapid construction, with most stations in the Far East and southwest regions including Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Twelve of the thirteen had been planned for 1933 but were delayed.
Bud the Spitz dog has taken care of eight newborn piglets at Emory Skinner’s home near Cherk, guarding them from strangers after the mother left. Skinner moved the pigs indoors and Bud continues his vigil, effectively acting as their guardian.
Officials of local motor freight lines report a new bandit method in Louisiana and Texas. A thief rides on the bumper of a car behind a speeding truck, slits the canvas cover, and tosses out salable items like cigarettes and tires.
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