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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1936
Page
9
Chicago officials report light livestock sales with total hogs 16 000 cattle 14 000 sheep 12 000 for Monday. Prices slide 25 to 75 cents weekly with hogs near 10 dollars, cattle and sheep also weaker amid warmer weather and softer dressed meat demand. Des Moines hog receipts total 15 600 with most weights 5 to 10 cents lower. ranges from 8 25 to 9 65 depending on weight.
Receipts show 500 cattle with 100 calves, fed steers and heifers down 25 to 75 cents, new lows for crop year, lights and fats variably lower. Sheep receipts 1,500 with wooled lambs 25 to 50 cents lower, spring lambs scarce, yearlings and clippers mixed. oats and sheep values weaken as dealers push prices lower.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle and hog receipts show fed steers and yearlings mostly 25c lower for the week with varied declines across categories. Feeder cattle and stockers slip up to 25c while heifers and beef cows trend lower. lambs and hogs also move lower or steady with weekly top prices listed for several weight classes and grades.
Cattle receipts 700 with declines: slaughter steers and yearlings 25 50 cents lower. heavy weights down more. bulls and stockers weak to 25 cents down. Hogs 600 with steady to selectively lower prices. top 9.65 for 160 lb, lighter weights around 9.45 to 9.60, sows 8.25 to 8.35, odd lots up to 10.00. Sheep 500 receipts with lambs and ewes 25 cents lower. top woolled lambs 11.50, shorn 10.00, ewes 4.00 to 4.75.
Sioux City cattle receipts 150 head with mixed results as yearlings and fat cows ease 25c, stockers steady to firm, most beef cows around 4.75 to 6.00, two-year cattle at 7.00 to 8.75, hogs 300 head slow with steady to weak action 9.40 to 9.75 for various weights, sows 8.25 to 8.35, week market described as slaughter at key levels.
The Associated Press notes hog prices in Waterloo Mason City and Ottumwa show steady to modest declines. Price ranges cover 140 to 550 pounds with values from about 7.65 to 9.40 dollars per hundredweight depending on weight and grade.
Hogs market prices midweek: 180-220 pounds 9.10 to 9.40 per cwt, 220-250 pounds 9.05 to 9.35, 250-290 pounds 8.80 to 9.10, 290-350 pounds 8.50 to 8.80. Packing sows 275-550 pounds bring 7.75 to 8.35 per cwt.
Local pork market extends decline with prices slipping 5 to 10 cents. Prime hogs ease by 10 cents while good packers fall 5 cents. Top price now 9 dollars and 40 cents.
Market notes from Lamson Brothers detail Chicago cash provisions and commodity quotes. Crop prices span corn soybeans oats rye barley timothy and clover seed with ranges for yellow and white corn and notes on lard and bellies.
Market listing from Cedar Rapids details grain quotes for wheat oats rye barley and corn including ear corn shelled yellow varieties and soybeans. It also lists wholesale fruits vegetables eggs cured hides and animal byproducts with prices per unit or per crate bag or box.
Butter receipts uneven with creamery specials and various grades listed. Eggs firm as receipts rise. Live poultry receipts steady with multiple weight classes and several breeds priced. Potatoes on track with diverse regional russets and prices, stock levels moderate, demand light to good in places.
AP reports New York market receipts for eggs at 36 481 with mixed colors and various pack types. butter receipts at 8 888 with weaker creamery prices, including 92 score at 28 to 29 cents. cheese receipts 114 118 steady with unchanged prices. live poultry prices steady by freight and other freight prices unchanged.
Market notes for Chicago on AP indicate futures for eggs cheese and dairy closed with various storage and quality standards noted. Specifics include butte storage standards on Nov 27c and refrigerator standards on Oct 2342c with firsts storage in Vac. Cheese futures show single daisies on Nov 15c.
James Marburger Jr of Coggan and Lola E Clark of Vinton obtain marriage licenses. A Kansas law prohibits dining on snakes lizards centipedes scorpions or other reptiles in public.
Chicago prices firm as traders adjust commitments on the grain board of trade. May wheat up to 93 1/2 cents, corn down and oats little changed, rye sharply higher, with traders awaiting the government crop report due Monday.
AP reports Minneapolis wheat prices advance with 76 car receipts. No 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 pounds bids range 1.06 to 1.16 dollars. No 1 dark northern 59 pounds 1.04 to 1.15. fancy No 1 hard Montana 14 percent protein 1.05 to 1.08. nearby and arriving grain and durum varieties listed. Corn No 3 yellow 57 to 58 cents. Oats No 3 white 23.5 to 27 cents.
The week saw small wool movement in Boston with many buyers inquiring and offers on fine original territory wool. Bids and asking prices varied and largely mirrored last week, few wools available at bid levels, full asks paid for urgently needed stock, and graded Ohio fleeces held firmer with combing length values around 33 37c in grease depending on grade.
New York API lists irregular foreign exchange demands including Great Britain 4985, France 65853, and other nations. Rates cover many countries with varied figures and travel regimens, plus entries for specific cities and cross exchanges such as Montreal and New York.
Flour market report shows unchanged carload lots with prices for family patents at 6.35 to 6.55 per barrel in 98 pound sacks. Shipments total 24.574, with pure bran at 16.00 to 16.50 and Standard middlings at 18.50 to 19.00.
Sugar futures in New York opened quiet with prices unchanged to two points higher and refined sugar remaining steady as the market absorbed daily factors.
In New York a pronounced drop in French government obligations dominated Saturday's bond market. Domestic listings stayed steady with moderate gains for various corporate ratings. Rail issues remained supported while French 72s fell about 10 points. U S government issues were mostly unchanged with minor moves in treasuries and farm loan bonds.
U S government bonds closed with Treasury 4s at 117.21, Treasury 339s at 108.40, Treasury 3s at 105.28, and Treasury 3s at 104.11.
A series of birth notices shows a son born May 7 to Mr and Mrs R J Kroyman Keystone at St Luke's hospital. A son born May 7 to Dr and Mrs Henry Hamilton Ridgeway Drive SE at St Luke's hospital. A daughter born May 8 to Mr and Mrs Vernon Mowry Toronto at St Luke's hospital. A daughter born May 7 to Mr and Mrs Charles Leipold Thirty-fourth Street SE at Mercy hospital.
U S and leading issues advanced on Saturday with gains in J I Case du Pont Philip Morris Continental Can U S Steel Bethlehem GM Allied Chrysler Sears Western Union American Smelting Anaconda Santa Fe New York Central Southern Pacific and a rebound in Hupp Motors after plant operations resume. Bonds improved except French obligations and wheat steadied after Friday's drop.
Officials, city employees and hundreds attended the Cedar Rapids funeral for J. B. Boots Stastny retired fire captain killed in an Ark. auto accident Apr 20. services at Barta chapel conducted by Rev V C Grant with Masonic burial at Cedar Memorial.
Mrs Flavia C Hook died early Saturday at her daughter Vera's home in Anita Iowa after a long illness She was born in Coldwater Michigan December and was 95 She lived in Iowa many years and was a charter member of Juanita Rebekah lodge and former chaplain of the Iowa association. Her husband died seven years ago and she had lived with her daughter since then.
A longtime member of the Ladies Cemetery association and Congregational church in Anita, she is survived by two children C. W. of Cedar Rapids and Vera Hook of Anita. Funeral services will be held in Anita on Monday at 2 p.m. with burial in the local cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Mate B Thomas will be held in the Turner chapel Sunday at 2 30 p m conducted by Rev Nelson C Dreier Burial will be in the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Katherine Marie Doskocil 86 widow of Frank Doskocil died at her daughter’s home in Ely at 6 15 am Saturday. Born in Bohemia November 11 1849 she came to Iowa 66 years ago. She is survived by five stepchildren and several grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in the Bohemian Reformed church near Ely with Rev Francis Pokorny. burial in North Liberty Ridgewood cemetery. Friends may call in Solon and North Liberty.
Mary Elenor Dvorak infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Dvorak rural route 4 Marion died at a local hospital Friday at 12 30 PM Survived by two brothers Richard and Donald and sister Jane Frances Funeral services were held at the home at 2 PM Saturday conducted by Rev Frank R Hruby Burial was in St Johns cemetery
Nancy Page bakes a strawberry shortcake using rich biscuit dough as the family insists. She prepares crimson berries with sugar two hours ahead and slices them with a mixing spoon to blend juice and flavor.
A grandmotherly bake uses two cups flour three level teaspoons baking powder six tablespoons butter or shortening one egg two thirds cup milk. The dough is layered with melted butter baked at 475 degrees for about twenty minutes. Filled with sweetened berries and cream and served hot.
Nancy offers a leaflet on creative fruit uses. Send stamped self addressed envelope to her care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette with copyright notice from 1936 to receive a copy.
The Chitaya Camp Fire group hosted a tea at the Marion public library for mothers and Camp Fire leaders with Marilyn Fontaine as announcer. The program included readings, songs, dances, a piano trio, a play, and a May pole tea setup for 40 guests. Trojan lodge conferred Fellowcraft degree at the Masonic temple Friday.
Mrs. N. P. Vanderlinden was named president at a Friday meeting held at Mrs. D. H. Smiths home. New officers include Mrs. Frank P. Allen as vice president and Mrs. E. H. Williams secretary with Mrs. A. A. Schenken as treasurer. The group planned a final meeting for June 12 at Mrs. Ivan Gilmore s home with a picnic supper for husbands as guests. A silver tea and handwork exhibit were scheduled for the church parlors Wednesday. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Vanderlinden, Mrs. W. Messerschmitt and Mrs. J. H. Stanaway.
C S Knight returns to Hibbing after visiting his mother Mrs Jane Knight. Celan Rollins to Monticello for Sunday with Mrs Wenger. E J Esgate visits Mount Vernon for Cornell May festival. Nakihopa Camp Fire to hold 615 PM meeting at Martha Ann Young home. Marion high school quartet to sing at Congregational church service. Mother's Day flowers advertised at Goodrow's store Sunday morning.
Melvin McBride and his mother Mrs George McBride attended the Quasqueton high school senior produced play The Hoodoo. Bonnie Beryl Reed, a niece of Mrs McBride, played a role in the class production Friday evening.
The Oxford club of the Metho dist church hosts a Mother's Day tea this Sunday at 5 p.m. in the church parlors. All members and their mothers are invited. A music program has been arranged.
Mrs. W. D. Shank hosted the First division of the Ladies Aid society at the Presbyterian church in Kensington Friday. Plans were made for a birthday party and program to be held in the church parlors June 12. Refreshments for twenty women were served by a committee including Mrs. Shank Mrs. C. G. Schultz and Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder.
Funeral services were held Friday at Jordan's Grove Baptist Church for Andrew B. Merritt with Rev. Ernest Allen and Rev. Hubert Thomas officiating. Mrs. Harry DeBois of Norway sang. Pallbearers were Harle Gubson, R. N. Fitzgerald, James Fernow, Carl Fernow, Charles Baker and Charles Towers. Burial followed at Jordan's Grove cemetery with out of town relatives visiting from Chicago, Tama, Walker, and Waubeek.
The Rev. I. E. Wade, longtime pastor of the Christian church in Oelwein for eleven years, accepts a call to the Mariah Christian church and will begin his pastorate on June 7. He and his wife and three children Virgil, Helen, and Hazel will move to Marion in early June.
The Township Teachers club met at Mrs. Julius Raddatz home in Solon on Tuesday. They scheduled a township track meet for May 12 at Thomas park and served refreshments to a list of teachers and guests including Marie Beyers, Marie Forrest, Kathleen Hughes, Thelma Fiala, Maxine Bradley, Dorothy Carver, Gertrude Grimes, Ethelyn Oakley, Mildred Elkin, Eleanor Storck, Mrs. Raddatz, Miss Zelda Gilmore, and Mrs. George Gilmore.
Mrs Walter Wright of 271 Seventh avenue hosted the W S A club Friday. Mrs A L Van Fossen spoke about her recent Idaho trip. Seventeen attended including Mrs Rudolph Harris and others. Mrs James Biesecker chaired the entertainment committee.
A community church notices page lists services across multiple denominations. It names pastors such as Rev William H Bridwell Rev L W Inman Rev Father T J McElliott Rev Her bert O Allen Rev Ralph Hall Collis Rev W E Fisher and Rev C E Krog along with service times Sunday school and union services at several churches in Marion Cedar Rapids and area.
Mrs William Dobbs remains critically ill. A benefit card party at Memorial hall drew a small crowd. Mrs R J Kendall won the door prize and prizes were awarded for high scores at each table. Committee chairmen included Mrs Karl Kendall Miss Emma Klein and Mrs A A Hardin.
The Pilgrim Highroaders of the Congregational church will attend a district conference of the Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship at the First Congregational church in Cedar Rapids Sunday at 2 30 PM. They will lead the devotional period and supper is served at six with a small fee. Young folk planning to attend meet Sunday at 2 PM at Rev H O Allen home. In Monroe township Farm Bureau co operators held final lesson at Mrs A D Brennaman home with Lucille Gove presenting Re caging Chairs. Plans made for achievement day June 2 and next meeting set for Monday at O E Quass home to plan further.
Thursday gathering at Mrs. Clifford Hawk’s home covered re canting chairs with a chair repair lesson for the districts of Martin's Creek Millwood and Squaw Creek.
A miscellaneous shower honored Mr. and Mrs. James Brockway on Thursday evening. Hosts were Miss Marianne Brockway of Marion and Mrs. Glenn Tharp of Cedar Rapids. Ruth Cooper of Dillon Montana is Mrs Brockway before marriage. Bunce card game tallies show high score Sophie Coenen and low score Anna Moffatt. In the contest Advice to Newlyweds Mrs Moffatt won first prize with Miss Coenen receiving consolation. Refreshments served to thirty guests.
Eight year old Rilma Lenore White of Tulsa Texas was found shot in a Clayton city park. Coroner L B Tiernan said murder suspected though initial police notes suggested self injury. A .32 caliber revolver lay near the body and no powder burns were found yet. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh White of Tulia.
Cubs and parents of Pack No 4 meet at Harrison School Monday at 7 30 p m Firemen were called Saturday to Hall Manufacturing for a sprinkler head release no fire There is an ad noting Oleo priced 10 cents a pound with meat order should read 10 cents plus tax with meat order
Homer C. Maxwell of the Hotel Montrose and Worth W. Waltermire of the Hotel Magnus will travel to Marshalltown Sunday for a managers conference hosted by Eppley Hotels at the Hotel Tallcorn.
The Rev. P. L. Bornhoeft of Trinity Lutheran will lecture at First Avenue and Fourteenth Street W on Sunday at 7 45 p.m. He will show fifty eight stereopticon pictures titled Our Call to Africa and an offering will be taken.
Mathias Kust of Ely told police that someone stole a quart of rye whisky from his car parked on Fourth avenue between Second and Third streets. A window was broken by the thief.
A trailer house owned and occupied by Anna Gaines along Forty second street east of Center Point road NE was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin at 5 40 p m Friday. Firemen arrived but could not provide significant help.
Jack Yager of 126 Twenty-seventh street NE told police Friday that a four-door Studebaker sedan, 1935 model, was stolen from a parking lot at Fourth avenue and Third street SE. He cannot recall the license number, having just purchased the vehicle.
Robert Reasland 43 of 309 Second Avenue SW pled not guilty to disturbing the peace of his family. Thomas Williams 37 of 1330 First Avenue East received a 30 day jail sentence for intoxication. Rolland King 28 of 1006 Third Street SE fined 25 dollars with costs for disturbing the peace, with all but $10 suspended.
Judge H. C. Ring in district court Friday sustained plaintiffs motions to strike intervenors petitions in three actions against Larimer and Shafer Inc The intervenors sought to abate the actions pending disposal of claims in the Larimer and Shaffer receivership The plaintiffs are American Trust and Savings Bank chattel and property mortgages and C Paulson doing business as the Paulson Electrical Construction Company mechanic s lien The ruling was without prejudice to the intervenors rights to file new petitions The motions were erroneously reported in Fridays Gazette as overruled.
Wendl Dostal of Cedar Rapids died March 17 and his will, dated November 21 1934, leaves assets to children Mary Mayme Hronek Elsie Jones Frances Jirkovsky Joseph Dostal John V Dostal and Louise Dostal with executors John V Dostal and Milo Hronek. Roxena M Snouffer died April 28 and her will dated September 9 1930 names Ruby May Byers as beneficiary and executor.
The court returns a default judgment for $602.88 in the case of J. E. Homans against P. C. Bremer on a promissory note claim.
Farmers in the Lower Rio Grande valley report strong profits from new potato and tomato crops with many earning around 350 dollars per acre. The robust prices and favorable growing conditions boosted farm incomes this season.
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