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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1933

Page

2

Hog Prices Dip as Market Faces Pre Holiday Supplies

Unofficial receipts show hogs around 20 000 head with 10 000 cattle and 12 000 sheep. Chicago trade steady to 10 cents under Friday with top around 5.10 and many hogs near 5.00 to 5.05. milder declines echoed in Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets amid lighter demand and higher receipts.

Estimatis Chicago Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo St. Louis Cincinnati East St. Louis INS Kansas City St St Louis Joseph Sioux City Indianapolis

Cattle Market Report Shows Mixed Feeds and Prices

The report lists receipts and bid prices for cattle and hogs with varied weights. Slaughter steers and yearlings show steady demand while lighter weights and feeders move at fluctuating levels.

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Mixed at Sioux City and St Paul Markets

Livestock prices show cattle steady to weak with slow bids at Sioux City and St Paul as receipts rise. Hogs remain moderately active with top bids near 475 dollars and bulk sales 440 to 465 for various weights. Sheep trading slow with limited offerings and prices soft for old crop lambs and yearlings.

Sioun City Sioux City S. Dept

Omaha Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices

Receipts mix in hogs and cattle with 14 000 hogs and 1 500 cattle at Omaha markets. Hogs mostly steady to down 10c with prices around 40 45 per cwt for various weight classes. Sows weaker. Calves and yearlings steady to higher inactive trade. Iowa Des Moines combined hog receipts show 69 300 for 48 hours, steady to lower than prior.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City St, Joseph ST Joseph 'Aps S. Dept .Agriculture California Omaha U.S. Dept Agriculture Iowa NOG Riclivts Des Moines Il S Dept .Agri- Culture Interior Iown Minnesota Bain

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Price List Items and Rates

Grain and produce prices including corn 294.31c, oats 19c, hay 5 and 5 dollars, cream 22c, California navels 3.75, lemons 7.00, potatoes 1.90, new potatoes 2.25, tomatoes 7 a side, foreign exchange rates with Britain 39.7c, France 46, Germany 27.72, Norway 20.19, Sweden 20.39, Denmark 1.44, and other city and market figures.

New York Britain Frarce Berle Creermany Hatlinand Norway Sweden Denmark Portugal Tirecce Fia Coeheworakha Brasil Montreal

Wheat and Corn Prices Move Erratically on Trade Board

Wheat fluctuated on the Chicago Board of Trade with a sharp opening decline then small gains, trading in a 2 cent range as September led activity. Corn showed a firm tone at times but weakened toward the close due to favorable weather and selling pressure. Provisions remained weak as May contracts faced losses and cash prices varied with receipts and shipping conditions.

Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool

Grain Market Report Highlights Mixed Wheat and Corn Values

Chicago and Minneapolis grain desks quote varied prices across wheat corn and oats. No 2 soft and hard wheats show mixed cash values while corn bids range around 40s with several grades listed. Oats and barley prices appear in the 20s to 40s per bushel, with Timothy and clover seeds also priced in the report.

Chicago Minneapolis ThorTie Montana

Bond Market Notes Mixed As Treasuries Creep Higher

New York bond briefs show a slow evolving trend with some groups posting gains on favorable trade signals. Industrials such as Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Rubber Wear advance while heavyweights like Rock Island and Pennsylvania face late trading softness amid mixed government security results.

NEW York Bonds Srye Glen Willy Rome Younrstown Rubber &S Gandwear Chile Bieh Raits al Lttirs Condant Bs Penneylvania Penerat Chikago North Western Gots Ness Rome

Market summary from Minneapolis flour and New York sugar notes

The Minneapolis flour market shows receipts with mixed prices around 1300 to 1130 per barrel and standard delivery. In New York the raw sugar market reports no sales for early Monday. refined sugar prices shift with a $450 per ton movement noted.

Minneapolis Ois Cettan Sarrs TATA New York

Wall Street Stocks Rally After Early Drift

Wall Street opened modestly lower then regained ground as heavy buying in oils metals and amusement stocks pushed prices up 1 to 3 points. Gains appeared in Nash United Aircraft Loews Seaboard and Houston Oil with American Telephone and U S Steel steady.

New York Standard Union Pacific Allied Chemical Nash United Aircraft Loews Seaboard Houston Oil American Telephone U. S Steel Continental American Can Santa Fe Consolidated Gas American and Foreign Power Anaconda Kennecott New York Central Standards of New Jersey California Atlantic Refining National Steel Aviation Corp Warner Bros U. S. Steel Guaranty Trust Company

Psst St Louis Livestock Sales Report Noted

Fragmented OCR text references livestock sale and pricing details with figures like 4 and 28. Readable items mention St Louis and packing services, but most lines are garbled and no clear event or entities beyond locations and numbers emerge.

Psst St Touis Livestock ST Louis Ratardass Avernee Osaety Niveroar Creich

Hogs Weaken on Local Market See Decline Across Grades

Local hog prices slipped Monday with all grades down 10 cents. Top hog price dropped to 4.40. Markets listed include Sinclair Hog Market with ranges for prime hogs and good packers across various weight bands, plus calf and lamb categories and premiums for quality.

Sinclair Sal Ibs Co

Chicago Produce Market Shows Mixed Prices and Steady Trade

Market notes from Chicago report mixed potato and poultry prices with steady trading. Wisconsin whites and Idaho russets strong in new stock, Louisiana Alabama and Texas supplies varying. Butter receipts rise unsettled with creamery specials and firsts, eggs unsettled with graded tiers and storage packed items.

Chicago Idaho Alabama Texas Reese Tc Leghorn Wise Rock

New York Prices and Supplies Reported for Dairy and Poultry

AP market bulletin shows Creamery receipts at 221 33/ c extra 192 scores 22c and cheese prices around 204/20s¢ with 133.579 receipts for Cheeses. Eggs listed at 21.122 with various grades. Dressed Poultry steady to weak with chickens 17%25c, fowls 11%18c, turkeys 12 to 20c, ducks and others unquoted.

New York

Chicago Produce Futures Report Brief

Chicago markets show egg futures closed mixed on storage firsts and May readings. Butter futures quote fresh standards with May and June references and storage norms noted for November.

Chicago

Bandits raid two banks. police killed and wounded

Six masked gunmen robbed a Rensselaer county bank, killing Detective James Stevens and wounding Patrolman Fred Rabe, escaping with thousands. In Arkansas Paris, city marshal Andy Connaughton and bank teller Dolph Guthrie were seriously wounded. one bandit was captured and another fled with an unknown sum.

Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer County James Stevens Fred Rabe Paris Ark Andy Connaughton Dolph Guthrie First National Bank

Pecora Withholds Name Of Man Refused Morgan Bid

Ferdinand Pecora told the senate banking inquiry he would not publish the name of the man who declined to be a favored client of J P Morgan and company for ethical reasons. He denied a report that the man was former Governor James M Cox.

Pecora Morgan New York MAP Ferdinand Pecora Senate Puble J P Morgan and Company James M Cox

All Leading Markets Closed On Tuesday

CHICAGO UP All leading commodity security and livestock exchanges will be closed Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day. The Chicago board of trade mercantile exchange stock exchange curb exchange livestock market and vegetable exchange join the closure.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Mercantile Exchange Stock Exchange Curb Exchange Livestock Market

Woman Loops Plane In Air 376 Times In Hartford

Mrs Edith Descomb set a new aviation record by looping a plane 376 times in three hours and sixteen minutes in Hartford Connecticut. She reportedly used thirty two gallons of gasoline to complete the feat, surpassing the prior mark of 246 loops.

Nartford Conn INS Mary Sansom Edith Descomb

Reclamation Bill Passed By House

Washington reports the Senate approved a bill authorizing Reconstruction Finance Corporation aid to the reclamation fund up to 9 million dollars. Loans will back ongoing construction projects to finish their completion.

Washington LLP Senate Reconstruction Finance Corporation Reclamation Fund

Wall Sentenced To Seven Years For Tax Refund Fraud

Des Moines attorney Theodore Wall was sentenced to an indeterminate term not to exceed seven years in Fort Madison penitentiary for obtaining money under false pretenses via fraudulent state gasoline tax refund applications.

DES Moines Theodore Wall Fort Madison

Both Sides Rest in Jelke Divorce Case

In Newport, UP, both Jelke divorce sides rested unexpectedly Monday in the sensational trial. Court adjourned until Wednesday morning for closing arguments with a verdict possible before Wednesday night.

Newport RT

King George Illness Prevents Uniform at St James Levee

London UPI reports the Prince of Wales announced King George is still ill with rheumatism and unable to wear the tight military uniform during a levee at St James Palace. The prince attended on Monday but his condition limited ceremonial dress.

King George London UPI Prince of Wars St James Palace George

Mrs Landmesser Sprains Ankle In Court House Fall

Mrs Lillian Landmesser overseer of the poor suffered a severe sprain of her right ankle Monday forenoon when she fell on the stairway leading to the basement of the court house. She was taken to her home at 1216 Fourth Avenue SE.

Lillian Landmesser Fourth Avenue

Downtown Stores to Close for Memorial Day Observance

Downtown stores will close on Memorial Day following their usual custom. The information comes from the municipal chamber of commerce's mercantile bureau.

Mercantile Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce

Deaths Miss Sylvia Rickard of Cedar Rapids

Miss Sylvia Rickard longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at her home 326 Third Avenue SW at 5 25 p m Sunday after years of poor health She was daughter of William S Rickard and wife of prominent local pioneers She is survived by two sisters two brothers two nephews and three nieces Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel Wednesday at 2 30 p m with Rev W Greer McCrory officiating Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery on part of the old home farm

Sylvia Rickard Cedar Rapids Third Avenue William S. Rickard Linwood Cemetery First United Presbyterian Church Anna Shefler Rebecca M. Rickard Robert E. Rickard Goldfield Wesley C. Rickard Spencer

Memorial for Frank L Chadima Former Iowa bank teller dies in Phoenix

Frank L Chadima a former teller at Iowa State Savings Bank who moved to Phoenix died at his home on Ninth Street in Phoenix at 8 45 a m Sunday after a lingering illness He was born July 22 1902 in Cedar Rapids and lived there until recently He is survived by his widow Libbie two children Phyllis Marie 7 and Wayne Franklin 4 his mother Mrs Barbara Chadima two sisters Mrs George Porter Los Angeles Mrs Elmer Roup and Miss Bernice Chadima and a brother William Chadima all of Cedar Rapids He was a member of the Cadets of St George and the Young People s club of St Wenceslaus parish Funeral arrangements to be announced later

Frank L. Chadima Iowa State Savings Bank Phoenix Ariz Ninth Street Cedar Rapids Grant High School Libbie Phyllis Marie Wayne Franklin Barbara Chadima George Porter Los Angeles Calif Elmer Roup Bernice Chadima Wiliam Chadima Cadets of St. George Young People's Club St. Wenceslaus Parish

William M Swab 72 Dies After Illness In Cedar Rapids

William M Swab aged 72 died at his home 922 E avenue NW at 2 14 PM Sunday after a lingering illness. Survived by wife Mary mother Helen Swab Cedar Rapids a son Frank Los Angeles Calif a step daughter Mrs Frank Shramek Cedar Rapids three brothers Dr C C Swab Edward Swab Cedar Rapids and Frank Swab Wilber Neb and two granddaughters. Barta chapel service 230 PM Tuesday conducted by Rev E J Wykle Burial Linwood Cemetery.

William M. Swab E Avenue NW Aingering Mary Helen Swab Cedar Rapids Frank Los Angeles Calif Frank Shramek C. C. Swab Edward Swab Frank Swab Wil

Cedar Rapids Visitor John J Swisher Dies at 89

John J Swisher 89 who came to Cedar Rapids to visit his niece Mrs J E Chamberlain died at her home 2486 First Street SW at 9 05 am Monday He was born July 23 1843 in Springfield His wife preceded him in death and he is survived by five nieces and nine nephews The body will be taken to Luray Missouri Tuesday for services and burial Friends may call at Rohn West Side chapel Monday evening.

John J Swisher Cedar Rapids J. E. Chamberlain First Street Luray Springfield Rohn West Side Chapel

Death of Frank Divisek Jr. in Johnson County

Frank Divisek Jr. 40 died at his home six miles west of North Liberty at 6 p.m. Saturday after a lingering illness. Born January 19 1893 in Monroe township Johnson County he lived there all his life. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Frank Divisek Sr and sister Mae Mary at home. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev Francis Pokorney. Burial in Green Castle cemetery.

Frank Divisek, Jr North Liberty Monroe Township Johnson County Frank Divisek Mae Mary Francis Pokorney Green Castle

Death Notices: W A Basse Former Cedar Rapids Resident

Word reached Mr and Mrs Willam Mulvihill of 616 Sixth avenue SE Cedar Rapids that W A Basse died in Chicago on May 12. He was a former Cedar Rapids resident who left in December 1926. He is survived by his widow and one stepson.

Willam Mulvihill Sixth Avenue Chicago W. A. Basse Cedar Rapids

Ask Iowa unions to back industrial recovery bill

President J. C Lewis of the Iowa State Federation of Labor filed a public letter to Senators Dickinson and Murray urging support for Roosevelt’s industrial recovery and control bill. The letter, signed by Lewis and secretary-treasurer M E Sherman, represents the state federation and the broader trade union movement in Iowa.

DES Moines J. C Lewis Iowa State Federation of Labor Dickinson and Murray Iown Lewis M E. Sherman State Federation Towa Roosevelt

Des Moines Manufacturers Endorse Licensing Section of Bill

A Des Moines group of manufacturers voted to approve the licensing section of a new industry control bill. They oppose parts claiming it would unionize labor in Iowa, and say the measure will stabilize industry and end cutthroat competition. The meeting was one of fourteen statewide consultations on protests against sections of the bill, which passed the Iowa lower house.

DES Moines Iowa Congress

Poppy Sale Aids Disabled Veterans In Marion

Fourteen hundred memorial pop pies were sold on Marion streets Saturday by the Auxiliary to Marion post 298 and Camp Fire groups. The event raised 108.60 to cover expenses and support disabled veterans. Virginia Jackson and Mary Hart led Marion sales while Mrs. Taylors Camp Fire group sold in Springville.

Marion Marion Post American Legion Kenyanorang Wunicket Netoppen Nakihopa Mrs. Taylor Kulsamachick Springville Virginia Jackson Mary Hart

Marion high grads entertain Methodist group and plan convention

Dr and Mrs John M Walters hosted Marion high school graduates and church members for readings violin solos and remarks. Seven Epworth League girls assisted with refreshments. WCTU discussed plans for a state convention Oct 2 3 4 and fundraising teas. Memorial Day closures noted for Marion businesses and a Rebekah lodge practice was postponed. Rex King family moved to 2015 Eighth Avenue. John Clay family visited relatives near Anamosa and Wyoming.

John M. Walters Marion High School Helen Popes Paul Popejoy Ruth Engstrom Walters Howard Titus H. F. Lockwood Epworth League

Whistler Portrait Arrives At Chicago World Fair Art Exhibit

Up to 260000 visitors in two days as Whistler's mother portrait travels under guard from Union Station to join the $75,000,000 World Fair art exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute. The Louvre loan and French government ownership mark a high cultural moment at the fair.

Chicago Whistler Union Station Chicago Art Institute Louvre Paris

Tobacco Co Bonus Ruled Excessive

The Supreme Court ruled that bonuses paid to Amelia Tobacco Company directors were excessive. It ordered the New York district federal court to review a suit by Richard Reid Rogers, a stockholder, seeking invalidation of bonuses to President George W. Hill and the company's vice-presidents.

Washington (Lp Supreme Court Amelia Tobacco Company New York District Federal Court Richard Reid Rogers George W. Hill

Germany to Honor Private Debts, Schacht Declares

Berlin reports Dr Hjalmar Schacht, Reichsbank president, told forty bankers from around the world at the German creditors transfer conference that Germany will meet her private obligations. Attendees included Albert Henry Wiggin, American representative, at the opening session.

Berlin INS Germany Hjalmar Schacht Seaantart Reichsbank

County Legion Meeting Presented By Linn County Group

The Linn County American Legion plans a pop meeting Friday at 7 30 p.m. in Coggon with State Commander Earl Hall Hanford Post Drum and Bugle corps and Dempsy Jones of Cedar Rapids on the program County Commander Henry Haegg will preside All former service men invited to attend.

Linn County American Legion Coggon Earl Hall Hanford Post Dempsy Jones Cedar Rapids Henry Haegg Cedar, Rapids Legion Atend

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