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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1933
Page
6
Chicago hog receipts reach 17 900 with five city markets slow. Top price for select hogs drops to 4.25 as trade steadies amid varying receipts in Cleveland Pittsburgh and East St Louis. Cattle and sheep receipts show mixed movement with steady to weak demand and regional price shifts.
Prices drop across all hog categories with prime top at 345 and packers at 260 The Sinclair market reports prime hogs at 180 to 200 pounds 334 to 345 depending on quality Liberal premiums paid over base prices according to weight and grade Spring lambs and buck lambs featured with varied per hundred values listed for different weight ranges.
A mixed Cedar Rapids listing shows grain prices for wheat corn and hay plus wholesale fruit and vegetables. Entries include oats and barley prices, assorted hens and roosters in poultry, and fruit items such as oranges Valencias celery and Jonathan apples with various per unit costs.
The report outlines bond market activity with scattered notes on yields and prices. It references various securities and a listed price around 460 dollars, noting unsettled conditions and shifts in value amid trading.
Grain futures traded higher on the board of trade as liquidation faded with wheat leading the climb. Winnipeg wheat posted strength while corn oats and rye followed the pace set by wheat amid fluctuating provisions and moderate margins. Cash prices were mostly unchanged with varied car receipts across grains.
Wall Street trading Thursday mixed as metals and utilities wavering offset gains in alcohols oils and some industrials. U S Steel and American Telephone little changed. Standard Oil of New Jersey and National Distillers among notable risers. transfers around two million shares.
Grain movement reports show Chicago and northern regions receiving wheat receipts for Thursday of last week and last year, with figures for Duluth Minneapolis and Kansas City. The data includes cash grain categories for corn oats barley and rye as well as prices and distribution by port and destination.
The page lists hog receipts and cattle activity with price ranges, plus bond quotes from the United States Treasury and foreign exchange rates for major currencies. It mentions New York and Minneapolis as centers, with notes on scarce hogs and varied bond prices among Liberties and Treasury notes. Overall, a mixed daily market briefing across commodities, government securities, and exchange rates.
Fred R White of Ames chief engineer of the Iowa State Highway Commission will address the County Supervisors and Engineers association in the county courthouse here on November 9. Officials from fourteen eastern Iowa counties are expected to attend.
Oscar Skor suffered severe burns and John Hjehk was burned when a gasoline stave exploded at the Skor residence Thursday at 2 p.m. The house and contents burned after the blast as Skor attempted to retrieve papers and carry out furniture. strong winds fanned the flames.
Funeral services for Fred Bishop were held today at 2 pm in Turner chapel with Rev Winslow Brown officiating The Knights of Pythias conducted graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery.
Sheriff reports a road dispute near the Ditzler home led to a gun battle with pellets striking the yard as six or seven attackers fired. Ditzler fired three shots and said he did not know if anyone was hit. A neighbor’s daughter stood at the door unharmed as the attackers fled with a large sedan and two men on the running boards.
Linn Encampment No 49 I O O F will meet tonight at 8 in IOOF hall for officer nominations and representatives' report Fresh shipment Jones sausage Mladky's 4141 Mark Roseberry Center Point and Dorothy Jilovee Mount Vernon married Wednesday night at Justice G S Lightner Oak Hill cemetery funeral for F F Bishop announced Rock Island officials in Cedar Rapids on business Traffic bureau annual meeting Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Friday 730 p m Special meeting Associated Auto Mechanics Friday 8 p m at Y M C A Lawrence Becker Newhall seeks stolen 1930 model A Ford Coupe 6 1607 Father and Son Banquet Church of the Brethren Friday Nov 3 630 pm Roof damaged Irene Stribling home 1306 Third St SE fire 1030 am Thursday Tractor backfires J J Peterson Cedar Rapids road crew injured First Aid given Elmer Swan 48 523 B Ave NW jailed fined 10 Acrobat Painter meeting Master Painters and Decorators association Friday 730 pm Chamber of Commerce NRA code discussion
Mrs Frank Turdik of 1833 D Street SW reported a check forger signing her name to nine checks after noon Thursday. Police will investigate and merchants were urged to require identification for check payments. In Poplar Bluff Missouri, Mrs Chester Henson won an old fashioned spelling bee edging out rivals and spelling prosperity.
The Marion Methodist Ladies Aid divisions held luncheons and sewing sessions at various homes. Plans emerged for Christmas parties, a banquet for the Older Boys and Girls conference, and discussions on a proposed milk ordinance with Marion officials involved. Several new members joined, and readings and piano solos were featured.
In a tent beside a gravel pit at Sandwich Ontario an eleven hour effort to save nine year old Paul Hucker ended with his death after sand poured down as he played. Rescue squads pumped in nearly 5000 gallons of oxygen and carbon dioxide before doctors pronounced him dead.
Mrs Florence C Dutton of 2200 Country Club Parkway remains in a Platteville Wisconsin hospital after a Friday afternoon automobile accident near Platteville. She suffered a skull fracture when her car left a graveled road and overturned pinning her beneath it. Her son George B Dutton I, at Platteville, reports she has regained consciousness at intervals. Judge Atherton B Clark relays the latest on her condition and recovery progress.
AP reports Texas Ginnan, known as a night club queen, was admitted to General Hospital Vancouver BC after a strenuous stage tour. Her condition is described as not serious and the illness remains undisclosed.
The Rev W A Hanscom, 62, retired Methodist minister, died at his Marion home after a two year illness. Born in East Machias Maine on January 16 1871, he served pastorates in Maine Minnesota and North Iowa before moving to Marion about ten years ago. He married Carolyn Bird in 1895 and left seven surviving children with his widow. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:30 pm at the Yocom chapel with burial in Oak Shade cemetery.
Milwaukee railroad freight cars on an eastbound train derailed near Sixth Avenue and Thirteenth Street by a broken beam. The wreck blocked eastbound service briefly. tracks cleared by Thursday morning. Ruth Rundquist elected president of the Taxis class at the Methodist church. Bernice Hilcrege named vice president and Harriett Leasure secretary treasurer. Afterward, members enjoyed marshmallows, doughnuts, and apples around a bonfire with nine members present.
Mrs. Fred Lutz hosted a Tuckabache club Halloween party with prizes for Mrs. Jack Bowdish and Mrs. Neal Bunting. Neal Bunting led five hundred high score and E. B. Castle low score. Merle Knight won first prize and Bowdish the banco consolation. Thirteen members and two guests attended lunch. The Hanscom brothers arrived from Rochester by reason of their father Rev. W. A. Hanscom’s illness and death. Mr. and Mrs. Russey went to Minneapolis for a death in the Russey family. Grove City Rebekah Judge practice meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the I O O F hall. Eva Hewett returned from a visit in Austin Minnesota. Dr. Florence Houghton of Marion will attend the Iowa State Chiropractic Association meeting at Marshalltown on Nov 5. Mrs. C B Phillips of New Hampton visits her daughter Dorothy Phillips in Marion. The Rev Carl E Krog returned from Victor after Lutheran conference. Dr. R E Leidigh Elmer Seve ll Irvin Ford return from Davenport after Royal Arch Masons convention.
Organized under Iowa laws and operating under . F. Ill Cedar Rapids Linn County. At close of business October 25 1033 assets include loans and discounts 1 539 917.30 bonds and securities 0 1 "a Old unit cash and due from banks 1 20 870 98 1 454 31 real estate owned and banking house 480 683.12 480 683 13.
The document presents a balance sheet for a bank in Linn County with totals for resources and liabilities. Signatories include President Frank C. Welch and Vice-presidents T R Warriner and Paul J Huston, with cashier Wm Rinderknecht Jr and assistant cashier Frank O Mekota. Notarized November 1, 1933.
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