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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1936
Page
18
Chicago and twelve markets report stronger livestock prices as receipts stay light. Hogs lead gains with top prices around 9.70, while cattle and sheep rise. wholesale beef and pork quotes edge up, reflecting bullish demand amid mixed outputs.
United States Department of Agriculture report shows hog receipts 19 000 with direct 4 500 and hogs 190 260 lbs at 9.40 to 9.70, cattle receipts 7 000 with steers and yearlings up 10 to 15 cents and top at 11.75, vealers to 9.50, and sheep receipts 9 000 with fat lambs 25 cents higher and range lambs 9.10 to 9.50.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle and hog market notes from Sioux City show receipts: cattle about 2000 head with varied gains, hogs 4000 head with steady to up and down by weight, sheep receipts around 1000 with early lamb bids higher and fat lambs near 9 dollars per head. Prices list steer and heifer values, cow and calf ranges, hog barrows and sows, and feeder stock quotations.
Hog receipts 5 000 with steady to 15c higher bids. top 9.30 for 190 lb hogs. Cattle receipts 4 500 with calves strong to 25c higher. steers 9.60 10.85, heifers 8.25 9.25, cows 4.50 5.0. Sheep receipts 3 000 lambs 25c higher. bulk lambs 8.85, some down to 8.00.
U S Department of Agriculture reports St Paul market receipts around 2,200 cattle. Trade described as fairly active and generally steady to stronger with some good fed steers selling near 8.50 and 9.50.
Receipts show cattle with mixed grades and prices ranging from lows around 3.25 to highs near 9.00 for vealers and best stockers, hogs trading unevenly 10 to 25 cents higher with tops around 9.35 and sow prices near 8.75, sheep receipts 4,000 with fat lambs around 8.75 to 9.00 and early ewe sales steady.
Des Moines AP reports combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 9 packing plants across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8 a.m. totaled 17,400, down from 20,200 a week earlier and 12,100 a year prior. Prices moved up with a strong undertone, light weights and various weight classes listed with bid ranges.
Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa hogs rise in price segments with 140 to 550 pound ranges noted. Prices vary by plant and weight class, with gains of several cents to over a dollar across markets.
Hogs were sold 10 cents higher in Austin Minnesota with good to choice 180 to 200 pounds at 8.30 to 8.60 dollars, 200 to 220 pounds at 8.70 to 9.00, 220 to 290 pounds at 8.80 to 9.10, 290 to 325 pounds at 8.70 to 9.00, 325 to 350 pounds at 8.45 to 8.75, and packing sows 275 to 550 pounds at 7.40 to 8.40 dollars.
Hog prices in the local market advance 15 cents across all grades on Tuesday. The top price climbs to 9.20 dollars, reflecting continued strength in hog values.
Market notes list livestock prices by category. Calves 140-190 pounds bring around 8.00 dollars, cattle include choice steers 1100 pounds up at 10.00 to 11.00, good 1000-1100 pounds at 10.00 to 11.00, lower ranges for medium and common classes, yearlings and heifers shown with bids from about 4.00 to 10.50, grass cows 3.50 to 4.50, canners and cutters 3.50 down, bulls 5.00 down.
Lloyd C. Grover, veterans' placement representative for Linn county, says the October enrollment period for the CCC has been extended to November 10. The Iowa state quota is increased and relief restrictions removed, with drought-area veterans eligible for re enrollment without the year's limit. Veterans should apply promptly through the Veterans Administration Des Moines address.
Funeral services for Oscar Remington of 1216 Tenth Street NE will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Turner chapel with a brief graveside service at Urbana Cemetery at 1 15 p.m. Rev. John McKee will lead. friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Zbanek lifelong Cedar Rapids resident who died at her daughter's home in Dubuque will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p m Wednesday. Dr J R McCullough will preside with four brothers as pallbearers. Burial is in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the family home.
If accelerator connections lead to the carburetor become dry or gummed jerky acceleration may result. For this reason they should be kept well lubricated.
Free of ferings of southern hemisphere wheat in the international market pushed Winnipeg grain futures down on Tuesday. November futures closed at 1.065 dollars, December 1.04, and May 1.053, with other grains mixed as exporters maintained export demand.
On election day many markets and major commodity exchanges shut down as it is observed as a legal holiday in numerous states.
AP dispatch notes live poultry receipts at 22 trucks with steady prices. Dressed turkeys unchanged. Potatoes receipts 75 with U S shipments 530 and steady to slightly firmer sentiment. Idaho russets vary from $2.20 to $2.40, Colorado Red McClures at $2.30 to $2.45, Wisconsin round whites around $1.75 to $1.82, Michigan russets about $1.65 to $1.75.
An occasional lot of fine territory wool moved in the Boston market at firm prices. French combing lengths fine territory wools in original bags brought 90 91 cents scoured basis. Combing quarter blood territory wools brought prices mostly on the high side of the range 72 75 cents scoured basis.
Princeton freshmen survey shows most first year men would make the university co-educational. The poll of 463 freshmen finds supporters of compulsory chapel service outnumber opponents by three votes.
The new 110000 Flower conservatory in Forest park, known as the Jewel Box, is nearing completion. Transplanting from the old greenhouse will begin soon. Construction began December 12. The structure features a glassless roof to maximize light in winter through glass sides.
Mrs pry George presents a dinner menu for four featuring Veal Steak with Oyster Blanket, Buttered Beets, Creamed Turnips, Corn Muffins, and a Jellied Prune Salad with Cocoanut Cake. The recipes include step by step methods for veal and corn muffins and a gelatin prune salad with celery and lemon juice.
Local Cedar Rapids market rundown shows prices for grain wheat at 1.10 to 1.13 per bushel, rye 0.70 to 0.75, barley 0.83 and 1.00, corn shelled old No 2 at 1.01 and new No 4 at 0.88. Soybeans at 1.12, hay baled tame bay 11, straw 6. Produce includes hens 12 to 14, eggs 20 to 32 cents, oranges 4, lemons 7.85, potatoes 2.25 to 2.60, apples jonathans 1.75 to 1.85, cranberries 0.40, sweet potatoes 1.50 to 3.50, and various vegetables and fruits. Hides and animal skins priced by category, with beef hides at 0.70 to 0.75, calves 0.82 to 0.86, kip 0.74 to 0.80, greens 0.01 less No 1 horse 2.75, No 2 horse 2.25, and pony hides available.
Chief of Police Robert Vlach urged parents to warn daughters not to accept rides with strangers after a 12 year old was approached near an east side school. Parents should report any such invitations to police.
The article explains hammer toe causes from tight footwear and deformity of the first joint. It covers early correction with proper footwear or barefoot wear, adhesive plaster straps, ligament division, splints, and, in advanced cases, joint resection or amputation if needed. A stiff leather insole with a leather tube can aid milder cases.
Letters discuss prunes and figs as remedies for constipation and advocate plain wheat over refined flour. Readers seek guidance on humidity for heated rooms and question a new substance enabling memory recall, with brief answers from the columnist.
The Marion News lists multiple Meth odist church groups planning events on Wednesday including bazaar planning, picnics and hostesses for the Endeavor Gleaners Comforter Rainbow Keystone Loyal True Blue divisions. Also notes club meetings reviews and Camp Fire officer elections.
Mrs. E A Barnes learns of her uncle Frank Kelly’s death in Redding California on October 24. Pris cilla guilds and Fidelis circle plan meetings and rummage sale items at Cedar Rapids homes. John Grimes improves after St Luke’s hospital treatment. Halloween party at Eleanor Lockner’s home features scavenger hunt. Sedlacek family hosts second birthday for Stephen Wayne with Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon relatives. Parents to attend state teachers convention in Des Moines.
Mrs. Emery J. Miller presided as worthy matron and reported at Marion chapter No. 183 O E S in the Masonic temple. A benefit bridge party is planned for the evening of Nov 19 at the same temple. Maurice Flack performed sleight of hand. Refreshments were served to about fifty attendees.
Mrs C C Ellison will host the Christian church service class at a Kensington assisted by Mrs John Reynolds and Mrs Jennie King. North Marion township leaders meet Thursday at Mrs Raymond Etzel home with Miss Lucile Gove for the first nutrition course lesson.
The Four C s club winners will be entertained by the losers at a party Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Ralph Beckner. The degree staff of Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 will meet Wednesday at 7 30 in I O O F hall to practice.
Mrs La Rue Prior spoke at the Theristrial club meeting held Tuesday at Mrs J T Gallivan's home. She described a five month journey in the west visiting Carlsbad Caverns Grand Canyon Santa Monica beauty spots Seattle where she stayed with Mrs Ruth Crew Gee formerly of Marion and a boat trip with Mr Prior to Juneau Alaska.
Mrs Ed Sigfred of 1280 Ninth Avenue will host Friday at 2 30 for the Friday Bridge club. Mrs James R Hayes of 385 Sixteenth Street hosted Cozy Home club Monday. Two tables played. Mrs Andrew Hayes won high score, Mrs Lawrence Martin consolation prize, and Hazel Peterson traveling prize. Guests included Mrs Kenneth Domer and Mrs Lawrence Martin.
Salt Lake City reports a rising birth rate due to better economic conditions and more marriages. In the first nine months of 1936, 2,584 babies were born, with indicators the city may exceed its prior yearly record of 3,500 births.
Susie Elnora McGowan 76 died at her daughter's home in Marion. Born July 17 1860 in Cedar Rapids she lived mainly in Marion fifty years. Survived by seven children H E and A E McGowan William McGowan Perry Mrs Thomas Cherry Mrs A T Hanson Mrs C M Cunningham Mrs Frank Etzel, husband and daughter predeceased. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Free Methodist church with Rev C O Monroe officiating. Burial Oak Shade cemetery.
A camphor wood rib from the old British ship Briton, once patrolling the Pacific, has been brought to Honolulu by Capt. Bill Anderson aboard the Islander. The rib now lies in the Bay of Wrecks on Christmas Island and will be carved into cribbage boards, presenting a stark contrast to its former maritime dignity.
Miss Harry Lee Rockey daughter of Harry Rockey and Elvie J Peterson son of Mrs Hulda Peterson were married Saturday at St Josephs rectory by Rev Father T J McElliott Attendant was Mrs Claudine Dippel bride’s sister The bride graduated Marion High School class of 1927 works at Witwer Grocery Cedar Rapids Peterson a 1917 graduate employed by Cedar Rapids Gas They will reside in Marion
Voters lined up at eight AM as Marion polls opened. By noon 750 ballots were counted with the Second ward leading at 225 votes. The unusually heavy turnout reflects strong local interest in the early tally.
A brief notice outlines a three day period with a total amount of ninety dollars. The fragment mentions no protected names or dates beyond the day count and sum.
Various services and products listed for a small town audience. beauty salons trumpet perms, wave sets, and specials at multiple shops. sewing and crafting items, feather mattresses, bicycles, and child care offered by local businesses and individuals. Contact numbers provided for quick arrangements.
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