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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1932
Page
10
Chicago reports Tuesday estimates show hog receipts at 15 000 with buyers cautious and prices easing from prior days. Fresh hog runs and mixed demand pressure the market while cattle arrivals of 20 000 with 5 000 western stock loom, leaving packers seeking steadier values and weaker hogs ahead.
U S Department of Agriculture notes receipts with hogs easing up to ten cents lower and cattle showing weakness in most killing classes. Hog prices span 140 to 320 pounds around 3 50 to 4 10, while cattle steady to lower with calves and stockers varied. Slaughter cows and bulls mixed, with best natives and outsiders holding around steady to firm in parts. Slaughter lambs and sheep show softer tone with lighter weights trading near 3 00 to 4 00.
East St. Louis market data shows cattle receipts about 6,300 with steer and heifer trade steady on top types and weaker on less desirable lots. vealers off 25 cents. Hogs and sheep receipts around 4,500 hogs and 190 lambs with lambs down about 4.75 to 5.25 dollars and some steadiness on sheep. Prices listed by weight and class for dealers and stockers.
The Associated Press notes Monday hog price ranges at Iowa markets, listing weights from 140 to over 350 pounds with varying quotes by region. Prices differ by market area including Ottumwa Waterloo and Des Moines with values for good and prime hogs and packers.
AP notes receipts at 8 625 steady with mixed colors and standards bases at 45 lbs net. Quotes span eggs from nogrades to whites and premiums with various weights and pack sizes. butter receipts and cheese quotes listed. dressed poultry prices for chickens and turkeys shown. sugar futures inactive with refined prices steady locally.
Chicago AP report lists live poultry prices by type with 11 to 15 cents for hens, Leghorn 9 to 12 cents, roosters 9 to 12 cents, turkeys 10 to 14 cents, geese 9 cents, broilers 10 cents. Receipts total 238, shipments 513, butter receipts 9,937 with creamery and grade prices from 86 to 93 cents per pound, various firsts and extras weekly.
Chicago futures report notes refrigerator standard usage for butter and storage in November with unclear figures and fragmented lines. Names and full data are missing, making specifics difficult to confirm.
Minneaplis reports mixed flour prices in carload lots and patent brands. Prices shown include 2 patents at 4.40 to 4.50 a barrel in 98 sacks, pure bran at 0.50 to 0.90, and standard middlings at 8.00 to 8.50. Shipments total 37.1si.
An international roundup shows various currencies and commodities with quoted rates. Countries including Italy Holland Norway Poland Czechoslovakia Austria Portugal Brazil and Canada display their exchange values against the dollar and other standards, with several figures appearing as percentages or unit prices.
Cedar Rapids listings show assorted produce with unit prices. California head lettuce, crates at 2.75, Jonathans 1.50 to 1.60, Delici oyster priced at 2.35, Standards at 1.75 per gallon. various yellow onions and potatoes noted with price fractions.
Trading records show poor buying and scattered selling across grains with wheat down about four cents and corn and oats easing amid hedging pressure. Liverpool and Winnipeg advanced, cash markets quiet, receipts strong, and little export activity noted as General Electric and Nickel Plate headlines influence observers.
AP report from Chicago lists wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley prices with varying weevil damage levels. No. 2 red wheat around 53 cents, corn No 2 mixed at mixed ranges, oats No 2 white near 16 to 17 cents, barley prices noted, and seed with bulk rates stated.
A Minneapolis market dispatch notes cash grain prices for wheat and corn. Prices show No 1 hard Montana and amber durum wheat at varying bids with protein levels and delivery months, while No 3 yellow corn and No 3 white oats appear in quoted terms. Fine details on percentages and exact bids are listed in the report.
The New York bond market opened under nervous pressure as Nickel Plate 6s defaulted on both principal and interest last Saturday. Other rail and treasury notes fell with several issues down 2 points or more amid unsettled trading and a pending receivership petition.
United States government bonds trade in New York with Liberty 3% at 101, Liberty 4% at 102.23, Liberty 4.25% at 103.20, and other series quoted with slight gains and losses. Senate 3s mix around 96 as of the session.
The New York market ended the day with a slow decline as late trading steadied, many issues down about a point. Moderate selling and a weak early rally led to a generally muted session with prices drifting lower.
A fragmented list of stock quotes and percentages from various companies and exchanges, including Am Can, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, and Union Pacific, with multiple rail, oil, and steel names, showing bid or price movement amid a chaotic OCR read. Names, symbols, and percentages appear densely with limited cohesive narrative.
Hogs are steady on the local market with no changes in any grades Monday. The top price remains at 3.40 dollars. Local buyers and sellers maintain the same bidding and valuation levels as the prior period.
Roger Babson pins a positive business outlook noting a definite trade uptrend for the week. The famed economist, known for forecasting the 1929 stock crash, adds an editor’s note affirming optimism in the market, drawing on his Unilin prose for his opinion of the economy.
The article reports fundamental improvements in the US economy since May. Prices at low parity aid import prospects, business financing steadies with rising dollar volumes, and bank loans do not increase. Building contracts plateau after a prior decline as bank deposits outpace loans. Federal reserve credit continues to expand.
Daniels Park Presbyterian comrades led by J R Pratt spent Friday and Saturday at Camp Wapsie. Cedar Rapids Checker club opens 1932 33 season Tuesday at Y M C A. Y Men's club dinner and program planning at Y S P File. Several locals visit Tulsa and Cleveland. Trial club elects officers Tuesday with entertainment. City plan commission meets Tuesday. Hunters urged to place ads in Gazette. Pioneer council Na tional Union Assurance meets Tuesday with card tournament.
A meeting of the Independent Business Men's Association will be held at Sokol hall Thursday evening at 8 30. Officers request all members attend and invite all independent business men to join.
W J Nebendahl demanded a hearing after arraignment in Justice G S Lightner's court on a charge of false utterance of a check. Justice Lightner set the hearing for September 6. Nebendahl posted a $500 bond.
Chief W C Benesh reported to the city council that September police receipts totaled 625.65 dollars with fines accounting for 490 dollars. The figures reflect departmental revenue and enforcement fines.
William Molander of Westwood pleads not guilty to an assault and battery charge brought by his wife. Justice S. C. Wiles continues the case to Thursday. Molander remains jailed on a $100 bond default.
L A Carothers of Centerville told police at 4 30 pm Sunday his green Plymouth with license 4 5267 was stolen there a week earlier. He said a cafe action led him to believe the thief drove the car to Cedar Rapids.
Joe Trombino found an unusually large specimen nicknamed goats beard weighing fifteen pounds in the woods near Center Point road. It is displayed in the window of Trombino Brothers store at 525 Fourth Avenue SE.
Five offenders were fined in police court by Judge Thomas B. Powell. Overtime parking fines were issued to W. B. Brown, P. E. Butterfield, 1335 F avenue NW, and G. F. Lozier, 219 Seventeenth. Speeding fines of 10 and 15 dollars were paid by H. L. W. of 864 A avenue NE and L. D. Isett of Iowa City.
City council approves Haegg Construction Company to pave Twenty fourth Street SE from First Avenue to Second Avenue. Haegg was the low bidder at 10 dollars. the only other bid came from Dedic Construction Company at 3,233.30 dollars.
Five leaders in the YMCA boys department contest for September win a free trip to the park. Twenty-seven other winners will attend a special party soon. Prizes are based on gym and swimming attendance.
Funeral services for Freda Kirk of Minneapolis daughter of Mrs Charles Kirk were conducted at Mrs David West residence with Rev E T Gough presiding. Burial followed in the local cemetery beside her father who died three years earlier. Miss Kirk 38 born Madison New Jersey after Cornell College Sonica ee graduation. Survived by mother and brother Frank Kirk both living in unknown location.
Governor Roosevelt returned to Albany after a three week national tour ending on the Pacific coast and a Detroit rally of about 25 000. He spoke on social justice through social action arguing for reducing poverty and planned a ten day southern and midwest campaign trip starting Oct 17 to major cities including Baltimore Atlanta Warm Springs Raleigh Nashville Louisville and St Louis with possible returns to Indianapolis and Pittsburgh.
The league will act on the Manchuria report on November 14. Lord Lytton's commission with Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy arrived in Manchuria in April and cited three incidents leading to the Sept. 18 clash, concluding the railway explosion did not justify action and Japanese troops’ maneuvers cannot be accepted as self defense.
Defendant’s evidence began Monday in Nama Lathe’s $8000 damage suit against Ballard Motor and Transfer and George Hess. A jury was impaneled. trial began last Thursday, paused, and resumed Monday. The plaintiff, Cornell College art instructor, alleges injuries from a collision on highway 161 near Marion on Sept 24, 1931, claiming Ballard truck on the wrong side and Cherrington car forced off pavement in bad weather. The night was rainy. road shoulder slippery. Monday witnesses included Mrs. Florence Crew or E. Crew.
Lilian Crawford, 19, was charged with resisting an officer after allegedly biting Detective Powers on the arm during an arrest at a dance last Wednesday night. She faced a 30 day county jail sentence in police court on an intoxication count.
The Marion Marines beat the Belle Plaine Cardinals 6 to 0 with Johnny Petrusch returning a pass for the lone touchdown. Belle Plaine travels to Valley Junction next, with a return game set at Belle Plaine on October 30. Community canning kitchen seeks ripe tomatoes and carrots for Tuesday soup. other vegetables donated. Various social notices and local ads follow, including house for sale to rent and local visits.
Geraldine Breneman was chosen president at a Saturday meeting hosted by Bernice Lassen. New officers include Eleanor Storck as vice president Ada Fernow as secretary and treasurer and Bernice Lassen as press reporter and historian. Guests attended and the group planned a picnic dinner on November 5 at Eleanor Storck's Mount Vernon home.
Marion Bears defeated St Berchmans Seminary 30 to 12 on Saturday. Scorers for Marion included Oldfather Derflinger McConaughy Jones and Peckosh. St Berchmans scorers Goblewiski Mullaly. Bears lineup features Price Neville Gage Harlan Titus Narber Jones Derflinger Ferreter McConaughy Oldfather and substitutes Peckosh Price Woods.
Mrs. E M Kearney formerly of Marion is at Carbon County Memorial hospital Rawlins Wyoming with a broken neck from a ditching crash while returning from California. Two vertebrae were broken in her neck. Husband and two Maquoketa sisters were uninjured. She will remain in hospital about a month. Mr Kearney previously ran a Marion lumber business and now operates a grain elevator in Rawlins.
The Golden Rule Four-H club met Saturday at Naomi Phelps home and elected officers: President Bessie Dimprich, vice president Esther Oxley, secretary Naomi Phelps, treasurer Vivian Haak, reporter Myrie Allbaugh, historian Annabelle Oxley. Naomi Phelps spoke on proper school outfits. Talks on summer vacations were given by Esther Oxley, Annabelle Oxley, and Bessie Cimprich.
Plans were laid for a grand council fire in November and an awards board meeting in late October at a Camp Fire Guardians association gathering Saturday evening. Camp Fire girls will help Boy Scouts sell tickets for the scout benefit play Crashing Through to be staged in Lincoln school auditorium on Thursday and Friday nights.
The Keystone division of the Methodist church Ladies Aid will meet all day Wednesday at Mrs. Ernest Badham’s home near Marion. A noon picnic dinner will be served and members should bring tea towels for the towel shower for the General Aid. Transportation help is available through Mrs. Frank Gray.
Mrs. C. L. Fernow learns that her father W. S. Stoufer aged 83 had a operation for removal of one eyeball due to a tumor. The Marion area resident was treated at a Council Bluffs hospital and is living with his son D. B. Stoufer during recovery.
Mrs. N. A. Baker spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. L. R. Wilson in Lisbon.
Carl Otsen has returned from Chicago where he attended the world series, reporting exposure to major league sights and events as he traveled for the experience.
J. H. Derflinger of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with his son Clyde Derflinger and family. Dr. C. E. Drummond rented the suite above Dean Jewelry and Carsner bakery in the Christie building and moved in Saturday.
The item lists weekend activities in Marion and nearby towns. Harold series games are noted for Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank J Puller visited relatives in Dubuque Sunday. Annie Laura Davidson gave a reading at Thirty third Street Methodist rally day services. A Marion chapter O E S plans a Monday election at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. Matt Mullin of Manly visited his parents weekend. Mrs Dan Rees was visited by her daughter. Annie Holdorf from Byron spent weekend in Marion. Rev Nelson of Cedar Rapids and Marion folks held gospel services at Linn county home Sunday.
Centennial Encampment No. 91 I O O F to meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the I O O F hall. Mrs M A Hollingsworth returns to Dubuque after visiting Fred Stack home. Mrs Mary Smith C Q Miller and Mrs W G Koppenhaver Sunday traveled to Sabula to view the ape bridge then home via the M W W Bible class will meet Tuesday at the Fred Stack home preceded by a 630 p m picnic supper. Mr and Mrs Charles Huth returned from a visit with relatives at Bellevue and after a two week stay in Wisconsin.
More than 300 persons attended the fall festival and garden display staged by the Marion Nature and Garden club Saturday afternoon and evening.
Mr and Mrs J F Webb of near Marion announce the marriage of their son to Miss Lucile Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs Stamp Campbell of Mount Vernon. The ceremony was held October 1 at Rock Island and the couple will reside on the Webb farm four miles north of Marion.
The benefit dance for the Marion Marines was moved from Thursday to Wednesday at Shadowland. Tickets are available from team members or Coach S L Hanscom.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sackrider and their son Wilfred of Maquoketa joined Mr. and Mrs. J. B. of Cedar Rapids as Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Armstrong.
Mrs Fay Marsh of 1748 Tenth Avenue will host a 2:30 pm devotional meeting Wednesday. Mrs Newell Trimble will lead the division and Mrs J L Roberts will oversee the devotional period in the Christian Woman's Society.
Mrs H O Young presides as the Endeavor division Ladies Aid society of the Eieehouint church holds a Wednesday picnic luncheon. Members plan fellowship, salads, and desserts for the afternoon gathering at the church grounds.
The Northeast district of D A R will meet Tuesday at the Presbyterian church with a 12 30 luncheon and a 2 PM opening. Attendance limited to D A R members despite earlier notices. Delegations from 23 counties expected. State regent Mrs B C eSee to be principal speaker.
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