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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1936
Page
10
Unofficial Monday livestock receipts show hogs 12 000 cattle 22 000 sheep 19 000 with hogs for next week 58 000. Saturday demand weak and prices mixed with top hog quotations at 10.50 while sows gain 35 to 50 cents and cattle trend down as weekly receipts exceed 50 000 head for the seventh time this year.
Hog receipts 2 500 with 2 000 direct base quotations modestly steady top at 10 50 shippers used 1 900 held over up to 254 40c higher for 180 lb. cattle receipts 1 000 calves 100 steers 25 35c lower medium weights 25 35c down long yearlings steady to 15c lower yearlings and fed steers and bulls higher but weak late. Sheep receipts 6 500 direct 5 500 week ending Friday 23 400 direct fat lambs 25 40c lower top near 9 85 with various prices for native and western lambs and feeding lambs around 6 00 to 8 60.
South St. Paul cattle receipts around 3000 with light weights mostly steady and heavies down to 25 cents. Hog receipts about 1500 with demand broad and prices mostly steady to firm. Sheep receipts 13000 with slaughter lambs weak to 25 cents lower and feeding lambs steady to 75 cents lower.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 11 300 for the 24 hours ending 8 a m Saturday up from 10 700 a week earlier and 4 400 a year ago Fairly active and mostly steady with Friday gains of 5 to 10 cents. weekend loadings estimated near 19 000 Quotations list prices by weight range for hogs with weights from 100 to 550 pounds and include light, medium and heavy categories plus different sow weights The notes caution that the quotations assume bulk transactions and exclude hogs bought on shipping point weights and long haul weight shrinkage.
Hogs receipts 600 with 250 direct, mostly steady bids up to 10.00 for load lots around 200 lbs. Prices by weight: medium 180-260 lbs 9.00-9.85. light 8.50-9.25. sows 9.00-9.20. Calves and cattle receipts 200 and 50, steer yearling bids mostly 8.25-9.50, yearlings to 10.00, beef cows 4.25-5.25, cutters 3.00-4.00, bulls 4.50-5.38. Week comparisons show mixed moves across grades.
Cattle receipts 700 with steady to higher yearlings and best beef prices. prices for heavy steers mostly firm, stockers weak. Hogs receipts 3,000 with mostly steady scores. lighter weights 190–210 lb at 9.65–10.00, others 8.00–9.25 per cwt. Sheep receipts 1,200 with native lambs 8.85 to 9.50, ewes 2.25–3.25, feeders weak to 0.25 off.
In Waterloo and Ottumwa hog markets were unchanged on Saturday while Mason City reported a steady hog market. The updates reflect consistent livestock pricing across these locations.
Hogs steady to higher at Austin Minnesota market with price ranges for various weights. 180-200 pounds quoted at 9.20 to 9.50 dollars, 200-270 pounds at 6.60 to 9.90, 270-290 at 9.35 to 9.65, 290-325 at 9.15 to 9.45, 325-350 at 8.85 to 9.15. Packing sows 275-950 pounds bring 7.65 to 8.65 dollars.
Hogs unchanged on the local market with no grade changes and top at 10 dollars. Chicago quotations from Lamson Brothers list cash and nearby provisions with ranges for cattle sheep and hogs, including steers 1000-1100 lbs at 7.75 to 9.00, yearlings and cows, and assorted grain and seed prices.
Wheat on the Chicago board rose as much as 7 percent with December at 1.147. Corn and oats also firmed, driven by foreign market strength from Liverpool and Winnipeg. Local activity stayed light with cautious trading as May selling and cover activity influenced the session.
Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids including wheat at $1.05 to $1.10 and corn around 91 cents per 70 lb unit. Poultry, oats, hay, fruits, vegetables, and hides priced with various weights and quality designations. Includes oranges, lemons, potatoes, cabbage, grapes, apples, cranberries, and hides with unit values and conditional notes.
Receipts show butter weak while eggs firm with local grading improving. Live poultry demand steady with numerous weight classes and prices. potatoes on track with liberal supplies and slow demand.
AP reports varied commodity prices with butter receipts at 8 488, creamery higher, cheese receipts about 70 108, eggs receipts 15 304 steady to firm with mixed colors, special packs and standard grades, live poultry prices steady with turkeys and express quotations unchanged.
Butter futures closed with storage standards for November and December. Egg futures show refrigerator standards with unclear dates and a noted typo. Potato futures list Idaho russets for October and January prices.
Minneapolis cash grain quotes show wheat futures advancing with May at 1.2258 and cash No 1 heavy dark northern 60 lbs at 1.42 1/4 to 1.48 1/2. No 3 yellow corn at 1.01 1/2 to 1.02 4. No 3 white cats at 41 3/4 to 43 1/2 cents.
A wave of buying orders lifted bonds across the board in a Saturday session. Government issues remained quiet in the mix. Convertible loans surged with stock gains, foreign issues like French 7s drew support, and U S government bonds closed with specific price marks including Treasury 4%%45 47-52 at 119.20 and Treasury 3s 51-55 at 105.20.
Boston reports wool prices firm amid very small turnover. 38 blood combing territory wools sold at 78 8b lb scoured and 1 blood combing at 71 73c. Ohio fleece wools steady at 35 36c grease for fine de laine and 36 3642c for 45 blood staple. Medium wools firm at 37 38c for ½ blood combing and 38939c for 48 blood combing Ohio fleeces with dealers holding some choice lots at 40c grease.
Market listings show, in cents, the regular foreign exchange demands for multiple countries and cities including Great Britain 4934, France 4.67, Germany 40, Argentina 32.90, Tokio 28.75, Shanghai 129.62, Hongkong 0.75, Montreal 100.03, and New York in Montreal 99.96. N-Nominal.
William Miller a 26 year old machinist of 1634 C avenue NE was sentenced to thirty days in county jail for resisting an officer by Justice A S Reed on Friday but released after a short confinement when his attorney showed Reed lacked jurisdiction to sentence him he would have been bound over to the grand jury Miller agreed to pay court costs and settle with constable John Taylor after resisting him while serving an execution levy on Miller's car Thursday afternoon
Stocks surged on Saturday led by steel and railroad shares with mixed profit taking. Turnover approached 1.6 million shares, strongest Saturday level since earlier in the year as U S Steel Bethlehem National Steel and other major names posted gains while leaders kept climbing amid relief over currency moves and favorable domestic business news.
A long list of stock quotations from Adams Express to Quaker Oats appears in the Saturday market page. Entries show prices for companies such as Johns Manville, Am Can, Kennecott, Am Power & Light, General Electric, and United States Steel, among many others.
AP dispatch from Minneapolis notes carload futures and per barrel prices for flour and by products. Family patents hold at 7.30 to 7.50 with standard patents up 5c to 6.857 to 7.05. shipments reach 26,591. Pure bran sells at 23.00 to 23.50 and standard middlings at 25.00 to 25.50.
About 100 grocers and employees attended a Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday night. W. P. McDowell of Chicago spoke on retail merchandising of food products, brought by the wholesale food dealers of Cedar Rapids as a representative of the National Retail Grocers Association.
Rep. Fred Biermann of the Fourth district told about 100 people in Manchester that current laws aid the mass of Americans. He credited the administration with progress despite mistakes and compared Roosevelt’s reforms to Lincoln’s Civil War era remedies. He said opposition rebukes mirror past political battles.
The Handler Motor company closed Saturday and will stay shut all day Sunday after the death in Oskaloosa of Sol Handler, father of Ben Handler manager of the local firm. George Hernon of Lost Nation, 66, was fined $25 and costs in police court for intoxication and ordered to leave the city.
A. A. Wagner from west of Cedar Rapids brought Apple blossoms and five bushels of fruit from a Snow apple tree in the Ray Wicken Marion orchard. Firemen responded at 11 51 a m Saturday to 808 L street SW for a chimney spark that burned a small roof hole. Company No 4 fought a bonfire in the alley near Sixth and Seventh avenues and streets SE at 9 27 a m.
Firemen were called at 6 50 p m Friday to an oil station at 400 Third street SE where a sign transformer short circuited and caught fire. Earlier at 5 p m firemen extinguished a smouldering fire in steel shavings stored at 1027 Twelfth avenue SW in a yard operated by E Cohn and Sons. Sparks from rubbish burning nearby ignited the oily shavings.
Harold Andrews, 36, pled not guilty in police court after breaking a glass in the Pla Mor ballroom front door while being taken to the station. Ralph Jenson, 25, Davenport, was arrested for disturbing the peace. Johnson pleaded guilty to striking the bartender and paid $25 plus costs.
C E Mueller of 1418 Fourth Avenue SE reported his car struck Delmer Johnson of 719 Second Avenue SE at 9 am Saturday. Johnson, riding west on Second Avenue toward Fifth Street SE, suffered a small forearm cut and a leg bruise. He was taken to Mercy hospital by Mueller but did not stay.
Virginia Wayman seventeen of 219 Second avenue SW had been missing from her home since Wednesday evening. She was found in Davenport and the Waymans were notified by Davenport police at midnight Friday. Mr. Wayman went to Davenport Saturday to bring his daughter home. She had left with Mabel Van Antwerp twenty three of Cedar Rapids after sending a letter Wednesday evening.
Charles Krebs of 509 Forest Drive SE was fined 25 dollars and costs with the fine suspended on payment of costs for reckless driving after changing his plea to guilty. Kirk Snell of 1291 Twelfth Street Marion received 10 dollars and costs with suspension on payment. he surrendered his license for fifteen days. J L Wheeler of 204 Fifth Street SW paid 1 dollar and costs for improper parking. G A Andreas of Lisbon and Al Williams of Milner Hotel were fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking. A G Beckman of Marion was fined 5 dollars and costs for failing to stop for a school sign.
Winfield high school defeated West Liberty 14-7 on Friday night to hand the locals their first loss in three years. Marshall starred for Winfield with scoring, kicking, and running as the game stayed tied 7-7 after three quarters. Bob Lane scored West Liberty’s touchdown.
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged a 500 million dollar federal spending slash and a balanced budget for the next year. It called for repeal of the tax on distributed earnings and projected a 10 percent rise in treasury revenues to balance the budget without new taxes. A foreseen post devaluation trade shift in Franco English American pact was noted as the group neared its fall meeting conclusion.
A probe alleges Hoff obtained 90 from Gongwer for an oil lease on New Mexico land. Ellen Stewar and others were offered 5 000 to 14 000 for rights while Uphoff advised against sale. The Denver oil man offered 14 000 and Uphoff allegedly favored selling. added 2 000 paid for more rights. Upshot: Uphoff allegedly received 1 500 to discharge a lien and returned after a ruse claiming 600 more was available.
In Philadelphia Temple defeated Mississippi 12 to 7 as a late pass surge in the final three minutes produced the winning touchdown. Sophomores August Macali of Ithaca New York and Mike Lukac of Lansford Pennsylvania linked on a critical drive starting from Temple’s 20 yard line. Lukac broke left for the decisive score after the Tide defense had stymied Mississippi earlier.
Mrs Gertrude Frantz Chamberlain of San Diego California died September 29 in San Diego. Born August 18 1861 in Chicago she lived in Cedar Rapids and California for years. Survived by daughter Ethel Belcher of Lemon Grove California brother William H Bushnell of Cedar Rapids and half brother Charles R Bushnell of Long Beach California. Brother Frank Bushnell preceded her in death in 1914. Husband S S Chamberlain died December 23 1935.
Mrs Verneta Swearingen, 34, wife of Charles Swearingen of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday at Oakdale after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband, her parents Mr and Mrs George Preston, and five siblings, all of Belle Plaine. Funeral services and burial will be in Belle Plaine Sunday.
Funeral services for Mrs Antonie Schultz were held at the Janeba and Brosh chapel at 2 p m conducted by Theodore B Hlubacek Burial took place in Bohemian National cemetery Friends could call at the chapel this evening
Nearly 100 residents attended the Marion Community Singing Club’s first meeting in the public library auditorium led by Virgil Wade with Frank Flack Jr. at the piano Miss Emma Klein presided at the business session and plans were made for a second gathering in two weeks.
Mrs C A Dykes was installed as teacher of the Christian church Service class Thursday at 1142 Eleventh avenue home of Mrs P F Flickinger. Other officers named were Mrs E C Hamm president Mrs Irving E Wade first vice president Mrs J B Emmons second vice president Mrs Harley Guzzi third vice president Mrs Jenny King secretary Mrs P F Flickinger assistant secretary Mrs Mae Widger treasurer. Rev Irving E Wade conducted the installation and refreshments were served to about twenty five persons.
Mrs. A C Maxwell of Cedar Rapids entertained the Diana Fret club Thursday evening. Mrs. Charles Sutliff led a sculpture program. Mrs. Maxwell spoke of her Colorado trip and Mrs. James Pringle of her Washington visit. Refreshments were served to twelve members.
Mrs J W Bowman hosted the Fourth division of the Ladies Aid society at a picnic luncheon. Twenty two women attended the social event held at 1372 Eighth Avenue.
Mr and Mrs. W. Hanson of Waterloo were business visitors in Marion Friday.
Mrs Harold Phillips 1008 Eleventh Street hosted the Fidelis Circle of the Kings Daughters on Friday. Mrs A R McElwain read the Kings Daughters prayer, Mrs E C Ainley led devotion. Mrs B E Beiber gave admission service to Mrs H B Leinbaugh Mrs A A Schenken and Mrs William Bleakly. Plans were made to tie three comforters for needy families. Tea was served to twelve members with Mrs B E Beiber presiding.
About seventy five attended a St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church fellowship supper in Memorial hall Friday evening. William Ludemann gave the welcome address and short talks were given by Rev C E Krog W F Kriger Arnold Williams and Mrs William Fowler. Martin Weedbusch with Miss Lois Lockwood sang. Electa circle of the Kings Daughters met Friday at Mrs L R Blinks home. Mrs A C Maxwell led the devotional period. Mrs Glenn Kinser spoke on Rebekah Isaac s Wife. Members answered roll call with verses on Life.
Fred W. Stirm was a dinner guest Friday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Singleton near Marion.
Miss Frances Hildebrand superintendent of the beginners department asks all members to attend Sunday for promotion. Those to be promoted should come early for the exercises at the Presbyterian Sunday school.
Waukon high school junior Robert Curtin was recovering after a bullet wound to his right foot. He was lifting his gun from a bush when it became caught, firing accidentally during a hunting outing.
Behind Bob Hagge the Strawberry Point team pitched a no hit no run game as Littleport stood hitless until a sixth inning walk. Jim Barnes hit a home run for Strawberry Point while Fritz yielded eleven hits. Strawberry Point travels to Edgewood on Thursday Oct 8 for their final season game.
Five families announce newborns with details of names, birth dates, and hospitals. Culver family in Omaha on Oct. 3 welcomed a daughter at St. Luke's. Hansen family in Hazleton on Oct. 1 welcomed a daughter at Mercy hospital. Hrvel family in Circle Drive NE on Oct. 2 welcomed a daughter at Mercy hospital. Bartosh family north of Mt Vernon on Sept. 28 welcomed a ten-pound son. McDonough family on Oct. 1 welcomed Curtis John at a local hospital.
The Contract Bridge club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Guy Miller’s residence 1641 North Tenth Street. Guest Mrs. A. J. Elder of Savanna attended while Mrs. John T. Christie’s condition, after illness at 360 Fourteenth Street, showed improvement.
F. J. Cleveland is improving slowly at his Blairs Ferry road home after a recent heart attack. Guests of Rev. and Mrs. H. O. Allen on Saturday included Prof. and Mrs. Dudley S. Brainard and their son Charles, plus Prof. Brainard's mother Mrs. Nellie Brainard of St. Cloud Minnesota.
Mrs J T Gallivan left Friday night for St Paul to attend the wedding of her niece Dorothy Huntington daughter of Dr and Mrs W S Huntington to Clarence Velanger of St Paul.
Mrs. Hassan Stark and her daughter Mrs. Pearl Bishop of Central City attended the Cattle Congress at Waterloo with Carl Moore of this city. Mr and Mrs H B Leasure and Mr and Mrs William Reep visited from Friday through Sunday.
Richard Walker eleven months old son of Mr and Mrs E L Walker of Cedar Rapids suffered severe burns when a coffee percolator upset Tuesday evening He was brought home Friday from St Luke s hospital Mrs Walker formerly Ava Agnes Goodyear daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Goodyear of Marion
Mr and Mrs A L Bensch attended the Cattle Congress in Waterloo on Saturday.
Plans for Wellman Country Club to visit Marion Golf Club on Sunday are canceled as the fair has been indefinitely postponed.
Ellwood Beiber, a chemistry graduate student at Ames, is spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Beiber, here.
A church notice lists multiple denominations in Marion with service times and leaders. Baptist Rev. Loren Inman, Catholic Rev. T J McElliott, Christian Rev. Irving F Wade, Congregational Rev. Herbert O Allen, Free Methodist Rev. C Monroe, Methodist Rev. E T Gough, Presbyterian Rev. W E Fisher, Lutheran Rev. C E Krog, Seventh Day Church of God, plus details on Sunday schools, worship, communion, and union services.
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