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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1935
Page
17
Friday hog prices rose 5 to 15 cents despite strong buyer resistance with top quotes around 11.15 per hundredweight. Bulk 180 to 240 pound hogs sold at 10.85 to 11.05, as lighter hogs and direct sales shaped a market at Chicago and other markets.
Wall Street ends a choppy session with fractional gains in rails and mixed results across industries as trading quiets. Major movers include General Motors Chrysler Kennecott Westinghouse and Du Pont with rail declines. Volume nears 1.35 million shares amid war risk and sector shifts.
Bearish news from Liverpool and European tensions drove wheat futures lower on the Chicago board, with July showing the most weakness as profit taking and Argentine crop reports dampened sentiment. Domestic buying framed a mixed opening, while corn recovered on frost forecasts and fund buying influenced by resting orders. Receipts totaled 36 cars for wheat and 22 for corn.
AP dispatch reports mixed receipts and market activity in Chicago with butter egg and poultry sections showing varied demand. Livestock and cheese prices move, reflecting steady to steady trade while market highlights note steady shipments and fading supplies in some categories.
Fragmented text outlines bond markets and energy statistics with scattered references to New York and power sector figures. It mentions prices, rates, and schedules, but the garbled OCR yields no coherent narrative or verifiable details.
Bern de Mroo and Mie Fleard welcomed today at St Lunes Hospital. The newborns Bern te Moo and Mis James Whit reside at 1398 Bute avenue NW and 3 at the Ot heat Were heacpatyel Rory ote Mie and Maof os Hackney TRIG venue.
Hogs remain stronger on the local market with a 15 cent rise across all grades. The top price reaches 10.35 dollars as local grain prices show a slight uptick.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows varied prices for grains and produce including oats, rye, barley, corn, eggs, and assorted fruits and vegetables. It notes wholesale fruit values such as Valencias oranges and lemons, bananas, apples, and also lists hides and horses with price ranges. The document preserves old price figures and item descriptions in a dense catalog format.
The Boston wool market reported active demand for 64s and finer wools with firm prices on combing types and higher tones on short French goods. In New York, raw sugar advanced to the highest level since 1930, with sales of 7,000 Cuban bags and 29,700 Puerto Rico overquota lots for November, while refined sugar held at 530. Foreign exchange showed mixed gains across major currencies and commodities, including cattle and hog markets in Minnesota and Chicago area.
About 1500 officers worked extra duty to keep Harlem calm as clashes between Black residents, Italians, and Ethiopian sympathizers erupted. Police used clubs and revolvers to break up street disorder near a food store, with one Ethiopian suspect and several injuries reported.
In Moscow a Lenine2 ad study reports completion of the first statistical Timogurstic film The Language of Gestures examining how North American Indian tribes communicate by gestures. The film notes 100 gestures depicted for cross tribal understanding.
In Washington AAA officials indicated the compulsory potato control law would be enforced despite farm protests. Farmers at a Thursday hearing urged administration to enforce the law while Wallace sought to separate criticism from enforcement and noted no final funds decision.
President Roosevelt aboard the cruiser Houston en route to the east coast monitored the European war crisis via radio. He received Italy’s bombing of Ethiopia and Geneva reports while formulating American policy on the arms embargo law. He fished near Magdalena Bay after fair luck at Cerros.
Phillip Leibsohn announces two new Liebsohn Food Market locations will open Saturday, bringing the chain to five with stores at 701 E avenue NW and 2023 J street SW. A third outlet at 110 Third street NE will open soon, expanding to six stores under the same management. The J street and E avenue sites are remodeled grocery buildings with local managers. The Fair Store at 214 First avenue E remains No. 1, Marion is No. 2, Kenwood No. 3, E avenue NW No. 4 and J street No. 5.
D W Bates as Receiver of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company files in Linn County Court to collect stock assessments against Mary B Hormel Mary Louise Hormel and Gertrude H Rudd for shares as of May 3 1934. Depositor agreements reduce Hormel liabilities and offer to settle claims. Court set hearing for 1935 at Cedar Rapids Court House.
LeRoy Cress of Toddville and Bernita Simmons of Center Point wed by Justice W. J. Grunewald. Firemen fought a small roof fire at 1810 Ridgewood Terrace SE due to chimney sparks. F. B. Jones of Marion fined $25 in police court for intoxication. jailed for nonpayment. Mrs. P. C. Storm of Omaha departs after visiting Clark home. Several residents paid $1 in police court for overtime parking. Fred Hook chose jail over $2 fine for failing to stop at an arterial. Ray Dunahugh injured in a two-car accident at E avenue and Third street NW involving Roy Dunton of Iowa City.
Frank B. Kellogg, former world court justice and ex secretary of state, denounces Italy's actions in Ethiopia as a land grabbing scheme. He warns that if advanced nations ignore Ethiopia's independence the world reverts to brute force. Kellogg co authored the Kellogg Briand peace pact and Italy is a signer.
A charge of 106 additional to the above Briges is made on all out of town blind ads. Out of town readers who wish to answer Gazette Want Ads in which only phone numbers are given can do so by writing a letter to The Gazette Want Ad Department.
A dense compilation of classified style notices and ads. It includes medical samples for stomach issues, a debt disclaimer by Geo B Foster, chiropractic services, and many local business promos. Businesses such as Allied Van Lines, Lynch Transfer & Storage, Rosenthal’s tailors, rug cleaning, and piano tuning feature prominently alongside thrift items and rummage sale mentions.
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