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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1932

Page

22

Stronger Tone In Hog Prices Boosts Market Recovery

Official Saturday receipts show cattle 300,000? No, cattle 300. sheep 8,000. Hog prices hold around steady with top at 4.00 and bulk 3.60 to 4.00 as lighter receipts help markets recover from Thursday declines. Chicago activity moderate. Cleveland and Pittsburgh steady to lower. East St. Louis up. total markets 12,600 across cities.

Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh East Buffalo East St. Louis s_maere

New Drop in Grain Prices Checked by Small Rally

Chicago reports renewed demand and stop loss selling for wheat driving new lows, but a small rally due to bids and short covering limited further declines. Winnipeg steady amid hedging pressure. rye and oats weaker with deferred wheat at new lows. corn mixed with weakness in wheat. Provisions firm. cash prices mostly unchanged. Receipts total 427 cars across markets.

Chicago Board of ‘Trade Winnipeg Liverpool Buffalo

Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Market Report

Chicago live stock receipts show varied offerings with 10 000 head including 4 000 direct. Cattle trends mixed with strong fed steers and vealers, prices ranging from about 5 80 to 9 00 for heavy cattle and 3 00 to 7 75 for calves. Pigs and lambs listed with several weight classes and price spreads reflecting market activity.

Livestock Prices Across St Paul Auction Slump

Market report shows cattle and hog prices moving lower with limited demand. Sluggish activity noted Thursday as feeder cattle and western stock trade under pressure while buyers hold to tighter margins.

Livestock Market Prices and Supply Report

The report shows feeding and slaughter cattle stable to higher and lambs firm. Trade slow with 1,800 direct sales and 4,000 receipts. feeders comprise 35 percent. Prices: fed steers and yearlings steady to higher. bulk grass cows 2.25 to 3.00. cutter grades 1.65 to 2.25. lambs 4.75 to 5.15 for top woolies. range-fed lambs 4.15 to 4.50. ewes up to 1.75 toc.

Dept. Agriculture Jes Saasad CA Iaetiee

Cattle and Hog Receipts Mixed as Markets Slow

U.S. Department of Agriculture reports cattle receipts around 1 200 head with slow but steady demand. Prices show load lots at 7.60 for good long-yearling cattle, 2.50 for medium stockers, and hogs steady to slightly lower with extreme heavies at 2.25. Lamb bids include $5.00 for choice natives and $4.85 for clipped fed lambs, with Montana yearlings at 3.25.

U. S Choice Montana

Complex hog market report from Iowa and Minnesota

Hog trade near steady with Thursday’s pace as slaughter and packing activity slow. Prices quoted for various weight classes range from light 140-160 lb hogs at about $2.00 to 350 lb hogs at around $3.40, with sow prices near $2.60 and lighter feeder pigs around $2.40.

IU. &. T. Agriculture Iowa Minnesota

Kansas City hogs and cattle receipts show active trading

United States Department of Agriculture market report from Kansas City notes hog receipts at 3 500 with direct sales fairly active and average price around 3 45 for sows and 275 to 500 pounds for packing hogs. Cattle receipts at 500 include calves and steers up to 1 500 pounds with varied prices and mixed quality across segments.

East St. Louis Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hogs and Sheep

Receipts around 7,000 hogs with prices 3.80 to 8.50 per hundredweight and high end vealers near 6.50. Slaughter cows and bulls show mixed ranges from 2.25 to 4.06. heifers 2.50 to 7.75. Sheep receipts steady to strong with lambs 4.50 to 4.50, ewes 1.00 to 2.00. Market activity varied amid broad price spreads across weight classes.

ST. Louis Dept. Agriculture

Livestock Receipts Mixed at St Joseph Market

Cattle receipts around 3 000 head with hogs steady to higher in parts. top hogs $3.66 with bulk 160 250 lb at $3.40 to $3.60 and lightweights unevenly higher. Calves steady to about $7 75 for steers 1 103 lb, fed westerns $5 7 54. sheep and lambs steady with top around $5.00, bulk $4.50 to $4.75, light lighter.

ST. Joseph U. S

State City Best at Iowa markets 230 Ins 83

Fragmented text lists prices and items like shoes and packs with figures such as 230, 83, 2.65 to 3.20. Mentions markets in Iowa and encoded product terms, but readable facts are scattered and uncertain.

Iowa Esmo

Market News Chicago Produce Debuts and Prices

Market receipts across states showWisconsin Michigan and Minnesota offerings with early Ohio russets at 60 to 70 cents per cwt and Idaho russets around $1.10. Butter receipts total 6 081 with steady prices while hogs show 5 452 receipts and unsettled trade. notes on refrigerator and ice distributions appear.

ATO U. 8 S Yaea Sant Wisconsin

New York Produce Prices Mixed on Eggs and Poultry

Unclear OCR text reports egg receipts at 19 381 with mixed colors and changes. Dressed poultry remains unchanged with firmer chicken freight at 11 16 cents and fowls at 13 4 19 cents in express shipments.

New York Shane

Chicago Produce Futures Report Confused and Incomplete

A garbled AP item from Chicago notes egg futures and storage notes dated November in disarray. The snippet mentions Chicago futures, egg storage, and gendered terms, but lacks clear details or outcomes.

Chicago Etrigersoe Nanditan

Flour Market Minneapolis Changes and Shipments

Minneapolis flour market reports a shipment update with 24.434 units and middlings pricing at 7 dollars 50 cents. The note reflects daily pricing shifts and product movement in the local grain trade.

Minneapolis

Chicago cash grain prices and sample grades listed

A garbled Chicago cash grain column lists bid levels for corn and oats with various grades and moisture notes. It includes No. 2 mixed, No. 1 mixed, No. 1 yellow, No. 2 yellow, No. 3 yellow, and white oat prices with fractions of a cent. Seed prices are shown as $2.25 to $2.50 per 100 pounds.

Chicago Aly Werat

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain Prices Listing

Grain prices for Cedar Rapids include Wheat 38 406 Oats 11 12c Bre 214 No 2 yellow 15c No Bas Ch nated 9.00 straw 8.00 Heavy hens lic Colored springs 5 Ibs to 10c Leghorn 6 ikas Sinee 7 8e Light hens 22 25c Roseis Woden fraite Veretables California Valencias 2.50 orniat 5.25 mons 3 18 14.00 eet potatoes 1.00 bas 2.50 bbl en pota lanas 4 14 fornia lettuce crate 2.75 cele anibantic 1.50 1.80 Delict Standards.

Cele Anibantic

Bond Markets Hold Steady Amid Quiet Trading

Bond market continued firm on Friday with rails improving including Santa Fe Chicago Milwaukee Western and Missouri Pacific. New York Central and Pipe Line 5s remained set and firm as trading stayed quiet in the day.

ORK Santa Fe Chicago Milwaukee Western St. Paul Pacl Great Porthern Missouri Pacific New York Central Hell Pipe Line

Fragmented Financial Quote Leads to Unclear Ledger

The readable portion shows scattered currency values and treasury figures such as 101.22 and 102.20 with references to Liberty and Shiya, plus a treasury 4 percent entry. The fragmentary OCR makes precise meaning uncertain and ties to a single financial snapshot.

Liberty

Molasses Flood Closes Seattle Street After Tanker Crash

A Seattle street was clogged with sticky molasses after 11 barrels totaling over 809 gallons burst from a truck in a collision with a parked car. The thick syrup flowed several inches down the roadway, disrupting traffic and prompting cleanup crews to respond.

Seattle

Market Report Lamb Quality Cited With Prices

The notes list lamb classifications by weight and quality with price ranges from 4.06 to 5.00, noting higher prices for heavier lambs and quality differences.

Wall Street Stocks Endure Sharp midday Drop Then Partial Recovery

U.S. Steel American Telephone American Can Westinghouse Johns Manville and Union Pacific led a midday U.S. stock slide of about 3 to 5 points, then rebounded 1 to 2. The market fell through mid-September resistance, selling broadened to farm goods, with Union Pacific down over 5 and many issues down 3 to 4. By the fourth hour some recovery appeared as shorts took profits amid hopes of an autumn revival.

New York U. S. Steel American Telephone American Can Westinghouse Johns Manville International Harvester Union Pacific American Tobacco “B

Stock Market Snapshot Amid Broad Range Of Industrials

A dense OCR fragment lists numerous companies and tickers across industries from Steel to Oil and Railroads. Notable entities include Adams Express, Air Reduction, Allied Chem, Alcoa, Am Car, Caterpillar, Coca Cola, Chrysler, Radio Corp, Cities Service, and Lehigh Valley with varied percentage figures indicating price or performance shifts.

B. Bennett & Co Tetionel Bank Adams Express Als Central Ind Alaska Inspiration Cen Allegheny Corp Inti Comb Eng My Allied Chem Inti Harv Allis Chalmers Inti Nickel I M Kresger Kreuger & Tay Am Pow & Lt Atch T & S&sf Ami O Atlantic Rfe Auburn Auto Mo Kans Tex Aviation Corpn Pac R Baldwin Loco Ward Ite Ohio Murra Barnsdall A Beatrice Cry Ane Eee Endies Bem Bisa Tsa Co Dair Beth Nea Distiis Borden Co Wat Pow & L la Borgee Nevada Cop Briggs Mfg Brook MT NB. H Byers Nor Wes North Am Ohio Otis Stee Amerada Coron Car & Fdy Julius Kelvinator Intl Corp En Coor Am Rad & S Pasco Chen Gown Pars Publix Chrysler Motor Proctor Jambel Coca_ Cola Bullman Cox Oa Radio Corp Elec i4 Radio Keith Col Gas BK Ac Steel Reyn Tob Consol

Foreign Exchange Rates and Foreign Receipts Summary

Irregular foreign exchange quotations show varied cent values for Great Britain France and many European nations. Indicates exchange receipts and prices in Montreal Mexico City and other locations amid fluctuating rates and a crude listing of currencies and figures.

Great Britain France Belgium Germany Land Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spa Portugal Greece Brazil Montreal Mexico City

Robbery Threat Near Police Station Heightens Local Fear

Police report a second recent robbery occurring in the front yard of the police station as Friday dawn broke on the neighborhood. At Horak pharmacy on First street and First avenue W robbers struck last week. Friday morning Pete Chiaros of Presto lunch on First street and Third avenue SW reported a break in. Entry was gained through a screen and broken window by the lock. Ten siete and ten cents in change and sixteen bottles of lager ale were taken. The crime was found at 5:45 a.m. by Billy Platis who had closed the lunchroom at 2:15 a.m.

Horak First Street First Avenue W Pete Chiaros Third Avenue Billy Platis

Walker Eyes U S Senate After New York Return

Former Mayor James J. Walker, returning from Europe aboard the Europa, hints at possible future campaign for the U S Senate rather than another run for New York mayor. He declined to discuss plans and said future steps depend on the party.

S. 8 S. Europa James J. Walker New York Europe Europa United States Senate Walker

Death of John M. Rider Siddons era freemason leader

John M. Rider dies from injuries as a long time Iowa freemason official. He held roles in Apollo Commandery Knights Templar and R A M groups and was registrar of Iowa Consistory since December 1927. He served as postmaster under Cleveland and celebrated a Golden Wedding in 1928. Survived by two daughters and a grandson. Funeral at the Scottish Rite temple with Rose Croix service. burial at Oak Hill cemetery.

Apollo Commandery Knights Templar Trowel Chapter Palestine Council S. M el Kahir Temple of the Shrine and Home For Aged Women First Presbyterian Church Wilton Junction Rider Cleveland J.rhoads Treichler Cedar Rapids Clyde Williams Sheldon Don Hucke Chicago Harry Brotherlin Tipton Scottish Rite W. R. Boyd Blue Lodge Oak Hill Cemetery Temple Friends Oon Turner Chapel

Convict Testifies Guard Offered Freedom in Trial

In Jacksonville a convict testifies that Jim Travis offered him early release if he would testify for the defense. The claim arises in the murder trial of two Florida prison camp guards charged in the sweat box death of Arthur Maillefert. The witness said the guard told him the gate was open if he cooperated.

Jacksonville Fla Florida Arthur Maillefert Jim Travis Pennsylvania

Building Trades Back Hoover With Unified Support

Executives of building trade unions totaling over 1,000,000 members pledged support for President Hoover’s reelection. Led by M. J. McDonough of the AFL building trades department, the delegation met at the White House last night. Members included John Coefield of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters and John Frans of the Hoisting and Operating Engineers.

Washington Hoover M. J. McDonough Building Trades Department American Federation of Labor White House John Coefield United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters John Rans

Former Ames Professor Heads Eastern College

Dean Hugh P. Baker, previously of the New York college of forestry at Syracuse and a former Iowa State College professor, was elected president of Massachusetts State College by the board of trustees on Thursday.

Boston Hugh P. Baker New York College of Forestry Syracuse University Iowa State College Ames Massachusetts State College

Birth announcements from St. Luke's hospital

Born at St. Luke's hospital are a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hill Mount Vernon on Oct. 7 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Berry Chicago on Oct. 6. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Huston at 416 B Avenue NE was born Oct. 5.

St. Luke's Hospital Gerald Hill Mount Vernon Harold G. Berry Chicago Robert L. Huston Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital

Ban dits raid Harris Brothers office. $3500 seized

Chicago police report a gang of bandits invaded Harris Brothers Construction offices on Friday afternoon. They intimidated about forty employees with pistols, seized between 3500 and 4000 dollars, and escaped.

Chicago Harris Brothers Construction Company

Secretary Hurley contrasts nominees in Iowa campaign tour

Secretary of War Patrick Hurley praised Hoover’s gold standard policy and the administration’s aims while challenging Democratic candidate Franklin Roosevelt to spell out positions on tariff aid and policy. He argued Roosevelt offers vague promises and fails to take firm stances on key issues.

Iowa Hurley Des Moines Roosevelt Hoover

Elkader Hosts 5000 At Annual Dairy Day

Elkader drew about five thousand people for the towns Dairy Day featuring free barbecue music and sports. Beefs buns and music from four bands plus a drum corps filled the program with activities for families and students.

Elkader Elkader High School Elkader Junior Ween Elkader Municipal Frank Penance

Huge Increase In High School Rolls

Washington AP reports high school enrollment rose 99.9 percent from 1920 to 1930, according to the federal Office of Education based on state statistics. This surge brought more children into daily classes across the United States.

Washington America Federal Office of Education

Greta Nissen Files Divorce From Weldon Heyburn

Hollywood actress Greta Nissen seeks divorce from actor Weldon Heyburn within nine days. Attorneys said the divorce complaint was mailed to Nogales Sonora Mexico and a decree is expected by mail. The couple wed in Mexico six months ago on incompatibility.

Hollywood INS Greta Nissen Weldon Heyburn Nogales Sonora Mex Miss Nissen Heyburn Mexico

Orders House Built On Neighbor's Lot

Miss Agnes M. Mitchell a nurse saved funds to build a house on her Twelfth street lot. She pointed to a vacant lot where a contractor built a cottage on a neighbor’s parcel. The contractor’s lot on Tuckares street was found to have Miss Mitchell’s cottage on it. Attorneys say a lot exchange is arranged.

Santa Monica Calif Agnes M. Mitchell Twelfth Street Necosse Ae Tuckares Street

Collect $69,790 On Bank Checks In Iowa

DES MOINES AP The federal tax from Iowa bank checks in September totaled 69 790 50 with George W Bird assistant collector of internal revenue noting a nearly 60 percent rise in state tax collections from August 121 24366 to 139 16350 The bank tax led the month while electric energy tax brought in 38908 and other taxes varied.

Des Moines Iowa George W. Bird Internal Revenue Bird

Ford Displays New Car At French Show

Henry Ford opens France's twenty sixth annual automobile salon by exhibiting a secret five horsepower car built to undersell European rivals. The continental design features a sloping V type radiator and gaudy colors.

Paris Henry Ford America France Ford

Oysters Turn Salty From Potomac Dry Spell

In Leonardtown Maryland oysters from the Potomac mouth and Chesapeake Bay taste salty enough to need no seasoning when cooked. Officials attribute the high salinity to a prolonged shortage of rain reducing fresh water inflow at the river mouth.

Leonardstown Potomac River Chesapeake Bay

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