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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1932
Page
8
Chicago hog markets closed unevenly with a slight weekly rally from the bottom aided by light receipts and moderate demand. Top is $3.90 for the best hogs. averages near $3.70 to $3.85. cattle and sheep markets mixed as deliveries remained light and demand fluctuated across cities.
Chicago livestock receipts show hogs 4,000 with scattered lots steady to 10 cents lower than Friday. Top hogs 3.75 with choice grades around 3.90. Sow prices 2.85 to 3.25. Cattle receipts 200 with feeders and yearlings weak to 25 cents lower. bulls and vealers varied. Shipper demand heavy. overall meat trade sluggish with limited price gains expected.
Livestock prices show steadiness with hogs moving around 10 cents per pound, calves and steers varying by weight. Native cattle and mixed lots bring fluctuating quotes, with heifers and yearlings in the mid to high range and sausage stock noted in limited quantities.
Commodities show mixed results as stockers and feed cattle move unevenly. Lower bids cited for week cattle with general weakness in calves and cows, while some categories edge up. Bulls, heifers and miscellaneous stockers display limited gains against a backdrop of fluctuating demand and prices.
Receipts estimate 700 cattle and 908 sheep and lambs. Cattle show 50c lower on bee covers and yearlings, fat stock weak to 25c off, most categories steady to mixed. Hogs 6 000 head lower, top around 3.30 per cwt. lambs firm to 25c higher with native and woolled offerings noted.
U S Department of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts across seven Iowa packing plants totaled 17 400 head in the 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday. This compares with 32 500 last week and 24 600 a year ago. Demand is steady with light trading. price ranges vary by weight from 140 to 550 pounds with quotations across several weight classes.
AP reported Iowa hog prices with live weight brackets and per hundredweight ranges. Prices varied by weight from under 180 pounds to over 350 pounds, with values shown for prime heavy, good packers, fair packers, and standard lots across Mason City and Waterloo markets.
In New York bonds, sporadic rallies failed to gain traction as the market trended lower overall while some issues recovered modestly. Weaker transport and utility issues edged up after a denial of a receivership for Nickel Pirate, with North American issues rising and several industrials softening.
U S bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101.17 and 102.19 for Fs 44s and Fourth 4s, respectively. Treasury 4s from 1947-1952 traded around 107.27, 104.18 for 44-54, and 100.30 for 40-43 June. Treasury B 46-49 quoted at 97.29 and 3s 51-55 at 96.1.
Shipments listed as 36.497 and standard middlings at 7.50 to 8.00. Chicago produce futures show egg standards for Oct and Nov at 22 and a half percent, butter for Nov and Dec at 19 percent.
The note outlines exchange values with mixed figures for Belgium Germany Poland Portugal and Greece. It mentions Montreal cash at 1.00 and Mexico City silver peso nominal value with various percent figures and placeholders.
Local Cedar Rapids listing shows mixed commodity quotes including wheat and oats at 11 12c, corn yellow prices 15c for No 2 and 14c for No 3, choice bail hay at 9.00, new hay at 7.00, and various farm goods such as colored springs, hens at 7 8c, roosters 9c, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and a reference to potatoes at 8100 bas.
In Chicago the wheat market sagged to new seasonal lows on the board of trade while corn showed independent strength and short covering. Reports of further export sales spurred excellent buying in corn as oats and rye rose. cash prices for wheat, corn, and oats edged higher amid lighter receipts.
Market notes show cash bids in Minneapolis for No. 1 northern wheat and other grains with varied protein content and futures quotes. Durum and amber durum values hover around 50 to 55 cents, No. 2 amber durum near 50 to 54 cents, red durum about 39 to 40 cents, oats around 14% cents, barley about 29 cents, rye No. 2 around 30 to 32 cents, and flax No. 1 near $1.07 to $1.11.
Markets report live poultry such as hens leghorn and colored springs with prices 9 to 16 cents and turkeys 10 to 16 cents. Ducks and geese traded around 10 to 13 cents, horn broilers 10 cents. Potatoes at 79. several regional prices listed. apples, carrots, and fresh bed products noted.
AP notes receipts for dressed poultry 18 067 with mixed colors and packs 24 25 cents. Cheese prices steady at 164 678 and overall receipts 3 577 with no quotations. Private sales show firm fowls 14 22 cents and roosters listed but not returned.
Hogs receipts about 160 head, prices around steady from Friday with choice light hogs scarce at 3.60 per pound for 170 to 240 pounds, odd sows 2.35 to 3.00, calves and beef cattle mixed with feeders steady, grass cattle weak, vealers steady to down 25 to 80 cents. Sheep receipts 600, all classes steady, lambs and wethers vary with top lambs improving, market tone steady.
Thieves forced a back door at Fetzer Brothers grocery in Marengo between 11 p m and 7 a m and wheeled a small safe to the rear door before abandoning it. Deputy sheriff Roy R. Slade of Cedar Rapids collected fingerprints.
Paul M. will recount his account of the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing to the San Francisco county grand jury. The testimony aims to clarify events and identify those involved in the incident.
Hog prices weakened on the local market across grades with declines reported in top values as buyers trimmed bids and sellers faced softer demand. The downturn follows a period of smaller supplies and cautious buyer activity.
Calf Choice 140-180 lbs at 84.00 with 5.00 price spread and 2 130 to quality notes. Lambs 75-85 lbs priced around 4.00 to 5.00 with heavier lambs selling by quality noted.
Stock market ended a session of confused price movement with small losses as a favorable weekly revenue freight report steadied early declines. A government crop report on cotton sparked fresh selling, driving some leaders down over 2 points before later recoveries left most losses in fractions to about 4 points. Trading was moderate with about 1.4 million shares, as car loadings for the week ended Oct 1 rose 26,329, the highest seven day freight total of 1932 yet tempered by seasonal fall. Union Pacific fell over a point, Southern Pacific dropped about 2, US Steel and American Can shaved losses, and General Motors September sales were 34,694 versus August’s 37,230.
Trading quotes show merchants National Bank building area skewed by session activity. Listed stocks include Adams Express, Alaska Jun, Allied Chem, Amn Car Fdy, Kennecott, Kroger, Lehigh Valley, Reading and Coca Cola with varied percentages and notable prices across industry names.
At a Friday business men meeting the Jiggs day celebration committee for June 15 was appointed with George Thomas B W Barnhart Weldon Betts Cecil Gates and Ed Esher named. A Winchester gun was approved as a prize and Ora C Remay was cited for corn beef and cabbage cooking duties.
A crossword style clue set split into horizontal and vertical groups. Entries include references to a Scot sailing boat and other mixed terms such as habit, vessel, and clothing. The page presents a word puzzle with numbered hints and word lengths.
Mrs. Jacob Harms a Belle Plaine resident and longtime Rebekah lodge worker died at 7 45 p m Tuesday in Belle Plaine She was born Agnes Klister in Hamburg Germany and lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to Belle Plaine in 1897 She served as great keeper of the wampum for 25 years and held state office in the Rebekah order Funeral services were held in Belle Plaine with burial by the Rebekah lodge Survivors include her sisters Mrs Augusta Leonard and Mrs Mary Schlichting and several nieces and nephews including Walter Leonard and John Schlichting
Mrs Malinda Spadt longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at a local hospital at 7 40 p m Friday following a two week illness She was born in Toledo Iowa October 22 1860 and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1882 Surviving are two sons Ralph E Spadt of Marshalltown and Howard E Spadt a granddaughter Velma Hollenbeck and a daughter in law Edith Hollenbeck She was a United Brethren church member for 46 years and active until illness also affiliated with Royal Neighbors and Women’s Relief Corps.
Mrs J J Carney mother of J J Carney of Victor dies at her home Friday. She leaves her husband John J Carney eight children James Patrick Louis Mrs James Haley Mrs Bridget Cheney John J Cedar Rapids Mrs Lew Cubisher Mrs Edward Bushman seventeen grandchildren and three children. Funeral at St Joseph church Parnell at 9 am Monday Father Neal conducts burial in St Joseph cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Helen White will be held at the Rohn West Side chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday conducted by Rev. E Winslow Brown. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel this evening.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. from the Rohn West Side chapel. The Rev. E. B. Frye will officiate. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery with Fellow Lodge No. 141 in charge at the grave.
Funeral services for Mrs Fran tiska Just will be held in the Barta chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday conducted by Dr Joseph Bren. Burial will follow in the family cemetery with urn placement and Military honors if applicable.
In Humacao Porto Rico four policemen and the district attorney Senor Pesquera were killed Saturday in a clash between police and the national guard. About two hundred shots were fired and many were wounded before order was restored. Humacao is the largest eastern town on the Hu macao river near Crab island.
J. E. Weir of 2529 First Avenue East was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding in police court Saturday. G. W. Streeter of 1724 Co Avenue NW pled guilty to double parking and received a suspended fine of 2 dollars upon payment of costs.
William Collier reports his blue black 1924 Dodge coupe license 57 6151 stolen from in front of his home at 719 A Avenue NE between 10 p m Friday and 7 a m Saturday. No suspects or motive listed.
L P Hogan 32 faced operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charge. Judge H C Ring set the case aside and ordered submission to the November term grand jury in district court after Hogan requested time to plead. Hogan was arrested following a reported crash with M B Taylor 1719 C avenue NE at F avenue and Fifth street NW on Sept 30 and remains out on his own bond.
A jury in John Lehew's $20,000 damage suit against Maitland Great was excused until Monday at 9 30 a m by Judge H C Ring. Trial opens Monday morning. Lehew says two broken legs and a crushed chest from injuries suffered walking county roads near Frontier Park when struck from behind by Groat on January 23 at 6 p m.
Cleo Edna Long was awarded a divorce from Fred H. Long by Judge H. C. Ring in district court on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and felony conviction. Long received a ten year indeterminate sentence in Fort Madison state penitentiary for arson. Mrs. Long was granted custody of three minor children and the couple’s household furnishings.
Gertrude Eggert files for divorce from Arthur Eggert in district court on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks custody of their two minor children and both temporary and permanent alimony. Married in East Moline, Illinois, in 1929.
Security Realty files in district court seeking 852.52 dollars from Mrs. Bernice Murray under the lease dispute.
United States shipments reached 1,987,000 doors exported in 51 foreign markets during 1931, reflecting the era's industrial output. The report highlights broad international distribution and the scale of manufacturing.
Gov. Dan Turner addressed about 1,000 people in Marion city park detailing four main campaign issues: unemployment, fair farm prices, stopping wholesale farm mortgage foreclosures, and tax revision. He touted tax cuts from Elliott-Clark law and promised further reductions next year.
Marion education board met to authorize a $10,000 bond issue due October, approve $3,000 interest on bonds, and pay for school books. Janitors receive 25 cents extra for evening gym supervision, substitute teachers are set at $5 daily for high school and $4 for grade school. Christmas vacation runs December 23 to January 2, with a three day Easter break.
A group of cousins of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Levasseur of Washington DC honored them at a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Michel at 855 Central Avenue Thursday evening. Cards were played and refreshments served to forty guests by Misses Marie Michel Marie Levasseur and LeRoy Michel. The Levasseurs were presented a gift and will visit Mr. Levasseur's mother Mrs. Mary Levasseur in Olin next week.
Democratic committee men and women and supporters are invited to a dinner and meeting at Hotel Roosevelt on Tuesday at 6 30 pm with nominal dinner fees. Congressman Jacobson of Clinton and other state speakers will address the gathering. Reservations to be made with listed hosts.
Messier of Muscatine wed Knouff of Waterloo. Pratt of Cedar Rapids and Weaver of Covington, Kentucky. Skersick and Mentzer, both Cedar Rapids. Roberts and Watson, Cedar Rapids. Gustafsson and Bundy, Cedar Rapids.
Guests the first of the week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Huss were Mr. Huss' brother Ezra Huss of Mount Hope Kan his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Roy Patterson of Rozel Kan and Mr Patterson's mother Mrs Hattie Patterson of Ottawa Til
A. Ford and his son Asher, formerly in St. Louis, have rented an apartment at 925 Eleventh Street in the Mae Wahl home. Three reels of Iowa City music festival footage featuring Marion high school participants were shown during Marion High School assembly. The Lincoln school auditorium hosted the second performance of Crashing Through by Boy Scout troops 35 and 38.
Mrs James Bromwell of 762 Twelfth Street hosted the Friday Bridge Club on a pleasant Friday afternoon.
Mrs. La Rue Prior hosted the Sorosis club meeting with fifteen members answering roll call on current events. Mrs. O. M. Carson reviewed How to Be a Club Woman by Helen Cowles LeCron and Edith Wasson Elroy. Refreshments followed. next gathering set for Oct. 20 at Miss Nevah Prior's home.
Mrs Walter Applegate had been visiting her daughters Mrs R E Lehdigh and Mrs La Verna Crew and returned to Perry Friday night after a longer stay.
Mrs Walter N Foster of Perry spent a week visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids and was guest of her daughter Mrs E C Haas and family in Iowa City.
Mrs Frank Cloughy spent several days with her son Frank Dloughy and his family at Town City the first of the week.
The West Marion Garden club schedules a 2 PM meeting Wednesday at Mrs. George McBride's home. The program features Halloween stunts and articles on fall perennials.
Mrs K C Smith and her daughter Hattiemae of West Liberty are weekend guests in the home of Rev W C Clemo and his wife.
Miss Carmelita Calderwood and Miss Geraldine Moore from University hospital and Children’s hospital at Iowa City were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cunningham on Friday.
Mr and Mrs C W Biggs spent a few days at Quasqueton and attended the Cattle congress at Waterloo this week.
Mrs. A. W. Atkins of 864 Ninth Street entertained the F. F. club Friday with games of Flinch, providing an evening of light social pastime.
A digest of Sunday services across Marion churches including Baptist Rev William H sermon series on strong drink and Second Coming, Catholic mass by Rev T J McElliott, Christian Endeavor rallies, Methodist musical program, and Presbyterian worship schedule with speakers and times.
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