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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1935
Page
8
Hog receipts fell below 1000, while prices rose to a top of 11.20 per cwt with 9,000 total hogs offered, including 1,500 direct to packers. Cattle and sheep demand remained steady to strong with top cattle at 12.65 and heavy stocker demand noted amid seasonal warmth boosting dressed pork outlook.
Local hog prices remain steady with top at 1040 as grades unchanged. Wilson and Co outlines liveweight ranges from 160 to 550 pounds with varied bid increments, while poultry and eggs edge up slightly. Calf, sheep, and cattle quotes follow market tiers, showing modest gains for select classes and steady levels for others.
A Cedar Rapids listing shows grain prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley with values like Wheat 87 94c and Corn Shelled 68%: 64 56. It also lists farm products including poultry Mrs, Leghorns, Cocks, Potatoes Peaches Onions and other produce with assorted prices and notes on market activity. The page reads as a broad catalog of agricultural commodities and retail items.
Bearish mood in international markets drags wheat futures lower on the Chicago Board of Trade with December and May futures narrowing the spread. Wheat falls about 1 5 to 21 2 cents, corn and oats also drop as rainfall reports in Argentina fuel selling. Cash prices ease and deliveries rise as traders forego rallies.
The market showed uneven moves with Budd Manufacturing preferred rising over 3 points while Interninternational Business Machines Greyhound each added about 2 points. Losers included Steel Chrysler Anaconda Kennecott and Cerro de Pasco as trading volume neared 1.3 million shares.
Oil and utility shares attracted buyers while rail lows capped activity in a session marked by uneven moves. Leaders included Greyhound and IBM up about 2 points, with Atlantic Refining and Phillips Petroleum among gainers. Case and several others declined, as carriers eased and bonds showed slight strength in a cautious market.
A condensed report notes flour prices in Minneapolis with figures around 10 cents over standard, including cargo values and sack shipments. The wool market in Boston shows western-grown wools dominating, with prices for grease and combing varieties and steady to firm trends. Foreign exchange in New York lists multiple country rates, with miscellaneous global financial quotes and commodity figures.
In New York bonds closed firm with small gains across several issues. Government and corporate issues edged lower or higher by fractions while Home Owners Loan 4s, Federal Farm Mortgage 3s and US Treasury 7s led modest advances. Foreign issues showed a brief stronger trend as utilities remained steady and transport bonds were unchanged.
Dedjazmateh Nass sibu, southern Ethiopian army commander, told United Press Italians used mustard gas in the Ogaden invasion. He described yellow gas blankets and among irregulars in Gorrahei and Gerlogubi many lack gas masks as Italian columns advance toward Haile Selassie forces in a tense, undeclared conflict.
Former President Hoover travels eastbound through Iowa with Senator L. J. Dickinson accompanying to Carroll. Dickinson denies political aims, saying he will seek re election in Iowa. Other Iowans like E. P. Chase and Charles MacLafferty greet Hoover. McKelvie rides with the party from Fremont to Omaha.
The eastbound train bearing Herbert Hoover passed Cedar Rapids at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday. Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids, Republican national committeeman for Iowa, boarded the train here to go to Chicago on business. He planned to return Tuesday night but will remain in Chicago next week to work at the western Republican headquarters.
New York AP reports silent-film star Blanche Sweet will marry actor Raymond Hackett in a private ceremony. Both have prior marriages. Hackett, 33, has a 5 year old son. Sweet, 39, rose with Biograph stars Mary Pickford and the Gish sisters.
Washington AP reports the treasury-post office interdepartmental committee chose a DeWitt Iowa site for a new post office. The plan includes four tracts offered by J W Howes and Rose Nonnenmacher totaling 1550 dollars to condemn, yielding a 120 foot north side Ninth street site. Manchester Jack Mangold near Ryan was jailed sixty days after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Waterloo district court.
Marion schools begin a year long film program with the Irving Emerson Lincoln and high school locations sharing equipment. Lower grades show nature films while intermediates view coal mining and New England fishing industry scenes. High school topics include refrigeration and soil conservation. Parents invited.
Washington officials said federal road funds cannot be used to build a free bridge over the Missouri between Omaha and Council Bluffs. R. E. Toms cited a telegraph to Nebraska Governor Cochran and noted the bureau cannot consider the Dodge Street proposal.
Des Moines governor Clyde L. Herring said the reported rejection of the Iowa Nebraska federal aid request does not derail the proposed free bridge. The two states could use already granted highway funds in place of the $1,000,000 federal grant to advance construction.
Mrs Roy Martin is named president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Manchester. James Hunt is first vice president, A Lusk second vice president, E Rohde secretary, Forrest K Jones treasurer, Grace Wells historian, and Margaret Smith chaplain. Executive committee includes Mrs Roy Welterlen, Mrs Thomas H Tracey, and Mrs Floyd A Hickman. Mrs Henry Klaus will serve as installing officer.
Handful of short notices listing lost wrist watch a Bulova 17 jewel. lemon and white coon hound. Gladstone bag. mother inscribed pin. a lady's purse. Indy's purse. stray collie. brown woven purse. Keepsake. fox terrier puppy named Jigs. baby's blue knit cap. Rewards offered. several dials and contact names.
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