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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1935
Page
19
Hog prices turn lower as increased receipts force sellers to concede. Chicago buyers report softer demand with larger runs. Friday's cattle and hog trade show steady to lower prices. top hogs at 10.70, most mediums 10.50 to 10.65. Lambs up about 10 cents, natives around 9.50.
Receipts at Chicago and Iowa markets show hogs mostly steady to lower with direct bids down 10 cents. top hogs around {10.70} and 180-250 lb ranges near 10.50. Cattle receipts about 2,000 with bids weaker on lower grades. feeders steady to lower. vealers steady to weak. Sheep receipts near 8,000 with lambs higher and feeding lambs steady. ranges vary by weight and class.
Sioux City cattle receipts 1,500 market steady with steers at 39.60, heifers 900, cows 425 to 500, cutters 335 to 400. Hogs receipts 2,000 market steady to 30 cents lower, 190-270 pounds at 9.90, 1010 pounds at 9.75 to 9.90, packing sows 85 to 88.5, pigs 39.75 down. U S steel receipts 3,000 market steady, jambs 9.10 down.
Hog prices stayed steady on the local market with no grade changes Friday. The top price held at 10.00 while corn moved slightly lower.
Market bulletin lists grain prices for wheat oats rye barley and corn with shelled corn at 67 475 cents and ears at 60 to 65 cents. Also covers soybeans potatoes pears apples and citrus with various price quotes and livestock notes including hens cocks and hides.
Railroads Friday reported week ended Oct 12 carloadings up 2.8 percent from a year earlier, with 27,397 more cars than last week and 97,275 above the 1934 spending week. Foreign exchange rates and grain markets show mixed signals as the market watches for policy shifts.
Wheat futures showed a nervy day with Dec at 1022, up to 10 cents, later down 34 to 10 cent gains. Corn fell 4 to 5 cents, oats mixed, cash prices mostly lower while Liverpool strength and European tensions supported early advances. Lard and nearby contracts traded firm as market activity remained uncertain. Local receipts reached 31 to 65 cars with mixed selling by commission houses.
In New York, bonds showed a continued uncertain, irregular tone Friday. Investment grade issues gained slightly, secondary loans had slim support, treasuries fell modestly, and a few small gains appeared in Federal farm mortgages and certain treasury 34s. Some rail liens remained weak despite better car loadings.
Japanese forces routed about 1000 Manchu fighters south of Chao Yang Fu killing 44, capturing 70 and wounding many. Four Japanese soldiers were killed. The engagement occurred Monday but was reported Friday due to slow communications.
Heavy demand for low priced motors lifts late trading as Packard blocks trade at 6 and Studebaker, Graham Paige, White Motors and Nash rise 4 to 7 points. Chrysler advances over a point as utilities and packing stocks lead gains. overall vol is brisk with about 1.35 million shares traded.
The Minnesota Farm Debt Act of 1935, designed to extend relief from mortgage foreclosure sales, was upheld as constitutional by the Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday.
Plan drives to crush Sonora rebels grows as authorities from municipal to federal level converge in Hermosillo. Air reconnaissance finds no large concentrations while a bombing squadron arrives, Gov. Ramos seeks aid, raiders operate in small detachments across northern Sonora.
Mrs Anna Sponar 83 widow of Joseph Sponar pioneer Cedar county resident died at her daughter’s farm near Tipton after a lingering illness. Born Sept 28 1852 in Czechoslovakia she lived on Cedar Valley and Cedar Rapids farms, later with son near West Branch and daughter near Tipton. Survived by son daughter four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Kuba funeral home Saturday then St Ludmila Church with high mass by Rev Fr Hruby. Burial in St John cemetery. Friends may call Kuba home tonight.
Mrs Florence Elliott widow of Thomas Ellott died at her home 810 Rockford road at 5 30 am Friday after a brief illness She was born February 17 1870 at Plymouth Ind and had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1909 Surviving are daughter Mary Butcher brothers W H and J A Taylor sister Mrs Libbie Henry all of Cedar Rapids Funeral services will be at Turner chapel at 11 am Saturday with Rev F H Ward officiating and burial in Linwood cemetery
William McCosh 75 of Williamsburg dies Thursday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids after a short service at the grave. He was a brother of John McCosh, superintendent of Oak Hill cemetery, and had lived in Cedar Rapids for about twenty five years before moving to Williamsburg.
O K Bevins of Fort Thomas Kentucky, a former air mail pilot, died when his aircraft crashed in heavy fog near Mason Ohio. Witnesses said the plane struck an antenna tower of the Crosley Radio corporation before it smashed to the ground about 600 feet away. Bevins had previously tried a nonstop west to east trans continental flight but was forced down in New Mexico.
Four armed men hijacked a truck carrying hosiery valued at $10,000 from Charles Hendricks en route to Chicago Heights from a Kankakee plant. They seized the tractor and held Hendricks captive for four hours before releasing him at 167th street and Kean avenue.
Mr and Mrs Charles Sturtz of Marion welcome a daughter born October 16 at Mercy hospital. Mrs Sturtz formerly Miss Gladys Hoyt. Mr and Mrs Glenn A Harris of 260 Highland drive NW greet Sandra Jean also born October 16 at St Luke's hospital. Mr and Mrs M G Rappaport of 855 Twentieth street SE announce a daughter born October 12 at St Luke's. Mr and Mrs Ben Sojka of 1528 Fifteenth avenue SE celebrate a son born October 16 at St Luke's hospital.
City briefs note Emery Lane of 421 Sixteenth Avenue SW hospitalized after a fall while carrying a stove, fracturing a left ankle. Police court fines include Andy Durland and Vic Johnson for intoxication and several parking penalties. Wignall receives a permit to build a $4200 dwelling at 204 Park Court SE. Cedar Rapids Air Hawks set 7 PM meeting in city hall sub-basement to outline a model airplane contest planned for October 27.
Charles H. Irwin of Manly has been appointed boiler foreman at the Cedar Rapids shops for the Rock Island railroad, succeeding J. F. Powers who retired October 1.
The Disabled American Veterans will conduct a Saturday street sale as part of their annual campaign to raise funds for aiding disabled veterans and their children.
The young people's department sponsors a church chapel showing of The Covered Wagon at 7 30 tonight with no admission fee. An offering will be taken.
Roy Berry 25 of 825 Fourth Street SW was kicked by a horse near the Iowa Livestock Exchange around noon Friday, suffering extensive bruises and a possible knee fracture. He was transported by ambulance to St Luke’s Hospital.
The Gazette offers a $25 reward for information leading to arrests for immoral use of want ads. Ads also advertise jewelry loans, dance bookings, chiropractic services, stomach relief remedies, injury transport, Oriental novelties, moving services, clothing, and rummage sales with various local business names and contact details.
IASI Roumania AP The bloody career of Vasile Tcaciuc Roumania mass murderer ended Friday when he died from police gunshot wounds. Tcaciuc who claimed to have killed more than twenty persons was shot Thursday while attempting to escape custody.
An OCR style note explains counting five words per first line and six per subsequent line to estimate line usage for a want ad. It includes a rate table for consecutive days, shows line counts and prices, notes a 10 cent out of town ad surcharge, and mentions response handling and insertion accuracy limitations.
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