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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
6
U S hog prices show weakness as large runs press on markets. Buyers show little enthusiasm with early bids steady to lower, traders aiming to keep values from sinking toward the year's bottom while packing houses weigh asked prices around 3.50 to 3.70 for select hog classes.
Wheat gained modestly with a firm undertone as prices closed a fraction higher amid a narrow range and active cash sales. Corn oats and rye showed limited advance or little change while receipts and shipments remained mixed on a day of unsettled sterling and Canadian exchange pressures.
AP and Minneapolis market notes show wheat and corn prices with varying bids by grade. Receipts and protein levels listed for wheat, yellow corn, and white oats, alongside seed and lard pricing, in a historic grain market snapshot.
Chicago markets show steady to weak receipts for eggs and poultry with standard quality levels. Butter and creamery products hold firm as graded standards and storage guidelines update for October through December.
Local hog prices slumped Wednesday with all grades down 15 cents. Top price fell to 2.85 dollars. Calf market notes show choice 140-180 lbs seasonable values around 400 to 625 dollars. Other grades vary by SAE quality. Lambs 75-85 lbs quoted at around 4.00 to 4.50 with heavier lambs listed by quality.
Wall Street edged up in a quiet session led by rails with Union Pacific and American Bell peers posting small gains. Major names like US Steel and New York Central rose while others fluctuated. total volume hovered near 900,000 shares as traders awaited clearer guidance.
Judge A B Clark granted a new trial on one of four counts in district court. The case, brought by L N Stahr and W F Stahr doing business as Stahr Brothers, seeks 318 dollars for an injury claim signed by Otis McCauley after a collision with Blanche Mangold four miles east of Coggan on highway 13 on May 14 1930. A Feb 6 1931 jury verdict favored the defendants. the judge overruled the new trial motion on the three Stahr counts.
Anita Rebelskis 29 is granted a divorce from Austin Rebelski 37 by Judge F O Ellison on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The plaintiff restores her former name Anita Tietge.
Sam Hilliard, 59, received six months in the county jail from Judge A. B. Clark on vagrancy charges. The sentence was suspended on condition he leave the county. Maude Menear won a $180 judgment against E. F. Borschel in a promissory note action. Kate Kinley as guardian seeks $332 against Thomas J. Kinley in a rental note action.
In Coburg Germany Princess Sibylle of Saxce Coburg wed Prince Gustaf Adolf Oscar eldest son of Sweden's crown prince. The civil ceremony occurred at Coburg Castle with nobility and townspeople present. A religious service follows Thursday at St Moritz church.
New York reports a steady bond market with Treasury issues advancing to new highs. Government securities attract strong demand amid low money rates, while corporate and utility bonds show fractional gains and railroads post selective increases. Liberty bonds close mixed with various Treasury issues finishing higher.
Miscellaneous market data listing flour shipments and foreign exchange rates, plus hogs cattle and sheep receipts and pricing at St Joseph and Chicago. Includes bids for hogs 150-240 lb and 250-325 lb weights, cattle slaughter steers and yearlings prices, and sheep yardings with top native lambs and bulk figures.
The Cedar Rapids market listing shows wheat at 38 cents a bushel oats 612, corn 18 cents, barley 22 cents and heavy hens 10 cents. It notes bale hay at 9 00 and wild hay 7 00 with various poultry prices. Fruit and vegetables from California and Michigan are listed with lemons 120 and 300, apples Jonathan 150, Delici ous 165, and crate prices for head lettuce and celery.
Professor Nelson Vance Russell of Coe college told the Kiwanis club that Hindenburg as Germany's stabilizing figure could not easily be replaced. He warned that the president's departure might spark changes in reparations policy and provoke renewed European tensions with potential Franco Italian and Russian reactions. Russell, 85, argued the former emperor would not return to power and noted his European study on leave from Coe college.
E. L. Beezley a local pharmacist and president of the state association spoke at the southeastern Iowa Pharmaceutical association meeting in Burlington. He addressed a district meeting at Maquoketa and was set to speak at Ottumwa and Red Oak, highlighting ongoing district conventions.
Sheriff James Smith of Chisago County was knocked unconscious for a few minutes while breaking up a clash on a Minnesota highway near Wyoming between farm pickets and truck drivers. About 50 truckers and 25 pickets were involved. drivers, backed by 17 trucks, continued past the line after the scuffle but some agreed to return home. The sheriff did not know who struck him and sustained no serious injuries.
Thomas D Campbell of Hardin Montana known as the wheat king prepared a radio address in support of President Hoover. He stopped in Chicago en route to a Washington conference with the President. The talk time was not set. Mrs Conger R Smith of Kansas plans to speak at Storm Lake Iowa on March 19.
Donald Richberg the labor attorney said in Topeka that Senator Norris's claim that Secretary Doak hinted he could influence a federal judgeship for Richberg was absolutely accurate. The disclosure followed Norris remarks made Tuesday night.
Guy O Christian died at his Marion boulevard summer home after a brief illness at 2 10 a m Wednesday He was born in Manitowoc Wis and came to Cedar Rapids about 18 years ago Surviving are his wife Martha two children Theodore and Eleanor a brother Theodore E Christian of Indianapolis and three sisters Musetta Hawkins Newark Ohio Sarah Robinson Tampa Fla and Della Arnett St Petersburg Fla Funeral services will be at Beatty chapel 2 p m Friday Burial Cedar Memorial park Friends may call at the chapel Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Christian county faced coal miner factional strife as the Progres sive Miners of America recalled its pickets at the Taylorville mines until further notice. The move aimed to dissuade United Mine Workers from entering the pits and paused ongoing pressure for now.
Howard Martin of Cedar Rapids and Shirley Newlin of Marion were issued marriage licenses. The filing confirms their intent to wed, listing both applicants and their home towns.
Marion residents attended an Older Boys and Girls conference at Center Point. Melville Chater wrote Albania article excerpts read at Theristriai club. Hopi Indian missionary Byron Adams spoke on Indian missions. Local clubs held meetings and upcoming events include bridge games, chicken dinner, and revival services at the Baptist church led by Evangelist J. W. Cooper.
The O P club met at Mrs Ida Hall to discuss Lowell Thomas s Kabluk of the Eskimo and its Eskimo customs. Officers reported on federation events, towels for Iowa’s blind workers, and upcoming club programs and social duties.
Five Monticello club women were injured when their car collided with an oil truck on a curve south of Strawberry Point on Tuesday night. The group, returning from Spillville, were Mrs J J Locher Mrs Frank E Stimson Mrs Albert McNeill who drove Mrs A J Rickless and Kate Maurice. All were taken to Monticello Hospital with cuts bruises scalp wounds and a broken rib for Mrs McNeill. Mrs Stimson expected to leave the hospital the next day.
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