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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1936
Page
9
Chicago markets show hog prices steady to down on week with the largest weekly volume of the year. Hogs and pigs supplied in excess of trade needs. top price reached 9.70. receipts 109,213 hogs for the week. cattle receipts down but steer and yearling prices rose. sheep and lambs weaken. dressed loin and beef carcasses hold firm.
Receipts: hogs 7, cattle 1,000, sheep 5,000. Hogs steady to shade lower than Friday with top around 9.70. sows 8.25 to 8.65. Cattle trades firmer on light receipts, best load steers 10.75 to 10.85, cows steady, vealers unchanged. Fat lambs mostly 25 to 50 cents lower, best 9.00, week’s top for lambs 9.00 to 9.25, native and range lambs around 8.50 to 9.00.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts 500 and calves 300 for the week with Fed steers and yearlings up to 254 260 higher. Weighty steers and medium weights led gains while heifers and cows showed mixed rises. Sheep receipts 1200 with lambs 50 60 cents lower and sheep steady. Hogs receipts 1200 mostly steady with a few price dips for tops and lighter weights. Week results show lighter weights down 50 75 cents, better grades 180 pounds up about 50 cents.
Cattle receipts 2300 with steers up to 15–25 cents, grass cows and heifers strong, stockers steady. Hogs receipts 2500 with market mostly steady, tops 9.35 for 220–250 lbs. sows down to 7.95. Sheep receipts 4000 with slaughter lambs 25 cents lower, fat lambs to 8.75, ewes 2.50 to 3.50.
Sioux City AP reports U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts for the week with slaughter steers and yearlings up 50 cents, stock cows steady, stocker and feeder steers up 25 cents, loads of yearlings around 984 pounds at 10 25, other weights from 9 75 to 10 10, best heavy beeves at 9 00, bulk 8 75 to 9 50, general market mixed with common and medium grades noted.
Grass steers priced to 7.10 while choice fed cutter grades range 3.25 to 4.00. Load lots of choice fleshy feeders at 7.00 to 7.35 and bulk stockers 5.50 to 6.25. Feeder heifers around 5.75. few choice steer calves at 7.25. bulk stock calves 6.50 down. Hog receipts 700 steady top 9.25. better 190-250 lb butchers 9.10 to 9.25. 160-180 lb lights 8.25 to 9.00. good sows around 8.75. Sheep receipts 1,500 fat lambs steady. natives 8.59 down. load common ewes 2.15. lambs 40 to 50 cents lower. week’s top lambs 8.75. late bulk natives 8.25 to 7.8.50. few clips 7.75 to 8.15. feeders 2.50 to 3.50. 40-60 lb feeders 5.00 to 6.00. light 4.25 and few good around 60 lbs 7.00.
U S Agriculture reports 24 hour hog receipts at 8 a m Saturday across 22 yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 20 200 head versus 20 800 last week and 11 800 a year ago. Prices quoted for various weight ranges from 140 to 550 pounds with ranges from 6 50 to 9 30 dollars.
Waterloo hogs unchanged while Mason City reports steady prices with good light weights at 140 to 150 pounds priced at 5.80 to 6.10 and higher weights up to 350 pounds quoted around 7.90 to 8.20. Ottumwa notes porker prices unchanged on Saturday with local market activity steady.
Hog market in Austin Minnesota remains steady with price ranges for good to choice hogs across weight classes. 180-200 lbs bring 8.10 to 8.40, 200-220 lbs 8.50 to 8.80, 220-270 lbs 8.60 to 8.90, 270-290 lbs 8.50 to 8.80, 290-325 lbs 8.50 to 8.70, 325-350 lbs 8.15 to 8.45, and packing sows 7.10 to 8.10.
Heavier grades of good hogs ease further while lighter grades and good packers hold steady. Top price falls to 9.15 per cwt as other local markets stay steady.
CALF MARKET good to choice 140 190 lbs and lamb market 70 80 lbs summarized. Cattle ranges listed by weight and grade with prices from 5.50 to 9.90 for steers and 5.00 to 8.25 for heifers. Also CHICAGO QUOTATIONS by Lamson Brothers and Co and WINNIPEG WHEAT Open High Low and Close prices plus CHICAGO CASH PROVISIONS and various grain and seed prices.
Market rundown from Cedar Rapids lists grain prices for wheat oats rye barley corn and soybeans with No 2 and No 3 yellow corn prices. Also quoted are hay straw eggs poultry fruit vegetables and prices for apples pears cranberries grapes lettuce celery cabbage onions and cured hides with horse hides and other animal products.
Butter receipts 10 785 steady prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 2 099 steady prices unchanged. Live poultry receipts 1 car 12 trucks steady prices unchanged. Potatoes receipts 103 on track 284 total U S shipments 741 about steady supplies moderate demand light sacked per cwt Idaho russet Burbanks U S No 1 2 2 55 mostly 2 35 2 45 U S No 1 1 90 2 05 Washington russet Burbanks U S No 1 fine quality large 2 30 Colorado Red McClures U S No 1 2 30 2 37 U S No 1 2 Wisconsin round whites U S commercial 1 60 1 65 U S No 2 1 00 Michigan russet rurals U S No 1 fair quality 1 75 Minnesota cobblers unclassified 1 50 Early Ohios partly graded 1 85
Chicago wheat futures surged after an early decline as light offerings and speculative buying joined by European tensions lifted prices. Wheat closed up 14 to 83 cents, December at 1.14 1/4, with corn and oats also higher, while Liverpool forecast favorable Australian weather. Shipping sales and milling demand supported cash wheat. receipts 25 cars.
AP report from Minneapolis shows wheat receipts 84 cars with price variations across classes. No. 1 heavy dark northern spring 60 Ibs priced at 1.4354 to 1.4934, No. 1 dark northern 59 Ibs at 1.4254 to 1.4834, No. 1 hard Montana 14 percent protein at 1.3034 to 1.5534, and No. 1 red/amber durum and No. 1 dark hard Montana winter with respective ranges. corn No. 3 yellow at 1.0512 to 1.1024 over, oats No. 3 white at 0.4034 to 0.4434.
AP reports Minneapolis flour market with carload lot prices per barrel in 98 lb sacks. Family patents uncharged range 7.20 to 7.40 dollars. Standard patents uncharged 6.80 to 7.00 dollars. Shipments totaling 23 196. Pure bran 26.75 to 27.00. Standard middlings 31.00 to 31.50.
Boston reports a strong wool market in the last week with higher prices across grades. Medium wools led gains and finer wools followed as prices rose on combing blood Ohio fleeces to 39 40 cents and 1% blood to 38 39 cents.
New York bond review notes bonds held in a narrow zone with gains and losses near balance. Government issues showed uneven recovery with Home Owners Loan corp 3s up about a third to half a point while Treasuries rose and fell modestly. Corporate rails and industrials mostly declined, with some advances in Shell Union Oil M K T Southern Pacific and others. Foreign issues offered little notable action.
AP report from New York shows eggs at 14 271 cents per dozen with steady demand and mixed colors unchanged. Butter receipts 8 750 pounds with higher creamery prices and cheese at 113 884 pounds with firm prices and no change in rates.
Chicago futures report shows butter storage standards for Nov and Dec, egg refrigerator standards for Oct Nov and Dec, and Idaho russet potato prices for Oct Jan and March. Prices: butter 30 34 cents, eggs 26 4 to 27 cents, potatoes $2.37 $2.84 $3.15 respectively.
In New York the U S government bond market closed firm with 41 4s 47 52 at 119 Treasury 4s 44 54 at 114 10 and Treasury 334 40 43 June at 108 Treasury 3s 46 49 at 107 and Treasury 3s 51 55 at 105 reflecting varied demand across issues.
The daily foreign exchange table shows frictions for many currencies with rates across nations including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Hungary Romania Argentina Brazil Japan China and Canada. The quotes include nominal and travel figures with Montreal and New York cross rates noted.
Samuel M. Lerner, American composer, wed Dorothy Davis of New York at the Marylebone registrar office in London on Saturday.
Anthony Swalla of Conshohocken and Mary Soda of Philadelphia will be married at a wedding today marking a shared social note in the area.
The phrase notes that large fires can generate enough smoke and heat to lift moisture into clouds, producing rain that helps dampen and potentially end the blaze. It frames fire behavior with a self-extinguishing loop.
Gar net Frazer a railroad man who lost his legs years ago won an order for a $12 pair of shoes at a luncheon club meeting in San Francisco.
Inactive trading near session end produced a near stalemate with minor gains and losses. Transfers ran about 650000 shares as investors waited on the presidential election outcome with mixed appetite for recovery stocks and little European impact felt on trends. Major movers included Boeing United Aircraft Consolidated Edison North American Western Union and American Telephone while heavyweights like U S Steel General Motors and General Electric lagged.
Saturday stock roundup lists Adams Express Intl Paper Co 3% Adv Ramery Intl Tel Tel Air Reduction Johns Manville Alaska Juneau Kans City Soa Allegheny Kennecott Allis Chalmers Kresge Amerada Kroger Amn Can Libby Owens Amn Ice Sec Amn Tel & Tel May Dept Store Owens Ill G L 2 various industrials and utilities across United States with prices and percent changes reflected for trading.
In Yokohama, Japan, a motorcycle with a sidecar carrying twelve children and the driver collided with a trolley car. All twelve children and the driver were killed in the wreck, with recovery teams confirming the tragedy.
Omer Brokaw was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. A. W. Sramek received the same fine with license surrender for fifteen days after costs. W. A. Rick paid 5 dollars and costs for failing to stop at a school sign. W. L. Todd and J. W. Mertens were fined 1 dollar and costs for parking offenses. Calvin Moser, Mrs. B. R. VanCleve, and Mrs. J. B. Bennett paid 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking.
Evangelist Cecil E. Chapman described the Battle of Armageddon as a spiritual clash where truth triumphs over error during illustrated Revelation lectures at the Church of God on L avenue NW and Eighth street. No meeting tonight. Sunday services include 10 AM talk on Enlarging our Borders and 7:30 PM on The Fall of Babylon.
A Decorah area fire three miles east of town destroyed a machine shed, some machinery, an automobile and two small structures. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars.
Wheaton college president Dr J Oliver Buswell will address Sunshine Mission audiences at 3 30 and 7 30 p m Sunday. In other items Ed Fane 54 of Cedar Rapids paid a 10 fine and costs in police court for intoxication. A multiple marriage occurred as Lynn Merrifield Grace Van Milligan Charles Emry and Frances Staley wed at Justice Reed s office. Harlan Dobry 17 of 1014 Fourth Avenue SE was fined 25 and costs for disturbing the peace by peeping in windows. released on 30 bond.
Francis D. Glenn reports a metal drafting kit valued at 150 dollars stolen from his home at 615 North Sixth Street West between 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday afternoon. The kit, which bears his name, included drafting tools and a slide rule.
Henry Horn of Des Moines reported to police Friday that his 1934 black Chevrolet with Missouri license 510-317 was stolen Thursday while he stopped at a service station on A avenue and Second street NE to ask directions.
Fifteen dollars of seventeen fifty reported stolen from the residence of C V Griffith at 1106 Third Street SE was found in the house by Mrs Griffith later Friday. The fifteen dollars had been reported stolen from a different part of the house than where the two fifty cents were missed.
Ethel Thompson age 19 of Traer was arrested on a warrant and bound over to the grand jury on a charge of grand larceny filed by John Zuber. Zuber alleges she took women’s apparel from his residence valued over $20 while Thompson, employed locally, says the items belong to her.
A D Huelle of 303 Highland drive NW returned from Des Moines Friday after two days at a district agents meeting of the Aid Association for Lutherans and the Hawk Eye State Fraternal Insurance congress. Mrs Huelle and their son Larry joined in visiting Mrs Anna Kleinmeyer in Williamsburg.
The will of John B. Turner founder of John B. Turner and Son was admitted to probate with a codicil in district court by Judge A B Clark. David Turner was named executor with beneficiaries including daughter Laura Turner son David Turner both of Cedar Rapids and granddaughter Mary Alice Brunot of Greensburg Pa. The will dated February 7 1929 and Turner died October 16.
Born to the Rev. Mr and Mrs A Beuerman of Alburnett a son Oct 23 at St Luke s hospital
The Marionette 4-H club met Thursday at Dorothy Pflughaupts home electing Mary Jane Davis president Phyllis Ford vice president Theresa Farley secretary Dorothy Fillmore treasurer Frances Davin news reporter and Shirley Carver Alice Wallace Dorothy Pflughaupt as program committee with Mrs L Ambden stock as assistant leader. Patricia Benedict will entertain the Jolly Dozen at a Halloween masquerade tonight. Mr and Mrs Harold Phillips hosted a dinner for Mrs Alice Manchester and her son Gail of Riverside California with Mr and Mrs A E Barnes also present.
Mrs. Alice Manchester and her son Gail spent a week staying in the A. E. Barnes and Harold Phillips homes and left Saturday for their Riverside California home.
Mrs. Frank Straley returned from a visit with relatives in Chicago and Holland Michigan. In Chicago she visited her daughter Mrs. Robert Roach and in Holland she saw her sister Mrs. Eloise Engle. Mr and Mrs Guy Whitson and Mrs Hiram Whitson of Walker were guests in the W L Morgan home.
Mrs. Alice Manchester of Riverside California was a dinner guest Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Gail McCannon of Ottumwa will arrive today for a weekend visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCannon.
The Fourth division of the Ladies Aid met Friday at Mrs. D. B. Storck's home to sew for a bazaar with seventeen women present including Mrs. Carl Fernow Mrs. Ray Stanton and Mrs. Vernon Coughlan of Marion and Misses Della and Clara Beall of Omaha. Marilyn Watson visited near Marion. Athenian club carnival for Camp Fire raised funds in Memorial hall drawing a large crowd. Reading Circle luncheon hosted by Mrs. Mary English with 15 covers. Ora Crowner led the program on Name City of Gold and Sand. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brayton of Somonauk Ill visited Henry J. Romph near Marion.
Several Marion women took part in the Second district convention of the American Legion Auxiliary held Friday at Lisbon. The attendees included Mrs. W. H. Balster Mrs. Earl Helbig Mrs. Glenn Larkin Mrs. Della Senninger and Mrs. William H. Bleakly.
Chicago reports that John D. M. Hamilton chairman of the Republican National Committee left Friday night for Kansas City. He plans to address a rally of Republicans and London Democrats Saturday in the municipal auditorium.
Bethlehem Pennsylvania tests a new penalty replacing fines with painting the front wheels of cars red and yellow. Councilman Fred C. Kline, director of public safety, endorses the measure to deter violations. The policy has been put into effect.
Egypt police catch brothers Yacoub and Idriss El Salem after a history of thefts across the country. Hind Hassen aided their escapes by charming officers and captors, allowing repeated breakouts until their capture.
The Mississippi river drains 31 states and two Canadian provinces with about 250 tributaries. Of these, fifty tributaries are navigable streams.
Mr and Mrs Max Berlin and daughter depart Wednesday for Des Moines to make their home. Berlin signs a thirty weeks contract with the WHO barn dance show. Ned Brewer and daughter Nancy Lu of Chicago visit Mrs Brewer’s parents Mr and Mrs Herry Murphey for the weekend.
Des Moines resident Miss Dorothy Murphey will spend Sunday with relatives in Marion, visiting family members and enjoying local familiarity in a typical weekend gathering.
Handicraft Club No 2 met at Mrs Lee Fairleys home with Mrs Norman Adee guiding the sofa pillow and hot pad project. They planned a Halloween party for Oct 28 at Mrs Roy Kings home. A separate Chitaga Camp Fire group meeting set Oct 30 for a barn party in Marjorie Mekotas barn with an informal dinner as part of rank requirements for firemaker.
Members of the Chitaga Camp Fire group with assistant guardian Miss Jacqueline Clay enjoyed an all day hike and outdoor dinner. Marion members of Patmos Commandery No. 27 Knights Templar who attended Appello Commandery No. 26 inspection and Cedar Rapids dinner included W. S. Winter W. G. Buck P. C. Lassen G. M. Oxley and A. R. McElwain. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McConaughy returned home to Anamosa after visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Williams.
The Rural Young People's club will be entertained Monday at 8 p.m. at the home of Miss Marjorie Albaugh for a hard times party.
A church schedule lists services across Marion including Baptist Rev Loren Inman at Marion Church with 9:45 Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship and 7:30 p.m. evening service on theme The Requisites of Salvation. Catholic St Joseph’s mass at 8 and 10 a.m. Christian Rev Irving E Wade with 9:45 Bible school and 10:45 worship and communion. Union and Congregational churches host joint services at 7:30 with various sermons. Other denominations including Free Methodist Methodist Episcopal Presbyterian and Lutheran list times for Sunday school worship and midweek events.
Local advertisement page outlines sizes rates and submission options for the Gazette Want Ads. It specifies phone and mail submissions, deadlines for Saturday and Sunday runs, and the ad department hours and liability limits for misinsertions.
Choir director Martin Wiedbusch leads at the Seventh Day Church of God located on Sixth Street at Ninth Avenue with Lois Lockwood as organist. Sabbath school begins Saturday at 10 30 a m and morning worship follows at 11 30.
Lost springer spaniel pup four months liver and white with a white stripe between eyes and white tail tip. Collar marked with small padlock. Liberal reward. Dial 7717. Mr Smith. Seeger area. Lost pair black suede gloves in downtown district Tuesday. Reward. Dial 2-2371. POUND white hound owner may retrieve by bays for ad. Clare Ellis eight miles on No 11. Lost lady’s black kid glove Thursday p.m. Reward. Dial 5595. Lost key ring with Dodge and Yale keys downtown Friday evening. Dial 2-7165. Lost white Spitz dog about four months call 3-1503. Lost green tire cover on C Ave E Thursday evening. Dial 4373.
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