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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1932
Page
14
Hog markets showed irregular activity across several centers with Wednesday estimates ranging around 8,000 hogs and 15,000 sheep and lambs. Slaughter hogs traded mixed with prices from 5.50 to 6.50 for choice, and medium to good grades around 4.00 to 4.50.
Wheat recovers from earlier losses to near unchanged as corn, oats, and rye weaken. September corn hits new seasonal low, September and December corn set fresh lows. Provisions hold steady while Liverpool market softens. Receipts total twenty cars with mixed cash prices and weak demand notes.
Hog prices moved irregularly with mixed regional changes while cattle markets steadied and reached a season high in Chicago. Receipts were light for cattle and demand remained strong, with Chicago firm on high weights and fat cattle rising to new peaks. other cities varied from steady to weaker on hogs and lambs.
US Department of Culture cattle and hog markets in Chicago with receipts about 6,000 cattle, 16,000 hogs and 15,000 sheep. Hogs mostly steady with some shifts. cattle strongly higher on all grades and classes. vealers and bulls up to 10-25 cents. sheep bids uneven, around 6.00 to 6.50 for light weights, with packers active. Market details include price ranges by weight for hogs, sows, steers, heifers, vealers, stockers, and feeders.
Receipts of hogs 2 098 head with steady to higher tone and some top weights. Cattle and feeders show varied values with steers 3.50 to 3.90 and hogs steady to higher with best weight bids around 4.25 to 5.00 for selected lots. Lambs firm with choice lots quoted up to 5.00.
Receipts at South St Paul total 1 900 cattle and 3 000 sheep with weak early tone in cattle markets. Grass cattle and feeders decline. heifers and steers show limited strength with most prices lower. Sheep offer a steady to slightly softer tone with few good lots at 5 1/2 dollars and light demand noted by packers.
Receipts listed for cattle and sheep show variation with fed steers and yearlings slow and steady demand, top prices around $9.00 for yearlings and $7.50 for steers, while sows and feeder pigs show lighter bids. Sheep receipts reach 18 000 with weak bids early and range lambs up to about $5.75, feeders steady and some prices creeping higher for certain classes.
U S Department of Agriculture reports 4 000 head cattle and 1 800 calves in Kansas with steady to strong demand. Prices vary by weight class from 3 85 to 4 20 for cattle and 6 50 to 9 50 for heavy steers, while sheep trade runs 3 00 to 4 25 per hundredweight with lighter lambs around 1 00 to 2 00.
The report lists hog price ranges in Mason City Waterloo and Des Moines by weight classes. Prices are given for various weight bands from 140 pounds up to over 350 pounds, with per hundredweight figures such as 3.90, 3.70, 3.50, and 2.40 to 2.75 for good packers.
U S Department of Agriculture reports receipts at St Joseph with hogs fairly active and steady to higher than Monday. Prices shown for various weights from 250 to 306 pounds and sows higher. Cattle receipts 1 600 with calves and stockers. mixed movement with western fed steers around 6 50 to 8 50 and other beef cows at 2 50 to 7 00. Sheep receipts 6 500 with lambs steady to higher and ranges from 5 25 to 5 50 for medium quality, higher for strictly choice.
AP reports Des Moines area hog receipts for the 24 hour period in interior Iowa reached 16 190 head with a weekly total of 730 800 previously and 9 800 the prior period. Prices moved up about 10 cents with buyers active and quotes listed by weight class ranging from 180 to 580 pounds with various per hundredweight values.
AP Chicago cash grain report shows scattered quotes for wheat with values for No 2 hard and yellow hard, No 2 mixed, No 3 pine and No 1 yellow. Oats, timothy seed, barley, clover seed and lard prices listed with various per 100 pounds rates and loose lard noted.
AP Minneapolis reports cash grain prices with wheat grades and protein levels, including No 1 dark northern and amber durum figures. Barley and rye values listed alongside prices for plain No 1 plant and feeds.
Minneapolis reports carload shipments with prices from 4 patents to 4.40 per unit and cotton barrels around 98 pounds. Pure bran ranges 8.50 to 9.00, standard middlings 8.00 to 8.50. Chicago notes egg prices with refrigerator and storage standards around 20 and 19 to 20 cents.
The New York bond market suffers a severe relapse with many securities dropping 1 to 5 points from Monday’s losses. Mortgage and provincial loans drive the liquidation while higher grade bonds hold losses near one point. Rails decline also noted with several issue names cited amid heavy selling and wide volume.
Fragmentary data shows percentages and dollar figures tied to Liberty and Treasury items with scattered codes. The legible bits include values around 100 dollars and references to months or terms, but the text is damaged and lacks coherent events.
Western cattle receipts strong with heifers bulls and grades rising. Hogs show 5 to 10 cent gains topping at 4.45 with lighter weights near 4.74. Calves total 4,800 with 1,800 on offer and market indications steady.
Stocks recovered late in trading after a midday decline with two thirds of the losses erased. Santa Fe, Consolidated Gas and Case losses narrowed from six to about two points while American, Coca Cola and Union Pacific halv ed their declines. U S Steel fell over four points then recovered three. Turnover neared 5.3 million shares, the year's second highest.
The market fell heavily with 2 to 10 point losses across many major issues as bonds, cotton, and wheat led declines. Turnover surpassed 5 million shares, marking the year’s second busiest day as a corrective downturn followed a swift July to September rise.
The list shows daily quotations for Adams Express Hupp Motors Air Reduction Central Alaska Zinc and many others across industries. Entries include percentages indicating price changes and names of companies such as Johns Manville Kayser Julius Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Steel and Reading among others.
Local hog prices rise slightly as all grades gain five cents with top at $3.75. Market notes indicate broader demand steady for wholesale buyers and farmer supplies remain tight in the region.
Market prices list calf categories by weight range with good to choice quality and price figures. Sheep market shows choice lambs at 75-85 pounds with heavier lambs priced according to weight and quality.
Wheat markets show 38 40 cents. corn at 22 cents with No 2 yellow 22. rye 27. barley 25. Hay higher at 9 dollars per ton. Fruits and vegetables list California Valencias 3.50, lemons 1, watermelons one cent per pound, California head lettuce crate 3.75. Prices vary by product and origin with several regional items noted.
AP reported Chicago market prices for poultry and potatoes with hen, fryer, and Leghorn values listed. Butter receipts rose to 17,847 with steady prices, eggs showing firm rates around 18 to 20 cents for various car lots and locals.
AP dispatch lists egg receipts totaling 28 927 with mixed colors standards and premium marks, nearby and mid western chennery selections, and private store sales on credit. Poultry rates show chickens, fowls, and roosters with freight and express quotes. Raw sugar steady with midday gains noted and refined sugar unchanged at 4 25.
Foreign exchange data show diverse rates for currencies and commodities. The report lists interbank values for nations including Norway Brazil Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Roumania and Mexico City with varying percentages and figures.
TOKIO AP reports three days after US Ambassador Grew urged exoneration of the National City bank from espionage charges tied to advertising photographs, no official action has been taken. Baron Uchida faces a delicate stance to avoid criticizing military quarters behind the accusations, while newspapers push American spy rumors and a Hong Kong dispatch claims a larger Philippine air force.
Minnesota farmers may harvest record volumes of corn oats and barley this year as the federal state crop reporting service projects a high total tied to recent rates. The report notes last year’s combined grain output and compares it to the five year average, signaling strong expectations.
J. Schulman of 1252 Tenth Street SE reported Tuesday that a mattress and other household items were stolen from a paddock attached to his barn sometime Monday.
Virginia Flagle Berryhill 74 longtime club woman and suffrage leader died at her Berkeley home Monday. She moved here after her husband James G. Berryhill retired from law practice in Des Moines eighteen years ago. A University of Iowa alumna and Phi Beta Kappa honorary member, she led women’s activities since college days.
Democrats claim victory as Brann leads by about 1400 votes while Republicans endure heavy turnout and close margins. Prohibition looms lightly. national figures like Tunney and Walsh campaign for Democrats. Governor Ely and Senator Walsh joined threads shaping Maine's roll in the national contest.
John A. Simpson president of the National Farmers Union arrives in Des Moines to help consolidate the farmers' holiday movement in the Midwest. He will speak in Spencer Clarion Guthrie Center and What Cheer on successive days. He says the movement has already influenced other regions and hints at further efforts if needed.
A tax lien for 8412 dollars was filed in United States district court against Rogers Hornsby former Chicago Cubs manager. Deputy collector W F P Frei muth alleges Hornsby owed federal income tax plus penalties and interest for 1929.
Gen. John J. Pershing celebrated his 72nd birthday in Paris with good health and spirits. He received congratulatory messages from around the world and was entertained at a dinner hosted by journalists who served as war correspondents.
A poorly dressed gunman robbed the Star Prairie State Bank in Star Prairie, St Croix County, on Tuesday, stealing between 1000 and 1500 dollars. Police pursued no immediate arrests as details remained scarce.
Municipal Judge Will G Fields suspended a 25 dollar traffic fine on Leonard Lamborn after he sold his saxophone to pay the debt and must continue to do without the instrument.
Ellet Lep Ley of Beaman former Grundy county state representative Tuesday filed nomination papers as an independent candidate for the upcoming election.
Milo Pecina and Emma Harti, both of Timken Kansas, secured a marriage license. Bertha Svoboda of Cedar Rapids joined in applying for a license with Horyna listed as the issuing officiant.
Marion business men and wives will join the North and South divisions of the Marion Township Farm Bureau in Memorial hall at 7 30 p m Thursday to strengthen ties between the local businessmen and farmers. Talks by Willis Sheets and Roscoe Blinks plus 4 H and church youth performances highlight a program with a 35 cent chicken pie dinner served by a 4 H club.
Miss Erma Hall hosted a Saturday party at Harmon Hall to celebrate the twelfth birthday of Mrs. Hall's son Richard. Attendees included Mil dred Kindig, June Cunningham, Joan, Mary and Verne Balster, Bill and Rose Williams, and many others from Marion and Cedar Rapids. Refreshments were served and games were played.
To cut costs the Marion school kings have abandoned this year and set the entering age at six. Last year’s kindergarten pupils may enter first grade regardless of age. The board empowered the superintendent to drop children lacking kindergarten work or deemed too immature for first grade, with teachers and mental tests by Supt C B Vernon deciding.
The Ladies Sodality of St. Joseph's Catholic church will hold a wiener roast at Thomas park Thursday at 6 30 pm. Attendees should meet at the church and depart in a group. Members may bring friends. A fifteen cent fee per person is due to the secretary by Thursday morning. The evening includes skating.
A group of young folk with Miss Verle Breed and Mrs. Fred Liddle organized a local committee in Center Point to plan the Older Boys and Girls conference set for October 17 at the Methodist and Evangelical churches.
Among the young folk of Marion attending Coe college this year are seniors Joe Biggs Dorothy Schultz Teresa Naso Kathryn Kendall Helen Burt Mary Fer now Mary Erwin Ellwood Beiber William Breed Bryan Sanborn Clyo Castle Catherine Cooper Catherine Crane Bernice Hilerege Lois Vivien Lucile Holsinger Marian Busby David Klink Marvin Batchelder Melvin Dykes Mildred Carpenter Leona Merkle and Donald Runquist.
Interest in the Marion semi professional squad grows after a Sunday practice win. Prospects look bright for a quick team as workouts are scheduled at Thomas Park on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Men who do not read and sign up at these ranges will not be eligible for the season.
Mrs. A Hollingsworth spent several days at the Fred Strack home with a visit noted in local society. The account records the Tuesday imalie Ge koe de Du buque phrase as part of the dated social notes.
Fay ette county district court opened Monday with four men receiving sentences. Tom Romanger of Oelwein pled guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance and drew three months in jail plus a 300 dollar fine. William Sullivan of Clermont was fined 300 dollars and given a suspended three month sentence for bootlegging. Glen Garetson of Fayette was sentenced for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Other names listed include Louis H Buenneke Maynard Bert Gray Lang J B Henderson Oelwein E M Phillips West Union C L Pooler Fayette and Max Thoma Elgin.
A midnight blaze in Arnolds Park Iowa destroyed the Hill hotel in the business district and the Kastrup barber and beauty shop. The Riggs hardware store also burned. total loss around $15,000. Fire units from nearby towns aided the response and calls went to nearby towns.
The Robert Smyth scholarships award two ships to Cornell College with Ralph Reynolds receiving a full scholarship and La Verna Mae Titus and Fred Katz each getting half scholarships.
Richard Sears Raymond Stanton Miss Iva Stevens of this city and Miss Lucile Nest of Cedar Rapids spent Sunday at Muscatine. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Erwin near Marion had as their Sunday dinner guests the Roscoe Stevens family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Beach Monday night returned home after a visit in Evanston with their daughter Mrs. Kenneth Murdoch and her family.
The Ladies Aid society of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Jacob Kray. Mrs O Miller Miss Hildred Miller and Kent Hunter were Iowa City visitors Sunday.
Mr and Mrs W T Bigger hosted relatives at a Sunday picnic dinner. Guests included Lester Scott and family, Gerald Scott and family, Jesse Scott and family, Lila Ives, Thomas H Scott, Harley Ives and family, W T Beach, Marjorie Beach, and Paul Beach.
Bernard La Belle who for two weeks pressed a claim in the Rus sell Singleton home near Marion returned Monday to his Detroit residence ending the dispute.
Mrs. Fred J. Baker and daughter Arlyne plan to travel to Milwaukee to join Mr. Baker, who is currently employed as a painter by the Milwaukee railroad in Fairview, South Carolina.
Grove City Rebekah Lodge No. 35 held a Monday evening meeting at the International Order of Odd Fellows hall. Members discussed upcoming events and community service plans.
Mrs B C Sears and Mrs William Reinheimer returned home Monday after a seven week visit with relatives and friends in California. Mr Sears met them in Omaha.
The third degree will be conferred at a special Marion Lodge No. 6 A F and A M meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple.
The Sunday school board of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the church to plan rally day activities.
Mr and Mrs Joe Sigmund of Cedar Rapids were dinner guests Sunday in the Fred Srack home. Mr and Mrs Will Nelson of Cedar Rapids were also guests Sunday in the Srack home.
Mr and Mrs A G Charter of Cedar Rapids were guests Monday of Mr and Mrs Fred Srack.
Mr and Mrs L R Blinks Mrs G O Pyle of this city and Mrs Adah Thompson of Cedar Rapids motored to Dubuque Monday evening to attend a group meeting of the Order of Eastern Star in the new Masonic Temple.
Mrs Roy King traveled to Chicago to visit relatives and returned with her cousins who had been visiting here.
The Christian Endeavor gathering at the church Sunday at 6 30 p m will feature an anti devil program led by the leader with the topic Some Other Gods Today All young people are invited to attend.
Linn chapter No 900 of the Order of De Molay held a meeting Monday night at the Masonic temple.
Mrs G O Pyle of 1540 Eighth Avenue will host the Diana Fret club Thursday at 7 30 p m. The event invites members to gather for an evening session at her home.
The M. W. W. Bible class will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stack, 1070 Eighth avenue. A picnic supper will be served at 6 30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring sandwiches a covered dish and table service.
Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief Corps No. 126 will meet Wednesday at 2 30 p m in Memorial hall with draping of the charter. The Rural Garden club will meet Thursday at 2 p m at 950 Twelfth street the home of Mrs C C Scott.
The Conference club of the Christian church met at Eleanor Hanna's home on Monday to finalize arrangements for raising funds to send representatives to the young people's conference.
Mrs. John Larkin will host the Chatterbox Bridge club Thursday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Harold Howe will assist as hostess.
The annual Busenbark reunion gathered Sunday at Thomas park with good attendance. David Gott chaired a business meeting where Oscar Busenbark was elected president Merle Busenbark vice president and Mrs Lara Remington secretary and treasurer. A brief program followed and plans set to meet on the last Sunday in June each year at Thomas park.
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