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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1941
Page
2
Hog prices rose 20 to 25 cents Friday, top at 6.00, with long haul bids up 5 to 10 cents per hundred. Cattle and sheep held steady while smaller lambs and calf figures varied. Sioux City representative sales report limited cattle quotations.
Huron market prices list heavy hens and leghorn hens, leghorn stags, old roosters, and butterfat station prices. Watertown Sioux Falls Sioux City markets show detailed per pound prices for heavy hens by weight, eggs by grade, and butterfat quotes.
April hogs rose 15 to 35 cents in Chicago with steady cause amid scarce sheep. Hog sales amounted to 5,000 penned with uneven gains, top prices around 8.50 for 240-270 pounds and 8.15 to 8.50 for other lots. Cattle and calves showed slow, steady trade. steers 9.25 to 10.50, heifers 9.00 to 10.50, vealers 9.09 to 11.00. Fat lambs opened fairly active with prices broadly steady. western range cited at 11.00 and related grades noted.
Friday reports show cattle, hogs, and sheep trades at St Paul and Sioux Falls. Cattle mostly steady to lower with calves and vealers steady. hogs higher to 25 cents, and sheep firm with bulk lambs around 10.55 to 10.75. Market totals listed for weights and grades across both cities.
Sioux City markets report Friday inventory with cattle calves and stockers. Cattle sale prospects mixed with priced ranges for bed steers yearlings and heifers. hogs active with weights 240 down and 16.50 to 8.15 per hundredweight quotes. sheep and lambs listed with 1,200 head early fat lambs.
Mitchell Produce notes hens priced by weight and breed with leghorn and turkeys listed, eggs and butter prices per dozen or pound, plus 18 trucks of poultry in market. Chicago market shows butter receipts large at 901537, eggs at 35256 with local grade prices, and live poultry prices for heavy hens broilers and Plymouth rock varieties.
New York produce reports show prices for butter creamery scores and premiums, cheese steady, eggs irregular with average checks around 20 cents. Mixed collars and storage packed firsts rise, dressed poultry firm, frozen boxes for turkeys and chickens with several regional price quotes. Live poultry markets firm.
Fragmentary market note reports futures data including high, low, close figures such as 33.50 to 34.10 and 24.30 to 34.60. Mentions storage standards and firsts with unclear timing and entities.
Markets at a glance show an early rally fading with the Indian dollar dipping and cotton softening amid selling by Zigfesans and commission houses. Sugar futures steady while refined metals hold. tin prices rise. wool trades improve with brisk buying. Wheat closes higher as trade slows. active shipping advances 25 to 35 cents with prices steady overall.
Wheat prices moved within about two cents a bushel with May near ten month high around 93% and June futures, influenced by expectations of government actions to boost livestock production. Cash market notes show No 1 dark northern wheat at 77 and Durum at 1.22, with Minneapolis cash closes and quotations for several wheat and grain types.
New York April 4. Stock market attempted a rally but faced resistance as early gains faded and activity slowed. About 700000 shares changed hands as closing quotations showed mixed gains and losses across various issues including Amoco, Loews, AmCan, Anaconda, and Nat Biscuit among others.
Huron Moose Lodge installed its new officers for the coming year. R. M. Barclay was named delegate to the national convention with H. H. Bonnin as alternate. Delegates to the state convention include R. O. Andrews, H. H. Bonnin, and R. M. Barclay with Herman Bice, P. J. Stahl and Roy Patrick as alternates. S. P. Glanzer named delegate at large. After the meeting, members lunched at the Service Cafe.
Overcast skies linger as April showers look likely with warmer weather forecast for Saturday. Huron weather bureau reports 0.9 inch rainfall in the last 24 hours, 0.06 inch for the month to date, with additional totals across nearby towns. Lows near freezing, 34 degrees in Huron, Pierre high 43 degrees yesterday.
Airplane left West Palm Beach at 8 16 a m yesterday bound for Daytona Beach. A fierce storm tore the craft apart after departure. Wreckage sighted near dusk by EAL pilot Don Johnston. Mrs Crile described savage turbulence and water flooding the cabin. Co pilot O'Brien said ailerons failed and the ship nosedived before a forced landing attempt.
A fragmentary OCR list shows numerous company names with trailing percentage figures and stray OCR artifacts. It includes automotive, chemical, steel, and industrial brands such as Bendix Aviation, Penn RR, DuPont, Packard Motors, Ford or Colgate type entries, and many unreadable spellings mixed with numbers. The passage appears as a partial stock or trade card page with inconsistent capitalization and broken names.
Roberta wins first prize with What Uncle Sam Means to Me as Elks in Huron announce local winners. Douglas receives 10 dollars and will enter the state contest. 375 entries total. Other prize winners include Idella Poliett Jim Hohe Leo McGinty. Local judges note high quality and patriotism. About 300 to 400 attendees expected at the Elks party with light refreshments.
Mrs. B W Meyers aged 62 died at 2 pm in a Huron hospital where she had been treated since Sunday after a long illness. She was a retired employee of the Railway Express Company. Survived by mother Hallie Bergstrom of Huron sister Mrs Roy Patrick of Huron and brother C Bergstrom of Cavour. Funeral Monday at 2 30 pm at Wells Chapel with Dr C E Wilcox of the Methodist Church presiding.
Fragmented dispatches show British, German moves near Yugoslavia as Brest air raids and Western England bombardments unfold. Berlin confirms troop concentrations near Greece while Belgrade hosts last minute staff departures. Yugoslav foreign minister meets to seek clarity as war broadens.
Holy Week services feature a slate of speakers from multiple churches led by Rev. L H Carop of the Church of Christ and Captain Adin Reid of the Salvation Army. Gospel Tabernacle and Lutheran churches provide music with scripture and prayer from other clergy. Easter Sunrise service is set for 6 30 a m at S W Campbell Park on April 13.
At the Huron Camera Club meeting members reviewed prints from the Miniature Camera Club of Detroit and planned next week’s events. The exhibit of Huron amateur photographers will open Friday and run through Sunday on the mezzanine door of the Hotel Marvin Hughitt, and the public is invited to view it.
The note discusses Italian ships seized in U S ports, describing extensive damage needing repairs. Hull notes Italy must protect vessels in harbor while investigations proceed, as Rome and Berlin exchange protests. Officials weigh ultimate disposition of seized ships amid Axis tensions and legal action.
Farm men and women in Beadle County plan 12 meetings on opportunities for better living. They met in Huron in March to pool suggestions on gardening seed, insect control, foods and habits. Schedules list meetings from April 4 to April 22 at Broadland, Huron Court House, Sand Creek, Belo Prairie, Bonilla, Robing, Cavour, Old Bank Building, Stahl, Township Hall, and others with a final Tuesday date to be scheduled.
Members of the American Legion William Reaves Post in Huron heard a report from E C McKenzie on preparations for the state convention scheduled for August 10 to 13. McKenzie said work is well under way with committees forming. The meeting also discussed a junior baseball program with Lesorhees outlining plans. Leo Bloomberg will manage schedules and Hill Zeller will coach.RB Workman proposed sponsoring a Sea-Scout unit for older boys in Huron, with a committee appointed to study and report at the next meeting.
Huron College students and instructors paused study Thursday to begin a four and a half day Easter vacation. Classes resume Tuesday at eight. Many students left the city to spend the break with families while most faculty stay in town for the weekend.
Washington reports the national defense mediation board will convene a meeting with CIO union leaders and company chiefs to discuss the Ailis-Ghalreere Manufacturing plant in West Allinois amid mass stoppages. Officials consider possible government takeover as workers seek relief and production delays affect procurement.
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