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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
2
Sioux City reports Thursday hog prices up to 6.76 with top at 6.76 and receipts around 350 to 350 plus. Cattle sales show steers and yearlings around 8.00 to 10.40, cows and heifers about 7.78 to 8.50. Hogs: heavies 6.50 to 6.70, mediums 6.70, lights 6.35 to 7.00. no cake and sheep quotes available.
Markets show varied poultry and egg movements. Huron _ heavy hens under 4 lbs priced, Leghorn hens and broilers listed with color varieties. eggs steady with current receipts. storage and dressed poultry steady to firm. New York prices mix creamery and cheese curves, eggs firm, storage items steady. overall market subdued with slight regional differences.
Hog receipts declined while prices rose 5 to 15 cents with the market uneven but generally 26 to 15 cents higher, topping at 7.50. Cattle receipts surged to 5,500 with steak and steer trade weak, while fat lambs remained fully steady to active with good and choice wool types at 9.75 to 10.00. Overall, hogs 6,000 head, cattle 5,500, and calves 3,800 were reported with mixed demand and stronger lambs into midweek trade.
Sioux City and South St Paul market notes show mixed cattle and calf prices with general gains on some ranges while hogs sell steady to firm. At Sioux Falls bids remain strong with cattle steady to higher and hogs steady. dairy cows and fat lambs cited in steady to firm ranges.
In Sioux City on April 6 and Mitchell on April 8 prices for eggs poultry and butter are listed. Hens roosters turkeys and Leghorn varieties show varied weights and bids while creamery butter and butterfat levels are reported for No 1 and No 2 grades.
Watertown on April 8 lists market prices for poultry and eggs including heavy hens 5 lbs and up at 14 cents, heavy hens 4 to 4.5 lbs at 12 cents, hens under 4 lbs at 4 cents, Leghorn hens at 9, Leghorn stags at 7, heavy stags at 8, cocks at 6, ducks at 6, geese at 23, rigemariee 15 percent, eggs No 1 at 4.20, butterfat No 2 at 18.
Sioux Falls on April 6 lists poultry and dairy pricing with live birds and butterfat values. Heavy hens and cocks priced by weight class. Leghorn varieties shown. live ducks and geese rates given. No 1 and No 2 fee distinctions noted.
Chicago on Thursday reports mixed futures with Bitter Futures and Fresh Standard items showing varied moves. Storage and refrigerator standards influence prices across several contracts, including Oct and May maturities, with notable shifts in high and low closes in the paper’s charted details.
Prices rose modestly in a light pre holiday trade as buyers showed interest amid unsettled European politics. May wheat hovered around 67 to 74 cents, July near 67.5 to 70. Corn and oats posted small gains while rye and barley held firm. Minneapolis carlot ranges showed No 1 heavy northern spring at 76 to 77.34 cents and No 2 yellow corn around 44 to 45 cents.
New York April 6 report notes war fears, stock declines in industrials and utilities, steadiness in major currencies, and varied commodity activity including cotton, sugar, coffee, and grains. Chicago wheat firm on short covering, corn and general steadiness. hogs up 5 to 15. Huron grain market lists No 1 dark northern w 4 2 dark northern 3 and No 1 mixed durum. barley and rye prices shown. Weather outlook improves though temps fall below freezing overnight, with rain expected tonight and Friday and warmer temperatures later in the week.
Xavier Schaefers 76 a Hand County pioneer died of apoplexy at his Miller home. Funeral services will be at St Ann's Church Friday at nine in the morning with burial in Miller cemetery. Born in Germany in 1862 he immigrated at age 20, lived in Iowa and Hand County, homesteading in Pole neighborhood in 1884. He lived on the farm until moving to Miller four years ago. He is survived by his wife seven sons and five daughters.
Minneapolis reports cash wheat receipts for the day at 161 cars, down from 255 year ago, with trading basis unchanged. Quoted prices show No 1 heavy dark at 72 1/4 to 61, No 2 at 176 1/2, No 3 at 72 1/4, with Montana and durum varieties listed and assorted protein premiums. Other grains include No 3 white oats at 25 2/5, barley 30 66, rye No 4 24034, and various price points for flax, sweet clover seed, and related commodities.
Stocks fell widely as new war fears and domestic doubts sparked liquidation. Transfers reached about 1.3 million shares with many issues near September lows, though a late bid lifted some declines. Major names include Al Stores, AT&T, Chrysler, General Motors, and ColumG&Hi, with a broad market mood cautious and selling active in early trading.
Poland maintains balance and neighborly policy despite a new mutual defense accord with Britain. EKurjer Czerwony calls the pact a strengthening of Polish British relations with potential peace impact. Nazi Berlin says the move diverges from Churchill's aims and encircling Germany fails to gain Polish support. Hospital admissions and a postponed sentencing in New York are noted.
A dense OCR style list presents percent shares for diversified firms across sectors, naming ConAire Conkdis Condil ContCorp ContCan ContMotor iCornProd CreamWheat CurtisWrt Sia Deere&kCo DouglasAire Dupont Easthodak ElAutoLite EIPow&Lt FirstonT&A GenBlee GenFoods GenMills GenMotors Transam Gillette TrucxTracr GimbelB UnionPac UniAirlines Uni' Airlines GtNorRy UnidAircrf Greyhound United Bise Hard-Walker UnitedCorp Homestake United ruit HudsonMotor UnGasImp UWCentra UsGypsum USRubber IntBusMach USSteel IntHarvester USSteel of IntHyd-ElA WalworthCo IntNickCan WarnerPict InP&PowPF WesUniTel WeeksMte Woolworth Kennecott YellowTr&C Kresge Youngsh&T ReyTobB SchenDis Sears-Roe SheilUni Simmons Second Vac SouthPac SperryCorp Spiegel StandBrands StdGas&E StandOilCal StandOil Ind StandOuN StewartWarn Stone&Web Studbaker SwilchCo TexasCorp TimRiBear NEW YORK CURB Wee YORK April 6 city note showing closing market roll with obscure firm codes and percentages.
Gatef of Police Jake S. Nelson warns youths who have broken windows at the Congregational Church at Fifth Street and California Avenue and the Christian Science Church at Fifth and Illinois. Residents identified suspects, and several have been apprehended.
Lillian Waldner wins the sweepstake for coloring a Moon Mullins page in the Saturday comic section of the Evening Huronite. Other winners this week include Raymond Hyde Donald Timm Olge Georgiades Gene Kennedy Betty Ann Adams Gloria Bieggerstaf Ruth Christiansen Gary Bloomberg Anna Zarifis Joyce Sigenthaler. Tickets are available by calling the box office on the day of the show. entries must be received at the newspaper office before 5 o clock the following Wednesday.
Die Zich reports that a batch of Jewish emigrants departed Vienna for Palestine in sealed coaches with doors and windows closed. The seals were ordered after Jews jeered and shouted as the train prepared to depart.
Reports from Tirana indicate Albania, led by King Zog, faces mounting Italian leverage as Rome presses to strengthen the 1927 defensive alliance. Italian ministers linger in Tirana while Brindisi hosts concentrated troops, with Albanian officials pledging resilience and continued independence.
Word reaches Des Moines of the death of J. S. Carpenter formerly president of the Iowa Bridge Construction Company. He was known across the region for numerous construction projects and owned farms in Spink and Beadle Counties. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday in Des Moines.
Grace Episcopal Church will hold Good Friday Three Hours Devotions from noon to 3 PM featuring meditations on The Seven Last Words from the Cross at 12:00, 12:25, 12:50, 1:10, 1:35, 2:00, 2:20, and 2:45. Parish choir, directed by Mrs Howard Shober, will sing special music with organ accompaniment by Miss Geertrude Lampe. All invited as no Union Service this day.
Charles Hobson died at 4 30 this morning at his daughter Mrs L L Trotter 775 Wisconsin Avenue Southwest He was born February 19 1863 at Smithfield Fayene County Ia and lived in Lingala County Long Beach and Anaheim before moving to Huron in 1932 Survived by widow a brother Ed Hobson six grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral plans awaited out of town relatives
Debate on arms embargo and presidential discretion intensifies as Baruch and Borah clash over neutrality. Stimson's plan to empower the president to halt shipments to aggressors sparks fears of being drawn into war. Nye says the issue hinges on expanding executive power amid international tensions.
Germanys propaganda minister Dr Paul Joseph Goebbels arrived in Cairo for a 24 hour visit and was asked by Egyptian Prime Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha to refrain from making press statements while in Egypt. The request cites Egypts diverse foreign communities and racial complexity as the reason.
Mrs. A J Larsen was named matron of Beadle County sanitarium after replacing Miss Esther Bandy who resigned effective April 1. Larsen, who had served as county jailer, was appointed by the county commissioners after a heated vote. The April session focused on routine business and bond depositories were redesignated with increased deposits at Wessington bank.
Gettysburg cafe operator Schofelbein was fined 25 dollars and costs for failing to file sales tax reports for December July and February. Justice Weaver suspended the fine when the owner agreed to pay all taxes due plus a 25 percent penalty. Tax division officials said similar actions would target chronic offenders.
Governor Bushfield announced Joseph Stember of Falls as labor’s representative on the state board of education, succeeding A. J. Maag of Guron. Term expires July 2, 1941. A. L. Coleman of Redfield was appointed to the state board of culmers, replacing Frank Schater, with a term ending April 1944.
Bit fragments list items for sale including manure, a Mo. Ford with motor, a sulky plow, row cultivator, chick brooder, and a 1 1/2 tractor. Includes locations such as Ridge S. E. Huron and 2 miles west of Grounds plus a driving offer to Sioux City with shared expenses.
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