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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1941
Page
2
Market notes from Watertown and Saint Paul show hog prices up 50 to 60 cents with top near 8.70, butchers 7.20 to 8.50, sows 7.10 to 7.50. Cattle and sheep trade mixed to steady with feeders and calves firm or higher. buyers active in several regions as weights vary.
Sioux Falls market notes April 1 shows hogs 40 to 60 cents higher with tops around 8.80 and bulk near 6.50. Cattle trade includes choice fed steers 11.00 to 13.00, fair to medium fed steers 9.50 to 10.50, heifers 9.00 to 11.00, cows 6.50 to 8.25, canners and cutters 4.50 to 7.50, bulls 4.50 to 7.50.
Sioux City and neighboring towns report daily produce prices by telephone. Hens over 5 lbs range from 15c to 16c depending on market, with Leghorn and heavy breed cock prices noted. eggs, butterfat, and assorted poultry also listed for Mitchell Watertown and Sioux Falls markets.
Chicago markets list varied produce receipts and prices across categories. Notable entries include eggs at 93 to 92 cents, creamery items, poultry live and dressed at mixed rates, and colored and white rock ducks priced per hundredweight with several fractional cents noted.
Chicago grain edge lower on war uncertainty while hogs advance to near 9.10 and cattle show modest gains. New York dairy and poultry markets report weaker butter futures and varied cheese and egg prices amid mixed storage levels and active live poultry dynamics.
Market tone was very light for greasy shorn domestic wools in Boston today. A few buyers showed interest in country packed three-eights and quarter blood bright fleece wools at price levels around 4 cents per pound, delivered to mills, while western owners asked higher than 44 cents. Original territory wools remained steady in the 1 to 1.03 dollar scoured range.
Wheat futures eased more than a cent as early demand faded and profit taking appeared. European tensions and a surge in receipts pressured the pit with May at 91 1/4 and July around 90 1/4 while corn and oats also declined amid mixed cash market activity.
S A Goethel, active 22 years in Huron's volunteer fire depart ment, was named fire chief at the annual meeting in the firemen's club room at city hall. He succeeds Buck Cotton who serves with Company C at Camp Claiborne. First and second assistant chiefs are A C Teuber and E B Ulrich, with C V Hedges as secretary treasurer. The group reported fire losses at about 43 cents per capita. 43 of 45 members attended a post meeting mulligan stew.
Texas Oil Company dealers from Miller Wessington Springs and Huron will hold a sales meeting tonight at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel announced by Huron manager George Redman An educational moving picture will be shown and refreshments will be served.
New York April 7 AP stock roundup shows small overall declines with some modest gains. Transfers hovered around 400,000 shares while closing quotations list a broad mix of company names and percent changes across sectors and industries.
At the South Dakota Photographers’ annual meeting in Marvin Eastman Kodak Company Rochester N Y conducted a lighting demonstration for studio portrait work and discussed tech phases. The one day convention featured salon prints by leading professionals and a film on Edward Steichen. About 20 persons attended this afternoon session.
The Supreme Court, in a rare evenly split 4 to 4 vote due to vacancies, upheld four lower court decisions. Highlights include affirming a conviction for a Los Angeles woman over rattlesnake exhibits, and dismissing sheriff claims from the labor suits under the Sherman anti trust act. The term also covered rulings on bond interest, the Frazier Lemke act, and other labor litigation questions.
Last week’s coloring contest winners announced in the Evening Huronite include Ruth Fink Helen Packard Phyllis McGillivrey Lorine Sayler Audrey Frederickson Ruth Fink and Doris May Meyers all from Huron Wolsey. Winners must redeem tickets for the matinee next Saturday at the Huron Theatre. The feature shown will be Buck Pri a 5.
Miss Louise Voss, bookkeeper at Service Shoe Shop, left for Elwood Indiana to join her brother Walter Voss who remains in critical condition from injuries suffered in Friday night car crash near Cavour. Walter was the son of Mr and Mrs Chris Voss and had lived south of Cavour.
A fragmented report notes rising waters near Belen and the Arndale area with culverts and roadways affected. Authorities warn potential flooding at Ned Lake and along Bed Road as a stage of high water threatens the region.
CHICAGO April 7 A promising U S winter wheat crop opens wing season with potential bumper yields within two to three months Dry to very good conditions stretch from central Nebraska to northwestern Minnesota touching Iowa and Missouri River valleys The 1941 harvest may reach record levels though acreage threshed around 40 million acres versus 43 448 million in 1931 If prices hold near 90 cents per bushel a crop near 589 million bushels is possible with normal spring wheat adding over 800 million bushels and a carryover around 380 million for a domestic supply close to 1 200 600 000 bushels not seen since 1931
Operations continue as the State Game and Fish Commission drills at the State Fair Grounds. Officials hope the rock may yield important water bearing structures or oil shales if bedrock is not immediately encountered. A 2.5 inch drill progresses slowly about half an inch per hour through sandstone or hard rock, with potential to reach a productive aquifer.
A public forum on democracy is scheduled for April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Farmer’s Assembly room at the courthouse under the PB program. Speakers include Jot Mitchells Bertorien of Pierre and Rev L H Camp of Huron, with a general discussion to follow.
A fragmentary notice lists individuals connected to medical matters, including Velma, Will Spencer, Mrs. Thomas Pitegibbong, and Wolsey, indicating admissions or related entries in a historical context. The text is partial and unclear but centers on medical admissions.
Judge Boyd M. Benson was elected chairman of Beadle County Red Cross, succeeding Rev. Alfred Trenerry who moved to Washington IA. Officers and executive committee members were elected and reports heard on bus committees, with plans to maintain county cooperation, nurse services, and first aid training. Members include Jane Iman, XM Ritchey, Holger Jo son, Mrs. L. N. Grosy, plus many others from Byron and Huron.
German forces pushed toward Salonika as Stubborn resistance formed only at the Struma River while Yugoslav and Greek fronts surged. Goebbels announced a war with Belgrade and Britain-backed factions, with German shock troops storming through fortified crossings as mass mobilization moves surfaced in reports from Omaha and Ft. Leonard Wood mobilization notices.
A jumble of short lines offers housing and goods notes including a remodeled apartment near a drugstore, a horse cultivator wanted, and a cedar cabin for club or tourist use. Several entries mention phone numbers and varying conditions for rentals and sales. The text reflects scattered classified ads with incomplete details and typographical errors.
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