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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1942
Page
2
Market reports show hogs 15-25 cents higher with top bids near 14.10 or 14.30 in multiple centers. Cattle steady, lambs 25 lower. regional notes include Sioux Falls and Watertown quotations and prices for hogs, sows, and feeders.
Daily price range for Huron produce markets reported by telephone to the Evening Huronite. Includes heavy hens and various weights, plus market notes on wheat and other grains, with cash and futures values from Minneapolis and Chicago exchanges.
New York market roundup reports irregular bond activity and mixed cotton with New Orleans selling and mills buying. Corn steady to higher hog prices rise 10 to 15 with hogs at 14.35, cattle steady with moderate run of choicest offerings.
Weather forecast for South Dakota calls for colder southeast tonight. Local notes include temperatures: highest on date 35, lowest 48. strongest winds 30 mph. Watertown market reports list heavy hens and eggs with varying prices and butterfat quotes among dairy items.
Chicago reports show grain futures failed to extend a tentative recovery despite slight gains in price for corn oats and feeding grains. Drought in north Texas and southern Oklahoma damaged oats and some wheat while demand and storage issues kept wheat prices pressured.
Market wire report from Mitchell Sioux City and Sioux Falls shows Tuesday prices for Hens and Turkeys by weight, with Leghorn and heavy breeds listed. Egg grades and creamery butterfat quotes accompany the regional price sheet for April 7.
Chicago note lists poultry live prices for Tuesday April 7 with 16 trucks handling broilers and color categories. The entry records 244 pounds and down, 23 percent colored, 2444 white rock and other prices unchanged.
In SOUTH ST PAUL . cattle salable 4000 opening steady with 30 active. good 1260 lb steers 18.00. graders: cows 8.50 10.00, bulls 8.75 10.00. stockers feeders strong. calves 3200, weres 11.50 13.00. hogs 12000, 14.00 high. sows 13.75. sheep 1200, lambs 12.00, fat sheep 7.50 ewes 5.50.
Sioux City Iowa April 7 calves 3700 stockers and feeders scarce in receipts. Slaughter steers yearlings and stockers steady. Bulk fed steers and yearlings 11.00 to 13.00 with sales up to 13.25 to 12.50. Choice 1150 to 1270 lb 14.25 to 15.25. Load lots 880 lb heifers 13.00. Cows 7.00 to 10.50. canners and cutters 7.00 to 8.75. Medium to good stock steers 9.75 to 12.00.
New York and Chicago dairy and poultry prices show mixed shifts on April 7. Butter and eggs hold firm with varied scores, while dressed poultry remains steady. live poultry remains weak amid overall unchanged fresh and frozen prices across items and receipts.
In Boston on April 7 inquiries came for Ohio Delain e at 47 to 49 cents in grease. Fine clothing bright fleece wools quoted 39 to 41 cents in grease. Graded three-eighths and quarter-blood combings bright wools mostly at 52 to 53 cents in grease.
A mixed session on Monday saw a weak rally with leaders failing to gain sustained momentum. About 300000 shares changed hands as core issues faltered at the start while some favorites inched higher by fractions, leaving overall gains modest.
Admitted: Mrs Herman Hiles Wol f minor surgical Mrs Howard Frey Huron medical Gladys Kleinsasser Hitchcock medical Mrs John M Waidner Carpenter medical Pauline Krase Huron medical Margaret Elaine Schmit Carthage minor surgical. Dismissed: Hilda Coleman Huron Ed J Smith Iroquois Clyde Perkins Hitchcock Mrs Charles Woods De Smet A Klemsasser Yale J B Leaver Huron Mrs J Amundson Huron Donald Vanes Jr Huron Mrs Rex Orr and baby Bonilla. Speed recovery with Walkers Towers. Coking coal producers Alabama Colorado Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Utah Virginia and West Virginia supply most of the coking coal consumed by the American steel industry.
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for statements on the condition of all National banks as of the close of business Saturday April 4, detailing closing quotations and stock figures from market tickers and Associated Press listings.
Beadle County and city officials plus township representatives met at the Beadle County Courthouse to discuss surfacing Ninth Street roads to the CAA station and west wells. CAA official R B Workman urged a reliable graded road, warning slow or muddy routes could endanger life and property during wartime operations.
Reports from Bern indicate Petain refused to recall Laval to his cabinet after Laval's December 1940 ouster. German leverage over French prisoners and the threat of naval control may strengthen Laval, while Vichy seeks US friendship as a key card in food and medical aid amid Axis pressure. Madagascar's neutrality and Indo China fears loom as US influence remains a crucial factor.
Soviet and Allied air raids blasted German Ruhr and Rhineland targets despite bad weather. Cross-channel RAF raids followed by German countermeasures near Orel reported, with civilian casualties and recaptured towns. The Soviet information bureau cited heavy German losses and advances by Soviet forces around Rostov to Tatarstan.
The Treasury advised buying bonds now under a new title War savings bonds. Defense stamps gain the war designation, a change long urged since Pearl Harbor. Savings stamps also receive the war label as part of the broader effort.
The South Dakota War Board of the U S Department of Agriculture met in session with routine business to be disposed of. Chairman Alfred R Barnes presided. The meeting included supervisors from various state agricultural agencies.
In June 1939 Burns described cash and bond trades with Moodie Hammerquist and Douglas to cheat the state. He claimed profits around 28 913.95, then doctored invoices to show 21 813, deposited 2 100 to Burns Co and 4 900 personal, split 4 415 at Pierre, later paid Moodie 1800 and 1300 etc. The hearing screened prejudice motions. Burns previously faced 15 421 embezzlement charge verdict.
The Elks Lodge will hold an officers installation at 8 o clock tonight. Local members and attendees are invited to attend the ceremony and greet the new leaders.
President Roosevelt said the government will renegotiate contracts to shift savings from ending double time and premium pay to the nation. He told R Thomas of UAW CIO that wartime production should not be slowed by weekend pay rules. The Detroit meeting of 600 locals considered waiving double time for Sunday and holiday work for the war period.
Funeral services for William A. Byerly, who died yesterday morning, will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday in the Welter Chapel with Captain Massey of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial is in Riverside Cemetery. One son, Victor Byerly, arrived from War today. another son, Donald, will arrive tomorrow from Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
John Bangerter, assistant in the state AAA offices, will speak on Marketing South Dakota Produce to the Business Economics Class. The talk is in the Chamber of Commerce Club room at 7 30 p m. George Deklotz, the instructor, announced it. The public is invited.
Morrice Duncan 16, a high school student, was electrocuted when Guy Wires on a sailing boat touched a high power line across the Sioux River. Two companions, Bob Matson and Bob Sherburne, escaped injury. Mr and Mrs George A Deklotz were summoned from Flandreau.
Reports detail Japanese freighters and tankers in Pacific waters near the Caroline Islands as U S forces report high casualties at Bataan. Gen Wainwright's army gains are noted amid shifting balance. Allies claim main Japanese thrusts have been stemmed in Asia and India despite new threats. Air and naval chatter references New Guinea and New Britain with prisoner disclosures from Port Moresby.
The Brazilian foreign ministry announced the disappearance of the 3,557 ton freighter Cabedello which sailed from Philadelphia on February 14 bound for Brazil and has not been heard from since April 7.
Wanted man or boy for part time meals at Depot Cafe. Angus Jersey heifer seven months for sale by J. W. Waldner in Delaware Ave northwest near west Fair Grounds. Trade available for a two wheel trailer for a Remington 20 gauge bolt action shotgun like new. Phone 2447. Carpenter work wanted by H. C. Younkin, phone 2130.
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