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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
2
Sioux Falls Livestock reports no changes in market prices with hogs at top 9.85 and steady or higher bids. Cattle quotations remain steady while lambs and pigs show limited movement, with some lots and weights noted.
Heavy cattle and hog receipts pushed prices lower across major markets. Hogs topped at 10.95 with most buyers bidding 0 to 10.00 under earlier quotes, while fat lambs and old ewes showed varied gains. Cattle faced tighter demand with short fed lots and lower bids, best fed cattle around 14.50, and calves and yearlings easing from week-ago levels. Sioux City and South St. Paul reports echoed softer demand, with steers, heifers, cows, and stockers mostly steady to weak and prices slipping in several classes.
The report lists assorted commodity prices including US No. 1 grades for cotton sacks and grains, midwestern corn and wheat quotes, dairy and poultry values, and regional market notes. Dressed poultry steady with unchanged prices. miscellaneous grain and feed components show varied bids across states.
Markets in Huron, Watertown, Sioux Falls, Sioux City, and Chicago report varied poultry and egg prices, with heavy hens and leghorn hens showing mixed weights and roosters listed. Butterfat and butter prices posted, while U.S. dollar and franc exchange noted in Paris.
In Chicago a shaky securities atmosphere and unsettled cotton market sparked notable grain price setbacks. Wheat futures tumbled on weak export sales of over 1 million bushels of Canadian wheat, while a season’s first vessel charter filled space for 236000 bushels of wheat bound for Buffalo. May wheat slipped to lower levels, with mixed shifts in other months and minor declines in provisions.
April 8 market data from Minneapolis and Duluth shows cash and futures activity across wheat durum flax barley and oats. Prices for No 1 dark northern wheat No 1 hard amber and mixed durum are listed along with flax and barley bids and futures with May July and Sept quotations.
Dr. M T McConnell associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota will be the principal speaker at the South Dakota Education Association banquet in Pierre on Saturday April 10 He will discuss mental hygiene replacing Dr Lee Travis of Iowa on the program.
Mrs. Wallis Simpson's calm terrier died after a snake bite at the chateau near Tours France while rabbit hunting. A special serum failed to save the life. Simpson reportedly telephoned the news to the Duke of Windsor, deeply affected by the incident.
A tornado struck Bruindge Alabama killing one person and injuring several others. Houses were leveled as the storm damaged the area around the Bruindge lumber mill village. Highway Patrolman Willy Tatum reported the event and aided in the response.
Steel and copper stocks rallied in New York trading as fleeing leaders regained some losses. The market opened with a nervous session, then rallied to within three points of the day’s opening. A late selling wave trimmed gains, leaving prices uneven at close.
WASHINGTON April William Green president of the American Federation of Labor said he would call a special executive council meeting to consider expelling John L Lewis unions after a letter threatening Frey’s life arrived. Frey of the AFL metal trades department said he would go to Houston to lead the camp despite the threat as rival organizing campaigns unfold in Texas. The Tampa convention had suspended ten Lewis committees but held off expulsion pending further union efforts to end the labor split.
In Oshawa Ontario 3700 General Motors of Canada workers walked out after failed talks with local union leaders and CIO guidance. Picket lines formed, and officials locked the plant gates as the walkout stops car production until union demands on hours wages and recognition are settled.
John Redd, an mining employee, was arrested last night in the Homesake Mine gold theft case. Three pints of gold amalgam worth 1000 dollars were recovered. Bjorge called reports of 1,001,000 dollars in stolen high grade ore and amalgam ridiculous. Authorities say total thefts over years amount to a few thousand dollars.
A joint meeting of Junior and Senior PTA's was held last night in the new high school auditorium. The Treble Clef Club, led by Kathryn Jean Saylor, sang five numbers with Emma Sunderman and Byrne Anderson accompanying. Mr. Lang spoke on a trip to New Orleans for a national school superintendents convention. officers for next year were elected in both groups and lunch was served by a committee from the two organizations.
Albert Smith, 2104 Dakota Avenue tavern employee, was fined 500 and ordered to serve 30 days in Rundle County jail plus 200 costs for illegally selling intoxicating liquor. Judge I R Crawford suspended jail on payment of fine and part of costs. Charges against KA Cooper dismissed on motion by State Attorney W Marks.
In Siom Falls on April 8 Lawrence Lumis, Lincoln County farmer, and Ben Sweet, a cream handler, were arraigned in district court on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing 54 420 worth of cream from Crescent Creamery campus. The complaint says 549 cans of cream were taken between August 1, 1941 and March 27, 1947 and sold to other creameries in the city. Bonds set, preliminary hearings scheduled for April 2. Back Was freed under $2,000 bond.
Ford Motor Company remains firm in not recognizing the United Automobile Workers or any other union. Henry Ford links strikes to property seizure and political coercion while warning of sit-down tactics and possible plant closures to outlast workers. John L. Lewis accuses Ford of coercion to block unionizing at River Rouge and cites Senate opposition to company unions and unfair labor practices.
Hershey Pa reports say organizers claim Hershey Chocolate workers will return to work with no intent to quit. Strikes drew crowds, police presence, and tensions as workers protested outside the plant. Governor and local officials addressed safety amid disputes over milk outlet closures and industrial actions.
An assorted local notice lists names including Lile Togan Virgil and Dickie Fisher from Woansocket and Alpena with medical and surgical notes. Dismissals mention John Reitsma Hirron Martin and BH McDowell among others, with several regional references such as Iroquois Si Falls and Forestburg.
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