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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
2
Chicago and Sioux City livestock markets report mixed gains and steady to higher bids. Cattle calves and sheep show strength with fat lambs and wooled lambs commanding firmer prices. hogs and pigs see steady to higher bids, while sows and stags trend muted.</s>
Sioux Falls on Thursday April 15 hogs prices rose about 4 percent with top at 9.90 per cwt and bulk around 9.45 while butchers at 8.25 to 9.40. sows quoted from 9.20 to 9.40 with a steady tone and limited quotation changes noted for heavy lots.
Chicago market shows uneven hogs with 10 25 higher weekly gains. Cattle receipts reach 3 500 with heavy weight steers down weekly while best fed reach 14 40. Sheep and lambs see 12 000 receipts with fat lambs 10 62 higher and wool prices up. South St Paul notes 2300 cattle activity and fair demand.
Mitchell South Dakota April 15 Hens heavy and leghorn hens per weight roosters and ducks prices listed in cents each for butterfat eggs and butter. Watertown Sioux Falls Sioux City and Sioux City markets report poultry weights and prices with No 1 No 2 egg listings and butterfat values. Market notes reflect local commodity pricing and grade distinctions.
Chicago markets see wheat down about 2 cents a bushel as May and July futures show declines. Demand abroad cited in Britain and continental Europe. buyers’ program appears complete for now. Prices at close: May 1 3474, July 1220 1.22%. Corn futures also lower amid broad downbeat tone.
Chicago and New York markets show steady or firm conditions for poultry and eggs with varying weight categories and regional price data. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and capons appear with differing quotes. butter and cheese prices largely steady amid reports of storage and futures activity.
Chicago market report lists potato prices and demand by variety. Idaho russets firm with fair demand, cobblers slower. Colorado red McClures and Maine Green Mountains show varied quoters. US No 1 and No 2 grades cited for Burbank, Russet, and white varieties, with some partial grading and sparse sales overall.
Dekota Bliss leads in the US market with a No 1 showing while demand slows and sales falter across several items. Spaulding notes a rise to No 1 with limited crates and softer street sales. Chicago and New York futures list mixed prices for butter and poultry as of Thursday April 15.
Huron business leaders launch the Bob Burns bazooka contest set for May 1 in Campbell Park with a city parade and concert. Bazookas priced at 15 cents with $1 in purchases. limited stock expected to be sold quickly. Prizes include cash and merchandise. merchants urged to place orders early. Reception for Miss Gladys Murray at First Presbyterian Church Friday evening to bid farewell as she heads to Shreveport.
The condition of J Calendine district manager of the Dakota Central Telephone Company who suffered a heart attack late last week was reported to be improving steadily by his attending physician. He is resting comfortably with nearly normal temperature and confined to a local hospital.
At noon today the resolutions committee of the Upper Missouri Valley Association debated a program to build several Missouri River dams over the next years. The convention, with 50 delegates from across the valley, plans to push irrigation flood control and hydro electricity, ending tonight with a banquet at the Masonic temple. Governor Leslie Jensen and Mrs Jensen attended, as did G Norton Jameson and Mrs Jameson. Jensen is to speak and introduce other main speakers as the meeting progresses.
Madrid reports heavy fighting subsiding around the University City as government forces cut insurgents off from supplies. European powers plan a midnight land and sea patrol to enforce arms and men embargo, while Americans in France face prison for attempting to volunteer in Spain. Italy and Russia move toward arbitration on foreign volunteers as talks resume in London.
The twelfth annual state music contest began in Aberdeen with Superior district winners arriving by train and bus. About 3,000 contestants were expected as solo oboe and various wind parts performed this afternoon, with grand concerts planned Friday and Saturday evenings. Judges included Q B Coren and William Rovelli from Iowa and Michigan.
Horon sends three musicians to three events at the stave high school music contest opening morning at AbeMillen. Kathren Saylor assisted tonight in violin and piano, with her brother Howard joining on piano. Kennet Martin enters two events trombone and baritone, aiming for Aberdeen. Gile competes in French Hoyn with Marjorie Walker and Bob Shaw assisting. Superintendent Lang accompanies Martin and Gile. Saylor departs for later performance. If any reach superating, they stay in Aberdeen for final state concert.
Two visitors to Municipal Court pleaded guilty this morning after a close association with Joh Bur leycorn. T. J. Coyle of Carpenterstown paid $50 for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. John Forehener of Huron was fined $25 for possessing a broken seal bottle of intoxicating liquor.
Sixty four men will be put to work in each district from WPA rolls across three counties. About 30 are already at work, with 160 to be added Monday. State nurseries will ship more stock as activities broaden next week. Moisture depth averages 46 inches, ideal for spring planting. Planting a million trees in the Huron area may take a month to six weeks, likely finishing between May 20 and June 1.
Oshawa mayor presses for a UAWA sympathy strike in the United States to aid local workers while 4400 idle in Ontario and 5000 Montreal garment workers face calls to work. Croll criticizes Hepburn for opposing CIO moves, noting extensive union activity and cross border labor tensions.
In a marked trial, Roberta Semple testifies against attorney Andrews claiming threats and coercion to disclose contacts in Phoegon. Mrs McPherson contends she was pressured to reveal ties to Aimee and her confidante Ella Nordeen, with Nordeen and others named as witnesses during the proceedings.
The auditorium executive committee proposes tax figures based on retiring a bonus at $1000 per year for the first six years and about $1500 annually thereafter until retirement. The committee includes Mrs Grant VanDaze, Mrs B Adams, Maris, and Kinsman among others.
An incomplete OCR list mentions Mrs E Vy ines orth Lo Marshall and others at a hospital. It includes Mrs W R Coates, Huron residents, medical staff Han muha George Jo Mullen and Mrs Thatcher with newborn, plus names like Mrs Streeter and Mrs Dague Bonilla, with several scattered surnames.
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