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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1932
Page
7
Aug 1 Hog prices rose about 10 cents with top hogs near 15, receipts about 1,200 at Armour Stockyards Huron. Cattle calves and sheep held steady as hogs led gains. sharp activity noted in Sioux Falls Sioux City and St Paul reports with mixed cattle and veal price shifts and large run volumes.
Buying pressure remained low as hog prices struggled to regain Friday's top. Packers moved about 2,000 hogs, with choice 190 210 lb hogs near 4.85 to 4.90 and small lots at 5.00, while many sows and heavier hogs traded lower. Cattle opened steady but narrowed, with eastern buyers expected to buy in-between grades as supplies grew slim. Sheep and lambs were direct to plants. quality was good but activity restrained with mixed cattle results.
Chicago livestock figures show department agr hogs, cattle and calves with varied trade. Hogs weigh 180-260 lbs steady to higher, top 5.00 to 5.00 range. packing sows mixed. Cattle and calves numbers sizable but market very slow with weights light to heavy steers weak. vealers uneven. Bulls strong amid overall softness in slaughter cattle and vealers.
Wheat futures eased as favorable corn weather and hedging pressure pushed prices lower in Minneapolis trading on August 1. Cash wheat remained firmer, with demand for amber durum and winter wheats steady while oats demand softened. Trade was thin, with selling pressure outweighing buying power, and several grain classes showed mixed changes.
Grain report lists Wheat varieties such as No 1 hard spring 59 87 percent No 11 dark northern T 4 percent No 1 northern 65 No 2 amber durum 474 No 2 mixed durum 41 percent No 1 red durum 4344 No 4 hard winter 33 percent Cora No 1 yellow Oats No 2 white 1740 percent Rye No 1 Seth Barley No 2 special 32 No 3 27 M0 sample grade 2241 Flax No 1
ADA DAS AAD DODDS ODA EA HURON POULTRY BUTTER EGGS report prices for live poultry hens roosters and eggs across Sioux City Mitchell Sioux Falls New York Chicago and Chicago butter and wool markets. Prices include butterfat values and hides with references to brands and producers.
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General Ma Chan-Shan, famed fighter who led Northern Manchurian forces against Japan, was killed when his 20,000-strong army was wiped out. His body found in a mandarin hut near Ankuchen after being trapped between two Japanese divisions pursuing him from Changchun.
Paris reports preparations for groundwork on revision of war debts with the United States and France. Walter E. Edge sought rapid talks on a commercial treaty as negotiations begin to seek a formula for debt reduction and potential disarmament measures while France prefers delaying the debt issue until after the U.S. presidential election.
New York stock dealings show continued buying momentum with about 2,000,000 shares traded. Gains of 2 to 4 points floor several major issues including American Telephone, American Tobacco B, Eastman Kodak, Safeway Stores, Westinghouse Electric, U S Steel preferred, and Consolidated Gas. Rails lag, with Santa Fe and Union Pacific slipping about a point.
WATERTOWN SD Aug 2 Returning from Washington Senator Peter Norbeck stopped in Watertown this forenoon saying he will take a good rest before further campaign activities and later plans to speak. He will join Mrs Norbeck to complete summer vacation plans.
J. H. Grant of Eighteenth street and Dakota avenue south is recovering from injuries after being struck by a car Saturday night between 9 and 9 30 o clock on Dakota avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. He suffered a head gash and shoulder bruises and was reported in satisfactory condition at home. The driver’s name was not learned.
Chicago, Aug. 1. Arrested here when he tried to dispose of bonds stolen two years ago in a Willmar Minnesota bank robbery. James Morrison, 37, will face extradition hearing Aug. 8 at Minnesota request. Morrison booked at detective headquarters after arrest by Lieutenants Leo Carr and William Knowles of the Bedat Six gang. Two women were shot during the holdup and the $142,000 robbery is being investigated.
Massachusetts Governor Joseph B Ely declared support for Franklin D Roosevelt for the Democratic nomination and announced his own bid for reelection. The statement setting out Ely endorsement follows months of speculation about his position in the nominating contest.
Albert Afken a 36 year old Broadland man died early Sunday morning at a Huron hospital. Funeral services will be held at the American Lutheran church here Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 oclock the Rev S D Disruct officiating. Burial will be made in Virgil cemetery. Surviving are the widow and four children Ardellis Alfred Eugene and Earl besides six sisters Mrs Frank Tischler Owanke Mrs Mike Nozi Highmore Mrs George Hoblen Morrison TL Mia William Lau Mrs A F Meyer and Mrs Frank Halbur Huron and two brothers Henry Afken Morrison Sr and Anthony Afken Marshall Minn One brother Herman preceded him in death a number of years ago. Mr Afken was born in Hutchinson county June 23 186.
A brief shower brought 0.25 inch of rain to De Smet before 7 am with northeast winds shifting south. The shower was localized, offering a temporary relief from a prolonged dry spell, as clouds loomed heavy to the south and cooler temperatures persisted across the state.
Record rainfall figures show Yankton 0.12 inch Aberdeen 0.03 inch Brookings 0.02 inch Mitchell and Pierre trace with Rapid City none. Watertown observed rain this morning while Sioux Falls had a fine mist. Temperatures varied with Brookings highest and Rapid City at 90. Tomorrow expected cloudy with little temperature change.
Two armed bandits held up C. C. David of Huron, about four miles north of Sioux Falls, Saturday night. They soothed him and took $92.65 as he was fixing a fire, with the robbery carried out by the assailants who drove up in a vehicle.
Want to buy a set of golf clubs in good condition for a reasonable price. Phone number 2215. Also offering furnished modern three room apartment on the ground floor one block from the post office. Phone 2945 in forenoons.
A partial timetable notes Leaves Perce at 7:30 a.m. Connects with the southbound train out of Wol sey at 10:55 a.m. and arrives at He ron at 12:0 a.m.
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