Mill Grain Prices Compared With Elevator Rates
The Mill quoted 68 cents for 40 pound grain, compared with 70 cents paid by private elevators, highlighting a price gap between the mill and elevator buyers.
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
14
The Mill quoted 68 cents for 40 pound grain, compared with 70 cents paid by private elevators, highlighting a price gap between the mill and elevator buyers.
Albert J. Maag secretary-treasurer of the South Dakota Federation of Labor leaves for Rapid City to attend the state convention August 7 and 8. Officers predict a large gathering with delegates from many locals. The executive board meets August 6 to plan next year’s program and strategy.
Aug 5 report from special notes Carl Ostercamp was taken Monday to the hospital suffering from heart prostration.
Democratic Senators plan a stag dinner next week to restore party harmony after the court reorganization dispute and the Wage-Hour bill. President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner may attend. Senator Barkley leads the event with McKellar as chairman.
Post Office reports over 1,000 cachet requests for airmail stamps to be used on the Huron Cheyenne air route inauguration. Postmaster E H Bruemmer notes statewide and national demand, with cachets tied to the July 4 and early fall openings.
Thirteen South Dakota marksmen selected by Col RE Coffey to represent the state at the national matches at Camp Perry Ohio August 22 to September 27. The civilian team, chosen on points, includes Ralph W Jacobs of Buffalo as captain and shooters from Rapid City Alpena Woonsocket and Hermosa among others. The selection followed matches at Rapid City and Alpena with events at 200 and 300 yards in slow and rapid fire.
Chief of Police Jake Nelson warned motorists tonight that driving at night without dimmed lights risks arrest. The city ordinance banning bright headlamps or excessive brightness will be strictly enforced amid several complaints logged with the police.
North Dakota wheat prices rose above regular market levels over the past two days officials said as Governor William Langer endorsed a plan to use Bank of North Dakota funds to buy lightweight wheat in carload lots and haul it to Grand Forks or to Minneapolis and Duluth elevators. A J Scott of Grand Forks State Mill and Elevator said the program pushed prices to seven cents above the card price for 56 pound wheat and heavier and six cents above for 55 pounds and lighter. He noted lighter weights pulled prices above private elevator rates while the Mill offered 1 cent more on 45 pound wheat Wednesday.
A three weeks old strike by the Decatur unit of the American Newspaper Guild ended today by a four to four vote among the 10 remaining strikers. Guild organizer Don Stevens called it the first strike by the guild in four years. Editor Edward Lindsay said strikers would be allowed to return to work under existing conditions.
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