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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
2
Market reports from Armour Stockyards Huron on August 6 show hogs down 10 to 15 cents with top quotations at 14.20 and long haul hogs continued steady to 5-10 cents higher per hundred. Cattle and sheep held steady amid light variation. Chicago quotes note steady early hogs then softer late with mixed cattle activity.
The Huron markets report price ranges for heavy hens and heavy breed roosters with Butterfat and eggs listed by grade. Data collected by phone between 10 a.m. and noon for daily Evening Huronite updates.
St Paul market report shows cattle steady to strong with steers 12.50 to 15.00 and top bulls near 11.00. cows 10.25 to 11.00. vealers 13.00 to 34.00 with top 14.50. Hogs opening generally steady with early 170 to 240 pound trades around 14.55 to 14.65. sows weaker. calves and stockers steady. Sheep 1,000 head, early tone steady.
Sioux City Iowa August reports cattle sales 2,500 head calves 10. beef steers and yearlings steady to slow. stockers and feeders little changed. Hogs 3,500 head weak with prices down to 14.40 top, sows down. sheep 2,500 head with no early action. Readability notes indicate varied demand across cattle hogs and sheep with activity into Wednesday.
Sioux Falls livestock report shows top cull lots at 14.35 to 14.85 per hundredweight with bulk around 13.85 to 14.85. Butchers quoted at 14.00 and sows at 13.50 to 13.65 amid Thursday trading.
Boston wool sales show spotty activity with graded territory wools at 1.18 to 1.20 clean, some small oily goods near ceiling prices, and lighter term wool around 1.00 clean. Nearby, Watertown Sioux Falls Mitchell Sioux City Chicago and New York markets report varied prices on fleece, eggs, butterfat, poultry and cream, reflecting regional trading conditions.
Wheat prices rebound from early lows as selling orders are covered by professional traders and some mill and flour trade buyers join. Dealers report open-market activity below government rates, supporting the recovery amid a technical reaction.
Market notes show wheat futures higher with mixed corn and soybeans. In Chicago a broad range of grains moved up with hogs and cattle easing. Minneapolis prices hold steady with cash bids near steady to higher for select wheat grades.
New York August 5 stock market quiet after war news. Investors kept favored issues solid amid negligible offers and mild gains or losses in late trading. Closing quotations show numerous issues at Wednesday's levels with around 250000 shares transferred.
Mitchell Aug 6 08 The board announces a registered nurse examination at the Pierre state house on September 2 and 3 Carrie A Benhasa director of nursing education says applications and fees should reach Belham by August 15 at her office. Pittsburgh managment warring on panicling several arrested for conducting betting business behind third base.
Cincinnati Times Star and Post press crews return to work after walkout by union pressmen halted three papers. George Fries says no new contract yet but likely by day’s end as Enquirer assails union stance amid arbitration talks.
Mitchell Aug 6 Democratic Senate hopeful Tom Berry challenged Governor Harian J. Bushfield stating South Dakota law gives soldiers only 15 days to vote after ballots are ready. He contrasted this with the Norbeck WWI law totaling 125 days and noted a pending Congressional bill would move voting 21 days before election.
Two more people from a fishing tug that foundered near Saginaw Bay were found alive on Lone Tree Island by Bay City coast guards. Eugene Sauve, 27, and Fern Sauve, 21, of Kawkawlin, were identified among the survivors, bringing total survivors to four after nine deaths from the wreck on a rocky reef during a fishing trip.
Tokyo dispatch reports eight American planes shot down in a 40 minute air battle over Hengyang in Hunan Province. Japanese Army aircraft carried out a surprise raid damaging military facilities. Conflicting confirmations from Chungking and Stilwell headquarters noted.
President Roosevelt warned against breaking up central War Production Board control and warned that shifting to agricultural and petroleum rubber could hinder wartime production. He stressed speed and unified planning across plants and resources to support military and civilian needs. Admitted and dismissed hospital notices followed, and a clipping notes Lieut Jerry Ritz of St Louis and a first Army air force raid on western Europe.
William Dudley Pelley and two associates were found guilty by a federal jury in Indianapolis on 11 counts of criminal sedition and conspiracy connected to The Galilean publishing operation. Brown and Henderson were convicted of one conspiracy count. Pelley faces up to 220 years plus fines. a motion for a new trial is planned within three days.
The Agriculture Department set the basis for pricing 125 million bushels of government wheat for livestock feed under the war food program. It announced state parity differentials to compute local prices, using an 85 percent of corn parity as the minimum. Example figures: Iowa 89.9 and 76.4 cents. Minnesota 96.7 and 73.6. Nebraska 91.5 and 77.7. South Dakota 86.4 and 73.4. Wisconsin 99.9 and 84.8 cents.
The RAF's heavy bombers pressed a second night raid on the Ruhr despite worsening weather. The air ministry said five aircraft were missing and noted only limited scaling of operations. Isolated Nazi raids on Britain caused minor damage with few casualties overnight.
Otto H. Post will be buried in Akron Iowa with funeral services led by Dr C B Wilcox of the Menedist Church at Welter Chapel Friday at 10 am Pallbearers will be city water department employees where Mr Post was superintendent for four years City hall will close 930 to 1100 am in his memory before the body proceeds to Akron Iowa for burial with full military honors at the family lot and the casket open tonight for friends at Welter Funeral Home 1 to 9 pm
Sioux Falls officials rejected a state offer of 14000 in aid to fund the city and Minnehaha County Health Department services. Mayor John T. McKee argued the plan surrendered local rights and favored keeping the department under local control with no outside help.
Postmaster E H Bruemmer announced that about 1000 sheets of V Mail stationery have arrived in Huron. Letters can be written in ink or typed and sent to Army or Navy officials for photographing and air transport to overseas locations. Each person may receive three sheets, V Mail is free, and original letters are preserved in case ships sink or delayed.
Queen Wilhelmina told a joint session of Congress that no surrender remains the motto of her Netherlands people under alien rule and that the Netherlands fights alongside the United States and the United Nations to achieve victory. She arrived in Washington after visiting Ottawa and staying in Lee Massachusetts with Crown Princess Juliana and the royal grandchildren.
Seven Muronians enlisted Wednesday in Company 259 U S Army Minimum Maintenance Unit and will be kept on inactive duty for 20 30 days. The men Milford J Seeman M G Murphy Richard Welch Rudi Snedigar Albero Wood Mike Mor rissey Emery Farris were interviewed in Huron by Capt Harry EB Bowen and took small examinations in Mitchell Wednesday afternoon.
The first man convicted of treason since the Whiskey Rebellion stood before a federal judge in Lansing as his sentence was read, slightly over three months to live. Stephan, a 49-year-old Detroit restaurateur, declared he is not guilty and urged mercy, while Michigan's governor said no intervention would occur.
Beadle County Board of Commissioners closes long dispute with Huron City Commissioners and Bowder by uncovering records confirming the section line closure and city road completion in 1935. County also weighs a disputed tax fund debt and potential lawsuits over jail space and crushed rock claims, while noting real estate value jumps with two land sales in Sand Creek and Bonilla Townships.
A bus with 52 passengers collided with a southbound passenger train in Crystal Springs Mississippi killing 15 and injuring more than 30. The bus driver cleared by a crossing and the train remained on track while a bystander Mrs. W L Dodds was killed near the sidewalk. Max Bloomberg arrives in Huron for a brief visit before heading to Minneapolis and camp.
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