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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1934
Page
8
Armour Stock Yards Huron reports hog prices up 15 to 25 cents with top at 6.75 as receipts reach about 150. Cattle and calves quoted largely unchanged across classes. hogs lead market movement with varied weights showing stronger bids and mixed seller activity. Local reports also note bid strength in Chicago markets and broader industry tone for late August.
Hog prices reach 7.40 per hundredweight marking the 210th straight trading day of gains. Observers cite a long bull market and potential parity gains if the 2.25 processing tax is returned to producers. Receipts total 12,000 with 4,000 slaughtered, 8,000 market hogs and 1,000 held over. Cattle and lambs show varied movement with strong demand for certain weights and steady or subdued lines for others.
MINNEAPOLIS Aug 23 All grains felt the weight of Sept liquidation with wheat futures closing fractionally lower. Old Sept oats and rye also down while flax showed some gains. Winter and Durum wheats in good demand as cash corn and oats demand varied.
Readable excerpts show cattle and hog prices with mixed demand and government lots. Cattle trade steady to higher on fed and light stockers. bulls scarce. Hogs active with lighter weights 200 to 230 pounds selling best. Weathered notes include Chicago futures and Minneapolis cash close data.
Range of carlot grain sales posted for Thursday in Minneapolis with notes on durum and flax quotes and other grains. Wheat No 1 dark northern and rye are cited with various bid ranges, while corn oats barley and flax are not quoted.
Regional market notes from Sioux City and Sioux Falls to Chicago on Aug 23 cover live poultry, eggs, butter and potatoes. Listings include Hens Leghorns Roosters Springs and turkeys with price ranges, plus butter egg and potato price levels and futures behavior across markets.
New York shares rose briefly in early trading but turned uneven with modest gains for Bethlehem and National Distillers while U S Steel steadied and Santa Fe eased. Bond quotes showed various Liberty and Treasury issues, with transfers around 770000 shares.
William I Zwicky of Rapid City was elected commander of the South Dakota American Legion, defeating Patrick Haley of Yankton after a three day convention. Other officers and district commanders were named, delegates chosen for national events, and Mrs. Eva Sherburne elected department president of the auxiliary. The event featured speeches including a warning against communism and calls for political action to limit future war profits.
Ella Eckhart Johnson pleaded guilty to four counts of overtime parking in municipal court. Judge R Crawford fined her two dollars per charge. the total fine was paid in court.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous companies and stock figures such as General Electric 19 percent, US Steel 3454, Firestone, Ford, Goodrich, Eastman, and DuPont along with various percent or price-like values, suggesting a historical market roundup or index snippet.
The U S dollar rose against the franc in Paris trading. The dollar closed at 14937 francs with a gain of about one centime, while opening at 149 francs. The day saw fluctuating rates amid market activity and commentary on franc strength.
A boy and a girl who colored Out Our Way won sweepstake honors in The Evening Huronite comic coloring contest this week. Ruth Tebay of Alpena and Cyril Moldenhaver of Huron will receive 8 free theatre tickets. ten additional tickets go to the next best entries including Hazel Freykes, Fern Swanson, Floyd Carpenter, Maxine Walters, Mary Jan Olson, Geraldine Emmong, Billy Lehmann, Margaret Reese and others who colored Moon Mullins Gumps and Our Boarding House.
Huron City school board approves dormitory facilities for out of town pupils at two rented houses 432 Beach avenue southeast and 478 Third street southwest with 20 beds each. A dining hall will be set up in the Wahlgren building. Deans will run the dormitories with relief funds covering salaries and supplies. pupils must furnish personal items and apply through A. J. Lang.
The First National Bank in Pierre reopens under its corporate title with 60 000 capital and deposits of 268 047 03 dollars. The reorganization plan assigns 50 percent of deposits to the new bank while remaining assets are liquidated by trustees. Officers include E P Keim as president F Hills as vice president and L L Branch as cashier.
About 225 children from Huron playgrounds perform The Pageant of Play at the Huron college auditorium Friday night at 9. Directed by Lottus H Ward the musical pageant showcases 12 weeks of playground work as schools resume September 4 marking the season’s end.
The farm administration prepared to announce 1935 wheat plantings a five percent reduction from normal acreage. Acreage would drop to 62,000,000 acres from about 65,800,000, with previous year plantings near 59,000,000 after a 15 percent cut. Missouri tests noted corn silage yields winter more cattle than fodder, with silos saving leaves and reducing waste.
The AAA will not gift feed this winter. It will locate feed sources and coordinate purchases to balance livestock needs with available feed. The Emergency Relief Administration will make outright feed gifts, Farm Credit will offer feed loans, and AAA will mediate surplus and deficit.
City commissioners push to abandon the river water source and rely on the west well system. Two new chalk rock wells should double output, with water flowing within two weeks if all goes well. Pumps and test wells are due, while Kiwanis backs the west well as the permanent water source.
Mrs Bert Demersseman died at St Marys Hospital Minneapolis at 2 00 am following operations ten days apart Her husband Mr Demersseman directed Alex Johnson hotel in Rapid City after moving from Aberdeen The family including son Joe and her mother were with her Funeral services will be held at Gill Brothers Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis with interment there
State Senator Harly Flower of Beadle county died at a local hospital around 12 30 p m after months of heart disease. He was 57 and had served since 1930 with reelection in 1982. Born August 18 1877 in Page county Iowa he moved to Beadle county in Lake Byron township and worked in farming and stock buying. Funeral plans were not announced.
City water is avoided for drinking and cooking by many households. Residents report using spring or artesian water for drinking, cistern or surface wells for dishes, and boiling city supply for safety. Mrs. Elsie McMahon notes widespread summer flu amid reliance on varied water sources.
Funeral services for Mrs. George J. Babcock of Wolsey will be at the Lutheran church in Wolsey Saturday at 10 a.m. Rev P W Leyhe to officiate. Burial will be in Wolsey cemetery. Mrs. Babcock had been in poor health and suffered a stroke about a month ago.
An ad from Portland Oregon offers a modern apartment for rent with room for two passengers to share expenses. Contact details reference names including Zith Earl Fogtesong Hitchcock and a leaving in August.
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