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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1929
Page
6
Chicago and St Paul reports show hogs at 43 000 with direct 18 000. prices mixed to higher for cattle and calves. Slaughter cattle and sheep activity steady to higher. packers' demand remains uneven while feeder stock holds firm on select grades.
Prices move unevenly across cattle hogs and sheep with mixed gains and losses. Cattle and calves show firmness on better grades while lower rings dip. hogs mostly steady to slightly lower. sheep report slower demand with fat ewes down and lambs mixed.
Minneapolis flour unchanged in carload lots with family patents at 7.65 to 7.75 a barrel. Chicago potatoes report 189 cars on track with shipments last weekend and firm prices for reds and sacked whites in Wisconsin Ohio Minnesota and Nebraska markets.
In Chicago dated August 26 the market shows butter receipts at 11 257 tubs with creamery extras 424 percent and standards 42, eggs firm with 14 525 cases, poultry steady with live receipts 5 cars including fowls and broilers, cheese unchanged.
Saturday report from St Paul notes higher cattle receipts yet a dull dressed market. Fed steers and yearlings sold largely from 13.00 to 14.50, grassers 9.00 to 11.00, grass cows 7.00 to 8.00, heifers 8.50 to 9.50, calves 5.50 to 6.75, bulls 7.75 to 8.25, vealers 8.0 to 10.0, with high close around 16.50.
Minneapolis report shows December wheat futures opening sharply lower on disappointing cables and ending 1% cent lower. Oats, barley, flax trade firm or weak with varied demand. cash wheat steady overall. Winter demand quiet, durum unsettled, rye steady to slow, good making barley in steady demand, shipping slower.
Minneapolis wires show No. 1 dark northern wheat at 1.374% to 1.42% with No. 1 northern 1.25 to 1.30 and No. 1 hard spring 1.3954. Cash bids list No. 1 northern 1.28 to 1.31, No. 1 dark northern 1.75% protein, No. 2 amber durum around 1.26 to 1.31, and cash oats near 37% to 38%.
Duluth market notes show wheat futures with No. 1 amber durum and No. 2 durum prices listed. Prices span Sept Oct Dec futures with percentages and varied quotes for durum products and mixed durum.
Chicago futures show mixed movements for September through May with wheat trading around 1.32 to 1.52 and corn near 1.02 to 1.08. Prices fluctuate across contracts, with highs, lows and close figures listed for Sep Dec Mar May futures.
Livestock market notes show Armour Co receipts tallied at noon today totaling 1000 head. Owing to Huron yard not being a public market the Huronite cannot supply daily quotations, and readers are advised quotations from public markets are listed elsewhere.
Market notes from Huron and Mitchell show prices for poultry and eggs. Heavy hens and light hens range around 16 to 22 cents per pound with Leghorns and springs listed at various rates. Eggs are quoted by dozen under No 1 and No 2 classifications, with shifts for old roostery and related categories.
Sioux Falls on Saturday August 24 reports hog sale results with hogs around 11.00 top, steady to 25e lower, bulk around 9.35 to 11.00, heavy butchers 9.85 to 10.25, good packers 9.50. Castle sale noted as steady at 100 units.
In New York, bullish activity surged across steel, chemical and communications shares in a two hour market session. More than three dozen issues hit new highs, led by U S Steel American Telephone Bethlehem Steel and International Telephone with gains up to ten points. U S Steel toped 260 and American Telephone neared 300 as activity remained strong.
The listing shows closing prices for a wide range of securities and commodities including Allis-Chalmers, American Cement, Anaconda, Armour, Atchison Topeka, Calumet, Can Pac, Chrysler, Colgate, General Electric, General Motors, and other firms. Prices feature varied figures such as 27674 for Atchison and 139 for Greene C-C, with notes on percent changes and special identifiers.
A dense list of market figures, tickers, and percent values for numerous firms. Includes Nickel 54147 nnt, Kennecott, Kroger, Packard, Pan Am, Phillips Pet, Pullman, Sears Roebuck, Studebaker, Texaco, Timken, U Carbide, Woolworth, and several regional railroads and utilities with varied percentages and codes.
Standard Oil of Indiana stock closed today at 56 24 in the curb market.
Families attended a noon Hente dinner on the fairgrounds after the event. Announcements outlined State Fair plans during the assembly after final judging. In girls gymnastics, two demonstration teams earn spots for district finals next Thursday. From ten teams, Kathryn Frevgert and Mabel Parkhurst of Catch and Can club Huron won first with five dollar prize. Nova Sorenson and Meryl Peterson of Wessington took second.
In ten demonstrations eight covered canning topics, one on stain removal, and another on pattern cutting. Dorothy Barger proved the top judge of canned products in individual contests run by Sara Dewing, home agent, with Clara Westley of Hitchcoel winning clothing judging tests and prizes awarded.
British troops totaling about 650 arrived from Egypt to patrol streets in Jaffa to quell worsening conditions. The arrival of Barham, Sussex, and Courageous from Malta accompanied British forces as violence over access to the Wailing Wall intensified. Arabs were described as well armed and trained, with motives seen beyond ancient enmity.
Special correspondent reports on friends visiting in Tyndall and Lane. Emma Vincent returns to Hampton after three months with her sister Mrs Page. Royal Neighbors lunch party with Mrs May and others at the city cafe. Dr. Morrison of Dakota Wesleyan spoke at the M E church. Town folks visit relatives and travel to Wessington Springs and Minneapolis. Lane residents host guests at various homes and restaurants.
Notice asks all Elks to meet at the hall on Tuesday at 3 15 p m to attend the funeral of Brother Carl Wistrand. adv c
Miller and Kehler families from Athol visit. Catherine stays through the week. Briggs attend county judges meeting in Rapid City. Long family on vacation. Volborg Tysland returns from Canton. Dorothy Conrad from Guthrie Center visits relatives. Lowell Brown from Portland visits his aunt Joan Sisk. Torey family farms nearby. Margaret Cree returns from Black Hills. D A Gregory departs for Chicago. P D Peterson and J H Shepard family visit from Cusco Wyoming. The St Joseph parish annual picnic is planned for August 25 at Herman Waters Drive. St Helen Mole parish festival near Sinnlay last Sunday. Governor Bulow spoke. parents seek rooms for children to attend school.
Bohemian Presbyterian churches from Kansas Wisconsin Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota gather for a district convention in Tyndall starting Sunday through Tuesday. Over 700 people enjoyed Sunday dinner as business meetings were planned for today and tomorrow.
Funeral for brother EB K Coshun set for Tuesday at 2 PM from Kinyan parlors. All Masons to gather at the temple at 1 30 PM, under guidance of C G Walker W M.
A funeral service for Ed Coshun is planned for Tuesday at 1:45 PM. The notice calls on relatives and friends to attend and honor his memory.
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