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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
2
Armour stock yards reports show hog receipts at 50 with top $5.50 and prices steady to slightly higher, cattle and veal holding steady, sheep firming 25 to 25 cents on spring lambs. MOG market notes Chicago and Sioux City show strong hog demand, with top around 8.10 and cattle steady, lambs firm early.
Bearish news unsettles wheat futures with mixed outcomes in Minneapolis trading. Wheat contracts closed around steady to lightly varied, while coarse grains showed oscillating strength. cash wheat remained firm with steady demand for oats flax rye and barley amid mixed futures readings.
Huron market reports list prices for Hens and Leghorns, heavy and light springs, eggs No. 1, butterfat grades, dressed and live turkeys, and various hides and wool values from Bolles Rogers Huron Hide and Metal Co. Also shows Sioux City Sioux Falls and Chicago New York price notes for butter eggs poultry and market movements.
USDA Chicago market reports show hogs at 35,000 head with direct sales 13,000, demand active and up to 10 higher. weights 240 lb and under top at 6.10 with several price ranges. Cattle and vealers mixed with firmness for bulls and steady to weaker for beef cows, while sheep and lambs show firm to higher bids. South St. Paul market notes cattle and sheep activity with slow demand but some higher entries.
Daloth Cash Close Thursday report lists Wheat amber durum and mixed durum prices with No 1 and No 2 grades, No 1 mixed durum and No 2 amber durum, plus flax No 1 price. Values shown include fractions and percentages, indicating closing cash rates for different durum and flax categories.
Directors of the Retail Merchants Association of South Dakota meet in Huron this afternoon to discuss general business. The annual session begins at 3 p m with President Cresbard presiding. W C Botkin, secretary, said no definite program had been arranged for the session.
Mrs Mary Van Slyke aged 93 died this morning at her daughter C E Renshaw s home 458 Town avenue southeast after five days illness She was born in Pennsylvania February 18 1859 married to Van Slyke who preceded her in death November 6 1920 in Belview Indiana She lived in Huron 16 years surviving four daughters Mrs Dan May of Vivian South Dakota Mrs M L May of Beldon Nebraska Mrs Thomas Evans of Atlantic Iowa Mrs C E Renshaw of Huron and one son W H Van Slyke of McLean Nebraska 66 grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending word from relatives
Weather forecast notes mild to moderate conditions with possible tonight snow. Snow tonight followed by a fair Friday and not so cold temperatures tonight. Sunrise at 7:53 a.m. and sunset at 4:55 p.m.
Hastings and Yankton residents expected in town for U C T auxiliary meetings with two Redfield and Aberdeen gatherings planned. Sioux City shows Merna Fortune in theatre under William Jacobs Agency contract. Gam ble’s toy sale promotes Tinker Toy and Buck Rogers items. Gamble’s ad emphasizes gift wrappings and winter supplies and Rose family trip to Los Angeles for holidays. Missing Santa line notes Gamble’s toy sale prices.
South Dakota near southeast stays mild with fair conditions tonight and Friday. Iowa eyes beginning snow tonight with colder western trends and slight cold in the far east. Minnesota forecasts mostly fair in the north with possible snow or colder conditions in the south tonight and Friday.
In Aberdeen the high is 15 and low 3 with no precipitation and roads described as good under cloudy skies. Pierre records a high of 10 and low 10 with 10 precip and good road conditions though snow is noted. Yankton shows a high of 34 and low 0 with trace snow and good roads. Duron reports a -2 high, -6 low with cloudy, and Duron wood area notes cloudy conditions.
At hospitals the admitted include Mrs R C Purentein Ban croft medical J Sasse Carpenter surgical Clarence Darland Forestburg minor surgical Evelyn Schamp Broadland medical Mrs Albert Matter Esmond medical Lloyd Borah Hitchcock medical Mary Geiver Wessington medical Dismissed: J H Elwell Huron Irvin Edler Huron Mrs L H Bruhn and baby Iroquois TABULATES RESULTS Pierre Dec 5 The state canvassing board tabulated the official results of the Nov election today in the office of Secretary of State Myrtle Morrison TJ expected to complete the work this afternoon No major context results were in doubt
Washington December 6 The Farny Credit Administration announced approval of a charter for the Morrell Employees Federal Credit Union located in Slowe Falls South Dakota. The action grants the credit union authority to operate and serve its member employees.
The grand champion steer at the 35th International Livestock Exposition was bought for 3.00 per pound by Kroger Grocery and Baking Co of Cincinnati. The animal weighed 1,162 pounds.
Active trading marked today with advances in aircraft, metal, farm and miscellaneous issues. Rail and utility shares were narrow while several issues showed firmness including Liquid, Carbonic, Deere, Briggs, Kennecott and Aviation Corp. Transfers reached about 1,500,000 shares as bonds closed mixed in New York.
Cecil Schenk, a Minnesota bandit, was turned over to Shakopee officials to face charges for a Newmarket bank robbery after confessing to the Dell Rapids crime. Police say the suspect matched a Hawarden robbery description and may be Cecil Egan, formerly of Watertown, who spent Thanksgiving in town.
CHICAGO December 6 Insull lost his first attack today on the second federal charge against him a violation of bankruptcy laws and was ordered to appear for arraignment December 18 before Federal Judge James H Wilkerson. Insull who was acquitted in a $100 million mail fraud trial twelve days ago is charged with removing 2.5 million dollars from the Corporation Securities company in contemplation of bankruptcy.
Richard Hamilton's car sustained slight wiring damage when a fire broke out last night on Third street between Illinois and Ohio avenues. Firemen were summoned at 1 10 o'clock.
The first winter meeting of the Huron Amateur Radio club will meet tonight at the home of Dr. E. F. Wipf, 1175 Kannis Avenue, southeast. Attorney General Walter Conway will attend a liquor control conference in Chicago December 13 and 14 after leaving for Washington this week.
Wanted to rent a heated furnished apartment or house with two bedrooms preferred. May consider others. Contact Edultz at phone 4355.
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