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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1938
Page
2
Hog prices advanced a quarter with top at 6.95 as 400 head receipts marked. cattle and sheep held steady amid mixed quotes. Chicago and Sioux City reports show hogs mostly higher, cattle steady to higher, with varied weights and grades and widespread listings across beves, heifers, cows, and sows.
HURON PRODUCE MARKET Furnished Daily by Swift & Co Huron details poultry and butterfat quotes for Leghorn hens springs and roosters, plus eggs and butter across Sioux City Mitchell Watertown Sioux Falls and Chicago markets with No. 1 and No. 2 classifications and varying weights and prices. Includes statewide and regional pricing for hens, springs, ducks geese and turkeys, along with butterfat and butter quotes.
St Paul and Sioux Falls auction notes show cattle prices steady to strong for select grades with steers 7.50 to 9.00 and beef cows 5.00 to 6.00, hogs about 10 higher to top 7.35 on 140 160 pound stock, sows around 6.50 to 6.75, calves near 9.00, and sheep buyers quiet with lambs steady to weak.
Corn climbed a cent in Chicago amid overnight gains of two cents in Buenos Aires. Analysts cited scarce U S supplies and rising European demand, with expectations of large imports from North America between now and spring.
New York markets show a slow rally lifting leaders while bonds and currencies extend gains. Cotton tightens as hedge selling appears, and sugar rises on Cuban support amid broad commodity firmness. Chicago grains mixed with oats and wheat steady to lower, corn up slightly. Minneapolis cash wheat receipts rise, with No.1 dark northern around 73 to 74 cents and related prices shown.
New York traders opened the day with a modest rise as many stocks held onto slight gains. Activity slowed in afternoon dealings with about 1,080,000 shares changing hands as optimism for a year end rally persisted amid hopes for 1939 industrial revival and selective investment in aviation steel copper and motor sectors.
In a turbulent Decoment, New York authorities curb city market actions amid bond trading tensions. Key entities include Cities Service and Ford Motor Ltd as market references, with the episode signaling shifting regulatory stance on municipal financing and corporate notes.
A meeting in the Pheasant Room of the Huron Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday at 7 o'clock to set up a clearing house for the distribution of Christmas food baskets. Organizations and individuals who distribute baskets are urged to attend. Gene Denning, chamber secretary, says the goal is to avoid duplication and ensure all needy families receive at least one basket, avoiding past over and under distribution.
The South Dakota livestock sanitary board praised Huron Livestock Sales Company for high sanitation at its yards, especially the hog pens. Roy Housman, manager, received the commendation from R S Robinson executive secretary. Board noted improvements and clean pen practices observed during a Saturday visit.
A dense Associated Press closing quote list shows widespread tick movements across major corporations and industries. Investors watched figures such as AT&T Amoco Chrysler and United Airlines as percentages shift with varied results in a broad market snapshot.
A fragment notes a measurement at Fei Farm on avenue 4, indicating 107.8 units. The readable text mentions Sa AT and Mie related to a location near the farm. Further details are not present in the accessible portion.
New York December 7 Representatives of America’s industrial concerns heard Charles R Hook president of the National Association of Manufacturers call for cooperation of common people capitalists and government for enduring prosperity at the 43rd congress of American industry. He urged admitting mistakes and a five point program to boost production reset taxation and policy while ensuring a fair square deal for business and workers.
Chief William Hartley said the amnesia patient at a Pierre hospital since November 26 may be Mrs. Leon M. Boyd of Minneapolis. A man named H. C. Ritz of Minneapolis claimed she is his daughter, and Ritz asked not to notify her identity until his arrival. The case hinges on his letter to the Minneapolis Journal and the woman’s memory gaps.
Funeral services for Howard Du Wayne Trams son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Trams will be held Friday at 2 pm at Welter Chapel with Dr C E Wilcox officiating. Interment in Riverside Cemetery. He died last night at the boat after a heart attack born July 4 1935 in Huron survived by parents one sister Virginia one brother Richard grandparents Mr and Mrs John Davis.
President Roosevelt sends Easter lily wreath with red white and blue ribbons for Queen Maud funeral in London. Mrs J Borden Harriman and other diplomats also send a joint wreath. Also reports salvage efforts for a German Condor plane sunk after a forced Manila Bay landing. Hospital admissions listed for Huron area residents.
The Reverend Howard Stone Anderson of Congregational faith argued that James Roosevelt should include church contributions on his income tax returns. He warned that omitting deductions could set a bad example and weaken spiritual institutions. James Roosevelt later stated he did make donations but typically did not claim them as deductions.
Detroit December report quotes Homer Martin president of the United Auto Workers urging all officers and members to oppose unauthorized strikes. He warns consequences for any violator and says strike authority will be granted only on legitimate grounds as CIO policy tightens enforcement amid a Flint GM No 1 plant dispute.
Earl Corey of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation told the South Dakota grain dealers convention that crop insurance is essential to rural prosperity. He noted 16,511 acres of South Dakota wheat already insured and 108,407 acres of winter wheat under applications, with thousands more seeking coverage and a campaign for spring wheat underway. He warned that many acres lost in 1935-36 would have yielded substantial payments if insured. A final line states the odds of a driver living 960 years before a fatal auto accident.
Miller December meeting of the League of South Dakota Municipalities gathered city officials from Highmore Pierre Miller Redfield and Huron in the city auditorium. George Longstadt of Huron and A F E Mac Ver million discussed a plan to increase city revenues by diverting some state tax from motor vehicle licenses and gas tax refunds to fund street upkeep. Mayors Sipple of Pierre and Burns of Huron attended. Next league meeting set for Watertown tonight.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Daladier likely to win parliamentary approval for his administration after crushing a one day general strike. Senate backing was strong as labor clashes continued in Valenciennes where Albert Thomas received a harsher sentence for labor agitation. The Paris liner crew, navy trained, sailed from Le Havre amid ongoing strikes.
Information from Col K B Lemmon announces enlistments open for the Fourth Cavalry at Fort Meade. Eligible youths with eighth grade education and good moral character should apply at room 225, 3 post office building, Sioux City. Fort Meade lies in the Black Hills near Sturgis, touted as a healthy post with rail facilities. located 134 miles from Sturgis.
Classified notice lists a small partially modern house for rent with inquiry at 780 Lawn Ridge. The text includes Christmas sale items and other rental and sale notices, mentioning furnished heated apartment at 715 Idaho and a ladies walnut spinet desk with phone 3526. Also notes poultry bidding with Swift & Company in Huron.
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