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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
2
Market notes show fat lambs up 25 cents for the week while slaughter sheep and feeding lambs held steady. Native feeding lambs around 7.50, Dakotas at 8.00, rangers at 8.50 or better. Sioux Falls stockyards report hogs at 500 head, steady with top near 5, cattle around 100 head steady.
Sioux City market report shows salable cattle and calves steady to mixed with higher cattle and cow prices. Hog and lamb prices mostly steady with some declines. feeder prices firm on calves and yearlings. range of bids and weights noted across cattle, hogs, and sheep segments.
The Huron produce markets price range is reported daily to the Evening Huronite by telephone between 10 a.m. and noon. The note references Zuton produce markets and provides the market price window for readers.
Hog prices drift lower with 130 to 170 pounders at 3.50 to 5.25, while 210-280 lb hogs average around 5.00. Receipts rise and hogs dressed under federal inspection hit a three-year high, with sows and gilts down 15 to 25 cents and later week declines of 25 or more. In St Paul, slaughter steers and heifers lose 25 to 50 cents as larger warm-up cattle weigh on prices, with feeders steady and vealers near 9 to 9.50. Overall the market shows a new bottom for the season as supplies surge.
Readable items show regional poultry prices and weights from Sioux Falls Sioux City Watertown Mitchell and New York markets. Entries list hens leghorn springs ducks roosters geese and pullet eggs with varied weights and prices including butterfat notes and creamery quotes.
New York markets show slight mixture with leaders drifting. Bonds steady, Scandinavian issues down. foreign exchange steady as Sweden and Norway currencies slip. Cotton buys and cover activity. sugar weak from Cuban liquidation. Copper, lead, zinc demand slow. Wool tops irregular as commissions on both sides. Chicago wheat higher on drought relief. corn higher. cattle hogs unclear.
Wheat prices rose up to two cents a bushel amid moisture relief hopes and a delay in weather forecasts. December wheat neared a two year high, with gains across futures and cash quotes for No. 1 to No. 5 grades, as traders covered yesterday’s drops and awaited improved conditions in the drought zone.
Butter totals steady at 876,840 with creamery 82.4. Other prices unchanged. Eggs at 5,738 with weak receipts and refrigerator extras 15.44. Stand ards 15.14 and firsts 14.44.
Readable fragments list odds and values for multiple items ranging from futures to refrigerators with prices like 27.257 27.20 and 15.25 15.00 15.19, noting inconsistent formatting and several mid-range figures. No clear event, date, or entities emerge.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists assorted brand names and numbers. It mentions Kresge and various unclear items with percentages and codes, lacking coherent sentences or identifiable events.
Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman David L. Lawrence welcomed the verdict as vindication for himself and former Governor George H. Earle and his Little New Deal administration. After a jury acquitted Lawrence on all counts, he praised the Governor and noted the Democrats lost state offices last year amid Republican momentum.
Ray Weiller writes The Trial of Mary Dugan and Elks charity stage set. George W. Chitty announces Broadway success, with Eve lyn Chitty Anker in lead. Two night Christmas charity performance at Huron high school auditorium December 14 and 15. Cast includes Antle Silvernail South Peterson Wilcox Howers Steffen Murphy Woods Stewart Christopherson Laskowski Shoemaker Gormley Meyers Venables Johnson Nelson Olson. Proceeds go to Elk Christmas basket fund.
A special election in Elk Point results in 35 percent to 174 percent turnout to retain the municipal liquor store amid wartime concerns. Morgenbladet reports that civilians, mainly women and children, move south from northern Norway due to fighting near the Finnish frontier.
A dense listing of stock percentages, company names, and financial figures across transportation, manufacturing, and utilities. Includes aviation firms like Boeing and Canadian Pacific, automakers such as Chrysler and Ford-related names, plus banks and regional concerns.
Washington sources say Roosevelt would run again only if a critical international emergency arises next summer. His allies believe he has largely finished major domestic agendas and may defer until crisis demands him to resume leadership, delaying any definite pledge until the last minute.
Dr. M. C. Sorenson was reelected to a fifth consecutive year as president of the Huron Townsendites at a meeting held at the YWCA. Officers elected include M. L. Ti first vice president Anna Findley second vice president and Jelmeland secretary treasurer who was also chosen for the fifth year. New officers took oath of allegiance under Chicago headquarters guidance. An advisory board will be appointed soon. Next meeting is the second Friday in January at the YWCA. December meetings are canceled for holidays.
Washington December 3 Farmers in the south and far west vote on the Agriculture Department proposal to continue marketing quotas for cotton to reduce a large surplus. Officials expect two thirds to approve, with about 2.3 million eligible voters. A yes signals support for the new deal crop control policy amid broader presidential campaign testing.
Dozen or so presidential hopefuls gathered in Washington for the Gridiron Club dinner while talk of a third term for President Roosevelt dominated the capital. Ambassador Kennedy’s draft Roosevelt statement, Republican comments, and a guest list including Hull McNutt Fairely Wallace Stark Dewey Vandenberg Bridges Stassen Lan don Knox framed the event as a forum on the bid and policy. The president remained silent on the issue amid the lively discourse.
William Reaves P Legion organizes the event for the American Rabbit Hunt crowd with the Meyers Corner Signs store serving as the assembling point at 1 p.m. Hunters will gather and trucks are expected to race toward the opening leg of the day’s activities.
Mrs Walter Eggers died at her farm home southwest of Willow Lake after a two month illness. She was born Sadie Holdredge in Ames on November 20, 1896, later moving to Huron and marrying Walter Eggers in 1839. Survived by husband, daughter Norma, sisters Mrs Paul Paulson and Mrs Clifford Cooper, brother Orrie Holdredge. mother Nellie Miller preceded in death. Funeral services pending relatives’ word.
Severe winds and record tides killed at least three and damaged property from the North Atlantic to New Jersey. A mother in Vineland died near her children during a storm outage. Floods, dust storms, and power line accidents disrupted life across New England and the Jersey coast as G MEN withdraw from the Engelberg inquiry, deeming no international angles.
The fragment lists names associated with hospitals Lawrence Delvaux Bernard Zell Huron and several others with medical roles. Dismissed individuals include Mrs Eddie Davis and her baby daughter and others such as Mrs Val Currier. An odd line mentions Aziz scientists erecting something in a 5 in the atmosphere.
Postmaster E H Bruemmer urges early Christmas mailing and adherence to postal rules to speed service. The Chamber of Commerce will provide a Wrapping table in the lobby with twine paper and supplies to assist patrons. He emphasizes first class for greetings and proper addressing with return ability, noting waste from third class mail.
Mrs. Lothrop and her husband were struck at Third Street and Wisconsin Avenue as they crossed on foot. Mrs. Lothrop suffered a fractured leg and minor injuries, remaining hospitalized. Mr. Lothrop was released after treatment for sprained back, scratches, and bruises. Driver W A Miller reported blinding lights from another car prevented sighting. Miller admitted crossing pedestrians as he drove north on Wisconsin Avenue and transported the injured to the hospital. A duck hunter later opened his game bag on the street.
Fragmentary notices advertise FOR SALE Polled Hereford calves and improved farms near Beadle County markets with prices and owners names. Also FOR RENT a five room furnished home for winter, plus requests for auctions and orders and a Christmas fruit cake offer.
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