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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
2
Hog prices rose 10 to 15 cents with an exact top of 5.85 at Armour Stock Yards Hu em Dec 18 receipts 1,200 cattle 200 sheep 02. Hog top 6.45 and 36.45 hogs led gains while cattle and sheep showed mixed moves in Chicago and Sioux City reports from Dec 16 18.
New York reports mixed commodity tones with steadiness in metals and grains, cotton quiet, and sugar easier. Chicago notes wheat decline amid supply pressures. cattle and hogs show varied demand, with hogs up 10 to 15 cents. Chicago Poultry prices firm for live birds while small birds and ducks ease. butter and eggs steady with steady receipts. Mitchell and Boston markets show similar mixed movements in produce, poultry, and dairy products with price shifts reflecting supply.
Sioux Falls market reports list cattle and hog prices, with numbers for steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, veal, and cutters. Prices range from 2.00 to 13.00 per hundredweight across categories, with lighter refreshments and receipts noted, and comparisons to previous markets, in a typical late December livestock wrap.
Daily price range for Huron produce reported to the Evening Huronite between 10 am and noon. Listings include heavy hens, leghorn hens and springs by weight, old roosters, butterfat No 1 and No 2 station prices, and egg grades Kennery Eggs No 1 and No 2.
The Chicago wheat market fell to new lows as general liquidation and stop-toss selling dominated trading. May and July contracts dropped near two cents at times, with July futures around 78 cents per bushel, while reports of ample domestic crops and weak consumer demand weighed on prices across futures and cash markets alike.
A dense list of company names and percentages spans many industries including Amoco, Ford, General Motors, Boeing, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, IBM, and Goodyear among others. The segment reads like a stock or company index with closing figures, percentages, and notes on various corporations, unions, and brands.
Sioux Falls market report lists poultry and egg prices with weights and grades. Includes Leghorn and heavy breed categories for hens, hens under 5 pounds, springs, stags, cocks, ducks, geese, plus eggs No. 1 and No. 2 and butterfat No. 1 and No. 2. Prices shown as cents per unit.
Sioux City and Watertown market notes list poultry weights and prices for hens, Leghorns, cocks, and springs, with butter prices and egg quotes. New York butter prices show receipts and value, reflecting regional dairy trends on December 16.
Wives and families of Co-Operative Club members will attend the annual Christmas party next Monday evening at the Marvin Hu hitt Hotel starting at 4 30. The luncheon today approved a $5 donation to Haron’s iron lung fund with Pete Roberts, a former member, attending as a guest.
The report lists prices for several grains and seeds. No. 1 red durum at 71 percent, Corn No. 3 yellow at 54 percent, No. 3 white at 39 percent, Barley at 40 55, Rye No. 2 at 46 49, Flax No. 1 at 1614 percent, and Sweet Clover Seed at 3.11 50. Trading basis unchanged with a 2 percent under-l over Minneapolis May. Quotations 43c lower.
In New York stocks fell slightly with readings down about 2 points and final hour declines near the lows. Some recoveries appeared at the close as volume rose to around 650000 shares.
Front reports from Hanoi indicate potential peace moves on the Indo China frontier amid severe bombing by Thai and French planes. Paris backs harsh action against border disturbances and urges Thailand to control frontier disorders to preserve relations with France.
Boxing champion Joe Louis agreed to defend his heavyweight title in a charity bout to raise funds for Dr. Burris Jenkins’s modern non denominational church in Kansas City. The ill fated project faces public scrutiny from architect Frank Lloyd Wright and city officials over design and safety features.
The Junior High School music department will stage a Christmas program on Wednesday December 28 in the new Senior High School auditorium. About 275 pupils will perform vocal and instrumental numbers. A white surplice chorus forms a processional and multiple groups including junior boys and girls choruses orchestra brass and string quartets harp and vocal solos will present old and familiar carols in a fresh arrangement. Admission is free. Miss Helen Buchanan directs with Duane Smith conducting instruments and Miss Buchanan guiding vocal numbers. Miss Margaret Carter is the accompanist.
Altrusa Club members met Friday with Misa Emma Lampe presiding. A letter from the iron lung committee chair prompted a $5 fund donation. Toys and 22 pairs of hosiery were collected for Salvation Army. Members wrapped gifts at a decorated dining table and brought canned fruit. Mrs. A. P. Stowell spoke on Altrusa, while Mrs. Max Bowman sent birthday photos of her daughter Sharon Lynn. Mrs. Jemnie Tredwell gave a Christmas talk and announced a holiday trip to Arkansas with possible plans for Mexico.
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 2 decision holding the Federal Power Commission can require Appalachian Electric Power Co to secure a federal license for its New River demand power projects near Radford Virginia. Justice Reed wrote the opinion with Justice Roberts dissenting and Chief Justice Hughes not participating. Virginia and 40 other states argued the federal government overstepped.
In Tacoma Washington 850 lumber workers returned to 12 mills under a temporary truce after AFL union members ratified a five cent an hour wage increase and one week paid vacation. The strike ended on the Pacific Northwest labor front except at Morton and Snoqualmie where more settlements were anticipated.
The U S Supreme Court ruled five to four that Wisconsin may tax dividends from out-of-state corporations doing business in the state. Justice Frankfurter delivered the opinion sustaining the levy on J C Penney Company. Justice Roberts dissented with Chief Justice Hughes McReynolds and Reed concurring. The Wisconsin court had previously held the tax unconstitutional.
Band directors from 23 Central South Dakota high schools gathered in Huron for a band clinic and discussion of professional problems. The Huron High School band performed the demonstration numbers, with various guest conductors participating. The session focused on 1941 music contest selections, round table discussions, and a dinner at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. Officers of the Central South Dakota Bandmasters Association were Duane Smith, Glen Shaw, and Eric Jungemann.
The Breezy Plains Hickory Stick Chub and guests gather at Grace Episcopal Church Parish House Saturday for a afternoon program. A banquet followed with group singing led by Scott Dexter and piano accompaniment by Irvin. Densil Cooper of Tuiron College demonstrated fluorescent lighting and a film reel showcased the 1939 Rose Bowl parade and football season highlights. Admitted to hospitals include Ronald Albright and several others. list of names appears in the report.
Frigid conditions spread from South Dakota to Minnesota and Iowa with sub-zero readings and heavy snow. Sioux Falls and Aberdeen report low temps as low as three below, while Des Moines and southern Iowa endure up to 14 inches of snow. Highway crews plow drifts and sand roads as winter storms persist.
Students from Huron Collate department of music will be presented in a public recital at the Free Chapel Tuesday evening. Vocalists include Mavis De Vore Patricia O Kern Kenneth Mertin Harold Camp Don Shaw Mary Walker Alene Gilkey Dorothy Meyer Shirley Fritzel Betty Peterson. Violinists include Marjory Jones Mars jorie Walker and Mrs J T Pasek. Pianists include Mavis De Vore Rilla Hea Fullerton Margaret Ritchey Marjory Jones Este Janssen Dorothy Kiel Patricia Kadlecek Marjorie Walker Helen Hammond.
An early morning explosion at the Dixie King Coal Company mine north of LaFollette, Tennessee, left one miner dead and several others injured with burns and cuts. W. P. Kirkland, the undertaker in LaFollette, identified the deceased as a 44 year old man. Hospitalized workers suffered neck and facial burns. others received minor treatment for cuts and burns.
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