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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
Sioux Falls livestock market reports Thursday show hogs up ten to fifteen cents with top offerings around 7.25 and bulk 7.16 to 7.25. Cattle and calves remain steady to strong while sows and stags ease, with receipts near 2,000 hogs and 400 cattle.
Markets from Huron and Sioux City area markets show Huron poultry prices for hens of various weights and Leghorn, springs and roosters, with numbers for butterfat and wheat varieties. Sioux City and Sioux Falls reports list poultry, eggs, butterfat and butter prices with weight classes and grade labels for No. 1 and No. 2 eggs and turkey figures.
Hogs led gains with advances up to 15 cents amid active trading. Cattle mostly steady to 25 cents higher. lambs near steady. U S C A hogs 22,000, steady to modestly higher, weights 180-290 lbs priced from 7.15 to 7.75, sow prices around 5.25 to 5.50, heavier pigs down to 4.00, calves 1,200. sheep 7,000 with fat lambs up ~25 cents, natives around 9.35 for small lots.
Reported cattle beef and dairy lots saddle and yearling prices with average per head and total counts, including cows and heifers, hogs metrics by class and weight, and noted price ranges across multiple lots observed at the Sioux City yard on December 22.
St Paul Livestock reports Thursday bids with cattle mostly steady to lower in slaughter, calves fully steady with upper trend to 9.50 for vealers, hogs up to 25 higher with 260 lb weights noted, lambs and sheep showing top gains of about 15, with packers talking steady on other classes and overall market activity described as active.
Sioux City market notes show cattle and calves mixed in tone with demand cautious. Beef steers and yearlings steady to easy, fat cows and bulls weaker. hogs opened active and closed higher, light to heavy weights quoted with a wide spread for quality.
New York markets show irregular stock activity with rails rising as aircraft stocks weaken and bonds steady. Curb trades mix as aircraft declines and foreign exchange steadies. Cotton and coffee show uneven patterns amid liquidation and buying. Chicago wheat rises while corn falls with limited export demand. Prices for various grain and feed components listed with decimals and grade notes.
Mitchell market notes for Thursday December meals show varied live poultry prices including hens, springs, young turkeys, and ducks with weights and prices per pound. butterfat and butter prices listed as No 1 26 and No 2 24 with butter at 23.
Watertown December 22 market report lists chicken and poultry prices by weight and breed. Leghorn and heavy bred hens, cocks, and geese plus butterfat quotableness are included with various weight classes and price points. Small averages such as No. 2 eggs and hen numbers are cited along with butterfat grades.
Chicago and New York markets show firmer butter and steady poultry values. Butter and creamery prices rise while dressed poultry and live fowl remain steady. turkeys, ducks and geese priced, with various grades and receiving markets listed for freight and express shipments.
New York stock market ends with mixed directions as rail shares rise while aircrafts slip. Traders blame erratic price formation and tax adjustment flows, with around a million shares changing hands. Notable quotes include Par: Parkers, PatheFilm, and UnitedAircraft among others, as curb and main exchanges show uneven closes amid holiday positioning.
In Chicago prices rose up to 35 cents but trading was light and short covering limited gains. Export activity quiet. December contracts winding down. Wheat closed modestly higher while May and July futures edged lower. corn and oats showed mixed moves amid thin turnover. Minneapolis cash markets show slightly softer cash bids and varied protein premiums for wheat future delivery.
In Paris the Daladier government survived by a seven vote margin of 252 to 284 in the chamber of deputies on a plan to reorganize French finances by force. Some Radical-Socialists and extreme-right deputies abstained, and Daladier warned he would seek dissolution if defeated. The foreign office disclosed Italy called the 1936 Mussolini Laval Tunisia accord no longer valid amid rising tensions and Italian claims in North Africa.
Mrs Fern Patricia Dull was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting her common law husband on October 17. Circuit Judge Mark D Taylor denied a motion for a new trial as she received a 14 to 15 year sentence at the Detroit house of correction. The case stemmed from the death near the Benton Harbor police station after a nine year romance with attorney William Halbrook. She made no statement when asked.
Pierre December report states Dr B A Dyar assistant superintendent of the state board of health and director of medical Licensure announces resignation effective December 1 citing excess political appointments. Dyar, who joined in 1932, holds multiple roles and plans to return to De Smet after 25 years of practice aside from wartime service. Rumors say Governor Jensen may name Dr P B Jenkins as successor though his term expired last July.
Paris dispatch reports from a sheltering fishing expedition that began in May from St Malo aboard the 80 ton trawler Lisle Bourbon. 33 set sail. only engineer Louis Bellin remains aboard. Captain Hohm De Beers says the group near St Paul Island is safe and awaiting coal and radio equipment.
Federal proceedings link Coster Musica to fake birth certificates and a mass drift in McKesson and Robins. Simon disclosed a new identity for Coster and his siblings while a grand jury investigates gun running and securities violations. Kantor, Montreal promoter and Kantor’s estranged father, faces $100,000 as a material witness amid related U.S. inquiries. Simon held on conspiracy charge. Kantor jailed as a fugitive. broader probe into arms and drug company manipulation continues.
Four siblings aged 18 months to four years perished when a blaze consumed the family home in Hoschton Georgia last night. The children were alone while their parents worked and a nurse hired for the evening had not arrived as neighbors recalled.
Two army fliers Lieut Gele Ellis of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and Private Charles S Downer of Tarentum Pennsylvania were killed when their training plane crashed just outside Norfolk city limits. The incident occurred today as part of a routine training flight.
The FDIC reports insured deposits across 13,705 banks total 21.7 billion dollars, up from 19.5 billion on May 13 936. The report lists banks accounts in those with $5 000 or less totals and percentages by state including Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and others.
London reports reveal Home Secretary Sir Samuel Ho sie condemning German acts to compel British Nazi labor front members. He ordered immediate inquiry into Jewish dismissals and possible coercion of German servant girls to reveal information. Parliament adjourns for Jan 31 as Chamberlain plans Rome talks with Mussolini amid cabinet speculation.
Washington December reports indicate President Roosevelt will deliver the annual message to Congress in person on January 4 as White House aides discuss key executive appointments. House Speaker Bankhead announced a conference with Roosevelt and allies to address legislative priorities while White House officials declined to confirm changes in the cabinet or WPA leadership, citing the President will announce decisions once made.
Snow began in South Dakota as winter arrived with light flurries and temperatures rising from 5 to 27 degrees. Sioux Falls reported nearly an inch and a half snowfall with other cities noting measurable snow, while forecasts predicted continued snow and colder nights ahead. Weather officials warned of further flurries and cloudy, colder conditions tonight with easing later.
Stemler School of Dancing moves classes to the Legion hall under the National Bank of Huron from KC hall. The change takes effect this Saturday with unchanged instruction hours. Miss Johna Dee Stemler of Mitchell says enrollments for new classes will be taken December 24 and December 31 at the new location.
Buffalo the warehouse and produce workers Local 558 of the AFL Teamsters Union ended a two day walkout after accepting a compromise with Use fond industry in western New York. The agreement provides for a closed shop, seniority rights, wage increases from two and a half to five cents per hour and a 40 hour work week for warehouse staff.
Beadle County South Dakota notices warn owners Sven Steffen and others of record and heirs that redemption rights expire within sixty days from service after a sale of real property due to unpaid taxes. It details the properties in sections and townships, purchaser H I Shepherdson of Minneapolis, and references certificates of purchase and impending deeds.
Obituary notes the death of Jay Schollian age 39 in Fullerton California. Survivors include his parents J. W. and Maude Schollian of Huron, a widow, two siblings John Schollian and Mrs Helerphy of Huron and Mrs Max Court of Toledo. Funeral services to be held Saturday in Fullerton.
At the hospitals this week various patients are admitted or discharged. Admitted include Jake Wollman on a Huron rural route for medical care, Ward Trenerry in Huron for medical, Carolyn Miller in Huron for medical, A. O’Cenner Miller for surgical, Harald Whitcher in Huron for medical, and Afra Edwin Wollman. Discharged are Marie Walter, Carpenter, Harold Whitcher, Huron Afra, and the newborns of Mrs. Leonard Volessy and of Yale Run.
Classified fragment reports a lost wallet with a reward for return to Hi onite. The note disclaims responsibility for debts tied to the wife and mentions Lincoln school district and an address 1628 Huronite.
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