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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
2
Market notes show hog prices up 10 to 15 cents with top at 7.45, receipts 250. Cattle and lambs advance 10 to 15 and 15 cents respectively. Dairy cows scarce. springers 70 to 85 dollars. Sioux Falls reports hogs up 15. top 7.60, bulk 7.25. Cattle steady with unchanged quotes.
Sioux City and Sioux Falls markets report poultry prices by weight and breed, eggs by case and size, and butterfat values. Hens, roosters, and ducks show varied cents per pound with No. 1 and No. 2 egg classifications and butterfat prices across the regions.
A compressed market bulletin notes higher stocks led by steels with a slow rally, bonds firm and rails rebounding. Curb and utilities advance, foreign exchange steady with small gains in franc, cotton steady amid trade support, sugar weaker on Cuban selling, irregular cottons with liquidation and Brazilian buying. Chicago wheat steady, corn unchanged, cattle mostly lower, hogs up 1 to 2 percent. Other regional futures show varied quotes for corn oats and beans, with Minneapolis and Minneapolis grain exchanges listing prices across wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, and flax futures with limited changes.
Hogs led gains with receipts trimmed while top hog price rose above 6.00 and weights 160 to 310 pounds sold around 7.50 to 8.10. Cattle and calves softened with medium to good fed steers down about a quarter, while lambs moved higher. representative sales show varied demand and prices across weight classes for Sioux City and regional reports.
A historical snapshot lists produce prices and market notes from Mitchell Watertown Chicago New York Minneapolis and Chicago on February 2. Heavy hens and various fowl prices are given alongside butter fat and egg figures. New York markets show steady butter and cheese with mixed egg values. Chicago and Minneapolis report carload flour shipments and butter futures with ongoing price steadiness.
Sioux City and South St Paul livestock markets report demand and price shifts. Cattle and hog values rise in Sioux City with steers, heifers and cows up to 15 per cent, prime beef moments above 13 dollars, hogs mostly 10 to 20 higher with top at 7.66. South St Paul cattle steady to 25 higher, calves strong at 9.00 to 11.00, hogs around 7.95 to 8.00, buyers cautious on prices.
Wheat prices in Chicago drifted slightly higher after a listless session. Quotations moved within a small range as buyers in the United Kingdom and Europe showed limited activity. About 200,000 bushels of Pacific Canadian grain were sold abroad, with U. S. corn shipments afloat to Europe. Wheat closed unchanged to a fraction higher.
The New York stock market steadies with gains for select issues during a cautious session on February 2. Trading volume totals about 650,000 shares as investors wait for clearer abroad signals before committing larger sums. Strong names include AmCan, AT&T, Anaconda, Packard, and Paramount, with varied fractional increases noted in quotes.
Funeral services for Frank Oliphant a 65 year old north Beadle County farmer who died Tuesday night will be held Friday at 1 30 pm at the Welter funeral chapel in Huron. Dr C E Wilcox of First Methodist Church will officiate with Odd Fellows from Le Delle in charge at the grave. Burial will be at Riverside. He was born in Le Belle County Kansas on April 21 1873 and was unmarried.
Washington February 2. House anticipated to approve continuing the Dies investigation into non American activities as rules committee nears floor debate. Keller and Dingell challenge the hearings savor alleging political motives and harming Attorney General Murphy. Also discussed social security expansion and pension proposals, while defense funding and a pending Virginia federal judge nomination draw attention.
A chaotic collection of stock tickers shows numerous companies across sectors trading with varied percentages and figures. The list includes banks, oil firms, auto makers, and consumer goods names with percent changes and stock codes, followed by a brief note on Minneapolis bank stocks and New York government bonds with Treasury yields and curb market quotes.
Tickets for the two night charity event Headlines Revue go on sale today under chairman C L Fullerton who leads a city canvass. The drive runs to Friday with a Sunday 12:30 pm review meeting, aiming large blocks from firms for distribution. Funds support Elks welfare and Christmas basket programs aiding 600 people.
Weather reports show continued storms across Roberts Marshall Day and Kingsbury counties with heavy drifts in the northwest. Highways into Aberdeen blocked and trains delayed while Watertown and Sisseton areas report drifting, six to nine inches of snow, and plummeting temperatures.
Fragmented text reports Hoover discussing international policy and the Roosevelt proposal for stronger actions against aggression, including arming to back extended protections. The page mix includes a notice about a Case tractor for sale and a classified want ad for a newspaper mailer.
Gov. W Lee O Daniel of Texas delays Williams execution for 30 days citing religious opposition to capital punishment. Williams, condemned for the 1938 murder of E B Atwood a Dallas County dairyman, will endure impending death in the electric chair for another month.
Soviet Russia ordered Hungary to close its Moscow legation in a move seen as a reprisal for joining the anti Comintern pact. Moscow says relations may continue via a third power but direct ties are suspended. Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov indicated direct communication remains possible.
South Dakota legislators plan to intro measures revising aged and blind assistance, repealing the 2 mill rural credit levy, and scrapping the 1939 municipal power district law. Rep Henry Bauer of Rapid City will present a taxation assessment bill in the House as committees prepare to advance their proposed laws. Senate inquiry chair Leo D. Heck said the joint committee may reopen its probe of the attorney general‟s office today, with possible appearances by the Game and Fish Commission as hearings are requested.
President Roosevelt met with House appropriations chair Taylor and a subcommittee led by Snyder to review the war department appropriation bill. They discussed technical developments and world affairs, with no broad foreign policy outline given. Ickes stressed the administration will not enter a foreign war, commenting on Hoover's Chicago speech.
New York reports 217 persons held by treasury agents in a raid targeting a narcotics gang. T-men questioned suspects as part of a two year investigation in Manhattan and nearby areas. Confiscations included narcotics valued at vari ous amounts and related evidence.
The forecast for Huron and vicinity calls for night rising cloudiness and warmer conditions on Friday. Sun rises at 7 49 am and sets at 54s.
Fair conditions across South Dakota and Minnesota with warmer west portions. Iowa expects fair weather tonight and Friday, cooler in the east tonight with rising temperatures Friday. Forecasters note cloudiness in western areas and a colder tendency in eastern regions.
Weather reads across multiple South Dakota cities show varied conditions including clear skies in Pierre and Yankton, cloudy in Aberdeen and Mitchell, and light precipitation in several towns. Temperature readings range from sub freezing to mid thirties with Brookings and Rapid City noting cleared or partly cloudy skies. West winds and early morning conditions appear in towns like Huron and Watertown, with measurable precipitation listed for several locales.
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