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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1937
Page
2
Swine prices extend downward with a 15- to 2-cent drop, topping at 9.55, amid receipts of 200. The report covers cattle, calves, and sheep quotes across Sioux City and South St. Paul markets, noting steady to lower undertones, good veal and calf values, and varied hog demand.
Hogs prices slipped further with demand expanding while some pork values rose 25 cents, erasing earlier losses. Cattle traded near winter peaks with averages near 14 month highs, bidding up to 15.50 for steers and top cattle selling 13.75 to 15.35. Hogs were down a shade to 16 cents, top at 1.25, with beef and lamb trades showing weakness and slow limb trade, despite higher steel and yearling markets.
Huron market daily by Swift and Co. listing prices and items for eggs, butterfat, heavy hens, leghorn varieties, springs, roosters, and stags with weights and size notes. Some terms are garbled but indicate standard poultry and egg market quotations.
Read summary of poultry and butterfat prices across Mitchell Watertown Sioux Falls and Sioux City reports dated February 10 to 16. Items list heavy hens leghorn hens capons ducks geese turkeys and butterfat with varying weights and price figures for No. 1 and No. 2 grades.
Chicago livestock figures show flow around 25,000 with top cattle bids near 14.20 to 14.35 for steers and yearlings, calves strong, hogs lower, and cows steady to softer. In Chicago Produce, butter and poultry markets were steady with daily receipts around 6,048 pounds for butter and 3,029 for eggs amid easing storage butter.
New York and Chicago produce notes show mixed, unsettled markets. Butter prices hold, varied creamery entries flagged, while potatoes see on track shipments and modest gains in some regions followed by softer new stock and light demand amid cold weather. Distinct prices cited for Idaho Russet, Colorado Red, Maine Bliss, Wisconsin whites, and Michigan Russet with US No 1 and No 2 grades.
Chicago market roundup shows higher prices for wheat with May and July contracts advancing while corn eased. Cash wheat prices are reported with several grades and a broad slate of grain and seed values from Chicago and Minneapolis notes.
A grain market rundown lists multiple commodities with varied bids and qualities. It shows weights, varieties, and price ranges for oats barley rye flax and seeds, noting discounted labor and delivery terms, plus tractor listings and Montana product mentions.
New York February 10 stock market headlines show steels advancing as leaders with fractional to three point gains on the ticker. U S Steel again a spectacular mover breaking the 1M level for the first time since the depression, while most traders absorbed late deals amid cautious mood.
Seaboard notes show mixed activity as the Associated Press reports City Service and Ford Motor trading amid fluctuating government bond quotes. Treasury issues range around 128.6 to 106.25 while Federal Farm Mortgage bonds move near 47.106.30 with other farm and home issues cited.
Aberdeen February meeting asks teachers to send views on selling school district warrants at heavy discounts to obtain pay. Francis Case in Washington surveys teacher opinions to support extending federal lending to cover salaries. Warrant sales lag in Beadle and nearby districts. districts advertise to lowest bidder for salaries. warrants often paid after long delays.
Rev Nygaard, week’s Inspiration Week speaker at Huron College, told Huron Rotary about U S relations with South American countries. He noted U S diplomacy during revolutions in Panama Nicaragua and Cuba left South Americans wary of Western powers and urged Rotary to promote world peace through understanding. He referenced Hoover and Laurier goodwill tours as examples and highlighted peaceful hemispheric cooperation as a path for broader European harmony.
Congress discusses a bill tied to extending a privilege similar to that granted to federal justices. Critics warn it invites resignations or prompts manipulation, while supporters emphasize equal treatment across the judiciary. Debate centers on executive overreach versus legislative powers and the court’s independence.
Nettie Lutchburg Wessels, born in Holland in 1877, died at Huron hospital after a life spanning Parkersburg Iowa Truman Minnesota Allison Turner County South Dakota and Beadle County. She married Dick Wessels in 1904 and leaves husband five children two sisters and several grandchildren. Abbe Qoling, brother-in-law of Mrs. Wessels, also died at his home in Parkersburg. Funeral plans were not set.
W N Cooley, 79, longtime Chicago and North Western Railway employee, died Friday at his Akron Iowa home after a paralytic stroke. He was a former North Western passenger agent, formerly of Huron, now living with daughter Mrs Burke in Akron. Burial Monday at Plattsville Wisconsin, his former home, where a recent Akron visit marked fifty years in the Masonic Lodge.
Washington report from Feb 10 says the bureau of home economies advises against boiling eggs. Eggs should be soft cooked or hard cooked by gentle heat with covered pans and cooling off. Timing varies by family preferences. hard cooked eggs require careful low heat to avoid overboiling.
President Roosevelt met with Governor Murphy and labor leaders James F Dewey William S Knudsen and John L Lewis to discuss the General Motors strike while maintaining neutrality. In Lansing reports, City Manager Barringer faces unseating rumors as Stay-in strikes paralyze GM production. Police reserve guards keep watch around waterworks amid heightened security.
A farm leaders group outlines Wallace era ideas to ensure ample food reserves and drought protection. Proposals include federally managed warehouses, federal grading and inspection for interstate crops, extended marketing plans, crop insurance, and preserving soil conservation by shifting authority from federal to state.
Pierre February report states Governor Leslie Jensen signed the Appropriation Act funding furnishing and decorating the South Dakota executive mansion. He said the goal is to spend only enough to make the home livable, with eventual full outfitting planned. The project, tied to federal relief and state funds, includes landscaping and a likely $25,000 federal contribution for erection and grounds work.
In New York, a controversial appearance by Leon Trotsky’s ally faced disruption as police guarded the gathering amid claims of a plot to drown out the exile’s voice. A connected note reports Joe Sporrer undergoing a rescue operation after a severe heart injury with a positive post op outlook.
At the hospitals a list of admitted individuals includes Mrs. Art Stand, Mrs. Bob Fonsi, Gretchen Rada Bosilky, Mrs. A. A. Barton, Jer Sporser, Mrs. Eltswudts Olson, and Chard Moeller from various towns. Medical staff report ongoing treatments and limited patient details released.
Fragmentary classified notice lists four college boys seeking housekeeping rooms. Mentions names like Bernard Schneller and terms like good beet hind qua ers. Offers Chevrolet and train-related items with prices around $125.
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