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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1931
Page
8
Hog prices moved up from a short decline with limited early activity in Chicago and Sioux City. Hog receipts near 2,000 to 6,000 direct to packers. cattle and calf demand varied, while sheep markets showed little early movement amid abundant lambs and steady to softer prices.
Markets report from Huron shows poultry and egg prices including HURON POULTRY BUATER EGC EGGS Daily figures furnished by Swift Co. Hens mostly 4% lbs and over. light hens around 2.0 to 2.6. Leghorn hens, stags, cocks and eggs No 1 No 2 listed with butter prices typical of the day.
Minneapolis reports ranges for carrot grain markets with values for wheat and durum classes including No 1 dark northern and amber durum across several grades. Duluth cash and futures closes list flax wheat durum and related grains with bid ask ranges and delivery months.
Bearish sentiment at markets open due to cable woes gave way to recovery as May held steady and July and September rose. Coarse grains firmed, corn softened briefly, oats and rye traded lightly, flax bought by crushers, cash wheat demand fragile with some buyers dropping out. Minneapolis cash close shows mixed prices across wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye and flax with varying protein levels and delivery terms.
Market notes show varied poultry and butter quotes across Sioux Falls Sioux City and Chicago. Leghorn hens ducks and geese listed with prices, butterfat values and eggs steady. New York dressed poultry steady with firmer butter. Potatoes prices by region noted with general movement toward steadiness.
New York stock prices dipped as profit taking softened the market after a tentative rally in merchandising shares. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward hit yearly highs with modest gains before fading, while amusements and utilities remained weak.
Douglas Cone of Ina 5 Huron and Clair Crawford of Troop 23 Alpena were named Star scouts. Billy Tredway of Troop 2 Huron rose to first class, with 11 others advancing to second class. Merit badges were approved for multiple scouts across Troops 2 3 and 23 including cooking pioneering carpentry and first aid.
Jean Gauld and her 40 pupils present 22 numbers in a world tour of folk dances featuring Irish jigs Highland fling Russian mazurka and dances from France England Spain Italy United States Scotland Ireland Russia and Japan at Huron College Myranssium tomorrow night.
The Yankton Bucks are the era’s dominant high school team, expected to win the state title after sweeping district regional and final play. Key players Fay Hamann Andy Schenk and Gander Smith anchor a strong lineup with strong showings from Watertown Sioux Falls and other large towns noted as contenders and potential giant killers.
Los Angeles veteran film director David Wark Griffith faces a criminal assault suit filed in superior court by actress Fern Setril seeking 6000 damages. Setril alleges an assault in a June studio visit tied to a role in Abraham Lincoln. Griffith calls the suit absurd and denies meeting her.
John A. Goehring, sales representative for the Kriss Kross safety razor stropper and safety razor, has returned home to Carpenter after spending several months in Sacramento California. He traveled by bus, a four day four night journey.
Seed drills sow wheat in southwestern Saskatchewan as fields show readiness for cultivation in February, with the ground snow-free for weeks and a possible regional record in early seeding.
Centerville led Jefferson 21 12 while Wakonda scored 21 to Irene 12 and Verraillion 37 to U high 19 in the first round. In the second round Y Volln 15 beat ik Point 14 Centerville 13 Wakonda 13 Verraillion 25 Meckling 11 Gayville 28 Viborg 7z.
The South Dakota House rejected amendments to raise two year budget lines for education and extension work as Governor Green’s low salary push faced stiff resistance. A river navigation bill sought $5000 to promote Missouri River projects, while eight measures passed including real estate sales terms and teacher wage safeguards. The senate action was limited, with notable approval of the open season for waterfowl and an investigation power bill for the attorney general.
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