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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1938
Page
2
Market reports show hogs up 10 to 20 cents with top around 9.00 in Huron and Sioux Falls receipts 6 to 7 thousand. Cattle and calves largely steady with steers mixed. calves firm. Sheep demand strong. delivery markets list various prices for hogs cattle and poultry across Sioux City Chicago and Mitchell regions.
In Chicago on February 28 hog prices jumped as demand remained solid in wholesale trade. Prices rose 15 to 25 cents with tops at 340 per hundredweight, while the week’s hog receipts totaled 13 000 head, about half last week’s run. Cattle and lambs showed calmer activity with limited gains for some loads and best lambs above 8.85.
The report covers Sioux City sales with steers yearlings and fat cows brisk, early figures show prices around 6.00 to 7.75 for various classes. Hog and sheep trade also noted, with hogs around 25 per head and lambs firmer amid steady to higher demand.
In Chicago on a February 2007 session, new crop futures led a general dip of about one cent per bushel. Improved domestic crop prospects and slack North American demand weighed on prices while securities downturns added pressure. At close, May and July futures showed modest declines across wheat, corn, and oats.
Builders exhibit for the 21st annual Anderson Lumber convention opens to the public Tuesday evening in Huron at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. The event draws about 135 attendees including 50 exhibitors from sixteen distributors showing decorative tile fixtures hardware and wood treatments.
Chicago futures and Minneapolis cash close highlight mixed grain prices and receipts. Wheat and corn values move on futures and basis, while durum and flax notes appear with unchanged to modest shifts. Bank stocks in Minneapolis show a subdued day, with no dramatic shifts noted.
A dense list of stock prices and percentages from numerous companies and industries, including Kennecott, Am Loco, Chrysler, General Electric, US Steel, and many others, with closing figures and percent changes. The report also notes Paris francs per United States dollar and French exchange rates for February 2.
Peter Levine a New Rochelle boy has been missing since Thursday. His father Murray Levine a New York attorney says federal and Westchester authorities promised he could negotiate freely. Police and the FBI are involved and no comment on a $60,000 ransom was given.
New York markets opened with light selling and widespread selling pressure across leading stocks. Trading was slow with the ticker frequently at a standstill and only occasional buying support returning before the close. Overall offerings were small and transfers reached about 550000 shares.
A reporter notes The Evening Barowue special edition scope exceeds expectations. Using a paper strip analogy from The Evening Huronite office to the St. Charles Hotel in Pierre, an initial distance of 199 15 miles was stated, later corrected to 115 miles for the actual run.
Shanghai dispatch says Japanese forces captured Linfen in Shansi Province and pushed Chinese defenders toward the Yellow River. Linfen, provincial capital since Taiyuan fell months ago, signals continued southern thrusts toward the Yangtze bend with air bombardment and tanks aiding infantry. Five Chinese killed or captured at Hwohsien. Chengchow slated for imminent bombardment. five Americans said still in Chengchow.
The Balkan Entente Greece Yugoslavia Romania and Turkey agreed to recognize Italy s conquest of Ethiopia. They will send observers to Franco and maintain non intervention in Spain. They hope Italy will honor the Montreux convention rearming the Dardanelles. Other recognizers include Germany Switzerland Austria Hungary Yugoslavia Albania Japan Manchoukuo and Yemen.
In two rulings the Supreme Court backed the Labor Board against company unions and limited a district court’s power to block a peaceful picket by the Meat Cutters union. The decisions involve Pennsylvania and Pacific Greyhound lines and B G Skinner stores. Justice Stone wrote the company union opinion and Justice Roberts delivered the picketing ruling.
Moscow reports on Pravda and Yerestin indicating Stalin's purge targets face death or punishment. The upcoming trial lists 21 defendants including a former planner and prominent physicians, with treason and murder charges tied to alleged plots and the deaths of Maxim Gorky and others.
Ishbel MacDonald married her village handyman Norman Hidgley in a quiet Hampstead ceremony two weeks after announcing their engagement. The bride’s father former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald had recently died, with only a sister present. The couple planned a short absence from the Speen pub to which Ishbel’s mother runs the bar.
The German border tension reveals Austrian ties to Nazi influence while Berlin notes Austrian officials resist. Graz schools and university are closed as Austrian press highlights socialist and communist protests over Nazi activity. Vienna is viewed as less supportive of Hitler than other regions.
Planes on the Hanford Airlines were not operating in or out of Huron today because icing and fog. Flights on the Sion City to Minneapolis route continued despite weather, while conditions remained unfavorable elsewhere. Lost box with Indies' apparel between Huron and Fienne. reward offered by Clarus Netherda of Ball Transportation, Huron, 10.90.
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