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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1935
Page
2
Armour stock yards report a slight drop in hog prices with a top of 6.00, receipts around 300 cattle and calves, and varied but mostly steady cattle and sheep values. Chicago Livestock shows hogs around 6.50 to 7.25 for various weights, with cattle steady to higher and slaughter classes active.
Chicago hog buyers pushed prices 15 to 25 cents lower from yesterday with prime hogs topping at 8.00 per cwt. Receipts reached 23,000 while outside markets showed weakness to 30 cents higher. Long-yearling and light steers hit 11.00, the peak since early 1932, as fed cattle and lamb markets showed cautious steadiness amid ample supplies.
South St. Paul and Sioux City livestock markets report cattle numbers, price ranges, and trends. Cattle demand mixed with light supply, big buyers steady to strong for grains fed cattle. hogs largely steady to lower with variable bids. lambs and sheep shows stable to firm tone as buyers seek fat lambs.
Sioux Falls cattle sale Wednesday shows steady to slow demand with top prices around 7.25 for hogs and 6.50 for bulls. Slower bidding noted, with bunkers at 5007.25 and sows around 75.55, cattle around 600 head, overall fully steady market activity.
Grain futures opened firm and faded as May wheat slipped to lower levels and July contracts fell. Coarse grains followed, oats and rye mixed, while cash demand for oats, rye, barley, and flax varied from fair to slow or good. Carlot range showed No. 1 heavy dark northern spring wheat at 4.15 and other grades around 1.20 to 1.21 for malting, with oats and rye not quoted.
Minneapolis market notes show Wednesday cash closes with 145 cars moved versus 17 last year. Prices listed include No 1 northern at 1.10 percent protein. No 1 amber durum and red durum values. corn and oats quotes for No 3 yellow and No 3 white. barley rye flax and seed prices. sweet clover seed at 7.50 to 63.00 per unit.
Duluth cash closing prices for grains on Wednesday list No 1 amber durum hard at 1.774 and 1.474, No 2 amber durum hard 1.2714 and 1.41, No 1 amber durum 1.254 and 1.40, No 2 amber durum Lily, No L mixed durum 1.20 and 1.44, No 2 mixed durum Lily lady, Flax No 1 2.8674 and related figures.
The report lists Duluth and Minneapolis flour shipments with unchanged prices and mixed futures. Chicago wheat futures show varied opening high and low across months, with several contract listings and fractional quotes reflecting commodity trading activity.
Railway and market reports show Swift & Co. Hod market prices for Huron and Sioux Falls regions featuring live poultry, eggs, butter, and hides. Listings include hens, leghorns, turkeys, and price ranges for butterfat and creamery butter, with regional figures from Sioux Falls, New York, Chicago, and Milwaukee markets.
New York January 2 AP The stock market rallied moderately in late morning trading after early irregularity with many issues halting fractional declines. Major gains were led by American Can Case and American Telephone, while Montgomery Ward and DuPont posted fractional advances. Transfers totaled around 0,000 shares as closing quotations list diverse industrials and utilities with scattered price movements.
George T. Webster, superintendent of the Armour Packing plant, is transferred to the Kansas City plant to take a supervisory role. A. E. Danielson, Armour’s Buren plant general manager, announced the move. Webster will leave Huron December 31, 1926 after more than eight years as superintendent. Mrs. Webster and their son Exi will join him after the current semester ends.
Washington dispatch reports Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee won unanimous Democratic nomination for the speakership as the House caucus chose Edward T. Taylor of Colorado as caucus chair. Senate leadership also discussed with William B. Bankhead a possible post while funds probes into New Mexico were dropped. Byrns would be the first Tennesseean speaker in 99 years, James S. Polke last held the post in 1805.
Three Sioux City men Louis Johnson Dewey Larsen and Edward Larson were bound over in circuit court on first degree robbery charges after a preliminary hearing. They allegedly robbed Alex Singer a Wall Lake farmer of 350 dollars at a local hotel two weeks ago.
Officers and committees of the First Baptist Church reported a prosperous year at the Tuesday meeting led by Rev. Alfred Trenerry. Membership stood at 280 with 15 new and 15 lost. Sunday school averaged 114.2 with 200 members. Nominating slate elected deacons deaconesses trustees and officers, while a pot luck dinner preceded the session.
Chicago January 2 The Chicagoan George Callender joked with a pistol at a New Year’s Eve grill party. Off duty officer William Raab shot three times after hearing a shout to “get back,” killing Callender instantly. The owner Howard Wolf said it was a prank. The officer was not charged.
Miss Jesrmeth Rankin, living on a Georgia farm near Hare, plans to use the precinct method from the suffrage campaign to promote peace in the sixth district. She will lecture at Brenau college Gainesville and a peace chair was proposed there. Rankin, a former Montana congresswoman, says she will not run in 1936 against Vinson but may back a candidate if naval spending remains high.
The administration expressed cautious optimism about farm credit recovery, citing record 1934 lending totals and a shift to cooperative financing. Mortgage refinancing rose, insured loans increased, and total farm loans reached about 1.83 billion with the government retaining roughly 30 percent of outstanding mortgage debt.
In Washington on February 2, Democratic leaders work on a new deal strategy ahead of Congress opening. President Roosevelt drafts relief and public works plans, but details are not released. Legislative leaders may be called to the White House Friday for an extended briefing on the 1935 program.
Ed Barrett former Huron resident died in Tacoma on December 26. His body was cremated and ashes buried beside a son in Riverside cemetery. Surviving are his widow in Grants Pass Oregon and two sons Howard of Grants Pass and Hugh of Tucson Arizona. He was 72 and had moved west over four years ago after a four month illness.
Jessie Mays born January 20 1870 in Mowhon Town grew up in Central City Missouri. She joined the church at sixteen and lived a devout Christian life. She married George Wells June 20 1880 and lived in William Hamilton township where seven children were born. She died December 27 18d in Sprague hospital Huron. Survived by husband six sons and daughters several relatives. Funeral December 30 officiated by Rev J B Washburn at Highmore cemetery.
A list of inpatients includes Mrs Roman Kulawick Hure jon surgical Patty Sue Burdick Huron surgical BW Troupe Huron surgical Mrs J M Kaul Shefield surgical Ele aner and Donald Shanahan Huron minor surgical Jimmy Miner minor surgical damaged Mrs Bert Foote Cr bissmi Je cr Foote Carpentery Wilmar Huston Brosdland Mr J Seige ting St Lawrence Mra Sydney Nelson De Smet.
Standard Statistics Co. reports December 1933 records higher favorable dividend changes with 25 percent of companies increasing or resuming payments. The note compares with November and notes the overall rise, while odd insertions mention kangaroos’ limb proportions.
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