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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
2
Market notes from Armour Stock Yards and Sioux Falls report hog prices mostly steady to down about ten cents, top bids around 6.25 to 6.40, receipts thousands, cattle and sheep prices largely unchanged. Salable hogs and sheep totals given for Sioux Falls and Chicago reports, with weight variations and declines noted for heavier hogs and lighter classes.
Chicago Produce notes firm butter creamery scores and varied hen prices with heavy hens two weights listed. Poultry prices show live car lots and Leghorn broilers under two pounds at fourteen cents with steady overall values.
St Paul livestock report shows cattle steady to slow with sales. steers 7.75 to 9.75, cows 5.25 to 6.25, heifers 7.25 to 8.75, vealers strong near 8.50. hogs 6.75 to 6.75 for good to choice 172 to 210 lbs. sheep and lambs modest, early sales steady. dairy cows steady with springers near 10 to 15.
New York and multiple midwestern markets report fluctuating dairy and poultry prices on July 20. Buttercreamery prices show strength while live poultry and eggs move slowly. quotes include various weights and grades for fowls, turkeys, leghorns, and heavy breeds across Sioux Falls Watertown and Sioux City exchanges with notable regional variations.
New York reports a mixed session with stocks down on late selling, bonds mixed, and foreign exchange subdued. Chicago notes wheat sharply lower with trading activity, corn steady, oats and barley mixed, and various grain prices quoted. currency and sugar show modest movements amid cautious trading.
Grain prices declined sharply as selling surged across futures and cash markets. Wheat fell to multi year lows while corn and oats also moved lower amid bearish demand signals and anticipated spring planting.
New York stock activity waned after a recent upsurge as buyers delayed further commitments and several leaders drifted downward by close. Transfers totaled about 700,000 shares with mixed results across listed companies including AviaCorp, Boeing Air, MackTruck, Nash-Kelvin, and NatCasReg amid a tepid trading day.
WPA workers nationwide staged a one day protest against the 130 hour month as city strife lingered. Gov. Stassen and Glotzbach signaled that resuming projects hinges on Minneapolis officials pledging police protection and sending a formal reopening request to end the dispute. A grand jury may consider intimidation violations as a relief committee seeks aid until paychecks resume.
Police halted WPA workers and sympathizers in New York from hanging two stuffed figures representing Representatives Woodrum and Tabor as part of a nationwide protest. About 2,000 demonstrators gathered at Columbus Circle under the Workers Alliance while Washington’s leaders said it would take days to gauge participation. The rally criticized the new relief law requiring a 130 hour month and furloughs for older workers to hire new ones, replacing the previous prevailing wage system.
The text lists speakers including Governor John Moses of North Dakota A W Powell of Sisseton state Democratic chairman Herbert Hitchcock Mitchell former U S senator W W Howes first assistant postmaster general Mrs P L Crawne of Huron state Vice chairman Ralph Rice state Young Democratic chairman Tom Berry former governor Goldie Wells former secretary of state Cliff Walsh Miller and others.
A brief market note records a 3 percent drop for the T Bond of Be Sh' Be Ford Mot Ltd, with traders watching currency and interest rate shifts and awaiting new guidance from financial authorities.
Attorney General Murphy condemned Gov. Loren D. Dickinson of Michigan for linking Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to drinking in a radio remark. Murphy called the statement indefensible and unjust, defending Dickinson as a public official while criticizing the Anti-Labor League for influencing drinking trends.
Sioux Falls South Dakota July 10 The four day strike of truckers and dockmen at Wilson Storage and Transfer Co ended with a signed agreement with General Drivers Union Local 749 AF of L Twenty six workers walked out Wednesday morning The walkout caused no violence The dispute arose over wage demands from five to twenty four and a half cents per hour while the company cited a closed shop dispute William Wilson company president refused to sign a contract containing a closed shop provision
Pierre dispatch reports a state public service commission plan to hold hearings on applications of motor carriers hauling inflammable liquids beyond the 1500 gallon limit. The first session is Friday at 2 p.m. in Sioux Falls with further meetings Monday in Rapid City and Tuesday in Pierre to issue permits for over 1600 gallons.
A Dell Rapids report describes 40 to 50 youngsters from city playgrounds planning a Friday afternoon picnic in hoboe garb. The event is described as a playful "hobo" dress activity with housewives invited to join, though the phrasing includes odd terms like "burn" cats and suggests a misread or garbled OCR of a harmless event.
Congress works to adjourn as House and Senate finish business. A House committee gains power to investigate the labor board while the Hatch bill targets “pernicious optical activities.” The Senate extends the all risk crop insurance program to cotton growers. Also notes a Huron resident, Donald A. Senders, receives an officer reserve corps appointment. Gwyneth Yan? Duree returns from Aberdeen after a visit.
The American Legion will hold its mid summer picnic on Sunday August 13. General committee chairman I KR Wiley announced the date was chosen to avoid conflicts with other groups’ summer events. Various committees will plan the program and a detailed announcement will follow within a week.
Washington officials said rising livestock numbers may remove the need for corn marketing quotas. A Bureau of Agricultural Economics report notes a smaller feed per animal than last year, with hogs up 20 percent in spring and fall crops rising. The Farm Act referendum date may shift from August 15 to September 15 to reflect weather and crop estimates.
The piece notes Polish and Danzig tensions with a Warsaw official sentenced in Danzig to 14 months on an arms charge and Colonel Sobocinski reportedly arrested by free city police. It cites British concerns over credits for Polish armaments and delays in a mutual assistance pact, plus Chamberlain optimistic about European stability. It ends with a quirky note on a new night club.
July 20 report from Palestina says five Arabs were buried and four wounded in a new anti-Arab violence outbreak in the southern district. Local tensions escalated as security forces responded to clashes and casualties among residents.
Armour & Company rejects CIO demand for a national natives contract and proposes bargaining at plant level. PWOC push for nationwide action and plans strikes at Armour plants while noting past bargaining with CIO at some sites. NLRB certified CIO as bargaining agent at several Armour plants, including St Paul and Fargo.
Masons and Eastern Star members and families in the Huron area will hold their annual picnic at the State Fair Grounds Friday July 28 moved from the usual date to avoid a conflict with the 1939 State Fair opening. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. with supper served at 4 p.m. Activities include games for youngsters under 10 and a baked chicken picnic. Picnic headquarters will be the east porch of the Want 14 Building.
Classified notice lists rebuilt tractors including 15-30 and 10-20 Internationals, 22-36, threshers, and multiple International models. Also advertised are 1930s and mid‑30s vehicles, used car dealer entries, belt power tors, and grain equipment with prices. Auction Saturday in Stuart with pickup details and buyer notices.
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