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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1936
Page
2
Market closes with a steady hog market and receipts around 800 on Tuesday. Cattle calf and sheep prices unchanged. hogs slower to move, but packers bid lower for sows. Chicago and Sioux Falls show mixed gains with strong hog and cattle demand. top prices cited and regional variations noted.
July 21 Chicago reports continued strong wool weather boosting meat demand. Cattle receipts meet expectations while hogs rise to $10.90, sheep up to $10.25, and salt pork loins gain 50 cents. Federal cattle purchase relief postponed. 7,000 fresh cattle on hand. Trade notes active cattle pace and stable to higher hogs, with various prices across classes.
Bronx City Livestock market notes July sales show 3500 lb steers and yearlings active with stronger demand for feed cattle. Feeder cattle steady to firm with mixed loads of choice cattle. beef cows and stockers display varied prices, with bulk figures around 74,000 and 7,006 50 for selected lots.
Sioux Falls and Sioux City publish poultry and egg prices for July 21. Heavy hens and light hens, leghorn varieties, cocks, ducks, geese, and broilers are listed with weights and per pound figures. Eggs, butterfat and butter prices are shown for No. 1 and No. 2 grades.
Chicago markets report live poultry and hens with varied weights and prices plus turkey and duck figures. New York eggs show steady prices with mixed color assortments and checks. butter and creamery terms cited. Chicago potatoes and regional produce prices follow, with grade and quantity notes for several varieties.
In a light market, wheat futures edged up with July and December contracts showing gains while July wheat closed lower. Flax rallied with July near 2.0333 and September around 2.02, oats rose modestly, barley slipped, and coarse grains firm except for mixed moves. Cash wheat tone remained firm to strong with limited spring wheat available and winter wheat and other grains in good demand.
Minneapolis close reports July grain bids and receipts with mixed No 1 dark northern and No 2 dark northern prices, wheat futures near 1.20 on September, cash bids for oats barley rye flax and red durum listed, Chicago and Mitchell notes forecast butter eggs and poultry trends, with carrot and corn quotes also shown.
Denver July 1 Carl Erickson 1 a former Canon City life prisoner travels toward New York by air to pursue a radio contract He earned a pardon after serving 20 years for killing his wife His plan reportedly includes discussing his prison life and the tuberculosis serum testing he endured at the mine site preservation of his pardon details remains uncertain
Admissions include Mrs Art R Schultz of Huron for medical care Delphane Hammond of Boquois for surgery Mrs Mabel Clem of Huron for surgery Kerdie Wird of Huron for medical treatment Dismissals include Mrs John Georgiades of Huron Lee Poe of Huron and Mrs Carmer McCreery and baby boy of Huron Mrs Milton Jones of De Smet.
Duluth market notes show cash durum and flax prices with multiple lots and weights. Listings include No 1 red durum at 1.09 and varied weights from 0 to 58 pounds, with several price points across categories for durum and flax.
The Associated Press lists varied stocks in Minneapolis with bids near levels for Amalgamated, AT&T, Anaconda, and other major firms. The New York section covers Treasury and Federal Farm Mortgage issues, plus a curb market dollar close with Paris exchange rates and a brief overseas note.
The South Dakota highway commission awarded two oiling and surfacing contracts totaling about 153000 dollars after federal approval. Albert Graff and Co. will perform 22.56 miles of work between Miller and Hishmere for 136449.75 dollars. HA Stump and P. BR and H. Lumber Co. of Mobridge will build a 122 foot overhead bridge on U S 83 south of Selby and widen a 3 foot bridge for 16467.28 dollars.
Mrs Mary Louise Purcell of Rapid City South Dakota was found dead in her San Rafael California home with a slit throat. Police initially considered suicide but an extended investigation was planned. Funeral services deferred awaiting relatives arrival. Purcell had invited J J Hughes to lunch earlier. Lyle Purcell of San Rafael notified of the death. Mary Beeken hauer formerly of Faulkton.
Beadle County commissioners made no decision on buying a tractor. They opened bids for a cartload of bridge lumber and set August 4 for further bid opening. The board adjourned after hearing taxpayers about undeclared moneys and credits, adding about 25 000 to the tax rolls and approving a pro tractor resolution only as a formality.
The Beadle county planning board faces resignations as officials urge stepping aside to allow elected leaders to better assess community relief needs and plan efficiently. W B Ronald praises county boards for drought relief data, notes unpaid service and preparations for restoration maps to guide state and federal planning at Aberdeen August 7 and 8.
United States observers report disrupted communications from Gibraltar to Spain as insurgents gain ground in Malaga and La Linea and rebel forces win control in several coastal cities. Americans remain unharmed with Madrid embassies urged to seek safety.Peasants and workers rally to oppose rebels near Madrid while clashes erupt near the French border. Franco presses for control of Morocco as Loyalist forces respond with mobile columns toward Valladolid, Burgos, Zaragoza and Toledo amid heavy casualties and bombings.
A Soviet trio said to be distance fliers radioed they reached the half way mark on a 7000 mile non stop flight toward the Polar Circle. They passed Tixie Bay near the Lena River mouth en route from Moscow to Chita, with a flight sponsored by the Ministry of Heavy Industry. The single motor Soviet craft continued toward Siberia as the public noted the quiet start without fanfare.
Federal and state officials outline a wide drought relief program as heat peaks at up to 110 degrees in Idaho and Washington. WPA reports 80,000 drought relief jobs in the upper plains and West, 159 water conservation projects already employing 24,150 people. Substantial shipments of food and stock feed are planned, with resettlement subsidies aiding farm families to move to fertile lands. Weather across Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas shows late or insufficient rainfall. crop damage noted, with corn and beets suffering, while millet and sorghum potential plantings are discussed in North and South Dakota Oklahoma and Montana.
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