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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1936
Page
2
Market reports from Huron and South St Paul show hog prices rising about 15 cents for butchers while sows hold steady, with receipts around 600 at Huron. Cattle and calves vary by class with mixed quotes for steers, yearlings, and cows, and sheep showing spring lambs and wethers trading steady to higher amid cautious demand.
Hogs advance to top levels not seen since last October while overall supplies hold near expectations. Hog run this week behind last week by about 6 000 head as Chicago bids 10 to 15 cents higher. cattle bids 25 to 50 cents lower on medium and heavy weights. Wholesale beef remains firm with fat steer carcasses up 50 cents to 1.5 per cwt. sheep and lambs steady to weak with some buyers holding above 9.75. Government drought relief purchases not yet occurring. market broadly cautious but active demand sustains summer lift.
A fragmented price list shows cobbler offerings and fair condition notes across states including California Nebraska Missouri and New Jersey. Entries mention items like Mary cobblers and US No1 250 price marks amid scattered quantities and quality terms.
July 39 wheat futures closed about 1 to 1.5 higher with July, Sept, and Dec gains noted. Max and Sept gains varied, with some contracts up 4%, corn and barley showing strength in Chicago. Cash corn, oats, rye and flax demand remained solid while barley stayed unsettled and winter wheat held steady.
Mitchell and Watertown report mixed poultry and egg prices for midweek markets. Heavy breeds, leghorn springs, and hens show varied quotations, with ducks and turkeys noted. Chicago and Sioux Falls markets add post listings and butterfat values.
The U S labor department says the strike at Northwestern Barb Wire Company plant ended by agreement. The Steel industry first national union peace accord approves the Sterling unit Amalgamated Iron Swel and Tin Plate Workers Union. Strikers will return to work with the next shift.
Carl Voigt of the Izaak Walton League urged Huronians and especially youths to join a concentrated effort to preserve ducks and other game birds during drought. He warned against stoning ducks sheltering at Ravine Park Lake and urged protection to allow nesting, aiming to develop a leading waterfowl center in South Dakota.
New York July 2 stock data show overall declines as steel shares led losses while several issues advanced. Trading volume around 1.9 million shares included notable gains for Allied products and various industrials with mixed results across airlines, automakers, and consumer goods names.
The New Deal pressed its push after a quiet period with six Democratic governors blasting Alf Landon's acceptance speech. Gifford Pinchot praised Roosevelt while defending London policies. Oklahoma politics also featured a dramatic clash as Rep. John Lee seized the lead over Governor E W Marland for the Democratic Senate nomination.
Hay on Sand Lake Brown County and Lacreek Bennett County refuges will be sold to livestock owners due to feed shortages in South Dakota. Permits allow removal for feeding off refuge at 1 to 50 cents per ton. Ball estimates 200–300 tons at Sand Lake and 400 tons at Lacreek can be cut without serious refuge damage.
Relatives were notified that Anthony Dubro 26 of Jett Huron was injured in an automobile crash near New Ulm Minnesota Sunday evening. He showed light improvement but did not regain consciousness. He suffered a fractured ankle a broken leg and minor injuries. His physician said outcome could not be determined in the next days. In Huron he lived with his sister Mrs Art Itland 168 Fifth Street Northeast.
The report describes mixed precipitation with heat in the Ohio Valley and lower Missouri Valley, while moisture was sufficient in southern states. It notes 114 degree readings in Concordia Kansas and Omaha Nebraska, and mentions favorable Atlantic area conditions with rainfall needed for pastures. Threshing winter wheat shows expected yields, with spring wheat conditions improving in parts of Ohio Indiana and Tennessee, while showers extend in some eastern regions.
Mrs Owen a Boston lawyer arrives in Bordeaux seeking news of her family as she confirms that a party of 12 American students led by her has reached safety in France. The group includes six boys and six girls of college age, with members Joan Barnes Duluth Minnesota Winfield Alberts Chicago Martha Wernecken Detroit and Paul Harper Lake Forest Illinois.
Colonel Turner, famed speed pilot, lands in Huron en route to Aberdeen for a safety demonstration. He travels in a passenger Boeing 60 with accompanying mic and Louis Meyer, winner of the 1935 Indianapolis speedway classic, set for events in Aberdeen before continuing to Bismarck and Rapid City.
Weather and crop report shows temperatures around 100 degrees with no break through Sunday in South Dakota. Corn remains stunted with tassels 1 to 2 feet high and much fodder cut for forage. grains poor except scattered fair yields in low-lying areas. Potatoes and truck crops drying up. pastures and ranges very dry despite some rains in the southeast. Cane and millet seeding underway where rains occurred. streams largely dried. stock shipping to market continues where water and feed exist. Precipitation totals in various towns noted, including Aberdeen and Pierre, with several stations recording trace amounts.
Officials announced federal motor carrier act enforcement for interstate carriers in the Dakotas and Minnesota district. W. E. Hustleby and E. N. Dennison reported strict enforcement will begin immediately with cooperation from state railroad commission and motor patrol director Milo Barber. Dennison, newly appointed, has background in motor carrier and gasoline tax work.
Americans in Madrid reported by the State Department amid a sweeping purge of Catholic education and rising violence. Rebels pressed coastal and inland fronts from Seville to Zaragoza as Franco's forces shift operations. Evacuations for U.S. citizens continued with boats and ships dispatched from Alicante and northern ports.
A jumble of late 19th or early 20th century classified items lists market specials meals veal chops or steaks Thursday only, chores for a middle aged lady, cleaning and tailoring services, house listings, rooms for rent, and liquor store mentions with several misspelled names and stray addresses.
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