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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
2
Armour Stock Yards in Huron reports hog prices steady to lower with top at 10.40 as long hogs stay strong. Trade slow, bulk weights 186 to 2406 pounds. Sioux Falls receipts 4,000 with market steady to 10c lower, top 11.25, cattle steady with mixed cow prices and yearlings.
Daily price ranges from Huron Sioux City and Mitchell for hens, Leghorns, roosters, eggs, and butterfat. Reports cover Sioux City Sioux Falls Watertown Chicago Minneapolis markets with July 31 to July 3 data notes and cash bids for various poultry and dairy items.
Chicago trends show mixed livestock results with light and medium hogs down up to 10 cents while heavier hogs rise up to 11 cents. Cattle mostly steady to 25 cents lower, sows steady to strong, spring lambs and yearlings steady to slightly higher, calves weak with many weights down 10-25 cents. Demand lags for light cattle. fat yearlings bring 12.50 or so. grass cattle vary 7.50 to 10.50. veal steady 11.50 to 12.50.
Auction reports show cattle and hog markets with mixed to steady tone. Beef steers 9.25 10.25, heifers above 12.00, canners 5.00 6.25, bulls 7.25 6.00, cows 5.00 7.50, calves 16.00 20.00. hogs mostly steady to five cents lower, leaners weaker, sows 9.00 9.90, lambs around 14.85 with natives up to 10.65. Sioux City cattle and calves mostly steady to 10-15 cents lower, steers 12.25, stockers 9.50 11.50, cows 7.25 8.25.
Markets at a glance show mixed stock activity in New York with rails in brisk demand and bonds firmer. Foreign exchange quiet with British money down. sugar and metals ease. wool top trade steady, wools quoted in limited sales. In Chicago, wheat weaker on hedging, corn firmer on weather, cattle steady to weak with declines of 10 to 25 cents, and wool market mixed with limited quotations.
Wheat prices dipped late in the session after fluctuations, closing near session lows with net losses under a cent per bushel. Cotton weakness and pre-report crop adjustments driven selling, as futures showed declines across several contracts including September and December.
New York July 31 Butter steady to firm at 1,164,170 in creamery trade with higher marks. cheese prices amount to 144,935 with unchanged overall. Eggs 10,320 steady. mixed colors and graded firsts hold steady. Dressed poultry irregular. frozen boxes and all fresh prices unchanged. Live poultry steady.
Disjointed OCR note shows Chicago futures data with butter and commodities prices. Mentions futures standards and refrigerator standards with multiple price points, yet lacks coherent context or complete figures.
Wool market report from Boston notes a sale dated July 31 with 5 eighths and SB quoted. Prices and buyers not fully clear from the fragment.
New York July 31 stock market ends July, a modest rebound in the best month since September 1939, yet trading shows wear. Rails and aircrafts led gains at intervals, some near yearly highs, while steels motors utilities coppers oils and rubbers lagged. About 850000 shares changed hands.
The Associated Press compiles closing quotations from various stocks and commodities showing mixed results in late trading. Notable moves include AirReduc and Johns-Mann showing contrasting percentages, while several large names display modest shifts amid market volatility.
Officials outline a new economic defense board with vice president as a member. It coordinates federal departments on policy, develops integrated defense plans, reviews legislation, and advises the president on postwar economic reconstruction and international trade matters.
The Rabbit Exterminators Club picnic scheduled for next Sunday is postponed to August 19 due to the Tin Lizzie Sweepstakes. An official announcement provides the new date and reason for the delay.
New York market roundup reports Treasury, Fed Farm Mortgage and Minneapolis bank stock quotes. Treasury 448 52-47 119.18 as of July 1 to 17. Fed Farm Mortgage 1 3s 49-44 106.28. Minneapolis bank stocks show First Bank at 1% 11% with 12% notes.
Mitchell dispatch reports over 200 South Dakota farmers ride a special train to Dayton Ohio to press for wheat marketing quotas amid fears removal could flood markets and depress prices. Delegation leader Leonard Parker says the visit aims to explain quota benefits to Ohio Indiana farmers and protect farm incomes.
Nickey and Jimmie Marras still not captured with telegrams from Atlas Tea Room in Duluth confirming a sighting. Police in Huron contact Duluth to verify details as search continues. Five local residents each contribute to the overtime parking bond forfeiture levy. Hospital admissions and discharges listed, with several local names. War-time jewelry sales noted with a 50 percent rise in engagement ring purchases.
Milford Seeman becomes assistant advertising manager of the Evening Huronite succeeding Paul Avery. He arrives from Yankton’s Public Opinion where he was farming paper’s advertising chief. Previously he led advertising at Deadwood Pioneer Times. Avery family departs for Aberdeen to join American News.
Police in Parana Argentina announced the smashing of a subversive plot to overthrow authorities after raids in the provincial capital. Nine suspects were arrested as propaganda materials bearing swastikas were seized from houses decorated with Nazi symbols. The case centers on activity in northern Argentina near the Uruguay frontier and waterways toward Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Robert C. Storment of Lockheed in Burbank visits Huron to arrange and interview applicants for learner trainee jobs at the factory. An interviewer will be in the South Dakota State Employment Service offices on Thursday August 7 to consult with applicants. Trainees are inducted as employees and paid wages during training.
Hocking said at a Washington press conference that Stalin agreed the Soviet people will help crush Hiller and that the United States will ship supplies to the Soviet Union both now and long term. He noted the President’s satisfaction with Soviet fighting efforts and expressed confidence payment issues would be resolved later. Hopkins framed his mission as securing immediate supplies.
Reports note the Tatuta Maru may sail to Japan today instead of Los Angeles as conditions shift. Analysts debate whether Japan expects retaliation against American shipping or merely awaits the State Department's handling of departures under current conditions. The Tutuila narrowly escaped a Chinese raid near Ching, with embers and damage noted aboard. Temperatures cooler than last week with forecast warmer conditions. the Great Barrier Reef lies along northeastern Australia.
Striking AFL electrical workers end walkout on a 70 million expansion at Brooklyn Navy Yard and resume work immediately after the Office of Production Management intervened. The strike continues at other construction sites as crews await an Edison dispute investigation and a stalled 16 story warehouse project. Violence also erupts in New York City as ironworkers clash over a power house crossing line. The Steel Workers at Timken plant and rail unions push pending disputes to mediation.
Lucianus Lapier longtime Huron pioneer dies suddenly at home on Ohio Avenue Southwest. Burial set for Riverside Cemetery Friday afternoon with funeral services at Welter Chapel at 2 PM and Masonic rites by the local lodge. Body lies in state tonight 7 to 9.
Funeral services were held at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Springfield Minnesota for Otto Vane who died at his Spencer Iowa home Saturday after a lingering illness. He had worked 25 years as a subscription salesman for the Sioux City Tribune. Survived by his widow and son Ekmont of Kansas City Missouri. Mrs Voge will continue covering her husband's territory for the Tribune. Burial was in Springfield Minnesota, his former home, though the family had lived in Spencer in recent years.
A Senate discussion notes that Nazi threat to U S security is weaker than a year ago as conscription and release rules show a reduced emergency. Anonymous sources claim Germany has suffered 800000 killed and wounded in the Russian campaign, shaping policy views.
Masons meet at the Masonic Temple Friday afternoon at 1 34 to attend the funeral of Brother Lucian Lapier.
Fragments indicate a funeral service for members of an organization to be held at Welin's Chapel at 1 45 pm Friday. The text also includes assorted classified ads and notices about items for sale and services, but the readable core centers on the funeral attendance and location.
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