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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
2
Huron June 4 The hog market was steady to 10c higher with no quotation changes. Top price remains 13.65 per hundred. well conditioned hogs unchanged. Cattle weak to lower and sheep 25¢ lower.
The Huron produce market shows price ranges for heavy hens over five pounds and four to five pounds in the Huronite market report. It lists heavy breed roosters and Leghorn roosters with varying prices and notes butterfat and hennery eggs with corresponding numbers.
Sioux City and Watertown reports list current day prices for hens, roosters, ducks, geese, Leghorn birds, broilers, and hens by weight, with eggs and butterfat prices. Chicago figures show live poultry by class, broilers, roosters, turkeys, and butter plus egg receipts and price levels across grades.
Hog prices rose up to 10 cents in Chicago with good to choice cattle steady to weak and lambs active. Salable hogs near 9,000 and 7,000 in St Paul and Sioux Falls with weights 180 to 550 pounds. Cattle and calves showed mixed trends with weight turnins around 13.75 to 14.30 in the larger lots and weaker bids on other grades.
Sioux City market report shows cattle 3,700 salable with steady stockers while beef steers and yearlings weaken. Hogs 4,600 on offer slow yet mostly steady to higher with top at 13.85 and good to choice 180 to 360 pounds near 13.78 to 13.80. Sheep 1,800 on sale with no category data readable.
New York markets show butter at 954,091 steady with higher creamery prices. Cheese holds at 81,479 with varied scores. eggs remain steady with mixed colors from fancy to extra fancy. Dressed poultry and live poultry prices hold firm as other prices end unchanged.
In Boston and national trading, demand for bright wool improves at lower Boston levels. Fine fleeces sell around 1.18 to 1.20 on a scoured basis, about 45 cents grease FOB. Bright three eighths and quarter blood combing wools quoted near 49 to 50 cents grease FOB. Chicago futures show mixed movement while Wheat receipts and market tone hold steady with slight gains amid steady basis.
New York markets show stocks firm with industrials advancing as bonds steady and rails recover. Cotton and Chicago wheat rise on mill buying and short covering, while hogs steady to higher with a top price of 14.85. Cattle: choice steers steady, other types weaker. grain quotes for corn oats flax and rye provided with No 1 dark northern wheat around 96 and other bids noted.
A late trading surge lifted grain futures by up to 2 cents a bushel as buyers who had been short covered their positions. Officials cited included Secretary of Commerce Jones and a federal loan program that supported wheat, with bids pushing wheat up about 1 to 1.5 cents and corn soybeans also higher.
The New York stock market remained steady after the Dutch Harbor attack. Industrials and motors led modest gains while steels, rail, copper, oil, and aircrafts showed narrow changes. About 500,000 shares changed hands, the busiest since May 21, with some profit-taking but overall strength at session start.
Federal grand jury charges Du Pont De Nemours Hercules Atlas Austin Illinois Powder King and ten officials with conspiring to fix prices of commercial explosives and blasting supplies. The indictment says they controlled about 75 percent of national output.
Testimony outlines bids and alleged requests involving Governor Bushfield, E Hammerquist, and E Douglas in 1941 to influence political outcomes. Evidence includes a telegram, wire notes, and crossing questions on kickback allegations. The narrative centers on Burns and the political maneuvering surrounding a potential governor race.
Word arrives of the death yesterday of A J Miller of Santa Ana California a well known early Huron resident. He joined First National Bank in 1881 later serving as cashier until it closed in 1924. He moved to Santa Ana in 1928 with his wife Lilian and is survived by her and a predeceased daughter Margaret. funeral and burial scheduled in Santa Ana.
Delegates of the United Commercial Travelers prepare to arrive in Huron for a state convention at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel with registration Friday morning. The Grand Council meets at 10 AM and 1 PM, with joint and separate sessions for men and women, a banquet and dance, and Saturday’s agenda including officer elections and a Dutch lunch at 1 PM at the Huron Country Club.
British imperial armor routed Axis forces from a desert stronghold near Bir Hacheim as Free French troops held their positions. Rommel pressed for the Bir Hacheim breach, while British and Indian units defended the corridor and battered Axis advances.
A warrant is issued for the arrest of Truman Crosson on charges of wife and child desertion, announced by state authorities in Lak.
Mrs. Evelyn Baker of Mitchell was elected department president succeeding Mrs. Meckie Fowler of Vermillion at the South Dakota state Women's Relief Corps officers election session in Yankton. Other 1942 1943 officers include Iva Borland Roberts Madison senior vice president Hazel Ollerman Yankton junior vice president Lottie James Mitchell treasurer Elizabeth Miller Dell Rapids chaplain Stella Duncan Mitchell Lu Pempfer Parkston Mike Kelsey Mr. Vernon Jennie Morse Vermillion Agnes Grevesner Huron executive committee. May L. Luchsinger Monroe Wis national president attended as guest and received special recognition.
About 20 navy recruits from the Huron sub recruiting station will join nationwide mass enlistment ceremonies at 1 25 o clock Sunday afternoon Six months to the minute after Pearl Harbor attack. Recruits from across South Dakota join the Huron men in the event to take the oath of allegiance. Pearl Harbor Day observances urged by officials and patriotic groups with flags and church ceremonies. Navy recruiting officer Richard Simmons urged prompt enlistments and advised those traveling from Huron to Omaha to return to Sioux Falls for the program.
Clark Anderson of Wayland was struck and killed by an eastbound passenger train as he tried to flag it. He was 69. Survivors include his wife and four children, with relatives in St. Paul, Lincoln, Colorado, and the army. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in the United States for a brief visit to confer with U S military leaders. The British chief of combined operations also heads the British commandos and will meet representatives of United States fighting services during the trip.
Observers note potential Allied counter offense after a Japanese push on Dutch Harbor. May target northern Pacific islands with summer weather aiding flight operations while fogs in late July and August could hamper actions. Navy officials in Seattle report the attack was expected and the station was prepared.
Allied reports say heavy RAF raids struck Bremen and allied targets, including docks, railways, and factories, as part of a night campaign tied to earlier Cologne and Essen assaults. Berlin notes limited details as German defenses claim several planes destroyed and attempted coastal crossings repelled. The Manchester bomber program is touted as capable of mass operations with long range and heavy payloads.
Harley Fonda was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Municipal Judge C. N. Hall for operating a motor vehicle without proper license plates. Officials said he had been opening his car with paper license plates.
Admitted: Clayton Waller Woon socket minor surgical Harry Hein Huron minor surgical Mrs De Ratliff Carpenter medical Mrs Wil pur Bell Huron medical Mrs Al vin Opperman Alpena surgical. Dismissed: Alice Ulrich Huron Mrs J C Leighton and baby daughter Huron Alma Smith De Smet.
Summary of temperatures and precipitation on this date with historical highs and lows, followed by a weather forecast for Huron and Vicinity including showers and temperature stability. Notices include a vehicle exhaust caution about carbon monoxide and local ads for crop hail insurance, rewards, land sale, rental housing, job postings, and a spring sale.
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