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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
scattered hog price drops of 10 to 20 cents per hundredweight were noted in multiple markets including Armour Stock Yards and Chicago with top bids around 5.33. Receipts were heavy, buyers cautious, and cattle and sheep mostly steady or down slightly across Watertown, South St. Paul, Sioux Falls, and City markets.
Grain prices drifted in Chicago with a late rebound after early losses as trading paused for war uncertainty. Wheat closed modestly higher than yesterday, with July near 79 and September around 80. Nearby markets in Huron Watertown Sioux City and Mitchell showed varied produce prices for hens eggs and dairy products reflecting regional activity.
Markets at a glance report from New York for June 6 and 7 shows stocks rising with steels leading a selective rally. Bonds are uneven with rails relatively firm. Foreign exchange strengthens with sterling up 20 percent, franc up 10 points. Cotton uneven as trade buys and hedging support, sugar mixed with outside selling. Metals generally steady as prices ease. Wool tops firm on trade demand. CEICAGO wheat firm, corn unsettled. Cattle steady, hogs 15 to 20 lower.
The report shows unchanged futures and hedging, with mixed cash quotes for No 1 heavy dark northern and other grains. No 3 yellow corn, oats and flax prices listed, while some bids show slight declines or nominal levels across several commodities and grades.
Sioux Falls and New York reports list Poultry prices with hens, leghorn, heavy breeds, and ducks. Eggs and butterfat values shown with No. 1 and No. 2 grades. cheddar and cheese prices steady. Chicago futures indicate modest movement in butter and egg contracts. variety of live poultry prices by weight and breed.
New York June 6 Wall Street steadied as traders bid up selected steels and issues by fractions and some high volume blocks appeared late in the session. The market closed with a generally slow tone though Willys Overland and Packard showed activity amid a list of modest gains and losses. Transfers totaled about 400000 shares.
Pierre plans a fifth spring election next Tuesday amid a long sequence of local races. Warro Wegner and Alden Floyd face a runoff to break the commission deadlock after multiple resignations and near-majorities, as residents prepare to vote in state party primaries and numerous summer conventions.
Allied airmen strike the German crown prince headquarters as war action intensifies. Several German officers are reported killed in the raid, with the assault marking a notable air operation in the ongoing conflict dated June 6, 1915.
Hot Springs fire department took first place in the draining line and hose pickup contest at the annual fire school in Madison. Hudson Avon Pierre Huron and Miller shared in the $75 prize. The school, with 689 firemen from 11 departments, closes tomorrow. Sioux Falls and Huron have bid for the 1941 meeting.
Labor minister Ernest Bevin announces sweeping measures to mobilize labor for Britain's armaments drive. A new order to take effect next Monday bans strikes and lockouts and grants government control of war jobs to maximize use of available labor. In hospitals, a lengthy list of admissions and discharges follows, alongside a dense stock market ticker with numerous company notes and percentage figures.
Paris fronts endure heavy fighting as German forces drive along a 100 mile northern arc toward the capital. French defenses hold with Weygand line tactics and mobile countermeasures though Berlin signals hopes of Paris rescue within days. Bombers strike Paronne and St Quentin sectors as German raids meet stiff French air and artillery resistance.
Ben Hogan of White Plains New York opened the National Open at Canterbury Golf Club Cleveland with a 70 after a 37 first nine. He surged on the back stretch with a 33 featuring three birdies and an eagle and a remarkable finish on the par five 13th.
Huron Guards head to Camp Ripley in Minnesota for an eight-state summer encampment. About 45,000 troops are expected in August with the local company slated to be away three weeks from August 4. The camp shifts extend a week beyond recent years and depart earlier than planned for Rapid City.
In St. Louis on June 6, 12,450 was raised by 721 Red Cross chapters in South Dakota toward the national 26 million war relief effort. State quotas rise to 53,200 with 18 chapters meeting original goals while 16 sew garments for European civilian refugees and plan 1,200 hospital garments by September 1.
Berlin reports say German commanders launched a two pronged assault along the northern defenses of Paris and toward Le Havre, using fresh divisions in a blitz offensive. Adolf Hitler directs the drive from HQ as air raids over western Germany provoke domestic unrest. An estimated one million French troops are involved across a 200 mile front from the English Channel to Montmedy and Longwy.
Franklin Mullin reports widespread unease in the grain market as prices trend downward and trade cautiousness rises. Experts warn of liquidity risks and potential inability to store or sell crops later, prompting traders to withhold purchases near minimums.
In London on June 14 1 Minister Churchill aims to convene the House of Commons for a secret session to discuss home defense amid wartime concerns. The move signals heightened urgency for strategic measures and public security.
Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen, hosting in Hibbing, urged federal restraint and warned against dictatorship while stressing state gains and interstate trade barriers. South Dakota Governor Harlan Bushfield attacked the New Deal as federal overreach, noting unemployment and spending. Missouri official L. Stark and Hibbing leaders facilitated remarks as the governors toured Iron Range regions and met for a dinner with political barbs and cross party exchanges.
For sale or trade items include a four row lister Deere two row lister two row power Stoughton wagon one zow lister Grand De Tour three plow two bottom of get repairs. Also a 1929 sedan and a five room house for rent with garage. Located at corner Kansas and Road and 1020 Wis Ave. Avenue.
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