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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
2
Market news from Armour Stockyards and Watertown reports a slight drop in hog prices with receipts around 4,800 and most items steady to 10 lower. Hog prices quoted 180 to 270 pounds, butchers 4.85 to 5.10, sows 3.30 to 3.80, and sheep and lamb values show mixed but largely steady levels across grades and weights.
Markets show varied poultry and egg prices from Huron Sioux City Sioux Falls New York and Chicago. Hens under five pounds range around 6 to 9 cents, Leghorn cocks about 5 to 7 cents, eggs Nos 1 and 2 traded at 3.80 to 4.20 per dozen in some markets, butterfat and butter prices listed with No 1 and No 2 grades, and Chicago and New York reports note steady to firm butter and cheese values with rounded price ranges for creamery and storage eggs.
Chicago reports June sales show medium weight hogs and most cattle holding steady or slipping modestly. Swine 180 to 240 pounds rose to top 5.30, other weights steady to 10 cents lower. fat spring lambs down 10 to 25 cents. cattle mixed with steers near 9.65 and cows steady, beef totals weaker week to date. Salable hogs about 8,000 with varied demand. calves and sheep slower with limited buyers crédit.
Livestock sale at St Paul market shows 2,900 cattle salable with steers and yearlings steady. Hogs 6,500 head fairly active with prices 3.90 to 5.05 for various weights. Sheep 300 head with lambs and ewes mixed in, dairy cows steady. cattle, hogs, and lambs priced across common to good grades.
Sioux City dairy and cattle prices show steady to strong trends with calves and hogs mixed. Cattle demand remains fair to strong with steady to higher prices for heifers and cows. stockers, bulls, and canners hold around prior levels amid light buyer activity and limited offerings.
Chicago June 14 Wheat prices rose as much as 2 1 2 percent and corn gained about 3 percent amid brisk buying. Expanded market activity and a moving minimum level helped lift grain values after nearly a month of stagnation. Government securities and broader strength supported the market sentiment with buyers showing firm demand.
Markets at a glance show stocks firm with steels leading the rally and bonds improved as U S governments market activity hints at foreign exchange gains. Wheat and corn futures show higher readings while Minneapolis cash close notes Friday wheat receipts and price quotes across No 1 red durum and yellow corn amid steady trading and currency movements.
On June 14 New York markets rallied as bullish sentiment offset war gloom. Steel shares led gains up to about five points with heavy rearmament and foreign buying supporting trading. Closing quotes show mixed moves and notable names like Amex, Mont Ward, and NorAmer among listed issues.
Reports from Washington and Chungking describe renewed Japanese air raids on Chungking causing international protest. U S Secretary Hull denounced civilian bombing while Kai-shek’s regime estimates American-owned property damaged. Canadian Prime Minister King pledges continental resources to aid the Allies. Also noted: a Montrose man’s body recovered in Lake Madison and King Haakon’s abdication speculation.
A dense OCR list shows numerous company names and stock percentages across sectors, with locations like New York and Minneapolis. The fragmentary text references bonds, mortgages, and stock quotes such as Central, US Steel, Sperry Corp, Goodrich, and Studebaker, alongside city mentions and dates in June. Entities appear as corporate names and percent values amid scattered punctuation, forming a snapshot of a busy historical market page.
British admiralty announced a naval air force hit the German battleship Searnhorst in Trondheim fjord with a heavy bomb. One hit was reported behind the funnel of the ship early yesterday. A second possible hit was noted but not confirmed.
British reports say raids struck Nazi troop concentrations from the channel coast to the Belgian border destroying roads railways and an ammunition train near Sais Sault. Incendiaries exploded in La Mare woods and German positions at St Valery en Caux were silenced. Bridges and a railway junction suffered damage. In the Red Sea area bombers hit Assab Eritrea and Diredawa Ethiopia. Italian raids on Malta were reported with limited details. The Commons said plans are being made to send children from war zones to the United States and British dominions.
Washington June 14 the Senate voted unanimously to authorize postponement of Finland's semi annual 250,398 war debt payment due tomorrow. In France, high command said French warships bombarded industrial establishments and the railway line along the Italian coast last night near Tours.
A wary mood spreads as police report heightened vigilance after an undisclosed federal agency warning. In Mitchell, Mr and Mrs J J Welsh announce the birth of a son Thursday in a Mitchell hospital weighing nine pounds seven ounces. Mrs Welsh is Ruth Birks of Huron. Jesse Hibbs, ex USC backfield star, now assistant director on The Life of Knute Rockne, is involved in the film. W F E Whorton of Huron and daughter Elizabeth Whorton of Tucson, with Mix Hey Whorton of Huron, visited Lake Yetite and returned home.
We wish to thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and passing of our husband and father. Mrs Hoge A Derr and family express appreciation to Mr and Mrs A Zocat and others for support.
Amid evacuation rumors and a vast refugee movement near Tours, Paris braces under German encirclement. Premier Reynaud appeals to the United States for rapid air aid, warning that France’s survival hinges on Allied action and new warplanes.
Italian forces reported success in the Alps near a Galisia pass northwest of Turin, marking the first land action for Italy in the conflict. The communique said two submarines were hit in the Mediterranean, with one damaged, while Italian air strikes hit bases in southeastern France and targets in Tunis and the Red Sea region. Allied bombing raids on Turin killed 14 and wounded 39, prompting heightened precautions across Italy.
In 1871 Paris rose from the destruction of war to become a modern metropolis. It highlights landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, Tuileries Gardens, and Bois de Boulogne with a vast network of rivers, canals, roads, and railways establishing its status as the nation’s principal commercial hub.
The article notes proposed changes to tonnage classifications to allow more smaller warships, reflecting rising congressional support. It mentions British carrier losses influencing U S carrier size opinions, and describes Senate and House moves to aid Allies, including arms trade authorization and refugee relief funding.
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