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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
8
Sioux City and Chicago markets show cattle and hogs trading unevenly. Hogs gain slightly in Sioux City with top around 10.85 while Chicago notes steady demand and varied hogs and cattle values. Small lots and feeders remain scarce. calves and sheep show modest shifts across regions.
The report lists dairy and poultry prices at Chicago and general market rounds. It notes direct shipper prices, standard and extra firsts, and steady alive poultry with varied figures for fowls, springs, roosters, ducks, and geese. Separate Boston wool quotations include Montana territory wool ranges and blood combing values.
Chicago market notes show new and old potato shipments totaling 1028 cars with steady demand for Bliss Triumphs and Irish Cobblers varying by quality. North Carolina stock features Irish Cobblers. Wisconsin round whites range 40 to 50 cents per 100 pounds. Minneapolis reports flour prices up 10 cents per barrel to 6.60 6.70, with 44 591 barrels shipped in 98 pound sacks.
Minneapolis wheat closes with strength as commissions absorb profit taking. Oats steady to firm with improved demand. Durum and rye show fair to good demand while flax remains snappy with steady buying interest from buyers across categories.
Minneapolis grain notes show bids for dark northern wheat mixed durum and amber durum with prices around 1.09 to 1.18 per unit. The report lists No 2 yellow and white kernels and assorted oats and rye, plus a cash close of 175 cars and several carload ranges for different grades.
Last Hope a “earned phrase” falters as Dawson reaches the semi finals of the British amateur golf championship at Sandwich after losing to an unnamed Scot, John S. Smith, in an extra hole match. Dawson led by three holes with three to play but faltered as Smith won the extra after Lady Luck turned.
A dense OCR fragment shows closing quotations for numerous stocks and bonds with percent figures and ticker-like symbols. The text reads like a stock ticker dump with company names such as Amoco, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Motors, and G N as well as various percent values and notes, but lacks cohesive narrative.
A historical list shows many company tickers with percent values indicating stock performance. Firms include Packard, Pan Am, Pennsyl, Sears Roebuck, Studebaker, United Fruit, US Steel and Westinghouse among others, with percentages suggesting notable gains or activity.
On the curb market Standard OLL of Indiana Stock closed today at 55 percent. The trade activity reflected limited liquidity and a cautious session for small cap holdings.
The Rev. A. R. Boone announces that union church services will begin Sunday evening July 4 in Wessington Springs. Services will be held in the city park and continue throughout July and August.
Lubbock Texas reports the overland cattle drive is fading as railroads move in to replace the long established route. The piece notes the drive’s decline amid changing transport options and shifting economic patterns influencing ranchers and regional trade.
Both the Santa Fe and Texas Pacific railroads seek to connect Layington New Mexico to the outside world. For years cattle and sheep from New Mexico ranches have been driven seventy miles to Roswell or Seagraves for shipping. Whichever railroad wins its application, overland cattle drives will cease.
Wool growers in Beadle County will gather Saturday at 2 PM in the courthouse assembly rooms to discuss the sale of this year's wool. County Wool Growers Association President A N Randall said bids were not yet received and prices may not justify a sale now. About 24 000 pounds are to be pooled with midweight prices around 28 29 cents and light and heavy wool near 24 25 and 23 cents respectively.
A fragment mentions a Walton gathering or session labeled 100 with unclear details and incomplete wording. The readable bits reference a meeting or schedule titled Megs and the word schedulad appears as a misprint. No clear participants or outcomes are available.
City attorney John P. Sauer advised against approving a proposed ordinance banning advertising images of women smoking cigarettes, saying its constitutionality is debatable and existing laws already protect public morals without new restrictive measures. Maude Buchanan and Leta Labrie of the Women's Christian Temperance Union prompted the advisory.
The Peace Automobile building hosts Huron's spring flower show with 125 entries from city rural areas and nearby towns. Three judges will inspect and award prizes totaling 26 dollars. Display hours run 7 to 9 30 this evening and entries may wilt by nightfall.
Thomas Hoallin Jr, son of U S Senator Heflin of Alabama, pleads not guilty in a Washington police court today to a charge of driving an automobile while under the influence. The case stems from a June incident as authorities report the youth was influenced by drugs.
The Field Museum in Chicago unveils a life sized display of a prehistoric ape like Neanderthal or Mousterian man. The exhibit highlights western Europe inhabitants during the last glacial period and presents one of the earliest fully skeletons discovered.
The senator's son was released on bond of 1600 dollars after a crash on Pennsylvania Avenue. He admitted drinking and denied narcotics use. Police found syringe and needle in the car along with a bottle labeled tonic. contents sent to the treasury for analysis.
Cafe parlor car service starts on the night Chicago and North Western train into Harven from the east to handle heavy tourist traffic. The cafe car will operate on the morning eastbound train out of Heron starting tomorrow and will run through the summer per division headquarters.
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