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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
2
In Sioux City representative hog sales prices held steady to up five cents with top at 7.85 per hundredweight and long haul values up 5 to 10 cents. Cattle and sheep remained steady as hog market led gains amid improved demand. salable stock totals listed with varied weights and prices across beef and hog lots.
Daily price ranges from Buron Huron Sioux Falls Mitchell markets show heavy hens and leghorn hens by weight, eggs No 1 and No 2, butterfat levels, and various birds, with specific figures for Springs ducks geese roosters and turkeys across the states.
Sioux City stock market shows mixed receipts with 1000 salable cattle and 3200 hogs. She stock and feeders move slowly with steer and yearling prices around 11.98 while hogs top near 7.59 for 180-250 lb. lambs and ewes steady to higher with choice fed lambs around 10.49 and ewes to 6.15.
St Paul area livestock sales show cattle and hog trade firm with steady to higher tone. Cattle offerings include steers and heifers mostly 8.00 9.50 for medium to good, canners 4.50 5.50, bulls 6.50 7.00, calves up to 11.00. Hogs: barrows and gilts steady to higher, sow prices 6.40 6.45, feeder pigs 6.50 6.75. Sheep 6,000 head, no early trad. market timing noted with Wednesday clearance and top reported around 10.58.
Daily market notes from Sioux City Watertown Chicago and New York list poultry hens over 5 lbs leghorns and heavy breeds prices, eggs butter and cheese values, with futures for Chicago butter and storage packed products. Prices show small changes across regions including hens stags cocks and leghorn categories and various egg grades.
Wheat prices fell sharply at the open due to snow and rain in key producing areas, then recovered to end higher on gains tied to firmer security markets. May and July futures rose modestly while oats markets also showed gains amid unsettled trading.
Markets at a glance show mixed activity with bonds higher on gains in rail securities while metals hold steady. Wheat and corn futures drift, cash grain in Minneapolis quotes advance for some classes with No 1 hard winter and durum values listed amid steady basis trading.
New York on March 6 saw a modest stock upturn with many industrials gaining fractions. The day followed a four session period of little change as brokers cited technicians’ belief the market had been oversold and a shift after strong New York opening.
A garbled OCR list presents numerous company names with odd percentage figures and partial brand mentions. The fragmented reading seems to catalog firms such as PackardMot and PureOil alongside percentages like 27% and 36% without clear context or narrative.
Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum dies in Chicago after 14 years of carving Mount Rushmore. Lincoln Borglum to complete the project with help from engineers and a trained crew. The Shrine of Democracy features Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Roosevelt heads already unveiled in 1916 onward. The article notes past unveilings and Borglum’s plan for a Hall of Records behind the figures. Also mentions a camera club election in Huron with Emil Miler showing slides.
A dense OCR style string lists multiple company names and percentages, resembling a ticker or catalog of brands such as Spiegel Inc, CurtisWrt, StandOilCal, GenMotors, USSteel, Woolworth, Greyhound, and others with varied percentage figures and codes, lacking a coherent narrative. The readable facts are company names and numeric percentages or codes scattered throughout.
Adrian Minnesota March 6 Special After dreaming his son Cyril was hurt 2000 miles away Hiram Prideaux learned Cyril was in a government hospital in the Panama Canal Zone He suffered burns when gas in a boiler furnace ignited and exploded A damper door struck Prideaux and he was said to be recovering with his sight intact Cyril Prideaux is in a government hospital in Cocoli Panama Canal Zone engineers note he may not lose his eyesight Prideaux formerly worked as a commercial electric salesman for Northwestern Public Service Company in Huron and went to Panama last April 1899 for a government post
Parker Nigar reports advocates won a do pass in the Senate highways and aviation committee on a plan to increase truck weights by a formula. The measure, amended from an earlier truck bill, could clear by tomorrow night as the Senate moves to adopt the hog house approach and send the revised bill to a conference committee after House passage.
Senators Wheeler Johnson Nye and others pressed for a milder amendment to the British aid bill while President Roosevelt reaffirmed the policy would not be war oriented. The AP poll showed 5 yes 25 no and 15 uncommitted with one seat vacant as final roll calls loom this week.
Ed Curley 63 died Tuesday after recent medical treatment. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 AM in St Thomas Catholic Church De Smet with burial in Iroquois Cemetery. He was the son of pioneers who homesteaded near Manchester and spent his life in the area. He leaves a widow and four daughters Wittara Viola Jean and Phyllis.
Detroit based Giacomo Profil, Italian vice-consul, says he has no notice or reason for the U S State Department order to close the Italian consulate here for national policy reasons. He declined to comment further on the action.
President Roosevelt, recovering from a head cold, resumed duties at the executive offices today. His physician cleared him for four appointments, the largest list since he fell ill last Thursday.
Johnny Neun, Newark manager, reminded the new Yankee outfielder Tommy Holmes that he couldn't carry fences around as he hit a sharp ball to start the game. The exchange reflects early season mood and team bench chatter.
Dust storms sweep Southern California after a wet spell. Flood damage disrupts highways and railways while Redondo Beach suffers a collapsing bathhouse and evacuates families. Strong winds drive silt through Van Nuys Reseda and Canoga Park as tides threaten coastal properties.
Dr. Jackson urged a stronger social framework for democracy amid agriculture and wartime shifts. Honorees included W. Ian John Longstaff and Albert Robins Coek, with Crawford unable to attend. A varied program followed with music, dances, and recognitions, plus a note seeking a Cab Ford V-8 truck.
London sources quote native Britons who deem Soviet demands a distortion designed to push France and Britain into backing Russia. They warn such propaganda could draw Britain into conflict with Bulgaria or Germany, and claim no immediate threat of war with Bulgaria.
Beadle County officials urge drivers to register for 194 license plates now to avoid delays. County Treasurer Joe Reif warned that late applicants face long waits as the March deadline nears. Through noon today 87 sets sold in Huron, 635 to Beadle County residents outside Huron, 183 truck plates sold, far below last year’s totals.
Reports from London allege British actions at the Lofoten Islands damaged German ships and seized prisoners while Britain counters Axis claims of naval destruction. In North Africa Gen Weygand heads to Vichy for a Mediterranean conference amid Mussolini’s forces and renewed air activity. East Africa sees Italian counterattacks near Cheren, Eritrea, with prisoner captures noted.
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