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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1930
Page
8
Sioux City market report details cattle calves and stockers steady to uneven as pace slows. Hog prices eased with top around 9.75 and bulk around 8.35 to 9.65. Egg and dairy prices varied. Chicago reports show weak poultry, firm butter, and mixed egg values. Also items from Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Chicago potatoes, and Minneapolis flour markets appear.
Chicago livestock markets show mixed cattle and hog trade with U S Dept of Agriculture listings. Cattle and calves: steady to lower across weight classes with top steers around 14.09 to 15.00, heifers 13.75, cows 6.25 to 7.50, yearlings 9.00 to 14.00. Hogs: 9.00 to 9.75 for 160-240 lb ranges, heavier hogs bid down by packers. sheep and lambs weaker early, some demand at 9.60 to 10.50 for lighter lambs, fat ewes around 6.50. Also notes St Paul and Sioux Falls regional bids and a Boston wool market update anticipated.
Huron market notes from Swift and Co and Buck Brothers list prices for hens and leghorns by weight, dairy shipper price, and station shipper price. Hens over 436 pounds, leghorns and light hens, and eggs grade Wo 1-2 are shown with prices subject to change.
MINNEAPOLIS March 27 Wheat futures showed ambition early then quieted, with May closing down while May corn strengthened as cash wheat shipments remained light and mills bid for high protein. Rye scarce, barley stronger yet trade narrow, flax up on sowing outlook, oats demand fair, and cash grain prices listed for No 1 dark northern wheat and mixed durum varieties.
Market notes from Minneapolis and Duluth on March 27 show bid quotes for No. 1 dark and amber durum wheats, No. 3 yellow corn, and various oats and flax grades. Cash and futures prices in Minneapolis reflect mixed changes, with several protein-adjusted values noted and durum futures edging higher in Duluth trading.
New York stock prices rose at the market open with heavy trading as the ticker lagged, then recovered in the afternoon led by utilities and major issues. The day saw high levels, a mid day call money rate rise, and a late rally before a firm close with about 5.7 million shares traded.
A dense OCR of radio schedules for March with call letters, times, and networks. It lists New York NBC and CBS chains, Chicago WGN WENR WLS, and numerous stations like KMOX WJZ WABC, detailing programs, orchestras, dances, and features across hours and cities.
Curbed close notes show Standard Oil Indiana Cities Service and ALS. Minneapolis stock page lists bids asks and closes with many firms including Union Carbide J S Rubber and Woolworth. The jumble includes Vanadium Wabash Timken Studebaker and Reading among others in a crisp exchange snapshot.
About 1,000 miners in Kentucky’s Western coal field walked off homes today amid a wave of wage dispute actions. The United Mine Workers have not acted on a vote for a higher wage scale. The newest group to strike includes 400 workers from Davin Coal at Providence, Webster County, after a machinist was not reinstated following the Indianapolis convention.
The March monthly business conditions report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago notes slight gains in employment and payrolls in the district. Metal products profits rise mainly due to steel industry expansion, operating above 90 percent capacity. Total new manufacturing employment fell in all states, with Wisconsin hardest hit. construction activity declined more than in 1929 and 1923, but less than in the prior month.
In federal court Joseph Chapman receiver for the Foshay Building corporation filed a petition to sell Minneapolis tallest office building the Foshay Tower. Hearing set for April 11 after a creditor committee representing seven percent requested withdrawal. Mortgages total about 1.23 million dollars with sale proceeds to pay creditors and stockholders.
Mrs E W Feige of Huron president of the South Dakota League cables President Hoover assuring confidence in his ability to craft a Kellogg pact compliant solution amid the London Naval Conference crisis. The message follows a nationwide appeal by Miss Belle Sherwin and Ruth Morgan to all state presidents.
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Secretary Hurley announced allocations totaling 2,700,000 for Missouri river maintenance under the River Referency bill signed by President Hoover. Funds include 2,200,000 for Kansas City to the mouth, 500,000 for Kansas City to Sioux City, 425.00 for the Wisconsin river area, 140,600 for the Mississippi 9 foot channel survey, 40,000 for northern and northwestern surveys, and 5,000 for the St. Paul engineer district contingency.
In Michigan between Jackson and Ann Arbor a Michigan Central passenger train No 14 ran out of control at 57 mph on a downgrade. Fireman R H Van Order saw Engineer Floyd Finch slumped and bleeding, took the throttle, and brought the train to Ann Arbor where Finch died at the hospital. Van Order suspects a mail crane hook struck the engineer when the train passed through Chelsea.
Sioux City reported medicine salesman Sickles was arrested for practicing medicine without a license after Dorothy Obershaw an 11 year old Oakdale Nebraska girl died following taking pills he had given her. The pills given to the sister Saturday night were ingested by the child Sunday and she died Tuesday. Police will test the pills for poison. The girl was daughter of CG E Shershaw of Oakdale Neb who filed the complaint leading to the warrant.
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