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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
Market notes show hog prices dropping 10 to 15 cents, top at 5.40 on 200-360 lb butchers and 180-270 lb buyers around 5.00 to 5.75. Receipts total around 800 hogs with mixed cattle activity and steady to weak calf and sheep trade.
Hog prices fell 10 to 25 cents amid weak receipts in Chicago on May 9 while yearlings and light steers moved higher. The hog market saw a top of 5.00 with late trade 16 to 25 cents down, and cattle and calf markets showed varied gains and declines as activity remained slow. Road weights and sow prices fluctuated, with overall trading described as slow and around steady for some classes.
Sioux Falls livestock sales Thursday show hog orders at 4 000 head with towers high at 5.80 top. bulk hogs 5.60. butchers 4.75 5.60. sows 44 0 64.75. Cattle steady at 800 with quotations unchanged.
Sioux City and Sioux Falls report May 9 prices for hens heavy and under 5 lbs, Leghorn cocks, ducks, and eggs with No. 1 and No. 2 butterfat grades. Chicago and New York futures show butter, eggs, and cheese prices with storage and grading notes.
New York market notes show steadiness in mayor stocks while steels and aircrafts rise. Bonds and foreign exchange edge higher with some upbeat signs in commodity markets. Chicago wheat falls. cattle move 25 to 27 points. dressed poultry irregular. frozen foods steady overall.
Grain prices moved higher in early trading as corn led a rally after a government export subsidy for corn was launched. Profit taking trimmed gains, wheat rose briefly before finishing near unchanged or lower. corn ended steady to down. Minneapolis cash quotes and grain receipts were reported with mixed results.
The stock market showed renewed appetite for steels and aircrafts as traders expect war material orders to rise if the British cabinet dispute resolves and Allied actions intensify. Trading activity included transfers above 800000 shares and varied gains across sectors with some top prices trimmed.
Treasury 3s at 55 51 and 111.5, Fed Farm Mortgage 5s at 47 42 and 104.26, Home Owners Loan 3s at 52 44 and 107. The brief market update lists current bond prices and yields as of May 3.
May 3 report from Los Angeles notes Roth B. Sturgeon arts teacher died as the fifth victim in a gun attack at South Pasadena High. Verlin Spencer junior high principal remained in serious condition from a related wound. Police say Spencer faces murder charges after a rampage linked to jealousy and stress. he offered “I don’t know I can’t remember” when questioned.
Senate Naval Committee endorsed an 11 percent rise in fighting strength and approved a bill totaling 55 million dollars for future outlays over several years. It rejected Chairman Walsh's amendment to make 19 new combat ships permanent, requiring replacement only with fresh congressional action. Navy officials expect a 46.07 million dollar request to start on some ships if the bill passes. The House approved the measures amid talks of a one billion dollar war tax to fund defenses and job programs.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists numerous company names with associated percentages or figures. The text includes names like MackTruck MarshField NatDainyPro AmPow&Lt AT&T Ford Motor Co Boeing and many more, interspersed with numbers and symbols, resembling a stock or market summary.
Pythian Knights and Pythian Sisters hold the 60th annual grand lodge and 29th annual state conclave in Huron May 13 and 14. Marvin Hughitt Hotel serves as headquarters with live sessions at Labor Temple.Governor Bushfield and Ray Garber keynote the banquet. officers to be elected Tuesday.
The Agriculture Department announced an export subsidy program for corn to reduce surpluses. Export grain traders would submit contracts for shipping 20 to 30 million bushels to Canadian and European markets with subsidies covering the higher domestic price to compete with Argentine corn. A referendum on marketing quotas may be averted if the program relieves the surplus, with plans for a possible October regional referendum in 12 mid western states.
The American Legion auxiliary plans a visit to Pearl Creek Schoolhouse at J. W. Campbell Park tomorrow afternoon. Miss Wehr teaches. students include Joyce Verch who won a $5 prize for her Americanization essay. Miss Gladys Pyle will present a flag to the school.
Admitted: Mrs. H. Venables Hur on medical Mrs. Paul Miner Ca vour medical Keith Lamont Willow Lake surgical Nels Bradvng Esmond medical Mrs. Maurice Kuni Huron minor surgical. Dismissed: Mrs. B. W. Bennett and baby daughter H. Mrs. Glenn Irvin Iroquois Chester Simithback Lake Preston Faye Bosma Huron Wilmer Zyonek Wessington Mrs. Boyd Salter Esmond Mary Ann Wipi Hitchcock Mrs Charles Cranst on Huron Mrs Catherina Waleter Hitcheack.
Eight winners named from Huron for a sweepstake coloring contest awarded free tickets to the Huron Theatre. Winners include Bobby Anderson Evelyn McNutt Marie Byerly Le Roy Barton Feddyllis Muilenburg Sophie Maras Roger Griggs Patty Maria Dotty Almond Audrey Muilenburg. Tickets available at the theatre box office on the attending day.
Huron High School graduation speaker and former Vurunco Jeye president Dr. Towner resigns May 1 and leaves today for Chicago to assume YMCA duties. He will return to deliver the May 3 commencement address before moving his family to Chicago.
Heagle County commissioners move through the second day of May session focusing on routine matters. They expected final action on a highway department truck purchase and weather stripping for courthouse windows, but the latter was not disposed of yesterday. The board delayed opening until Wednesday due to the spring primary election Tuesday.
Scott presents a workably funded refunding scheme for rural credits with an 14k percent commission and an exclusive sales privilege. He defends the plan against claims of invalid actions and urges Governor Bushfield to seek a Supreme Court advisory opinion to back the board's authority. He cites bond rates and praise from rating agencies while stressing bipartisan effort for South Dakota’s debt reorganization.
The Be! Rapids minister Rev O A Enerson was elected moderator of the central association within the South Dake Baptist convention. Rev Alfred Trey was elected vice moderator and Mirjesic Guile was chosen as clerk and president. The event included remarks on faith, community service, and support for mission work from Congo.
A fragment notes the birthday of an elderly colored woman born May 10 1854 in Virginia. Alfred Treny, a local church figure, has cared for her for years and assists with birth related duties at the Baptist church.
The debate over the war stretches into a second day with a 41 vote margin in Parliament and 615 members casting votes. King George VII signs proclamations expanding conscription to include 17 year olds and men 27 to 60, while prior orders covered ages 29 to 26. Death penalty proposals for espionage loom as security tightens. Churchill pledges loyalty and faces reaction over Trondheim and the failed Trondheim operation in central Norway.
I thank the voters for their loyal support in the recent primary and ask for continued backing in the November election. Also notice sale details for a cane and sedan listed by Frank L. Curtis and Gus Liebnow.
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