Market Freight Quotes for Cereals and Grains
Mixed commodity report shows oats No 2 white at 1.2514, barley No 3 at 79, flax No 1 at 2.1544. Corn and rye not quoted.
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1937
Page
2
Mixed commodity report shows oats No 2 white at 1.2514, barley No 3 at 79, flax No 1 at 2.1544. Corn and rye not quoted.
Market reports from Armour Stockyards and Chicago convey hog prices rising to top around 10.60, with hog receipts near 500 at Sioux Falls and Chicago showing strong demand. Cattle and calves largely steady to up 25-40 cents, with fed steers and yearlings leading gains and widespread activity across Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Chicago, and St. Paul markets.
Wheat futures rose on reports of dust storms in North Dakota with gains credited to eastern sources. Weather updates from Williston Jamestown Valley City and Fargo influenced buying. At close May and July contracts showed mixed moves while corn and oats declined on the day.
London stood in silence and celebration as the king and queen rode from the Abbey to Buckingham Palace. A record, dense crowd cheered amid gun salutes and global news reach through radio and cables. The procession, described as a carnival-like spectacle, drew millions, with many camping out overnight for vantage points along the route.
Minneapolis cash grain prices show No. 1 dark northern at 3.14 per bushel with various staff quotes and bids. Futures tick up with May at 132 percent, July 1.25 percent, Sept 1.18 percent while a drop in receipts contrasts last year. Separate Duluth cash closes list No. 1 hard amber at 1.24 to 1.25 and mixed durum values.
Regional market notes from New York and several Midwest cities report mixed pricing on dressed poultry and eggs. Listings show broilers and hens, turkeys, and ducks with varied weights and regional price ranges, alongside butterfat and creamery butter quotes.
New York May 12 The stock market failed to sustain gains with rallying power fading and rails leading fractions higher while favorites held gains. Losses were widespread across the list with farm implements and utilities largely charting the year’s bottom trends as new 1937 lows appeared in several issues. Wheat and other commodities showed scattered movements amid uneven trading.
The Wednesday try outs for the Huron College music scholarship will be held June 2 in the college chapel. Open to high school seniors or college freshmen, it funds a year of voice, piano, or violin instruction. Contact Miss Alice Sanderson, chair of the committee, to enter. More than a hundred nearby schools have been notified.
In Mitchell, the 55th annual South Dakota Dental Society gathering for dental assistants and the women's auxiliary concluded. Officers for the coming year were elected with Mrs. Mayme Weddell reappointed as president, Miss Faye Hackett named vice president, and Miss Merle Andrews chosen secretary-treasurer.
The page lists a dense array of stocks with percent changes, followed by a Minneapolis stock section and a New York bonds roundup. Major names include AT&T, Coca Cola, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, and United States Steel with varied gains and losses. The New York bonds section notes Treasury issues and Farm Mortgage bonds with quoted prices and yields.
Five nursing students will graduate at Sprague Hospital School of Nursing with commencement at 8 o'clock tomorrow at First Congregational Church Hycombe. Graduates include Dorothy Braun Wolsey Ione Wasem Osceola Elsie Schefsky Forestburg Evelyn Andrews Huron Nellie Donahue Sorum 5 D Dr W H Griffith presides. Recessional Festal March. Florence Nightingale pledge and diploma ceremony details listed with music and speakers.
On campus, Huron College students rehearse for the May Fete to be staged in the auditorium this Friday evening under the direction of Phyllis Hoff man and Velma Jonason. Hoff man reports acts are ready and dancers will appear with college students, with participation required for all freshmen and sophomore girls and additional cast from the student body.
CAKE PRESTON May 12 Special David Paterson Sr 83 a pioneer of the community died here Wednesday morning from pneumonia. He homesteaded west of the city after arriving in 1889 from Scotland and lived on the homestead. He held prominent community roles including Kingsbury County Republican leader and two state senate terms. He served on the township board and helped found Lake Henry rural church later serving as a deacon. Known for a Hereford cattle herd he leaves a widow and seven children. Funeral arrangements are not completed.
J M Erickson painter and decorator died suddenly at the Swern Ehert home southeast about 11:20 this morning from a heart attack. Born May 5 196 Norw aye moved to Aurelia then Madison before settling in Arlington and Huron 637 Third Street Southwest. Surviving are widow and six children in Byron Arlington Whiting Ghisavan and Mant with funeral arrangements pending ward from out of town relatives.
Senators debated nonpartisan relief funding with calls for state and local administration and each state contributing at least 25 percent. A $1.25 billion work and retiree demand for the year starting July 1 was recommended by Rep. Vandenberg and Rep. Bacon. The Tennessee Valley dam plan faced opposition amid warnings of a looming economic downturn and only a small yearly cost portion.
New York City bomb squad members and the Commerce Department explosives chief joined the probe into the Hindenburg disaster. Investigators searched for incendiary bullets or bomb parts while examining the burned wreckage. Lt. Roo Tyler testified as the ground crew supervisor at Lakehurst Naval Air Station amid ongoing hearings.
Babson discusses why South America lags behind North America in development while visiting Buenos Aires as a guest of the Argentine president. He notes views by Charles G. Dawes on prosperity lasting until about 1939, then likely a downturn unless a spiritual revival curbs inflation. He also questions South Dakota farming, probing self sufficiency and local soil conditions.
New board members take over in Huron with aims to expand machinery exhibits and secure outstanding amusement features for the State Fair scheduled September 12 to 17. Young president Hansen, a Canistota lumberman, leads the GOP tied group as Corneil becomes treasurer and Secretary Hornby transitions to the fairgrounds residence.
Glenn Bates of Huron was fined 1 dollar and coins, totaling 630 dollars, after being found guilty in Municipal Court this morning for fishing without a license. Bates was arrested Sunday at the James River by Deputy State Game Warden Fred Curtis and appeared before Judge Cart N. Hal.
Admitted: Ethel Claraimbeau Huron medical Mrs Nels Madsen Sr Carpenter surgical Mrs William Weiku Wolsey Surgical Orpha Anderson Higon surgical Lynn Caton Huron James Maxim Howard isesical Clyde Snedigar Bamend surgical Dismissed Ioe Pare Cavour
Property ad notes a large Moduv home close in six blocks from P and near school and churches. Offers options including possible demolition or removal of house. Includes nonspecific contact details and unrelated tobacco and liquor store references.
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