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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1940
Page
2
Market notes show light hog receipts and slower turnover with prices slipping 15 to 25 points. Heifers and cows mixed with choice quotes near 9.50 and 6.50 to 7.50 respectively. Sheep receipts around 1,000 with early fat lamb bids rising. fed offerings held above 9.54 while stag and feeder quotes vary.
Armour Stock Yards Eur en reports hog prices fell Tuesday wiping out most Monday gains. Top price dropped to 5.45 per hundredweight. Cattle and sheep markets show mixed shifts with practical tops around 4.70 to 5.50 for hogs and steady veal and sheep in Watertown market notes.
Chicago dealers report heavier hog receipts pushing prices down with most hogs at 5.80 to 6.19 dollars and prime steers around 5.50 to 11.00. Cattle and calf quotes show steady to slow demand with mixed卖ers, while St Paul and Sioux Falls markets show similar trends of softer hogs and steady to weaker cattle and calves.
Wheat prices slumped the full 10 cent limit amid war news and liquidation on major grain markets. May and July contracts slipped while oats and corn also traded lower. futures on the board of trade closed 10 cents down for May and other periods. Local grain and produce quotes reflected the sharp market reaction with No. 1 dark northern wheat and other grains quoted at reduced bids.
Sioux City cattle and hog receipts and prices are listed with mixed trends. Slaughter steers and yearlings show little change while fat stock and feeders firm. bulk fed steers and yearlings around 8.75 to 10.00 with good to choice grades near 10.25 to 10.85, though strictly choice figures incomplete.
May 14 71 stocks show weakness with widespread selling. Foreign exchanges rise on sterling relief while grains and metals drift lower.war news limits Wheal-off. Cattle and hogs drop, with some commodities and markets posting losses amid ongoing liquidation.
Tuesday market notes from Sioux Falls Watertown Mitchell Sioux City and New York outline poultry and eggs prices. Heavy hens and Leghorn stock mixed. butter and eggsPrices hold steady in Chicago and New York futures. occasional shifts in live poultry.
New York May 14 1977 stocks fell sharply for a fifth straight session as broad selling pushed the Dow and other indices down amid Allied reverses in Europe. Volume reached about 3.5 million shares with many issues hitting multi month or year lows. Traders cited Wall Street gloom and war stock unloading on the war news and blitzkrieg fears.
British and French reports outline heavy Allied air and ground operations in France and Belgium. French commanders claim Allied tanks and heavy artillery dispersed up to two thousand German tanks in the Ardennes as the larger Netherlands Belgium drive remains in planning stages. Observers note strategic aims to split fronts, seize the Meuse left bank, and push toward Brussels, while Britain and France withdraws are framed as prearranged strategy steps rather than retreats.
Brussels reports say Belgium’s cabinet will remain in the capital as German forces push west from the Liege area. Air raid sirens and anti aircraft batteries were active. recruits aged 16 to 23 were called to arms. The high command admitted withdrawal overnight while stating defence remained energetic. Residents sheltered, though some trolley service continued late.
Piano students of Sister Clare at St Teresa's School led with excellent ratings in the 1940 National Piano Playing Auditions sponsored by the South Dakota Chapter of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Other pupils under Miss Gertrude A Null also achieved high ratings and national honors, with the earlier report mislisting the excellence.
Cooking class continues with Miss Conks demonstrating German nota barbecued lamb hash pancakes and more. Master of ceremonies George Chitty distributed baskets to many residents including Mrs. Téa Karsen Mrs. Haydn Wilcox and dozens of others across addresses in Huron South Dakota. The school ends Friday morning with hospital notices and stockholders meeting planned for June fourth.
Pierre may 14 Oscar E Johnson former game and fight recter pleaded innocent when arraigned in circuit court on embezzlement charges. State and defense attorneys stated they would proceed to trial immediately. Johnson denied guilt and the court adjourned until May term jury panel is ready.
Sredigar, Heron, was elected grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in South Dakota, succeeding Jess Ward. Nellie Perry of Huron was named grand chief of the Pythian Sisters, replacing Mabel Minard. Belle Fourche was chosen as the 1941 convention city, with meetings slated for June 24.
The House Naval Committee begins a study of Bayer aviation and warship construction as lawmakers call for an army navy defense survey. Plans include training 256000 CCC youths and possibly using WPA workers to build military materials.
Preliminary figures show Brookings district population around 5 340 with a 10 percent gain since 1930, while Milbank and Vermillion also report notable increases. Data by James G. Venables cites shifts across South Dakota towns and changes in district totals, per federal estimates.
The report describes German and Allied maneuvering as World War II pressure builds along the Meuse and Belgian front. It notes German motorized forces widening the breach between Belgium and Trollsna, air power losses for both sides, and the possibility of a large southern battle near Be t wlan. Partial claims from DNB and Nazi air notes are cited amid tallys of enemy aircraft downed and troops captured.
New York a May close shows City Service 314 and Ford Motor amid a volatile session. Bond yields edged higher as investors weighed inflation data and tighter policy signals.
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