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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
2
Swine prices remained strong on May 2 as hogs held a high level from early gains. cattle calves and sheep quoters were steady or mixed. Chicago and South St Paul livestock markets reported uneven hogs with 200-300 lb ranges around 10.70 to 12.00, while sow and feeder pig prices showed smaller movements and lamb values edged lower into the day.
May 20 Chicago cattle and hog quotes show hogs steady then slipping from Wednesday highs. Hogs top around 12.15, limited to 200 to 300 lb. cattle mostly 3.50 to 11.50, weighs light to medium. heifers and wealers up 25 to 50 cents. Sheep partly sold direct to packers. 14,000 of 325,000 run, with few sales.
Market updates from Sioux Falls and Sioux City show hog prices mostly lower and cattle quotes steady to firm. Hogs top 11.25 to 11.40 with butchers around 10.25 to 11.25, calves and stockers mixed, beef cows 5.00 to 7.75, and stocker cattle activity subdued despite some gains in lighter weights.
Reports say government agencies bid 30 cents a pound for spot butter but no sales were reported. Yesterday the government was said to have bought 40000 pounds of butter at prices from 28 1/2 to 30 1/2 cents, depending on score. Eggs show unsettled production reports while butter and creamery products list varied grades and prices. Minneapolis trade notes include lots, sacks, patents, and standard prices with minor shifts.
Wheat prices eased about 2 cents on Chicago dealings as Winnipeg futures fell amid rains and export demand concerns. Resting bids supported by price declines kept some length, while domestic spring wheat moisture limited gains. May and July quotes drifted with corn and oats broadly stable.
Minneapolis and Duluth reports show varied grain values with No. 3 dark northern wheat at around 1.36 to 1.37 per bushel and No. 2 yellow about 1.38% market range. Oats No. 2 white quoted near 50% to 46% with barley and rye not fully quoted, while flour carloads in Minneapolis ranged near 7.50 to 7.70 per 98 pound sack and futures steady amid mixed cash prices.
Old stock steady with light supplies and slow Idaho demand for US No 1 Burbanks. New stock barely steady with weaker undertone, light supplies and slow demand for Bliss and Alabama varieties. California White Rose No 1 at 2.60 with other prices noted for US No 1 and No 2 grades.
Local market notes from Watertown on Thursday May 20 list items including hens five yearlings under four to five months old, geese and ducks of No 1 quality, eyes No 1, butterfat percent No 1, and miscellaneous totals for the day.
The report lists poultry and dairy prices including hens over 5 pounds at 15. 440 5 Tbs. 12 under 4 pounds 19 leghorn hens 9 roasters 8 7 turkeys 133 dutks 8 geese eggs 18 15 percent butterfat No 1 28 No 2 26 butter 31.
Regional market notes list weights and prices for hens roosters broilers ducks geese and eggs in Sioux City Sioux Falls Chicago and New York. Includes price ranges for No 1 No 2 eggs creamery butter and butterfat with notes on grade and packaging.
In Muskogee Oklahoma a 18 year old father and his wife gave birth to quadruplets. One girl died soon after birth while the remaining three infants were placed in incubators at the hospital. The surviving girl and two boys weigh about two to two and a half pounds each. They are fed a medicine dropper every three hours. The mother showed distress and the father ran a mile and a half to call a doctor.
Fragmentary OCR text lists items like Tbe LAWG125% and red durum with various percentages and weights. No coherent event or context is present to determine a real-world item, date, or action.
Bristol defeated Crosbard 19 to 0 and Claremont beat Argonne 14 to 3 in morning baseball games at the South Dakota high school tournament. Coyne of Bristol hit the tourney’s first homer as Bristol scored five in the seventh. Argonne-Claremont was 3 to 3 until the seventh when Argonne surged for six runs to win.
The German embassy lodged informal representations with the State Department over Cardinal Mundelein’s anti Nazi remarks in Chicago. Ambassador Dieckhoff had not received instructions for a formal protest. Mundelein’s comments, calling Hitler “an Austrian paper changes, and a poor one at that,” drew German concern and potential strain on relations.
In Washington on May 23 the House debated Roosevelt relief funding with Woodrum seeking a $1.0 billion target, Amstead proposing $1.25 billion, liberals led by Bollen pushing $3.0 billion, Maverick backing $2.0 billion, while administration leaders expect passage near the president’s $1.5 billion request. The Senate moved to reduce civilian conservation corps director Fechner’s pay from 12 000 to 10 000 dollars.
City reports the first claimed confession of 17 year old Gladys Macknight in the murder trial of her and Donald Wightman 28. The confession says the redhaired sweetheart killed the mother with a hatchet after Mrs Helen MacKnight found them kissing in the home, a contrast to later statements that the girl killed her mother while Donald restrained her.
The Soviet government disclosed that 43 men and one woman were executed for espionage and sabotage plots allegedly under the Japanese secret service. They were shot at Svobodny near the Far East on May 9.
In Washington Rep Whittington reports President Roosevelt endorsed a flood control program for the Lower Ohio River valley. He says $25 million program funds were approved with $11 million slated for expenditure in the next fiscal year following a White House conference.
A section lists numerous admissions across facilities including Mrs. F. H. Newton in Morpey and several Huron patients with medical or surgical designations. The fragmentary records include Violet Burrows Ruth Holferty and Mrs. J M Tachetter among others with locations such as Yale Iroquois and Hamilton.
Grim Basque defenders report heavy losses as Insurgent forces reach the outskirts of Bilbao and threaten the capital. British ships are urged to withdraw from Bilbao Harbor amid fears of renewed air attacks and bombardment.
Workers at Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp plants in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa Pa cast ballots on union representation by the Committee for Industrial Organization. The 27 000 worker election was the largest yet overseen by the National Labor Relations Board and results were due tomorrow. Bethlehem Steel faced a separate film industry strike at Johnstown Pa as talks continued with the Federated Motion Picture Craft union.
A fragmented notice reflects efforts to regulate slot machines under new licensing provisions. Court action seeks injunction and refunds, naming Warner and Goethal among others, amid claims licenses enable gambling and improper use of devices.
A notice lists seed corn offerings from Minnesota and Rainbow Flint at local elevators. The message includes inquiries and references to various seed varieties and elevator locations in the region.
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