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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1930
Page
9
Sioux City market notes show cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep activity. Cattle and calves mostly steady to firm with some steady beef weights, hogs fully steady with top bids around 23.5, lambs steady with open bids near 10.00 and better offerings around 10.25.
Market summaries show cattle and hog prices steady to firm with tone mixed across regions. Sioux Falls reports top cattle near 9.80 and steady to strong hogs around 9.85 to 10.30, while St Paul notes undertone firmness for steers and veal with varied ranges, and lambs and sheep active but uneven.
Daily market report from Sioux Falls lists live poultry categories and prices. Hens four pounds and over priced, under eight pounds at twelve, cocks seven, geese seven, ducks nine. Eggs firsts sixteen. Butterfat and butter deliveries noted with varying prices.
May 21 at Chicago market shows alive birds including fowls and roosters with totals for turkeys ducks geese and springs. Butter eggs and storage-packed items listed with price ranges and grade percentages for firsts and extras.
Stock listings show First Bank and Janco rporation among items with bid and ask prices, reflecting a mixed market. The brief note includes ratios and a closing indicator, typical of late edition summaries.
Bulls led the day as wheat futures rose on a strong early market and reports of damage in the northwest and western Canada. May, July, and September futures gained with cash and carlot quotes showing varied demand and prices across No 1 northern to amber durum.
Market activity in Duluth futures ranges includes May testing near 36M with modest gains in July and September positions. Traders observe a 3 percent shift in May, while July posts around 64M and September hovers near 60e.
The Turon grain market lists futures for May September and December with high and low ranges for wheat and corn along with spot figures for oats barley rye flax and speltz. Prices show marginal changes across contracts with figures like No 1 dark northern wheat and No 1 mixed durum noted alongside rye flax and oats values.
Chicago and Huron markets show dairy eggs butter and poultry price listings for May 24 to 26. Includes butterfat and egg prices, hen and roosters rates, and live poultry ranges with regional supplier notes Buck Brothers and Reese listed among vendors.
Moderate speculation for a rise dominated trading as investors were cheered by firmer tones late last week. Presidents Donnelly of Northern Pacific and Williamson of Burlington noted good crop conditions but little business improvement. Wall Street closed steady after a day of profits taking, with 2.45 million shares traded.
A chaotically formatted list shows closing quotations for Chema and Dye up 309 percent and several industrials like Am Can at 14534 and Am Loco near 53.8. Major names including Armour, Can Pac, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, and US Steel appear with varied gains and losses, reflecting a volatile trading session across sectors.
The registrar announced 39 candidates for bachelor degrees at Huron College for June. Commencement events include a reception June 6 at Foster Cottage and exercises June 10 at 10 p m in the auditorium. The address, Days of Vision, will be delivered by Rev. Thomas Grier Koontz of Oil City Pa. Koontz, a World War II veteran, has pastored in Oil City since 1921 and previously served in Wheeling and Baltimore. The list includes Ethelyn Margaret Bergman of Willow Lake and many others from Huron and nearby towns.
Thirty seven American Legion Auxiliary poppy sellers raised 579.30 last Saturday, nearing the $600 all time mark. Five thousand poppies were sold with Mary Jane Murphy leading as top teller at 53.10. Merchants donated bouquets early to boost the drive.
Mike Gartland, longtime Esmond resident and town assessor, died suddenly Friday at his home in Esmond after a stroke. He is survived by his widow, three daughters Rose Mary and Margaret, two brothers Bernard and James, and two sisters Mrs Will OBrien and Miss Kate Gartland. Burial was in Carthage Cemetery.
Radio dealers in Huron consent to cooperate with the Izaak Walton league for the Y C L essay contest. Winners will broadcast their essays on The Conservation of Our Natural Resources Including Woods Water and Wildlife over WNAX remote from Pierre between 7 and 8 PM tonight and Wednesday. Listeners are urged to tune in.
The First National Bank of Elk Point was robbed at about 2 p m with the bandit escaping by car after taking $2000 from the cash drawer. President W Freeman and cashier M E Johnson were forced into the vault. the thief, about five four, wore shark trousers a white shirt and a straw hat and carried a small revolver. The bank is a South Dakota Bankers Association member which offers a 1000 reward for bank robberies dead or alive.
Aberdeen May 21 Officials search for a man who since May 10 has passed worthless checks statewide. The pink counter checks were written from an Aberdeen First State Savings bank account signed George Peterson. Receipts came from filling stations and garages in Wolsey Miller Pierre Fort Pierre Midland Rapid City Lead Deadwood Belle Fourche and Hot Springs. Amounts ranged from ninety six cents to ten dollars and may bear the license number 32910 Minnesota on the back of one check.
The No 14 road project begins with the Ison Erling crew regrading the bed east of Huron in a five and a half mile stretch toward paving. Sioux Falls firm handles regrading and new reed construction along the James River bottom. concrete work to follow later in summer under separate contract.
At Charlotteville May 21 the Southern Presbyterian church votes from 92 presbyteries show 37 for union 29 against 25 for postponing action and one abstain. The report notes the plan to unite with the United Presbyterians was defeated.
Seven rural Beadle county pupils win Huronite Young Folks trips to the state Young Citizens League convention in Pierre. County Superintendent Nellie M. Brusso will accompany them, with the delegation including Delbert Atkinson Grace West 4 sels Eleanor Spring and Thelma Stanson among others. Trips are funded by Huron business sponsors and organized since the program began 34 years ago.
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