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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
2
Market reports from Armour Stockyards Huron and Chicago on May 27 show hog prices easing by 15 cents with lightweights most affected while cattle and sheep hold steady. Across Sioux City and Watertown, hogs decline or steady with cattle and calves mixed, varying by class and weight, as market activity remains uneven.
Sioux Falls stockyards report shows 2,000 cattle with prices around 14.00 to 14.10 for top offerings and 15 lower for bulk. butchers and hogs noted. In St Paul, cattle runs 3,200 with fed steers and yearlings higher, few sales at 16.26, heifers steady, cows and bulls steady to strong with slaughter cows around 13.00.
The price range for fluron produce markets is reported daily to the Evening Huronite by telephone between 6:00 a.m. and noon. Heavy hens 6 Ibs and under priced around 2.0 to 2.0. Heavy hen 4 to 5 Ibs. Light and Leythern hens 16 areiedl masters.
New York dairy and egg market unsettled with prices at ceiling. butter 1,162,975 pounds, cheese 463,508 dollars no quotations, eggs 22,512 cases with mixed colors and varietal grades. Chicago poultry and butter receipts ample, prices unchanged. live poultry 14 trucks firm. eggs receipts 25,952 cases with graded extra firsts at local 36 percent to 44 percent. Crossed poultry in New York firm. live poultry by freight without quotations.
Prices from Watertown and Sioux Falls on May 27 show heavy hens 4 lbs and over at 21 cents, under 4 lbs at 18, Leghorn hens 18, heavy cocks 14, Leghorn cocks 12, ducks 10, geese 10, eggs 32 No.1, 33 No.12, butterfat No.1 46, No.2 44. Sioux Falls lists similar poultry prices with No.1 butterfat at 44 and No.2 at 42.
Chicago May 27 Wheat slipped after four days of gains as profit taking appeared in larger volumes. The session saw limited activity, with wheat finishing lower and rye easing. Oats declined late. corn held steady. Ceiling fears restrained trading across grains with a generally technical pullback. Minneapolis cash wheat mixed with steady buying and lower quotes for the day.
Markets at a glance show stocks higher with blue chips extending gains while bonds improve and rails stay active. Cotton remains quiet amid price fixes absorbing offerings. Chicago wheat declines 42 cents as ceiling fears cut trading. corn unchanged at ceilings. hogs slow. receipts heavy for cattle while yearlings weaken and eastern demand slumps.
Huron grain markets list various grains with prices for Wheat No 1 dark northern Wheat No 2 dark northern and No 3 dark northern Oats Barley Rye and Flax show different basis values Trading figures include percent changes and multiple grade indicators with numerical bids across multiple states and grades
Blue ships led the stock market surge in New York on May 27 with many blue chips rising 1 to 2 points to levels not seen since early 1940. Fore noon best prices. profit taking late reduced quotes. Turnover about 1.6 million shares as activity slowed after mid day.
A compiled list of closing quotations for major industrials and utilities from the Associated Press style. Stocks include ANeghCorp IntBusMach AlChemDye IntHarv AmAirlines IT&T AmInternat Johns-Manv AmT&T Lackhd AmWool MackTk MarshTield My MartGiCo ArmIlProf MiamiCop AviaCorp Mant Uiard BendixAvia BethSthoat BoeingAir BriggsMf BuddMng CalumetHee CelotexCorp CaseJICo CerroDeFas ChryslerCorp ColgPalmP ComSouth ConsCop ComProd CurtissWrt CurtissWra Deere&Ce DouglasAire DupontDell GenElee GenFonds GenMills GenMtrs GtNIrOreCt Loh GtNorRype GiWwestSug Homestake IndusRayon NartDairyPro NorAmAvyia NorPac OliverFarm OtisElev ParamPic Penney JC PepsiCain PhelpsDodge RadioCorArm RepStl ReynTeb B ScarsRoc Servel StandRrnd StdOlCal StOUNT Stew Warn Stoned&kWeb TimRiBrg TruaxTracr UnidAirett US Gypsum US Steel US Steel of West U Tel WosE& Mig Woolworth
Governor M. Sharpe yesterday announced the appointment of Johnny Gregg of Yankton an oil dealer as a member of the South Dakota athletic board representing the southeastern section of the state.
The Associated Press report shows Senate moves to cut National Resources Planning Board funding to 200000 and curb postwar planning powers. A reciprocal trade amendments fight seeks Senate veto power. Hull resists review of authority. Byrd notes lawmakers settle on pay as you go tax plans, denying extra tax deduction.
May 27 Hot Springs Va. Canada urges lower or abolished tariffs and measures to preserve high postwar employment. The delegation argues international cooperation may succeed where competition failed and cites Australia’s call for domestic food problem solutions before international aid. Smaller nations seek material aid from industrialized neighbors.
A business session of the South Dakota State Medical Association is held at the Marvin Bughitt Hotel today and Friday. The Hindus, not the Arabs, are said to be the authors of the Arabic system of arithmetical notation.
Secretary Morgenthau stated the compromise pay as you go bill expected to raise an additional 2.5 billion dollars over two years will not meet Treasury needs. He added the Treasury still requires at least 16 billion dollars in taxes this year, saying we need it very, very bad.
Rev Bruce F Hunt Orthodox Presbyterian missionary and former prisoner of the Japanese spoke to Huron Kiwanis about postwar democracy. He warned guns alone cannot secure freedoms and urged humane outreach to liberated peoples, stressing living democracy at home and abroad. He recalled wartime trials in Korea Manchuria and Japan and noted Koreans endurance under occupation. His in law relation connects to Shannon McCune, linked to Huron College.
Leon Henderson, former OPA administrator, told the National Association of Agents convention in New York on May 27 that inflation signs exist and the war home front program may need reconsideration. He urged new price controls and expanded powers over production distribution and credit, noting the drive requires new tools. He also referenced a Georgia governor fact in the same era.
Two Army Air Corps flyers, Capt Austin Lytle and Sgt Ray Thoman, met in Huron on furlough after years apart. Lytle, a Pacific ferry pilot and former Northwest Airlines co pilot, toured the Pacific theater, while Thoman, a Huron High School alumnus, has recently flown recon flights. Both plan to leave Huron soon, with Lytle visiting his Redfield parents and Thoman awaiting further orders.
Edsel Ford s funeral will be simple with private services at 2 30 p m tomorrow at Christ Church Chapel Grosse Pointe the Rt Rev Frank W Creighton and Rev Francis B Creamer in charge. Body at Hamilton Funeral Parlors until 10 p m tonight. Ford officials receive condolences from many quarters including a message from President Roosevelt to Henry Ford and family.
Washington May 27 The International Association of Machinists announced it is quitting the American Federation of Labor as of May 31 after a long jurisdictional dispute led by the carpen ters union led by William Hutcheson. President Harvey W. Brown said the split ends 48 years of affiliation and the union will operate independently while maintaining its large aircraft industry base and paid AFL per capita dues around $60,000 annually.
Washington May 27 government crop subsidy policy debates move to the Senate as hearings open on a bill to add 1 billion dollars to the Commodity Credit Corporation lending power and extend its life four more years. Food Administrator Chester C. Davis testifies that the extra funds are necessary for loan and purchase operations tied to war food and fiber needs. Controversy centers on government subsidy versus letting prices rise to spur production. If not extended, CCC would expire next June.
South Dakota Supreme Court ruled a parochial school is not part of the public system, so its pupils cannot receive free textbooks. The case arose from Leonard Haas of Sacred Heart School in Yankton against the local independent school district. The court cited constitutional provisions and existing laws, noting textbooks are distributed to districts, not pupils, with costs borne by the district. The ruling affirms a Yankton County Circuit Court decision.
Indian manager Lou Boudreau, lauding the Cleveland Indians as the best in the American League, says no other club has convinced him they can beat them. He notes the roster is near full strength as the team begins its eastern swing against the Red Sox with Otis Hackett the lone 300 hitter.
Congress debate centers on a 73 percent abatement for taxes over 50 with a 50 dollar floor. Senator Vandenberg argues a 75 percent deduction then 50 dollar offset could halve a 401 tax, while others expect a pay as you go bill to reach a vote next week. Republicans Martin and associates foresee the President allowing passage without signature.
Two 1948 graduates of the University of South Dakota law school were admitted to the bar. They are Lawrence, Watertown, and Philip Merhey Rensvold, Madison. Also listed as admitted at hospitals are Mrs Bennett, Mrs Hallar, and others, with several medical and surgical dismissals noted in Huron and surrounding areas.
Classified snippet lists a boat for sale with a frame and scooter tires and a phone contact 3803. It also notes a modern house for rent redecorated and clean with inquiry at 580 Beach SE rear door.
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