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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1929
Page
9
Market news from Armour and Co. receipts to noon today are listed. The Huronite notes that Hur yard is not a public market so daily quotations are not supplied. Readers should check public market quotations elsewhere for current prices.
A Huron dairy sets direct shipper prices and station prices for eggs. The move signals price steps for distributors and retailers amid competitive market pressures. Local sources note potential shifts in supply routes and consumer costs.
Chicago reports unchanged butter prices with ample supplies and weaker eye demand. Poultry eases with fowls down 1 to 2 cents, while eggs and cheese show declines and steady butterfat notes appear in Sioux City and Mitchell data amid varied regional livestock trading.
Heavy hens, light hens, and cocks listed by Buck Brothers of Huron for Huron Poultry and Eggs. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Wheat futures fell sharply with May and July contracts dropping below key levels as selling pressure dominated. Cash wheat offerings remained moderate while demand was quiet to fair. oats and barley also weakened with mixed futures in Minnesota markets.
Market notes list various grain grades and prices including Wheat No 1 amber durum 901 percent 1.1014 and No 2 do 904 1.1034 plus No 1 durum 9014 1.0514 and No 2 do 844 1.05 percent. It also shows No 1 mixed durum 86 percent 1.0514 No 2 do 85 percent 1.0534 and No 1 red durum S444 8614.
New York markets show rebound after a week of selling as industrial and railroad leaders gain with strong buying support. Call money stays at six percent. wheat slips to the May option low. Leaders like Atchison American Waterworks General Electric United Aircraft and Sears rise. total volume about 4.1 million shares.
On the curb market Standard 611 of Indiana stock today closed at 54 percent. The list shows numerous other company quotes and percentages including Am Can Am T&T US Steel Gulf and more, reflecting a broad sector snapshot.
The article notes plans to add an acre of space in the tourist park to handle expected summer traffic. It mentions substantial grass sowing and 590 Chinese elms planted in temporary locations. The trees will be relocated to permanent sites next season after landscaping is completed.
Beadle county commissioners and highway chief R W Clarke traveled to Pierre to urge moving Sheffield road a mile east so it will run along township lines and serve the eastern area. A state highway commission hearing was set for the afternoon. Huron officials planned a similar trip to request state help funding a 60 foot paving on east Third street for Federal Highway No 14, citing a new attorney general ruling permitting state aid for streets used by state highways.
Wallice Davidson a Dakota Wesleyan University freshman is recovering from chest injuries after an initiation into the Kappa Phi literary society. Fellow student Pete Kolgate suffered a broken hand from a paddle during the same initiation two months ago. Davidson’s pleural effusion and cracked ribs were treated with drainage and hospital care, with doctors noting a likely link to the initiation amid no other causes.
The biennial South Dakota A O U W meeting in Huron discussed a potential merger with the North Dakota jurisdiction. If approved, South Dakota would dissolve as a separate unit and merge into a larger regional body with substantial insured assets. Delegation from North Dakota led by B C Marks and Ia J Moore presented the proposal. Supreme Master A V Proudfoot attended.
The Abbey Presbyterian church in Dallas will erect the tallest church building in the southwest a 28 story Gothic tower rising 230 feet above the street. An illuminated cross will crown the structure and the slogan Put the cross in the skyline. Ten floors of offices and ten floors of apartments will fund an endowment. The building will house church quarters stores a Sunday school gym and space for a 1500 member congregation.
A court martial in Illery delivered death sentences to three Spanish Army officers and issued lesser terms to other officers amid strict secrecy. The reported sentences include two captains and one other officer, with additional prison terms noted for several others.
Delegates elected in Rapid City for the 1930 Knights of Columbus state convention with James W. Waters A J Gorman and William Carberry named as delegates to Milwaukee. A five member committee will cooperate with Catholic educational institutions and graduates. Delegates tour the Black Hills visiting Sylvan Lake Deadwood Lead Spearfish and Belle Fourche before a ball in Rapid City. Yankton chosen as 1930 convention site.
Kenneth Sellers, 48, longtime aide to South Dakota governors, died last Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona. He began as Governor Vessey's secretary at age 23 and served through Byrne, McMaster, and Norbeck administrations, later moving to the interior department to work with Indians. He died at his mother's home, Mrs. Mattie Sellers, and was buried Saturday in Cherokee, Iowa.
An excerpt recounts President Hoover accepting Will Brandt’s resignation from public service. Hoover cites the seven years of sacrifice for public work and invites continued cooperation as Brandt returns to private law practice. The note expresses gratitude for his service to the American people and government.
Berwyn Illinois August night the chief Charles Levy was killed after he and another officer confronted two men William Doody and Eddie Mack near a stolen car Doody allegedly fired at the officers and Levy Doody known as a suspect in a previous postal inspector shooting The attack occurred during questioning in the street
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