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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
2
Market notes show hog prices down 10 cents to 66 cents with top at 10.66 in Armour stockyards and mixed moves in Sioux Falls Watertown and Bronx Falls yards. Cattle and sheep hold steady while hogs tested weaker, with thin demand for butchers and sows. Beef steers and yearlings traded around 11 dollars with cows hovering near 10.50 to 10.75 in early reports.
The Huron Produce Market price range is published daily to the Evening Huronite by telephone from 10 a m to 1 noon. The notice records current market levels for staples and seasonal items, providing readers with a quick snapshot of prices as reported by market vendors in Huron.
War news depresses markets with heavy selling across grains. Wheat falls about 1.5 to 4 cents, December contracts near 1.13 per bushel, May around 1.28. Corn and oats drop, rye and soybeans ease, and lard leads loss in fats trading amid lower demand and pressure.
Beadle County Nutrition Committee plans an October meeting tomorrow at 4 30 in room 729 Hotel in Hughitt Misslive Nett home agent will report on a defense meeting in Mitchell Tuesday Roll call requires current nutrition information Mrs Mildred H Daniel chairs the committee Also includes regional market notes and grain and butterfat prices from Sioux Falls and Minneapolis trades with several commodity figures listed
New York stocks weaken as war news fuels selling. bonds dip on government worries. foreign exchange quiet with British pounds firm. Cotton, wool, and metals ease or steady amid liquidation. Chicago grains down about two cents on Russian war news. hogs steady near 11.15 while cattle hold medium weights and heavy steers hold steady.
The Boston wool market shows increased activity with graded French combing fine territory wools selling at $2.05 to $1.07 on a secured basis for longer lengths and $1.03 to $1.05 for average to short wools. Graded three-eighths bloods combing territory wools traded 84 to 96 cents scoured, while half-blood staple combing territory wools moved at $1.03 to $1.03 scoured.
The Salvation Army annual drive gains momentum in Huron with over 836 collected. Warren Darling chairs as 31 workers met at Marvin Hughitt Hotel for a breakfast kickoff outlining six plans. Captain Massey and Adjutant Mortenzen discuss needs and speak on limited downtown solicitation urging residents to contribute for whole families.
Hog prices held steady with medium and heavy weights stable while lambs dipped 10 to 15 cents. Salable hogs numbered about 8,000 with butchers and feeders largely steady. cattle trade dull on midweights though best yearlings reached 12.40. Sheep and lambs opened 10-15 cents lower as buyers sorted by weight and class.
Sioux City and Mitchell markets list hen weights eggs and dairy prices for Thursday. Hens over five pounds 14c, under five pounds 12c. leghorn and heavy breeds price marks. straight run eggs at 23c. butter creamery No 1 36c No 2 34c. henny eggs 3c. butterfat No 1 36c No 2 34c.
Sioux City livestock sale data show cattle salable around 2,000 with calves harder to move. Beef steers and yearlings in demand, top bourse around 12.25 for yearlings, cows mostly 7.25 to 8.50, canners up to 9.50, hogs 2,700 with slower trade and many at 9.85 to 10.75, sows 9.35 to 10.00, sheep 2,500 with lambs feeding near 11.00 and native fat lambs above 11.50.
Cattle salable 3,700 with slow slaughter demand for steers and yearlings. Yearlings mostly steady, heavy steers weak to lower. top early bid 1025 for yearlings, 12.15 for best heifers. Cows steady. canners 5.25 6.75, bulls steady. hogs 8,000 salable, opening steady with some weakness. barrows and gilts 10.40 11.65, 200-260 lb range 9.30 9.65. Calves 3,600 with vealers strong. 11.06 12.50. Sheep and lambs scarce. feeders favor native lambs around 11.00 for Montane lambs.
Watertown produce notes show price quotes for various poultry including barred rocks and White Leghorns with weights and cents per pound, along with eggs butterfat and cheese prices. Market receipts list egg counts and quality grades, with live poultry and dairy items marked as unchanged and cash market scores provided for reference.
Market activity declined amid war tension with brief rallies limited to small gains. Traders faced uncertainty as financial indicators showed subdued demand and cautious investing in a tense economic climate.
A listing of closing quotations for numerous companies and securities, including AirRedue, Johns-Many, AlleghCorp, Kennecott, Lib-OFG, Allis-Chmig, AmInternat, MarshField, AmLo¢o, MackTrack, AmRad&StS, NatLead, AT&T, MontWard, AmTobB, NorthAmer, BoeingAirp, PanAmAir, PillsFlour, Chrysler, Colg-Palm, Puredi, Radio, Sears-Roe, Studebaker, GenElec, GenMotors, and others, with price percentages and trading details. The page also notes market activity in New York and Minneapolis regions.
Final preparations underway for the fall dance season opening in Ruton at the Band Box. Wit Thoms and his orchestra, familiar to Huronians, will perform, after recently entertaining crowds at the South Dakota State Fair.
Barton attends a five day poultry disease and management course in Charles City Iowa. The program by Dr Salebury's Laboratories trained Sunshine State Hatchery staff in sanitation disease prevention and first aid for poultry care.
Lawmakers clash over the wartime lease lend program tied to a large omnibus bill. A minority faction urges diverting 10 percent of the land-lease fund to small businesses starved of materials. Amid fears of a separate peace between Stalin and Hitler, prospects for tightening restrictions grow uncertain.
Soviet troops reportedly still held Vysztna as Russian planes concentrated heavy strikes on Nazi columns advancing toward Vyazma. Civilians fought shoulder to shoulder with Red Army as German forces poured in divisions. London and Berlin reports differed on encirclement while fighting raged along a broad front from Bryansk to the Sea of Azov and in the Far East where Ichang and Yangtze positions drew Chinese and Japanese maneuvers.
Catholic women in the city show interest in the Catholic Daughters of America Drive. An open meeting will be held tomorrow at 8 15 in the church parlors with Mrs A G Linahan and Mrs A N Plouf in charge. All current and past members are invited with guest privilege. Catholic girls are urged to join to expand companionship and education. A social hour will follow.
The article reports President Roosevelt and Allies debating amend ments to the Neutrality Act to permit arming merchant ships and delivering aid to Britain, Russia, and other fighting nations. It notes Senate and House leaders' resistance, Taft’s warning of hearings, and Nye’s critique calling the policy a sign of weakness as Congress weighs gradual steps toward broader intervention.
Fragmented report details an Eastern Star event with mentions of Grand Ruth, Esther, and Clet Tyler. It notes a session led by Mia Loomer and Jers Thorne and references a final meeting and business revote amid the Lake area chapter activities.
The Sobth Dakota Educational Association reports 1971 42 enrollment by avery ACL education teacher op Huron who subscribed forty Adult Education Journal. A certificate of award will honor 100 percent estallment with the theme Education is Democracy Democracy for Education.
Delegates at the district convocation reported to Grace Church. Mrs Charles Barkl and Mrs TH Mathers updated the congregation on auxiliary activities. Ina Clair Stewart covered the Young People’s auxiliary report. Jack Fes berg scheduled to report next Sunday.
AFL building trades unions strike at Fairfield Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company plant near Birmingham after CIO card inspections outside the mill gate. About 11 000 workers across three shifts halted operations. A settlement proposal sought payroll checks to verify union membership. CIO efforts to enter the plant continued as the National Labor Board was asked to oversee a possible election. A separate CIO walkout hit Carnegie-Morgant Sheet and Tin Mill in Gary Indiana, with officials denying interference with legal dues inspections.
A damaged OCR page shows a memorial note thanking friends for support during illness and death of a husband and father, followed by broken classified ads for rental housing, items for sale, lost dog, and job/move notices. Names such as Jennie Almond, Earl Almond, Bert Evans, Art Evars, Wit Peterson appear in the thanks section. The rest includes rental listings and assorted household items and lost items with partial addresses and contact hints.
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