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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1938
Page
2
Market review from Armour Stock Yards notes hog prices dropping to a top of 87.50 with 400 receipts as of Oct 1, while cattle, calves, and sheep hold steady. Sioux Falls livestock report lists hogs at 1,800 head with top around 7.65 and various feeders and prices for cattle and calves.
Hog prices slid 15 to 25 cents to multi year lows as buyers faced heavy relief supply. U A hogs 22 000 traded 15 to 45c down. cattle calves steady. sheep and lambs uneven with some declines. Sioux City sales show steers, cows and yearlings mixed. hogs at mid range 7.80 to 7.50 with lights around 7.50.
Sioux City cattle sale totaled about 6,600 with calves 1609. prices mostly steady to 25 higher, yearlings to 11.35, cows and cutters up to 3854.50, stocker feeder steers 7.75 to 8.75, steer stops to 10.60, feeding heifers top 7.80. Sheep 8,300 with undertone steady. lambs and rams around 3.00 to 8.00, range noted.
U S D A cattle and hog sales from St Paul on Monday show steady to weaker bidding. Cattle demand mixed with steers 9.50 to 11.50, grass cattle 6.50, plain heifers 6.00, Western cows 6.25, cutters 3.50 to 4.50, bulls up to 5.75. Calves 7.00 to 9.50, dealers weak. Hogs 9,500 head, bids 15 to 25 lower. 200-270 lb barrows 7.30 to 7.50, sows down to 7.35, sheep around steady with higher seller asks.
Furnished Daily by Swift and Co Huron D Meas 42 cents per pound for produce over four pounds Leghorn hens springs and roosters listed with weights Butterfat prices No 1 and No 2 vary. Market data appears with incomplete entries and garbled labels.
October market brief from Watertown and Mitchel lists prices for Leghorn chickens, hens and roosters by weight, Eggs at regular and large grades, butterfat and turkeys or fowl. Includes ranges for no. 1 and no. 2 egg grades and general poultry figures for the day.
Sioux Falls market data lists poultry and eggs with weights and prices. Hens 44 pounds heavy hens under four dollars per pound. Leghorn fawns and springs priced, live ducks at seven, roosters five, eggs 28 for No 1, 16 for No 2. Butterfat No 1 23 No 2 21. Butter, 27.
Sioux City market notes for Monday October 10 report prices in poultry and eggs. Hens and springs listed by weight and type with no. 2, No. 6 and No. 1 eggs, brown fats butter prices noted. includes creamery butter quotations and fat content grades.
Chicago market notes show butter prices steady with creamery specials at 93. Eggs at 5.169, various grades firm. Poultry and live birds listed with weights and prices. turkeys and ducks noted. Minneapolis flour prices per barrel in sacks, shipments 20,752, Pure Bran and Standard Middlings priced, totals rounded.
New York produce prices show Butter at 1 028 652 steady creamery higher than extra 20 2714, firsts 23 26, seconds 22, Cheese 244 659 steady whole milk fats 1937 10 21 fresh fancy 16 Eggs 10 516 firm Mixed colors special packs 30 34% standards firsts 26 34, seconds 25 25 44, mediums 24% dirties 24 average checks 20¢ 21% Refrigerator specials 26 74 2874 standards 24 firsts 25 44 mediums 24
Sioux Falls market prices list heavy hens 4% lbs and over 11, heavy hens under 4 1/2 lbs 9, Leghorn hens 7, heavy breed springs 10, Leghorn springs ?, Leghorn cocks 6, live ducks 7, live geese 5, Eggs No.1 22, No.2 16, Butterfat No.1 23 No.2 21, Butter 27.
Markets at a glance show irregular stock activity in New York with industrials lagging while bonds improve and rails demand steadies. Foreign exchange is easy with sterling supplies, commodities mix in Chicago with wheat firm, cattle and hogs lower, and overall market noise unsettled in parts.
Market notes show No. 1 dark northern wheat and No. 2 dark northern wheat with varying quotes, plus mixed barley and rye figures. The report reflects jittery demand and fluctuating prices across grain grades, with oats and corn mentioned in passing, indicative of a tentative trading session.
Chicago wheat edged higher in late dealings aided by a 892000 bushel drop in the U S visible supply. The change contrasted with a rise last week as reports of weevil damage in Kansas stored wheat surfaced. Prices closed modestly higher from Saturday's finish with December and May options noted.
Minneapolis carlot range notes mixed grades for corn and wheat with No. 1 dark northern and No. 2 red durum listed. rye and barley prices appear. flax No. 1 around 1.832 and barley 54. The fragmentary OCR shows market at Chicago area pricing for wheat and flax commodities.
Chicago futures show mixed gains and losses across wheat corn and oats with December and May contracts quoted. Minneapolis cash grain prices list varied bid ranges and protein levels for wheat while bank stocks and government bonds show modest movements in New York and Minneapolis reports.
A plane crash in Eau Claire Wisconsin killed four people including Willis Kysor of Miles Michigan the pilot who died of injuries. Victims James Small age 25 of Marion Kentucky Orlie Berkley 24 of Eau Claire and Robert E Butler 64 of Eau Claire also perished. The aircraft struck the Ole Anderson grocery store corner as Butler watched from a window.
Senator Vandenberg warned against concentration of power in the White House and discussed international issues. He spoke tonight in the Col dscrum mnnux and would depart for Wichita, Kansas after the program, which began at eight o'clock. A note mentions the Mt Wilson Observatory’s 100 inch silvered mirror polished with rouge.
Utilities led in an upswing as the market moved higher in New York trading. Investors faced profit taking in past week leaders while favorable prospects supported overall gains. Some declines appeared in steels, motors, rails and specialties as the session ended with an irregular close and about 1.1 million shares changed hands.
In New York City the press notes a shift as cities consider curb bond sales and fiscal strategies. Officials discuss delaying or altering public works financing in response to tighter credit markets and budget pressures.
After a festive Homecoming week end Huron College celebrated with a parade a pow wow and a football win over Augustana 8 to 0. Students joined in a shake dance pep meetings a Dad's Say dinner and a Model T derby between halves. Alumni gathered at the dining hall and dances closed the night with an all Indian orchestra.
Esther Gandy, sanitarium matron, said Bartie aged about 90, died around 10 30 am Saturday after a gradual decline. Born in Liverpool January 16 1836 he settled in Canada then moved to a homestead near Wolsey in the 1880s. Surviving children George Charles Harvey plus several daughters reside in Nebraska Minnesota and Canada. Funeral plans not set.
A divorce decree granted to Bert Phillips from Tola B Phillips after a cruel and inhuman treatment suit. Judge Frank H. Fisher signs the decree awarding custody of a minor child and no alimony. The couple wed in Huron on May 17, 1919.
W Stevens, director of the Townsend organization in South Dakota, states no local Townsend club may endorse gubernatorial or state candidates this year. He notes national groups in Chicago back no endorsements and promise fair hearings on Townsend principles. The plan centers on issuing bulletins naming nationally acceptable candidates.
Berlin dispatch reports a Belgian airliner crash in western Germany near Soest, killing five passengers and one West German crew member among a four-person crew. Witnesses saw debris scattered over 300 feet. Investigation began as wreckage was collected and analyzed.
Fire Prevention Week opens with talks by Fire Chief and local clubs. An events schedule from churches and shops highlights demonstrations and safety tips throughout the week. Community groups plan activities, with emphasis on education for families and students.
Beadle County Historical Society hosts October meeting at Veterans CCC Car State Fair Grounds. Thomas San Sioux Indian leather and woodwork will speak in Sioux language with John Claymore interpreting. A relief display and Veterans Camp musical program accompany the lecture.
Attendance at the revival services grew noticeably with people traveling from Pierre and Blunt. The Evangelistic party led by Ute Tysel saw a filled meeting, solving seating issues as crowds filled the venue. The sermon topics include Questions Without Answers and The Keys to the Kingdom with Precious Promises. An unusual service is planned for Thursday, described as not a standard sermon.
Reports say the German army halted its advance into Czechoslovakia after occupying the fifth zone as part of international negotiations. Sudeten Germans hold 90 percent of their territory. Troppay troops clashed with Czechoslovak soldiers. Konrad Henning dissolved the Sudeten Free Corps. Hungary gains two border towns as Prague agrees to release Hungarian prisoners and discharge Hungarian-speaking soldiers. Plebiscite prospects are debated. Germans doubt a vote will occur.
A hospital list records admissions including Fred Kirke Huron and several Wolsey patients undergoing medical or minor surgical care. Discharges note George King Huron and Duane Wagner Wolsey among others, with several names from Huron Manchester Hitchcock and surrounding towns.
May register at city hall for general election in the city. Electors must register before election day to vote. City officials announce registration hours and procedures for those new to precincts or who have moved. South Dakota statutes govern the process.
A newborn entered the world at 11 45 in the morning at a local hospital. The infant, a boy, weighed in with typical birth weight and is reported in good health. Parents expressed joy at the arrival and named the baby in celebration.
The community plans a May Day program with a featured movie, prize drawing, and poultry drawings. Organizers announce schedules for the day, including registration at Daum's auditorium at 9 am and exhibits by farmers and families arriving from nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Owen M Joshn and two children join M P G Carroll for a weeklong visit, marking their first trip from Pennsylvania in years.
Classified notice shows a sales pitch for sniffles and sinus relief at Humphrey's with a 30 and 50 cent price. It lists a for sale bicycle described as two mun old with phone numbers. A separate wanted ad seeks an experienced worker for Huron Lunch in Huron with a dollar amount.
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