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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
2
Swine markets fall Thursday with hog prices down 2d to 25cm. A few choice lightweight butchers reached 14 30. Long haul well conditioned hogs reported 5 16 per hundred higher. Cattle stable and sheep 2 percent higher.
Produce market price ranges for Huron area shown in early morning notices, plus New York commodities prices for butter, eggs, cheese and poultry as of Thursday Oct. 15. Butterfat values, egg grades, and dressed poultry tones reported with steady or mixed movements across lines.
Hog prices pulled back from week highs with losses up to 35 cents as receipts expanded. Cattle and lambs showed gains around 25 cents in some classes. U S Dept Agr salable hogs 32 000 slow early sales 15 25 lower than Wednesday’s average. Top hog price 16 05 paid for lightweight sows and butchers. Cattle and calves stronger with top 17 00 for fed steers and yearlings around 16 65 for best yearlings. Sheep opened around 25 higher with fat native lambs about 14 50 to 14 60.
Sioux City cattle sale totals 2 509 head calves 100. Beef steers and yearlings firm. Cows steady. Stockers and feeders mostly to dealers. Hogs 2 500 head slow, prices 14.40 to 14.50 per cwt. Sheep 3 500 head with late Monday action noted, lambs 13.75 to 14.00. Market reflects mixed demand across cattle hogs and sheep segments.
St Paul market shows cattle prices steady to strong with top slaughter steers at 16.65 per 100 pounds and other grades ranging 11.00 to 16.90 for good and choice. Hogs market softening with bids around 20 cents lower. sheep and sows bid 14.00 to 14.35. Sioux Falls cattle and hogs follow similar activity with steady steers near 14.50 and hogs around 24.35 to 24.50.
U S Department of Agriculture notes fall and 12 month wools sold in Texas at grease prices of 37 38 cents and 45 47 cents respectively. About 3 million pounds of 12 month and 2 million pounds of fall wools remained unsold. Texas mohair sold at 40 cents for adult and 50 cents for kid F.O.B. grease price. Some Mexican mohair sold at 35 cents for adult and 45 cents for kid.
Newspaper tabulation lists poultry prices by weight and breed for Mitchell Sioux Falls Watertown and Sioux City on Oct 15 with heavy hens leghorn and spring chickens, roosters, turkeys and eggs. Butterfat prices No 1 No 2 and current receipts are included for each market.
In downturn that gained moment, grain prices edged lower with the season. Corn and rye pits slipped about a cent, while soybeans and oats showed lighter losses. The market reflected cautious trading as prices drifted to seasonal lows.
Markets reported broad declines with wheat and corn lower amid trade uncertainty and ceilings on cereals. Cotton held steady while hogs and cattle showed strength. soybeans fell, oats and rye dropped. late September freeze cited for corn impact and delayed flour demand.
Minneapolis and Chicago grain futures report for October 15 shows mixed wheat futures with Dec at 1.16, May near 1.19, and various highs and lows. Cash prices list No. 1 heavy dark northern at around 1.16 and No. 1 red durum about 1.095, with corn, oats and flax prices also noted and steadiness in the market.
In New York markets on October 4, fresh war fears kept buying muted and trustees cautious. The session saw lightened commitments amid anticipated correction of the Menethy upswing, with Southern Pacific delivering a $1 dividend not rallying others. Trading volume hovered around 600,600 shares as mixed closings and soft spots emerged across several names.
Pete’s Market employees in Huron photographed a stray pheasant that wandered onto Dakota Avenue Tuesday afternoon. L Doner, departed for the Army, aimed his camera as the bird perched on a window sill then posed briefly before the shutter clicked. The city visitor is now caged for inspection at Pete’s Market.
METIS BEACH Quebec Oct. 15. A westbound merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk last Thursday night off the summer resort on the south shore of the St Lawrence River farther upriver than any prior submarine attack. Metis Beach lies 180 miles upriver from Anticosti Island and 196 miles downstream from Quebec. The ship, a 4,000-ton vessel, was struck at about midnight and 12 crew members are missing. Eighteen others were picked up by Canadian naval vessels which searched for the U-boat amid a small convoy group.
Captain E V Rickenbacker reported after a European theater survey that the trend is entirely in our favor He said the European air war will continue until we gain air superiority and cripple German aircraft production He stated there is no question we will win and the only question is how soon Stimson released the report detailing his England trip to assess Army Air Force personnel and equipment under combat conditions Use of British and German comparisons noted.
Chinese high command said a Japanese landing attempt in the Biss Bay region northeast of Hongkong on October 15 was repulsed. The communique reported the enemy force aimed south of Tarashur but retreated after strong Chinese resistance.
In Louisville, Lutherans reelected Knabel to lead the church body for a thirteenth term. The report notes his longstanding service since the prior term and mentions church officials including Dr Gian Mills and a Philadelphia layman involved in church activities.
The city gathered more than 68 tons of scrap metal today including two tons of yag s and 3500 pounds of rubber in a drive that officials say falls short of last May’s effort when Huronians collected over 125 pounds per person. They call the current effort very successful despite lower totals and note cleaner, higher quality scrap.
New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia told the Senate military committee that 200,000 to 300,000 women could be enlisted to wash and mend soldiers clothes, run kitchens and laundry, handle paperwork, and take over kitchen police duties, though he said he had no criticism of the WAACs. He argued auxiliaries would be valuable and available to take on these tasks.
The Marine forces on Guadalcanal brace for a major showdown as Japanese reinforcements land on the north shore. Naval observers note the attack follows a two day American offensive that expanded gains and inflicted losses, with reports placing Japanese strength around 12,000 troops on the island.
A sweeping naval financing plan seeks a multibillion dollar bond issue to fund fleet expansion and modernization. Officials emphasize strategic capabilities, industrial support, and long term security commitments amid growing global tensions.
Mrs Lucy Tysell of Britton and Floyd Tabor of Madison were elected worthy grand matron and worthy grand patron by South Dakota Grand Chapter delegates. The convention awarded the 1943 meeting to Sioux Falls with several officers elected and appointed for installation and future duties.
Funeral services were held at St Marys Church in Highmore for VooH Holtzman a Hyde County resident born December 7 1892 in Fulda Indiana who died Monday afternoon at 1 15 after a cerebral hemorrhage He was 49 and survived by his widow three young daughters one son and several sisters and brothers Federal services were conducted at 10 oclock at St Marys Church in Highmore
Warren L Darling recently commissioned as first lieutenant in the Medical Administrative Corps left this noon for Camp Grant in Illinois to report for duty. Crowley of Spearfish has taken over as manager of the Huron Cink, which Darling has held for four years.
Job's Daughters will host a dance Friday night in the Masonic Temple after the Pierre-Huron high school football game. The event welcomes all members and invited guests with entry details announced locally. Chitty to Speak Tonight on WNAX at 6 30 shows Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.
The Rev. A. E. Liddick, a returned missionary from India, will speak again tonight at the Wesleyan Church on the corner of Third and Kansas Northeast at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to hear this inspiring message.
The U S Army Ordnance Department announces a new 535th heavy maintenance company to recruit 200 plus personnel in North and South Dakota. Applications are accepted at listed motor shops in Aberdeen Watertown Brookings Sioux Falls Mitchell Winner Yankton Rapid City Pierre Huron. Induction follows enlistment after examinations by Washington ordnance officers with possible 15 to 16 days later.
Funeral services for Albert Gerth long time resident will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Church in HIGHMORE He was advanced in years and had been in failing health He is the father of Fred Gerth of Hyde County and a brother of Mrs Rosena Fahl who shared his home for many years.
Continued fighting shows German forces pushed back east of Mozhaisk, 60 miles from Moscow, as Red Army troops close the corridor from both sides. Weather sections note mild temps in Huron and mild to scattered showers in South Dakota with slight changes through tonight and into Friday.
In Belfast on October 15, retail liquor dealers announced a ban on selling battle spirits and wines to United States and British armed forces in Northern Ireland after consulting army authorities. The move targets sale restrictions amid wartime measures. Public notices also advertise various for sale and rummage items, including real estate and household goods.
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