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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
8
Sioux City cattle and hog markets show feeders and slaughter classes mostly steady. Cattle top for steer is around 14.50 per 650 pounds, cows 6.75 to 7.75, hogs 9.15 to 9.35 per 160–310 pounds, sheep and lambs with fat lambs around 12.50. Mitchell and Sioux Falls listings follow with butterfat and poultry prices in varying ranges.
Sioux Falls cattle steady as 800 head traded while hogs rose with top at 9.25 and bulk around 9.00. Heavy hogs quoted at 8.78 and good packers near 11.55, reflecting higher demand.
Chicago market report shows 15 000 hogs with direct 5 000, prices up 15 25 cents, top near 9.98, cattle 2 500 and calves 1 000 on a steady floor, best steers around 14.50, slaughter classes guiding 13.00 to 16.50 for various weights, sheep 11 000 with steady tone and native lambs 12.25 to 12.78, feeding lambs steady.
St Paul stockyard report from October 18 shows cattle in limited supply with steady or mixed quotes across classes. Hogs strong with top bids near 9.50, while sheep reach 11.25 for medium to choice lambs and breeders and feeders appear in lighter demand.
Chicago market update shows slow trading for potatoes with 139 carloads on hand and total U S shipments at 1 396 cars. Wisconsin round whites sell 2 25 2 50 per cwt while Minnesota and North Dakota round whites fetch 2 20 2 85. Russets 3 15 3 95. South Dakota round whites 2 20 2 38. Live poultry prices ease with fowls 84 25, turkeys 29 30. eggs firm at 5 876 cases October. Butter values around 7 519 tubs with creamery grades steady. Cheese prices moving higher with current firsts 33 41.
Minneapolis Oct 17 grain notes show wheat futures dipping early before a late rally driven by heavy short covering and buying by commission houses. Cash wheat demand improves with mixed durum and barley prices steady. oats and flax weaken amid Buenos Aires trends.
Minneapolis and Duluth report cash and futures closes for wheat corn oats and flax on October 17 with bid offers for No 1 amber durum and No 1 hard Montana wheat and nearby futures for Dec May and other periods. Prices shown include arable grains and softs with arrivals and ranges across markets.
Receipts reported by Armear and Company up to noon today show totals for fed cattle and other livestock traded. Figures emphasize volume and early trading activity at the market.
Poultry and dairy market roundup from Huron area suppliers Buck Brothers Tyron and others with price notes. Chicago market reports show butter prices steady with occasional gains and live poultry mostly weak. potatoes and flour prices also listed with regional shipment data and general market trends.
New York stock prices moved higher after an initial drop as short covering boosted many leaders by one to five points and several gains of 6 to 18 points. Call money fell from seven to six percent, aiding the recovery while volume neared 2.8 million shares.
A compressed list shows prices and percent changes for Am Car & Fay Am Interntl Am Loco Am T & T Chrysler General Electric General Motors US Steel Westinghouse etc. across diverse industries, with figures ranging from single to multi percent moves and several noteable large caps like IBM and Pan Am.
Readable text notes Oty Sed at 5645 and a mention of the Gubs pitone twirler with unclear context. The fragment hints at names and a device or act but lacks full details to form a complete story.
The 20 passenger flying boat Buenos Aires of New York Rio and Buenos Aires Inc. left Washington naval air station for the first leg of a voyage to Buenos Aires. The craft carries four passengers and extra gear and aims for a tentative Buenos Aires arrival on November 10.
The Denby testimony read in the Fall Doheny bribery case shows the ex secretary of the navy took responsibility for awarding the Elk Hills Pearl Harbor contract to Pan American Petroleum and Transport. He said he asked President Harding to transfer naval oil lands to interiors and accepted the responsibility.
The Huron Drum and Bugle Corps elected officers last night at Jefferson school where weekly meetings will be held. Retiring president Henry Vonderhart is praised for past success, while Law Verce Cornell was named new president. Other officers include Lao Tem business manager, Emery Smith secretary, D K Scruby treasurer, Dr T J Wood historian and publicity agent.
Verne C Bonesteel, former cash ier of the James Valley bank, is named president of the First National bank of Aurora Illinois which holds deposits over six million dollars. He previously served as vice president of Security National in Sioux City and led the American National before its consolidation into the First National. Director of the city band was among his local activities in Huron.
Mrs J A Arndt, 967 Colorado Ave SW, died last night after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1:90 at the residence and 2:00 at the American Lutheran Church with Rev Disrud officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Emma Kamolz born Sept 14 1878 in Graditz Silesia Germany came to the U S in 1883. She lived near Sleepy Eye then New Ulm before marriage on July 13 1896. She resided in Springfield and later moved with family to Heron. She is survived by her husband and seven children including Erwin Arndt Sioux Falls and Mrs Fred Fish Altbart Elmer Rudolph Armin and Leo Arndt all of Huron and her mother Mrs Caroline Kamolz.
Thomas A. Edison, after pneumonia, appeared before about 300 friends at a dinner marking the 69th anniversary of the electric light. Earlier he visited his laboratory, and he plans to travel Friday to Dearborn Michigan for a golden jubilee celebration of the light.
Carl Madison a 19 year old from Carthage pleaded guilty to stealing an automobile while in a drunken daze. He faces sentencing on grand larceny charges as Circuit Judge Alva E. Taylor heard the case. Madison admitted buying liquor at a downtown spot and refused to identify the seller. The stolen car, a new Ford, was taken from in front of the A M Urquhart agency and wrecked about 15 miles north of Huron, where deputies arrested him. His mother died in infancy and he had been working for NorbeckNichol SOL in Redfield on a well digging job when the incident occurred.
County Agent R A Cave conducts a corn variety trial by planting 12 kinds side by side on seven Bea dle County farms. He has met five of the farmers and will visit the remaining two. Data will not be ready until harvest, expected in a week or two. The project seeks the best local variety. The group also aims to secure Ralph Johnston of Brookings to attend upcoming meetings.
Johnson and Sewell acquire the Aberdeen Home Furniture store, largest in South Dakota, from Herbert Perry and Robert Haddon. Warren Johnson to direct temporarily, with eventual management change. store to be renamed Johnson & Sewell. Store occupies two stories with basement and mezzanine.
Leonard Findlay of Turon was sentenced by Municipal Judge Dick Haney after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Findlay's state license is revoked for one year and he must pay a $100 fine. He was arrested by city police and had prior warnings on record.
A new Chrysler stolen from a Rapid City rental agency was found in Wolsey and reported to the sheriff by Alex ba Schnetzer cashier of a Wal sey bank and son of former County Commissioner Lewis Schnetzer. Deputies traced the vehicle to a Rapid City rental and a Rapid City representative was en route to recover it.
Officers of the Sarine Auxiliary in Huron report strong cooperation from residents while collecting foil for the crippled children's home run by the Shrine in St. Paul. They have set out receptacles in schools, cigar stores, restaurants, and drug stores for foil, toothpaste tubes, and shaving cream tubes. They request all paper be removed from foil before disposal.
Washington reports a letter alleging that the late Senator Brank T. Brandegee of Connecticut was murdered. The letter, received by Senator Belase of South Carolina, came via a woman and was intended for a senate committee probing the Washington Police Department.
Major General William Q R Smith, superintendent at West Point, telegraphed Rear Admiral S S Robson proposing an early Washington conference to reconcile football eligibility rules and end the long standing rift between the academies.
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