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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1940
Page
2
Hog prices advanced 5 to 10 cents with top at 6.00 as receipts totaled about 700 head. Cattle and sheep gained amid rising bids. good to choice cattle 190 to 225 pounds near 6.00, feeder pigs around 5.73 to 5.90, fat lambs scarce with better lots around 9.25 and slaughter ewes steady.
The 19 price range for Huron markets listed by the Evening Huronite shows hens and leghorn lines with weights and prices. Heavy hens 4% lbs or over at 44 cents, under 4% lbs at 44 cents, Springs over 4% per lb at 44 cents, under 4% per lb at 44 cents, Old roosters 22 cents, Ducks Geese Eyes Eggs No 1 and No 2, Butterfat No 1 station price 27, Butterfat No 2 station price 25.
Chicago livestock report shows hogs at 14.25 top for 1350 lb lots after solid demand with 220 lb to 300 lb weights strengthening. Cull sows mostly 5.75 to 6.00, cattle and calves mostly firm with yearlings reaching 15.75 and heifer yearlings to 13.00, lambs steady to 9.50 and above on good grades while fed lambs soften.
Cattle sales at St Paul show steady to active demand for good to choice long fed cattle with most steers at 11.00 to 12.00, cows and bulls mixed, calves strong, hogs up to 6.15 top for heavy meat and feeders steady, and sheep offerings steady with some demand noted. Sioux Falls reports hogs up about ten cents, bulk at 6.00 to 6.15, cattle around 605 head with prices steady to strong, unchanged quotations.
Sioux City market reports show cattle receip ts of 2200 with calves 300 and hogs at 3000. Cowboys note active demand for steers and yearlings with prices largely firm in the 9.75 to 11.75 range and prime beeye and feeder values around 12.65 to 13.50. Cows and cutters hold 4.00 to 5.00, while heifers and feeders show varied results.
A fragmentary Mitchell produce listing shows prices for eggs butterfat butter and assorted poultry items. The text includes leghorn hens roosters and various turkey listings with cents per unit and vague dates.
Poultry prices listed for hens heavy and Leghorn, both 3 pounds and under and over, with different grade names and weights. Cocks and barebacks noted with price ranges, plus butter entries for No 1 and No 2, reflecting a mid October market report from Sioux Falls.
Watertown and Sioux City publish Friday market lists with prices for poultry eggs butter and live stock. Prices cover weights from under 4 pounds to over 5 pounds with variations for Leghorn breeds and cocks and hens, plus egg prices per case and loose eggs and butterfat grades.
Chicago market reports butter receipts 613336. eggs receipts 4086. cetri and standard prices unchanged. Poultry trucks steady with Plymouth Rock and ducks maintaining small size quotes under 4 lbs. overall prices unchanged amid steady market activity.
New York reports a steady surge in stocks with gains in leaders and transfers totaling about 300,000 shares. Bonds and commodities rose. U S Government and bank issues show varied prices while Chicago and Minneapolis markets note mixed activity.
Markets at a glance show stocks rising with steels and copper leading gains. Bond markets hold firm as industrial and rail issues swing upward. cotton and wool see active demand while metals stay steady. In Chicago, wheat and corn rise on strong industrial demand. cattle and hogs rise on solid consumer demand. Huron grain notes various dark northern wheat grades and barley and durum offerings with weights listed.
Wheat prices continued to rise in Chicago with December contracts near 88 cents per bushel and No. 2 hard wheat around 39 cents while red wheat topped 90 cents in the spot market. Corn and oats futures hit fresh highs since May as buying from processors and dealers tightened supplies due to farm policies. Minneapolis cash bids mirrored gains with varied No. 1 heavy northern and red durum quotes and mixed corn and oats values.
Supt A J Lang asks those aiding in transporting Huron High School band members to Brookings Saturday to park at a reserved space behind the State College Engineering Building on Ninth Street. A Bank Parking sign will mark the area with guides to help visitors and band members. More cars are needed to transport the band members. contact the Huron Chamber of Commerce. Band members should arrive in Brookings by 9:30 AM Saturday.
Dr J Charles E Wilcox pastor of Huron Methodist Church spoke to Huron College students at chapel. He outlined three key points realisation of futility of war preparedness for any eventuality and emphasis on Christian gospel. He warned democracy is in danger and urged living Christian ideals worldwide to avert war.
Hatlestad who was badly injured in an automobile wreck early Saturday morning was listed in fair condition today by an attendant at the Huron Clinic where he is a patient. He suffers a chest injury complicated by pneumonia from a crash about two miles west of the city on Highway 14 when his car overturned in a ditch after swerving off the road.
Mrs. Susana Wipf, 86, died early today at the home of Zack Wipf in Frankfort. Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at Emmanuel Church with Rev. J. W. Kleinsasser presiding. The body will lie in state before the funeral at the home of Mrs. Mary Wipf in Frankfort.
A dense compilation of company names and stock percentages from multiple sectors. The list features firms such as AirReduc, BoeingAirpl, Chrysler, General Electric, IBM, Exxon, US Steel, and Woolworth. It reads like a rolling ticker of corporate identifiers and their quoted changes.
Rome reports Fascist editor Gayda claiming six British convoy ships were sunk with all hands in the Red Sea battle. He cites a 22,000 troop convoy and 3,000 to 4,000 deaths, while British admiralty denied damage to any ships. He notes ships came from England via the Cape of Good Hope with war materiel aboard.
Asahi reports Japan may use armed force to secure oil from the Netherlands East Indies if negotiations fail. Tokyo says Britain and the United States drive Dutch policy, and a firmer stand by Japan against Britain is deemed inevitable.
John N. Neville age 67 died suddenly at Huron hospital after a brief pneumonia illness. Born August 27, 1873 in DeWitt Iowa he moved with family to Wolsey and later near Huron before retiring to town in 1914. Survived by widow seven daughters two sons two sisters and one brother and twelve grandchildren. Funeral services pending word from out of town relatives.
Hendle County residents planning to be away on election day November 5 should obtain absentee voting forms from County Auditor Ed Youngs. The general election registration deadline is October 28. Those unsure of current registration should verify with their township or city officials. Huronians may check city lists with Meryn Walt, city auditor.
London reports describe yellowish aircraft penetrating buildings and reducing street visibility during wartime blackout. Observers say Britain’s bombed districts list the smallest count since the German air assault, with sporadic attacks in western England, South Wales, and the southeast. A battle of over 100 planes is estimated as British fighters and Nazi bombers clash in the southeast. The London press praises United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy for fostering Anglo American unity.
George M. Staring of the South Dakota Bankers Association coordinated the move to the National Bank of South Dakota building with offices on the second floor of the Mayoral Bank of South Dakota. The state office left the Northwest Security National Bank building where it had been since 1928 and will share space with Northwestern Public Service Company on the Northwest Security site by January 1, 1940.
Washington reports the overtime rule shifts to a 40 hour work week by the first full week after midnight with about 2,000,000 interstate workers affected and 28 week caps possible for seasonal plant labor. The 40 cents minimum wage targets are set for 1945 with state estimates of workers covered.
Mothers are invited to bring children ages four and five to story hour every Thursday afternoon from 2 38 to 3 30 at the Huron Library. Miss Marjorie Wagner, the children's librarian, leads the program.
Officials outline draft lottery arrangements and strict physical standards for conscripts. Minimum height and weight, eyesight and hearing criteria, disease exemptions, dental requirements, and partial limb allowances are described, with bans on serious illnesses.
Former King Carol of Romania and Magda Lupescu were placed under virtual arrest in Seville with possible extradition to Romania. Ernst Urdareanu also detained. police said they could be sent to Granada for trial while authorities weigh extradition.
Funeral services for Joseph W Rodman will be held at the Hitchcock Methodist Church at 2 30 PM Friday. The Rev Boslaugh of Tulare and the Rev Joseph Whill will officiate with burial in Altoona Cemetery. The body will lie in state at home tomorrow morning until the service.
Reports from Vichy and Bern say France may move closer to Axis policy while negotiations on the fallen republic continue. Observers note Laval's role could signal future French leadership shift as Ribbentrop and Hitler meet. In New York mass hysteria marks National Guards departure for Fort McClellan amid tense war news.
A short classified notice advertises a Heatrola for sale priced at twenty dollars. The fragment notes a quick sale and includes the item label Heatrola. No additional details are readable in the snippet.
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