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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
2
Swine prices rose with top $6.25 at Armour and similar gains at Watertown and Sioux Falls. Receipts about 500 at Armour, 1100 at Watertown, hogs up 10 to 20 cents, tops near 6.15 to 6.80, butchers around 5.30 to 6.15. Cattle and yearlings mostly steady to firm, sheep and lambs varied with market.
Hogs advanced with values mostly 10 cents higher. top at 5.55. Cattle steady to mixed. lean cows and heifers uneven, calves and yearlings varied. lambs about 25 lower. Sale totals: hogs 10,000. cattle 4,000. sheep 4,000. prices shown for various weight ranges and grades.
Livestock sale totals show 2900 cattle with steady to slower demand for beef cattle, 6500 hogs with higher early barrow and gilt prices, and 3500 sheep and lambs with steady action. Cattle prices include feeders 6.60 9.00 and dairy cows 60.00 74.00, hogs 6.30 top, sows 15 20 cents higher, lambs 7.73 8.00 for 57-74 lb natives.
Sioux City market daily summary shows cattle salable receipts at 1,600 and hogs at 3,200. Beef steers and yearlings active with gains noted. fat stock steady to little changed. best weights around 12.35 for 1,140 lb heifers. Hogs mostly 0 to 20 higher with packer top at 6.40.
Minneapolis market report shows wheat receipts today at 412 cars versus 171 a year ago. Trading basis higher with quotations mostly unchanged. No. 1 heavy northern 81 42 and other grades listed. oats, barley, rye, flax prices given. sweet clover seed noted with price.
New York markets show easy selling pressuring lenders while bonds drift lower on Japanese loan moves. Currencies steady with the Canadian dollar advances four points. Cotton rises on active trade and housing support, sugar swings as legislation stalls, copper aided by Japanese inquiries, hogs higher on tighter receipts. Cattle and wheat show mixed tone with slaughter demand and profit taking.
Chicago futures data shows butter storage and refrigerator standards with prices for November and December, including highs lows and closes. The records list futures values around 27 to 28 cents for butter and include related storage and refrigerator standard figures.
Wheat fluctuated within a one cent range with December contracts briefly advancing to the best level since July 6. Selling of July contracts for next year’s crop weighed on the close, leaving Wheat down about 34 cents from yesterday. Prices for December and May slipped, while July and other futures closed lower. oats also declined. Grain quotes list No 1 dark northern wheat around 63, No 2 dark northern near 2.6, and barley and oats values in mixed ranges.
Sioux City and neighboring markets report poultry prices by weight and breed, eggs in cases and loose, butterfat grades, and butter. Mitchell and Watertown list similar lines with spring weights, hens, roosters, and egg prices, showing regional market figures for Sept 24 to 26.
Amid fluctuating news, stocks rise modestly after an initial dip with steels and industrials hit by late selling. Trading volume around 250,000 shares. Commodity markets show weaker butter receipts and varied egg prices in New York and Chicago reports.
Watertown records the death of the eighth victim from a multi fatality truck car crash near Watertown. Henry Howell 49, Inez Wohleber 19, John Walsh 41, Michael Kirsch 52, Joseph Appelhot 61, Arnold Passie 34, Henry Korbel 43 and another victim died at a Watertown hospital. Safety officials cite lack of tail lights as a factor in the worst South Dakota highway accident on record with fatalities reaching eight.
British submarines torpedoed three German supply ships in a reported engagement. The H-49 unit attacked a convoy of eight, scoring hits on two vessels, while the Tune reported destroying a large supply ship protected by two destroyers. The admiralty gave no date or place.
A long list shows closing quotations for many companies and brands with percentage figures indicating daily or bid values. Notable entries include AT&T Boeing General Motors General Mills IBM US Steel Ford Chrysler Ford Chrysler 793% and United Airlines among numerous others, reflecting market price shifts and trading activity. The fragmentary OCR appears to catalog a wide array of corporations and associated percentages.
Willkie pledged to appoint a new director of Indian affairs after meeting with Sioux leaders on the Willkie Special en route to Mitchell. Chief Saul Middlehull of Standing Rock and Chief Spotted Crown of the Ridge tribe urged action, while L W Robinson discussed South Dakota manganese and tariffs. Photographers captured the visit as Willkie moved to Aberdeen, where local fans recalled his past work washing dishes.
AUWDAANDRIA Egypt September 26 British naval forces shelled Italian supply bases and troop concentrations in the Sidi Barrani area causing heavy damage and large fires. Warships moved off Sidi Barrani and struck Italian military objectives. Rome acknowledged the bombardment and said Tobruk had also been bombed by British planes.
The defense bill seeks 1 034 444 new troops plus 357 000 regulars to total 1 391 444 under a 12 138 632 516 war fund. It aims to raise regulars to 375 000 guards to 446 130 conscripts to 95 990 Navy to 175 000 Marines to 34 000 with wide scale training clothing housing and equip 4.4 million soldiers in combat status. It plans 25 000 serviceable planes for the Army and 10 000 for the Navy, plus 292 combatant naval vessels and 57 auxiliaries and expanded production facilities. Hospital notes list admissions and discharges during the period.
Miss Boarmoomain, known as the Pheasant Queen, arrived from Chicago after a two day promotional tour in Central South Dakota. She spoke with sport editors, managers, and outdoor writers to promote pheasant hunting. She appeared on three radio programs and attended the Hunters Show in Chicago with a plan to organize large hunting trips. Her Chicago visit included meals with editors, dinners, and a feature in the Chicago Tribune showing her hunting attire and shotgun.
The convention declared Raymond Fields with War ner’s rival conceding early. Edward Scheiberling and Charles W Crush supported unanimous election. Five vice commanders chosen from Froyd Tommington L McCrory Redden Stirling and Legender. Martial debates centered on neutrality and defense policy with dissent over a foreign relations amendment.
Willkie arrives in South Dakota with Governor Staessen and Governor Bushfield among his hosts as Republican delegations greet him in the chilly breeze. He plans addresses at the Corn Palace in Mitchell and Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls to end his South Dakota trip, while McCormack wins Democratic floor leadership after Bankhead’s death.
The editor G F Neuheuser of a Texas German language weekly reports a German consul warned against reporting Nazified views. The consul E gar von Spiegel of New Orleans criticized the editor and implied potential actions against the paper. Neuheuser tied the letter to accusations of un-American activity and noted the Fuehrer’s stance against international newspaper propaganda.
Huron College marked Founders Day with a service in the college chapel recounting the school’s role in spawning the South Dakota State Fair. Mrs Speirs credited the college’s early efforts, including a county fair, with influencing the fair’s location. She praised donors Mr and Mrs Vorhees for funding key buildings and noted founders’ aim to shape youth through virtue. The program featured vocal selections and a violin obbligato performance.
Industrial policy and democracy were debated as Willkie urged laws to revive agriculture and industry. He warned the New Deal’s growth would burden all citizens, while stressing more business to spur expansion and raise national income to fund defense. Walkie pressed for rapid recovery.
Four deaths were linked to a layoff as two men chose suicide and murder suicide actions amid job loss fears. Robert Fletcher Sadler, a sales representative for International Business Nine Corp, jumped from the Manhattan Bridge believing his report caused a subordinate's dismissal. Earlier, Douglas O'Reilly killed his two young sons and himself during a frantic search for work.
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