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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
Sioux City market reports a ten cent gain with hogs and pigs showing varied results. Prices listed include light hogs at 19.70 and 16.00, heavier sulfur figures, and a bulk sale around 16.20. Trade activity centers on seasonal delivery and fluctuating weights.
Sioux City market notes weaker demand for cattle and steady to lower pork cutouts. Stocker cattle move slowly as holidays slow trade. O. M. Patrick with 116 lambs at 79 pounds average sold for 6.30. He cites high corn costs guiding short feeding and high priced feed limiting gains.
Chicago for hogs signals firm demand with receipts around 15 000 and prices from 14.50 to 16.50 for various classes. Cattle receipts near 11 000 with firm market and steers trading around 7.25 to 10.20, feeders 9 to 11, and calves near 5.90 to 14.70. Sheep receipts 500 with steady tone and lambs 8 to 6, ewes 5 to 7, stockers 9 to 10.
J M Hussey of Storm Lake Ia sold a shipment of hoes at the trade dawning sale. The hoes averaged 201 pounds and fetched the day's top price of 16.15, signaling strong demand for agricultural tools among buyers.
Market notes from Chicago and New York show steady to higher prices on dairy products and eggs. Live poultry prices are unavailable, while dressed poultry remains strong with turkeys trading at about 25 cents per pound.
Milwaukee and Minneapolis cash grain close reports show corn bids at No. 5 yellow around 1.80, No. 6 at 1.40, and white oats near 0.75. Minneapolis prices list No. 3 yellow corn at 1.60 to 1.65, white oats around 0.74 to 0.79, and barley near 1.19 to 1.55 with rye and flax quoted in various futures reads.
Berlin reports German aviators dropped bombs on London Ramsgate and Margate in an official war office statement issued today.
South Dakotans should substitute cornbread, oatmeal, potatoes and beans for wheat bread as prices for these items are lower in South Dakota than in Minnesota or North Dakota. Corn meal and potato prices in South Dakota lag behind regional and national averages, encouraging diet substitutions urged by the Food Administration.
December 19. Charles M Heeter, a farmer, appeared in the circuit court and pleaded guilty to assault and battery. He was fined $100 and costs after shooting at several boys during Halloween pranks, wounding one named Bender who recovered.
Madison S D December 419 Christopher Heilman a Civil War veteran and longtime Madison resident died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Aberdeen Idaho where he and his wife were wintering The body will be returned for interment with Grand Army members in charge He is survived by a widow and six children
The passage praises sheep as a perpetual inspiration in high art and poetry. It notes Rosa Bonheur and Paul Potter for their animal depictions and contrasts their fame with the popular appeal of small sheep canvases by Jacque and Mauve, highlighting enduring tenderness in art.
Pharmacy notes announce stock of new drugs and remedies with proactive ordering. It invites customers to visit first for latest pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Springfield South Dakota December 19. Miss Nina R B Wuyelk resigns after leading domestic sciences and art at the state normal school. She accepts a government post in the food conservation department with Idaho as her territory. Miss Florence Nord of Brookings is named successor at the normal school.
A mass meeting in Britton South Dakota resulting from Mrs Campbell of Dell Rapids organized a Marshall county branch of the Women's Council of Defense. Mrs R J Stokes was elected county chairman. Members vow to do everything possible to aid the war effort.
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