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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
3
Local notes recount William Scallin’s trip to Cedar Rapids for the National White Wyandotte Club show, the state pharmacy board’s three day session with 18 license examinations, and multiple social and business happenings in Mitchell including sales, marriages, theater events, and civic appointments.
About 100 citizens met at the Madison commercial club to discuss a public auditorium and gymnasium tied to the new central school. School board president Geo. R. Farmer outlined a $20,000 bond proposal, with a basement gym and ground-floor auditorium in a 60 by 100 foot building.
The meeting showed near unanimity in favor of building an auditorium. various design options were discussed and the proposal is expected to go to voters next spring in some form.
Chicago market activity easing with hogs and cattle largely slow. Hog receipts 47 000 today with prices mostly lower. cattle receipts 16 000 and steady. sheep receipts 1 000 and market steady. Prices show lighter demand across hog and cattle classes and mixed ranges for meat cuts. Local figures list bulk hogs around 8 85 to 8 45, sows near 8 20 to 8 50, beef cattle 6 70 to 9 50, cows 5 0 8 50, and sheep 4 80 to 7 15 per hundredweight.
Sioux City Iowa market notes show cattle receipts around 1200 and hogs about 4700 with prices about 8.10 to 8.20 for top hogs. Sheep receipts near 300 with a strong market. beef and veal steady but cows and bulls vary. feeders and stockers mostly steady with some declines. Tuesday's demand strong for hogs and steady to higher prices noted for many classes.
Mitchele grain market lists wheat No. 1 northern at 74, with No.
Market page lists corn at 50 with price unit unclear and oats at 30. Barley shows 35 and 45 in separate entries. Velvet chatf and Norse likely misreads. no clear event or person named.
Minneapolis market report lists No. 1 hard wheat at 89 7 8 and No. 1 northern 86 5 8 with arrivals and various bids. Corn No. 3 yellow 56 1 2 to 57 with arrivals noted. oats No. 3 white 55 3 4. Barley good 52 64, rye 53 1 2 to 55 1 2, flax 1.47 1 8 to 1.50 5 8, with May and July wheat quoted.
Milwaukee grain market reports show prices for wheat corn oats barley and rye with bids for northern and yellow varieties. futures and spot bulk shipments list May and July contracts with values around 89 to 92 for wheat and 60 to 65 for corn, rye and oats priced per bushel or per cent.
Lyman County and its board of commissioners reached a settlement with former county treasurer Joseph K. Stanley ending a special term of court. The suit sought 4170 dollars after an audit by E. B. Wilbur found county funds mixed with private funds. Stanley paid 450 dollars plus 485 dollars he claimed as his own funds, avoiding further court action and lengthy proceedings.
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