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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
3
Market reports show steady to firm tone for poultry in the Richmond area with receipts light and prices paid to producers delivered to Richmond varying by grade. Grade A large and medium birds quoted around 34 to 55 cents per pound with heavy hens and roosters also listed and shipments noted as light to moderate.
An advertisement urges quick treatment of coughs and bronchitis with Creomulsion claiming it reaches the bronchial system to expel phlegm and soothe inflamed membranes. It promotes a large bottle for adults and a milder version for children in pink and blue packaging.
Baltimore daily grain report shows December 3 receipts and stocks for wheat corn oats barley and rye with totals and no shipments for several items. No prices beyond a No 2 red winter spot price and a transit price noted for wheat.
Readable fragments show grain and corn prices by region including Richmond Ashland Augusta counties and Norfolk with notes on corn No 2 yellow and white shelled, oats and lures, plus scattered figures. Details are incomplete and vary by locale.
New York stocks moved lower in quiet trading with small price changes. The Associated Press average fell 40 cents to 179.40 while total volume reached 1,990,000 shares, below this year’s average. General Motors led activity with 47,900 shares, Avco and RCA among movers, with several stocks advancing and others falling.
Chicago markets mark modest moves with soybeans and rye edging higher while wheat and corn show uneven futures. Soybean contracts rise across near months as old contracts slip. grain prices hover with light activity and minimal volume.
New York dairy market shows firm tone on December USDA data. Receipts and quality varied with weights around 46-60 pounds, creamery AA quality around 50.4 to 50.0, A quality near 50.0, B at 58.8, and C at lower grades. further details preview price ranges and parities for December.
Cattle receipts subdued with mixed grades from No 3 to No 1 and 2 end. Steers mostly 19.00 to 23.00 for bulk choice and prime with high prime near 24.95. Heifers 15.00 to 21.00, cows 10.50 to 12.00, vealers 38.00 to 40.00, sheep and lambs active with wooled lambs 17.50 to 18.50 and slaughter ewes 4.50 to 6.50. Overall sale about 4,000 head with steady to higher tone in prices.
The report notes that Xi includes a debt amount of 474003.1980 not bound by statutory limits. It discusses how this figure interacts with fiscal rules and potential implications for oversight and borrowing capacity.
USDA market report from Baltimore notes cattle around 200 head with goods and choices 1055 to 1290 lb steers at 17.50 to 16.00 per cwt, heifers 1600 to 1800, cows 1250 to 1490, bulls 14.50 to 15.70, calves 100. Market trends show little change. slaughter lambs and ewes listed with limited data as prices hold or rise modestly.
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