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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
7
Salable hogs 10,000 across weights with choicest pork cuts at 26.50 to 35.50 per cwt. sows 25.25 to 35.50. cattle and calves 14,000 and 400 head with prime steers 25.7 to 27.35. cows 11.2 to 15.50. veal and other categories priced. sheep 1,000 with prime spring lambs 25.50 to 36.00 and culls 16.00 to 22.00.
New York June 9 The stock market recovered from yesterday’s sharp selloff with aircrafts and railroads leading the move The Associated Press average of 60 stocks fell 40 cents to 122 10 from an yesterday’s drop The railroad component rose 70 cents while the industrials fell about a dollar and utilities slipped The market volume eased to 2 36 million shares Leaders included US Steel Republic Pictures Packard Boeing and North American Aviation Decliners featured Bethlehem Steel General Motors Goodyear Sears Roebuck among others The bond market was lower with mixed over the counter U S government issues
The report lists hogs with 2600 head, sow prices at 21.00, cattle stockers and feeders at 15.28, feeder heifers at 18.75, cows at 12.73, mediums 11.00, canners and cutters 9.00, beef bulls 12.78, mediums 12.00, veal calves good to choice 20 to 25, lambs blue 25.50, slaughter sheep unspecified.
A fish and wildlife service exhibit features a two headed turtle kept as a curiosity. Report notes the animal was involved in staged head to head confrontations for food. BELLS BELLS BELLS.
Baltimore cattle and hog market prices show varied loads with choice and prime slaughter steers around 1120 pounds at 26.00, 1100 pound ranges at 23.50, and odd cows from 7.00 to 11.50. Stockers and feeders listed 20.00 to 21.50, sows and barrows in mid-20s, and lamb and ewe values noted with several weight-based figures.
Baltimore grain market notes lane 9 flour receipts show wheat and red winter garlicky varieties with 122 667 bushels shipped and 6 345 104 bushels on hand. Corn receipts 84 872 bushels shipments 6 500 bushels stock 2 163 183 bushels. Oats barley rye straw details list minimal figures with no receipts or shipments for oats and barley.
The report shows bids and prices for feeds and grains including soybeans, lard and cash wheat with futures months and percentages. It lists receipts, bulk carton prices, and various grade notes, alongside corn and soybeans trading activity and futures for Sep and Nov months.
On the Chicago Board of Trade June 8 grains show slight gains in a cautious session. Wheat futures rise with May and Sep contracts quoted around 1.83 and 1.07 respectively while oats hold near 68 to 77 cents and oats options shift mildly higher.
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