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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
7
The New York market fell on light volume, the smallest since Jan 3, with the Dow industrial average down 47 to 685.62 and the NYSE composite slipping. Trading was ROUGHLY 2.88 million shares, while bonds softened and corporate volume cooled to about $4.84 million.
The smallest Thursday hog supply in three months sold with 25 to 50 cents higher prices. Trade was fairly active. 5,000 head raised the week total to 26,500, down 1,500 from last week’s first four days. Heavier weights fell to 16 dollars, sows 12.50 to 15, vealers scarce at 23 to 28, and spring lambs up to 20.50 in active buying.
Virginia live poultry reports show adequate broilers and fryers with prices 12-14 cents per pound at farm. Turkeys have limited small birds sold at 19 cents. 21,300 estimated turkey processors slaughtered Thursday. Egg market steady with mixed firm demand and receipts down about 5 percent from last week.
TOKYO AP reports Peiping Radio lists latest light industry products from Communist China including a fountain pen usable at high altitudes and a clock that indicates whether it is day or night.
Chicago Board of Trade closes with stronger corn rye and soybeans as wheat and oats slip. Trading was light with little decisive new factors and traders swapping positions between grains, mainly from wheat to corn and corn to soybeans. Nearby prices show July wheat about 1.89 cents, July corn around 1.13 dollars, oats between 66 and 67 cents, and rye near 4 and a half percent higher.
Richmond area reports No. 2 red winter wheat prices from 1.70 to 1.89 per bushel across regions including Richmond Ashland Norfolk Roanoke and others. No. 2 yellow corn shelled ranges from 1.21 to 1.40 with various locations listed. No. 2 white corn mostly 1.30 to 1.31. Barley No. 3 values cited by region with several towns and weight measures. Oats No. 2 prices reported around 60 to 63 cents in multiple locales.
AP reports the ted le price index advanced to 163.17 with week and month figures near 162.49 and 43 respectively. Highs and lows range from 164.41 to 160.78, referencing 1926 average equals 100.
A Mullens business offers restaurant equipment from the Mullens Grill at the corner of Howard Avenue and Second Street. Mail cash offers to Cyrus H. Gadd attorney for executor in Princeton West Virginia with Princeton Bank and Trust Co as executor.
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