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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City details cattle receipts of 2 000 head with steer and heifer classes showing mixed to high prices, hog prices steady to 25 higher across weights, sow and sheep markets with spring lambs and ewes noted as steady and utility or good grades priced.
In Kansas City wholesale egg prices quoted by AP show large eggs at 80 percent A grades 23 to 26 cents per dozen and mediums at 20 to 22 cents per dozen. Butter remains steady with grade A Tb solid at 77 and grade A quarter pounds at 78 cents.
Chicago AP report lists butter scores 93 AA 66 and 92 A 66 with 9 B 6442 and 89 C 61 percent. It also notes cars 90 B 65 and 89 C 62 percent with eggs at 80 percent or better grade A whites 27 mediums 23 standards 24 checks 17.
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 hard 141. No 2 soft red 1.35. Corn No 2 yellow 1.16. No 3 yellow 1.15. Oats No heavy white 82. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.73. Soybean oil 8.90.
Parsons livestock market shows liveweight pricing across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs range from 9.00 to 19.00 per cwt by grade and weight, cattle include U S choice and good ranges up to 33.00 for light stocker calves, veals at 16.00 to 33.00, cows and bulls with varied utility and breeding values, and sheep with lambs and ewes priced by quality and weight.
The New York stock market rose modestly with about 150 more advances than declines. Big blocks moved including Polaroid 31,000 shares at 108, Cutler-Hammer 30,000 shares at 45 4, and Commercial Credit 25,000 shares at 42 2. Dow Jones 30 up 2.37 to 910.71 at noon. AP 60-stock average up 0.5 to 325.3 with Industrials higher and utilities flat.
Marcus M. Cole, 27, of 1819 S. Evergreen, died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson Mortuary. WEBB The funeral service for Pfc. Johnnie R. Webb was held at Gibson Koch Chapel with Rev. Robert Greene officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Bearers were from the 63rd Armour Battalion Ft. Riley. Funeral Services BROWN The funeral service for Raymond Ray Brown was conducted in Gibson Koch Chapel. The Old Rugged Cross and Life's Railway to Heaven were sung. Burial followed in Cemetery.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours at Neosho Memorial Hospital from 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Census lists 47 patients including adults, pediatrics, and one baby. Monday admissions include David Stone, Jack Hammonds, Arthur Nicholson Jr, and Mrs Joe Ingle. dismissals include Mrs Alvan Mead, Mrs William Bonsall, and Twyla Dorris. Births, moves, and permits also appear. Highway citations and court actions are listed with names, places, and fines.
A one third interest in a pure French Charolais yearling bull sold for a record 85000 at Lauright Ranch dispersal near Douglass. H V Shawver, managing partner, said the price is the highest for a Charolais bull in the United States. Fred L Gaddis of Forest Mississippi bought the interest. Other owners are Lester Lane of Hanover Kansas and the Mad Ranch at Blanco Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Adams of Los Angeles attended the Adams family reunion at Mrs Gertie Adams home 508 West 4th. Mrs Dean Ostrum formerly Sarepta Mable Pierpont of Shaker Heights Ohio visited her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Pierpont in Singing Hills. Police logged egg toss complaints and two vandalism reports as residents reported vehicle damage on Santa Fe and at 629 South Santa Fe.
Police moved to end a week-long sit-in at five Columbia buildings after 2:45 a.m. evacuating about 600 to 700 protesters. The action injured 100-plus youths and 15 officers, with 628 arrested and bystanders clashing as dawn broke. President Grayson Kirk defended the crackdown.
The second wave of a streptococcus infection appears to be waning at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Over 100 cadets have been hospitalized and 500 treated since Sunday, with none in danger. Classes at the academy and nearby public schools remain suspended as a precaution.
Kansas farmers received lower overall prices in mid April than in March or a year earlier according to the Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The all products index stood at 228 percent of the 1910 14 base, down from 234 in March and 233 a year ago. Wheat fell sharply while hogs lambs eggs and beef moved up or down modestly.
The report notes that the base period from 1910-14 stood at 312 percent last month and 292 percent a year earlier, highlighting how the base comparison shifts over time. It emphasizes the trend in relative values and the impact on measured performance.
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