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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
2
Hog prices rise with barrows and gilts 50 to 75 higher and sows up 25 to 50. Lambs mostly steady to higher with strong slaughter lamb quotes by rail. Cattle and calves numbers show steady to strong trends. feeders and cows hold gains. Grain prices mixed with corn around 1.33 to 1.38 for No 2 white, soybeans near 2.97 to 3.09, and related feed components listed.
Market report lists demand and price ranges for hogs cattle calves cows bulls and sheep. Prices cover multiple weight classes from feeder cattle to heavy hogs, with specific ranges for veals, stockers, and breeder stock. Also includes notes on utility and cull categories and bidding terms.
Kansas City dispatch notes wholesale egg prices steady with large 80 percent A 33-35 and mediums 80 percent A 3112-332. Butter prices unchanged.
Live poultry prices hold steady with roasters at 27 1 2 to 29 1 2 cents per pound. Butter remains steady while eggs drift, with 70 percent or better Grade A whites at 34 to 34 1 2 cents and standards at 33 1 2 cents. Market notes unsettled for egg prices and mixed grades.
Chicago AP reports gains for wheat and soybeans with May contracts showing higher prices. Wheat No 2 hard and No 2 red rise about four cents, May leads at around 4. Lord futures for corn oats rye and soybeans edge mixed, with corn and oats near firm, rye and soybeans lower on the session.
Kansas City wheat prices show a modest decline with No 2 hard and dark hard wheat quoted around 1.69 per bushel. The report notes 53 cars involved in the market move and a 4 to 4% range in price activity amid trading.
The snippet shows a grocery price rundown listing Grade A eggs by size with prices around 29 cents and 28 cents, various cream products, a section labeled FOOD with additional items, and a note about hides priced at 10 cents per pound used for glue. This reads like a market update from a local page.
Sharp profit taking pushed the market lower in active trading with about 7.6 million shares changing hands, versus 7.07 million on Monday. Corporate bonds traded narrowly mixed while U.S. Treasury bonds were largely unchanged.
Neosho Memorial Hospital admissions listed for Monday include Mary Etta Yockey Damon Cummings Mrs Wayne Wallace Donald Morris Mrs Ed ward Stuber Delbert Taylor Leona John stone Morton Kennedy. A birth record notes a girl to Mr and Mrs Raul Ponce. Dismissals and admissions listed for today plus building permits for H F Snodgrass Ralph Glover M H Processing and several address changes, with highway patrol citations for speeding truck overload improper passing and various offenses.
Fred Koch of Rock Island Oil and Refining and W. B. McMillan join Chicago organized 1976 Committee to draft Ezra Taft Benson for president in 1968 with Strom Thurmond as running mate. Milwaukee industrialist William J. Grede chairs the group which includes Birch Society members but is not a Birch Society project.
Ornithologists report a net migration of more birds traveling from America to Europe than the reverse, driven by prevailing winds and atmospheric patterns. This directional flow highlights how weather systems shape transatlantic bird movement.
At Cape Kennedy technicians bolt Gemini 9 to its Titan 2 booster as astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan prepare for a three day mission including a space walk and docking with an Agena target satellite. They undergo flight readiness reviews and practice sessions before the May 17 launch.
Davis Pipe and Supply reported stealing about 40 gallons of fuel from trucks in its yard at 14th and Steuben. Jim Davis told police yesterday that the weekend theft occurred and police are investigating.
Chanute Tribune lists staff and contact details along with long standing subscription rates for readers in Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and Chanute post office box holders. It also notes carrier pricing in Chanute and AP rights for local news and dispatches.
FREDONIA The Wilson county 4H livestock judging team finished 10th at the State Junior Hereford Show in Winfield. Members Doug Deets Dick Payne Jim Evenson Lee Kidd Larry Harvey and McCager Thompson competed with Thompson earning third in individual standings. County agent Jack Linn notes plans for more judging schools and workouts.
About 200 Kansas physicians attend the four day annual meeting of the Kansas State Medical Society in Wichita. The program began with a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Robert Manning of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
At Edwards Air Force Base California pilots say a simple paper clip prevented a crash during a test XB70A bomber flight. Col Joseph Cotton and copilot Al White describe bypassing a faulty relay with a clipped terminal to lock the nose gear in landing position, saving the 185 foot aircraft.
Chrysler Corp recalls 182000 1966 Dodge and Plymouth cars after loose front suspension nuts and a couple of control arm nut failures. Affected models include Dodge Coronets Chargers and Plymouth Belvederes Satellites built in Detroit and Los Angeles. About 45 percent brought in for inspection. no GM dispute cited beyond reported carburetor issues on early 1966 Oldsmobiles.
If you cannot reach your carrier, use the Tribune phone after 6 p.m. Call HE 1 3400 when needed.
A two car collision at the west edge of Pittsburg Monday night killed Mrs. Erna Shahan 35 of Pittsburg. Her 12 year old daughter Marie and the other driver Robert Hemby 24 of Weir Kan were injured.
Sen James B Pearson Republican of Kansas will deliver the commencement address at Baker University on June 6 the school announced Dean B A Gessner said.
The 100 room Hotel El Dorado in El Dorado Kansas will shut down July 1 after more than four decades of operation. Manager Tom Calder cited declining transient business and rising operating costs as the reasons for the closure following notice from Boone Hotel Co. authorities.
An advertisement from a Texas firm claims a treatment stops hair loss and regrows hair. It offers a 32 day no risk trial with confidential mail responses, urging those not completely bald to try before roots die.
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