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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1981
Page
2
Market report from South St. Paul Minnesota lists prices for vealers hogs sheep and cattle. Slaughter steers steady to strong including choice weights 1050 to 1300 pounds and shipments around 65.90. Steady to strong prices appear for steers heifers cows balls and hogs with varied weight ranges and quality grades. Dean
Steady cattle prices with utility cows 43-47 and dairy heifers 43-49. Bulls range 49-54 for commercial and 45-50 for beef. Calves common 30-40. Replacement calves Holstein bull 70-100, top 108. Holstein heifer 100-150, top 175. Fed cattle 55-62, feeders mixed across weights with hogs showing 34-50 for small pigs and 42-62 for beef types. Open Holstein heifers 65-85 and springing heifers 900-1200.
The clipping shows historic market quotes for grain eggs and livestock with August 19 1980 and August 19 1971 price ranges for wheat corn oats soybeans eggs butter potatoes and various livestock categories. It documents commodity ranges and percentages in both years for quick comparison.
The notice lists scrap prices for various metals and items from Max Phillips and Sons. It covers complete automobiles, nonferrous scrap, aluminum, batteries, radiators, stainless, and newspapers, with price ranges per hundredweight or per ton. Market conditions and sale date are noted.
Madison Wisconsin shipments of potatoes increased last week as more growers dug Nor Golds and Round Reds. Total 303 100 cwt moved, up 43 700 cwt from the prior week’s 259 400 cwt. Season total to date 795 600 cwt, 9 percent below last season's 873 400 cwt. Round whites accounted for 31 percent of movement, then round reds at 28 percent.
Last week on the Minneapolis grain exchange barley prices rose while rye fell under harvest pressure. Spot No 1 plump rye closed 3.30 to 3.35 dollars, No 2 at 3.20 to 3.30, and corn slid 17 to 19 percent to about 2.89 to 2.91. Oats gained 1 to 5 cents to 1.91 to 2.05, with barley bids firm at Glenn 3.05 to 3.20 Morex 3.20 to 3.30 Beacon 3.15 to 3.25 and Larker 3.20 to 3.35.
A compact rundown of Minneapolis and Chicago prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with futures changes, plus Rye Barley Soybeans Flax and Sunflower seeds. Feedstuffs per ton in Minneapolis include soybean meal linseed and meat meals along with brewers dried grains and bran and middlings. Earlier week prices for feeder pigs and lightweight pigs show bid ranges from several cooperatives and farms.
Wisconsin eggs and produce market report shows steady when published. Butter prices remain Chicago Grade AA at 1.48 percent and Grade A at 1.47 percent with Grade B at 1.43 percent. Cheese unchanged with Cheddar barrel at 1.30 and 40 lb blocks at 1.35 percent. Egg prices hold steady with Extra large 70-77, Large 68-72, Medium 58-63. Order prices listed.
Livestock Market News shows slaughter cattle and sheep mostly steady last week at South St Paul stockyards while feeder cattle and hogs advanced. Slaughter steers and heifers largely held. choice slaughter steers 63.50 to 65.70 with late 64.40 to 65.20, Holsteins 60 to 61.50, heifers 62 to 63.90, cows 43 to 46, bulls 50 to 55, heifers and primes 70 to 100 per hundredweight trades, feeders steady 50 to 55, ewes and lambs mixed with lambs 56 to 58, ewes 12 to 18, hides and offal valued at 6.07 per cwt. Carcass cutout 110 for 600-700 lb earlier. 121.18 year ago.
Market report shows futures for Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr contracts with values around 66.60 to 69.00 and notable open interest changes. Hog and pork belly figures listed with varied prices and open interest shifts. Corn and oats futures noted with recent sales and open interest, alongside russet potatoes and fresh broilers data. Futures trading at Minneapolis Monday concludes the market snapshot.
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