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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1987
Page
8
Trading on the Chicago Board of Trade shows mixed futures values with several quotes around 1.87 to 1.97 percent. The Mercantile Exchange also shows activity the following Tuesday with similar percentage movements.
The report lists cash futures for Wheat Minneapolis Corn Chicago Oats Chicago Soybeans Chicago with gains. It covers Spring Wheat No 1 U S Dark Northern prices for 13 14 and 15 percent protein up to 3 50 and Winter Wheat No 1 2 percent 2 98 Durum 3 80 4 40 Rye No 2 1 65 2 10 Corn No 2 1 65 Oats No 1 1 98 2 04 Barley Mile 1 90 2 10 Azure 2 00 Feed No 3 or better 1 70 Soybeans No 1 Yellow 5 70 Sunsflower seed and various feedstuffs with December 22 Minneapolis per ton soybean meals linseed and meat meals with bran and middlings and alfalfa meal listed.
Dec 28 auction data from Zumbrota and Stevens Point lists cattle hogs sheep and feeder pigs with price ranges. Also reports ferrous and non ferrous scrap, appliances, and Wisconsin potato markets with shipping point prices and truck shortages.
Estimated Tuesday receipts include 700 cattle 300 calves 50 hogs and 10 sheep. Market notes show bid ranges for fat cattle steers 59 to 62 heifers 57 to 60 Holsteins 52 to 59 slaughter cows 47 to 49 bulls 55 to 57 calves 35 to 60 sows 30 to 32 bears 29 and down lambs 55 to 62 ewe and buck 10 to 15.
Feeder bulls 90-130 lbs top 1.40 Hols heifers 90-125 lbs 70-1.25 Beef type 95-130 lbs 75-1.30 Good to choice vealers 70-80 Common veal calves 48-65 Culls and throwouts 45 and down Cannercows 39-43 Feeder pigs 0.32-0.38 boars 0.28-0.30 Sows 300-500 lbs 0.28-0.30 Heavies up to 300 lbs 0.36-0.38 No 1-3 barrows and gilts 220-250 lbs 0.38-0.40
Comprehensive price lists show calves, cattle, cows, bulls, and hogs with steady to strong trends. Holsteins and replacement calves command top values, feeder cattle and veal calves priced by weight, while dairy products and eggs hold steady across Wisconsin markets.
The Fennimore market notes cattle and hogs with dairy and beef cattle values, calves and replacement stock prices, Holstein and beef calves, feeder cattle, fat cattle, cows, bulls, and sheep ranges. Notable figures include Holstein cows 700-800, feeder steers 65-80, fat cattle 60-64, and hogs around 36-39 for mixed butchers with sows 28-33.
The Country Today serves rural Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota households with weekly editions. It lists mailing address 611 S Farwell St Eau Claire WI and P.O. Box 570 and phone numbers 1-800-472-6650 715-833-9270. Subscription rates are $13 per year and $23 for two years.
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