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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1986
Page
4
Wisconsin potatoes show moderate demand and steady market with Russet Burbanks by size and count, including 70-80 and 90 count ranges at 12-14.50 per 100? and related 100 count and 10 lb bag prices. Idaho and Colorado prices follow similar Russet Burbanks scales by count, with 70-80 count at 11-19 and related 90 and 100 count values.
Dec 29 prices from Max Phillips and Sons list complete autos market and ferrous scrap, newspapers, futures, and farm staples. Cattle and hogs trade figures show steers and heifers steady to lower, with feeder cattle and pigs priced by weight and type, plus grain and feedstuff bids across Minneapolis and Wisconsin districts.
Equity livestock reports steady cattle with top cows at 37 and diverse dairy, bull, and calf categories. Feeder cattle and Holstein replacements price fluctuates by class, while hogs run weak with varying weights and end markets. December 23 and 29 price listings cover cows bulls veal and feedlot cattle across multiple grades and regions.
The agriculture page lists cattle, calf, hog and dairy prices with ranges for utilities, cutters, heavies, fed cattle, calves, veal, and Holsteins. It notes steady markets in some sectors and warns of missing market reports from Beetown, Reedsville, and Fennimore. A separate potato inventory report shows 204 million hundredweight harvested by Dec 1, down 13 percent from 1985.
Trading figures show various futures on the Chicago Board of Trade with mixed highs and lows. Prices fluctuate across oats and other commodities, presenting a range of daily percentage changes and closing values in a tight band.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent weekly paper mailed each Wednesday to farms in Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. It lists contact numbers and subscription rates and notes its Eau Claire offices at 611 S Farwell St and P O Box 570 along with publishing facilities at 701 S Farwell St.
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