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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
2
Tuesday volume shows cattle at 4 30 cents hogs 9 500 sheep 400 Slaughter steers and heifers steady to firm with Choice 1050 1300 pounds 41 50 43 Good and choice 40 41 50 Sheep and lambs mixed with Choice and prime 90 105 wooled 61 64 Feeders 60 90 pounds 65 68 Strong beef and x bred steers 36 42 beef bred heifers 31 35 Holstein steers 30 34 open Holstein heifers 35 45 Springing Holstein heifers 500 700 dairy market news
Livestock market notes show cattle categories with price ranges for forte milk, dairy heifers, calves, replacement calves, fed cattle, hogs, and feeder cattle. Strong demand for Holstein bulls and heifers in replacement calves, steady pricing across hogs and feeder classes, with utility and standard grades among common ranges. Markets indicate activity across calves, dairy stock, and beef stock with price spreads by grade and weight.
Wisconsin potato dealers and shippers moved about 22.7 million pounds, with russets making up 67 percent of the week’s tablestock and Minnesota round reds at 33.25. U.S. cheese and butter prices edged lower, CCC bought no cheese for the first time in months, and overall livestock, grain, and egg prices showed modest moves amid holiday timing effects.
Futures quotes show Wheat MPLS at 2.78, Corn Chicago 2.23, Soybeans Chicago 5.94. Spring Wheat No 1 dark northern ranges 2.91 2.92 2.07 for different protein levels. Durum 3.50, Rye No 2 2.60, Corn No 2 2.04, Oats No 2 1.30-1.32, Barley Larker 2.20-2.40 Beacon 2.10-2.35 Blue 2.15-2.30, Feed No 3 1.60-1.70. Soybeans No 1 yellow 5.71% flax No 1 4.75, Sunflower seeds cwt 10.00.
Wheat futures rose on plans for expanded exports to the People’s Republic of China as the week ended Dec 30 on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. March wheat up to 2.79, corn down to 2.24, soybeans down to 5.94. Cash market shows mixed gains for spring and winter wheat, oats firming, feed barley easing, and oilseeds mostly lower. Prices quoted FOE Minneapolis and Duluth with April May delivery at 10.70.
Market notes show prices for various commodities with weights and figures such as 6.90 per cwt and 2.05 per pound. Figures include 1765, 3849, 87 percent, 79, and 48 pounds. Mentions al ear age 6.95 2.20 and 56 percent with 1390 and 3566.
Scrap iron nets $27 to $35 per ton while scrap sheet runs $12 to $17 per ton. Old batteries sell for $1.50 to $1.75 each. Scrap aluminum fetches 15 to 17 cents per pound. Newspapers priced at $15 per ton up to 1000 pounds, $20 per ton 1000 to 3990 pounds, $35 per ton 4000 to 5990 pounds, and $50 per ton over 6000 pounds.
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