This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1982
Page
2
Market report lists cattle and hog values by class. Cows, bulls, feeder cattle, calves, and hogs show range figures for utility, dairy, beef, light, steady, and strong demand. Includes replacements, Holstein and veal variants with price spans and a springing Holstein heifer note.
Livestock prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs at South St. Paul Minnesota show steady to higher trends. Cattle steady with steers 60 to 61.60 per cwt and heifers 62.3 percent, cows 32 to 43. Hog prices 50 cent to 1 dollar higher for No 1 and 2 200 to 240 pounds with sows 52 percent and boars 50 to 52. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 54 to 57 for 90 to 125 pounds and feeders 50 to 55 for 60 to 90 pounds.
Replacement Holstein calves price range 70 to 119 top with weights 110 to 135 pounds. Fed cattle steady at 57 to 64. Feeder pig auction Mondays. pigs 40 to 60 pounds priced 52 to 60, 50 to 60 pounds 56 to 60, 210 to 240 pound butchers 58 to 54, boars 44 to 47. Futures for Wheat 3.99, Corn 2.62, Oats 1.64, Soybeans 6.15. Corn 2.60, Oats 1.82 to 1.90, Barley 2.40 to 2.85. Seed prices: Soybean meal 192.20, Linseed meal 160, Meat meal 215, Brewers grains 92, Wheat bran 71.80, Middlings 69, Alfalfa meal 105.
Prices for large and medium autos list a range from 28 to 38 NT with small and compact models at 20 to 25 NT. Other items include motors 20 to 24 NT and sheet iron, freezers, appliances, and newspaper weights priced per 1000 pounds in NT currency.
The Wisconsin egg market shows quotes across weight classes. Extra large, large, medium and thinner classes listed with specific price ranges. Breaking stock and checks also noted with corresponding price indications.
Prices across livestock classes advanced with only slaughter lambs and feeder pigs weaker. Slaughter steers mostly 50 cents higher with Holsteins steady. slaughter heifers up about a half dollar. Cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle gained $1 to $2, barrows and gilts up a half dollar, feeder pigs down $2 to $5. Slaughter steers top at 66.70 for a 1 356 lb lot. Holsteins 50 61.25. cows 31 to 43. bulls 43 to 54. feeder hogs 48 to 66 for 60 80 lb range. lambs 54 to 57. veal calves 35 to 90.
The item lists grains, eggs, livestock, butter and potatoes with price ranges for July 21 1981 and July 21 1972. It shows wheat corn and oats prices, soybeans, egg sizes, cattle hogs and veal, butter grade AA, and California long white potatoes with respective ranges. Names of commodities and dates are preserved.
Minneapolis grain averaged higher as futures gained on weaker Russian grain output. Wheat futures rose to 3.90 a bushel, Chicago corn to 2.64, and soybeans near 6.24. Rye stayed flat, oats fell, and barley held firm amid quality differences. Oilseed bids firmed, with sunflower lower on ship shortages in Duluth.
American Feeder Pig Co op offers 45 lb pigs at 50.25 to 51.25 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers lists premium grade feeder pigs 40 to 50 lbs at 49 to 52 dollars, picked up on farm. 40 to 50 lbs are priced 52 to 56 dollars.
Agriculture Secretary John Block last Friday announced a 1983 wheat plan featuring a 20 percent voluntary acreage reduction with an advance deficiency payment. The program aims to lift prices, bolster conservation, and expand export credit. Signup starts Sept 7 for winter wheat with incentives including half the estimated deficiency payment upfront and target price at 4.30 per bushel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.