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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1978
Page
2
St Paul Minnesota market notes show cattle and hog prices with bids by grade and weight. Slaughter steers and heifers vary by class from 50s to 60s, cows and bulls offer lower ranges, hogs quoted around 47 to 50 for various sizes, lambs in the mid 60s, and feeders mixed by type with weak to steady trends across categories.
Prices listed for cattle, calves, hogs, and related stock at Ettrick. Includes varying grades from weak to strong, with beef and Holstein steers, heifers, and calves given price ranges and one note on springing Holstein heifers at 600 to 900 dollars.
A historical price roundup lists grain and livestock values for June 7 1977 and June 7 1968, with Wheat Corn and Oats percentage changes, soybeans prices, eggs by size, cattle and hogs values, butter cheddar cheese and potatoes in several regions. Notable entries include Arizona Norgolds potatoes at 6.00 and California long whites at 5.00-5.25.
The USDA Grain Market News reports last week’s cash grain prices fell due to weaker futures and heavy selling by commission houses. Spring wheat closed 5 to 8 cents lower at 3.29, winter wheat 0.05 down at 3.27, durum down 2 to 5 cents at 3.85, rye 2 to 5 cents lower at 33.10, corn 5 to 6 cents lower at 2.47-2.48 in Minneapolis and 2.60-2.62 in Duluth.
Minneapolis wheat futures show modest gains while corn and soybeans rise in Chicago. Oats drop two to four cents to around 1.44 to 1.45 per bushel as farm selling accelerates. Soybeans fall 13 cents to 7.05, flax climbs on crusher demand to 6.75, and sunflowers soften after early strength, with new crop bids for Minneapolis around 10.45 and Duluth 10.60.
Livestock trading report shows gross cutout value per hundred for choice 600 to 700 pound beef carcasses topping one dollar. May 13 weekly slaughter mix: cows 20.3 percent, bulls 2 percent, heifers 28.7 percent, steers 49 percent. near matching year ago shares. Compared with a week ago, the data indicate…
The market summary reports fluctuating feeder pig and cattle prices across Wisconsin and Midwest sellers. Feeder pigs ranged around 40 pounds at 48 to 50 dollars, with 40 to 50 pound pigs near 50 to 56 dollars on farm pickup. Slaughter fruitions show steers around 61.50 at top, heifers to 59, cows 31.50 to 43, bulls 40 to 52, with dealers up to 93. Fat Holstein steers ended at 55 dollars.
Prices quoted by Max Phillips and Sons for complete automobiles are listed at 25 dollars each. The fragmented text indicates a sale or catalog item pricing, referencing a dealer and unit costs, with likely emphasis on single price per item.
The listing shows ferrous scrap prices in Wisconsin with ranges for iron and steel products including no. 2 cable, sheet iron, and appliances, plus nonferrous items such as aluminum, batteries, copper radiators, stainless steel, and newspaper. It notes market conditions and a sale date with multiple price points per hundredweight and per item.
Exchange trade figures show steady butter prices in Chicago and New York cheese rates mix across grades. Wisconsin egg categories weaken with extra large to medium ranges noted, while Chicago and New York market weight classes list current figures.
The Credit Commodity Corp buys 15 million plus pounds of dairy products from plants nationwide while the government offloads 1.5 million pounds of off-condition nonfat dry milk for animal feed. May 25 production declines vs last year. regional milk trends differ with South easing, New England up, and Washington peak reached.
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