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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1982
Page
2
Cattle 2,000 Wealers 200 Hogs 4,000 Sheep 400 slaughter steers steady, steers by weight with prices. Holstein and other cattle ranges listed. hogs mostly steady with weights 200-260 lbs and sows 300-650 lbs priced. Sheep and lambs steady with slaughter lambs 95-125 lbs, feeders 60-90 lbs priced.
Steady market across cattle categories with top cows and bulls noted. Utility cows 38-42, cows 44 head top, commercial bulls 42-48, beef bulls 35-42, calves 15-55 depending on grade, replacement calves 50-135 lbs Holstein calves 50-127, fed cattle 54-61, feeder pig auction Monday mornings with yields 40-60 lb pigs, hogs steady 36-49, feeder cattle steady with Holstein steers 42-51 and beef cattle 48-58.
The table shows current market values for livestock including cows, bulls, fed cattle, calves and hogs. Cows steady to light. heavy dairy and beef range 40 to 52 dollars. Calves weak to top veal prices 49 to 125 dollars. Springing Holstein heifers priced between 900 and 1100 dollars.
The records compare grain, eggs, livestock, butter and potatoes from March 31 1981 and March 31 1972. Wheat and corn prices sit around 3.6 and 3.5 percent in 1981 while soybeans reach 7.56 percent. egg values vary by size and regional potato prices are listed. In 1972 grain shows modest gains and livestock prices are broadly in the 20s to 40s, with butter at Grade AA near 0.67.
Wisconsin eggs and produce report shows Butter grades AA to B with prices from 1.38 to 1.47, Cheese Cheddar unchanged with 1.31 per barrel and 1.35 per 40 lb block, eggs steady with sizes Extra large 74-79, Large 71-74, Medium 65-69, and egg market evaluation weights for classes 1 to 3 at 55 52 51.
Market weak with quoted scrap prices for various materials. Non ferrous and ferrous scrap values listed per hundredweight or ton, including aluminum cans, batteries, radiators, stainless steel, sheet iron appliances, deep freezers, newspaper weights, and corrugated boxes. Prices subject to market conditions at sale date.
All grain futures except wheat moved higher in Minneapolis trading as USDA Grain Market News reports gains across corn oats and rye. Wheat closed up 18 cents while durum eased slight. soybeans and meals posted solid advances with sunflower seeds and linseed meals also firm amid tight demand and premium crush margins.
Potato marketings for the year reached 9.64 million hundredweight after 244000 hundredweight shipped last week, 7.5 percent ahead of a year ago. Russets led with 53 percent, seed potatoes 31 percent, round whites 12 percent, and chipping and round reds 2 percent each. Prices last week were about 66.50 dollars per 50 pound bag for round whites, while Burbank 80s and 90s sold for 13 dollars.
Feeder pig prices held steady with multiple suppliers listing 40 to 50 pound pigs at 48 to 55.50 dollars and a 45 pound selection at 49.25 to 50.25. Feedstuffs show mixed moves with meat meal up and tankage down, while wheat milling products and byproducts gained in bulk pricing. Midwest Breeders to host two Holstein sales with a two day open house September 19 20 featuring 40 registered cows and 60 to 70 Holstein heifers. registrations due by July 1. Dr William Black to speak at Consolidated Badger Co op annual meeting April 17 at North Central Technical Institute. Also a Balsam Lake crop insect and disease workshop planned for April 7 at Indian Head Lodge with UW Extension experts. cost 6.50 includes meal and materials. preregistration via Polk County Extension Office.
Madison fluid milk supplies were heavy last week across most U S milk producing regions with dairymen reporting abundant availability. Demand remained steady in many markets though some regions saw softer purchase activity and pricing pressure during the period.
The South is entering a flush period with plants near capacity. Commodity Credit Corp purchases stay high, totaling 11.4 million pounds of butter, 12 million of cheese, and 19 million pounds of nonfat dry milk. Easter may lift cheese sales while Florida winter residents depart. April class II price across 29 federal orders is $12.59. Only two Wisconsin loads shipped to Illinois last week beyond regular contracts.
Chicago futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade shows May July September December and March wheat with closing figures around 3.64 to 4.24 dollars per bushel. Previous sales reach 12,272 with open interest at 48,862, up 1,716 from the previous day.
The report lists futures prices for corn across May to Mar cycles with varying bids and asks, and soybeans from May to Mar with prices near six dollars. It notes previous sales totals and changes in open interest, with oats data including multiple months and percentages.
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.