Southern Cattle Prices Falter After Prolonged Spring Surge
Southern cattle prices show weakening trends after a long stretch of high prices. Hog prices vary by market with declines in Nashville Louisville and Memphis, while Georgia Florida Alabama peanut belt packers show gains at Montgomery and steady to higher in other areas. Broiler prices stay steady with farm and processing plant gains. Slaughter cattle and cow values decline across Nashville Louisville Memphis and Montgomery with calves down and feeders mostly steady. Fresh produce movements and vegetable prices shift as shipments from the Southeast rise while Maryland tobacco auctions report seasonally low prices and declining volume.
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Cotton Prices Steady Across 14 Markets This Week
Spot prices for mid dling 1 inch cotton at 14 markets averaged 34.77 cents a pound, up slightly from last week and year ago. New crop futures stayed nearly unchanged while purchases totaled 55 000 bales in six days. Domestic mills bought mainly medium and lower grades for summer delivery, with limited new crop for September. Foreign inquiry remained active but export sales were light. Since 1948 the American Bible Society has published 75 million pocket Gospels in 16 languages.
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New York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
Cotton Futures Chart Irregular Course in Week
New York AP reports cotton futures moved irregularly this week on the New York Cotton Exchange ending mixed. Nearby July posted the strongest showing while distant October suffered the largest loss amid initial softness from profit taking hedge selling and weather and policy concerns, later recovering on short covering and technical buying.
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Markets reel off varied farm and commodity prices
Decatur markets report inch middling cotton at 34.50 and loan at 32.79. Cottonseed 25.00 ton. Milk Grade A 6.33 per hundred. Milks at 3.00 for four per cent. Wood 65.40 and 30. Pulpwood 12.50 cord. Poultry 18 at farm, 19 at plant. Corn prices range from 1.38 to 1.55 per bushel. Cattle steer values 27.00 to 29.25 per head. Hogs 21.50-22.50. Sheep 16.00-23.00. Overall listings cover oats, soybeans, wheat, and assorted livestock values.
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Cattle Sale Tops at Valley Stockyards and Parity News
Six hundred ninety six head of cattle sold for 62054.84 at Valley Stockyards last week. Top veal calves commanded prices to Pearl Packing Co. and other buyers. U S Agriculture parity announced up slightly, with implications for next season’s prices amid ongoing cotton export figures.
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