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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1960
Page
6
Kansas City AP notes Wheat 90 cars with mixed moves from 2.0034 to 2.04 for No 2 and 2.0344 to 2.05 for No 3. Corn 56 cars steady to up 13 cents, No 2 white 1.23, No 3 1.17, No 2 yellow 1.0654 to 1.074. Soybeans 1.984 to 2.034. Rye 92.34 to 93.14, Barley 0.98 to 0.99.
Wheat futures closed largely unchanged with slight moves in nearby contracts. KC cattle, calves and hogs showed mixed, uneven trade with varying loads by weight class. Wholesale and consumer eggs and poultry prices were listed for Kansas City, with several categories steady or mixed.
Market notes show weights for poultry including 5 lb up 9 for hens under 5 lb 7 for commercial fryers broilers 22 for old roosters and stags 5 guineas 10 capons 8 lb 18 capons 7 8 lb 16 ducks young white over 5 lb 15. Butter Grade A per pound solid 6814 Grade A per pound quarters 69 butterfat 44 47.
The Farmers Cooperative Assn quotes commodity prices for Wheat at 1.80, shell corn 0.85, ear corn 0.80, white shell corn 1.00, white ear corn 0.90, milo 1.36, oats 0.65, barley 0.75, soy beans 1.82. Poultry prices list hens 5 lbs and up 0.09, hens under 5 lbs 0.07, old roosters 0.05. Eggs Grade A large 0.40, Grade A medium and Grade B 0.36, undergrade 0.26, pullet eggs 0.26, current receipts 0.28. Butter Premium 0.48, No. 1 0.43.
In New York selective improvement lifted stocks late in the session. About 4.2 million shares traded versus 3.54 million on Thursday as several key stocks posted fractional gains up to 2 points while losers lagged. Government bonds gained modestly. corporate bonds fluctuated but held gains.
Ten large yellow barrels are placed in downtown businesses by the Christmas Bureau as deposit points for the Toys for Tots campaign.
Wes Santee and Mrs. Jimmy Cole listed the barrels as located on the third floor at Weaver's and at Miller Furniture Lawrence National Bank First National Bank Douglas County State Bank Penney's Kress Duckwall's Gambles and Montgomery Ward's.
A major early snowstorm blanketed Arizona and New Mexico with heavy snowfall up to 15 inches in spots, isolating communities and closing highways. New Mexico bore the heaviest impact with cities like Santa Rosa receiving 7 inches and towns filling motels and public buildings to shelter stranded motorists. Albuquerque and El Paso faced isolation due to mountain passes as highways remained closed.
Snow forced shutdowns across two cities and halted air travel while trains lagged five to six hours. The storm sucked in as far as Ajo Arizona with three inches, Holbrook Winslow tallying nine inches, and Grand Canyon reporting fourteen inches in a rare 36 year event.
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