Wiring services by W oH Lucas for homes and farms
Small to full electrical wiring contracts offered by W oH Lucas. Phone 6864. Available for houses and farms.
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
6
Small to full electrical wiring contracts offered by W oH Lucas. Phone 6864. Available for houses and farms.
The Associated Press notes a choppy session on Wall Street with erratic quotations and fluctuating trading. TV stocks held up better than most as profit taking emerged, turnover around 1.6 million shares. Admirals, Emerson, Motorola, Montgomery Ward, Dow Chemical, GE and Standard Oil NJ among gainers while GM, Chrysler, Goodrich, Douglas Aircraft, Western Union, American Tobacco and Santa Fe lagged.
ST. LOUIS June 1 Poultry fivers broilers White crosses 29 30 reds 28 29 nearby reds 26 27 Other prices unchanged.
The cattle and hog sale at National Stockyards Ti shows a fairly active market. Hogs total 11,500 with prices mostly steady to 25 lower than Wednesday. weights 180 to 270 pounds dominate and top around 20.00, while lighter and heavier lots vary. Cattle and calves totals around 1600 cattle and 1700 calves with prices generally steady except dealers down 1.00. high good to low choice steers around 31.25, feeder categories ranged 24.00 to 30.25, with noted prices for heifers and lighter classes.
Auction market notes show mixed yearlings selling 28.00 to 29.50 seconds and 23.00 to 27.50 for common and medium cattle. Cows traded around 21.50 to 22.50, canners and cutters 15.00 to 18.50, bulls 21.00 to 22.75, dealers 28.00, and medium 20.00. Spring lambs steady with bids lower on some, clipped lambs steady. Most good native spring lambs 29.50 to 31.00. few medium and good 25.00 to 28.00. Pelts No 1 25.50 to 26.00. Load mostly southwest 22.00.
Chicago June 1 report lists wheat and corn futures with varied prices. No. 1 yellow corn at 1.52 and 1.53, No. 4 at 1.49, oats No. 1 white at 96 cents and No. 2 white at 96 cents, reflecting market quotes for grain futures.
USDA reports live poultry receipts 32 loads with uneven paying prices up to 12 cents higher to 144 cents. Heavy hens 20-22.5 cents, light hens 20.5 cents, roosters 35-40, fry ers 28.5-32.5, old roosters 16-16. Nucklings 26. Butter unsettled with large receipts. wholesale prices largely unchanged except 4 cents lower on 89 C grade to 53.25 and 89 C cars at 53.50. Eggs top firm with balance unsettled. receipts 32,051. wholesale prices unchanged except US extras min 70% A at 33 and min 60% A at 32-32.5.
Strawberries in Chicago market show slight strength with Illinois 24 qt crates Blakemores at 7.00 to 58.00 average, poorer 3.50 to 86.00. Indiana Blakemores and Premiers fair to ordinary 7.50 to 88.50, poorer as low as 5.00. Carlot receipts Illinois 7, Indiana 1.
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