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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
6
Associated Press reports cattle and hogs trading with mixed gains and declines. Hog weights 240 lbs and up mostly higher by .10 to .25, lighter weights varied. sows firmer to 25 higher. Cattle and calves show highs to 30.50 for good steers and 28.00-30.00 for good yearlings, with cows uneven and vealers steady.
The market hovered near a four year peak with demand for top quality issues driving the advance. Turnover reached about 1,700,000 shares as buying momentum waned late in the day. Radios and railway stocks outperformed while U S Steel Chrysler Sears Bethlehem Steel American Telephone and Santa Fe led list of gainers with Studebaker and GE also higher.
Cash wheat shows no bid. Corn values for No 1 yellow 1.50 to 1.51, No 2 around 1.50, No 3 about 1.43. Oats mix range near 1.00 to 1.03 for various grades. Soybeans No 2 yellow about 3.15. Chicago track prices noted.
ST. LOUIS PRODUCE ST. LOUIS June 8. Poultry prices posted for commercial fivers and broilers vary by breed with whites 28-29 cents, grays 27-28, white crosses 26-28, reds 24-27, and nearby farm-raised reds at 2s. Other prices unchanged.
The USDA market notes show steady to slight declines in fowl prices with hens 20 to 22.5 cents, ducklings 25 cents, and fryers 25 to 31 cents per pound. Butter prices hold while carrot wholesales rise by a penny. Egg quotes reflect firm to slightly higher wholesale prices.
Strawberries in Chicago on June 8 show stronger demand with 24 qt crates of mixed varieties offered at 8 to 9 dollars. Indiana offers similar loads at 9 to 11 dollars, reflecting improving quality and market conditions.
Fines assessed included Jerry Sinks thirteen dollars and forty cents for drunk charge Herman Good ten dollars and forty cents for burying refuse in city limits Donald L Willis ten dollars and forty cents for speeding Mildred McGuire twenty two dollars and forty cents for drunk and disturbance charge.
Judge Charles T. Randolph granted five divorces and dismissed another during a circuit court session yesterday. Divorces granted were Nellie Osborn versus Jen Osborne, Doris Patton versus Oakley Patton, Earl Rash versus Mildred E. Rash, Ida Stull versus Bobbie N. Stull, and Grace Daniel Winn versus Byron A. Winn. A divorce suit, Joan Goin versus Howard W. Goin, was dismissed.
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