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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
5
Trading dragged along in New York as prices sagged with losses from a few cents to about a dollar in most leaders. A handful showed gains beyond $1 or $2 on individual strength while volume hovered near a million shares in the slowest session in 20 months.
National Stockyards Illinois June 8 hogs 10,000 head steady to firm 25-40 cents higher. 180-220 lb 22.00-22.25 top 22.25 late top 29.00. 220-240 lb 21.75-22.00. 240-270 lb 21.50-21.75. 280-325 lb 20.50-21.50. 150-170 lb 20.75-21.75. 120-140 lb 18.50-20.25. sows up to 400 lb 18.75-19.75, heavier sows 17.50. stags 14.50-16.50. Cattle 300, calves 500 head good and choice yearling steers and heifers 32.00-35.00. utility and commercial 27.00-31.50. cows 23.00-28.00. canners and cutters 17.00-22.50. commercial bulls 28.00-30.00. odd fat yearling bulls 31.00. utility bulls 26.00-27.50. dealers 31.00-37.00. prime to...
New York opinion piece rails at the teen-ager stereotype and the era’s moral panic. It argues youth are scapegoated as over twelve yet not grown and mocks the caricature of teen behavior across generations.
Prices range 50 cents to 1.00 and higher for sheep with 250 head noted. Dealers bid 25.00 to 30.00 for utility and commercial stock, early top 34.00 with some lots at 32.50 to 34.00. Skins prize No 2 fetch 31.00 while slaughter lambs call 12.00 to 15.00. Light ewes with no choice present.
Live poultry receipts 14 loads with prices steady to one cent lower per pound for heavy and light hens roosters fryers and ducklings not quoted. Butter wholesale prices rise 4 1/2 cents. U S grade scores listed. Eggs unsettled with varied wholesale prices from 11 cents drop to 1 cent rise per dozen.
The raccoon coat becomes a symbol of youth while adults wonder what lies ahead for the country. The teenager is described as born into economic depression and world tension, yet taller, heavier, and more serious than his father at the same age, facing a perilous crossing from youth to adulthood.
A dated service advertisement lists Neptune 6hp Evinrude 5.4hp Scott Atwater 7.5hp models with 1951 Scott Atwater and directs readers to Tom's Standard Service at 14th and Main with phone 1291.
ST LOUIS June 8 Prices remained steady in produce and live poultry markets with no changes noted today. The report lists routine offerings and steady demand across the city markets.
Chicago prices show Cash Wheat mixed with None for Wheat. Corn quotations list No 2 yellow at 1.7713 and 78. No 3 at 1.7012-7612. No 4 at 1.7112-74. No 5 at 1.641-691. sample grade 1.43-70 percent. Oats No 2 heavy white at 87 percent. Barley malting at 1.35-60 and feed at 1.10-30. Soybeans not listed.
A fragment depicts a teen addressing middle aged critics. The speaker urges viewers to channel anger into creating a better world and to blame time rather than youth for criticism.
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