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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1956
Page
5
New York stocks plunged as the President's illness news hit trading. Prices dropped sharply across all sectors with only a few modest gains early, volume reached about three million shares, after the White House announced relocation to Walter Reed Hospital causing renewed selling pressure.
Price list shows Wheat at 2.04 dollars, Soybeans 2.99, Corn 1.42 in Mt. Vernon tone. Chicago market notes mixed No 2 corn at 1.3744 and No 1 yellow at 1.56 percent, oats 72-72 percent for No 1 extra heavy white. Barley nominal 1.30-1.40 for making choice and 1.00-1.10 for feed. St Louis Produce quotes live poultry and egg grades with consumer eggs AA large 41-42, A large 39-40, A small 24-25 and fryers and broilers.
Price list notes updated poultry values including 20 percent reduction for commercial birds 20 to 21 pounds flagged as 20% and 18 to 19 pound red commercial birds. Bronze hens and heavy breeders toms remain unchanged while toms under 23 pounds are set at 25 dollars. Other prices hold.
USDA live poultry market report shows steady prices with receipts in coops reaching 522 on Thursday totaling 375,58,000 pounds. FOB prices hold. light hens 18-19 cents, fryers 24-24.5 cents, old roosters 15-16 cents, caponettes over 4% 47-28 cents, under 4% 25-25.5 cents.
Butter and eggs prices steady at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Receipts show 1,572,000 for butter with grade breakdowns and 19,900 for eggs with fat contents and standards listed. Wholesale buying prices unchanged across butter and eggs.
Hogs at national stock yards totaled about 11 000 head with U S No 1 and 2 weighing 330 to 240 pounds bidding 16.75 to 17.25, most quotes around 17.00 with some No 1 and 2 at 17.25 and a few larger lots noted.
No 1 17.35, 200 hundred 17.50 mostly 190-220 Ib, few mixed grade 250-270 lb 16.50-17.00, 150-170 .lb 15.50-16.00, few 16.25, 120-140,lb 14.00-15.25, saws 400 lb down 14.00- 50, heavier saws 12.50-13.50, boars over 250 lb $750-10.50, lighter weights 11.00, few 11.50. Cattle 600, calves 400, steers and butcher yearlings: mainly small lots and individual head good and choice 18.00-21.00, standard grades 16.50-17.50, some cutter and util ity yearlings 12.00-15.00, utility and commercial cows mainly 11.50- 12.50, few 13.00, canners and cut ters 9.00-11.00, strong cutters 11,50, few good light weight year ling bulls 16.00-50, utility and
The market shows range for calves with commercial bulls at 12.50 to 15.00, canners and cutters 10.00 to 12.50, high choice and prime dealers at 22.00 to 23.00, and various grades from 15.00 to 21.00. Slaughter calves mostly 15.00 to 17.00 for commercial and good categories.
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