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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
4
A condensed market page from Chicago lists prices for butterfat milk products by state, assorted cheeses with varieties and percentages, fowl breeds and poultry prices, plus grains and oils including corn at 1.50-53 per bushel, oats at 65 percent, soybean oil at 13.25, soybean meal 62.50-63.50, and barley at 1.30-1.40 for choice and 1.00-1.10 for feed.
The market eased with mixed price moves and light volume around 1.4 million shares. Gulf Oil slipped about two points while U S Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube edged lower amid steel labor uncertainty. Goodyear, General Cable and International Telephone rose near a point. Kennecott Cooper Chrysler and Texas Co fell about a point. Government bonds showed some strength. Nearby Mt Vernon grain prices quoted include Wheat 1.89 Soybeans 2.76 Corn 1.42 Barley .80. Livestock at National Stockyards lists varied hogs cattle and calves with wide ranges across grades.
Chicago live poultry receipts in coops total 1 041 Friday 618 103 000 lb. USDA price list shows steady markets with heavy hens 21 to 24 4, light hens 18 to 19, broilers or fryers 22 to 23, old roosters 15 to 16, caponettes over 4 percent 27 to 28, under 4 percent 25 to 25.5. Prices fob are unchanged.
Butter steady as wholesale buying prices hold with receipts at 1,363,000. 93 AA 58.75, 92 A 58.75, 90 B 26.25, 89 C 54.75. Eggs weak with receipts 24,500 and wholesale prices down one notch. grades 60-69.9% A 37.50, mixed 37.50, mediums 34.00, U S standards 34.00, dirties 31.25, checks 30.00, current receipts 32.50.
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