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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 2011
Page
3
Prices for active NYSE stocks show varied closings with notable names such as AT&T, Coca Cola, ExxonMobil, IBM, and JPMorgan Chase posting modest gains or declines. Trading volumes remain heavy as investors react to market-wide volatility and corporate results.
County clerks say turnout could be better than normal with municipal and school board races driving interest in Carbondale Marion and Du Quoin Pinckneyville areas. Early counts show varied engagement across counties with higher expected turnout where contests exist and lighter turnout in un contested western areas.
IBCA members discuss a physical Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame Museum, with Pinckneyville chosen for the project and Danville cited as part of a statewide effort. The museum aims to induct its first class this November, with broad support from area leaders and national figures.
The Associated Press reports hogs trading moderately active with barrows and gilts 1.00 higher. Prices span 230-260 lb at 60.50 to 61.00, 260-280 lb at 59.00 to 60.50. Sows steady, various weight bands around mid 50s. Boars over 300 lb at 21.00, under 300 lb at 35.00. Cattle traded 107.00 to 123.50. slaughter steers and heifers 120.00 to 123.50 for 1,000-1,350 lb. 110.50 to 120.00 for 1,000-1,250 lb. select 1,000-1,150 lb 107.00-110.50. Cows 40.00-55.00, high yield up to 60.00, thin cows 23.00-28.00. Bulls 52.00-55.00, thin bulls 45.00-50.00.
On Monday grain futures in Chicago saw gains in wheat May at 7.90 a bushel up 30.50 cents, corn May at 7.6025 up 24.25 cents, oats May at 3.8575 up 10.75 cents, while soybeans May fell 9.75 cents to 13.84 a bushel.
In Benton Cairo Du Quoin Harrisburg and Carbondale mayoral races and city council contests will redraw leadership with all 11 candidates for three open council seats not currently returning. Mount Vernon votes on a 19.8 million high school bond. Franklin County backs a 1 percent sales tax for schools, about 2.4 million yearly.
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