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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2003
Page
5
In Chicago grain futures corn led to seven week highs as a powerful storm delayed fieldwork in southern areas while weekly export inspections supported demand. Soybeans and wheat also climbed on weather, donations to Iraq, and an optimistic export outlook. May delivery prices: corn $2.43, soybeans $5.98, oats $1.88, wheat $2.90.
Stockyards Peoria AP reports moderate hog trading with barrows and gilts up 1.50, weights 230-260 lb at 32.00-32.50 and 260-280 lb at 30.50-32.00. Sows steady across 300-700 lb with 22.00 to 26.00 ranges. Boars over 300 lb at 6.00, under 300 lb at 24.00. Cattle: 100 head, steers and heifers up 1.50. cows not established. Slaughter steers 1,050-1,350 lb 76.50-77.00, 1,050-1,250 lb 75.50-76.50, 1,000-1,200 lb 74.50-75.50. Slaughter heifers 1,000-1,300 lb 76.50-77.00, 1,000-1,200 lb 75.50-76.50, 900-1,100 lb 75.00-76.00. Cows: No market.
The Federal Reserve weighs a refined rescue program to avert recession fears. It considers direct long term asset purchases, large scale bank lending, and pledges to keep rates near 1.25 percent if necessary to steady markets and restore jobs after a sharp two month drop.
Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes at 8300.41 up 23.26 from previous close. Other major indexes rise with Standard & Poor's 500 at 879.93, NYSE Composite 4923.27, Nasdaq 1389.51, and Wilshire 5000 at 8336.54. NYSE trading volume at 4 PM revised to 1.468 billion, after-hours 38.26 million.
U S led troops seized a presidential palace in Baghdad boosting hopes for a swift war end. Markets closed modestly higher with the Dow up 23.26 points to 8300.41 and Nasdaq at 1389.51 while S P 500 edged to 879.93. Alcoa profits boosted sentiment and analysts saw a rapid Baghdad progress.
American Airlines will cut its May schedule by about 10.7 percent domestically and 5.5 percent internationally year over year, citing Iraq war and SARS impacts. The carrier will keep service to all 250 cities while reducing flight frequencies, as AMR discusses $1.62 billion in potential union concessions to avert bankruptcy. Continental also pausing New York Hong Kong service until June.
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