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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2002
Page
5
The ap news dispatch notes a weak export market weighing on wheat with May delivery at 2.71 a bushel, corn at 1.96 and soybeans at 4.56, amid cooler demand signals from China and a hotter, drier Plains pattern. Corn and soybeans also drifted lower on limited news and correction after a Friday rally.
Prices mostly drop 1.50 with ranges for 0.5 to 0.9 inch back fat from 34.75 to 43.51. Today's negotiated purchases total 13 180. Illinois Direct Hogs Laws show steady to lower values across weight classes with light demand. 1 3 300 400 lb hogs at 19.00 23.00 dollars, 400 500 lb 21.00 23.00, 500 600 lb 23.00 27.00, over 600 lb up to 28.00. Boars under 300 lb 14.00 18.00, over 300 lb 11.00 15.00.
Mixed results from Citigroup and Eli Lilly trigger further selling on Wall Street as investors remain unimpressed by first quarter reports. Trading volume stays light with many avoiding stocks until forecasts clear, while Dow falls 97.15 to 10,093.67 and S&P 500 and Nasdaq drift lower. General Electric slides after disappointing numbers and a NYT piece questions earnings prospects.
Dow Jones finishes at 10 093 67 down 97 15 amid broad selling. S&P 500 slips to 1102 55 with an 8 46 drop and Nasdaq rises 2 41 to 1753 78 as NYSE volume totals progress toward the day’s end and after hours activity shows 11 477 095 shares traded.
The dollar barely moved against major currencies as traders digested S&P's downgrade of Japan to AA with a negative outlook. A separate FBI threat warning prompted evacuations of banks in the Washington area, tempering market reactions and boosting caution in New York trading. The euro rose to 88.03 cents, while the dollar traded at 131.91 yen, down from 131.96.
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