Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices ease across weights
Stockyards Springfield reports mostly .50 lower carcass prices for varying bf weights from 0.5 to 0.9 inch. Negotiated Illinois Direct Hogs total 15 815 with steady trend for light offerings. Price ranges include 1 3 300 400 lbs at 22.00 25.00, 400 500 lbs at 24.00 26.00, 500 600 lbs at 25.00 28.00, over 600 lbs at 27.00 30.00. Boars under 300 lbs 18.00 22.00, over 300 lbs 5.00 6.00.
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Dow Jones sinks as profits lure traders in cautious Friday
Stocks fell on profits taking with the Dow dropping about 1.6 percent to 8306.35 as Nasdaq and S P 500 slipped. Despite earnings optimism for the quarter and solid GDP growth near 1.6 percent, traders polled by Dow Jones Newswires echoed that the uptrend may continue but with uneven gains and lighter volume.
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Dow Jones High and Lows End Week Gains
Market summary shows Dow Jones Industrial Average at 8 439 33 up 133 69 from prior, closing 8 306 35. S P 500 at 898 81 down 12 62, NYSE Composite 5017 62 down 67 68, Nasdaq 1434 54 up 22 69, Wilshire 5000 at 8525 8 110 75. Volume totals include NYSE revised 1 337 640 578 after hours 15 469 422 and consolidated 1 694 215 210 with 3 419 issues traded 1 241 advancers 2 002 decliners 176 unchanged.
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American wraps up labor deal with cost cuts
In Fort Worth, flight attendants agreed to 340 million dollars in annual cost cuts, marking a reprieve from bankruptcy for American Airlines for the second time in two weeks. New CEO Gerard Arpey warned trouble remains and labor tensions persist as NY lawyers prep potential Chapter 11 filing amid a weaker travel market and broader fears.
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Grain futures slip as funds dump ahead of weekend
In Chicago, speculative selling Friday pushed grain and soybean futures lower on the CBOT. Wheat for July slipped 1 cent to 2.894 per bushel, May corn dropped 20 cents to 2.345, May oats fell 1.5 cents to 1.69, and July soybeans eased 3 cents to 6.014 per bushel.
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