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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2007
Page
13
Market watch report shows Dow Jones at 167.45 points higher to 12861.47 while Nasdaq rises 40.29 to 2458.83. NYSE diary notes 548 advances and 6 new highs with total volume 10,673,165. Nasdaq diary lists 919 advances and 2,152 declines with 105 unchanged and volume 2,219,112,039.
The Sparta Fire Department won a $475,000 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to buy a firefighting vehicle. In Murphysboro, District 186 elected Justin Elms as new assistant principal for Murphysboro High School at a special meeting. Elms, the current Yorkville High School dean of students, will earn $66,710 and is slated to begin within the next week or two at the start of the new school year.
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices show 0.5 to 0.9 inch bf ranges from 60.75 to 74.17 with varying bids. Today’s negotiated Illinois direct hog purchases total 13,083 with trading steady to 1.00 higher and moderate demand. Hog weights 1-3 300-400 lbs 32.00-34.00, 400-500 lbs 33.00-35.00, 500-600 lbs 35.00-36.00, over 600 lbs 36.00-37.00, few 41.00. Boars under 300 lbs 26.00-30.00, over 300 lbs 11.00-15.00.
Chicago wheat and soybean futures declined on the Chicago Board of Trade. December wheat edged down fourteen cents to 6.97 a bushel while November soybeans fell eleven and a half cents to 8.5450 a bushel. December corn rose a quarter of a cent to 3.4525 and December oats dropped two cents to 2.58 a bushel.
At Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge officials say budget cuts are prompting facility consolidation. Beaches, boat ramps, bathrooms and campgrounds are being reduced or closed, with only one campground open and a renamed marina moving 100 boat slips. Refuges managers promise public access and upgraded facilities under a 15 year plan while critics decry reduced services and neglect.
A Bohol Chronicle report notes Cole sits on a 10 person delegation that traveled to Bohol in the Philippines for an exchange program between the American Council of Young Political Leaders and the National Movement of Young Legislators. Evans criticized the mapping changes and the procedure, saying he and two mayors must vote before the county board can act, lamenting the delay.
New York stocks end the session with a wide array of gains and losses across major names. Among the most active were Corning Kraft Seagate and Deere while Exxon Mobil Pfizer Coca Cola and Walmart also showed notable movement amid broad market shifts.
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