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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2004
Page
5
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices fell across weight ranges in Springfield with 0.5 inch to 0.9 inch bf quotes ranging 72.45 to 77.45. Today's Illinois direct hog purchases totaled 16 824 with trading 1.00 to 2.00 lower amid light demand and moderate offerings. Boar prices showed under 300 lbs at 35.00 to 40.00 and over 300 lbs at 10.00 to 16.00.
U S stocks edged up as oil futures hit a new high and the CPI showed July prices fell 0.1 percent, easing near term inflation fears. Dow rose 18.28 to 9,972.83 after briefly crossing 10,000. S&P 500 gained 2.37 to 1,081.71 and Nasdaq added 12.41 to 1,795.25. Housing construction jumped 8.3 percent in July.
NYSE listed stocks led by AES Amr AT&T and many others with high, low and close figures. The list shows prices for AbtLab Accenture AMD Agere Agilent Alcoa Allstate Altria and numerous big names across sectors.
Grain and soybean futures advanced on the Chicago Board of Trade led by gains in wheat corn oats and soybeans. Wheat for September climbed to 3.08 per bushel while September corn reached 2.28 and oats 1.312. Soybeans rose to 5.91 per bushel with notable fractional changes.
The July Consumer Price Index slipped 0.1 percent as gasoline prices fell while factory, mining, and utilities output rose 0.4 percent, led by a 1.2 percent jump in mining and a 0.6 percent gain in manufacturing, suggesting a possible end to the summer soft patch.
Google asks the SEC to make its registration effective by 4 p.m. Tuesday signaling the start of trading as early as Wednesday. The price-setting auction results could come within about an hour, and the stock would trade under the symbol GOOG on Nasdaq once eligible.
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