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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
16
A brisk late buying surge on the Board of Trade pushed wheat up by a few cents, signaling first sustained strength in weeks. Soybeans rose on wheat’s momentum, while oats and rye advanced modestly and corn lagged due to weather forecasts and Brannan's stance against price controls.
Salable hogs 10 000, mostly 25 to 50 lower with 190 260 lbs at 24 50 top. 160 190 lbs uneven 22 00 24 00, 260 310 lbs 23 00 24 25. Cattle 2 200, calves 500, steers around 25 50 lower, loads 1 022 lb to 1 100 lb at 30 50 30 75, cows 16 50 22 50. Sheep 1 500, lightly active, springs 27 00 28 00, slaughter lambs 8 00 12 00.
Salable hogs 9 000 with weaker cash prices across weights. Top hogs 25 50 for 230 lb. most 200 270 lb 24 75 25 35. Lighter 170 190 lb 23 75 24 75. 150 170 lb 22 00 24 00. Sows mixed, under 350 lb 22 00 23 50. Salable cattle 7 000.
Carbonale couple Mr and Mrs R E Covington welcome a daughter Monday at Holden hospital. Carbonale Mr and Mrs Faad Gaber announce a son born Monday at Doctor's hospital. Chester Mr and Mrs Robert Mueller report a daughter born August 26 at Chester hospital.
CARBONDALE Mrs Ida Hurley 75 died Monday friends may call at Carbondale funeral home services 2 p m Wednesday burial Carrier Mills cemetery leaves son Bert Howard St Louis CHESTER George Roegler Jr 32 died Aug 26 Marion veterans hospital leaves wife and three children services Aug 30 at Du Quoin
Marriage licenses issued across Anna Jonesboro Murphysboro and West Frankfort. Enos Kinney of East St Louis wed Alice Quigley of St Louis. Burl Boyd and Marcia Fox of Anna. Logan J Johnson and Doris Dean Nimmo of Anna. Robert Manning Wright and Ernestine Louise Tompkins of Anna. Loren Toogood and Jane Fogelsanger of Chicago. Walter Penrod 27 and Helen Cripps 37 both of Murphysboro. Kenneth Wayne Rushing 22 Makanda and Eva Sue Mileur 18 Murphysboro. Freeman Harold and wife welcomed a daughter born at Herrin hospital Sunday.
Calves and steers show mixed demand with 1 385 lb loads at 33.00 and bulk good to choice steers 29.25 to 32.50. Cows and sausage bulls move steadier with lighter weights and common grades down. Salable livestock receipts projected 8 000 hogs 9 000 cattle 1 500 sheep. weather brief calls for cooler Friday Saturday and rain that Friday.
Hog sale totals near 10 000 with lighter weights down 24.50 to 25.00 for 200 250 lb. heavier hogs scarce. cattle and calves 4 000 2 000 with steers steady to higher and vealers 32 36 top. sheep run 2 500 open steady with spring lambs 27.75 to 28.50 and yearling wethers 7 to 12 fluctuating.
The section reports a mixed forecast from the U S Weather Bureau. Northern Illinois expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with partly cloudy conditions Wednesday and little temperature change. Southern Illinois sees showers or thunderstorms in places tonight and Wednesday with temperatures near the 65 to 80s range. Indiana anticipates mainly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the south, little temperature change. Missouri will be partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with thundershowers in the west and cooler in the north and west amid small temperature shifts.
Illinois readers are told temperatures will average three to six degrees below normal over the coming five days. The forecast calls for cooler days with potential below average overnight lows across the state.
Charleston West Virginia August 29 AP Rodney Allison Keller served in Korea for 42 days. The army found him able to return home and may send him to high school.
New York August 29 AP gains led by Santa Fe Union Pacific Southern Railway Texas Co Standard Oil N J and TWA as major stock groups rose though trading was light. The curb market moved up while the over the counter market saw selling on long term U S Treasury issues and corporate bonds remained quiet and mixed.
Wheat prices range across ranks with No 7 red at 2 19 percent and No 2 hard at 2 23 percent. Corn shows No 1 yellow at 1 54 percent and No 3 1 53 percent with other grades around 1 50 1 52. Oats list No 4 heavy 78 percent and No 1 heavy white 80 81. Rye No 2 plump tough 1 47 percent. Barley malting 1 30 62 and feed 1 0 25. Soybeans unavailable.
Butter steady to firm with receipts 959,342 and wholesale prices unchanged. Eggs top steady, balance unsettled with two day receipts 9,795 and prices unchanged except current receipts down 1 cent per dozen. Live poultry generally steady with receipts 48 loads and prices listed for heavy hens light hens roosters fryers old roosters and ducklings unquoted.
The Senate judiciary committee proposed investigating the competence fitness and legal qualifications of all federal judges. A resolution, amended from one by Senator William Langer, calls for inquiry by the judiciary committee or a subcommittee.
A young veteran, 16, returning from Korea contemplates finishing high school as he reflects on the unification of armed forces. Marx Leva spoke at the VFW's national encampment in Chicago praising the unification under secretaries Forrestal and Johnson while delegates debate Johnson's ouster and possible resignation of Acheson.
Baltimore Aug 29 A puzzled drug store messenger said he followed instructions and was not responsible for a missing bottle. A West Baltimore housewife requested delivery if she was out, so the messenger left the order at the street mailbox when she was away.
Erwin Hartman of Chester sold 14 hogs averaging 210 pounds at 25.00 per cwt at the National Stock Yards. Emil Eiler of Percy and other Randolph county farmers also realized 25.00 per cwt on varied hog lots. Cattle from Edgar A. Hargis and others brought similar market results with weights from 170 to 797 pounds and prices from 20 to 26 dollars per cwt.
Sen Karl Mundt told delegates the message from MacArthur is the most statesmanlike and clear description of American security needs and interests in Korea and the Orient.
The guide advises minimizing sprinkling to prevent uneven moisture. It recommends removing rayons from the line once fully dried and ironing them immediately to achieve optimal results.
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