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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2011
Page
2
Grain futures report from Peoria notes hogs trading moderately active with barrows and gilts steady. 1 2 230 260 lb quoted 56.00 to 56.50, 2 3 270 280 lb 54.50 to 56.00. Sows and boars show mixed steady to parity levels across weight classes as AP reports.
At the Chicago Board of Trade grain futures advanced Friday with Wheat for March up 0.045 dollars to 5.8375 a bushel, March corn up 0.04 to 5.83, March oats up 0.0225 to 3.0125, and January soybeans up 0.1825 to 11.30 a bushel.
A stock list from Wells Fargo Advisors in Carbondale details current prices for companies including AllState Altria Ameren Appal . Mat l Archer B Hughes Bemis Bob Evans BP Amoco Brunswick Cana Rall CAT CBRL CIFRA CINF Coke Cong CVS Devon Dillard s Discover Macy s Fifth Third Gen Dyn Halli Harley Harris Intel Exelon Corp K Morgan Kroger Lee Ent Lowes McDonalds Metlife Microsoft Nucor Occi P OCharley s Old Nat Olin Pepsi Prudential Qual Ryerson Tull Sears Southern Co Southwest Super Valu USBanc USG Verizon VF Corp Watson Phar Whirlpool. Provided by Wells Fargo Advisors LLC NYSE SIPC.
Friday trading shows diverse movers across sectors with Abt Lab, Accenture, ExxonMobil, Ford, Coca Cola, Chevron, Boeing, JPMorgan, Procter & Gamble, and WalMart among notable quotes. Prices range from modest gains to dips, reflecting broad market activity and varied sector strength.
A brief notice invites readers to report inaccuracies in The Southern and provides three phone numbers for contact.
Senate leaders approve a two month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits while tying a quick Keystone XL pipeline decision to the measure. Obama signals support, with a likely veto on linking permits. House passage needed before it reaches his desk. Congress races to avert a shutdown.
Daily lottery draw rundown lists Midday and Evening Pick Three and Pick Four results for multiple states, including Kentucky and Missouri. It also shows Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, along with Show Me Cash numbers and Mega Ball.
Highlights of December 17 across history include the Wright brothers flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk North Carolina, France recognizing American independence in 1777, Simon Bolivar’s death in 1830, Billy Mitchell’s 1925 court martial conviction, the Graf Spee scuttling in 1939, Atlas missile test in 1957, the 1961 Niteroi circus fire with 323 deaths, and Lynette Fromme’s 1975 life sentence for Ford assassination attempt.
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