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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 2002
Page
5
Investors paused after last week's gains awaiting Tuesday's Federal Reserve outlook. The Dow fell 29.48 to 10577.75 while Nasdaq rose 8.76 to 1877.06 and the S P 500 slipped 0.61 to 1165.55.
Soybean futures collapsed on the Chicago Board of Trade in a technical pullback from six month highs with beans dropping over 2 percent as traders cited a market correction after a six week rise. Wheat slipped while corn turned modestly higher on stronger export inspections. May delivery prices showed soybeans at 4.60 a bushel, corn at 2.06, and wheat at 2.77.
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices hold steady to weak with varied 0.5 to 0.9 inch back fat ranges. Today's negotiated purchases total 14,897 Illinois direct hogs show mostly steady demand but light for lighter offerings. Carcass and hog price brackets list several weight bands with typical bids and a few high end reads. Boar prices show lighter weights at 22 to 27 dollars and over 300 pounds at 12 to 16 dollars.
Hewlett-Packard faces a pivotal shareholder vote in Cupertino to approve the proposed 21 billion merger with Compaq. Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett join Michael Capellas in last minute pitches to investors, arguing the deal delivers stronger technology packages, better PC economics, and about 2.5 billion dollars in savings.
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