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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2004
Page
5
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices eased across weights with 0.5 to 0.9 inch backfat ranges given. Illinois direct hog purchases totaled 14,846 with steady to moderate demand and varied grade prices from 37.00 to 44.00 for different weight classes, plus boar price ranges.
The Commerce Department shows consumer spending rising 0.4 percent in March after a 0.4 percent gain in February, revised from 0.2 percent. Personal income also advances 0.4 percent in March, following a 0.5 percent rise in February, signaling ongoing support for growth in the economic expansion.
Soybeans jump sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade with May delivery up. Wheat May futures gain 1 percent, corn and oats also rise while economists cite March income gains and Fed rate expectations as spending supports. Stocks fall on Wall Street as investors fret faster rate hikes.
The technology sector led a broad market selloff on Friday with the Nasdaq down 2 percent to 1920.15. Dow slipped 0.5 percent to 10225.57 and the S&P 500 fell 0.6 percent to 1107.30 as investors weighed higher rate risks against strong earnings from ChevronTexaco and Procter & Gamble. Analysts cited a four month trading range and boosted profits from tech firms like Yahoo and Amazon as reasons investors cashed in.
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