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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
12
New York stocks edged lower with fractional losses and scattered gains as traders awaited the rally's direction. The Associated Press average fell 80 cents to 178.70 with volume at 1.46 million shares, marking the third slowest day of the year amid subdued trading.
Hogs 9,000 head with barrows and gilts near steady, 180-185 lb range around 17.00 to 17.25, springling 17.50. Cattle 4,900 with calves 1,600, slaughter steers 1,000 lb down, heifers steady, cows unchanged, high choice 1,100 lb steers 22.00, 1,100-1,200 lb steers 21.00, high choice 1,125 lb heifers 21.00, cows 12.50-14.00, vealers 18.00-23.00, stockers 14.00-17.00. Sheep 200 with lambs 20.00-22.00, native spring lambs 27.00-28.00, ewes 2.50-5.00, feeding lambs 16.00-17.50.
Cattle across weight ranges show mixed high to low choice values with steers at 18.50 to 18.70 for 700 800 lb and heifers 18.50 to 19.00 for 700 800 lb. Cows 8.50 to 12.25, stocker heifers 15.50 to 16.00, calves 35, vealers 17.00 to 21.00, odd commercial vealers 15.50 to 16.00. Hogs around 180 220 lb butchers 16.50 to 18.65, sows 10.00 to 13.00. Sheep slaughter lambs nominal with 67 to 74 lb heads and 0 to 22.00, good to choice 80 106 lb at 15.00 to 16.00, ewes 3.50 to 3.75 at 150 lb down.
Chicago traders saw mixed hedge selling in nearby wheat but overall gains as July and September futures edged higher before profit taking. Resting orders cushioned declines while corn and oats fluctuated and soybeans rose modestly with noted price moves across multiple grain contracts.
Chicago livestock report shows butcher hogs and sows steady to 25 cents higher with 8,000 receipts. Butcher lots 200 to 260 pounds sold at 17.50 to 18.00, 199 to 225 pounds mostly 18.00 to 16.25, top 18.50. Sow prices 14.25 to 15.50 for 325 to 400 pounds. Prime steers 1,100 to 1,250 pounds 23.25 to 23.75, top. 925 pound heifers at 22.50. Cattle receipts 14,000. 300 calves. Spring lambs 25.00 to 28.00. receipts 1,000.
Minneapolis flour market data shows 100 lb cotton sacks with prices for family patents at 7.50 and standard patents at 6.45. Shipments total 40,920. Standard bran drops to 39.00 while standard middlings stay at 41.00 and red dog remains unchanged at 54.50.
Old stock arrivals total three with on track twelve and U S shipments nearing nine hundred ninety while supplies run short. New stock arrivals number one hundred two and on track one hundred seventy five as market remains strong. Carlot track sales list 100 lb washed Alabama round reds at six dollars per 100 pounds and California long whites at six to six fifty with California round reds at six and a quarter.
Butter and eggs prices held steady with wholesale buying unchanged. Receipts totaled 1,655,000 for butter and 18,700 for eggs, with varied grade scores and standard levels noted for quality and pricing across carloads and product types.
New York Wool reports higher wool tops and futures with July at 126.0 and cert spot at 126.0. tops futures settle 0.3 to 0.6 cents higher with July 157.1 and cert spot 157.0. B bid and N nominal marks noted.
Eggs market steady with moderate demand and liberal offerings in Denver. Prices delivered in Denver show large whites AA 43, A 6 38, B 30 33, large mixed AA 30 41, A 36 38, B 30 33, medium whites A 33 36, B 27, medium mixed A 31 36, B 27 30, small mixed A 27 30, undergrades large 20 21, small 13. Poultry market steady with varied weights and types. Hens heavy 21 22, under 4% 19 20, light 14 16, under 4 11 12, broilers 21 22, old roosters 6 8.
Minneapolis cash grain recalls bid range for wheat including No 1 dark northern and hard Montana winter with protein premiums and various weights. Durum and No 2 yellow corn also listed. Denver beans show 1955 crop pintos bids on U S No 1 and No 2 bases with regional rate differentials.
A dense list of across and down crossword clues includes Grain husks Flower Fame Girl's name Regard One of the bears Astron. Charge for services sounded as a duck Finical Attics One spot card Assumed parent tongue of Indo European languages Shake Shakespearean character possible To the right decorative pendants Slight depressions Girl's name Man's nickname Cornucopia A short sleep college Swiftly Republic off Florida Flight feather of a wing Zoo English boys school Head cock Stocking Poker star Enemy Haunted Mulberry India Impudent Native of Turkey Scottish Gaelic 10 Thunder fish of the Nile 14 Obligatory action 18 Aid 19 Friar's title 20 Choking bit 21 22 Part to be Cereal grain 23 A 24 long time Mountain pass 5 Large worm Donkey Cuckoos Simpleto Scorch Canter Ancient name of Syria t today's Answer Wandering workman Moham medan call to prayer Minus Not in From prefix
An excerpt notes a sewing machine named Noan Numixuue Ts MY Dear Noah used for planting seed. Carl Tiefenthaler of Anaconda Montana is referenced in connection with the device.
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