Baltimore Livestock Market Faces Slow Trading
Report from Baltimore notes an OTN hiatus as cattle class offerings were insufficient to test prices. Hog sales were minimal with about 100 hogs and no early transactions recorded.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
14
Report from Baltimore notes an OTN hiatus as cattle class offerings were insufficient to test prices. Hog sales were minimal with about 100 hogs and no early transactions recorded.
Hogs at Chicago traded steady to 25 cents higher with prices listed for several weight classes and sow groups. In New York, the stock market opened higher as 1.98 million shares traded in two hours, lifting year-to-date volume to over 1.12 billion on the NYSE, with gains led by high-priced tech and industrials and a Dow around 759.86 at noon.
As Congress opens before Christmas, an 82 member delegation heads to Philadelphia for the funeral of Rep. William J. Green. Snow and transport delays hinder members returning, while wheat sale financing hinges on weather and passage prospects.
The president seeks authority to use Export-Import Bank financing to guarantee loans with a $3 billion foreign aid plan. Congress debates speed and conditions as Republicans and Southern Democrats oppose or support different paths, with votes split along party lines. The outcome hinges on a majority vote and procedural maneuvers as the clock tightens toward the weekend.
The House for the first time in its history conducted a business session on a day previously unused for such meetings. The move signals a shift in scheduling and may affect upcoming legislative workflows and priorities.
United States farmers contributed 375 million dollars in motor fuel taxes during 1962. The figure highlights the tax burden on agriculture as fuel costs rose amid mid century policy context.
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