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Wholesale Cash Prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Wednesday

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Foods

Broilers – National comp wtd. avg. 1.1641 1.1641
Cheddar cheese, blocks, Chicago lb. 148.25 147.50
Coffee, Brazilian, Comp. 3.1349 3.1680
Coffee, Colombian, NY lb. 3.8327 3.8216
Eggs, large white, Chicago dozen 0.6850 0.6850
Flour, hard winter Kansas City cwt 20.55 20.80
Hogs, Iowa-South Minnesota avg. cwt 87.70 88.35
Pork loins, 13-19 lbs, Mid-US lb 1.0950 1.1100
Steers, feeder, Oklahoma City, avg cwt 381.25 374.25

Grains and feeds

Corn, No. 2 yellow. Cent. Ill. bu 5.0300 5.0800
Oats, No. 2 milling, Mnpls; $ per bu. 3.7900 3.8675
Soybean Meal, Cent. Ill., rail, ton 48% n.a. n.a.
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow Illinois, bu 12.7600 13.0800
Wheat, Spring 14%-pro Mnpls; $/bu. 8.8300 8.9675

Fats and oils

Degummed corn oil, crude wtd. avg. n.a. n.a.
Soybean oil, crude; Central Illinois lb. 0.7309 0.7309

Other metals

Copper, high grade: Comex spot price $ per lb. 6.5935 6.5065

Fibers and textiles

Cotton, 1 1/16 strand lw-md Mmphs, per lb 0.8795 0.8626

Energy

Coal, Central Appalachia, 12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2 81.000 81.000

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