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The Times and democraT Thursday, april 18, 2019 B5 00 1 NYSE MoSt ActivE thE MArkEt iN rEviEw Stock Footnotes: Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf Late filing with SEC. New in past 52 weeks. pf Preferred.

rs Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt Right to buy security at a specified price. Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un Units. vj In bankruptcy or receivership.

wd When distributed. wi When issued. wt Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1.

Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. StockS of LocAL iNtErESt YTD Name Div Yld PE Last Chg YTD Name Div Yld PE Last Chg Inc 2.04 6.4 6 31.95 AMD 86 27.49 Albemarle 1.47 1.8 13 82.10 Allstate 2.00 2.1 14 97.43 Altria 3.20 5.7 18 56.18 Cp 1.62 3.3 13 49.84 BP PLC 2.38 5.3 13 44.62 BkofAm .60 2.0 12 30.03 Boeing 8.22 2.2 35 377.52 Brunswick .84 1.6 15 53.61 CSX .96 1.2 21 78.94 CarpTech .80 1.6 39 50.74 Caterpillar 3.44 2.4 13 142.74 CenterPnt 1.11 3.7 21 30.01 Cisco 1.40 2.5 25 56.31 CocaCola 1.60 3.4 89 47.28 CmclMtls .48 2.7 51 17.87 Crane 1.56 1.8 16 87.87 CurtisWrt .60 .5 23 110.53 DTE 3.78 3.1 22 122.81 DollarTree 15 108.00 DomEngy 3.67 4.9 15 75.27 DowDuPnt 1.52 3.9 12 39.20 DukeEngy 3.71 4.2 22 89.06 DynexCap .72 11.7 14 6.13 EnPro 1.00 1.4 40 70.74 Exelon 1.45 3.0 20 48.89 ExxonMbl 3.28 4.0 15 81.43 FirstEngy 1.52 3.8 8 40.23 Fluor .84 2.1 30 40.71 GenElec .04 .4 9.12 GenMills 1.96 3.8 15 51.75 Gentex .46 2.1 8 22.01 GenuPrt 2.88 2.6 24 112.58 Goldcrp .24 2.1 15 11.19 HomeDp 5.44 2.6 23 206.55 Honda .84 3.0 28.33 HonwllIntl 3.28 2.0 47 162.89 Humana 2.20 .9 20 232.89 iShGold 12.21 iShBrazil .67 1.7 40.05 iShEMkts .59 1.3 44.59 Intel 1.26 2.2 22 58.56 JacobsEng .68 .9 28 76.77 JohnJn 3.60 2.6 23 138.52 Lee Ent 3.06 Lowes 1.92 1.6 26 117.12 McDnlds 4.64 2.4 29 191.61 Microsoft 1.84 1.5 28 121.77 NCR Corp 26 29.38 NewmtM .56 1.6 26 34.18 NorflkSo 3.44 1.7 21 197.10 NorthropG 4.80 1.7 29 278.77 OcciPet 3.12 5.0 48 62.65 Penney 1.32 PepsiCo 3.71 2.9 14 127.01 PerkElm .28 .3 36 93.59 Pfizer 1.44 3.6 16 39.88 PilgrimsP 11 25.75 Precipio .41 ProctGam 2.87 2.7 24 105.85 PSEG 1.88 3.2 20 58.71 Qualcom 2.48 3.1 79.08 RiteAid .48 RoyDShllB 3.76 5.7 65.95 4.13 1.4 289.45 SonocoP 1.72 2.8 25 60.95 SouthState 1.52 2.1 21 73.83 SouthnCo 2.48 4.8 25 52.16 Sprint 3 5.64 SP HlthC 1.01 1.2 85.78 SPDR Fncl .46 1.7 27.42 StanBlkDk 2.64 1.8 32 144.62 Target 2.56 3.1 14 82.68 Torchmark .69 .8 7 86.26 Tredgar .44 2.4 24 18.20 Uxin Ltd 2.95 VanEGold .06 .3 21.66 VerizonCm 2.41 4.2 7 57.78 WalMart 2.12 2.1 59 103.16 WalgBoots 1.76 3.2 10 55.14 WellsFargo 1.80 3.8 11 47.55 Wendys Co .40 2.1 21 18.79 WestRck 1.82 5.1 10 35.50 Worthgtn .92 2.3 12 40.56 XcelEngy 1.62 3.0 24 54.77 AK Steel 66017 2.61 2.50 2.52 Inc 2.04 212488 32.20 31.95 31.95 AbbottLab 1.28 112117 76.29 72.36 72.88 AbbVie 4.28 66808 80.20 77.55 77.98 Agilent .66 43567 78.32 74.46 75.43 Alcoa Cp 49729 28.59 27.67 27.72 Altria 3.20 58451 56.76 56.07 56.18 AEagleOut .55 43378 22.85 22.15 22.79 AmercldR .80 236272 30.71 29.70 30.42 Anadarko 1.20 203512 64.51 63.42 64.03 Annaly 1.20 150253 10.03 9.98 9.98 Anthem 3.00 70702 243.83 227.16 236.25 Aphria 149407 8.50 7.80 7.82 Arconic .08 103578 20.18 19.68 19.92 AstraZen 1.37 44082 39.34 38.74 38.77 AuroraC 209117 9.14 8.88 8.96 Cp 1.62 51822 50.08 49.16 49.84 BkofAm .60 947951 30.12 29.46 30.03 BkNYMel 1.12 134332 50.00 48.08 48.35 BarrickGld 125980 13.38 13.10 13.20 BauschHl 73595 24.27 22.99 23.05 Baxter .76 55540 77.69 73.98 74.39 BectDck 3.08 46952 240.71 221.51 225.87 BioPhrmX 102352 .07 .07 .07 BostonSci 159969 36.33 34.85 34.91 BrMySq 1.64 200787 46.20 45.43 45.80 BristowGp .28 50530 .61 .50 .52 CF Inds 1.20 42614 44.91 43.95 44.62 CVS Health 2.00 220927 54.15 52.00 52.54 .28 44608 27.57 26.94 27.04 CallonPet 49325 8.35 8.06 8.20 CdnNRs gs 1.50 44812 31.35 30.31 31.32 CanopyGr 59777 43.28 41.96 42.85 Carnival 2.00 49919 55.34 54.30 54.54 CenovusE .20 44721 10.19 9.85 10.16 Centene 193710 50.07 d46.10 47.01 CntryLink 1.00 68872 12.29 12.06 12.11 ChesEng 279673 3.15 3.06 3.06 Chevron 4.76 118972 122.54 120.05 120.27 Cigna .04 86470 151.76 d141.95 145.49 Citigroup 1.80 204773 70.75 69.56 70.35 CitizFincl 1.78 61804 35.10 34.57 35.00 ClevCliffs .20 96705 9.87 9.46 9.62 CocaCola 1.60 118491 47.55 47.15 47.28 ConAgra .85 46293 30.24 29.76 30.12 ConocoPhil 1.22 78220 67.00 65.78 65.78 Coty .50 96253 11.32 11.13 11.25 CousPrp .29 75047 9.39 9.21 9.26 DPW Hldg 180434 .36 .26 .27 DR Horton .50 54092 45.95 45.47 45.77 Danaher .68 59041 129.79 124.01 124.88 DeltaAir 1.40 49824 58.99 58.09 58.43 DenburyR 79324 2.38 2.26 2.29 DeutschBk .12 61832 8.98 8.84 8.93 DevonE .32 50108 33.38 32.93 33.21 Disney 1.76 141959 132.36 129.28 131.75 Dow Inc .70 64195 59.05 58.20 58.32 DowDuPnt 1.52 83170 39.56 39.04 39.20 EliLilly 2.58 148208 120.06 115.89 116.50 EnCana .06 178162 7.41 7.19 7.27 EgyTrnsfr 1.22 76634 15.57 15.31 15.34 EnscoR rs 61611 15.60 14.56 14.67 Exelon 1.45 51807 49.32 48.79 48.89 ExxonMbl 3.28 79771 81.70 81.08 81.43 FstData 51664 25.28 25.06 25.13 FstHorizon .56 50816 15.19 14.66 14.98 FordM .60 306186 9.58 9.39 9.50 FrptMcM .20 316832 14.68 14.09 14.20 GenElec .04 474231 9.18 9.06 9.12 GenMotors 1.52 82614 40.26 39.88 39.99 Globalstar 60928 .43 .42 .43 Goldcrp .24 342718 11.49 11.15 11.19 HEXO 96284 6.67 6.08 6.65 HP Inc .64 84767 20.65 20.43 20.50 Hallibrtn .72 106247 32.21 31.56 31.59 HP Ent .45 88669 16.69 16.43 16.57 IBM 6.28 125129 141.98 136.26 139.11 JPMorgCh 3.20 177833 114.66 111.01 114.30 JohnJn 3.60 94776 140.15 137.67 138.52 Keycorp .56 122675 17.20 16.87 17.17 KindMorg .80 116122 19.87 19.68 19.69 Kinross 90756 3.48 3.33 3.36 Kroger .56 56781 25.95 25.42 25.54 LVSands 3.00 47503 68.24 67.52 67.91 MGM Rsts .48 57552 27.94 27.49 27.56 Macys 1.51 59680 25.39 24.66 24.96 MarathnO .20 118838 17.82 17.55 17.74 MarathPt 2.12 50976 61.14 60.18 60.24 McDerI rs 43612 10.52 10.06 10.50 MedProp 1.00 51874 18.02 17.22 17.26 Medtrnic 2.00 93639 86.42 84.55 84.73 Merck 2.20 309377 77.62 73.75 73.92 MetLife 1.68 51693 46.37 45.51 45.81 MorgStan 1.20 195960 48.55 47.13 48.26 NRG Egy .12 60984 42.09 40.79 41.18 Nabors .24 88931 4.00 3.88 3.98 NY CmtyB .68 106329 11.83 11.34 11.41 NewmtM .56 825414 34.96 33.97 34.18 NikeB .88 55860 u88.97 87.45 88.73 NobleEngy .44 72248 27.84 27.12 27.21 64038 2.73 2.62 2.73 OasisPet 126598 6.73 6.55 6.56 OcciPet 3.12 65509 64.60 62.53 62.65 Oracle .96 71053 54.83 54.39 54.48 Cp 2.12 54288 22.81 21.71 21.85 ParsleyEn 79976 21.33 20.55 20.85 Penney 130672 1.37 1.24 1.32 Pentair .72 42468 39.77 37.73 38.35 Pfizer 1.44 402331 41.00 39.39 39.88 PhilipMor 4.56 45778 86.50 85.15 85.48 ProctGam 2.87 67780 u106.51 105.35 105.85 Qudian 239754 6.17 5.83 6.10 RangeRs .08 71187 10.52 10.04 10.15 RegionsFn .56 130303 15.79 15.52 15.76 RiteAid 330694 .49 d.43 .48 Salesforce 47528 159.05 155.07 155.34 Schlmbrg 2.00 82881 47.96 47.13 47.41 Schwab .52 65295 46.19 45.30 46.10 Sea Ltd 48895 23.83 22.77 22.85 163766 6.52 6.47 6.49 SnapInc A 146632 11.83 11.52 11.75 SwstnEngy 154738 4.62 4.40 4.46 Sprint 467419 5.95 5.63 5.64 Square 58937 73.90 72.21 72.76 Synchrony .84 45368 33.42 33.07 33.24 TJX .92 47848 55.24 54.74 55.06 Tapestry 1.35 45845 33.20 32.22 32.30 Teladoc 42411 53.58 49.00 49.86 TenetHlth 67778 25.69 22.08 22.95 Textron .08 59085 58.00 54.02 54.23 ThermoFis .76 49689 269.59 253.22 257.51 Transocn 86254 8.95 8.65 8.69 Twitter 90149 34.90 34.20 34.48 UnionPac 3.52 53523 172.29 168.67 169.28 US Bancrp 1.48 75111 50.88 49.02 50.67 USSteel .20 134992 17.42 16.66 16.66 UtdhlthGp 3.60 220935 224.24 d208.07 216.84 VF Corp 2.04 52813 95.69 93.41 95.50 Vereit .55 99699 8.19 7.93 8.00 VerizonCm 2.41 146490 58.46 57.64 57.78 Visa 1.00 46090 161.07 160.31 160.44 WPX Engy 68571 14.96 14.57 14.58 WashPrGp 1.00 69202 4.86 d4.54 4.78 WeathfIntl 147148 .65 .60 .61 WellsFargo 1.80 251370 47.96 46.92 47.55 Weyerhsr 1.36 50786 26.86 26.09 26.38 WhitngPet rs 59516 29.27 27.34 27.87 WmsCos 1.52 47529 28.88 28.37 28.39 Yamana .02 115893 2.32 2.26 2.29 YumaEn rs 82982 .22 .15 .20 Vol Name Div (00) High Low Last Chg AgricuLturE futurES CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 19 358.25 360 356.75 358.25 Jul 19 367 368.75 365.50 367 Sep 19 375.25 377 373.75 375 -1 Dec 19 387.25 388.50 385.25 386.75 Mar 20 401 402.25 399.50 400.75 May 20 409 409.75 407.25 408.75 Jul 20 414.75 415.75 413.50 415 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 19 887.75 890.50 878.50 879 -9 Jul 19 901.50 904.25 892.25 892.50 Aug 19 907.50 910 898 898.50 -9 Sep 19 912.25 914.75 902.75 903.50 Nov 19 920.25 923.50 911.75 912.25 Jan 20 930.50 933.50 921.75 922.50 Mar 20 939 939.75 928.50 929.50 -8 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 19 446.50 450 444.75 447 Jul 19 450 453.75 448.25 450.25 Sep 19 457.75 461.25 456 457 Dec 19 475 479 473.75 474.25 Mar 20 491.75 495.75 491 491.50 May 20 502 506.25 501 501.50 Jul 20 506 508.75 505.25 505.25 CATTLE 40,000 cents per lb. Apr 19 127.47 127.47 126.52 126.92 Jun 19 122.70 122.77 121.90 122.37 Aug 19 119.42 119.75 119.02 119.55 Oct 19 119.95 120.32 119.60 120.20 Dec 19 123.25 123.87 123.17 123.82 Feb 20 125.52 126.12 125.37 126.02 Apr 20 126.30 127.00 126.20 126.92 HOGS-Lean 40,000 cents per lb.

May 19 89.40 89.70 87.60 88.92 Jun 19 97.22 97.87 94.47 96.12 Jul 19 101.42 101.90 98.80 100.62 Aug 19 102.20 102.80 100.20 101.75 Oct 19 94.50 95.00 93.25 94.57 Dec 19 88.87 89.80 88.20 89.72 Feb 20 89.00 89.90 88.00 89.85 COTTON 2 50,000 cents per lb. May 19 77.94 78.44 77.50 78.11 Jul 19 78.56 79.25 78.10 78.96 Sep 19 77.41 Oct 19 77.74 Nov 19 77.41 Dec 19 76.90 77.60 76.66 77.41 Jan 20 77.36 Open High Low Settle Change Open High Low Settle Change Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on the InterContinental Exchange. Spot MEtALS 21,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 AN 26,040 26,300 Jones industrials Close: 26,449.54 Change: (flat) 10 DAYS 2,300 2,400 2,500 2,600 2,700 2,800 2,900 3,000 AN 2,840 2,880 500 Close: 2,900.45 Change: 10 DAYS currENciES Australia 1.3948 1.3941 Britain 1.3039 1.3051 Canada 1.3335 1.3353 Euro .8851 .8859 Japan 112.07 111.99 Mexico 18.8209 18.8720 Switzerlnd 1.0103 1.0075 Last Pvs Day British pound expressed in U.S. dollars.

All others show dollar in foreign currency. Name Vol (00) Last Chg Qualcom 1559509 79.08 BkofAm 947951 30.03 NewmtM 825414 34.18 AMD 481388 27.49 GenElec 474231 9.12 Sprint 467419 5.64 Uxin Ltd 418779 2.95 Pfizer 402331 39.88 Intel 385721 58.56 Goldcrp 342718 11.19 MoSt ActivE ($1 or MorE)gAiNErS ($2 or MorE) LoSErS ($2 or MorE) Name Last Chg Uxin Ltd 2.95 Boxlight 3.97 6.49 3PEA Int 8.83 Reebnz rs 5.79 Qualcom 79.08 PiedmLithn 12.79 2.80 HEXO 6.65 Puxin 12.10 Name Last Chg UP Fint 15.93 eHealth 54.41 RoanResc 4.12 Hexindai 2.77 StoneMor 3.92 SprBkPh 7.77 CEVA Inc 24.00 Alector 21.53 IonisPhm 72.67 Intrexon 4.44 MArkEt SuMMArY: NYSE ANd NASdAq Stock MArkEt iNdExES 26,951.81 21,712.53 Dow Industrials 26,449.54 11,623.58 8,636.79 Dow Transportation 10,935.60 790.14 655.52 Dow Utilities 770.58 13,261.77 10,723.66 NYSE Composite 12,907.09 8,133.30 6,190.17 Nasdaq Composite 7,996.08 1,309.73 1,041.66 100 1,286.13 2,940.91 2,346.58 500 2,900.45 2,053.00 1,565.76 MidCap 1,948.59 30,560.54 24,129.49 Wilshire 5000 29,943.64 1,742.09 1,266.93 Russell 2000 1,567.60 52-Week YTD 12-mo High Low Name Last Chg MoNEY rAtES Prime Rate Discount Rate Federal Funds Rate Treasuries 3-month 6-month 5-year 10-year 30-year 5.50 5.50 3.00 3.00 2.25-2.50 2.25-2.50 2.38 2.37 2.39 2.38 2.39 2.27 2.59 2.47 2.99 2.90 Last Pvs Week Gold (London, oz.) $1275.85 $1276.35 Gold (HSBC Bank, oz.) $1274.00 $1274.00 Gold (NY Merc, oz.) $1272.20 $1272.60 Silver (NY Merc, oz.) $14.921 $14.891 Copper (NY Merc, lb.) $2.9755 $2.9305 Aluminum (LME, lb.) $0.8341 $0.8361 Platinum (NY Merc, oz.) $886.80 $880.20 Lead (ton) $1942.50 $1932.00 Zinc (pound) $1.3242 $1.3607 Last Pvs.Day NY Merc New York Mercantile; LME London Metal Exchange. MARKETS MORE SHAWN DONNAN AND JENNY LEONARD Tribune News Service WASHINGTON High on the list of President Don- ald priorities as he tries to close a trade deal with counterpart Xi Jinping is making sure China faces consequences if it live up to its promises. Yet in pursuing that goal, Trump may also be giving China a new cudgel to use on Amer- ican companies and striking another blow to the interna- tional rule of law. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the U.S.

has made its own commit- ments to China and agreed that both sides will be subject to an enforcement mechanism. will be a two-way agreement in en- Mnuchin said earlier this week, after say- ing over the weekend that the U.S. would be open to Details of the U.S. com- mitments and how the en- forcement mechanism will operate remain scant. But comments have caused plenty of raised eye- brows from legal scholars to the business community and Congress.

If the U.S. allows China reciprocal enforcement powers, it would make China jury and executioner as to whether we have hon- ored our said Daniel Price, who served as a senior economic adviser to President George W. Bush and is now at Rock Creek Global Advisors in Wash- ington. think the U.S. business community is sufficiently alert to the risk of constantly being exposed to unilateral enforcement action by The Trump administration wants to have a mechanism that would allow it to quickly punish any foot-dragging by Chinese officials by impos- ing tariffs or other sanctions without having to go through the World Trade Organiza- tion or other adjudicators that they argue have been ineffective in the past.

But any reciprocal deal would give Chinese leaders another way to quickly apply their own pressure on American companies. The mechanism being contemplated, U.S. officials have said, would require consultations between U.S. and Chinese officials over disputes but ultimately al- low either side to impose trade sanctions unilaterally. The deal may also see both sides agree to forgo their right to retaliate or challenge any enforcement action by the other at the WTO.

Business groups have de- clined to comment publicly about state- ments, saying the model of the enforcement system clear yet. But lobbyists complain not being consulted by the adminis- tration and fret that once a deal is announced American companies will be forced to accept it as a fait accompli. Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative who previously indicated the U.S. would insist on uni- lateral enforcement powers, has said not planning to seek approval from Congress for a China deal.

But the ad- ministration is already fac- ing disquiet in Congress over the impact of tariffs, its au- thority to impose them and the perception by lawmak- ers that been largely left in the dark during the deal-making process. Congressional aides say concerns about trade policies are only likely to grow on Capitol Hill if a deal gives China power to strike American exports as it wishes. Trump stirs alarm on China trade ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks finished a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday with modest losses that erased most of the slight gains from a day earlier. A sharp sell-off in health care companies far out- weighed gains in technology and other sectors. Smaller company stocks fell more than the rest of the market.

Insurers drove the health care sector slide for the sec- ond straight day. Investors fear the potential impact on profits from health re- form ideas being discussed in Washington and on the presidential campaign trail. Qualcomm led the gainers in the technology sector. In- tel climbed after pulling out of the smartphone modem market. And T-Mobile and Sprint slumped on reports the Justice Department is questioning their proposed merger.

PepsiCo and Morgan Stanley rose after delivering better than expected quar- terly results Wednesday. IBM and Netflix fell a day af- ter reporting their earnings. Investors are poring over company earning reports this week, focusing on com- profit and revenue outlooks for the rest of this year. Analysts expect the first quarter results for 500 companies overall to be the weakest in nearly three years. market is in wait and see said Jamie Lavin, global investment specialist at J.P.

Morgan Private Bank. only through earnings season, but so far, so The 500 fell 6.61 points, or 0.2%, to 2,900.45. The Dow Jones Indus- trial Average dropped 3.12 points, or less than 0.1%, to 26,449.54. The Nasdaq composite slid 4.15 points, or 0.1%, to 7,996.08. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks gave up 15.19 points, or to 1,567.60.

European stock indexes finished higher. Decliners outnumbered gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Bond prices held steady. The yield on the 10 year Treasury note remained at 2.59%. The market has re- bounded strongly from a steep sell-off late last year.

The Federal Reserve helped spur the rebound early this year when it said that it may not raise in- terest rates at all in 2019. The benchmark 500 remains within 1.5% of its most recent all-time high on September 20. downbeat finish on Wall Street fol- lowed uneven trading in global markets, despite news that economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the January-March quarter. The data suggests ef- forts to halt a slowdown are working, but its economy is still growing at the weakest pace since 2009. Several health insur- ers helped pull the mar- ket lower.

Anthem gave up 3.6%, Cigna lost 3.7% and UnitedHealth Group slid 1.9%. Health care leads stocks lower SOUTH CAROLINA FARM REPORT GRAIN south Carolina closing cash grain bids as of 3:00 p.M. prices delivered to country elevators or processors. New crop bids noted with us 2 yellow Corn was 1 cent lower. us 1 yellow soybeans were 9 cents lower.

us 2 soft red Wheat had too few bids to trend. New Crop us 2 yellow Corn was 1 cent lower. New Crop us 1 yellow soybeans were 9 cents lower. New Crop us 2 soft red Wheat was steady to 2 cents higher. COrN: Country anderson; at Kingstree; 3.84 and at hamer; at lynch- burg; at Conway; at Es- till; at Orange- burg; 4.38 and at Monetta; 4.38 and at sumter; 4.18 and at Cassatt.

sOyBEaNs: Country Eleva- at anderson; 8.04 and at Kingstree; 8.39 and at hamer; 8.04 and at lynchburg; 8.04 and at Conway; 8.04 and at Estill; at Kershaw; and at Mt. pleasant. WhEaT: Country and at anderson; at Kingstree; at hamer; at lynchburg; at Conway; at Estill; Bid at Monetta; No Bid at sumter; at Cassatt; 5.25 at Columbia; Bid at Mt. pleasant. LIVESTOCK Cattle at sC auctions on Tuesday: Compared to last week, feeder cat- tle were unevenly steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder steers: Medium and large 1-2 400-500 lbs 140.00- 170.00, 500-600 lbs 144.00-155.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and large 1-2 400-500 lbs 135.00-168.00; 500- 600 lbs 130.00-145.00. Feeder heif- ers: Medium and large 1-2 400- 500 lbs 130.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 120.00-132.00. slaughter cattle were steady to 5.00 higher. slaugh- ter cows: Breakers lean 53.00-65.00; Boners lean 55.00-70.00; lean lean 52.00-58.00; lean low dressing 30.00-43.00.

slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. slaughter bulls: 1020-1840 lbs 66.00-96.00. pairs: Medium and large 1-2 980-1325 lbs young to Middle aged cows with 60-335 lbs calves 800.00-1325.00 per pair. small 1-2 700-875 lbs young to middle aged cows with 115-335 lbs calves 500.00-1075.00 per pair. hogs on Tuesday: plant deliv- ered weighted average.

National direct Barrows Gilts us 1 lean 240-300 lbs was 0.57 higher at 58.42. sows live price 300-450 lbs 47.22; 450-500 lbs 51.80; 500- 550 lbs 54.23. COTTON Wednesday. southeast base price for grade was 0.40 higher at 75.71. COMMODITIES Fruits Vegetables: prices paid to sC growers at the Columbia state Farmers Market on Wednesday.

Beets dz bnchs red type 20.00, 25 lb sks red type topped 16.00; Cilan- tro ctns bnchd 30s 10.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards 22.00-25.00, Tur- 20.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 buctns type 15.00; Onions, Green crts bnchs 24s 12.00, ctns bnchd 48s 22.00, sweet type 24s 20.00; Onions, dry 50 lb sks Carolina sweet Jumbo 30.00, 25 lb sks Carolina sweet Jumbo 15.00; parsley ctns bnchd Flat and Curly types 30s 15.00; rutabagas dz bnchs 20.00, 1 buctns large No Wax 10.00; spinach 1.35 bucrts savoy type 20.00; strawberries 4 1-qt flats Medium-large 13.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped Medium 16.00. OuT OF sTaTE prOduCE: ap- ples buctns 20.00, pink lady 20.00-25.00, Granny smith 20.00; asparagus 11 lb ctns 20.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns 18.00; Beans bucrts snap type 15.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green type 16.00; Cantaloupes ctns Gu 9s 16.00,per melon athena Fl Medium 2.00, 24 inch bins athena 300.00; Carrots 50 lb sks Jumbo 20.00; Corn, sweet 4 dz crts 17.00; Cu- cumbers 1 buctns long Green select 12.00-16.00, 1 bucrts pickles Medium 35.00; Eggplant buctns Medium 15.00; Grapes 18 lb cntrs bagged red seedless 24.00- 25.00, White seedless 24.00-25.00; Mangoes 1 layer ctns Tommy at- kins 10s 8.00; Okra buctns Fl small-Medium 20.00; Onions, dry 50 lb sks yellow Jumbo 20.00, 25 lb sks red Jumbo 20.00, 40 lb ctns Georgia sweet Jumbo 28.00-29.00; peanuts, Green bucrts Virginia Fl 48.00; peppers, Bell 1 buctns Green Extra large 18.00-22.00, red Extra large 24.00-25.00, yel- low large-Extra large 24.00-25.00; peppers, Other 1 buctns Ba- nana hot 16.00, Jalapeno Fl 20.00; pineapples 1 layer ctns Golden ripe MX 7s 13.00; plums 2 layer ctns 48s 18.00-20.00; pota- toes 50 lb sks red size a 15.00, White size a 15.00; squash buctns Zucchini small 12.00, buctns Crookneck small 14.00- 17.00; sweet potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type us Number 1 NC 22.00- 23.00, us Number 1 Ms 22.00- 24.00, us 15.00-18.00, Jumbo 15.00-18.00; Toma- toes 25 lb ctns Vine ripes Turning red Extra 16.00-17.00, 14.00-15.00, Green all sizes 16.00-20.00, yellow 5x6sz 22.00, yellow 6x6sz 18.00; Toma- toes, Grape 20 lb ctns red Fl 18.00, 12 1-pt cntrs red type 12.00; Toma- toes, plum 25 lb ctns roma Extra large Fl 12.00; Watermel- ons 24 inch bins red Flesh seed- less 260.00-275.00, 80s 250.00, 100s 200.00, 24 inch bins red Flesh seeded Fl 200.00, 45s 150.00-200.00, per melon red Flesh seeded Fl 24- 28 lbs lbs 6.00, 30-35 lbs 7.00, per melon red Flesh seedless Fl 16-18 lbs 4.00, 20-22 lbs 5.00, 24-28 lbs 6.00-7.00. CiTrus: Oranges Va- lencia 100s 20.00, buctns Na- vel Ca 20.00-21.00, 5 lb sks Valencia Fl 5.00; Tangelos buctns Minneola 125s 25.00-26.00; Tangerines buctns honey Fl 150s 25.00, honey Fl 120s 30.00. MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON U.S. health regulators this week halted sales of a type of surgical mesh used to re- pair pelvic conditions in women, following years of reports of injuries and complications from the implants.

The Food and Drug Ad- ministration ordered the two remaining makers of the mesh Boston Sci- entific and Coloplast to stop selling it immediately, saying the companies failed to show the mesh is safe for long-term use. Several other major manufacturers, including Johnson John- son, previously stopped making the mesh. The FDA action does not apply to surgical mesh used to treat other conditions such as hernias or incon- tinence. Boston Scientific said it was by the decision which the company said severely limit treat- ment for women. Coloplast, based in Den- mark, declined to com- ment.

Tens of thousands of law- suits have been filed against mesh manufacturers by women who have reported pain, bleeding and infection tied to the devices. In some cases, the mesh can shift out of place, puncturing internal organs or the abdo- men wall. Those problems sometimes require multi- ple surgeries to remove or reposition the mesh. Starting in the 1990s, gy- necologists adapted surgi- cal mesh to treat pelvic col- lapse in women, which can cause the bladder or repro- ductive organs to slip out of place, causing pain, consti- pation and urinary issues. The FDA first approved the mesh specifically for that use in 2002 and manufac- turers promoted mesh as a way to speed re- covery time compared to surgery with stitches.

But the FDA received thousands of reports of injuries and issued a se- ries of warnings. In 2016, the agency reclassified the mesh as high-risk. The agency said Tuesday that women with the pel- vic mesh should continue regular checkups. There is no need to have the mesh removed if patients are not having problems or symptoms. The FDA order applies to mesh that is in- serted through the vagina with a small incision, not mesh inserted through the abdomen with a larger in- cision.

About one in eight women in the U.S. undergo some form of surgery to treat pelvic collapse prob- lems, according to the FDA. Regulators said use of the mesh targeted by their lat- est action has decreased in recent years due to safety concerns. Sales of pelvic mesh tied to injuries halted.