Bushel \Bush"el\ (b[.u]sh"[e^]l), n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF. boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis box, Gr. pyxi`s. Cf. {Box}.] 1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
Note: The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 181/2 inches in internal diameter and eight inches in depth. The standard bushel measures, prepared by the United States Government and distributed to the States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water, at 39.8[deg] Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure, being the equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The imperial bushel now in use in England is larger than the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic inches, or 80 pounds of water at 62[deg] Fahr.
2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick? --Mark iv. 21.
3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
Note: In the United States a large number of articles, bought and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom. For some articles, as apples, potatoes, etc., heaped measure is required in measuring a bushel.
4. A large indefinite quantity. [Colloq.]
The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces. --Dryden.
5. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th {Bush}.
Bushel \Bush"el\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busheled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Busheling}.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The November contract fell as low as $5.89 a bushel, its lowest level since Aug. 3, before bouncing back late in the session.
The corn contract for July delivery dropped 5.5 cents a bushel to settle at $2.3175 a bushel.
The corn contract for July delivery dropped 5.5 cents a bushel to settle at $2.3175 a bushel.
Most corn futures prices climbed the permitted daily limit of 10 cents a bushel Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade as an expected heat wave that is reigniting drought fears moved into the Corn Belt.
At the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday, wheat for December delivery dropped seven cents a bushel, settling at $3.5025 a bushel.
At the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday, wheat for December delivery dropped seven cents a bushel, settling at $3.5025 a bushel.
The soybean contract for August delivery dropped 45.5 cents a bushel to settle at $5.915.
Trading in the soybean pit became hectic in the final hour, which saw the soybean contract for July delivery plunge from a contract high of $9.14 a bushel to $8.56 before rebounding to finish at $8.84.
Oats averaged $2.58 per bushel in August, down 28 cents, while barley averaged $2.79 per bushel, down 18 cents, the department said.
Oats averaged $2.58 per bushel in August, down 28 cents, while barley averaged $2.79 per bushel, down 18 cents, the department said.
Rains have since dampened things a bit, with prices around $8.50 or so per bushel on Thursday.
At the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday, the wheat contract for December delivery closed at $4.265 a bushel, up 1.25 cents a bushel.
At the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday, the wheat contract for December delivery closed at $4.265 a bushel, up 1.25 cents a bushel.
Soybeans for delivery in November fell as low as $5.80 a bushel during the session, the lowest price for near-term soybeans since Aug. 3.
He's a soft-spoken, sensitive-looking war hero who quotes Yeats and dates actress Debra Winger, raises money by the bushel and has a 75 percent-plus approval rating in a conservative Republican state.
Now the prospect for strong exports to the Soviet Union could help push U.S. wheat prices to a hefty $4 a bushel this winter, some traders said.
Corn, at $2.26 a bushel, was down from $2.51 in August and $2.29 a year earlier.
For example, the target price for wheat this year is $4.10 per bushel and the basic loan rate is $2.57 per bushel.
For example, the target price for wheat this year is $4.10 per bushel and the basic loan rate is $2.57 per bushel.
Melvin E. Sims, general sales manager for the department's Foreign Agricultural Service, said the bonuses will average $23.07 per ton of wheat, or about 63 cents per bushel.
Sugar prices spurted 3/8 cent a pound at one point and some soybean futures prices closed nearly four cents a bushel higher.
The March ratio, which was included last week in USDA's monthly report on farm prices, was based on preliminary figures which showed the farm price of corn at $1.84 per bushel and the average price of hogs at $41.90 per hundredweight.
The wheat limit was 15 cents and soybeans were limited to moves of 30 cents a bushel except for the expiring August soybean contract, which had no limit.
Sims said the bonus averaged $24.45 per ton, or about 67 cents per bushel of wheat.
The 1989 target price will be $4.10 per bushel, down from $4.23 for the 1988 wheat crop.
Wheat contracts for December, March and July 1989 delivery tumbled 20 cents a bushel, the limit in that market.
He says US wheat prices, now nearing Dollars 4 a bushel, reflect concern that US wheat supplies may not rebuild quickly without that shift.
Each bushel of maize wet milled into ethanol produces 13.5 lb of corn gluten feed.
That caused the price of the July wheat futures contract to decline 4.25 cents to $2.8925 a bushel, said Daniel Basse, director of market research for AgResource Co., Chicago.
Corn prices averaged $2.29 per bushel, down one cent from October, while soybeans averaged $5.42 per bushel, down seven cents.