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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
10
Portage residents face a June 13 referendum on incorporating costs of a town split by Edgewater annexation plans. Agriculture secretary Benson and Sen. Williams clash over farm price supports as local officials weigh a $50,000 ceiling on aid per farm and a new Portage town status.
New York AP report shows profit taking easing the market as the latest rise stalled. Trading slowed with volume down to about 2.79 million shares, big investors wary, and selective buying noted in pivotal issues. Automobiles rails airlines and utilities fell while chemicals electrical equipment drugs and rubber shares posted mixed gains.
The piece records grain futures trading with Senator Paul H. Douglas criticizing price supports and crop output control, citing farm household egg costs and a potato glut. It notes July contracts, modest gains for corn and oats, slight drops for rye, and soybeans edging higher amid volatile board activity. Australia remains a top lead exporter to the United States.
The brief notes Dow Jones averages and approximate volume at close show mixed movement as trading ends. Details of specific indices or company figures are unclear due to fragmentary text.
Indianafile Hog Sale reports a weaker trend with steady to lower prices for Dutcher hogs and mixed lots. Prices ranged from about 12.25 to 18.75 per 100 pounds for various weights, with sows steady to slightly lower and cattle and vealers mostly steady to firm.
Livestock in Muncie showed steady hog prices with top quotes around 25 cents and active trade for 11,000 head. Hog weights 190 to 220 pounds sold mostly No 1 grade around 17.0 to 17.5, with sows steady to strong and cattle at modest gains. Notre Dame graduation notices and local bids for grain and calves also noted.
Market prices listed for cattle and livestock with scattered numbers and stray text. Includes dairied figures and references to the Lighthouse area and Duluth. Content is fragmentary with unclear units and portions of unrelated lines interspersed.
Auction listings show sales of real estate and personal property at multiple locations including 3000 Pitt St Wardell and 2132 North Street Elwood. Dates mention Saturdays with times around 1 PM and notices name Auctioneers and administrators such as Robert M. Hood with bids requiring down payments and terms.
DRY 6000s New York AP reports Mills quiet on order schedules after the holiday. Converter interest centers on nearby markets where offerings are scarce. Small wool seed orders noted. Synthetic goods market shows scattered activity. Prices held about unchanged.
James R. Falge son of Mr and Mrs Robert N Falge Rt 4 Anderson will graduate from Michigan College of Mining and Technology in commencement exercises Sunday June 14 Falge will receive his BS degree in topesty He was feature editor and co editor of Lodge weekly student newspaper past president of the Forestry and Trailertown Club and a member of the Board of Publications He was named in the 1959 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges prior to Michigan Tech he attended Northwestern University for one year and ad nnesiae Teachers College for RRIS ISLAND 0 Grad 00 semester He is married and father of two daughters and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris J C May 23 Acting Sgt William K Griffith son of Mr and Mrs James A Griffith of 2512 Esth St Anderson Ind He has been assigned to the recruiting station in Indianapolis Ind Before enlisting in July 1953 Griffith attended Anderson High School
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