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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1969
Page
12
AP report notes USDA hog sale figures with multiple weight classes and price ranges. Hog prices mostly steady to weak across 190 to 400 pound ranges, with sow and heavy carcass prices listed. Cattle and calves show limited activity, slaughter steer and heifer ranges provided, with cows and bulls quoted in narrow bands. Sheep market tests unavailable due to insufficient samples.
HOGS STEADY 190-240 lbs .24 90-25.15 MARKETS AT A GLANCE 240-280 lbs. NEW YORK UPDOWNTREND Markets show stocks lower in quiet session Bonds irregular U.S. government bonds lower. Cotton futures slightly higher. Wheat up cent to 2 cents, corn gains up to 7s, soy beans down percent. Hoes steady to weak top $27.25 cattle steady to 25 cents lower top $36.25 sheep none. NYSE indexes close with mixed changes.
NY stock market weakens under investor worry over money supply. Dow falls 6.21 to 876.16 as breadth stays negative with 973 declines, 395 advances. AMEX and Big Board activity show most leaders down while a few hit new lows for the year.
Notice is given that Paul L. Alexander was appointed administrator of the estate of William N Alexander on June 11, 1969. Creditors must file claims within six months from first publication, or be barred. Also included are notices of name change hearings and a divorce by publication, plus livestock market data for Clovis W Poirier and final accounting for Myrne M Winklepleck. The Madison County Bridge Letting announces bids for Riverview Street over Pipe Creek with bond requirements and bid procedures.
Chicago Board of Trade saw wheat and oats up, rye higher, corn fractionally higher and soybeans mixed as hedging limited gains. Trade remained active with most months near session highs, commission firms driving buying while hedging capped advances across major contracts.
New York stock closings show 17 percent changes and shares like Da SiMe Roan Sel Tr Robshaw .70 RochGs 1.20 RohmH 1.60 Rohr Cp RoylD 1.04b. Footnotes explain dividend codes and fraction symbols used in stock listings including ex-dividend dates and 10 share lot conventions.
A Shelby list shows bid and ask prices for numerous mutual funds across groups such as CHANNING FUNDS, CHASE GROUP, DREXEL DREYFUS, FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN, INVEST GROUP, KEYSTONE, MORTON FDs, NAT SEC, STATE ST, UNITED FUNDS and others. Prices include fund shares like Am Inv Broad St Stros Ld Cdn Fd and many more with varied bid asks and occasional notes such as ex-dividend and stock split.
Mayor J E Ed Flanagan returned to Anderson from Pittsburgh where the annual U S Conference of Mayors was held. Mayors supported Nixon's 10 percent surtax and criticized federal red tape for urban renewal funds. They urged waiving a full urban transportation study before funds are allocated. Anderson awaits a private engineering survey as it nears eligibility for widening Ind 109 in two to three years.
Hog prices rose 50 to 75 cents for 1 3 and 24 230 270 lb ranges while 400 600 lb sows fell up to 75 cents. Slaughter cattle saw mixed to steady pricing with steers, heifers, cows and bulls in narrow ranges and dealers listing 34.00 to 35.00 for top quality hogs.
Quotron based closing indicator for NYSE stocks fell 1.02 points from prior close using April 1 1966 as base 100. Friday values: price index 112.61. advances 395 shares 2,330,000. declines 973 shares 8,120,000. unchanged 214 shares 910,000. total 1,562 issues 11,360,000.
The note describes how sales are shown in hundreds omitted except where full figures in parentheses are given. It explains dividend indicators such as (a) plus extra and (4d) paid last year, plus other codes for accumu ndive payments, percentages in stocks, bankruptcy status, capital distributions, and fractions in sixty fourths or sixteenths.
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