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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
10
New York AP reports a steel rally lifting shares and sending the Dow Jones industrial average higher for a fifth straight session. Industrials and Associated Press averages posted new highs as steel and aluminum stocks led gains amid a mixed market with 5.6 million shares traded.
Chicago hog prices showed a steady tone with mixed movements across weight classes. Heavier 230 to 250 lb hogs were unchanged while lighter 190 lb categories rose or fell within narrow ranges. sows 400 to 600 lb traded around 12.00 to 13.00 per hundredweight as cattle and calf figures varied.
The listing shows yesterday’s closing prices for many stocks with bid and offer figures in parentheses. It includes names such as American Telephone and Telegraph, Bethlehem Steel, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Sears Roebuck, Standard Oil outfits, and others.
USDA hog market report shows prices mostly 25 lower with some declines to 50. Cattle and calves mixed with steers steady to 25 higher and vealers down 1.00. Lambs and ewes activity moderate with lean demand, torn by varied weights and grades.
Emge local livestock market listings show price ranges for hogs and cattle by weight brackets. Entries include 1190 to 220 pounds, 220 to 240 pounds, 240 to 260 pounds, 260 to 280 pounds, 280 to 300 pounds, plus categories for sows, good steers and heifers, choice steers and heifers, cows, and bulls. Grain prices reference Wheat from Farm Bureau.
In Chicago the grain futures market closed weak after a dull session on the Board of Trade. Soybeans and corn held near seasonal lows while wheat fell about four to five tenths of a cent and oats slipped as well.
Paris AP police said a Yugoslav man identified as Hog Steady fell to his death from the midway platform of the Eiffel Tower. It was the sixth death by own action at the landmark. The report notes the victim’s weight range and includes unrelated zoo and cattle market data that appear to be OCR noise.
A compilation lists numerous public auctions across locations including Alexandria Wardell Flatfont Egg M. Hood and Trafalgar with items from household goods to real estate. Dates span May 1 through May 26 with various auctioneers such as Kirk Hood and Bill Har ter.
British comedian Peter Sellers, age 38, who suffered a severe heart attack on April 6, left Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday for home. The entertainer has been receiving medical care since the incident.
West Tubes to supply electrical equipment for 162 all aluminum air cars under a multi million dollar sub contract. Hudson area project details outline involvement by General Industries Inc and Fire Authority discuss potential parks coverage and contract scope.
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