Tobacco Lends Help as Markets Rally Monday
New York AP reports a steadier uptick in stock trading as the 60 stock average hits a new high. Gains were led by tobacco shares helping to lift the uneven market, closing higher on a day of mixed results.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
12
New York AP reports a steadier uptick in stock trading as the 60 stock average hits a new high. Gains were led by tobacco shares helping to lift the uneven market, closing higher on a day of mixed results.
The market rose with the Dow at 761.64 up 1.47 and the S and P 500 at 74.30 up 0.24. Volume was light with 4.28 million shares traded and 566 declines to 511 advancers. Tobacco stocks faced caution from forecasts delaying remedial legislation until next month’s Public Health Service report.
Hog prices rose on Monday with gains up to 50 cents per hundredweight. Mixed No 1 and 2 hogs 200-220 lbs sold at 15.50 to 15.75 dollars. total hog slaughter 7,000 head, down from 9,500 last week. Cattle numbers 12,000 head, lighter than last week, with steers up to 50 cents and prime hogs to 23.50. Heifers mostly steady to up two cents. bulls steady. Lambs unchanged at 19.50 to 20 for mixed good to prime.
TV listing notes an 7:00 Award Theatre with Jack i Class Ladybird and a threat by Big Father over kenneling dogs. 7:30 Mr. Novak features Frankie Avalon and Peter Ford in A Thousand Voices. 8:30 McHale's Navy has a courtroom debut and a stolen printing press gag. 9:00 The Richard Boone Show centers on a former boxer leaving a mental institution. 10:00 The Fugitive Thriller Terror at High Point with a teen accuser. 11:30 Tonight Starring Johnny Carson with Jan Peerce and Roger Conklin.
Readers urged to order Marian Martin pattern 9197 featuring cape collar dash sheath designs in sheer wool or crepe for afternoon meetings or dinner dates. Includes half sizes 1242 144 164 184 Wi 2 We with size 1642 inch fabric and coupon offers for 50 cents, catalog and address details at Telegraph pattern bureau New York.
Quick to Jumbo knit vest and cardigan and other tweed look designs. Pattern 766 covers sizes 32 34 38. Thirty five cents coin price, 15 cents per pattern for mail. Catalog boasts 200 designs and costs 2 cents. Hurry and send 25 cents now.
The article analyzes a bridge hand where North and South reach six hearts after a sequence of plays. It critiques South’s auction choices and suggests using cue bids to test trump support rather than assuming a solid holding.
A wife refuses to hire her husband’s ex wife to care for his two sons, while he insists the woman is needed. The couple has been married seven months and faces a three person dynamic. Also a muskrat fur gift prompts rude questions from friends, with advice to respond briefly and ignore price inquiries.
A reader asks how to curb frequent calls from a widowed mother who lives alone without hurting her feelings or upsetting a husband who answers business mail at home. Abby advises setting firm evening limits and direct communication.
Word puzzle list with multiple clues including Across entries like Rugged males and Not common, plus several theme items. Includes references to New York, harbor terms, and common crossword cues. Contains entries such as Sea eagle and Song from Gershwin among others.
Caffeine is present in cola drinks and is permitted by the Federal Food and Drug Administration up to about one grain per 12 ounce bottle. Coffee contains more caffeine, about one and a half to two grains per five ounce cup. Sleep effects vary by individual, with tea sometimes not disturbing sleep as much as coffee.
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