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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1979
Page
19
Selected composite prices as of 3 pm show a broad list of Dow and Amex entries with mixed gains and losses. Absent clear leaders, many major names such as Ford, Exxon, IBM, and GE appear with modest price changes amid a wide pull of industrials, utilities, and tech shares.
The Cedar Rapids hog market rose 50c on the butchers with steady packers to 550 lbs and sows above 550 lbs. Butchers 200 to 230 lbs sold at 36.50 to 37.25, sows to 550 lbs at 27.00 to 28.00, and over 550 lbs at 26.00. Weight-based reductions applied to various hog ranges. packers saw 25c cuts to 500 lbs and larger discounts beyond. Sheep market held steady with Spring lambs at 56.00 to 58.00, with lambs over 105 lbs discounted.
DES MOINES UP I Livestock Friday hog trade was moderate with good demand. Butchers were steady to mostly 50 higher while sows were steady with some 50 gains. Prices ranged for various weights from 36.50 to 37.50 for 200-230 lb butchers to 27.50-29.50 for 300-600 lb sows.
The NYSE closes a hectic week with mixed results as investors weigh monetary policy. Weekly volume nears 208 million shares, the busiest since late 1978, with the Dow sliding modestly to 883.36 and indices posting small gains on the week amid volatility.
Market quotes compiled by Shearson Hayden Stone Inc. show grain prices in Chicago trading circles for Friday. Participants include producers, merchants, and traders watching wheat corn and oats as futures and cash prices shift amid supply and demand factors.
City residents can call 363 8244 for the Cedar Rapids senior and handicapped bus service information and scheduling assistance.
Angel and Melanie Clark win regional Americanism essay contest at the Fleet Reserve Association Hawkeye Branch 216 convention in Springfield Missouri. The sisters, daughters of Albert and Marian Clark of Marion, advance to the national contest in Minneapolis. Angel, Alburnett High School graduate, seeks University of Iowa. Melanie, Alburnett junior, earned multiple regional and national honors.
Marion residents plan Sunday brunch at The Hearty Appetite. Gazette vending advice and local market prices cover eggs pork beef soybeans and corn in Des Moines Cedar Rapids reporting. Market news notes steady undertone for eggs and mixed pork and beef price moves with grain quotes through Friday afternoon.
The Marion High School class of 1936 will picnic at 11 30 a m Sunday. Completion classes run noon to 9 p m Monday and 8 a m to 4 p m Tuesday to Thursday. The Marion Creative Events Council meets at 7 p m Thursday. Senior activities are listed on the Growing Order page, 100 in Sunday's Gazette.
The City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa will hold a public hearing August 5 1979 at 9:00 A.M. in City Hall Council Chambers on issuing Industrial Development Revenue bonds for The Quaker Oats Company Project up to 1 000 000 to finance equipment and facilities to develop industry. The hearing seeks resident views for or against the bond proposal under Section 419.9 of the Act. Lois M. Keller City Clerk. The Cedar Rapids Gazette August 18 1979.
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Council invites sealed proposals for mesh reinforced concrete floors walks and approaches with related work. Bid time set for August 1979. Estimated cost 13974 dollars. Bid security 10 percent required. Plans and specs available in City Clerk Office.
Public notice announces a 9:00 a m August 29 1979 hearing in Cedar Rapids Iowa at City Hall Council Chambers on proposed plans specifications form of contract and estimated cost for the Sanitation Maintenance Building project with an estimated cost of 13974.00 Written objections may be filed and oral opposition heard Lois M Keller City Clerk notice published August 15 1979 in The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
A Linn County Iowa District Court notice states George James Pryor seeks dissolution of marriage with Annalue Pryor. It requests custody of minor children with Petitioner visitation and asks the court for just relief. response due by September 21, 1979. Conciliation may be waived if not appearing by September 28, 1979.
The Cedar Rapids City Council announces a proposed Resolution of Necessity for the Czech Village Mall improvement project. The plan covers sidewalk and curb replacement, street and utility work, and possible additions like kiosks and a clock tower. Public hearing is scheduled August 9, 1979, at 9:00 AM in City Hall with owners and interested parties invited to object or present evidence.
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa will hold a public hearing September 5 1979 at 9 am in Council Chambers to consider rezoning Lots 27 28 Block 4 Coopers First Addition 602 and 604 1st Avenue NW and 108 6th Street from R-7 Multiple Family Residence to Highway Commercial District petitioned by Om Kilpatrick Walter Drew and Frank A. Ondua Wilkins. Public notice published August 18 1979 in The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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