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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
20
A late Tuesday decline in fairly active trading saw losses exceed gains by about 180 issues. Great Western Financial led activity, down over 2 points on 199000 shares, with Benguet and Texas Gulf Sulphur among notable movers amid rate worries and pre close of exchanges for paperwork.
C R Markets report weaker prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market with bids 25 cents lower. Monday prices for 200 to 230 pound butchers ranged 17.50 to 18.00, with packers and sows also showing declines. extensive weight-based deductions apply for different ranges above 230 pounds.
Chicago livestock report shows butchers 25 to 50 cents lower Tuesday while slaughter steers and wooled lambs held steady. Some cattle lots ranged 28.00 to 29.50 per hundredweight for 950 to 1,200 pound slaughter steers, with cows and heifers also listed and lamb prices around 26.50 to 27.25 for 90 to 105 pound wooled lambs.
AP dispatch from Des Moines notes steady steer and heifer beef with modest gains in pork cuts for 14-17 lb ranges. Skinned hams and seedless Belfies show mixed increases, while 14-18 lb ranges vary around mid forties to low fifty dollars. Dressed meats prices appear unstable across categories.
UPI reports Sioux City market activity with cattle at 5,000 head and calves 50. Slaughter steers and heifers remained steady to weak as price ranges emerge including 950-1250 pound steers at 27.28 to 28.25 and 850-1050 pound heifers at 24.00 to 27.00.
UPI reports Omaha cattle market with 7,500 head and 1,300 calves. Cows rise up to 25, high choice prices around 24.00 for 998-1050 lb cattle. Choice 26.25 to 27.25, food and choice 25.50-26.25. Canner and quitter cows mostly 14.00-16.00, few at 16.25.
The Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery in Moscow reports a battery powered heart worked in a dog for several hours. V Cherikov in Trud urged Soviet scientists to develop a better power supply self-contained control system and durable material for a human usable artificial heart.
The report notes a shift in grain market tone with price movements in rye oats and soy futures. Observers cite price changes for rye and soy with mixed results while grain traders adjust expectations and market sentiment remains cautious.
Fragments show catalog of grains and foods with prices and weights. Includes wheat and corn references with numeric codes and assorted lot descriptions. Text is fragmented but indicates a historic market listing with commodity names and figures.
Wholesale buying prices show little change for produce in Chicago. Roasters average 2.42 to 2.60 per unit, butter around 3.00 per pound in various grades, eggs at 2.38 to 3.87 per dozen, potatoes arrivals steady with Idaho russets 4.80 to 4.85 per hundredweight and North Dakota red varieties around 24 to 40 per bag.
USDA reports wholesale egg offerings light on large and ample on balance with fair demand. Whites show Fancy large 44- dalz and mediuen 39 4 40er ranges. Butter supplies adequate with fair demand. Creamery scores 93 AA and 81a-682 cents. A scores 67-44-68.
The American Stock Exchange reported a record sale of a seat for 300000 dollars, surpassing the previous high of 295000 dollars set on November 14. The NYSE also reported a record seat sale of 515000 dollars, up from the prior high, with the 1942 low values noted.
Luther J. Batte 18 of Waterloo and Marshall L. Brown 20 of 712 Ninth Avenue SE were given until Dec 12 to move or plead to assault and battery charges. They, with a 17-year-old Waterloo boy, were arrested Sunday for Saturday night assaults on Ninth Avenue SE, which also involved Thomas Watson 15 and Kenneth Cahill. Batte and Brown faced initial assault with intent to commit a felony and are held in Linn County jail on $110 bond.
A 15 year old boy from Rockaway township is remanded to Morris County Youth Center on juvenile delinquency charges in the fatal beating of two girls found in a nearby wooded area. A formal hearing is set for January 7 before Juvenile Court Judge Bertram Polow.
A collage of updates from Hollywood and beyond. Papagos youths on a Tucson reservation acted in What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice, while James Coburn lost a golf ball after autographs. Alan Alda enjoys backyard football at 32. Brynne Foy plans The Siege of Madrid in Spain with James Skakel. Various stars and projects including Robin Wilson, Last Summer, The Reivers, The Charge of the Light Brigade, and Katharine Hepburn are mentioned with industry anecdotes and earnings.
Langford says a 1969 referendum may approve funding for a new health center housing health welfare and social services. A site may be chosen within two months with architects drawing plans. If approved, construction could take one to three years after a bond issue, with multiple agencies involved and regional planning underway.
Commercial debits in Cedar Rapids for the year to date total 2 783 077 reported by the clearing house show a rise of 249 129 428 over 1967's year to date total 2 534 543 649. November debits reached 262 570 669 versus 240 188 020 in 1967. October 1968 debits stood at 269 672 009. Time and savings debits year to date totaled 32 859 975, up from 27 503 666 in 1967. November time and savings debits were 1 921 067, with 139 358 265 in 1967. October 1968 time and savings debits were 2 095 920.
A new crisis research team of social scientists at the University of California Berkeley aims to study riots as they occur. Directed by Rodney Stark and funded by the Ford Foundation, the group seeks close-up observation alongside ongoing national efforts on authority crises.
John Bostock, a London physician, gave hay fever its name in 1828 after observing symptoms at the start of haying season and their disappearance at its end. Later research showed grass pollen and ragweed pollen as the primary causes.
Alexander Panagoulis, who attempted to assassinate the Greek premier, was reported to be brought back to Athens from Aegina. He had been sentenced by a court-martial to die by firing squad and moved to Athens military police headquarters after the regime halted his execution.
Lewis and Clark county sheriff investigates disappearance of a local girl. He asked Minnesota to verify if a driver’s license exists for the girl, and was asked to remit 50 cents for the information.
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