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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1968

Page

20

Stock Trend Reversed as Market Closes Slightly Higher

The New York stock market reversed an early loss to end modestly up with gains in major groups. Dow fell as much as 2.43 points before recovering, as Nervousness over Asian tensions weighed on sentiment and trading remained moderate. Stocks like Sperry Rand and Gulf and Western led gains while Gillette slipped after a dividend notice.

New York Gillette Sperry Rand Gulf and Western Industries Teledyne Chrysler Republic Corp General Instruments General Motors American Stock Exchange

Frozen pork bellies quoted in Lamson Gros sales data

Market brief shows ledger quotes for frozen pork bellies with prices and volumes for March May and May deliveries. Futures figures list bids and contracts alongside daily volumes.

Lamson Gros

Natives Predominate Alabama Old Age Pension rolls

UPI reports Alabama pension recipients are 94.2 percent native Southerners and 83.8 percent born in Alabama. Nationwide, 49.4 percent of old age recipients are natives of their state of residence.

Montgomery Ala UPI Alabama U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department

Hogs Steady To 25 Lower As Estimates Released

Official USDA Wednesday receipts seen at 7 000 cattle 4 000 hogs 300 sheep in Chicago AP dispatch. Butcher hogs sold steady to 25 cents lower Tuesday. Slaughter steers were fully steady and sheep held steady.

Chicago USDA

Chicago live cattle hogs and sheep auction report

Chicago market notes show hog offerings around 4 500 head with prices for 200-230 lb hogs at 19.00 to 19.50, 220-240 lb at 18.50 to 19.00, and 260-280 lb at 17.79 to 18.25. Sow prices move 25 cent higher, boars 14.00 to 15.00. Slaughter steers steady with choice 950-1 250 lb at 26.50 to 27.75. heifers 900-1 050 lb at 26.25 to 26.50. cows 16.00 to 17.50. bulls 20.50 to 23.25. Sheep and woolled lambs around 23.50 to 24.50 for 90-110 lb lambs. ewes 4.00 to 6.50.

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Iowa Des Moines pork market shows mixed gains and steady notes

Trade slowed with generally steady butchers and sows and some gains up to 25 cents. Estimated Tuesday receipts run 75 000 while last week posted 108 000 and year ago 85 000. U S 1 3 butchers ranged 18 00 to 19 00 per hundredweight across weight classes and sow prices fell to 12 75 15 00 for heavier categories.

Des Moines UPI U.S

Omaha Livestock Prices Report From Market

UPI reports Omaha cattle market activity with about 9 000 cattle and 1 257 calves. Steers steady to higher with some gains. top bids around 26.75 for heavier steers, cows mostly steady. valuation ranges from 24.00 to 26.50 for various grades.

Sioux City Livestock Cattle Quotes From Market Summary

Sioux City reports 6,000 cattle including steers and heifers fully steady. Slower demand with 1,000 to 1,300 pound choice steers at 25.50 to 26.25 and choice steers at 24.50 to 25.25 per hundredweight.

Sioux City Livestock Sioux City USDA

Cedar Rapids hog market steady with weak undertone

C R Markets reported steady prices with a weak undertone for hogs. Monday bids for bulk country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 lbs ranged 18.25 to 18.65, sows 300 lbs down 15.75 to 16.00, with weight based discounts for heavier hogs and broad quotes for lambs, eggs, poultry, grains, and three Iowa auctions showing mixed cattle and hog trading.

Cedar Rapids

Grain Exchange On Mixed Trend

CHICAGO AP reports mixed grain futures closing with soybeans higher on improved export trade while wheat and corn show declines. Cash corn prices reflect No. 2 yellow around 1.167 and soybeans near 2.72.

Oldcocks dc Chicago Chicago Cash Grain

Meat trade recap reports higher prices for beef cuts

Des Moines notes from AP USDA indicate futures for steer and heifer beef up about 50 cents. Prices for air beef top rounds and choice cuts range around 41.75 to 42.00 per 100 pounds with large lots near 40.75 to 41.00. Heifer beef at 60,800 pounds averages around 41.50 per hundredweight.

DES Moines USDA

New York Egg Market Mixed Demand and Steady Prices

AP reports wholesale egg offerings plentiful in New York with demand fair and price levels steady. Whites show wide ranges for extra fancy large through peewee sizes, while Sutter offerings are ample but demand slow with prices unchanged.

New York USDA

Chicago produce market summary and price report

AP notes a mixed Chicago market with potato prices around 19 22 percent. red white roasters and idaho russets listed with regional figures. Butter scores range from AA 93 to B 89 with varied prices. eggs show Grade A whites 28 and other grades.

Chicago

Wisconsin Puts Rocky on Ballot But Not Bobby

Wisconsin Republican committee placed Nelson Rockefeller on the GOP ballot for the April primary and narrowly rejected adding Robert Kennedy to the Democratic ballot. Reagan and Percy also appeared as non candidates. Rockefeller and Percy must file affidavits to stay on the ballot, while Kennedy was kept off. Reagan says he is not running and will not file a Wisconsin disclaimer.

Wisconsin Rocky Bobby Madison UPI Nelson Rockefeller G.O.P Robert Kennedy Gov. Reagan California Sen Percy Til Richard Nixon George Romney Harold Stassen Johnson McCarthy Minnesota Alabama George Wallace Kennedy New York Rockefeller Reagan

Kosygin and U S Envoy Hold Kremlin Meeting

Premier Alexei Kosygin met with U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson in the Kremlin for 50 minutes to discuss a number of subjects.

Moscow Alexei N. Kosygin U.S Llewellyn Thompson Kremlin

Former Chaplain to Speak at West Central School

Mel Jennings, former army chaplain and photographer, will speak to grades 7-12 students at West Central Community School in Maynard on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. He will illustrate the talk on youth in Russia, Hungary and Poland with films and pictures and answer questions for about 10 minutes.

Maynard Mel Jennings West Central Community School Russia Hungary Poland

Adults Have Immunity To Severe Cold Infections

UCLA pediatrician Dr. John M. Adams says adults develop immunity reducing severe cold infections. Children lack this immunity and are more prone to serious symptoms and complications from colds.

Los Angeles API University of California John M. Adams

Futures Bill Sent to LBJ for White House Action

The House sent a bill to the White House to tighten policing of commodity futures markets. It adds livestock and livestock products to commodities regulated by the Commodity Exchange Authority after agreeing to minor Senate amendments.

Washington White House Congress House Senate Commodity Exchange Authority

MP's Make Lousy Welcoming Party

Army Maj. Thomas Moody a 43 year old helicopter pilot fresh from Vietnam says military police at a Colorado Springs bus station detained him for being out of uniform. He wore a flight jacket and summer uniform and was released to his wife and three daughters after contacting Ft. Carson. Moody flew Vietnam to Seattle to Denver then took a $25 taxi to Colorado Springs and stated he did not expect a brass band but did not anticipate the reception.

Colorado Springs Colo Army Thomas Moody Vietnam Moody Fountain Ft. Carson Nancy Seattle Denver

Dividends Voted By Iowa Electric Light and Power Co

Directors of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. voted regular quarterly dividends on four stock classes. They are 60 cents on the 4.80 percent cumulative preferred, 5334 cents on the 4.30 percent cumulative preferred, 7644 cents on the 6.10 percent cumulative preferred, and 32% cents on the common stock. Dividends payable April 1 to shareholders of record March 15.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co

Fulbright refutes France as the U.S. chief debtor

In a Senate speech Senator J. W. Fulbright argues France is not the worst debtor and urges a review of all nations' total U.S. debt. He notes Britain owes 7.3 billion and France 55 billion, with France’s postwar loans reduced to 360 million of 2.4 billion, and WWI payments suspended.

Washington J. W. Fulbright D-Ark France Congress U.S Fulbright Senate Great Britain

Truck Driver Hurt In Highway 63 Crash

Kenneth Hatch 53 of Garwin was hospitalized in Marshalltown after his truck skidded on a wet highway 63 and overturned into a ditch three miles north of here during a Tuesday morning storm.

Toledo Kenneth Hatch Garwin Marshalltown Highway 63 Here

Giant Galapagos Tortoises Face Zoo-Only Future

London zoologists warn the giant Galapagos tortoise may be relegated to captivity as wild extinction pressures grow. A long lifespan and low reproductive rate complicate natural breeding, prompting calls for zoo-based stock preservation and cross‑zoo exchange to prevent loss.

London UPI Richard Fitter Fauna Preservation Society of London Pete ‘David Arizona Fitter

City Briefs and Local Notices Summary

Community brief notes include City story hour at Kenwood branch Library at 10 30 a m Thursday and promotions like 50c dry cleaning on skirts at Albert's Adv Hiawatha Optimists education reporter Bill Duffy speaks at 6 30 p m Wednesday in Pagoda room Vacation over Open for business E R Motel Cafe Hospitalized Mrs Earl Spjut surgical patient at St Luke's Visitors permitted Hairdresser positions open at Peg's Beauty Salon Dean's List Robert Bausch named to Colgate University dean's list Cupid's Choice Hawaiian heart anthurium arrangements 5 10 Pierson's Florists entered Dr C H Stark office burglary $32 50 in stamps missing Masso Therapy advertised at Evans Report Breakin Linn County Young Republicans biennial election 8 p m Wednesday Community Room Peoples Bank Linn County TeenAge Republicans and Linn County G O P Juniors officers list

Linn County Peoples Bank and Trust Co G.O.P

State Plans Appeal of Advertising Services Tax Ruling

Iowa's executive council on Tuesday voted unanimously to appeal a district court decision that struck down the 3 percent tax on advertising services. Des Moines lawyer Herschel Langdon urged appealing to the Iowa Supreme Court, after Judge Nathan Grant ruled the levy an unlawful use of interstate commerce power.

Des Moines State Executive Council Herschel Langdon Iowa Supreme Court Harold Hughes Scott County Nathan Grant

Five-Ton Wooden Beaver Raised in Springfield

A five ton carved wooden beaver statue was hoisted on a concrete base in Springfield as part of a campaign by a local magazine to make the beaver Oregon's official state animal. The effort aims to gain state recognition and public support for the iconic symbol.

Springfield, Ore UPI Oregon

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