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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1968
Page
16
The New York market closed with a moderate gain as gains outweighed losses by about 200 issues. McDonnell Douglas rose after winning a $300 million Airbus contract with American Airlines while Lockheed fluctuated but ended modestly higher.
Unofficial figures note annual disbursements for dividends with footnotes marking special payments. Codes indicate stock dividends, liquidations, ex-dividend dates, issuances, and bankruptcy or foreign issues affecting distributions.
USDA official estimates for Tuesday show 1 000 cattle 4 000 hogs and 200 sheep in Chicago receipts. Butcher hog prices rose 0 50 to 0 75 cents from Monday while slaughter steers and heifers held steady and sheep traded with scant test.
Cattle and hogs tested with large offerings and steep shifts. Hogs 5,000 head with higher prices for butchers, sows up to 75 over, boars 14.50-15.75. Cattle 8,000 with slaughter steers steady, prime and high choice ranges around 28.50 to 30. Bulls and cows also cited. Sheep light, lambs 24.50-25.50 per hundredweight with small activity.
Grain and soybean prices drifted lower in a thin, locally driven market. Wheat edged a fraction lower, corn was nearly unchanged, oats slipped up to four tenths, rye steady to modestly lower, and soybeans dipped within a small range as trading remained slow.
A Colorado Springs liquor store owner identified suspended Air Force Academy cadet Paul Sneass as one of two men who held up the shop and stole 284 dollars. The woman said Sneass carried the pistol.
Des Moines buyers note stronger demand and price gains across hog categories. Butchers up 25 to 50 cents, with some 75 cent increases, receipts forecast for Monday at 75 000 while last week totaled 4 000 and year ago 76 000. Prices shown for U S 1 3 hogs in various weight ranges and sow categories.
UPI reports cattle and calf prices with Sioux City listings showing calves and steers down modestly from prior levels and prime loads around 26.25 to 26.50. Omaha figures indicate steady to higher slaughter values, high choice and prime cattle around 27.00, with varying weights and grades across feeding and commercial cattle.
C. R. Markets show hog prices up 25 cents with Saturday deliveries for 200 to 230 pound butchers at 19.23 to 19.50 dollars. Packing sows 300 pounds and down quoted 16.25 to 16.50. Weights above 230 to 270 reduce butchers by 25 cents per ten pounds and 50 cents per each additional ten pounds to 300. Packers cut 25 cents per grade weight to 400 pounds 50 cents to 600 pounds and 75 cents above 500 pounds. Lambs 85 to 170 pounds 28 to 24.50. Good to choice lambs 22.75 to 23.50. Medium and utility lambs 19 to 31. Old sheep 3 to 5. Eggs large 2 cents, checks 12 cents, medium 6 cents, small 1 cent. Delivered prices.
Roger Able reported a theft from his parked car at the Coe college parking lot between 7 30 and 9 30 pm Saturday. About 150 dollars worth of books and miscellaneous clothing were taken, with some books and papers already recovered by detectives.
Moscow reports President Ikalat Podgerny celebrated his birthday with a public observance on Sunday. The event drew attention from state media and foreign observers, highlighting the leader’s prominence in Soviet affairs.
Chicago AP reports commodity quotes for grain futures with No 2 wheat and No 2 soft red winter, corn No 2 yellow, yellow soybeans, oats and related sample grades. Prices shown include LoTen No 2 soft red, and various yellow and white oat and soy entries with multiple grades and tonnages.
Wholesale buying prices vary by commodity with low for higher grades. Butter near steady with mixed demand. Eggs mostly steady with varied grades. Potatoes arriving and tracking carlot sales, Idaho russets around 3.75 and Red River Valley reds 2.00 to 2.25. New York egg offerings ample, demand slow, butter mixed, creamery 93 score AA at 67 cents.
Four Cedar Rapids youths including a 17-year-old boy and three 16-year-old girls were arrested after riding in a stolen car taken from the Washington high school parking lot Friday. The boy admitted borrowing the vehicle. he faces larceny charges while the girls are charged as accessories. They were released to parents and referred to the probation office.
Chicago API reports representatives of news media urged the American Bar Association to defer action on a proposal to restrict information about persons accused of crimes. Statements were prepared for delivery by Michael Ogden of ASNE and Theodore Koop of CBS, who also chaired a joint media committee tied to the Reardon report on free trial and free press.
Ray I Brock, 54, former Balkan correspondent for the New York Times, died Sunday in New York. He covered the German invasion of Yugoslavia and later served as a Turkey correspondent. He wrote several books including Blood, Oil and Sand and Ghost on Horseback.
Cub Scouts Pack 33 held a Thursday evening awards ceremony recognizing 19 members. Kip Kula Dan Feddern Tom Crinigan Chuck Graham Jeff Kurth Steve McCoy Joe Benedict Duane Williams Ron Mahany Steve Kopf Chuck Hogue Pat Mowrer Scott Loftsgard Tom Kurtz Mike Davidson Charles Rackley Mark Fedde Rod Deenlauey and ed Johnson received awards.
In Dixmoor Illinois a mother of four Ruby Luckett 27 was charged with three counts of murder after allegedly firing a gun at a wedding reception killing her husband Peter 29 and two other women Lela Harper 43 from Lockport and Sadie Porter 62 from Chicago. Police say Luckett feared relatives practiced voodoo power and she surrendered to Dixmoor police about 15 minutes after the shootings.
General Motors halted operations at six Chevrolet assembly plants and six Fisher Body plants as an engine shortage from multiple strikes hit production. The moves affect 27,450 workers across six states after nine day foundry walkouts and a two day Flint engine plant strike depleted engine blocks and castings.
Washington AP reports Republican governors plan a cross country series of hearings to craft progressive planks for the fall campaign. Gov John Chafee of Rhode Island, chair of the Republican Governors Association, announced hearings in Seattle Albuquerque Little Rock and Washington DC for late April and early May with another Midwest site to be announced.
The Gazette reports Emma Gibbs honored at a retirement party after 56 years as church organist at St Joseph’s Catholic Church Earlville. Children presented a musical program and Gibbs received a plaque and reclining chair.
Local want ads promise assistance in locating part time or full time employment opportunities. Readers can browse listings for suitable positions and contact employers for interviews and applications.
Ely resident Mary Becicka died Monday after a long illness. Born May 9, 1874 near Ely, she lived there until 1963 when she moved to Crestview Acres Marion as its first patient. Survived by three sisters Frances Stanek, Agnes Chadima, Frank Krob. two brothers Frank and Charles Zvacek. Services Wednesday at 1:50 pm at First Presbyterian near Ely. Burial at Brush chapel Cedar Rapids after viewing Tuesday.
Bridport England AP Bishop Alwyn Williams aged 79 died today. He chaired the committee that prepared the New English Bible.
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