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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1980
Page
22
Comprehensive stock table from New York markets with prices for Dow Jones components, American exchanges, and composite indices. Includes hourly S&P values, dividend notes, and 10 year comparison, ending with a note on Vice President Agnew’s public remarks.
Livestock notes show hog demand moderate and buyers steady with Thursday midsession. No. 1-2 200-230 lb hogs sold around 36.50 to 37.50 for some lots, larger weights 34.00 to 35.00, receipts estimated at 70 000 for the period with Saturday expected at 10 000 and past figures given.
Low interest soybean prices show no decline for February March April and new crop on Friday at Cedar Rapids processors. White corn and oats also steady versus Thursday. Soybeans and corn quotes and grain prices from Pro Farmer Grain list specific crop months and values.
The Federal State Market News Service notes an undertone steadier market with prices unchanged to higher from the previous day in scattered trading. Offerings are moderate and supplies vary from adequate to short of full needs for next week's slaughter, with demand moderate to good and cents per pound on farms for commercial flocks mainly 7.2 to 8 cents.
The Cedar Rapids based Banks of Iowa voted a dividend increase to 33 cents per share from 28 cents. The first payment at the new rate will be March 14 to shareholders of record March 6. The firm, founded in 1968, has eight banking subsidiaries including Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids along with a computer and a mortgage subsidiary.
Morgan Guaranty Trust leads a bank rate surge to 16 in New York. Citibank Bank of America Crocker National Bank and others follow, signaling 16 percent may become the new norm as inflation accelerates. Consumer prices rise 1.4 percent in January with sharp gains across categories.
Rockwell International reports net income of 68.7 million dollars or 1.88 a share for the quarter ending December 31, up 6 percent from a year earlier. Sales reach 1.56 billion dollars, up 9 percent, with aerospace and electronics offsetting weaker automotive results. Backlog totals 7.8 billion, with commercial aerospace orders at 4.2 billion. Southland reports nine Cedar Rapids area 7-Eleven stores and a district office.
Cedar Rapids animal price quotes show Friday hog prices down 50l butchers steady for 400 to 550 pounds and packers over 550. Sows 400-550 pounds 32.50 to 33.00. sows over 550 32.50. Butchers 230-260 pounds with stepped reductions to 260-300 pounds. Sheep steady with lambs 63-65 dollars. Also Lucky Stores Inc. of Dublin Calif reports fiscal year earnings of 98.1 million up 22 percent, sales 5.8 billion, per share 2.01 fully diluted. International Harvester posts first-quarter loss 222.2 million, Ford reports 41 million fourth quarter loss, but 1.2 billion yearly profit aided by British tax credit. Gold and silver quotes per ounce given, eggs prices steady. On this date 1810 Chopin born in Warsaw.
UPI reports a mixed market Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 2 points after an 18 point setback Thursday. NYSE index eased 0.07 to 65.95 with volume around 28.7 million shares as oil stocks moved higher amid inflation fears and gas finds in Wyoming. Gulf Oil and Mobil featured among active issues on moves tied to offshore Newfoundland prospects.
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