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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1978

Page

18

Stock Composite Prices Lead NY Markets at Morning Bell

New York stocks show Selected composite prices as of 10 30 a m NYT from United Press International. The list includes Abbott Air Prod Alcoa AlliedChm AmAirlines and many others with high and low values and last trade figures. The report also mentions Nationwide composite tables for select ed stocks as of 11 20 am NYT with a broad set of listed companies and dividend notes.

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Mixed Stock and Market Report Across Cities

Stock prices were mixed as trading halted near noon with the Dow off 1.91 to 754.33 and the NYSE composite at 49.11 while the American stock exchange index rose to 123.94. cattle and hog prices moved lower in Omaha Webster City Siuox City reports.

NEW York NYSE American Stock Exchange

Cedar Rapids hog and sheep market figures reported Monday

Iowa interest updates show Cedar Rapids hog market $1.00 lower for butchers and 50c to $1.00 lower for various weight breaks. Sows 300 lbs at $39.50-$40.25, 230-260 lb ranges down, packing breaks noted. Sheep market up $1.00 for shorn lambs with prices $65-$69 and $60-$65 for wool lambs. Des Moines eggs mixed with small rise in some grades and steady to lower overall demand.

Cedar Rapids U.S. West North Central Des Moines Iowa Shearson Hayden Stone Inc Ins Fund Wilson Foods Am.Rein Archer Daniels Banks of Beatrice Foods Conrac Consolidated Foods Ex-Cell-O Corp FMC Haornischteger Hawkeye BanCorp Iowa Electric Ill Joan Deere Keuffel & Esser Kidde Comm Life Mapco Maytag Mid-America Mid-Continent Ind Ozark Rockwell United Fire United Guaranty Ah Univar Winnebago

Soybean and Corn Prices Fall on Monday Grain Quotes

Monday morning Cedar Rapids processing market quotes show soybeans down 1 2c for February and 4 2c for March with new crop down 1c while yellow corn holds steady. White corn inched up 5c on the new crop. oats slipped. Prices cover old and new crop contracts and are provided by Pro Farmer Grain Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Pro Farmer Grain

Market Report Des Moines Hogs Steady to Lower

Livestock trade and demand moderate as butchers cut 50 to 1.00 lower with some 1.50 declines. Sows largely steady to 50 lower. No. 1 3 200 230 lb butchers quoted 46.00 48.00. 230 250 lb 45.25 47.00. No. 2 3 250 270 lb 44.50 46.50. Receipts estimated at 100000 with 62000 Friday and 16000 Saturday.

Omaha (Ap USDA U.S Webster City Sioux City UPI Joliet Des Moines

True measure of firm's success return on assets

New York analysis explains that true corporate success is return on investment, not just high yields or low prices. Tobin of First Pennsylvania Bank expands the ROI formula to link balance sheet and income statement, outlining four options to raise ROI: raise price, raise sales, cut costs, and reduce investment.

New York James T. Tobin First Pennsylvania Bank Tandy Corp Tobin

Fire damages Decorah office at A.Y. McDonald plant

A blaze at 8 39 p m Sunday gutted the office area of the A Y McDonald Manufacturing Co building in Decorah and caused heavy smoke damage to the plumbing fixture warehouse. State fire marshal investigators were called to determine the cause.

Decorah A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co

IFS Buys Majority of American Funeral Homes Firm

IFS Industries of San Diego completed its purchase of American Funeral Homes, acquiring 94.4 percent of shares for 1.85 dollars each. American officers resigned as IFS reorganizes the company as a subsidiary. American owned 15 funeral homes with two Cedar Rapids locations sold to Cedar Memorial. IFS runs over 100 funeral homes nationwide, including Iowa sites in Onawa West Des Moines Fort Dodge Waterloo and Marshalltown.

IFS Industries Inc San Diego American Funeral Homes Paul Hamilton IFS American Hamilton Iowa Onawa West Des Moines Fort Dodge Waterloo Marshalltown

Former U S Senator Thomas Wofford Dies at 69

Funeral services were set in Greenville South Carolina for Thomas Wofford former U S senator judge and long time state legislator He died Saturday at his Greenville home after a prolonged illness aged 69

Greenville S.C Thomas Wofford U.S South Carolina Senate Wofford

Ancient stone statues guard Colombia’s green valley

Hundreds of ancient stone statues carved before the time of Jesus stand in a green valley near San Agustin, Colombia. Little is known about the Indians who created the colossal figures, but a civilization existed in this region when the Spanish conquistadors arrived. San Agustin lies about five hours from Bogota.

San Agustin Colombia

Naturalist Dr Alfred Bailey Dies at 84 in Denver

Private services were held for Alfred Bailey 84 noted naturalist and director emeritus of the Denver Museum of Natural History. He died of a heart condition at Presbyterian Hospital after more than a year of illness.

Denver Alfred Bailey Denver Museum of Natural History Bailey Presbyterian Hospital

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