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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1978
Page
19
A long OCR stock table shows United Press International compiled composite prices as of 3 p.m. in New York for numerous corporations and brokers. Includes price per share, percent change, and various ticker entries for energy, manufacturing, and consumer goods companies across multiple exchanges and markets.
New York stocks rose with the Dow up 15.07 to 839.83 marking the best single-day increase in a month as investors welcomed hints of easier interest rates and inflation relief. The week closed higher with broad gains across the NYSE NASDAQ and American markets amid strong IBM earnings and a large aircraft order. Wheat corn oats and soybeans futures were listed along with USDA bulk selling prices for dairy and eggs in Chicago.
Ten Iowa lawmakers led by Sen. Cloyd Robinson urge the Iowa DOT to press ICC hearings to keep the Chicago San Francisco Zephyr through central Iowa. They call for expanding Amtrak facilities and warn that eliminating the route would raise freight costs and reduce national transportation flexibility while protecting access to rail service for residents and agricultural shipments.
Friday livestock market reports show moderating demand and mixed quotes across regions. Iowa Des Moines sows and butchers steady to down, Webster City hogs down modestly, Sioux City and Joliet observe further price declines for barrows gilts and lighter cattle offerings with varied weights and receipts.
Dividends Des Moines reports the Federal State Market News Service noting incentives near 20 higher with demand good and supplies tight for large eggs. Prices paid to producers at farms range from 41 to 45 cents for Grade A large, 28 to 28 for Grade A medium, and 26 to 28 for large, with various other grades quoted. U S west north central live hens market remains steady as demand and trading stay light and plant capacity runs high.
Stocks higher in active trading and American stocks higher. London stocks mixed. Cotton futures lower and gold futures lower. Chicago grain futures show wheat off 4 to up 1 cent, corn up 4 to 14, oats down 3 percent to 2, soybeans down 7 to 154 cents. Cattle trade sales insufficient to establish a market trend. United Press International
Today at noon the Marion Community Center hosts Jack Vanerwig anniversary event. Next week schedule includes Monday program for high school completion activities.
Speaker Mildred Freel of the University of Iowa College of Nursing will head the Sunday adult seminar at 9 45 a m on The Hospice and Terminal Illness open to adults and high school youth.
Federal Railroad Administration head Rob ert E Gallamore warned at the Midwestern Governors Conference that grain car shortages will continue next fall due to railroad pricing limits and unregulated barge competition. He urged ICC action to grant pricing flexibility while noting cooperation with railroads to cut duplicate services. Ohio Gov James Rhodes helped achieve conference quorum.
UPI reports Friday trading in Des Moines with slow beet and pork markets. Holstein steer sales were steady at times though some prices fell. higher weight steers ranged 65.50 per cwt while prices for fresh pork loins, skinned horns, Boston butts and seedless bellies showed mixed gains and declines across various weights.
Low gross winner Edgar Horn, low net Earl Klinzman, closest to pin Klinzman, and Al Sturm also noted among placings in the Squaw Creek retired men event.
Soybeans fell 12c on July and August and 7 2c on 1978 crop while yellow corn dropped 2c on July and 12c on August with a 1c rise on 1978 crop from Thursday. White corn steady old crop and up 1c new crop. oats up 1c old and new. Prices for Cedar Rapids processors ex Friday 2 We m delivery. No.2 corn July 2.10 August 2.08 new 2.075 white old 2.83 white new 2.71 No.1 yellow soybeans July 6.42 August 6.32 new 5.805 oats 1.26. Pro Farmer Grain, Cedar Rapids.
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