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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1980
Page
22
United Press International reports mixed composite prices as of 10 am across major markets including NYSE NASD and regional exchanges with notes on dividends P E ratios and trading blocks. Cattle and hogs prices and Friday estimates follow the stock data.
The passage asserts that a driver's duty to be courteous and cautious applies equally whether operating a bicycle or a motor vehicle. It emphasizes consistent safety behavior regardless of the vehicle type.
A fragment reports weights and numbers for Room 7 Nefche Nom and Petche. The terse entry lists 222 089 0 and 025 40.72 with a 30 weight value, indicating tentative measurements or inventory notation.
Leo McLain head teller at Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids reports a penny shortage spreading within a 50 mile radius. The Fed and Continental Illinois Bank offer no solutions as banks restrict penny supply to five or ten dollars. McLain urges the public to dig out loose coins and return them to circulation to ease the shortage.
Des Moines reports hog trade slow to moderate with demand good. No. 1-2 butcher weights 200-230 lb mostly 34.00-35.00, other weight ranges 33.50-35.50, 31.00-33.50 for heavier classes. sows 26.00-28.00. Receipts about 90,000. prior week 89,000. year ago 64,000.
Friday markets show steady to higher hogs with butchers and packers weighing 400 to 550 pounds and over 550 pounds. Sheep lambs and sow prices noted. grain futures list June to new crop prices for corn soybeans and oats delivered to Cedar Rapids processors. Soybeans and corn prices move with slight changes from Thursday led by Pro Farmer Grain data.
New York firms revive exchangeable debentures convertible into other companies stock to cut borrowing costs and offer investors a chance to share in equity gains. Textron and Mesa Petroleum have announced large offerings convertible into Allied Chemical and General American stock respectively, while Sun Co used the instrument to shed Becton Dickinson. Tax rules allow nonrecognition of gains on conversion, enhancing appeal despite potential capital gains taxes on certain convertible deals.
W. Gilbert Fault Jr. announced the Journal will establish a regional plant in the Des Moines area, with officials previously eyeing a site at 42nd Street and University Avenue in West Des Moines. The company has "definitely decided to come to Des Moines."
Irving Trust Co and Chemical Bank reduced their prime loan rate for top rated corporate borrowers to 12 percent. The move follows the Federal Reserve Board cutting its discount rate a full point to 11 percent, with banks still typically facing a 12 to 13 percent prime range.
U.S. automakers report total layoffs will rise to 238,650 next week from 237,850 as several idled plants re open Monday. Overall weekly layoffs hit 271,850 including 33,200 idled, with 10 plants scheduled to shut starting Monday to align inventories with sales.
UPI reports May industrial production dropped 2.1 percent after a revised 2 percent decline in April led by auto, home goods, construction supplies and durable materials. Durable consumer goods fell 4.9 percent while non-durable goods slid 0.7 percent as energy, textiles, paper and chemical materials also declined.
Wall Street held a broad advance as investors took profits in some areas while Treasury rates eased. The Dow edged up to 873.97 after a morning rise. trading was active with 1,764 NYSE issues and 25.4 million shares changing hands. Major movers included Sony, Deere, GM, and Diamond International amid varied price moves and block trades.
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