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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1978
Page
37
On this date in 1977 President Carter proposed selling arms worth 115 million dollars to Israel. The bid aims to strengthen defense ties amid regional tensions and reflects U S security commitments in the Middle East.
Stanley J. Marcuss will speak at the seventh annual governor's conference on export expansion in Des Moines at 1 30 p m at the Savery Hotel. Cedar Rapids firms last year exported 307 million dollars of manufactured goods with about one fifth to Arab nations. Reservations for the event cost 20 and pre registration is requested through the Iowa Development Commission.
Loews Corp says its Lorillard division will lift cigarette prices by 85 cents a thousand starting June 26. Brand lines include Kent Newport True and Old Golds.
Hog futures rebounded last week after sinking to early March lows as traders reacted to a government pig crop report showing only a small rise in inventories and plans to breed few more sows. Cattle futures also rose briefly but most livestock contracts ended lower due to weak cash markets and lower wholesale pork and beef prices.
The Securities and Exchange Commission urged the nation’s stock options markets to pause proposals to expand their options programs until an investigation into the fairness and impact of options trading is finished. The SEC requests exchanges to voluntarily observe a moratorium and withdraw any expansion proposals.
A three day Warehousing seminar for distribution supervisors runs July 10 to 12 at the Scheman Building Iowa State Center Ames. Howard Way and William Collier of Howard Way and Associates will lead the session. Registration is 425 dollars. For details contact Keith McRoberts or Thomas Barta Engineering Extension 110 Marston Hall Ames IA 515 294 3536.
Saturday market in Cedar Rapids showed steady bid levels with butchers 200 to 230 lb cattle at 45.00 to 45.50 dollars per cwt. Packing sows around 300 lb fetched 38.50 to 39.00. Heavier hogs incurred incremental discounts by weight, with tiered reductions from 230 to 550+ lbs and larger allowances for packers beyond 500 lbs.
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