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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1978
Page
18
The day’s market activity shows a broad array of shifts with many blue chips and industrials moving in varied directions. Investors watched trading alongside the Dow Jones average as components fluctuated amid shifting sentiment and notable gains for select technology and consumer shares.
Monday prices range across hog weights with 200 to 230 lb butchers at 46.00 to 46.50 dollars and packing sows around 39.00 to 39.75. Heavier loads see reductions up to 1.00 for each extra 10 pounds. Carcass cuts and bellies listed with mixed trends in Midwest trade.
UPI dispatch notes slow trade and price shifts in hogs with gains at the top end. No. 1 and No. 2 hog weights meat prices listed, plus detailed sow and feeder ranges. Grain prices for Cedar Rapids processors show corn and soybean quotes up, steady, or down by crop, with oats steady. Poultry prices for west north central live hens barely steady amid heavy supplies and light demand.
Brief items show misprint corrected for The Priceless Treasure of Dresden schedule moved to 8 p.m. on IPBN. Members Timothy J. Thomason and Edward Shea with Jeffrey A. Strang named to dean’s lists at Creighton University and Northern Arizona University. Multiple ads note local services and events from coin shops to dining, travel, jewelry, beauty, and car services, with various contact details.
Competition winners listed for Mitchell Movement at Cedar Rapids Woman's Club include North-South and East-West divisions with first and second place teams. Upcoming game scheduled for 5:30 p.m. July 9 at the Woman's Club with multiple flight winners named across events and notable standings.
City council minutes note meeting called by Mayor Keckman with members present and absent. The record lists appointments, budget items, alley vacation petition, fire department reports, street repairs, drainage, and a 10:34 p.m. adjournment. Also appears notices of incorporation and bond sale procedures for Linn County entities.
A Himalayan kingdom depends on inbound tourism and postage stamp sales to collectors for most foreign funds. The note flags Nepal and India as historical hunting practices and mentions a 1976 East Coast hurricane Bel la causing about $22.7 million in insured damage per the Insurance Information Institute.
Mayor Johnson opens the regular meeting with present councilors Schlatter Taylor Hiner Mills Carnahan absent. Minutes of prior meetings approved. Marcia Randall introduces as Sans worker volunteering hours. Notices on street signs and missing plans discussed. Agreement for Improvement with John Johnston approved for manhole work and curb and gutter. Building inspector payroll approved. Parking restrictions set on 9th Street corridor. Health dept to inspect cement dust complaints at Springville Ready Mix. Cigarette permits granted to eight establishments. Jim Barnes authorized to buy 50 water meters. Reappointment of Ray Wyman and Edrie Bowdish to the Board of Adjustment. Bill Carnes named new member. Meeting adjourned.
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