Market slips on fears of franc devaluation and Viet Nam woes
New York stocks ended Friday with a sharp setback though losses narrowed by close. Volume reached 10.83 million with 930 declines to 450 advances as dealers cited international monetary strains, possible franc devaluation, and Vietnam jitters plus tight money fears. Loew's Theaters led active issues, but fell about 42 percent amid broad weakness.
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New York
Jone
Vietnam
Loew’s
American Stock Exchange
Hogs Steady to 50 Lower Amid Mixed Cash Prices
Chicago AP reports hogs steady to 50 cents lower with sows down 25 cents. Slaughter steers rise 25 to 50, heifers up 25, while sheep hold firm.
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Chicago
Unclear Dividend Terminology From A Historical Ledger
Partially legible OCR notes define dividend terms and dates, listing cash and stock dividends, ex-dividend and payable actions, and related tax considerations. The fragment references declared, in arrears, new issues, and special or reduced payouts with scattered symbols and misprints.
Market Report Notes Mixed Produce Prices and Arrivals
Chicago wholesale onions and potatoes show uneven demand with new russets slow while Burbanks and round reds hold steady. Idaho russets and New York whites vary in availability with several price points and quality grades listed.
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Chicago
Chicago market report shows steady hogs and higher cattle prices
USDA data from Chicago lists hogs at 4,000 head with steady to 50 cent declines for butchers, 205-225 lb at 21.50-22.00, and 330-400 lb sows at 18.00-18.75. Cattle and calves total 2,500 with slaughter steers 25-50 higher, prime steers 32.25-33.35, mixed high choice and prime 1,100-1,350 lb at 30.75-32.25, heifers 28.00-29.00, and sheep 200 head with lambs 29.00-29.75 for 90-110 lb wooled lambs.
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T. C. Henderson and Co
Eo Ins. Fund
Sbeers Dersee
Va Mapco
Wilson and Co
Afeway
Severane
Hollagh
Allis Chaim
Alcoa
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Tampae
Jon Logan
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Magmac
Beckman
Magnvox
Maratha
Varian Asso
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Mage
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Orden
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Oman
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Fai Hiller
Chicago
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Lowa
Lowa Falls
Renee
Eeder Neers
Hapten
Stanton
Low
U.S. Ls
Iowa Hogs Yesterday's Quotations
Des Moines reports active trading with demand fair as butchers and sows mostly steady to 25 cents lower. Receipts expected 70 000 Thursday, 87 000 last week, 77 000 year ago, 82 000 Wednesday. Prices listed for U S 1 3 and various weight ranges, and sow classifications across multiple weight bands.
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Iowa
DES Moines
UPI
U.S
Midwest meat market mixed gains and steady beef
USDA notes mixed moves in the Midwest meat trade with steer and heifer beef steady while pork loins advance up to 50. Seedless potatoes climb and various ham categories show small gains, with quoted weights around 600 to 900 pounds and prices near 30.50.
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USDA
Midwest
Lawa
Omaha Livestock Market Cattle Calves See Tight Supply
Cattle and calves offered in Omaha S market tests show scant supply for slaughter steers and heifers. Prices noted for choice and prime cattle around 27.50 per 1050 to 1250 pounds, with commercial cows and canner categories also listed.
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Omaha Livestock Omaha
UPI
Cedar Rapids hog market steadies with varied price drops noted
Prices paid Thursday for bulk country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 lbs ranged 19.50 to 20.00 dollars per cwt. Packing sows 300 lbs and down brought 17.50 to 17.75. Offs applied for heavier weights and weight grades, with several cuts across weight ranges. Slaughter cows and feeders at Iowa markets show mixed movement from the prior day with some shifts in price.
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Cedar Rapids
Soybeans Stage Sharp Recovery
Chicago AP report notes soybean futures fell early then surged to intraday highs at the close. Wheat and corn finished mixed to higher with oats and rye rising while soybeans moved higher late in the session.
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Chicago
New-corp
Chicago cash grain markets report
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat at 1.40 per bushel for No 2 soft red, corn at 1.17 1/2, oats at 9.00, and beans at 9.00 with market notes from AP.
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Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Lenten Speaker Addresses Growth and Faith at Luncheon
Sister Marie James of the College of St. Catherine urged dynamic growth and unity in humanity during a Lenten luncheon at the Montrose hotel. She warned against tech driven detachment from God, urging personal choice and peaceful faith amid change. She also spoke on World Day of Prayer for Church Women United and will address the same group again Friday night.
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Marie
Church Women United
Montrose Hotel
Nixon orders cabinet task force on lumber price hikes
President Nixon ordered a cabinet level study led by Budget Director Robert Mayo to investigate causes of sharply rising lumber prices. The task force will assess supply demand issues and advise immediate government actions along with long term policies. It includes Agriculture Commerce Interior Labor and HUD secretaries, CEA chair, and the attorney general.
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Nixon
Cabinet Committee On
Robert Mayo
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Douglas
Ziegler
Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Labor and Housing and Urban Development
Council of Economic Advisers
Want Ads Used Worldwide to Produce Desired Results
Classified want ads are employed globally to connect buyers and sellers, match employment and services, and promote auctions or events. Industry guides highlight targeted placement, cost efficiency, and measurable responses.
Board Advises Raise For Rail Signalmen
A presidential board recommends railroads grant signalmen a three step general wage increase retroactive to July 1. The report calls for a 20 cent equity adjustment and 18 month contract with 3.5 percent raise July 1 1968, 2 percent Jan 1 1969, and 3 percent July 1 1969. The board was chaired by Laurence Seibel with members Jacob Seidenberg and Rolf Waltin.
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Washington
UPS
Lyndon B. Johnson
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Nixon
Laurence Seibel
Jacob Seidenberg
Fall Church
Rolf Waltin
Change in Sirhan After Horse Fall Noted by Classmate
A Pasadena City College classmate testified that Sirhan Sirhan’s personality shifted after a September 1966 horse fall, becoming impatient and morose, with an interest in the occult. Artist Millard Sheets described Sirhan’s injury in a foggy morning incident at a race ranch, finding him badly hurt afterward.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan Sirhan
John Strathmann
Pasadena City College
Sirhan
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Strathmann
Millard Sheets
Sheets
Nixon names Peter Roe Virgin Islands governor
President Nixon named Peter Roe to govern the Virgin Islands after his earlier unsuccessful bid for Vermont governor. Roe’s appointment places him as the territory's top official as of Friday.
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Washington
Peter Roe
Vermont
Friday
The
Virgin Islands
Nixon
Annenberg Denies Nixon Campaign Donation Testimony
Walter Annenberg told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he never contributed to any campaign including Nixon and his wife did donate. Fulbright pressed him about other attacks from Drew Pearson while Annenberg defended family history and pledged to resign from public boards and fund London embassy expenses personally.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Annenberg
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Chicago
al Capone
Philip Stern
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Inquirer
FTC Charges White with Antitrust Tactics in Allis-Chalmers Plan
The FTC accuses White Consolidated Industries of violating antitrust laws by seeking control of Allis-Chalmers. White has acquired over 3 million shares and 32 companies since 1950, boosting sales to 825 million in 1968. Both firms are potential entrants in major electrical home appliances and heavy machinery markets.
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UPI
Federal Trade Commission
White Consolidated Industries, Inc
Allis-Chalmers’ Manufacturing Co
White Consolidated
FTC
White
Allis-Chalmers
Commission
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