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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1980
Page
11
Readable excerpts show United Press International listing NYSE stocks with prices, deltas, and dividends. Names include Abbott Laboratories Amex Ampex CocaCola CocaCola Bottling Chrysler Conoco Exxon Dow Chemical DuPont IBM Texaco Textron PepsiCo. The data covers sales figures, price last, and percent changes amid a broad array of corporations and sectors.
UPI reports Standard & Poor's index data for Friday shows mixed movements across sectors with utilities and energy leading gains while declines appear in several manufacturing groups amid trading on the New Fork market.
New York traders awaited President Carter's economy speech after a fifth weekly decline. Oil and metal prices swung widely while the Dow gained 2.13 points to 8,? but posted a weekly loss. Gulf Oil fell, Exxon eased, and Texaco rose on heavy turnover. Gold slid toward 500 before rebounding to about 525 per ounce. Dow 30 saw few big movers with American Brands and Standard Oil of California among small changes. Nasdaq eased 0.53 to 144.44.
Hog prices moved higher with butchers up to 50 cents, sows as well, and demand moderate to good. No. 1-2 butchers 200-230 lb at 34.00 to 35.75, 230-250 lb 33.75 to 35.50, 250-300 lb 32.00 to 34.50, sows 300-700 lb 31.00 to 33.00. Receipts estimated at 90,000 with Saturday at 10,000. Grain values rose with March to May soybeans up 6c and corn up to 4c.
In Des Moines United Press International reports Midwest meat markets with light demand. Beef scarce with few 500-700 lb steers at 104.00 and 103.00 for heifers. Pork trade light, prices varying by cut and weight with young hogs 14-17 lb around 80.75 and 14-17 lb around 79.00. Boston butts 4-8 lb about 60.00, hams 14-17 lb 67.00, larger cuts up to 64-65.50 for 17-20 lb and 60-61 for 20-26 lb. Bellies 10-12 lb 26.25, 16-18 lb 35.50, with modest gains noted.
Cedar Rapids markets reported steady hog prices for butchers and packers across weight classes from 200 to over 550 pounds, with sow prices listed. Sheep market held steady with shorn lambs at 44 dollars and wool lambs at 61 dollars. Buying hours 7 to 10 a.m. Des Moines notes prices unchanged for eggs and mixed buyers’ sentiment in regional live poultry markets. Webster City reports hog trade up to 50 cents higher for butchers, with No. 1-3 prices for 200-300 pounds. cattle prices also furnished. Chicago futures data followed.
AP market notes show Friday quotations for frozen pork bellies and cattle and calves. Prices listed include various weight ranges with hogs and sows moving within moderate shifts. receipts estimated at 5000 cattle and calves and 5000 hogs for Monday.
Sioux City AP report shows hogs at 4 500 with moderate trade. Barrows and gilts up to 25 higher, weights under 250 up, U S 1 2 200 250 Ibs at 35 25 35 75, uneven 35 00. U S 1 3 250 280 Ibs 34 25 35 25. U S 2 3 280 300 Ibs 33 50 34 50. Sows 350 500 Ibs up 50, 500 650 Ibs down 50, over 500 mostly 34 00. Week: barrows and gilts 25 50 lower, sows 950 500 Ibs 50 lower, 500 650 lbs 2.00 lower, boars 50 1.00 lower.
Reconciliation services set at St Matthew's All Saints St Wenceslaus with times listed. Community announcements include fundraisers for the Washington High School Concert Choir pancake breakfast March 16, various ads for travel, jewelry, framing, mon uments, sunset events and local services. Listings mention sales, auctions, and events with contact numbers and prices.
Marion Community Center lists this week events including Amundson and Lubber basketball, canning softball, McLeod and John Birch Society meetings, Diamond Square dance lessons, Gary Clark dance lessons, paako, Friday Headstart, Kauffman volleyball, and senior citizen activities. Full senior listings appear in Growing Order sections of Sunday's Gazette pages 12C and 13C.
Monday shows high school completion at 9 a.m. and elementary open gym at 3 30 p.m. Mel Rhodes offers dance lessons at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday lists high school completion at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. with Headstart at 9 a.m. baton lessons at 4 p.m. and Rapid Square dance at 7 p.m. Wednesday repeats completion at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. with Headstart at 9 a.m. Thursday notes high school completion at a.m. and elementary open gym at 3 30. In hospital Nelle Hackett at St Luke's surgical patient. Visitors welcome. We buy diamonds, gold and silver Nordman Jewelry. Celebrate Saint Pat's at Cabbage served 5 30 9 30 p.m. $3 75.
On this date in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated marking a pivotal moment in Roman history and the end of his dictatorship. The event precipitated political power struggles and significant shifts in Rome's governance and future clashes.
A brief line notes city clerk action published in The Cedar Rapids Gazette on March 15.
Chicago AP reports wheat No 2 hard red winter at 4.03 4n on Friday and No 2 soft red at 4.18 4n. corn No 2 yellow 2.23 4n hopper and 2.05 4n box. oats No 2 heavy 1.63 4n. soybeans No 1 yellow 6.07 per bushel.
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