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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1977
Page
21
A dense OCR dump shows a 1920s style market table with numerous company names, prices, and percentages. The readable parts mention New York AP and various stock abbreviations, interspersed with numbers that resemble prices, volumes, and returns.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2.00 to 820.17 at noon in New York ahead of closing with gainers leading losers on the NYSE. The Fed's big jump in the money supply fed expectations of tighter credit, while oil and grain markets showed mixed moves in Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
Cedar Rapids market Friday shows butchers 50c 75c lower and sows 50c lower, with 200 230 lb butchers at 39.50 40.25 and 300 lb sows at 34.50 35.00. Sheep steady with lambs at 50 52 and wool lambs 47 49. Illinois Chicago New York and Sioux City reports follow with varied livestock and grain quotes across multiple markets.
Livestock trade slow to moderate with butcher prices down to 75 cents. No 1-3 hogs 200-240 lb at 40.00-41.00. Sows steady. receipts estimated 60 000 with 20 000Saturday. Egg market steady to unchanged with small farm flocks rising. farm eggs and wholesale ranges listed. Gold and silver quotes noted with recent close.
The Wiz begins filming in New York City with Diana Ross as Dorothy Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man Ted Ross as the Cowardly Lion Lena Horne as the Good Witch Richard Pryor as the Wiz and Mabel King as the Bad Witch Evillene in the cast.
In Newark California drought aids the Leslie Salt Co as workers harvest about 1 million tons of near pure salt. Outside plant manager Wally Amaral notes rain would dilute salt and slow production while acknowledging the drought benefits some customers relying on water. Harvesting began last month in five year evaporating ponds with about 10 000 gallons of bay water per ton of salt. 20 YEARS AGO Eastern Iowa schools closed due to flu outbreaks.
The Royal Academy of Sciences awards Bertil Ohlin of Stockholm School of Economics and James Meade of Cambridge University the Nobel Prize for economics worth 145000 dollars. Their work on international trade and capital movements is praised as path breaking and increasingly relevant as economies globalize.
Vinton officials plan to consult the contractor's bonding attorney over a 1971 paving crack on 13th Street between A and Second Avenues. The city will also study roof insulation losses via an infrared survey with half the $750 cost covered by the city and Iowa Electric. The council discussed Youth Employment Service funding, authorized a digester lid lift costing 2300, and considered a no parking ordinance on G Avenue between Ninth and 12th streets with first reading.
Winners at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church on Thursday were first place Mrs An drew Burali-Forti with Clyde Nowlin followed by Margaret Blencoe and Lorraine Golembiewski and Grace Eyman with Marion Engel. The next game starts at 12:30 Thursday.
UPI dateline Des Moines reports slow to fair beef trade with light to moderate demand. 600-900 lb choice steer beef 61.00 to 66.50. 500-700 lb choice heifer beef 63.25. Pork market mixed with various weight bands. Boston butt and hams up modestly while seedless varieties hold. Chicago butter and egg prices show slight shifts. retail grade prices listed. Keywords include Chicago, USDA, prices, and weight ranges.
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