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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1977
Page
18
Afternoon national price list shows widespread shifts across many issues led by Aetna Amex and American Oil names. Market breadth appears mixed with several large caps posting gains while others slip as investors weigh earnings and macro signals.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.69 to 823.03 at noon as gains outpaced losses about 3 to 2 on the NYSE. Traders cited bargain hunting and short-covering amid lingering worries over potential rate increases. The NYSE composite edged up 0.15 to 51.34 and the Amex index was down 0.01 at 114.91 with volume at 8.09 million shares.
USDA report shows lower butter offerings with wholesale bulk cartons down. Creamery 93 Score AA at 1.01 to 1.05 dollars per pound and 92 Score A at 1.02 to 1.04. In Des Moines market, prices unchanged as offerings and trading stay light and demand remains moderate.
Livestock news reports slow to moderate trade with hogs and sows advancing at several markets. Prices for No 1-3 hogs range from 41.00 to 43.50 per cwt across weights, with sows up to 36.00 in some curves, while cattle activity is limited and futures news mentions no Chicago cash figures.
Cedar Rapids hog market moved 50 to 75 cents higher for butchers and sows with 40.50 to 41.00 for 200 to 230 pound butchers. Sows at 35.00 to 35.50. weighted ranges show declines beyond 250 pounds. Sheep up one dollar with lamb quotes 50.00 to 53.00. Grain futures steady to mixed with corn at 1.74 for new and old crop, soybeans around 4.84 to 4.86, eggs in Des Moines held firm amid good demand.
Four senators urge adding the Carter Torrijos clarifications to the Panana Canal treaty. They argue the joint statement should be part of the treaty or renegotiated, to bind future administrations despite the policy not being legally binding. The group includes Ernest Hollings and others warning about reliance on presidential assurances.
Livestock quotations from Omaha show hogs 75 to 100 higher on 200-240 lb, cattle and calves firm to 25 higher, steers and heifers active. Des Moines reports slow beet trade with limited sales and mixed beef values, pork prices up 1.50 to 2.25, various weights listed. Readers urged to monitor Cedar Rapids College Community Marion and Linn‑Mar school boards in The Gazette.
Kirkwood Community College in Iowa Hall will host the eighth annual state conference of the Consumer League on Thursday. The event marks the ICLs first conference outside Maine with a $ registration fee. A morning education forum for Decatur Rapids area high school students precedes two afternoon panel discussions and a keynote by Albert O Horner of Credit Counseling Center Inc. on debt and personal finance.
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