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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1980
Page
22
Wall street activity features wide spread gains and losses across many blue chips as the 10 30 a m quotes list diverse movers. Strong positions appear for Exxon Mobil and IBM while general industrials show uneven pressure amid trading volumes described as light by the Unitec press.
Composite notes cover trades from eight markets with last price indicators and symbols. Dividends are defined by annual rates with various pay types and conditions through 1980, including cash, stock, and special cases. Sales figures are in hundreds with some interlot handling. The PETIO price is earnings multiple using the latest 12 month earnings.
Amex listed Nationwide composite prices for selected stocks as of 11 20 a m show changes and last prices from United Press International. Stocks include Adobe Petrobras Banister FisherPrt Fluke GiantY Hormel Houston Oil Soliton Dev Syntex USFilter Wyoming Bank and others with varying percentage changes and last trade figures.
United Press International summary of the Dow Jones average with mixed results as several components trade lower while others hold steady. Market movements show minor losses and small gains across sectors in a day of modest volatility.
Standard & Poor's hourly indexes for Monday show mixed shifts across sectors with utilities and finance components leading gains while some industrials ease. Data note 1941-43 comparison and previous close values appear in the brief table indicating overall index movement.
Cedar Rapids hog market remained steady with prices for 210 to 240 lb butchers at 46.50 to 47.00 dollars and packers over 550 lb up to 44.00 for sows. light hogs 200 to 210 lb discounted and other weight bands adjusted. Sheep prices quoted wool 60.00 shorn 63.00. Grain prices for corn and soybeans were steady to up slightly with October to January crops listed and soybeans at 8.04 to 8.34 per bushel. Reports note limited trading and demand, with prices provided by Pro Farmer Grain Cedar Rapids.
Livestock trading across Des Moines Omaha Sioux City and Webster City shows hog demand strong, prices up 25-75 cents for lighter weights and sows steady to higher. Cattle and calves largely lower with steers and heifers down 50-100+ cents, select lots high for weight and quality, with mixed quotes across regions and receipts tallied for the period.
Jay Rodney Reese, president of Recognition Equipment, discusses stock gains amid NYSE calls. Analysts see potential from USPS automation plans and nine digit ZIP code rollout, with Recognition’s OCR mail processing gear pinning revenue on future USPS orders.
Stocks fluctuated narrowly on the minus side as investors weighed rising rates and rekindled inflation. The Dow fell 2.39 to 953.75 with 781 declines versus 576 advances. 1,775 issues traded on the NYSE and AMEX volume edged lower. President Carter asserted the recession has bottomed and urged banks to resist further rate hikes.
American Motors Corp raises sticker prices for average-equipped AMC models by 222 and Jeep by 307, effective Oct 20. Nissan U S A lifts 1981 prices fleet wide by 339 on cars and 800 on trucks, with 210, 280 ZX, and King Cab models cited in Detroit.
UPI notes Monday cattle and hog trading in Joliet. Cattle prices mostly one dollar lower with high grade steers and primes around 69.50 to 69.75, heifers 67.00 to 67.25. Hogs active at steady to 50 cents lower. various weights priced from 46.50 to 48.25. Tuesday advance receipts list cattle 25, hogs 1,200.
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