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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1977
Page
29
The page references Amex market items and figures for Kaiser Syntex and MillerWoh as well as a note on checkers variants. It mentions American checkers and English draughts as identical while Turkish and Spanish versions differ in move rules.
The page shows a dense list of stock and bond prices with numerous company names such as Exxon Kodak General Motors Texaco Xerox ITT and Westinghouse among others. It includes bid and ask figures, yields, and ex-dividend annotations across a wide range of securities for a weekly market snapshot.
USDA market reporters with Iowa Department of Agriculture cooperation provide weekly average prices including Federal Milk Prices for 3.5 fat and class 1 milk. Highlights cover producer prices by month and slaughter data under federal inspection for the week ending September.
Bank clearings for the week ending Sept 2 totaled 20,558,185 as reported by the clearing house. This compares with 13,015,926 the previous week and 19,038,429 for the same week last year ending Sept 3.
C R Markets reports a steady Cedar Rapids hog market Saturday with prices for bulk country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 pounds at 41.50 to 42.00 dollars. 300 pound packing sows bring 35.50 to 36.00 dollars. Heavier butchers see priceoffs per 10 pound increments beyond 250 pounds, with packers also reducing across ranges up to 600 pounds. Market will be closed Monday for Labor Day. The article notes U S family consumption at about three tons per year.
The California Medical Assn advises the public on lightning safety. Do not stand under trees. seek shelter among dense small trees or in a low place like a ravine. In an open field drop to knees, avoid height, and stay away from water where lightning can travel.
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