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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1979
Page
23
NYTimes reports United Press International stock table showing Abbott Lah Aetnalt AirProd and many others with last prices and fluctuations as of 3 pm. The Dow Jones averages are listed with end of day figures and percent changes across industries.
Omaha prices report live stock quotes with hogs and gilts down 25 to 75 cents and cattle and calves lacking market data. Sows are steady to higher with weights 325 to 600 pounds. Ahead of Monday, projections call for about 5 000 cattle and calves, 6 000 hogs, 800 sheep.
Chicago notes show Wheat No 2 hard red winter 440n for Friday and No 2 soft red winter 442n. Corn No 2 yellow 2.8244n hopper and 2.76n box. Oats No 7 heavy 1.50n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 709) and No 2 yellow. Thursday quotes include corn at 283.2n hopper and 2.77n box.
In Des Moines hog markets demand is moderate with prices slipping. No. 1-2 200-230 lb butchers bring 36.50 to 37.50, 230-250 lb at 35.25 to 37.00, 250-270 lb 34.00 to 36.25, 270-300 lb 32.00 to 35.00, sows 30.00 to 32.00. Receipts run around 75 000 with recent totals 108 000 Thursday and 100 000 last week, 65 000 a year ago.
Des Moines reports slow demand in beet and steer beef trade with no sales. Pork trade is slow to light with mixed price moves across cuts including fresh pork and hams, while seedless bellies show slight gains. Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures trading noted as of Thursday.
Prices on soybeans corn and oats fell on Fridays Cedar Rapids market with soybeans down 15 and 2 cents for October and November crops as yellow corn slid 2 and 3 cents. White corn futures rose 2 cents on the free market while grain quotes reflect Cedar Rapids delivery details and Pro Farmer Grain pricing.
Classified briefs list TaeKwonDo classes at Salvation Army center with black belt instructors and a contact number. Multiple ads promote pianos, fur services, salon moves, flower plants, and various sales from local businesses. Community events include game nights, Holiday on Ice parking directions, and upcoming theater or travel promotions with contact numbers.
OPEC may drop the dollar as official currency at Vienna meeting, fueling market worries. Gold tops $400 an ounce, banks lift prime rates to 13 1 4 percent as Fed tightening dents confidence, Dow falls 8.79 to 878.67 while volume rises.
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