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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
13
Chicago livestock market reports 4500 head traded with prices mostly steady to lower. Prime slaughter steers at 29.50 to 29.75 top for 1240 to 1440 pounds, high choice and grimy steers 1150 to 1375 pounds 28.50 to 29.25, heifers 25.75, lambs 22.50 to 25.00 at top, receipts about 11000 head.
Chicago grain futures held firm in active trading as reports said President Johnson may lift the requirement that half of wheat to Communist countries travel on American flag ships. Wheat led gains, with September futures up to 1.54 to 1.58, corn up to 1.224, oats and rye mixed, soybeans higher to 2.52.
Financial snapshot shows invest groups and mutual fund listings with quoted bid and ask prices, plus assets from Liberty Life, Putnam, Scudder, and Keystone funds. Institutional prices reflect dealer quotes and composition across numerous funds, alongside commodities and futures updates from New York and Savannah markets.
In New York cotton futures closed with no trading at home as markets awaited Senate action on cotton legislation. Domestic futures varied by 10 cents per bale to 25 cents higher, while world cotton futures were active, closing 10 to 25 cents per bale apart from the domestic market.
USDA and AP report reduced wholesale egg offerings in New York with demand waning. Spot quotations show whites and browns slipping across grades and sizes, with extra fancy and fancy categories affected. Prices vary by weight, size, and grade as markets respond to exchange shifts.
U S treasury bond prices declined continuing a four week slide. Corporate bonds mixed with 40 issues active on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume reached par 10.49 million. Gains posted by American Telephone 234s 1982 and Columbia Gas 5s 1982 offset losses in Consolidated Edison 33s 1985 General Motors Acceptance 32s 1972 New York Central 6s 1980 and Pacific Gas Electric 445 1990 with declines up to 14 percent.
John Sewell Wade, 38, a Florida insurance adjuster from Tampa, is bound over for the October term of Cabarrus County Superior Court on a charge of forcing two service station attendants to issue a $7.80 refund at gunpoint. Wade allegedly demanded the refund on U.S. 29 south of Concord on July 19, claiming a car thermostat was faulty.
AP USDA bulletin lists butter quality grades AA and standard scores for various butter samples and egg pricing details. Figures include butter score AA 6012, 92 AS04, 90 EO%. Egg whites grade A at 75 percent, large eggs 334-34, standards 25%4-28%4, ichecks 19-22, with 93 noted.
Report notes a successful launch from Pad 19 but an early electrical power system failure endangers the eight day Gemini-5 mission. The piece recalls prior U.S. spaceflight surprises including John Glenn’s Mercury orbit and Perth, Australia lighting up as his capsule passed overhead.
An AP analysis outlines how Gemini 5 strengthens U S leadership in space against the Soviet Union. It compares long duration, rocket power, spacewalking, maneuvering, and docking, noting US gains and Russian limits while forecasting Apollo plans and costs.
In Seoul armed troops with machine guns controlled streets ending a week of student riots. About 5,000 attended rallies at four universities opposing the Japan Korea treaty. Government vows campus order by Saturday or closures will be permanent. Education minister and Seoul National University president dismissed. Leaders of opposition demand troop withdrawal criticizing the military as a private political force. Hundreds injured as campuses closed. students blame treaty for reviving Japan's prewar dominance.
The widow of U S Senator Olin D Johnston collapsed during the groundbreaking for Spartanburg's new 1.4 million post office. She denounced the program for omitting her husband’s name, then was helped away as speakers praised Johnston and his role in assuring the facility’s construction since 1958.
The Chicago potato market shows light supplies and fair demand as U.S. shipments total 20, with Minnesota round reds at 2.60 per unit.
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