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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1973
Page
9
New York Stock Exchange afternoon prices show wide activity with numerous names including Alcoa Amex and Exxon. Major movers include Admiral Amcor and Air Products with varied highs and lows and notable percentage changes across sectors.
Sylvia Porter outlines how a veto could shield 1.4 million household workers from minimum wage coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act, detailing proposed steps to upgrade training, career ladders, and fringe benefits while noting current lack of protection, limited state coverage, and transportation costs.
The Decatur market shows cotton at 20.45 per ton, cottonseed 40 per ton, Grade A milk 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred at four percent, and direct ratio details. Wood prices range 65, 45, and 35, with pulpwood 15.25 per cord, soybeans 7.22, white shelled corn 3.15, oats 0.80, milling wheat 2.70, millet 3.25 per hundred, barley and yellow shelled corn 2.20.
NASD quotations show representative interdealer prices around 10 am with intraday changes. The list includes Alabama Bancorporation, Tenn. Nat gas, Central Bank Shares, First Alabama Bankshares, First State Bank, Inter Financial Coop, Jack's Food System, Kentucky Central, Liberty National Life, Life of Alabama, Mutual Savings Life, Protective Life, Southern AidS, Southern United Life, Vulcan Life, and other insurers and financial entities with par values and share counts noted.
The stock market advanced again in New York as analysts noted little news behind the rise. Monte Gordon of Dreyfus Corp. credited continuity with Thursday's 12-point rally that halted a five-session slide.
Pat Thornton at First State backs home improvement loans. If you plan additions fixes or painting, he recommends a Yes vote to approve a Home Improvement Loan tailored to your needs.
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