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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
10
Decatur markets show cottonseed at 40 per ton and soybeans at 3 78 per bushel. Milk products list Grade A at 6 55 per hundred and manufactured milk at 3 20 per hundred. Grain prices include white shelled corn 1 90, No 2 oats N A, milling wheat 2 35, No 2 barleys unspecified, No 2 yellow corn 1 55, and other minor items.
Sylvia Porter notes a surge in bicycle ownership to 80 million riders by 1972 and a spending rise to about 700 million yearly. She advises Christmas shopping tips and compares bike categories including middleweight, touring, and lightweight models with typical weights speeds and price ranges.
The Dow Jones 30 gained to 1 033.71 at noon, up 45 points, in moderate trading. NYSE saw slight edge for decliners, with Hycel up 1/2 to 1/2 and Holiday Inns flat after a 132 100 share block sold. NYSE index nudged to 64.89, as investors paused amid one day corrections.
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