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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1969
Page
3
The AP reports noon changes on the American Exchange with selected New York stocks moving in the afternoon session. Dow Jones shows fluctuations as prices adjust in midday trading.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose to 788.34 at noon, up 4.81, amid broad gains on the New York Stock Exchange with 679 advances and 461 declines. Major sectors including steels and autos contributed, as block trading signaled institutional activity and several Big Board leaders advanced. Charles M. Lewis of Trevis & Co. cited early window strength as a factor.
Alabama and Georgia poultry market report notes limited offerings of light type and adequate heavy type with fair to good demand. Farm prices for light type were scarce. heavy type around 20 cents per pound at farms, 20 percent below plant quotes. Estimated broiler slaughter 1,166,000 vs 1,369,000 last week. In Atlanta, live farm prices for broilers and fryers show 11 cents at farm, hens trading limited, heavy hens around 19 cents, light hens about 10 cents.
Cattle calves hogs and sheep trading with mixed results. Slaughter cows 50.00 higher and bulls up to 50 higher, calves and vealers steady, feeders up 1.00 in parts. Barrows and gilts mostly 50 lower, sows steady.
Decatur market notes show cotton middling at 20.45, cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per four percent, wood 65.45 and 35, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, soybeans 2.33, white shelled corn 1.40, oats 0.60, milling wheat 1.25, barley 0.90, yellow corn 1.35, and related price levels for other grains and byproducts.
Courtland High announces honor roll for the second six weeks. Seventeenth grade lists include Charles Letson Vickie Fuller Ida Muston Martha Zills Aubrey Reding Andy Terry Frank Shipman Kay Reding Rodger Jones Joan Collins Debbie Harris Terri Ann Cottingham Randy Knighton Carol Coffey Debbie Cross Rhonda Terry Carolyn Weeks Anthony Givens Von Speegle Audrey Blaxton Diane Chandler Shelby Fagan Cathy Letson Lynn Owen Cathy Terry Larry
Tenth grade includes Walter Simpson Harris and Sherry Blevins. Eleventh grade lists Linden Allen Linda Aday Marie Landers Pam Parker Dennis Terry Danny Clabhorn. Twelfth grade features Barbara Letson Linda Harris Brenda Hamilton Rhonda Dyar Shelia Duncan Ann Cross Judy Dotson.
Europeans grew the potato experimentally as early as the 16th century but remained highly suspicious of the new crop and its potential.
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