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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
14
The item lists stock selections and symbols across parts II and III with labeled sections and a symbol quiz. It references Charles Dickens in a challenge context.
In Birmingham Alabama processors and buyers showed limited bidding for available flocks with overall supplies exceeding demand. Light type offerings were irregular but generally adequate with fair to good demand. prices ranged from 7.5 to 9 per pound depending on type and stage, while heavy type sales were too few to report. Alabama broiler slaughter today estimated at 1,312,000 compared with 1,563,000 last Monday.
In Birmingham Alabama the AP reports prices for greens and onions in consumer grade with whites priced at 61-62, large 59-60, and medium 58-59. Other produce lines note collards at 2.00 and onions at 2.00 per dozen in various bunch sizes.
Market notes show Cottonseed at 40 per ton, Milk Grade A at 6.55 per hundred, milk at 3.20 per hundred, and feed commodities with No 2 Soybean 4.17, No 2 White Shelled Corn 2.00, No 2 Oats unavailable, Milling Wheat 2.35, and No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.45. Merchandise pricing and ratios are listed with miscellaneous figures.
Quotations from the NASD reflect interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. The interdealer market shows changes from the day. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commission.
The article urges hog producers to lower feed costs as 1973 prices raise share of overall expenses. It recommends reducing protein in finishing pigs to 13–14 percent around 100 pounds and emphasizes minimizing feed wastage by ensuring feeders are properly adjusted so pigs work for feed.
The text notes that the U.S.S.R. is a federation comprising 15 union republics.
The Dow fell 11.59 to 1015.65 at noon as markets priced in obstacles to peace talks. Declines led on the Big Board with 1,185 issues down to 166 up, while Leasco dropped after a 260,000 share block trade and Barron’s questioned its accounting.
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