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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1968
Page
10
NYSE prices held steady with afternoon quotes near prior levels. U S grain and poultry figures showed varied ranges with canned items and eggs noting modest shifts in Birmingham prices for large and medium eggs while store delivery terms remained consistent despite ample supplies.
Cotton middling at 21.26 and cottonseed at 40 per ton. milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. Wood prices 65 45 and 35. pulpwood 14.50 per cord. Corn shelled 1.22, white shelled corn 1.22, oats 0.2, milling wheat 1.53, No 2 barley 0.95, No 2 soybean 2.60 per hundred weight.
Atlanta and Birmingham note strong demand for live broilers and fryers with prices at farms around 13 for heavy and 16 for light types. Trading is moderate with adequate offerings and some inquiries unfilled as prices trend fractionally higher than last Monday. Supply clearing and light average weights persist with a steady to firm undertone ahead of delivery week in March.
In Nashville Tennessee packer buyers held steady prices on slaughter steers and heifers while slaughter cows remained strong and bulls were steady. Examples include 800 pound good cattle at 25.50 and 700 pound choice at 26.50 with various lots around 24.50 to 23.00 per hundredweight for mixed grades and weights.
Birmingham AP reports prices paid for Alabama produce on the ammers market. Collards per dozen bunches 2.00 to 2.25. Mustard per dozen bunches 2.00 to 2.25. Turnips per dozen bunches 2.00 to 2.25. Sweet potatoes per bushel graded out 3.50 to 4.00. jumbos 2.25 to 2.50. culls 1.50.
NASD quotations as of 10 a.m. show interdealer prices for Alabama and Tennessee life and bank stocks. Prices exclude retail markups. list includes Bank of Huntsville First Colbert National Bank Coastal States Life Protective Life Liberty National Life and others with bid and ask figures.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose after an initial 13 point jump, up 5.38 to 842.93 as profit taking hit blue chips and mining shares. Gold weakness in Paris and Zurich spurred confidence while IBM Xerox and Polaroid led gains on both the NYSE and American Stock Exchange.
Hartsel le Alabama March 17 23 County Agent says Morgan County citizens should check farms and homes for improperly stored items that could cause accidental poisoning. Emphasizes aspirin as a major US poisoning cause and warns to keep chemicals and medicines out of children's reach.
Government biologists in a pioneer effort successfully breed bobwhites at the Patuxent National Wildlife Center Maryland. If successful, about 200 birds will be released in southern Arizona where the species once thrived.
Local farm ads list sales items such as ivory piano, dwarf canvas, poodle, a 1959 Buick parts, land sale near Lacon, and various livestock and equipment. Notices include lost dog Blackie, hay, cattle, a mare, and a buggy harness set with prices and contact numbers across Huntsville Athens Falkville Danville Hartselle and.Vinemont.
Extension entomologist Frank McQueen warns dogwood borers could kill dogwood trees from year two onward without treatment as moths emerge from April to May. Protect trunks from damage, spray infested trees with DDT lindane or endosulfan, and consult the county extension office for guidance.
Larry Snider, 165-pounder at Mancos High, earned a consolation championship after moving to town last fall. With no local program or coach, teacher Ron Helland volunteered to coach. Snider commuted 17 miles to Cortez and 30 miles to Durango daily for practice.
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