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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1968
Page
3
Week's trading roundup covers the American Exchange with figures for the week and year to date. It includes notes on dividends, special payments, ex dividend and ex rights statuses, and bonds and stock sales totals across listed issues.
The table shows weekly closes for the Dow Jones indices with highs lows and last trades across categories. Industrials utilities rails and bonds record declines with mixed movements among first second and utility bonds and rails groups.
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks declined for the fourth consecutive week, closing at 299.5 after 302.8. The Dow Jones industrial average also slid from 837.55 to 826.05, with AP Wirephoto noted.
New York stocks rallied briefly on reports of possible Vietnam peace talks. The Dow rose to 826.05, up .92, while the NYSE index gained to 49.05. Volume reached 9.9 million shares amid mixed results with gains in some glamor stocks and a larger number of decliners.
Soybeans and most grain futures slipped this week on the Chicago Board of Trade as a two level gold pricing plan by international pool members prompted heavy liquidation. Wheat fell early then recovered slightly, with May prices around 1.49 to 1.50 a bushel for futures. May soybeans traded near 2.74 a bushel as market dynamics shifted with gold market actions.
At Chicago Stockyards weekly trade showed declines in slaughter steer and hog prices. Slaughter steers sold 29.75 to 30.50 with a top 30.75. hogs mostly 19.00 to 20.25, topped at 20.35. lambs steady 26.50 to 27.00. Cattle receipts 21,400. hogs 23,700. sheep 500.
The message directs correspondence to Box H. S. at The Decatur Daily located in Decatur Alabama 35601 with standard mailing instructions.
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