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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
15
NOON NYSE INDEX shows mixed readings with Hecla Rexall and Disney among active items. Dow Jones averages and wholesale price data appear alongside company quotes such as Tektronix Teledyn and Teledyne, with scattered percentages and prices across multiple entries.
Monday marks the first dividends declared for United Gas Imp, with the stock record date set and the pay rate shown. The notice lists regular distribution details and the payable figures for shareholders.
Prices in Birmingham trend lower across textiles with ample supplies and weak demand. Reported consumer grade per dozen for white fabric shows tailors paying at 32 to 35 for large, 27 to 31 for medium, and 25 to 26 for small, including store delivery.
AP notes demand for live broilers and fryers in Atlanta with farm prices ranging from 13 for 14 heavy and light types mostly 4. Some plants report inquiries for extra shipments but full operating schedules limit volume. U S grade A live birds quoted 25.50 to 26.25 with frequent 25.75 to 26.00. plant grade 25.45 to 26.00, weighted averages around 25.65 to 25.79.
Market notes show hogs at 800 head and sheep around 50 with gilts 50 to 75. Sows price listed near 50, with feeder pigs at 34 for a noted sale. Senate site mentioned for a sale on the 15th.
Trading data indicates small shifts with cotton futures around 30.00 to 30.45 dollars and 20.75 dollars, reflecting a hesitant session. Analysts note limited volatility and steady demand across sectors.
A market note lists prices at about 1.00 per dozen for most items, with occasional drops and some lines at 1.25. The report suggests a generally stable poultry market with slight variations across lots.
NASD quotations show interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. on the day. Prices exclude markup markdowns and commissions in the interdealer market.
New York stocks slid in late trading with nine of the 15 most active shares advancing and six declining. The Dow fell earlier but trimmed losses after House Ways and Means approved a spending cap, while Commercial Credit dropped 15 percent and Gulf & Western rose.
The Athens Limestone sesquicentennial celebration continues with Old Fashion Bargain Days starting at 4 p.m. and Johnny's United Show at Veterans Fairgrounds all week. Highlights include a Candle light Pilgrimage, four Athens-Limestone Story presentations at 8:15 p.m. at Athens High School stadium, a Saturday court house judging contest, a father son banquet at Hickory House, and America Day ending with TVA Chairman A. J. Wagner speaking at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.
The weekend saw twelve deaths in Alabama from various mishaps. Florence man W C Young drowned near Sheffield after going missing Saturday. Bernie Cooper 44 died in a house fire near Lillian. Two Birmingham men Charles Dane 22 and Glenn Miller 26 died in a Sunday traffic crash. Others perished in crash near Russellville and Phenix City, and in Theodore and Mobile County accidents.
A 21-year-old Cullman Marine, Corporal Ronald David Lovelady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lovelady, Bremen Road, was killed May 1 in Vietnam. He served five months on a Mediterranean tour with port calls in France Italy Greece Spain Sicily Malta and Sardinia. He held a Meritorious Combat Promotion earned March 1 and was with the 1st Marine Division near Da Nang. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Moss Funeral Home with services at Mt. Zion Church. Survivors include his parents and a brother Ernest Lee Lovelady.
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