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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1968
Page
13
A dense OCR page reports varied week transactions at the American Stock Exchange with numerous figures, odd lot tallies, and security names. It lists prices, percentages, and investor activity across many stocks, brokers, and trading indicators.
New York AP report details a volatile week with a Monday downturn as traders seized Independence Day vacations. A Tuesday uptick gave way to a sharp Wednesday rally, aided by inflation psychology and investor cash. The AP 60 index rose to a yearly high while volume and breadth showed mixed strength on the NYSE.
The 1968 upheaval could force the free world to cover France’s costs as devaluation fears push the pound to lows. France faces import quotas and export subsidies drawing GATT scrutiny, with US Britain Germany Japan and Switzerland warning of lost profits and jobs.
C. Fred Bergsten argues in Foreign Affairs that the world faces a split into two major trading blocs the dollar and the gold blocs. He notes U.S. aims for full employment versus Europe’s price stability and outlines potential formalized exchange rules and economic benefits from such integration.
Chicago wheat futures slipped one cent to set seasonal lows amid light mixed trade ahead of the extended weekend. Soybeans, soybean oil, corn, rye and oats also posted new season lows as harvest activity grows and hedging abates. Prices for oats and rye fell while soy futures showed brief weakness then buying supported by a firmer basis.
Washington AP reports Treasury cash balance 6 341 372 396 77 for July. Deposits for fiscal year July 1 248 14 24 410 351 844 27 withdrawals 111 420 693 97. Debt and assets figures shown, with statutory limits referenced.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions dividends, stock records, and a fund term. It notes a discount and references fiscal terms like pay rate and dividend details, but the text is fragmented with stray letters and numbers, obscuring precise entities or actions.
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