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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
7
The day’s trading page lists numerous stocks with bid and close figures across sectors led by major names like American, Alcoa, Ford, and General Electric. Market activity shows varied percentage changes and notable gains and losses among industries, with NYSE indexes and key quotes reflected.
A stock snapshot from the American Exchange page shows numerous securities with last prices and daily changes. Highlights include Aerojet trading near 26 percent gains, Conti Tel and various energy and tech names displaying mixed moves, while flags of volatility appear across listed equities.
Chicago Board of Trade closes with soybeans mixed up to 2 percent higher for nearby contracts while rye gains and oats fall. Wheat and oats edge lower, corn rises modestly amid uncertainty and heavy floor buying. July demand by a large processor spurred a late near term rally after early limits, with hedge selling and long liquidation shaping the session.
A dense listing of mutual funds and stock funds with current and prior prices. Funds span major families such as Keystone, Putnam, Fidelity, Scudder, Franklin, and Vanguard style groups, with numerous fund classes, net asset values, and performance figures.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes at 889.36 with gains led by rails and utilities. Industrials at 375,000 shares traded, with total stocks transactions totaling 647,600. Bonds mixed as 1st and 2nd rails edge down slightly.
Markets at a Glance reports a firm stock market in moderate trading with mixed bonds. U.S. government bonds were steady, while equities rose in New York and Midwest but slipped in London. Commodities show mixed moves with grains and livestock edging and hogs and cattle fluctuating near session highs and lows.
The New York Stock Exchange saw 15 active issues end the session with varied results led by United Fruit and Cities Service. Trading ranged with Denver River, Transition, and Roan Sel Tr posting notable moves as the market reflected uneven investor sentiment.
A disjointed OCR fragment shows various monetary figures across dates and time frames. It lists totals and year to date amounts such as 6 090 004 and 6 104 720 along with references to months and years. Names and clear context are absent.
Market screens show modest shifts as utilities slip slightly and finance edges fall. Data lines list multiple tickers with mixed gains and losses, reflecting a cautious session across sectors.
The New York Stock Exchange launched the Common Stock Index to measure price changes across about 1 250 listed stocks. It also introduced four subindexes for Industrial Transportation Utility and Finance and will publish half-hourly ticker updates and end of day reports.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture test in Florida shows a color sorting machine classifies oranges by color faster and more accurately than humans. It routes only fruit needing coloring to the coloring bin, reducing unnecessary coloring of unripe fruit.
Standard and Poor's hourly indexes for Friday are listed with values for 10 25-RR 50-Util 500-Stks 11 GM. Readings show noon and afternoon figures across multiple categories with slight fluctuations.
New York metal price report lists copper delivered 0 36.00c per lb at New York refinery 35.82c per lb lake 36.00c per lb manganese 9.9 percent 1 to 20 tons 28.85c per lb quicksilver 350 to 360 per 76 lb flask tin 140.25c per lb N Y prompt tin tunasten powder 98.8 percent 2.75 per unit zinc prime western New York 15 000 ton East 9 percent Louis 14.50c per ton
UPI reports Handy and Harman observed silver at 1295 cents per fine ounce yesterday unchanged, signaling steady market sentiment for precious metals in New York.
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