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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1964
Page
6
Federal Reserve reports U S industrial output near August levels in September as auto production declines from strikes cut output by about ten percent. Nonfarm employment little changed while manufacturing jobs rose by about 60 000. Construction stayed near $66 billion annual rate. auto output 146 percent of the 1957 59 base.
Fragmentary figures and dates appear with references to years 1943 and 1962, plus scattered numbers. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or identifiable names to summarize meaningfully.
London stock markets held firm while Chicago grain futures showed uneven results. Wheat closed down modestly, corn and rye were little changed or slipped slightly, and soybeans dipped, amid uncertain trading.
Prices fell for a second session as profit takers trimmed gains. Dow Jones fell 2.71 to 877.01 while the S and P 500 slipped 0.16 to 84.94 and rails rose to a new peak of 224.36. Chrysler slid to 60.5 on strong volume after a mixed earnings report and a 4 percent stock dividend.
The Alexander Hamilton Institute warns that optimism could drive selective gains in the near term if auto firms raise dividends. It notes that much of 44 months of recovery has been discounted, urging conservative investors to drop questionable equities from portfolios.
Market activity reported by United Press International shows new lows and declines across major indices. Trading week details include NYSE sales of 4,670,000 shares and bonds totaling 9,230,000 dollars with fluctuations noted in declines and unchanged readings.
Investors Research Co. expects the market to ride through minor stumbling blocks in the weeks ahead due to a bullish picture of domestic and world economies.
Spear and Staff Inc states the bull market has a long way to run before being laid to rest and rejects suggesting broad investor pessimism.
Eliot Janeway cautions investors that the caution light is flashing on British stocks and urges patience to await political developments and avoid panicking over commitments already made.
D B S daily weighted price index for basic commodities compiled for United Press International. The 1930-32 average base is 100. Data show inflation and price movement with notable entries for January 1964 at 270.38 and June 15 1964 at a lower level.
A dense list of mutual fund and investment trust prices includes funds from Keystone to Franklin and Vanguard. Figures show bid and ask quotes, closing values, and spreads for dozens of options, with entities such as Putnam, Fidelity, State Street, and United Funds appearing alongside categories and sectors.
Soybeans and corn closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade with oats steady to easy and rye and wheat weak to heavy. Wheat faded late while corn held near unchanged and oats slipped. Commercial activity persisted on both sides as hedge selling touched March and May corn. rye felt the wheat drop amid Canadian rye arrivals.
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