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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
18
The bulletin lists wheat at 1.4434 to 1.3656 for various grades, corn 1.15 to 1.66, oats up to 0.7544, soybeans 2.5414, and eggs in Kansas City with Grade A large prices 43 to 46 cents. It notes wheat futures closing unchanged and provides open high low close figures for December to September contracts.
The New York market moved irregularly lower late afternoon after an early rise as fears of Federal Reserve credit restrictions and Nixon deflation moves weighed on stock prices. Some special situations posted gains, including Sinclair Oil up 10 points on Atlantic Richfield tender offer news and Atlantic Richfield rising about 5 points.
Cattle 7 000 and calves 500 sold with feeders steady to strong. Prices: choice and prime steers over 850 lb 25 28.50 30.50. 500 650 lb feeder steers 28.50 30.50. 500 650 lb feeder heifers 24.50 25.70. Hog bids varied by weight with 200 230 lb at 18.50, 200 240 lb at 18.00 18.25, 250 lb plus at 17.75 18.00. sows steady at 13.75 15.00. Sheep 200 head, lambs 24.50 25.00. ewes 5.00 7.00. feeder lambs 21.50 22.50.
Mrs. James Degner missed the Nixon cabinet news because she was bowling in Great Bend Kansas. She said she wanted to watch but could not get a substitute as two teammates were absent and her team was three games out of first place in the league.
Construction of a Gibson's Discount Center in Lawrence is delayed due to rapid expansion elsewhere. A 64 800 square foot store on Iowa Street south of the Holiday Inn aims to open by June if weather allows, with plans to hire local builders in January and supervision by Wilmouth Construction Co. of Texas.
A Lawrence woman’s purse disappearance is quickly resolved after a new teletype link connects Lawrence with Wichita Emporia Topeka and state and federal crime centers. Lt Verner I Newman heads training as dispatchers access NCIC weather alerts and vehicle records with rapid 45 second returns.
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