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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1971
Page
14
Kansas City market report shows wholesale eggs unchanged with large at 80 percent A 31-37 and medium at 80 percent A 25-32. Butter grades listed after. Wheat and corn prices mixed across several No 2 and No 3 grades with futures finishing higher in many contracts.
Cattle 100 head with 0 calves. Limited trade: choice steers 31.50 to 32.50, choice heifers 30.00 to 31.50, utility and commercial cows 19.00 to 21.00. Hogs 2,000 head, barrows and gilts up 50 cents. 1 200-250 lb at 19.25 to 19.75, 196 lb at 19.25, 2-4 250-285 lb 18.75 to 19.50. Sows steady. 330-400 lb 17.00 to 17.50, 400-600 lb 16.00 to 17.00. Sheep 25 head. earlier in week, choice wooled lambs 24.00 to 25.00.
Five watches valued at 164.85 were taken about 1 30 a m today from the front display window of Guenther's Jewelry at 824 Mass Lawrence police report. The window was broken triggering an alarm and a passerby alerted officers. The tool used to break the window was not found. The thief reached inside the window to grab the watches.
The DeSoto City Council approved buying a water booster pump station to serve water district six at City Hall meeting. The price range is 3500 to 6000 dollars depending on pump type, with City engineer Kelly Viets of Stillwell to decide. Councillors also discussed progress on a water storage tank installation.
New York prices fell with the Dow at 880.97 points, down 4.99 as activity eased to moderately light. Declines outpaced advances on the NYSE by more than 3 to 1 while analysts cited profit taking after recent gains and noted the subdued volume could still hint at an uptrend pending fresh stimulus. Two blocks of one million Greyhound shares traded at 19 4, off 4.
Citizens faced mixed messages as Kansas Power & Light and the city blamed each other for cutting elm trees on Connecticut Street. Peter Casagrande reported the removal, while city officials and KP&L cited differing roles. City forester denied ordering the cuts. KP&L said the city requested trimming and removal due to disease and construction needs.
Saturn's rings extend about 50 000 miles from the planet and may be only a few thousand feet thick, perhaps as thin as ten inches in places. The rings are so sparse in some regions that stars can shine through them.
The city plans a new library funded by a $1 575 000 bond approved March 3 1970. Don Robertson the project architect said bids will be received March 18. Delays from condemnation proceedings halted surveying and soil tests. Bids are due Thursday with a contract likely after the Lawrence City Commission meets the following Tuesday.
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