This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2007
Page
11
Market figures show Dow Jones at 2451.74 and Nasdaq composite around 2450. Declines outnumber advances on both exchanges with numerous new highs and lows. Volume data reported for Nasdaq traders at roughly 1.95 billion shares.
AP reports on Thursday metal price movements with several fields showing declines and gains. Copper quotes around 3.08 per pound, aluminum near 1.26, zinc about 1.55, while gold trades near 663 per ounce and platinum around 1241. Other metals include lead near 19.50 per ton and silver around 13.40 per ounce.
Actual receipts 4395. last week 7425. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with higher 600 and 700 lb thin cows. calves and stockers up 3 to 6 dollars. Cattle offered in moderate flesh conditions. slaughter cows and bulls steady to higher. Pack goats noted. feeder prices detailed by weight, with numerous lots and ranges across 400 to 1000 lb cattle and 300 to 500 lb calves.
New York AP reports a strong job market helping the economy despite sagging home prices and manufacturing slowdown. The Conference Board leading index fell 0.5 percent in February, while jobless claims dropped for the third straight week, signaling resilient labor demand. Experts cite health care, education, and leisure as growth drivers, with housing weakness posing a broader risk to jobs and activity.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture lists closing prices for winter wheat, corn, soybeans, and related feeds. Prices show mixed movements with winter wheat mostly steady to higher, soybeans up 5 to 106 cents, corn ranging from 3.88 to 4.17, and oats and hay details included for premium quality at feeders. Local town listings such as Alva, Ponca City, Shattuck, and Wellington appear in price lineups.
Shari Scott faced a lender’s abrupt denial two days before closing, illustrating how Wall Street turmoil slows risky loan flow and tightens credit across borrowers. Prime borrowers may benefit from lower rates while subprime and Alt A buyers face higher down payments, stricter scores, and fewer products. Banks report rising loan applications and refinancings as rates ease, but many borrowers must boost credit scores and lock in fixed rates amid tightening standards.
Oil prices climbed as refineries increased usage for the first time in weeks and traders saw Fed rate hold as positive for markets. May crude settled at $61.69 on the NYMEX, up $2.08, highest closing in two weeks, following government data.
Washington AP The Bush administration opposes cutting payments to managed care plans serving the elderly to fund a larger State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion. Health Secretary Mike Leavitt argued against a government run, one size fits all approach as Democrats push SCHIP growth from 6 to 12 million children at an estimated 75 billion over five years, with funds possibly drawn from Medicare Advantage. Rep Pete Stark noted the government pays 12 percent more for managed care than for traditional Medicare.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.