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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
12
A dense OCR readout shows a sprawling stock list with numerous company names, figures, and percentages. The jumble includes names like Natl Health, PureplL Ob, SCEdpt, and many others, suggesting an expansive market table or composite notes with div idends and last prices.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures for Dec Jan Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct show varied gains and losses across cattle hogs and pork bellies. Open interest and sales figures appear alongside regional livestock receipts from Omaha Kansas City and St Joseph with price quotes for cattle hogs sheep and feeder cattle.
The F W Dodge division reports yearly and year to date 1977 construction totals for Nebraska across nonresidential residential and nonbuilding categories. Spot metal prices listed include copper 60 1/2 cents a pound and silver at 4 393 per ounce with Handy and Harmon quoting silver at 4 393 per ounce.
The report covers Lincoln area building totals in Lancaster County with year to date and total figures for nonresidential and residential construction. It also lists tentative oil well drilling notices filed during August 22 1977 in Nebraska with operators locations contractors and API numbers across Red Willow Banner and Kimball Counties.
First Savings Co of Lexington Inc has been granted a license to operate as an industrial loan and investment company by the Nebraska Banking Finance Dept. GE marketing Watt-Miser II fluoresc ent lamp promises substantial energy savings. The 35 watt lamp reportedly produces 97 percent of the light of a 40 watt lamp, potentially cutting lighting electricity use by up to 14 percent.
Andrew A. Andros of Hy-Gain Electronics Corp announces termination of merger talks with Omaha based Darco Inc after failure to agree on merger terms. State Bank of Merna seeks bank charter with public hearing set for 9 30 A M Nov 15 at Nebraska Banking and Finance Dept Lincoln.
A bluechip stock rally lifted markets in New York as traders awaited the Commerce Department index, while concerns about a slowing economy persisted. The Dow rose 5.46 to 860.88 by midafternoon, with broad advances and lighter NYSE turnover amid mixed signals from corporate news and inflation gauges.
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