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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
5
New York stocks surged in a broad rally led by technology and industrials. The Dow Jones rose to 9175 with volume of about 5 million shares as investors snapped up high value issues and short covering spurred gains across steel, utilities, airlines, and electronics.
Houston AP reports 86 year old Joseph A Brooks was electrocuted Friday when he attempted to remove a pipe beneath his house. He touched an exposed wire in the heating system and died at the scene.
Markets at a glance show mixed activity with stocks higher and trading quiet in Chicago. Soybeans mixed old crop months, hogs weak to 50 cents lower, slaughter steers steady to 30 cents higher with top at 827.50.
The New York cotton futures market closed unchanged to 25 cents higher with no wholesale trades. The scene awaited crop news and developments in the cotton spat as analysts noted the era’s lingering volatility and trader hesitation.
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The Fort Worth Livestock Market shows slaughter steers leading bids with top prices around mid 200s. Buyers from Tang County and local operations push for heavy loads as hogs and sheep sales mix with cattle feeds and pasture demand.
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