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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
16
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. provides a courtesy feature at the American Stock Exchange, outlining broker services and market participation. The note highlights the firm’s role in facilitating trades and client access to trading platforms.
Market news brief from Monroe Morning World reports Saturday trading actions with prices and index movements. Financial notes cover stocks bonds and commodities observed in the local market section.
Daily activity shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.66 as total volume reached 3,840,000 shares. Airline stocks were broadly weaker with Eastern, Delta, National, United, Pan American, Northwest and Western varying in afterhours movement while GE and RCA led electronic declines. Auto shares show mixed results with Chrysler up and Ford and GM down/unmoved. Chemical sector mixed with Allied, American Cyanamid, Kodak, Monsanto, and Union Carbide showing gains and losses. Aluminum and specialty issues also moved, with several names advancing while others slipped. Overall indices reflected modest declines across several major groups.
Dow Jones averages finish with the industrials down 1.86 while rails and utilities gain. The industrial index at 811.25 ends near 809.39, with rails at 203.74 and utilities up 0.30. bonds mixed and futures index at 137.50.
AP reports mixed trading across markets with stocks lower and bonds little changed. Cotton gains on short covering while Chicago grains drift steady to easy amid scattered selling. Hog and steer prices move modestly lower or higher in thin trading. In Mexico, officials seek otter help to curb water lily damage to Lake Chapala fisheries.
Cattle: 227 head sold. Calves: slaughter good to choice 22-24, standard 18-21, stocker good to choice 250 lbs up, none, 250 lbs flown 18-22. Steers and heifers: Slaughter good to choice 19-21. Hog prices: 141 head sold. choice barrows and gilts 14.50-15, butcher pigs 16-20, sows 400 lbs down 13-15. Broiler prices paid at farm 12-13 cents, 82 percent at 12, 18 percent at 13. Hens: Light type at the farm.
AP USDA report lists California long whites at 5.75 to 6.00 per unit, California round reds at 7.15, and Alabama round reds at 6.10 to 6.25.
New York shares opened firm then eased, ending mixed on a volatile Friday. Dow Jones fell 1.86 to 809.39 while rails rose 0.30 to 203.74 and the S&P 500 slipped 0.13 to 79.60. Sperry-Rand led activity with a 1% loss, IBM paid final patent settlement, and Pacific Telephone faced rate cuts and refunds after regulator action.
A murky Classifieds style listing shows numerous vehicles with prices and contact codes. Items include a 1940s to 1960s Chevrolet, Ford, and Volkswagen models with notes on condition, transmission, and extras, plus phone numbers and dealership tags.
4000 head at 7 cents and egg prices listed as grade A large 29 31 cents medium 22 23 cents small 16 19 cents. Subscription rates for Daly and Daily Sunday and other options shown for various periods and combinations with World and News Star titles.
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