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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1964
Page
16
The Monroe Morning World reports market news and trading notes for Saturday June 20 1964. Financial briefs cover prices, indices, and notable movements affecting local investors and merchants.
A dated market overview lists Bid and Asked prices from various issuers and exchanges. It names multiple companies including Artec Of Gas, Western Petroleum, Lone Star Steel, Southern Airways, Transcontinental Gas, and Delta Line Electronic Instruments. The note states figures are from the National Association of Securities Dealers and are not official transactions, dated June 19, 1964.
Wall Street traces a mixed reading from Merrill Lynch notes touching on several stocks. References include Aersiet Gen Ark La Gat Rad and Telev fields with varied percentages, reflecting uncertain investor sentiment and shifting sector weights.
Cotton futures closed 10 to 25 cents higher as buying by commission houses helped push prices after a laggy start. Market stayed irregular until traders anticipated specifics of the new cotton law. Census Bureau May domestic consumption reached 686,993 running bales, beating 670,000 bale expectations.
New Orleans cotton market notes show spot price down ten cents to 33.28 cents per pound, with futures inactive and closing prices steady to 16 to 25 cents higher. Industrials led Dow performances as indices edged up.
Louisiana cattle 448 head sold with calves 21 23 for good to choice, stocker 19 21 for 250 lb, slaughter steers and heifers 18 20. Hogs too few to establish trend. Broiler prices at farm 12 14 cents, 13 as common, hens heavy 1300 head at 13, light 2000 at 7. Eggs 80 grade A plus large 32 35, medium 24 27, small 17 21.
AP reports steady to mixed trading across markets. In New York stocks show little change while bonds hold narrow shifts and cotton remains quiet. Chicago wheat firm with a late rally, corn mixed but firm in old crop months, oats easier, soybeans firm on short covering. Hog prices steady to 25 cents higher at a top of 17.75 and slaughter steers mostly steady to 25 tops.
New York listed the 15 most active shares with closing prices and net changes. Tex Gulf Sul, Chrysler, RCA, Occidental Petroleum, Gen Tel&E, Gen Met, Chick Isr, Ga Pac wi, Sterl Drug, Burroughs, Sperry Rd, Ekco Prod, Bobbie Bk, Am Airlines, Goodyear all showed varied gains and declines as Advance and Decline indicators appeared.
Markets showed a mixed pattern with the Dow Jones average up 1.27 on about 4.05 million shares traded. Airline, electronic, petroleum, auto, and specialty issues moved variably with several notable gains and losses among major names such as Delta, United, Texas Instruments, RCA, GM, Ford, Polaroid, and Safeway, reflecting a cautious session.
New York stock sales figures show final Friday at 4,040,000. prior day 4,761,040. week 3,838,500. month 4,639,440. year 4,188,930. two years ago 5,635,250. Year to date for 1963 537,471,783. 1962 to date 466,126,209.
AP notes butter grades with 93 score AA at 57'2 and 92 A at 57s, 90 B 56, 89 C 5434. Egg grades show 70 percent or better grade A whites 30'2, mixed 30s, mediums 27, standards 27'4, dirties 2414. checks 24.
USDA price report lists new California long whites at 5.70 to 6.10 per unit and Arizona round reds at 7.00 per unit, with California round reds and other categories showing no sales reported.
The Chicago butcher hog market hit a long-time peak as 6,000 head met strong demand, selling steady to 25 cents higher. Top hogs reached 17.75 dollars, with others at 17 and up. Week total 34,500 head, largest in seven weeks. cattle and lamb trades supported by prime and high-choice grades.
A late session rally on the Chicago Board of Trade pushed soybeans and most wheat contracts into positive territory. July old grade wheat up about a cent, soybeans supported by talk of tight commercial supplies before the 1964 harvest. July new wheat at 1.43 and change, corn and rye edges varied, soybeans up modestly.
In Elisabethville Congo thirty five thousand children resume classes after a week long teachers strike ended when the Education Ministry pledged a thirty percent salary increase dating from January first.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker received an $800000 libel verdict against The Associated Press in Fort Worth for stories that allegedly depicted him leading student rioters at the 1962 Ole Miss riot. The jury found AP statements false and acted with malice.
Washington AP Rep William M Colmer D Miss says he will block quick action on the amended civil rights bill. He warned he will oppose any unanimous consent to fast track the bill to a House vote or to a House Senate conference committee. Colmer suggested a minimum 10 day delay via the Rules Committee, delaying action until after the Republican convention if needed.
New York AP report says University of Mississippi history professor James W. Silver, a critic of state race policy, has asked for a one year leave to teach at Notre Dame. He plans to teach at Ole Miss this summer and depart in September, returning next September, to write a second book.
The first Soviet charge d affaires to the former French Congo arrived this week from Paris with interpreters. The contingent signals a new diplomatic opening in Brazzaville as relations with the Soviet Union begin a fresh phase of engagement.
Washington AP The Defense Department announced an August draft call of 3 500 men the lowest in more than three years due to higher enlistments and re-enlistments in the Army. If not for this the August call would have been 7 500 to 8 000. July was 8 000. All 3 300 inducted in August will serve in the Army, the only service drawing on Selective Service to meet manpower needs.
A comprehensive Want Ads index outlines categories from Automotive to Real Estate Services including Automotive For Sale Jobs and Rent listings, Business Services and Real Estate, with sections for Lost and Found, Monuments, and Memorials, as well as Nursery and Child Care, Personal and Franchised Dealers.
A Soviet cruiser and two destroyers arrived in an Adriatic port for a five day visit as guests of the Yugoslav navy under a mutual visits agreement. The event marks a step in naval cooperation between Moscow and Belgrade amid Cold War era tensions.
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