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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1968
Page
8
A long items list shows individuals from Muscatine and nearby areas facing charges or scheduled appearances, including careless driving, intoxication, speeding, and defrauding an innkeeper. The report also lists admissions, dismissals, births, and a brief livestock futures note from Chicago.
Airman Justin F. Martin son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Martin of 1212 Indiana St Muscatine is on duty at Taki Royal Thai AFB Thailand as an administrative specialist in the Pacifi Air Forces. He previously served at Amarillo AFB Tex and is a graduate of Muscatine High School. His wife Karen is daughter of Mrs Edith Anderson of Rt 1 Muscatine.
New York reports prices weakening as trading remains moderately active and losses outrun gains by about three to one. The Dow Jones average fell by nearly six points as Ling-Temco-Vought tumbled about fourteen after denying recapitalization rumors. Occidental Petroleum slid about 14 a Texaco lawsuit over alleged piracy of exploration secrets pressured trading.
New York stock quotations at noon show Allied Chemical at 35 44, Int Harv at 32 ¾, Am Can 47½, Am Chain 36 54, RCA Con Oil 68%, Texaco 05%, Gen Elec 83, US Steel 39, IBM 7, Monsanto 46, Westinghouse 71, and many others. The list includes numerous industrials, utilities, and consumer firms with varied fractional changes noted alongside.
USDA estimates Tuesday receipts at 1000 cattle 3500 hogs with no sheep. Hog sales Monday were steady to 30c lower on 5500 hogs. cattle 9500 head fully steady. Prices range for hogs 21.0 to 24.75 per cwt and cattle mostly steady with prime and choice ranges given for different weights.
Omaha livestock quotations report bids for hogs and cattle with price ranges for various weights and grades. Hogs show 20.75 to 21.00 for light- to medium-weight options and sows lower, while cattle and calves list steady to strong bids with high choice and prime weights cited for steers and heifers.
In Chicago, prices tumbled on the Board of Trade with nearly all futures sliding. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans fell as supply prospects weighed on markets, with nearby soybean contracts hitting seasonal lows and cash grain quotes showing varied losses across grades and commodities.
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