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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
8
The New York Stock Exchange shows mixed late prices as Dow Jones industrials hover around 811.85, with transports near 212.31 and utilities at 110.42, while a long list of major issues including Ford and GM display varied gains and losses.
A line of stock quotes and financial figures from Scottsdale daily pages shows varied prices, percentages, and ticker symbols for many companies, including Raytha ReichCh RepSt Safewy Texaco Textron and others, with numerous percentage changes and volumes. The cluttered OCR aggregates financial data without narrative context.
Selected national prices for AMEX issues reveal a wide range of performances with firms like Husky and Presley posting notable gains while others linger. Market activity continues as investors monitor changes in Last and Chg across many listed names and sectors.
The closing quotes show London gold at 160.20 up 0.95, March coffee 184.00 up 2.40, March cocoa 145.49 down 1.41, March sugar 9.17 down 0.22, and IMM gold 161.50 down 0.90. Silver 4.680 down 4.7, copper 60.50 down 0.40, March wheat 2.7434 up 0.02, March corn 2.25 down 0.04, March soybeans 46.11 up 0.03, soybean oil 21.40 up 0.12, soybean meal 164.90 up 1.46, live cattle 42.45 up 0.72, five hogs 41.67 up 0.30, pork bellies 54.05 down 0.05, and cotton 53.14 down 0.01. Market closed.
Merrill Lynch reports prices for firms with Arizona ties. Entries include APS Newberry Patagonia Talley with quotes, highs lows and changes shown as percent moves and unchanged values.
The year 1977 mirrored 1976 with strong early growth followed by a midyear slump, high unemployment near 7 percent, inflation around 6.5 percent, and a Dow under 800 at times. The deficit rose toward 40 billion for 1979 though 2 million homes were started and auto output remained high.
The piece argues the U.S. trade deficit peaked in October due to inflation and heavy oil imports. It cites open market operations as inflating the money supply and notes officials expect a decade of weakness in the trade position. It suggests investors diversify into currencies via Swiss banks, highlighting the Swiss franc and German mark as stronger than the dollar.
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