Questions bother business and financial community
AP analysis surveys core economic debates as risk taking versus regulation, tax reform, and capital formation. It notes concerns over entrepreneurial spirit, market control, and government contracts. It also examines housing finance, mortgage instruments, rates, and the promise of variable or reverse mortgages amid uncertain rate futures.
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John Cunniff
New York
United States
New York Stock Exchange
William Batten
Batten
77 Food Prices Hinge on Drought Forecasts
Agricultural economists predict retail food prices to rise 4 6 percent in 1977 but warn drought could push costs higher. USDA forecast 3 5 percent with beef vegetables and fruits likely to lead gains while pork poultry wheat and corn may lag.
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Donald C. Bauder
Copley News Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ray Daniel
Chase Econometrics
Midwest
Bruce Scherr
Lexington
Mass
Wharton Econometrics
Philadelphia
Larry Sechzer
Wharton
Omaha
Paradise Valley security to add three motorcycles
The Paradise Valley private security patrol will expand its fleet to three motorcycles by month end, aiming to cut response times to crime scenes. Owner Bob Mortensen notes one motorcycle already operates in a three month trial with positive results. He cites lower nightly costs for motorcycles and easier maneuvering through traffic. The service remains independent of the town marshal and government.
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Paradise Valley
Bob Mortensen
Mortensen
Paradise Valley Patrol Service
Town of Paradise Valley Marshal's Department
Mixed stocks as saccharin ban shocks market
The New York stock market showed a mixed session as traders weighed a government ban on saccharin. Dow at 942.90, unchanged. volume 12.3 million shares. Sherwin-Williams fell 1 percent while Holly Sugar and Amalgamated Sugar rose. G D Searle advanced as active issue. NYSE composite index steady at 54.42.
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Amalgamated Sugar
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SuCrest
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Revco DS
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American Stock Exchange
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Whitehal Cp
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SunCity Ind
Shelter Res
Commodity closing prices from Madda Trading Co
London gold 146.50, London May coffee 7.72, London May cocoa 1.64, London Mar 78 sugar 10.9. IMM Mar gold 146.50, Apr silver 4792, Mar copper 68.3, Mar wheat 2.7412, Mar corn 2.54, Mar soybeans 8.222, Mar soybean meal 229.20, Mar soybean oil 25.55, Apr live cattle 36.90, Apr live hogs 34.20, Mar pork bellies 51.05, Mar cotton 70.2. Market not closed.
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