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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1977
Page
6
Late afternoon quotes from the New York Stock Exchange show Dow Jones at 945.90, down 5.18, and broader indices mixed with many listed issues. The AP summary lists individual stock bids, highs, lows, last prices, and percentage changes for a wide range of companies and sectors.
National stock quotes from the Associated Press show various companies with bid, ask and percent changes. Prominent firms include Texaco, PepsiCo, Exxon and General Electric among hundreds of listed securities and prices.
London gold 146.75 down 1.00. London May coffee 2.39 down Bc Ib. Cocoa 1.84 down 4c Ib. May wheat 2.48 down 2 ac bushel. May corn 2.43 unchanged. May soybeans 9.70 down 30c. Soybean meal 271.50 down 5.50. Oil 30.3c down 0.65. Jun cattle 45.45 up 33c cw. Hogs 46.42 up 1.32 cwt. Pork bellies 64.30 up 2.00 cwt. Cotton 76.85 up 0.65 tb. May not closed.
Financial Q&A explains convertibles as subordinated debentures or preferred stock with conversion to common shares. They provide fixed income with potential capital gain, offering safety relative to common stock. Conversion value equals shares times current price. example shows 1000 debenture converting to 20 shares at 60 equals 1200.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to 945.90 after a rough start, up 5.18 points as gainers edged losers 5 to 3. Volume reached 19.89 million on the Big Board with the composite NYSE index up to 54.72 and the American Stock Exchange value index at 113.96.
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