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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1964
Page
31
The Associated Press reports the average of 40 stocks advanced for the third straight week to a new peak at 311.5, up from 308.2 last week. The commodity index climbed for a fourth consecutive week to 164.2, the highest since February 21, 1962.
The looming Ford UAW talks begin July 1 with contracts for Ford General Motors and Chrysler expiring August 31. Henry Ford III signals willingness to strike as a bargaining tool while UAW seeks earlier retirement higher pensions shorter work weeks and better conditions. Despite this, automakers report record 4.364 million passenger car output for the year to date and strong orders, with Morgan Guaranty noting tax cuts energizing the economy.
Lagos reports Nigeria formally opens its first liquor distillery in a government owned plant operated with N V Erven Lucas Bols of Amsterdam. Nigerian Fermentation Industries La aims to cut liquor imports boost production and curb gin smuggling while producing gin and blended whiskey.
The Las Vegas Press Club showcases a mobile club room built from an old passenger baggage car, acquired from the Norfolk and Western Railway and nicknamed the monster.
Last week the Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.74 to a record closing high of 890.09 as markets rallied through a seven week consolidation. The week featured irregular action with selective strength shifting among stocks, yet it produced new peak levels on the New York Stock Exchange and in livestock markets with hogs, cattle, and sheep showing varied price movements.
The S&P 500 posted an all time high as volume reached 22,959,982 shares, surpassing the prior week. Ford Motor Co chairman Henry Ford II warned that willingness to strike is part of free collective bargaining, while a Teamsters stoppage affected deliveries and mixed the market. AT&T and cigarette stocks drove advances and declines through the week with sector swings and a 2 for 1 stock split fueling activity.
May saw U S government bonds surge to 1964 highs with long maturities leading gains, while corporates and rails rose and a steady rate outlook kept inflation fears in check. Volume was reported at about 1.5 billion daily for primary dealers, with corporate turnover near 1964 lows.
The grain futures market reacted mainly to weather factors with soybeans showing gains on new crop positions while wheat fell after hedge selling peaked. Weather forecasts call for above normal temperatures and little moisture, prompting expectations of delayed selling and possible buyer activity from flour mills and exporters if new crop movement increases.
Huved Wiseman, a Paducah area businessman, told officers of a long remembered incident when a boy allegedly placed a spike on a railroad track in Lyon County, prompting him to remove rocks and metal before a train struck the railcar. The tale echoes a fatal wreck caused by the act.
The National Association of Securities Dealers tracks over the counter stock quotes. The unofficial range shows bid and asked prices for listed names such as Thomas Schlity Brew and Viking Freight in current market notes.
Stock averages show range for week ended June 20 with high and low values noted. Data include latest last prices for several listings and minor fluctuations across issues.
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