Interest rate fears send stocks tumbling
The Dow fell 33.25 to 2,004.27 in a lower close its worst in nearly three months as fear of rising rates weighed on sentiment. Broader indicators also slid with 1,194 down, 345 up and 432 unchanged on the NYSE and volume slipping to 128.56 million shares.
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Metal prices New York closing values across metals
AP report lists Comex closing quotes for gold at 433.00 per troy ounce and platinum at 536.30, with silver and other nonferrous metals indicated. Aluminum 1.295 per pound copper 0.94, lead 0.36 to 0.38, zinc 0.66 to 0.70, and mercury 355 to 365 per 76 pound flask.
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August car sales lag 87 totals despite Chrysler surge
DETROIT AP daily U S car sales for Aug 1 10 show a 7.6 percent decline from 1987 with Chrysler up 22 3 percent to 24 167 cars as GM and Ford report mixed results. Domestic car and light truck totals rise to 277 952 from 264 588 but fall on a per day basis.
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Air fare war erupts as Eastern cuts Florida fares to 69
Eastern Airlines slashes fares to 69 dollars one way for fall travel between Florida and 16 Northern cities, with Tuesday to Friday northbound and Sunday to Wednesday southbound travel. American USAir Piedmont Continental match the price. Delta and Pan Am study moves. Tickets available until Aug 26 for travel Sept 11 to Dec 15 excluding holidays. Eastern faces losses and competition at Miami International.
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Trade deficit widens sharply in June to 12.5 billion
The Commerce Department reports June’s trade deficit at 12.5 billion, up 28.5 percent from May. Exports slipped 2.4 percent to 26.8 billion while imports rose to a record 39.4 billion, signaling mounting pressure on policy makers to curb the deficit.
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Creston Auction Reports Strong Livestock Sale Figures
Creston livestock dealers sold 791 head from 287 consignors with mixed hay prices and alfalfa bids. Calves, sheep, hogs, and cattle saw varied results from good lambs at 35 to 75 dollars to feeder lambs around 46 to 57 dollars and cattle with steers and heifers in the 60s to 70s per hundredweight.
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Egg prices in Ohio wholesale markets listed in Columbus
Prices to retailers in major Ohio cities are posted with cartons delivered. Extra large 0.67 to 0.70, large 0.66 to 0.69, medium 0.49 to 0.32, small 0.35 to 0.33.
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