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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
8
The page notes a mixed trading session with 861 advances and 1499 declines, 13 861 highs and 79 172 lows, reflecting a volatile market with no clear trend. No further context or names are provided in the readable text.
Readable text shows a dense listing of stock prices, highs, lows, and closes for numerous companies on the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange. The data includes multiple named firms such as General Electric, IBM, Ford, Exxon, and others, with percentage changes and trading figures across sessions.
Soybeans and soybean oil futures fell sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade as export authorizations were not followed through by buyers. Wheat, corn, and oats also weakened with favorable field weather reducing demand. minor gains were seen in soybean meal while cattle and other grains showed mixed moves.
New York Bond prices posted on the NYSE show AmFP AmT&T Col Gas Erie Met Acc MoP Va NYCent PacG&E Penn RR Sears USSteel with various high low close figures and changes. The AP reports NY bond sales at 15.6 million dollars with year to date totals and weekly and monthly comparisons across several issues.
Chicago AP reports CME futures for prime and choice live beef cattle with mixed session data. Prices show varied highs and lows across contracts including February March and April deliveries, reflecting typical daily volatility in live cattle trading.
North Portland AP reports cattle and calves at 750 head with slaughter steers and heifers up to 25 higher, high utility and commercial cows steady to 6 lower, bulls steady to weak. Slaughter steers 889-1018 lbs at 28.00. heifers 860-875 lbs at 26.90-27.00. feedlot cows 21.00-22.75. commercial 17.00-19.00. cutter 15.25-18.00. canner 13.00-14.75. feeder bulls 24.25.
In Billings cattle market report, commercial slaughter cows stay strong with higher grades up to 1.00. cows mostly 18.50 to 20.00, cutter 18.00 to 20.00, canner 15.50 to 17.50. bulls steady to strong with utility and commercial at 22.00 to 24.00. other classes not yet established.
The Chicago note lists live hog and cattle prices with weights and ranges. Hogs include 190-260 lb butchers and sow categories with varied per hundredweight figures, while cattle show slaughter steer and heifer price ranges by weight and grade, and sheep pricing for prime spring lambs and lighter grades.
Wool futures were unchanged in quiet activity on Monday with no Australian auctions scheduled. Prices showed minor moves across the board with July at 115.1, Oct 116.8, Dec 118.2, Mar 119.2, May 119.5 and certificated wool spot at 114.0. Wool tops futures also closed quiet with no sales and certificated spot wool tops at 160.0.
New York stocks higher in active trading. Cotton higher. Chicago grains lower on liquidation. Wheat and corn decline with oats. Soybeans down. Hog receipts 5,500 with butchers steady to 25 cents lower and top price 21.50. Slaughter steers 9,500 with 25 cent drop to 28.50.
NYSE traded list shows closing prices and net changes for 15 active stocks led by Glen Alds Hooker Ch Occidental Petroleum Atlas Co and International Paper. AmTel Am Motors Inland Steel McDonn Gen Mills Gulf Wn Amphenol Compt Cred Auto Supplier Cp Am and others follow with varied percent changes and activity levels.
New York AP. Dow Jones averages show gains with the Industrial and Transport averages rising slightly. Trading reveals a mixed session as investors weigh bonds and commodity futures against stock movements in the market.
Minneapolis AP notes today wheat receipts 271, year age 223, trading basis unchanged with prices higher. No 1 dark northern 11-17 protein 1.52%-1.89, spring wheat premiums and discounts by weight, No 1 hard Montana winter 1.53%-1.677, No 1 hard amber durum 1.96-1.98, corn No 2 yellow 1.11-1.34, oats No 2 heavy white 73-75, barley 97-130, rye No 2 1.08, flax No 1 3.20.
Montana Supreme Court unanimously rules against Glacier County District Court in a dispute over whether National Union Insurance should represent both father Ray Abercrombie and son Jerry Abercrombie in a damage suit. The court says the insurer may withdraw the courtesy defense and Jerry must hire his own attorney.
The New York Stock Market posted its largest rally in nearly two months with the Dow up 6.38 to 905.38 and the AP average rising to 334.9 as volume surged. Institutions reportedly mobilized cash reserves to buy, while 13 of the 15 most active stocks gained amid broad gains across blue chips and speculation.
Montana’s Board of Equalization reports 1968 through May net tax collections at 35,949,872 dollars, up 3.5 million from the same period last year. Personal and corporate income tax brought 22.71 million after refunds, fuel taxes about 8.4 million, cigarettes nearly 2.5 million, and oil taxes 1.2 million.
Mountain States Telephone Co. in Montana named James F. Maher as vice president and general manager succeeding George S. Redhair who will retire August 1. John H. Porter will replace Maher as Montana plant manager. Maher has long service with the firm and local civic roles. Redhair began in 1927 and has been active in Montana development.
The Montana State Land Board schedules its third 1968 oil and gas lease auction for Sept 10. State Land Commissioner Mons L. Teigen and mineral department head Eva Janet Smith expect a strong sale with over 200000 acres possible in Daniels County. Applications with a 1 per acre rental are due by Aug 12. prior auctions have yielded substantial rentals and bonuses.
U S Government Treasury bonds posted varied results as trading ended in New York. Bond quotes show multiple maturities with modest changes and yields around 5.3 to 5.6 percent amid thin activity on the over the counter market.
Over the counter bids show Montana Power preferred stock at 98.00 and 6.0 percent yield. Montana Power 4.20 preferred trades at 15.12 percent. H and R Block listed at 99.00.
Spot nonferrous metals trade today with copper at 42 to 42.5 cents per pound in Connecticut Valley lead at 13 cents per pound New York zinc at 12.5 cents per pound East St Louis tin at 1.43 per pound New York gold at 42.20 per troy ounce and silver at 2.475 per troy ounce in New York markets.
The report shows the Canadian dollar at 0.9277 on Friday and 0.9273 today while the British pound stands at 2.3845 on Friday and 2.3837 today.
The following quotations show bid and ask prices for mutual funds from NASD. Securities include Aberdeen, Am Grth, Fidelity and many others with bids and asks listed. data covers fund classes, growth, income, and sector funds across numerous firms and indexes.
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