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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
8
New York markets show widespread activity with price changes across Abbott Lab to XeroxCp and many blue chips. Trading data reflect daily closes, bid asks, and index shifts as investors track industrials, utilities, and consumer goods through midday and closing figures.
Slaughter cows at 19.00 to 21.00, bulls 23.00 to 25.25, feeders unsettled at market. The notes explain dividend terms with codes a through fn and special cases, including ex-dividend, stock distributions, and bankruptcy indicators. Sales figures are unofficial and financial rates reflect last quarterly data unless noted.
Wheat futures slipped over two cents as hedge selling dominated open activity while farmers sell amid falling prices. Traders expect USDA crop report to be bearish. corn, oats, rye and soybeans moved mixed with local buying supporting some gains in late trade.
AP reports midweek beef futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with gains seen in choice and prime live beef trades. Prices for Jun Jul Aug and later contracts show modest advances amid market activity and sector notes from Portland cattle markets.
Hogs 4 500 head with barrows and gilts up 25 cents and sow values 25 higher. Cull and feeder cattle show steady to higher bids with high choice slaughter steers and heifers around 26.65 to 26.75 for 1050 pounds and 26.00 ranges for other weights. Calves and feeder heifers also near 25 to 28 dollars, with various weights cited across cattle categories.
Billings stock market data from the AP notes live cattle and livestock figures with 1,000 head compared to prior levels. The report records variations in prices and demand across categories.
The Chicago market reports hog and cattle figures with heavy liveweight ranges. Hog totals near 4 500 head show price bands 180 to 270 pounds from 16 50 to 23 00. Cattle at 10 500 head list prime slaughter steers 28 00 to 28 25, heifers 25 50 to 26 85, and mixed grades from 25 00 to 28 00. Sheep for spring lambs bring 29 00 to 30 00 for 90 to 100 pounds.
Omaha buyers and sellers reported mixed gains and stable trade across cattle hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers and heifers held steady while feeder steers and high choice lots commanded higher bids. hogs rose sharply with several weight ranges climbing 25 points. sheep and lambs showed selective strength for spring slaughter and old crop offerings.
Spot nonferrous metal prices listed in New York and other markets show copper at 42.422 cents per pound, lead at 13 cents, zinc at 13.% cents, tin at 1.42 per pound, golf at 41.35 per troy ounce, and silver at 2.465 per troy ounce.
London metals quotes show copper bid 467 and asked 468 per long ton in sterling while tin trades at 1302 bid and 1303 asked. Forward spreads remain wide and zinc holds near 109, with lead and zinc bids around 100 and 109. Also noted is the record 5850 mile distance between Elliott Key Florida and Kure Island Hawaii.
New York AP reports closing prices and net changes for the fifteen most active NYSE stocks. Bank of Rambler shows 0.42 with 20 percent, Am Motors 0.1633 with 14 percent, Great American Hold 0.1622 with 51 percent, Unit Airline 0.1314 with percent, Gulf Western Industries 0.1249 with 51 percent, Brunswicks 0.30 with 18 percent, Glen Alden 0.1149 with 172 percent, Goodrich Co 0.1111 with 66 percent, Hooker Chemical 0.1059 with 63 percent, Safeway Stores 0.1025 with 27 percent, Seeburg Co 0.02 with 2 percent.
Reports from New York show the Dow Jones averages slipping with the Industrials and Public Utilities near slight losses. Trading volumes featured varied stock movements as investors weighed latest market data and futures indices.
Wall Street opened higher but ended mixed as the Federal Reserve raised margin requirements to 80 percent from 70 percent to curb speculation. The Dow fell 1.5 to 913.38, volume fell to 14.64 million, and total issues traded set a new record high. Dow index, NYSE, AMEX details shown.
Montana State University will begin cloud seeding in November to increase snow in southern Montana. The program, funded by two contracts totaling 493000 dollars from the Federal Bureau of Reclamation and the National Science Foundation, aims to stabilize water flow by building a larger snowpack near the Bangtail Ridge area east of Bridger Peak in Gallatin County.
Gov Tim Babcock told the Montana County Commissioners Association that county financial problems are as compelling as state needs and praised joint progress. He urged transfer of some federal land to private ownership and called for a fluid disposal process. He noted Fish and Game pays counties 20000 to 22000 annually as in lieu of taxes, unique among state departments.
A framed Montana Mothers of the Year list from the Montana Mothers Hall of Fame presented to Gov. Tim Babcock names recipients by year from 1945 through 1968. Notable honorees include J. J. Hagen Glasgow 1945, Elma David Gallagher Billings 1947, Maude Minai Schmidt Fort Benton 1948, and Floyd Robinson Miles City 1968.
The New York Stock Exchange index closed with modest shifts as several sectors posted small gains and others slipped. Industrials and transportation showed slight declines while utilities and finance posted minor increases amid market activity.
Wool futures were irregular on Monday with wool tops futures quiet and certificates showing no sales. Prices listed include July 114.1 and Oct 115.8 with spot wool tops at 150.0.
Canadian in New York at .9285 both Monday and Friday. Britain round rate at 2.3860 on Monday and 2.3840 on Friday.
An American list shows AMEX sales figures with approximate totals for stock seats and bond sales. The record notes year ago comparisons and an item labeled 690.00 alongside a bond sales total of 82,476,000.
John G. Hall was elected senior vice president at Anaconda Co. He will oversee mining operations for ore extraction and treatment and related engineering. Hall joined Anaconda in 1965 as assistant to the VP of the new mines department in New York and became mining assistant VP in 1966 and VP in 1967.
Bids on dairy products and eggs for the Anaconda Civilian Conservation Center for the year starting July 1 will be opened June 25 at 2 PM at the office of Raymond W. Karr Deer Lodge National Forest Supervisor 107 E Granite. Copies of the bid invitation are available there.
A dense ledger of bid and ask prices for numerous mutual funds and funds of funds. Names include Fid Capital, Nat West, Franklin, Putnam, Scudder, Chase, Colonial, Vanguard, Fidelity, Oppenheimer, and many more, with bid and ask values across equities, bonds, and mixed funds.
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