Market Quotations New York Stocks Edge Mixed On Merger News
The noon Dow slipped 1.47 to 641.02 as gains and losses balanced. Major movers included Be ckman Instrument and General Instrument up about three points, Union Oil up two after a dividend hike, and Litton Industries up about four. Rail, steel, and chemical sectors showed mixed to lower performance amid merger chatter.
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NEW York
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
B&o
Beckman Instrument
General Instrument
Universal Match
NAFI
Litton Industries
Union Oil of
California
Minnesota
Revere Camera
Jones & Laughlin
American Smelting
Santa Fe
General Electric
Radio Corp
DuPont
Dow Jones
Grain and commodity prices slip in early trading across markets
Across Chicago and Baltimore the open shows scattered moves with grains mostly weaker. Wheat futures edge down while corn and soybeans hover with fractional changes. cattle and hog prices firm but offerings sparse amid mixed USDA notes.
Chicago Livestock Prices Include Hog and Cattle Ranges
In Chicago, hogs at 5 000 head with good demand. Butchers 18.00-18.35 per cwt for 190-230 lb, 16.25-18.00 for 240-270 lb, sows 13.25-16.50. Cattle and calves: slaughter steers steady to weak, loads 26.25-28.25 for 1100-1325 lb, high to prime. Heifers 21.50-46.50, utilities 14.75-17.25, canners 13.00-16.25. Continuous ranges reflect mixed lots and weights.
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Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Civil War Museum Opens At Kernstown
A Civil War Museum opens tomorrow on the Kernstown site near Winchester. The Tomney collection features Confederate and Union relics found locally, with displays of rifles, swords, buttons, insignia, a Merrimac life preserver, currency and stamps, plus uniforms and a naval flag. First 200 children receive a ball. exhibit to include a relief map room if interest grows.
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Kernstown
Paul Tommney, Jr
Cai
United States
Merrimac
Tomney
Soviet Consumer Pressures Highlighted by Moscow Hustler
A Moscow hustler buys quality Western goods from tourists, signaling a thriving black market and consumer demand. The piece links ruble revaluation under Khrushchev to wage inflation, scarce goods, and rising living costs, noting Moscow's high prices and the government's use of spy scares to restrain unrest.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Ussr
Stalin
Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
Pitt’s 1777 Speech On American War Resolve
British statesman William Pitt proclaimed during a 1777 speech that if he were an American he would never lay down arms while a foreign force occupied his land. He emphasized steadfast resistance to invasion from Britain’s rival troops.
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William Pitt
Chimney Fire Reported on Whitlock Avenue
A chimney fire at 332 W. Whitlock Ave. caused a 10:30 a.m. scare today. Plaster and debris ignited in the flue and were extinguished by firefighters from Rouss and Friendship without damage reported. The account also notes Nellie Bly’s historic 72 day world trip and her real name Elizabeth Jane Cochran.
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Whitlock Ie
W. Whitlock Ave
Alvin J. Wen
Nellie Bly
Wes Oes
Elizabeth Jane
Robert L. Seaman
Revival services at Church of God Pineville continue this week
Pastor Rev. James I. Marshall invites the public as Rev. and Mrs. Grady B. Luke, guests from North Carolina, evangelize in area Churches of God. Prayer for the sick will be offered during services open to all.
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Church of God
Pineville
Grady B. Luke
Luke
North Carolina
Churches of God
James I. Marshall
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