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Show D6 __ TheSalt Lake Tribune BUSINESS Friday, December 4,1998 Reading the Quotations «| Foran s 11 BaP 4) Foreston Utah Stocks 52 Week NIPSCO S19. 1207090. ‘What you need to know about the NewYork, American and NASDAQ Au ig Vol es areeree) Des R.J. Reynolds Pulls Out Of Plan to Help Farmers 18% a ica i oy to growless tobaccoas higher cigarette prices go into effect, possibly depressing sales. Orange County Reaches Settlements in Lawsuits GAIXs i) GPU. — Anew 52-weekhigh. d — A new 52-week iow = Dien eamings in Canad money, Sick rates US. dollars. No yield or PE unless stated in US. money. n— ‘New issuein the past 52 weeks. High iow range beans the start of trading and does not cover te entire52.week pen ed. s — Split orstock dividend of 25 percent or more i th past 52 weeks. The high-low range s adusted from the okd stock. Dividend begins withthe d: tock dividend, V— Trading halted on the primary marke. ‘Specialpayments not designated 3s regular are ‘identified in the folowing footnotes: ‘a— A’so extra orextra. b — Annual rate plus stock dividend ¢— Liquidating dividend. e— Declared or paidin preceding i months. i— Declared or paid alterstock dividend orspl — Paid this year, dividend omitted, deferred or no action | Cone Baia ® *) Geninst : | Gail 3g “38hs = wan atlast dividend me ting. Baa ‘symbol uses no spaces. If you seea space, it is to set aside a footnote. 9M 428 Minings 214 12I/1¢ MityLite 14 Wa 10% 2 18% aire Wo/re Nosety s dustry plan would haveestablished io help farmers who are expected & SERRBS Prices are expressed in fractions. Commonfractions: Ye i Vy=125¢ V4 =25¢ @ Stock Name: This s the abbreviationissued to eachs RALEIGH, N.C. — R.J. Reynslds Tobaceo Co, has pulled outtof a $5 billion plan to help tobacco farmers absorb the expected fallout from the $206 billion tobacco settlement with thestates. Reynolds said it will not give money to foundations that the in- SANTA ANA, Cus RR. LER 3 exchanges — Declaredpaid this year. ar) accumulative issue with dividends in arrears r — Declared or paid in preceding 12 months, plus La dividend '—Padi Calif. — Some pp — Holderowesinsti Rights. un — Units. wd bankruptcy were approved by a federal judge, leaving Standard & issued. wt ty. U.S, District Judge Gary L. Tay- lor's decision Wednesday closes the books on seven big lawsuits, in- ty andsome 200local agencieswill d Warrants. ww — With warrants. xw — Witho ants bankruptcyor receivershipor being reorga rized under the bankruptcyact, or secures assumed by such jes PE: Price/Eamings ratio. The current market priceof a com Poor's as the major remaining holdout of firms sued by the coun- cluding the county's case against Merrill Lynch & Co, The settlements all were reachedearlier. If no one appeals, Orange Coun- 35 16 Send ot exertion dle. x-— Ex-iiond oox nahi. y — Excvidend or salesfull 2— Salesnfl, pt — Prefered $703 million in legal settlements stemming from the Orange County pany's stock expressed asa muttipie of its total per share earings for the previous 12 months. Voi: Number of shares. in hundreds, thattraded hands. Last: Theiastpce the stock soldfor, or the closing price (Cha: The change betweenyesterday’s closing pnce andthe previous day's close. hare the settlement. ‘Thecounty sued about two dozen Wall Street firms and consultants, alleging they helped drive the county into bankruptey four years ago. Orange Countyfiled for bankruptey protection in December 1994 after it was revealed that Lucasy "16 HQ Lie 413 11% 46 | Lucent s 9327 89h PiBe A 2 Ve) HCC in 1370 jaasieve | Luxotie's 19 es10+/« = Vy Orberg 1308 30 as HK M8318 + Ve BuriPP 17108613 investments by Treasurer Robert L, Citron on behalf of cities, schools and special districts had BO Tensis 399 | aia, 1S 709 64 lost $1.64billion. Citron was convicted of illegal fund diversions and served eight months of a 1-yearjail sentence. European Nations Slash Interest Rates Together FRANKFURT, Germany — Makingtheir first collective decision about monetary policy, the 11 Europeannations launching a commoncurrency on Jan. 1 cut interest rat Thursday in a surprise move that won approval from investors After the cuts, which varied in size fromnation to nation, 10 of the ie“he we2 Bowie B85, 3, 83 BNC” TM 7 Hat vt Eaten! EVStine n Ecolab 5 31 3284009/\. Esa % Edwards 12 2078 Ebostn sie Et 11 nations will havetheir key inter- est rate at 3 percent. The only exceptionwasItaly, which cut its rate from 4 to 3.5 percent. Italy is ex- | Senki zou"ne Safeway 535. Bae as pecied to drop to the commonrate bythetime the eurois launched. Johnson & Johnson Says \t Will Trim 4,100 Jobs NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. — Ilealth care giant Johnson & John- n is eliminating 4,100 jobs, or 4 percentof its work force, in a bid to setter compete in the drug busi- ess and free updollars to spend on research and development ‘The cuts will be made over the next 18 months by closing 36 ofthe ompany’s 158 manufacturing plants. Delta Will Discontinue Service to Four Cities ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines vill discontinue serviceto three international destinations and to Bangor, Maine, next year, part of its continuing effort to concentrate 36 ts Charessin BSS) 2 e¥DS. 15 | Gavi $0015 3470 38K IS. | Fetiwst nie na Ves38 Gear Cres , icon V2. 12562 planes on moreprofitable routes Delta will stop serving Calgary and Edmonton in Canada on April + Commuteraffiliate SkyWestwill pick upservice to Calgary with threedaily flights toits Salt Lake City hub, but not to Edmonton, the sirline said tights to Prague, Czech Repub- lie, which Delta services from New York via Stuttgart, Germany,will Bredtcn 16 fea ic a Comscen. ‘| Brashat epee Benker 323 ve DettD3 8) G0 Rega y | CHBUSA CBB Pe. e+4) vis] Battie 2 31 Brie 15 Stuttgart route andwill sell seats to Prague aboard its codeshare part- when NationsBank Chairman and Chief Executive Hugh McColl distributed a videotape to employees in which he boasfcd of having “the best menin banking.” Yasin Tay | Winds SV a NYSE Gainers. jason Gainers, AMEX Gainers% | Ses: Se ee eee ta Grains 1g conn | Compten ‘sss $7 1SOVREAN MEAL t EAN OIL JEANS: ess | S&P 500 Index WHEAT Footstar 19/4 ae . : 1168 NASDAQ Diary Market Volume Today Prey 1348| Advanced 1608 Vol Adv. 775,819,040 349, Feeoceln wt bn — 1a Swat a} oe tm CBOT5,000 bu minimum— cents per bushelMar 99 447 22414 BOT5,000 by minimum cents per bushelMar $7 3| VY © Jae ath | Ries oo oe BELLIES CME 40,000 Bis. cents per Ib. Fuels NYMX 42,000 gal, cents per gal LIGHT SWEET CRUDENYMX 1,000 bbI.— dollars per bbl NATURAL GAS ose NYMX 10,000 mm btu’s, $ per mm btu overeat GASOLINENYMX 42,000 gal, cents per gal SILVERCIOM) 151.20 Jan 9 tats cor boaan 292 HEATING OIL 1? Other 115va CBOT 100 fons dors per ton CBOT 60,000 Ibs~ cents CBOT 5,000 bu minimum CBOT5,000 bu minimum— cents per bushelMar 99 (ge z ceecame Sh NYSE Losers NASDAQ Losers |AMEX Losers [gry _Last_Cha_t = FeINOTIC 1302 7a 203) GLE Ld BM 7 122 SA eucel nate — 5° — 198 Suety wa Bye 7» HI ens | Advanced Taal 2Sse S280 | Becined Was {r| Be 5 100, 1PIst We 15 Ung wm Gecinee 1362 {30| Tot. Vok_ 969507.275 USA Nw 160975, Soe4 — 3:0 Vise 15 | 28 Socks Total fees 25533858) Total Hgts fesves 5320 53u6| Prev. Vo B87.724400 "98 ‘Apa cd ‘ 27 Se New Highs ~74| New 3 intra. 1aes 408 7 76, en Uwe &% _58\New Lows Todirs 8 nla DJIA Diem4387885 NASDAQ index Conunadties i] Eophend 29784 180) spe $B BOO et Units______Month vol sete || CBOT 1,000 oz ~ cents ner oz HI GRADE COPPERCOMX 25,000bs— cents er Bb 2463 581 285 en me 4475 3242 Nay 1.999 2 830 cna ce 208055 Dekstaat, trp “195873 10s Bank executives, and four took bs with less authority for the new the newspaper said Wednesday, citing interviews with current and former employees. Several female employees told the newspaper they were insulted Mee 2 ge ok Sie 12] NEO Ww 10 10h | TT | NASDAQ Actives as | AMEX Actives || Dow Jones Averages | NYSE Diary aS38peente ihc si ‘vie Concert Cabiien Kraken " poeliaet "Be BOT” 68) Hei i ‘ompag $3526) Soora ar Se Ciro ms Be|i ie 86: NYSE Actives va 8 a ae Francisco Chronicle reported. Six of the 10 resignedafter their assignments weregiven to Nations- ef et iae BE fe SAN FRANCISCO — The 10 highest-ranking female executives at BankAmerica Corp. have resigned or have been demoted since the company merged with NationsBank Corp. in October, the San Py) JLG Bryne 101 Arrowet {3 Be | Baan 8a EB i haabtd ji Female Execs Lose Jobs In Merger of Big Banks +) RSa8 ner, Swissair. Ras8e Delta will continue to fly its a line announced Wednesday. || end Jan. 17, the Atlanta-based air- |
