European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday May 31, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 17 Dollar watch shown below Are the highest Dollar Exchange rates for the week of May 24 29 compared with Dollar rates for the same period one year and five years ago. German Mark one Dollar would buy you 1.59 167 1-81 199 l 1�91 i 199t military Exchange rat British Pound Money matters electronics entrepreneurs show new gadgetry for Consumers one Pound would Cost you 1.85 173 i i 1982 1 1991 i 1987 i belgian franc one Dollar would buy you 33.58 3554 37,70 1992 i 1991 i 1987 Mimi Mil 1.84dutch Guitter one Dollar would buy you 1.94 205 1992 l j99ij 1987prenckfrancone Dollar would buy you 5.85 607 by the new York times Chicago a Jackie Tompkins says she knows How to invigorate the consumer electronics Industry. Her secret weapon in development for two years is Coile to Vid. Its a bookshelf of numbered coloured boxes designed to clean up videotape clutter. An Index Book with a sleeve to hold a to guide a makes instant Access easy As punch a she said. A a we re going to energize tape Tompkins is just one of Many exhibitors at the summer consumer electronics show who Are pitching items they Hope will turn out to be what the Industry needs another hit product with the must have status enjoyed by compact disc players and videocassette recorders. The show opened in Chicago on thursday. The Industry a growth dipped into single digits last year and fierce Price wars Are grinding Down profit margins. Tompkins faces Competition from other Start up entrepreneurs like the makers of the Tele fire an opaque screen placed in front of a television that creates a a Parade of visual surprises in kaleidoscopic colors when a program is played behind it. But Many of the More Likely winners in the race to find the next Walkman also displayed their wares thursday at Mccormick place. Philips demonstrated More software programs for its fledgling interactive compact disc system known As cd i. The $800 system can play audio compact discs video games showing real actors instead of animated characters and videos Ray Potten of England examines some of Philips interactive education tools on compact discs displayed Friday at the consumer electronics show being held in Chicago. With High Quality sound. Sony corp. And Matsushita plan to introduce similar systems in the fall in Japan. But for now they arc leaving Philips alone to try to build demand. Because demand for the machine will grow out of interest in software programs Philips executives said thursday that the company was producing 194 programs and would Issue 100 before the end of the year. The interactive software ranges from Tours of museums to children a educational programs. Martin Brochstein a senior editor of television digest an Industry newsletter said that while the product demonstration was impressive Philips would need the help of others to spread its cd i message. A one company cannot make a Standard a he said. But Philips is getting some indirect help from Eastman Kodak co., which has developed a photo cd system that is compatible with the Philips cd i machine. With Kodak a system picture takers can Transfer negatives a my slides to a compact disc. The images can then be displayed on a television screen with the right equipment. A a i i Dow tries but fails to top 3,400 1992_l 1991 1987 new York up a the Dow stocks surged in Active trading thurs amex actives casing 1-16 to 1 7-lb. I mite 1 /4fih non mar Timp last inv As rumours of another discount rate the National association of Senri greek drachma one Dollar would buy you 193.70 188.77 a 136.05 1992 i 1991 i 1987 1italian lira one Dollar would buy you 1,230 1.283 1,315 1997 Spanish peseta one Dollar would buy you 127.45101.73 106.77. 1992 i Ujj Elj 1987 1 turkish lira one Dollar would buy you 6,826 b Quot 4,0251992 1991 u22 1987 new York up the Dow flirted with 3,400 one More time last week but the Century Mark proved to be too elusive. After several unsuccessful attempts the key barometers most opportune time came at weeks end when the Dow started the Day above 3,400. Hugh Johnson head of the investment policy committee at first Albany corp. In Albany n.y., said Friday that the Dow had a Good Chance of cracking 3,400 because a there were very positive signs As we started out he cited the markets ability to weather thursdays sell off in airline and Telephone stocks firm Bond prices favourable economic news and Strong overseas markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial average crept up 0.30 percent or 10.11 Points to close at 3,396.88. Among the Broad Market indexes the new York Stock Exchange composite Index edged up 0.67 to end the week at 228.87, and Standard amp poor a 500 Index climbed 1.33 to415.35. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners 1,077-924 among the 2,370 issues traded. Weekly big Board volume totalled 777,863,985 shares Down from 869,187,080 traded a week earlier and from 816,340,580 i the same week a year ago. Markets were closed monday in Observance of memorial Day stocks closed broadly lower in lading 1 tuesday As the Specter of higher in i Pines revived investors worries about ii Inu inflation wlm h would pm Lude i n 11 lie i e a Anil of i e i e t i u it a i he 1 a. 1. ,1 so t let. T a Dii it Stop k s i e bounded in a i o 1 Bee a Edi esd a a the i Liei , o it u u and the i a11 i tie n. No i n e i a d d 11 e. I e. To i. T i 11 1 r i stocks surged in Active trading thursday As rumours of another discount rate Cut unleashed a late wave of computer guided buy programs boosting the Dow to its 21st record High of the year. The Dow soared 27.99 to 3,398.43, eclipsing the record High of 3,397.99 reached May 19. Stocks closed narrowly mixed in heavy trading Friday after a late wave of computer driven sell programs deprived the Dow of its Best Chance to close above 3,400. But the Dow slipped 1.55 to 3,396.88. On the trading floor syntax topped the big Board actives dropping 5vi to 38>/h. The pharmaceutical concern tuesday reported fiscal third Quarter earnings of 56 cents a share up trom 50 cents a year ago but below analysts expectation. Among some of the Blue chips Exxon inched up Vuk to 60vn, Merck fell i to 503/fc, at amp teased or to 42mr. Walt Disney edged up Var to 38. The biggest loser was Centel plunging 9mr to 32. The Price tag of its planned merger with sprint disappointed Many shareholders and analysts. Sprint closed Friday Down vhf to 23. Volume of nose listed issues including trades in stocks on regional exchanges and in the Over the counter Market totalled 957,562,385 shares compared with 1,074,385,750 traded m the previous session and 9 /8, /1 b i 9 a year ,10 11 the amen an sits k i it a the amex Market value Lihle Rose 2 9 to t lose i 1 no to at 91 1 re f nuns 3 Points a i a w. Cd a a m a. I a a it. In s i. J t a 1 Quot s. A i 1.1 t 1 a a a a a \ 1 a 1 a 1. I a 11 1 Ato 1 1 i t i Quot 1 it a it a o amex actives casing 1-16 to 1 7-16. 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