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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1934
Page
9
Real estate page copy highlights warm living spaces and welcoming homes as agents promote listings. The ad blend mentions featured neighborhoods and pricing details while inviting buyers to tour properties and envision a new start.
New York April 2. Stocks turned irregular on profit taking after a strong opening. Sperry Corp and Texas Pacific land trust posted new highs around 11 percent. Phillips hit 194 as OU stocks stayed firm. Copper stocks showed good demand with Phelps Dodge and Kennecott slightly higher.
The Salvation Army youths plan an Easter program at 7 30 p m at the Union Street hall. Captain Joseph Heard says features will engage all attendees. A capacity audience, including a McLeish Church delegation, attended Sunday evening services where the drama Christ's Crowe and Mine was showcased by the young group under Mrs. Fred Reif.
Notice states A. B. Wells of Athens Ohio appointed Administrator de bonis non with will annexed of Busan Harper deceased late of Athens County Ohio. Dated March 27 1934. 8 M Johnson Probate Judge of said County.
The timetable lists New York Central lines No. 2 and No. 3 with arrival and departure times at 11:20 a.m and 11:38 a.m respectively, plus evening departures. Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio schedules show several daily and daily except Sunday trains with numbers 30, 37, 1, 3, 43, 4, 44, 12, 2 and corresponding times. Eastbound Diplomat and National Limited services appear with dawn and late evening departures, reflecting a busy intercity rail network.
New York April 2 United Press says the daily weighted price index of 30 basic commodities stands at 107.47 with 1990 1992 averages at 100. Thursday figure 107.19 week ago 108 month ago 108.60 year ago 71.71. 1934 high 110.34. low 101.05 on Jan 8. Copyright 1934 by Dun & Bradstreet.
Butter extras steady around 27 cents with standards 26 cents. Live poultry prices mixed with puddle ducks 14 to 15 cents and colored fowl medium 16 to 19 cents. Potatoes mainly around 2.25 dollars with Idaho around 2.82 to 2.15 and Ohio New York at 1.85 to 1.90, current receipts noted.
Market reports show Kegs Market with receipts 37853 cases and various grade breakdowns including extra firsts and dirties, along with Buiter Market steady receipts 10767 tubs. The data cites percentages for extra firsts seconds and specials, with prices and cent values noted in a dense OCR format.
Hogs receipts about 5000 with ranges mostly 5 to 10 cents lower than Saturday, top and bulk at 4.60, lighter weights down 10 to 15 cents. 130 to 160 Ibs 3.50 to 3.75. packing sows weak to 25 cents lower at 3.00 to 3.25. Cattle receipts 1050, calves 406, mostly steady. steers and heifers 5.50 to 6.00, handyweights 6.25, beef cows 4.40 to 4.25, low cutters 1.50 to 3. Bulls strong near 3.40. Early calf sales down a bit. good to choice 6.77, weaker later. Sheep receipts 500. shorn basis quotations with limited demand. fat shorn ewes 9.50 to 9.50. Some consignments back to county due to lime limited demand.
Hogs receipts reach 3 000 with holdovers and 450 fair demand, prices mostly 5 to 10 cents lower for 180 to 220 pound hogs, with various weight brackets quoted from 4.50 to 4.85 per pound for bulk, and sows around 3.23 to 3.78. Cattle receipts 400 with steady to firmer tone for good steers and yearlings, top loads around 46.26 per 100 pounds, medium to good cattle 4.76 to 6.40, cows and bulls softer, bologna cows 1.78 to 3.26, good beef bulls 3.26 to 3.75. Calves receipts 1000 with dealers down about 1.50, bulk 6.50 to 7.70.
Desinnate Produce lists butter stock No 2 butterfat 2c per pound and egg prices with lower case grade details. It shows extra firsts with wholesale margins and nearby ungraded eggs at 8c. Goose and duck prices appear in shipping order with per unit rates.
Friday sales report shows total receipts of 344 head with hogs at 165 to 220 pounds trading around $5 lights and $9.26 per head for Pigs. Cattle receipts total 86 with steers around $408 and fat cows near $3.46 to $3.46 with milk cows listed. veal calves, sheep, horses and mules also noted with varied prices.
A clipped OCR fragment lists ledger like entries with labels Treas and Lib showing codes 103.10 103.9 and 109 28, scattered years 38 45 52 54 55, and month references March June 1922 1949, suggesting a financial catalog or accounting snippet. The text lacks full context or connected narrative.
Stockholm dispatches report Prince Bertil third in line to the Swedish throne will marry Miss Christina Prambeck daughter of an army captain and yield his throne rights. This marks the third royal step of its kind in two years within Swedish royalty.
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