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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1921
Page
7
Samuel Gillett offers at public auction from his Strouds Run residence three miles east of Athens on Friday April 8 starting at noon. Items include farming implements hay corn livestock some household goods and about 400 pounds of wool. Terms announced day of sale. Fred Laughlin, auctioneer.
Several property offers including a six and three quarter acre tract with a six room house near Lancaster Ohio listed by M. I. Trout Reality Co. and a 95 acre farm in Meigh county with residence barns silos and outbuildings in Murray Shade area. Also a Violet Flats west section with multiple rooms yielding income and high ground value with aggressive sale terms. A room for confectionery store rental is sought in Huntington West Virginia.
Secretary Hughes dispatched a formal note to Britain France Japan and possibly Italy protesting allied positions on mandate territories. It asserts US rights in Yap and opposition to the San Remo oil division under British mandates, signaling a firm American stance on postwar mandates.
On Wednesday and Thursday sales will occur at $24.00 per ton for carloads. Sellers Ohlinger and Wolfe announce items including AB Space saver. Also note notice of appointment of Carles W Juniper as administrator of Curtis Webb estate in Athens County Ohio dated April 4 1921 from M Johnson Probate Judge.
Cattle receipts total 700 with a slow to steady market. Steers bring 3.50 to 9.00. Calves steady with 9.50 to 10.00 top. Hiogs receipts 3000 steady with 10.00 to 10.25 for good packers and butchers. Sheep receipts 100 steady with 5.00 to 5.50. Lambs steady with 10.00 to 10.50.
Cattle receipts light and demand steady with prime and choice prices near 9 to 11 dollars and common stock around 7.5 to 8.6. Sheep and lamb receipts fair and steady with prime wethers about 5.76 to 6.00 and yearling lambs near 8.75 to 9.00. Hogs receipts 20 doubles and market steady with heavy, mediums, and other hogs priced from 7 to 11 dollars per hundredweight.
Hog receipts total 17000 with market for hogs higher. Butchers and packing numbers range from 7.75 to 10.26 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts include beef cattle and canners, with prices listed. Sheep receipts 18000 with market 250 higher. wool lambs at 7.00 to 9.00 and ewes at 2.00 to 6.76.
Chicago produce market lists butter at 49c for standard grades 46c for firsts 44c to 48c, seconds 20c to 40c, and live poultry at 31c. The notes include 24c for Be Cheece twins and 26e for young American.
Fragmentary ledger entry lists Liberty 3814 and Victory series bonds with small cash amounts such as 90.38 1.06 87.68 90.22 87.96 97.54 and mentions unclear bond series like Fourth 44s and First 44s. The text is garbled with repeated letters and incomplete words.
Toledo Ohio April prices for grains and seeds show wheat at cash 1.44 and May 1.47 with July 1.16. Corn cash No. 3 yellow 61 to 62 cents. Oats cash No. 2 white 42 to 43 cents. Rye No. 2 1.38. Barley No. 2 cash 70 cents. Clover seed cash 12 dollars, April 9.70, Oct 9.00. Timothy cash 1918 2.50, 1919 2.60, April and May 2.65, Sept 3.10. Alsike cash new 14.15. Butter 63 cents, Eyes 28 cents. Hay 1.53.
Market notes from Cincinnati show steady wholesale produce with minor variations. Prices listed include 21 22 cents for certain items and firate around 2044 cents, plus ordinary levels at 19 and 20 cents, reflecting a stable trading day.
In Logan Ohio warrants were issued for fifty four prominent citizens for holding a cockfight. Sheriff Larimey said the list could grow to 300. About six hundred spectators were present. thirteen live cocks two dead fighters a dice set a table and money were seized. Suspects named from Columbus Nelsonville Murray City and Buchtel and other nearby towns.
Public auction scheduled at the residence of Joseph Kelley in Taos Lodi township Athena county for May 23, 1921. Personal property of Joseph Cherhey includes cattle hogs corn hay utensils and other farm items with sale at 9 o clock am. Terms to be made the day of sale by William Oratang.
Probate Court of Athens Ohio orders sale of Lot No 10 and Tract No 2 parcels in Millfield and Line villages with coal rights reserved. Auction set for 36th day of April 193 at 2 p m at courthouse door. Priced at 100 with one third payments in one and two years secured by mortgage. Also notices appointing executors for Joseph Tas Joseph Kelley Howard V and related estates.
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