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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1934
Page
11
An April shower with summer storm elements arrived last evening. Great black clouds and a sweeping wind preceded a downpour with lightning and thunder. Farmers and gardeners had planted, and residents reaped rain, totaling one hundredth of an inch. Thursday cooled from a high to 58, then rose into the high sixties today.
A Lea gue of Women Voters delegation urged adoption of free textbooks for Athens City schools at a City Board of Education meeting. Presently students buy books locally, while many states require school provisions. The group argued that Ohio districts often provide books, and Athens should follow suit.
Chesterhill April 6 Regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held Monday night April The program includes devotionals by Harley Calendine community singing led by Miss Ruth Berry and Kenneth Dulaney report of the association convention at Amesville by Mrs J H McKitrick reading by Genevieve Patton violin selections health talk by Dr A H Whitacre a potluck supper will be served and each person is asked to bring their own table service including a cup for coffee
Dr and Mrs F H May hosted relatives at New Matamoras. Adrian Mich guest Beri Yaw visited grandparents J V Yaw. Arthur King and Mae Putnam of Columbus stayed with M M Bryson. Many others hosted or visited family in Athens and Chauncey with returns from Columbus and Springfield. Two men fined by Mayor for intoxication. sheriff sale announced for Chauncey property in case No 14034.
New York stocks eased in a dull, irregular session as an announced investigation into activity of 16 issues failed to lift trading. Public utility shares weakened after yesterday’s gains tied to a governor’s utility bill defeat. U S Steel held near 81%, Union Carbide rose to 44 1 2, and government bonds continued to advance while commodities remained steady.
Daily weighted price index for 30 basic commodities compiled for the United Press shows current 107.65. Yesterday 107.52. Week 107.47. Month 109.51. Year 74.40. 1934 high 110.24 on Mar 12. 1934 low 101.05 on Jan 3. Copyright 1934 by Dun and Bradstreet.
Market note lists live poultry and young chickens by size and weight with mixes of prices. Old chickens and turkeys priced per pound with hens and gobblers shown by size. Entry reads as 16%4c for broilers, 25¢ for mixed, 16c for old tomes, 26c for gobblers, and 18c for old turkeys.
Butter prices listed for stock No 3 with butterfat content and eggs. Caves included. Extra firsts 13c seconds 13c. Nearby ungraded 14%c. Goose 2c duck leg prices noted.
Butter market shows barely steady trading with standards at 364c and extra ic. Legs market remains stable with white at 15'4c and current receipts at 15c. Poultry also barely steady with colored fowl at 17c to 28c, leghorn heavy at 14c, small 3c, and various rates for fowl, ducks, and stags. Potatoes across Michigan around $2.25, Ohio and New York $1.85 to $1.90, Colorado $2.
Rags Market reports weak receipts totaling 92,951 cases with extra firsts at 16 cents and current receipts at 144 percent. Dirties at 19 1/2 cents, checks at 12 cents. Butter Market likewise weak with receipts 48,612. extras include 90 9s MXec firsts, 22 cents specials, and 22 2ic standards, amid various cent values and miscellaneous items.
Nearby tubs and 83 score extras with 24c standards and 89 Waec. receipts list fresh firsts at 16c and nearby hen nery whites. Current receipts cover poultry including colored fat hens six pounds and up at 16c, mediums 16c, leghorn hens 3 5 lbs and up 7c, colored springers 4 lbs and up 7c, Plymouth rock broilers 38c, leghorn broilers 23 9 24c, old roosters 49c, stags 1le, ducks 6c per lb, fat geese 12e, ordinary geese 9c, young turkeys 18e, capons 16 80 22c, fresh killed full dressed hens 26c, hog dressed ic.
Hogs receipts 1300 with holdovers and 460 fairly active, top and bulk at 6.75 for 160 to 220 pounds and 220 to 250 pounds quotable 4.50–4.65. Heavier weights 4.58 down for 130–140 pounds. 90 to 190 pounds 82.75–103.00. Sows 99.92–2.65. Cattle receipts 25, steady. Calves receipts 126. smaller stockers top 6.50, mid 4.60–5.50, cull and common 4.40–4.50. Sheep receipts 800, steady. wool lambs 9.50, common to medium 6.75, shorn lambs 7.50 down, clipped wethers 4.50 down, spring lambs absent, nominally 12 down.
Hoges receipts total 4000 with 727 direct and through. cattle and calf receipts 250 and 400 respectively show slow to steady demand. Hogs see 180 to 390 lb weights at 4.40, lighter weights erratic, be ter 160 to 180 lb around 4.26, and sows steady near 3. Prices for vealers and bulls vary. Boston wool market soft with growers holding out for higher prices, new clip buyers scarce. Liberty bonds and U.S. Treasuries quoted with various maturities.
Grain prices for Toledo include Wheat No 2 red 12 02 percent, corn No 2 yellow 8 253, oats No 2 white 3 74 38 percent, rye No 2 65 66, Wheat No 1 red 88 85 cents, corn No 2 yellow 6 48, oats No 2 white 6 96, No 3 white 3 30 25 percent. Seed close shows clover $8.25, cash $8.50. produce butter fancy creamery 23 cents.
Financial notation lists paid in capital and surplus funds with undivided profits. Mentions deposits and time deposits, along with certified and cashier's checks held by the Seband entity. Includes references to geese sabha as a local body.
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