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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
15
Industrial stock prices moved irregularly lower in early trading as bears dominated with sparse bids. International Combustion Engineering showed pool activity, motor and tire shares fell one to two points, and oil copper and independent steel issues weakened with Crucible Steel dropping to a yearly low at 66.
Frank W Gibson has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of John Swett, late of Athens County Ohio, deceased. Dated March 25 1925. S M Johnson Probate Judge of said County. 326-30.t.w.
By order of the Board of Directors and the president a special meeting of the stockholders of Farmers' Supply Company Ohio is called for May 1, 1926 at 1 PM in room 7 1914 South Court Street Athens Ohio to decide steps to surrender the corporate majority and franchise.
In the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division The Lick Run Coal & Clay Company of Nelsonville Athens County Ohio was adjudicated bankrupt on March 1 1926. Creditors will meet at 29% South Court Street Athens Ohio on Monday April 12 1926 at 1 PM to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct other business. R D B Williams Referee in Bankruptcy. April 1 1926.
Fred Zinn No. 54299, confined in the Ohio Penitentiary, has been recommended to the Ohio Board of Clemency by the Warden and Chaplain as legally eligible for a parole hearing on or after May 15, 1930.
Boston area bull dog listed as a well marked male pet suitable for a child. Price set at 50 dollars. Contact Fred R Beasley by phone at 232.
Hogs receipts 14 000 head market up 15c higher with bulk at 11.69 to 13.85 top. Heavyweights 12.50, medium 9 to 15.50, light 12.85 to 13.85. Sows range 10.55 to 10.60, boars 8.85 to 11.50. Cattle receipts 2000 head market strong calves steady beef steers 9.75 to 10.75, heifers 9.40 to 10.25, cows 4.79 to 8.00, bulls 4.50 to 7.50. Veal calves 85 to 110, feeder steers 6.48 to 7.75, stocker calves 5.50 to 8.40. Sheep receipts 8000 head market steady lambs 13.25 to 13.75, culls 10.50 to 11.50, yearlings 10.50 to 11.75, wethers 8.50 to 10, ewes 5.50 to 9.50, feeder lambs 12.50 to 13.50.
Market reports show light supply and steady demand for cattle with varied grades priced from 6.50 to 9.85 per unit. Sheep and lambs offer 9.50 for good sheep and 4.25 for lambs amid 2,000 head on feed. Hog receipts about 2,500 head with prime heavy hogs at 12.75 to 13.75 and other classes ranging up to 18.75.
CATTLE receipts 200 head market steady steers good to choice 89 to 13 calves steady good to choice. HOGS receipts 4700 head market active and steady good to choice stockers and butchers 13.25 13.50.
Butter in tubs 42 1 2 cents, extra firsts 40 14 to 42 cent per pound. Eggs Ohio firsts 29 cents, extras 31 to 34 cents. Beets new 2.25 per bushel, carrots 2.25 per bushel. Cucumbers Ashtabula 4 to 4.75 a basket. Onions Ohio 3.00 to 3.25 per 100 pounds, Texas 4.50 per 100 pounds. Potatoes Ohio 3.10 per bushel, Hastings 15 to 20 per barrel, Canadian 4.65 per 90 pound sack. Radishes Ashtabula round 2.25 per three dozen basket, long 20 cents per dozen.
Receipts record 8756 tubs of butter from a creamery with extra 0 percent 4c, standard solace and extra firsts 38140 38 percent, plus packing stock 20c.
The report lists steady and mixed pricing for hay petroleum wool and domestic markets. Values include hay at 1.30 to 1.55 and 1.05 to 1.15, petroleum at 5.50 to 3.65, wool steady, and domestic pulled secured bases with varied percentages and cents.
Cincinnati wholesale market reports butter creamery tubs at 32c for No. 1 and 22c for No. 2. Potatoes 36, 6.25. Poultry roosters 18c, fowl 18c, broilers 18c, ducks 82c, geese 18c. Eggs 20c for firsts, 24c for seconds, nearby ungraded.
Grain TOLEDO GRAIN. WHEAT No. 2 red 1.71 1.72. CORN No. 3 yellow 73 lglc iilec. OATS No. 2 white 46 47c No. 3 white 45 46c. RYE No. 2 Me. BARLEY No. 2 72c. CLOVER Cash 14.55 Oct 15.70. ALFALFA Cash 17. TIMOTHY Cash 3.40a Sept 5.50a.
Liberty bond quotations are listed with multiple series and prices. Odgs at 100.31 first 414s 102.7 second 4 48 100.28 third 4s 101.8 route 44s 102.19 and new 414s 107.29.
Weather officials say a major California storm has spent itself and a quiet weekend is forecast. The deadly system swept the state, leaving a toll of twelve lives and rain diminishing across the region as San Francisco notes improving conditions.
Edward Steidle reports rapid progress in rock dusting to prevent coal mine explosions. By 1924, 211 mines are rock dusted, including 63 in Pennsylvania and 49 in Wyoming, covering about 1000 miles of entries. He predicts further adoption in the next six months.
Governor Donahey of Ohio declares he is not and will not be a candidate for president of the United States. He states the assertion in Columbus on April 9.
New York April 9 The Business World Today notes continued consolidation of public utility companies with electric power central stations producing record current. Massive new plants and a $70 million Mississippi system including a $20,000 dam and Tennessee River plant spur mergers as service remains the aim. Muscle Shoals bids loom large while engineers debate limits of sprawling super power networks.
Detroit notes indicate automobile concerns are in a strong financial position and plan conservative spring production to keep supply and demand in balance. Heavy demand for cars is expected once weather improves.
In Cleveland two cement plants are planned this year with a combined cost of about 16 million dollars. One plant will be built by Universal Portland Cement company and the other by Federal Cement company.
Boston dispatch reports United Fruit Company campaigns to popularize bananas as a national staple with one million more bunches sold this year than in the 1924 period. Prospects point to a record crop for 1925.
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana report higher wool output in 1925 compared with 1924 while early 1026 clips are sold at a loss.
In Kansas City on April 9 Berkson Brothers announce a consolidation of women’s wear and millinery shops including Berkson stores in Kansas City Topeka and Washington with ten other apparel stores and sixty five millinery shops forming Consolidated Retail Stores Inc.
In the Reading Lebanon district last month 12,000,000 cigars were produced with about one quarter destined to sell at five cents. This reflects a surge in output and a push toward low price sales in the local tobacco market.
Columbus report shows 2,881 inmates in Ohio penitentiary after ten months, marking a gain of 362 prisoners. Overcrowding forces some inmates to sleep in the penitentiary hospital basement.
Northbound No 1 leaves Athens 6 36 am No 5 leaves Athens 2 48 pm Daily Southbound No 2e leaves Athens 12 22 pm No 6 leaves Athens 5 31 pm Daily Trains Hocking Valley Northbound No 31 leaves Athens 6 45 am No 33 leaves Athens 11 49 am Daily except Sunday No 37 leaves Athens 5 00 pm Southbound No 30 arrives Athens 10 35 am No 34 arrives Athens 4 20 pm Daily except Sunday No 36 arrives Athens 9 40 pm Baltimore and Ohio Westbound
Gertrude McCluskey and Raymond Barnes both 18 of Lowell Massachusetts wed after a strange courtship. Parents objected, Gertrude stayed in Raymonds room on the third floor for five months with him bringing meals and avoiding the house. Police observed the girl exiting by a ladder one night.
In a melodrama set in Dayton, wealthy magnate Morton mentors nurse Audrey and faces his own secrets as secretary Parrish resists an immoral errand. Audrey receives a financial hand from Morton while Nona plans a visit, hinting at a costly entanglement and a cliffhanger telegram.
A terse plea notes about two million children born in the nation and urges careful driving. It contrasts learning to drive slowly with learning to dive fast, emphasizing safety and caution on the roads.
A brief note suggests learning sock care from a brother to extend wear. The fragment hints at practical tips and shared usage practices within a family context.
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