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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
9
Egg prices rise with fresh gathered extra firsts at 40 cents per dozen firsts 39 cents and ordinary firsts 38 cents. Eggs for seconds 36 cents. Duck 40 cents and goose 80 cents. Live poultry lists fowls four pounds and over 34 cents, under four pounds 42 cents, springers two pounds and under 55 cents, roosters 21 cents.
Hog receipts reach 41000 with prices 50 to 60 cents lower and bulk sales around 14.35 to 16.25. Cattle receipts 140003 with beeves 10 to 14 dollars and stockers 7.85 to 11.60. Sheep receipts 1000 with market weak and lambs 17.50 to 19.00.
Cattle receipts 1500 with a weak to lower tone at 11.50 to 13.75 for shippers and calves 17.00 to 17.50. Hogs receipts 7000 steady to 0.25 lower with packers and cutters at 16.50 to 16.75. Sheep 200 steady with good to choice at 12 to 13.50 and lambs 19 to 20 for good to choice.
A fragmented string of mixed figures and letters appears to describe various codes and percentages. The readable elements include mentions of numbers like 4%, 3, 44, 96.14 and 8600, with scattered words such as Victory and Ras. The passage lacks clear context or a coherent narrative to interpret reliably.
Chicago market report shows butter prices at 4 cents to 64 cents and 57 to 63 cents for firsts and seconds. Eggs listed at 38 to 46 cents, cheese at 27 ½ cents, and live poultry at 35 cents.
Cattle receipts light and market slow with bids: choice 14.50 to 15.00, good 13.50 to 14.50, fair 12.00 to 13.00, veal calves 19.00 to 20.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 10 double, market down. prime wethers 14.00 to 15.00, good 12.50 to 13.50, fair 10.00 to 12.00, yearling lambs 12.00 to 20.00. Hogs receipts 15 doubles, market lower. prime heavy 15.25 to 16.00, mediums 18.00 to 18.25, heavy yorkers 18.00 to 18.25, light yorkers 18.00 to 18.25, pies 17.00 to 18.00, roughs 12.00 to 14.00, stags 9.00 to 10.00.
Daily market notes from Toledo Ohio list cash prices for corn oats rye barley and various seeds. April May and September futures noted for timothy clover seed and butter prices shown in cents per unit.
A fragmented timetable lists multiple train numbers and times such as No. 2 at 12:53 a.m. and No. 84 at 12:50 p.m. with local trains noted to run daily except Sunday.
The Sunday Creek Coal Company files suit in Athens county Ohio case 11958 against Georgia R Parks and Wader Tharp to enjoin trespass on a land strip section 10 town 11 range 14 Trimble township about 900 feet along the Kanawha and Michigan Railway right of way from Glouster to Amensville. Parks must answer by June 12 1920. Jones & Fones attorneys for the plaintiff.
In Canton last night a blast from overheated steam pipes destroyed the Berger Manufacturing Company power house and boiler room causing 100000 to 150000 dollars in damage. The explosion sent debris among 300 workers and firemen. no fatalities, though Charles Rodebaugh suffered burns while turning off the power.
The Georgia Democratic primary results give Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer 140 votes, Thomas Watson 130, and Hoke Smith 114 in the state convention. Palmer leads the state delegation as the convention approaches.
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