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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
7
Today's Markets list Cincinnati produce with eggs at 41c per dozen for extra firsts and 38c for ordinary firsts. Live poultry prices show fowls over 1 4 pounds at 35c, springers under 2 pounds at 65c, and roosters at 21c.
Cattle receipts light with steady bids. Prime veal calves 11.50 to 12.50, choice 12.75 to 13.50, common 11.00 to 12. Veal calves weaker notes. Sheep and lambs light receipts with weak trade. Prime wethers 13.50 to 14.00, good 12.00 to 13.00, yearling lambs 10.00 to 17.50. Hogs active with 15 doubles. prime heavies 14.00 to 14.75, mediums 16.25 to 16.40, heavies 16.25 to 16.40, pigs 15.75 to 16.00, roughs 11.00 to 12.00, stags 9.00 to 10.00.
Hog receipts reach 19 000 with steady to higher trade by 25 cents. Bulk hogs quoted 13.65 to 14.50. Light hogs 215.00 to 15.50. pigs 13.50 to 15.00. roughs 11.75 to 12.25. Cattle receipts 5000 with gains 25 to 50 cents. Beeves 13.50 to 14.50. cows 8.00 to 12.60. calves 12.00 to 14.00. stockers 7.20 to 10.75. canners 4.50 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 8000 with slow market. wool lambs 16.25 to 18.00. ewes 10.50 to 13.50.
Cincinnati cattle auction shows weaker trade with steers at 11.50 to 13.00. Calves steady with good to 15.00. Hogs receipts 3000 and market steady to lower with good packer bids around 15.25. Sheep and lamb prices hold steady with top quotes 12.00 to 14.00 for sheep and 19.00 to 20.00 for lambs.
Chicago market page lists Butter Creamery extra 60 cents, standards 65, firsts 59 and 64 cents, seconds 47 and 53 cents. Eggs ordinaries 38 and 39 cents, firsts 41 and 42 cents. Cheese twins 31 cents. Live poultry 36 cents.
Market notes from Toledo show prices for corn oats rye barley and aliske clover and timothy seed with April May and December figures. Butter eggs hay and liberty bonds quoted with several series and prices. A closing line notes European investigators found partridges eat noxious weed seeds and pests warranting protection.
United Press reports on April 28 detailing early results from multiple states in the pre convention campaign. Wood leads Johnson in New Jersey. Edwards unopposed in New Jersey Democrats. Harding trails Wood in Ohio. Cox unopposed in Ohio Democrats. Wood favored in Massachusetts with unpledged delegates. Poindexter backed in Washington. Borah slate in Idaho. overall delegate standings show Wood and Lowden leading among Republicans while Cox leads Democrats in instructed delegate tallies.
Baseball scores show Cleveland tops Chicago 3 to 2 in American League play while other games were postponed. In the American Association Columbus crushed Indianapolis 38 to 1 and Kansas City outscored St Paul 7 to 2. Toledo beat Louisville 5 to 4 in 10 innings and Milwaukee edged Minneapolis 2 to 1 in extras.
The National League game features St Louis battling Cincinnati. Both clubs seek an early win as they clash at the ballpark with a pivotal midseason clash ahead in the standings.
Pittsburg visits Chicago New York plays Brooklyn Philadelphia faces Boston Indianapolis travels to Columbus Milwaukee meets Minneapolis Kansas City faces St Paul Louisville takes on Toledo.
The census bureau released 1920 population figures: Youngstown 132,358. Portsmouth Ohio 33,011. Springfield Massachusetts 129,338. Increases since 1910: Youngstown up 53,292 or 67.4 percent. Portsmouth up 9,580 or 40.6 percent. Springfield up 40,412 or 45.4 percent.
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Robert W. Heingertner of Canton to be a consul of class six. The withdrawal of Theodore Burton from the United States tariff commission was announced at Burton's request.
A Detroit man has designed a portable blower driven by an electric motor to cool underground electric cables that can overheat. The device aims to prevent overheating and reduce fire risk in buried power lines.
Lewis J Elliott has been appointed and qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Margaret J Elliott late of Athens county Ohio deceased. Dated April 13 1920. H T Phillips Probate Judge of Said County 4-14-30tw.
Central Union Telephone Company filed with Ohio Public Utilities Commission its P U C O No 2 proposing higher rates for Trimble service effective May 1 1920. Business one party 2 25 to 2 60 two party 1 75 to 2 00 Residence one party 1 50 to 1 75 two party 1 25 to 1 50 Rural 1 25 to 1 50. A copy of the proposed schedule is available at Mrs Alta Dews office in Trimble.
In Columbus on April 28 with few official returns, Harding and Wood camps claim wins in contested districts. Early figures suggest Harding will secure 40 or more of 48 delegates, while Wood backers cite districts 12 16 19 20 22 as favorable. Harding managers tout a broad lead and boosted Democratic turnout in Franklin County.
A. E. Falloon appointed the will annexed of the estate of Lis sa KR Sims late of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated this 6th day of April 1920. 4-7-30tw.
Ten Detroit residents thought they had secured housing through an agent but learned the agent lacked authority to rent properties. Police pursue the impersonator as an investigation unfolds in Detroit.
Tomorrow evening at 6 PM at the M E church Perry Wood will be the speaker in a town event sponsored by Class Six featuring the Famous 35¢ C Beet discussion.
Deposited with the Buckeye State Building & Loan Company at 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio earns 5 percent interest. A check for the interest is mailed every six months with emphasis on promptness and reliability. Assets exceed 29.8 million dollars invested entirely in first mortgages on homes.
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