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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1937
Page
8
The Athens Messenger lists a Pomeroy branch at 113 Second Street with office and residence phone details for local readers seeking contact information.
Strength in rubber shares featured an irregular market with U S Rubber Common up 1 percent to 6 02, preferred at 94, Goodrich up 1 to 39, Goodyear up 1 to 41, and Good year Preferred up 3 to 125. Steel and Bethlehem rose modestly while Chrysler, General Motors and Du Pont advanced. New York Central slipped and rails were irregular as utilities stayed dull.
A crowded list of NYSE tickers across INDUSTRIALS, OILS, STEELS and MOTORS shows varied gains and losses. Notable names include Coca Cola, DuPont, Procter and Gamble, Westinghouse, General Foods, and Am. Rolling Mills with shifts ranging from single to double digits.
Livestock and grain prices listed include Wheat No. 1 red 113 and 114 cents, No. 3 red 110 and 113, Corn No. 2 yellow 99 and 100, No. 3 yellow 98 and 99, Oats No. 1 white 38 and 43, No. 2 white 37 and 42.
Cincinnati market reports a range of prices with eggs for extra firsts and seconds, butterfat grades No 1 and No 3, and various live poultry categories. Leghorn fowls, roosters, broilers, fryers of multiple breeds, and geese prices are itemized by weight and age groups.
Butter prices hold steady with 92 score extras and standards at 32 percent and 89 score 31 percent. Eggs firm with 20 percent current receipts and 22 percent extra firsts. Poultry values show hens, roosters, ducks, geese and turkeys with varying weightings and dressed figures including fresh killed hens at 33 percent and feather removal at 29 percent.
Chicago produce notes firmer egg receipts at 9 926 cases with fresh graded firsts 19 percent extra firsts 20 percent and various dirties checks and storage packed items. Butter receipts 16 273 with extra firsts around 90 to 92 percent scores and assorted grade percentages amid centralized storage figures.
Eggs steady with grades and current receipts listed. Live poultry prices cover hens heavy leghorn heavy and light, broilers fancy rocks and colored, small, and leghorn under 11. old roosters colored and leghorn, chickens thin and No 2. Ducks young small and old.
Following prices paid for crude oil by purchasing agencies. Tide Water Pipe Lines $2.82 in Bradford and Alleghany district. Southwest Penna Pipe Line Co. lines $2.57. Eureka Pipe Line Co. lines $2.52. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. lines $2.37. Natl. Transit lines $2.82. Pennzoil $2.76 to 2.62. Buckeye Corning $1.42. Lima $1.25. Princeton $1.35. Illinois $1.35. Michigan $1.41 to $2.42. Western Kentucky $1.40. Eastern Kentucky $1.42 to $1.50. Eastern Texas $1.35.
Venus records show a consistent temperature around ten degrees below zero Fahrenheit on both day and night. Observers note the extreme cold persists despite solar input, indicating a stable atmospheric condition.
Hogs total 3900 head with 370 direct and through holdovers 230, prices 15 to 25 cents higher than last week. Top hogs at 13.35 for 180 to 225 pounds, other weights 13.25 13.10 12.40 to 11.25. Cattle 1300 and calves 600. steers and yearlings steady to lower, good loads at 14 for 710 pounds and 13 for around 1725 pounds. 1000 to 1100 pounds 10.25 to 11.75, light cattle 7 to 10, good heifers scarce at 12.05 for around 160 pounds. Sheep 2150 with lambs 10.75 to 11.25, top 11.50, typical ranges 8.50 to 10.50, light offerings down to 4.50.
Hogs 1700 head with 1200 direct, steady to 10 cents higher. Prices 180-240 lbs at 16.28 and 13.50, 250 lbs up and 100-140 lbs at 11.50 to 12.50. Sows 10.50 down. Cattle 1000 head including 200 direct, steers steady to strong with several lots at 14 to 14.50, others 1300 down. Heifers and bulls steady with most at 10.50 down, some 10.75, a few 12. Bologna bulls 7 down. Cows steady to strong, low cutter 4.25 to 4.50, fat cattle up to 7+. Calves 1000 head including 200 direct, steady to strong, good and choice dealers 11.50 to 12. Sheep 1750 including 250 direct, market not established, lambs steady to 11.40, bidding 11.25, sheep steady at 5.50 down.
Total receipts 1804 head. No corn fed Cattle. Market active. Hogs receipts 624 across weight classes with top prices from 13.10 to 11.50. Cattle receipts 518 with good steers at 12.80 and fat cows to 8. Veal calves receipts 310 with tops 12.35. Lambs receipts 352 with top 10.75 and feeder lambs to 8. Buck lambs and ewes also reported with mixed prices.
PT Pleasant livestock sold Saturday July 31 with total receipts of 1156 head. Hogs and cattle dominated trading with tops reaching 13.20 for steers, 13.15 for hogs, and calves at 13.00. Veal calves and lambs showed solid demand as mass slaughter stocks moved to packers and order buyers.
L. R. Pierce of Athens Ohio is appointed Administrator of the Estate of Frank Boday deceased of Guysville R D No 2 Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated July 30 1937. Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.
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