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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1938
Page
10
A dense classified section lists categories from Autos to Real Estate and Personal ads. It outlines submission deadlines for Sunday ads and details slots for sections such as Help Wanted, Lost and Found, Business Opportunities, Rentals, and Public Notices across multiple columns.
The New York market declined today in moderately active trading led by widespread losses across steels motors rails oils and aviation groups. Oil stayed steadier while Allied Chemical slid to 171 and Du Pont Johns Manville Phelps Dodge and Santa Fe posted losses. Chrysler opened 1500 shares at 69 12 and General Motors eased to 44 on 1000 shares.
Wheat No 1 red 62 No 2 red 61 62 percent? No 2 yellow 50 51 No 3 yellow 49 50 Oats No 2 white 25 26 No 3 white 23 25
Current prices for live poultry and butter products across grades and breeds. Includes fowls, leghorns, barred rocks, white rocks, Plymouth rocks, geese, ducks, and creamery butter in various colors and weights with numerous price figures.
Butter steady with nearby tubes at 92 score and 26 percent standards 26 and 89 score 25 2 and 88 score 23 percent. Eggs steady with ordinary firsts 184 and current receipts 20 2, white standards 26, shennery white extras 29. Poultry steady with heavy hens 19 21, leg horn hens 13 16, roosters 12 13, race springers 20 22, red springers 17 19, leg shorn springers 15 17, turkeys 18 20, old toms 15, young ducks 13 14, geese 10 12, fresh killed hens dressed 34 and dressed feathers removed 29.
The planetary aspects on this day hint at subtle, intriguing events. Birthday individuals enter a year of unusual influence with secrecy and intrigue shaping affairs. Travel related to behind the scenes interests is likely, and a child born today may pursue a unique and inventive career.
Butter market remains steady with receipts totaling 1,631 and 672 gross pounds. Extra firsts reach 90 912 score at 25 25 percent, with 92 score extras at 25 2 percent. Eggs market steady with receipts of 8,562 cases and fresh graded firsts 2042 cars.
Market notes show steady egg prices for extra grade and firsts with current receipts. Live poultry prices weaken across hens leghorn springers roosters ducks and Muscovy with ranges from heavy to small and various quality grades.
Mrs. Hayes Roush of Minersville was bitten two or three times by a snake she mistook for a toad while near her porch. She remained able to sit up and the swelling and pain diminished after the incident last Saturday evening. Nearby visitors and community updates follow, including church notes and travel mentions.
Hogs at Cincinnati show gains of 5c to 10c with top legs at 8.65 and 6.75 for various weights. Cattle and calves trading very slow but near Thursday levels, with steers over 900 lbs limited and beef cows scarce. Sheep open strong with spring lambs at 8 to 9 and ewes and wethers around 9.25, culls down to 5.50. Prices cover weight classes and quality across hogs cattle and sheep.
Hog prices ranged steady to down slowly with direct sales and various weight brackets. Cattle and calves showed nominal direct moves with best grassers around 9.50, and sheep markets steady to slow with spring lambs near 8.50 and lighter weights down.
A moderate demand for domestic wools was reported in Boston today by the U S Department of Agriculture. Some buyers secured small concessions from asking prices while many holders of large quantities showed no willingness to meet current bids.
Protracted meeting at M E Church draws locals. Mrs Harry Smith visited Craigs ville W Va. Velma Gainor and Rita joined Miss Brinkers for dinner. Rev Frank Gillian Chester stayed with C E Hay man. Harden Cursed and Stanley THWSWednes. Pleasant Sew 4 H Club met at Velma Gainor home. Harry Fisher from Florida visiting A H Bailey. Orvy Gainor family including Benny Guy Gainor visited Ernest Clark Dorcas. George Deem Sr and grandson Otis Frederick toured Richie County on Wednesday.
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