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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
10
A man wounded in a battle after firing on officers was bandaged, indicating he survived the exchange. Police faced a perilous confrontation as the suspect carried out the attack and was subsequently treated for injuries.
New York stocks eased fractionally in light trading as international concerns weighed on markets. Auburn Auto fell 2 percent to a year low near 4 percent after announcing a bankruptcy reorganizaton under Section 71 B. Bethlehem Steel stayed at 66, and railroad shares slipped with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe down about 1/4 point and New York Central down similarly. Chesapeake & Ohio rose 15 to 38. Utilities held steady amid dull trading.
A garbled U S stock page shows percentages for many industrials oils and steels with numerous corrupted names. Despite unreadable items the piece lists gains and losses across sectors including utilities oils and automobiles with various company placeholders and factional percentages.
The Toledo market lists wheat, corn, oats with No 2 red wheat at 92 and 93, corn no 2 yellow 57 and 58, oats No 2 white 32.5 to 34, and various butter, egg, and poultry prices. Live poultry and turkeys show multiple weight class values, with meats steady or discounted, plus regional potato and egg figures and refrigeration grade assortments.
Hog prices hover steady to higher with top 8.50 for 150-200 lb hogs and 8.25-8.30 for 200-225 lb. Cattle and calves show mixed trends with steers down and yearlings up to 10.50 top. Beef cows quoted 6.25-8.75, sows weaker, calves 12-18 dealers, sheep softer with lambs down about 28 cents. Direct sales noted for hogs and cattle.
The figures list expenses at 3 342 710 883 28 dollars receipts 2 505 062 504 44 dollars deficit 747 648 378 84 dollars cash balance 2 692 908 873 97 dollars working balance 924 462 075 33 dollars public debt 37 112 940 081 58 dollars gold reserve 12 764 176 975 12 dollars customs 194 737 501 89 dollars today's purchase inactive gold 10 814 72 dollars
Total receipts 237 with detailed price ranges for hogs cattle veal and sheep. Includes weights 178 to 220 pounds and 56 head of veal calves with tops and mids. Notes no sale Saturday December 25 Christmas Day.
Mrs Thomas Mc Harg of Chauncey is in Sheltering Arms hospital after breaking her leg above the ankle in a fall at her Mill Street home last week. Her daughter Margaret, a nurse, is at her side during recovery.
The slender former diamond queen Mabel Bell visits New York. Now Countess Porceri she lives abroad and still bears the famed title she earned from the gem world.
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