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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
10
Ohio faces a 1.7 million deficit as December pension payments for 112000 dependents are issued. The state borrows from the general fund after the Social Security board cut its contributions in October, with December checks being mailed by Christmas.
Platform men and checkers returned to work at long distance truck freight terminals in New York City ending a strike that had halted trucking. About a thousand workers were involved. Meathandlers urged housewives to declare rent and serve vegetable dinners until packing houses grant wage increases of four to five dollars per week.
New York stocks opened higher in moderate turnover with Douglas Aircraft at a fresh high of 74. Rails utilities and metals gained, Distillers Seagrams up about one point to 205. Others edging up included Liggett Myers Glenn Martin Phillips Petroleum Radio Corp American Telephone American Smelting and various industrials with notable moves among U S Steel Cement and chemical shares.
Toledo reports wheat prices for No 1 red 66 and No 2 red 65 cents per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow 52 42 53 cents, No 3 yellow 51 52. Oats No 2 white 31 32, No 3 white 28 2 31. Butter at Pittsburgh futures weak with various butterfat scores. Eggs steady receipts 25 percent and standards 28 30. Poultry steady with prices for hens, turkeys, ducks, and geese across grades and dressed lines.
Mrs. George A. Hughes of Oakland visiting Pasadena dreamed her home had been robbed. The next day she phoned Oakland police to investigate. They checked and confirmed the dream did not reflect a real burglary.
The report lists eggs with steady firsts at 30, firsts 28, seconds 26 and nearby ungraded 29. Butter prices show Butterfat No 1 23 No 2 21 and creamery butter 30 31. Live poultry includes colored fowls 5 and over 15 and 4 and over 13, leghorn fowls 3 and over 11, roosters colored 10, capons 8 and over 23, broilers and fryers 2 and over 18, 3 and over 17, roasting chickens 4 and over 17, and other breeds 2 and over 17, 3 and over 15.
Butter market unsettled with extras at 33 and standards 30 percent. Eggs market unsettled with extra grade clean 29 extra firsts 25 current receipts 24. Live poultry market weak with various weights and breeds including hens leghorn roosters capons ducks geese and turkeys priced across a wide range.
Chicago butter market shows weakness as receipts reach 555,422 gross lbs with mixed grade scores from firsts to standards. Eyes market remains steady with 2,422 cases. fresh graded firsts and extra firsts listed with percentage checks and current receipts including dirties and refrigerated goods noted.
US government bonds quoted with prices and yields across several issue types. Bonds include 3s8 47-43 at 110 and 3%Qs 56-46 at 113.9, 34as 49-46 at 109.10, 4%4s 52-47 at 118.28, and 242s 53-49 at 102.21.
Friday December 9 winners are announced for the Christmas Gift Bargains feature. First prize is a $1 gift certificate for any advertiser, awarded to Mrs. Albert Miller of Athens. Second prizes are two theater tickets to the Athena for Andy Kolenich and two theater tickets to the Majestic for Craig Kinney, with mailing today. Contest No. 7 winners will be announced tomorrow.
Hog market held steady with 400 head including 100 direct. 160 to 230 lb hogs at 7.90 to 7.50. Sows 6.50 to 7. Calves strong with 1500 head steady. dealers pay 10 to 10.50 for good to choice, selections up to 11. Cattle: 100 head with top steers at 10.25 to 10.50. some 8.50 to 8.60. bulk low cutters cows 4.4.
Hogs2500 head. All weights and grades 25e lower than Monday. Top $7.65 for good and choice 160 180 lb. 180 220 lb 7.55. 200 225 lb 7.45. 225 250 lb 7.40. 250 275 lb 7.35. 275 300 lb 7.30. 300 359 lb 7.10 7.20. 140 160 lb 7.40. 100 140 lb 6.40 7.15. Most good packing sows 6 6.25. Cattle600 calves 250, less active than Monday, averages steady. Odd light yearlings to 1025, few small bunches 9 to 9.50. Bulk light yearlings and medium to good heifers 8.50 9, few 9.25. Plain to medium 7 8.25. Load light steers 8.40, few 8.75. Good beef cows 6.76 6.50, plain and medium 5 5.75. Cutter grades mostly 3.50 5, thin shelly kinds 3.25 and less. Most bulls 5.75 6.50, few 6.75. Wealers steady to weak, tending lower, practical top 10.
Market report lists cattle receipts at 190 with price ranges from 2.8 to 2.50 for various grades, veal receipts 125 with good to cull values, hog receipts 115 across good to shoats, and sheep and lambs receipts 165 with good to wethers and ewes prices. Prices shown for mediums, good, and cull levels across cattle hogs sheep and lambs.
The Agricultural Department reported a quiet domestic wool market in Boston. Demand was scattered for fine territory wools in original bags and prices remained steady, with average to short French combing lengths scoured at 63.465 cents per pound.
Capt Anthony Eden former British cabinet member visits Washington for talks with President Roosevelt and State Department officials. He will give an off the record address at the National Press Club flanked by cabinet peers diplomats and press. Sources say Eden aims to learn why America is cool to Britain since Munich and may seek to explain British policy while noting sympathy to Britain’s goals.
On Friday December 23 1938 at 9 AM jurors will be publicly drawn for the January 1939 term of the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. Commissioners ER R Walker and E F Sells sign.
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