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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
11
Radio and appliance ad promotes Maytag washers for Christmas, highlighting models from $24.95 and featuring brands Crossey, RCA, Victor, and Majestic. Alongside is a family gift angle and the contact Dial 0211 for Zenper’s Radio and Bicycle Dept.
Lima officials voiced displeasure at petitions circulated by the West Ohio Gas Company seeking repeal of a June city ordinance that cut gas rates. The company reportedly gathered more than 2,000 signatures to allow replacing the current gas mix with natural gas in order to reduce consumer bills by about 20 percent.
New York stocks moved irregularly in dull trading with mixed moves in key issues. Industrials and utilities posted fractional gains or losses, rails softened, and bonds and commodities showed little change amid light turnover.
A fragmented OCR listing shows percentages and company names like Commonwealth, Gillette, Libbey Owens Ford, Owens Illinois, and Continental along with utilities and sectors such as chemicals, hardware, and department stores. The text reflects a sector readout with market shares and corporate mentions rather than a narrative.
How ard Jefferson of the Ohio Farm Bureau cites price differences at terminal markets to call for united farmer action. He argues for orderly marketing to prevent prices falling as packers chase cheaper buys. Ohio officials discuss direct versus terminal marketing with calls for government-backed parity. A request to restore the stockade at Fort Laurens is also noted. Arthur Wintersteller bowls a perfect 300 in Sandusky.
Butter unchanged with varied subcategories and weights. poultry shows minor price shifts for guineas and fowl. Eggs hold steady amid mixed quotations. market receipts and graded items listed with storage and standard price references.
Butter and extras hold steady with 19 percent and 19.4 cents per pound quoted. Eggs and poultry show mixed movements with various grades and weights listed, including fresh pullets, hens, and dressed items across local markets in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
Hogs receipts 500 head with holdovers 780 and strong demand. top hogs 170 to 250 pounds at 3.95, 250 to 375 at 3.25, 275 to 300 at 3.10, lighter 130 to 170 at 2.60 to 3.26. Sows 2.25. Cattle 400 calves 350 receipts. bulls weak. steers and heifers mostly 3.50 to 5.60, fat cows 2.26 to 3.00. Vealers 4.60 to 5.50. sheep 400 head. lambs 74.7 to 75.0, handyweights 1.60, fat lambs 6.50 to 7.50, older sheep 3.60 down. Pittsburgh market shows steady to improved demand with top hogs 3.35 and cattle up to 6.10 for top steers, calves steady around 6.00.
Boston traders report brisk inquiries from mills but slow actual orders as wool prices stay firm. Ohio Delsine and similar combing wools quoted from 36 to 43 cents per pound in grease, with territory graded wools at 60 to 73 cents, while grain and produce prices show mixed movements in Toledo elevators.
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