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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
7
Eggs show declines with fresh gathered extra firsts at 68 to 70 cents per dozen and firsts 57 cents, seconds 54 cents. Live poultry lists fowls 5 pounds and over 27 cents per pound, over 4 pounds 24, under 4 pounds 22, roosters 17 cents, fryers over 2 pounds 25, roosters over 4 pounds 27.
The Toledo market report lists Liberty bonds with various series and prices including Liberty 31% at 99.44, First 4s at 93.00, Second 4s at 91.70, Victory 4s at 99.50, and Victory 31 4s at 99.60. Grain prices show Corn No 3 yellow at 1.47, Oats No 2 white around 0.86, Barley No 2 at 1.60, Clover cash and Jan at 30.50, March 30.80, and Timothy 1917–1919 prices with several future-month quotes.
Cattle receipts totalled 50 with the market steady as shippers reported prices from 10.50 to 16.00 dollars. Calves and hogs saw activity with hogs at 14.25 for good meat, sheep at 8.00 to 8.50, and lambs at 17.50 to 18.00 as the market held firm across categories.
Chicago market quotations list butter creamery at 65 cents and 60 57 63 for firsts and seconds. Eggs ordinaries 56 61 cents and firsts 68 cents. Cheese brands Twins 364 4c 31lc, Young American 3lc 32c. Live poultry 22 to 30 cents.
Hogs receipts 9000 with gains to 85c, bulk sales at 13.75 to 14.00, packing and light ranges. Cattle receipts 2000, market steady with beeves 8.75 to 20.00, cows and calves 6.75 to 14.50, stockers 6.25 to 12.75. Sheep receipts 3500, market steady with wool lambs 11.50 to 18.50 and ewes 5.00 to 10.00.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with primes $14.00 to $15.00 and select $15.50 to $15.75. Veal calves range $18.50 to $19.00. Sheep and lambs light receipts with a 50 cent gain. primes $10.50 to $11.00, good $9.00 to $10.00, mixed goods $7.50 to $8.50. Hogs higher with primes $14.50 to $14.75 and mediums $14.25 to $14.50. other classes $11.00 to $14.50.
Miss Zuella Knowlton teaching near Stewart spends her vacation at home. Mrs Frank DeDaniels shopped in Athens Tuesday. Ernest and Mrs Baughman spent Christmas with Samuel and Mrs Baughman. Lee Knowlton visited Athens Wednesday. Allen and Mrs Hunter spent Christmas with her mother Mrs J C Robinett. School closed December 24 for vacation until January 5. An entertainment was held at the round house area.
A festive Christmas program was presented at the Round House schoolhouse this week. Glenn Knowlton of near Carbondale attended the Christmas Eve entertainment and spent the holiday with Lee Knowlton and family. Earl Austin and wife of Frogey attended the Round House Christmas tree on Wednesday evening. Adda Canny of Racoon visited her parents A T Mace and Hiram Stright and wife. Harold Mace and family celebrated Christmas at Mew Marshfield with relatives.
Amesville and nearby communities celebrate holidays with visitors and family. Teachers Miss Clara Henry Miss Gussie Goddard and others travel home from Pomeroy Charleston and Bliss College. Gordon Henry and Miss Garnett Linscott host guests while civic notices about licenses and livestock welfare appear in local life.
Trustees of the Coolville Charge Marietta District Conference Methodist Episcopal Church petition Athens County Court of Common Pleas case No 11864 asking for authority to sell church property in Coolville Ohio. Real estate includes In-lot No 68 minus 18 feet east and north half of In-lot 64, minimum price $2,000 with hearing after January 1 1920. IL L. A. Koons attorney for petitioners.
The national grange adopted a report from the committee on foreign relations praising U S policy since the republics birth. It says America has built an impregnable bulwark of diplomacy, protected by the straightforward and statesmanlike attitude of public officials and diplomats of the last century.
The Swiss government again weighs linking Lake Geneva and the Rhone to form a canal that would provide Geneva with an outlet to the sea at Marseilles.
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