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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
9
Today’s market lists butter steady with various creamery and packaging grades. eggs are 2 cents lower with extra firsts at 58 cents per dozen and others down to 52 cents. Live poultry prices show fowls and springers around 34 to 35 cents per pound, roosters at 22 cents.
Hogs arrive 28 000 with market inch higher. Bulk 14.40 to 15.10, butchers 14.25 to 15.20, packing 13.00 to 14.00, light 14.25 to 15.20, pigs 13.25 to 14.25, roughs 13.00 to 13.50. Cattle receipts 1 500 and steady. Reeves 9.00 to 17.00, butcher stock 6.60 to 12.50, canners 5.25 to 7.75, stockers 6.76 to 11.75, cows 6.60 to 11.25, calves 16.25 to 17.60. Sheep receipts 12 000 and steady to strong. Wool lambs 15.00 to 21.00, ewes 6.50 to 13.85.
Cattle receipts around 600 with a weak market. steers bring 11.00 to 12.50. Calves up to 50 cents higher. Hogs receipts 3,500 and market slow with prices 15.50 to 15.75 for good packers and butchers. Sheep and lambs steady with good to choice 9.50 to 10.50 and 19.50 to 20.00 respectively.
Butter CREAMERY sold at 58 cents per pound with standards 57 4 and firsts 54 and 57 14. Eyes Ordinaries 42 to 48 cents, firsts 51. Cheese Twins 29 to 30 cents, Young American 31 2 and 32 cents. Live Poultry 34 cents per pound.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with prices from 12.00 to 21.00 for various grades. Veal calves bring 20.00 to 21.00. sheep and lambs show light receipts and steady values with prime wethers 14.00 to 15.00 and lambs up to 21.80. Hogs see 10 double decks and a softer market with primes around 15.50 and 16.5 to 16.76 for various hog classes.
Toledo market reports list corn No 3 yellow at 1.47 per bushel and data No 2 white at 0.87 0.88. Barley No 2 1.82, rye No 2 1.61, clover seed futures near 35.25 February and 84.80 March. timothy cash and futures cited. Liberty bonds show varied New York prices across multiple series with mixed yields and a Victory bond at 4%.
River stage readings show Point Bridge at 6.2 feet and falling, Herr's Island 5.6 rising, Davis Island 8.4 rising, Beaver Dam 7.2 rising, Parkersburg 8.1 falling, and Point Pleasant 10 feet falling as of February 10.
The ordinance sets monthly salaries for water works and public service staff including a chief engineer, meter reader, lineman, street and sewer mechanic, director of public safety, chief of police and night patrolman with specified monthly or daily rates. It requires monthly payments, bonds for specified officials, and supersedes prior ordinances. Approved February 5, 1920.
Ordinance declares Maple Street from Washington Street to Byard Street to be graded, drained, curbed and paved with brick or block. It sets grade elevations, references plans by the engineer, and outlines the cost assessments. Bonds will be issued to cover anticipated installments with six percent interest. property owners may pay cash within 30 days to avoid interest.
The auditor announces sealed proposals to sell bonds for Byard Street improvements in Athens. Bids must be at par with accrued interest, include bid specifics, and a $360 certified check. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. bids due by delivery date.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a brief local event with unclear details and unnamed participants. The readable bits reference a meeting and a call to action after a specified date, leaving key names and places unreadable.
Tickets available at Clines for the De Gogorga concert on February 25. Open to general public and faculty. Price is 1 dollar.
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