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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1936

Page

14

Dense financial listing with company names and sales figure

A dense OCR-derived financial listing shows numerous corporations and industries, including Anaconda Tobacco, Goodyear, DuPont, Gen. Foods, General Motors, Penn RR, Westinghouse, and West Union, with a final total sales figure of 1,380,000. The fragment references varied sectors such as steel, oil, chemicals, and electrical equipment, alongside partial percentages and tabulated notes.

United Gas and Int U. 8S

Stock market opens with firm tone on metals and rails

New York markets show a firm start with heavy buying in metals and rails. Gains reach fractional to about a point for Bethlehem Steel General Electric American Telephone and Telegraph New York Central U S Smelting and Delaware and Hudson. Federal Reserve Council suggests curtailing excess bank reserves but governors take no action. Oil production dips for week ending February 8 while gasoline stocks rise. Weather cited as contributing to the mixed trend.

NEW York Undertone Bethlehem Steel Gental Electric American Telephone & Telegraph New York Central U. S. Smelting Delaware & Hudson Federal Advisory Council Board of Governors Federal Reserve System

Territory wools sell in Boston market at varied scoured values

Limited quantities of territory wools sold on the Boston market today. Bulk 58s and 60s original bag lines moved at 86488 cents scoured. small lots of 64s and finer original bags brought 86-88 cents scoured for short French combing. Prices for average to good French combing ranged 90091 cents and 92-93 cents for bulk good French combing. Fall Texas wools sold around 74-76 cents scoured.

Territory Boston Texas

G T Club Valentine Party Friday Night

Members of the G. T. Club will meet Friday at 7 oclock with Mrs. Jack White on Poplar Street for a Valentine party.

Nelsonville G. T. Club Jack White Poplar St

Leap Year Valentine Party by Westminster Fellowship

Westminster Fellowship invites Presbyterian students to a Leap Year Valentine Party this Saturday night February 15 at 8 p m at the Presbyterian Church. Helen Campbell and her student committee plan decorations games and music to fit the Valentine theme.

Westminster Fellowship Presbyterian The Presbyterian Church Helen Campbell

Pomeroy Acreage For Sale With Improvements And Price

POMEROY 130 ACRES 8 miles from Pomeroy 30 acres good bottom land on an improved road House has electricity Priced right at 3000 Robert Warner, Agent Also notice of appointment J B Algeo of Athens Ohio named Administrator of the Estate of James J Algeo deceased Athens County Ohio Dated January 29 1936 8 M Johnson Probate Judge of said County

Pomeroy Robert Warner J. B. Algeo Athens Ohio James J. Algeo Athens County M. Johnson Said County

Toledo Grain Prices and Cincinnati Produce Report

Grain futures show wheat steady and corn steady with No. 2 yellow near unchanged. Oats bids mix with No. 2 white at 31 to 34 cents and No. 3 white 28 to 33, hay steady. Cincinnati reports extra firsts 32 and firsts 31 with nearby ungraded at $1. Poultry prices list various weights for fowls, leghorns, and roosters from 16 to 21 cents.

Poultry and Egg Prices From Local Market Report

The report lists Buiter-Firm and Egegs-Firm prices for creamery extras and firsts, Live poultry Firm and Local fresh dressed poultry prices by weight class, government egg prices in cases, and potato prices for old and new sacks, with sweet potatoes per bushel.

Egg Market Prices and Poultry Class Listings

The report lists steady to firm nearby current receipts for eggs and poultry categories. Items include extra first at 28 28 and 28029 white extras at 29 29 3, heavy hens at 22 24, leghorn hens 18 4 20, colored broilers 24 4 26, leghorn broilers 22, heavy springers 22 0 24, leghorn springers 17 18, stags 20, old roosters 14 0 15, dusks 22 24, geese 16 0 18, turkeys young toms and hens 23 4, old toms 18 4 20.

Butter and Eggs Firm Reports Fresh Grading Marks

A local dairy and egg firm reports current receipts and graded lots. Butter sales show 93 score specials at 36, 92 extras at 36, and firsts 99 to 91 at 35 percent with 3412935 standards tied to centralized carrots. Eggs total 10,937 with extra firsts 31s and fresh graded firsts 30s as current receipts.

Market Quotes for Commodities and Dairy Items

Current receipts show steady prices with commissions. Nearby bids and offers: Southern 26 27, Whites 28 29, large size 30, medium 28 29. Exchange sales list nearby receipts at 30 bid 29. Butter totals 816 tubs and eggs 318 cases.

Public Horse Sale At Hugh Mulligan Farm

A sale of mares mules farm horses and hay is set for Saturday February 15 at the Hugh Mulligan farm five miles south of Athens on Route 31. Mulligan and Schwartz S Jones act as auctioneers.

Hugh Mulligan Athens Mulligan & Schartz Auctioneer Jones Mulligan & Schartz S. Jones

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Yard Trade

Hogs 1550 head with 560 through. bids around 25¢ until $11.15 for 160–200 lb and $11.25 for 200–225 lb. Cattle 350 with calves 200. Steers, yearlings and weighty killers steady to higher. bulls $7 up. Sheep 300 with Illinois fed lambs around $10.50 to $10.78, fat ewes $3.50–$4.50. overall tone steady to active with varied demand.

Livehog and Cattle Auction Report Markets Steady

Hog market notes 2 000 head with 1 400 direct bids steady 160 to 240 pounds at 11 ¼ and 250 pound averages around 11 130 to 150 pounds 10 50 10 788 sows mostly 9 25. Cattle run 275 head 250 directs good to choice steers 8 50 to 10 50 and above good heifers 7 25 8 50 cows 57 76 25 bulls 7 down calves 275 200 directs unchanged top vealers 13. Sheep 500 lambs 25 cents down top 10 75 yearlings 9 50 good sheep 7 or steady.

Treasury figures show steady receipts and rising gross debt

The Treasury reports February receipts at 61.54 million with expenditures at 61.26 million leaving a net balance of 1.896 billion. Customs for the month reach 11.16 million. Fiscal year receipts total 2.2007 billion with expenditures at 19.486 billion including 2.038 billion emergency outlays. Excess spending stands at 2.265 billion. Gross debt climbs by 7.93 million to 30.509 billion, while gold assets total 10.154 billion.

Mrs Martha Nice To Speak On Birds At AAUW

Mrs Martha Nice, a radio speaker, will lecture on The Birds of This Vicinity at an AAUW meeting in the Fine Arts Building at 7 30 p m. tonight. She will show colored slides of birds in nests and discuss bird life. the event is open to all bird enthusiasts with her husband assisting. The Nice couple will stay with Prof and Mrs W F Copeland.

Fine Arts Martha Nice

State of Union Is But State of Confusion

Hoover assails the New Deal as confusing the public mind and pushing the economy toward higher debt. He cites rising costs, unemployment, and devaluation, arguing a balanced budget and stable currency would restore work and confidence. He criticizes Roosevelt for politicizing relief and warns against the return of money changers to the temple of civilization.

State of Union Hoover Washington Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln

Social calendar highlights events for Feb 13 14 across local clubs

The Social calendar lists the Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Valentine party and bingo on Thursday with bridge, plus meetings of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Friendship Class, Wesleyan Needle Club dinner, Priscilla Needle Club, Child Study Club Valentine party, Mechanicsburg PTA bingo, Theta Upsilon Auxiliary, and rescheduled Presbyterian Missionary Society tea. Aaa Valentine Bridge for fundraiser by A. A. U. W with Dean Irma Voigt hosts and a second bridge on Saturday.

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Eagles Eagles Hall Friendship Class of the Christian Church Thomas Pratt Pratt St Wesleyan Needie Club Cottage A. D. Townsend Priscilla C. E. Atkinson N. High St Polly Anna First Christian Church Erma Isabelle Young May Ave Valentine Irma E. Voigt Park Pl Valentine Bridge Dean Voigt

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