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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1938
Page
8
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U S stocks held to narrow moves after a firm open with most issues easing from early gains. Oil and utilities were subdued while rails and farm shares showed mixed or dull activity. Industry groups such as metals, chemicals, and consumer goods displayed varied performance, with large names and indices moving within tight ranges.
Grain prices show Wheat No. 2 red 94 95 cents, No. 3 red 91 94, Corn No. 2 yellow 58.5 59.5, No. 3 yellow 56.42 58.2, Oats No. 2 white 33.5 35, No. 3 white 31.42 34. Eggs fall for all grades with nearby ungraded 18. The Butterfat market lists No. 1 27, No. 2 25. Live poultry prices vary by breed and weight with several categories including fowls, leghorns, roosters, capons, and broilers. Geese and ducks show multiple grades and prices, including spring white and colored varieties.
Butter holds steady with nearby tubs and various grade receipts around 18 to 30 percent, eggs show steady receipts with firsts and extras near 18 to 22 percent. Poultry values move barely, with heavy hens around 20 to 22 and duck, goose, and turkey figures listed alongside dressed and drawn hens and springers.
Eggs market unsettled with extra grade 19 percent extra firsts 18 current receipts 17. Live poultry market weak with hens heavy 19 medium 22 leghorn heavy 19 leghorn light 17. Broilers fancy rock 24 colored small 23 leghorn under 212 lbs 22. Slings smoother 22 roosters old 14 chickens thin No 2 14 capons heavy 8 lbs 29. Ducks green 6 and up 23 heavy white 21 Moscova small 18 turkeys young 24 stags heavy breed 19 leghorn 16.
Market report notes unsettled conditions with receipts totaling 12 050 cases. Fresh graded firsts include 174 cars and 17 extra firsts with fewer cars. Dirties 15 percent and checks 14 percent, current receipts 16 percent.
The listed crude oil prices show Bradford and Alleghany District in Tide Water Pipe Lines at 2.00, Southwest Pennsylvania pipe lines 1.85, Eureka Pipe Line 1.60, Buckeye Pipe Line Co 1.70, Natl Transit lines 2.20, Pennzoil 2.10 to 2.15, Buckeye/Corning 1.27, Lima 1.25, Princeton 1.35, Illinois 1.35, Michigan 0.80 to 1.12, Western Kentucky 1.40, Eastern Kentucky 1.42 to 1.50, Fast Texas 1.35.
Hogs 3000 active generally steady with higher Friday than Saturday. Top hogs 160 to 200 lb at 9.50. 200–225 lb 9.30. 225–250 lb 9.05. 250–275 lb 8.80. 275–300 lb 8.55. 300–350 lb 7.75–8.25. 140–160 lb 8.75. 100–140 lb 7.75–8.50. sows 6.50–6.75. Cattle 950 with calves 300. steady to 25¢ higher. Odd lots 550–600 lb yearlings 8.25. load medium weight steers 8.10. 1113 lb bulls 8.25. yearlings 7.60. bulk steers and yearlings 7.47–7.50. beef cows 5.50–6.00. top sausage bulls 6.75. steers and heifers steady. slaughter ewes 2–3. lambs 7.50–7.75. Bulls 4.50 or less. no westerns.
Hog sales total around 3600 head with direct trading 2400. Prices range 7.75 to 9.55 for various weights. sows steady at 7.35. Cattle runs 650 head with steers averaging around 8 and highs near 7.90 per head. heifers and bulls steady to down with cutters 4 to 6.75. Calves 400 head steady with dealers paying 12.50 to 13.00 for good and choice. Sheep 750 head with lambs 250 cents higher at 8.50 to 8.85. ewes steady near 5.00.
Hog and cattle prices listed with ranges for weights and grades. Treasury expenditures show 4.78 million with receipts at 3.78 billion and a gross deficit of 995 million. net deficit 943 million. Cash balance 3.01 billion, working balance 41.24 billion, public debt 37.61 billion. Customs 255.35 million. Today's increase in gold certificate fund: none.
A 5-year-old boy solved a perilous rescue after police and fire crews failed to reach a kitten stranded on a 20-foot high tension pole. The child called to the animal and it climbed down to safety.
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