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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1938
Page
8
A pane of classified rows shows 68 rooms for rent 69 housekeeping rooms 70 boats cottages 13 wanted rooms and board 74 apartments Tb garages 16 business stores offices TI houses for rent and $B acres farms 1 wanted to rent.
A dense roster of ticker symbols across industries including oils, steels, motors, coppers and mines, with noted percentages and exchanges. The compilation lists Alaska Juneau, Allied Chem, DuPont, General Electric, Westinghouse, Procter and Gamble, U.S. Steel, and several others, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
All security and commodity exchanges and banks are closed today February 22 in observance of Washington's Birthday. Most produce markets closed while livestock markets generally remained open.
Toledo market prices show Wheat No 2 red at 9.449.5? No 3 red 91 94. Corn No 2 yellow 58 59 No 3 yellow 56 12 58. Oats No 2 white 33 12 93 5 No 3 white 31 2 34.
The document lists egg prices for various grades with 18 percent for extra firsts and 17 for seconds, butterfat grades at No 1 27 and No 2 25, and extensive live poultry figures. It covers fowls by age and breed, capons at 8 to 30, geese and ducks with multiple age categories, noting regional market terms and weight-based pricing.
Butter shows steady tone with nearby tubs and several 30 percent standards and an 89 score noted. Eggs remain steady with receipts around 18 and 18 percent for extra firsts. white extras 22. Poultry market barely steady with heavy hens 20 and 22, leghorn hens 17 and 18, roosters 13 and 14, ducks 20 and 22, geese and turkeys listed with multiple prices. fresh killed hens dressed 35, drawn 31, stags 18020 and 184720 for geese, turkeys 26028.
Butter market steady with extra 34 and 39 cent quotes and 33 cent standards. Eggs market steady with extra grade clean at 1942 and extra firsts at 18 cents. Live poultry shows weakness with hens heavy at 19 and broilers at 24. turkeys young at 24. Potatoes list Ohio Rural Russets 1.20 to 1.25 per 100 lb bag. Idaho Monograms 1.75 to 1.80. Maine Green Mountains 1.50 to 1.55. Katadhins 1.60 to 1.70. New York Russets 1.25. Texas No 1 1.25 to 1.50. Florida No 1 1.25 to 1.50.
Market reports for Fegs indicate steady demand with receipts totaling 8 019 cases for fresh graded firsts and extras among cars. Butter market also steady with 479 951 gross lbs and distribution across firsts seconds specials and standards with multiple score readings.
Charles F. Williams president of The Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. says the Social Security Act has boosted income plan savings. He notes a rising trend in income policies written by major insurers, including his firm.
The official press office in Bucharest denied by telephone to United Press rumors that King Carol was wounded in an assassination attempt. The denial came today as authorities disputed circulating reports about the monarch's condition.
Hogs: prices steady to 10 cents higher with ranges by weight from 100 to 350 pounds. Top hogs at 160 to 200 pounds $9.60 new high. 200 to 225 pounds $9.40. 225 to 250 pounds $9.15. 250 to 275 pounds $8.90. 275 to 300 pounds $8.65. 300 to 350 pounds $7.75 to $8.25. Sows $6.50 to $6.75. Cattle: 550 calves and 350 action. steers $6.75. heifers $8.25. cows $5.50 to $6. Medium to good bulls $6.75. Sheep: 100 head offered. lambs strong to 25 cents higher with best at $8.50 to $8.75. ewes and wethers $5 to $7. Cattle and calves limited activity. hogs and sheep show modest gains.
Cattle receipts show best on sale at 6.80 to 7.50 with mediums 6.50 to 7.50 and fat cows 5 to 6.10. Veal and hog receipts listed with varied prices. sheep and lambs noted at 7.30 with oats values. horses show slow sale at 2.07 to 1.60.
The U S Department reports a quiet wool market with unchanged but nominal quotations for shorn greasy combing wools. Prices in Australia are weak to lower, while New Zealand sale results show slight gains for better wools though selection was poor. A maple tree was planted at Logan High School in memory of a storm damaged tree, by instructor H D Saxton.
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