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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1933
Page
14
The report details 1923 1931 trends in Ohio industry employment payrolls and establishments. It notes peak employment in 1929 at 1 306 485 workers and a 24 percent net loss from 1929 to 1931, with payrolls rising to 1 925 643 220 in 1929 and falling thereafter.
The New York Curb Exchange markets fell to new lows in 1932 with volumes about 55 million shares and curb bond turnover around 925 million dollars. Trading activity remained professional, while public interest waned and curb membership values declined from the prior year.
ST. LOUIS is the city where Lester D. Seymour new president of American Airways Inc predicts air transports carrying two or more and traveling over 200 miles an hour within two years. Airplane travel has increased.
Seymour notes a steady rise in air plane travel over the past years despite declines in other transport modes and predicts a stronger uptick in air travel in the near future.
New York based Penney outlines how chain retailers responded to 1932 changes in buying power and consumer habits. Firms cut distribution costs, reduced unit prices, and sought profits by learning daily what customers purchase and eliminating waste. The piece notes a tougher environment for maintaining profitability.
The Kanawha River and Huntington tipples show rising coal movements with 1933 gains foreseen in barges. Greene Line Packet plans growth with three new steel vessels, and tank barge shipments from Midland, Parkersburg, Wheeling, and Cabin Creek rise. A 5 000 ton steel plate order signals more barge construction amid government boat projects.
Soviet industry shifts to war production under a wartime drive while civilian goods grow scarce. Reverting factories to peacetime tasks could ease a severe goods famine, as officials note that peasants struggle to convert money into usable goods and supply lines need restoring.
Hog prices at the Chicago Union Stock Yards sunk to multidecade lows with best hogs under 3.25 per hundredweight. Receipts dropped from 7,943,000 in 1931 to 6,590,000 as demand lagged and livestock prices collapsed across hogs cattle lambs lard and bellies. Cattle supplies decreased to 2,026,000 with calves around 460,000 while lamb sales totaled 3,923,000.
A fragmented 1932 item lists weather or public figures with unclear names. Readable terms suggest a report on early winter conditions or a notable event tied to October or January. Entities are indiscernible. the fragment hints at a historical note rather than a full story.
Prices for sheep in December averaged 5.75 per head, up from 5.28 at year end 1931. Demand for lamb and mutton showed periodic strength while hogs and cattle remained cheaper. sheep were the only commodity finishing the year with a modest gain.
Colorado Springs based mining engineer D W Butner warned that African copper could flood the market with cheaper output. He said African mines can undercut U S producers despite tariffs. He cited cheap labor and trained native workers as key factors in Africa’s edge.
McCamey Texas reports an oil field flagged as one of the world’s deepest and largest. The field, about six years old, has produced an estimated 450 million barrels so far and may reach 255 million more as engineers plan conservation and enhanced recovery efforts.
Forest rangers in the West prepare daily coffee rations for the coming year. The service has bought three of coffee enough to make many cups at half a cent per cup. The kits also include candy tea and canned meat for rations.
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