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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1939
Page
8
Classified items list job categories and real estate services from a historical paper, including help wanted business opportunities mortgage notes, educational classes, livestock, farm goods, building supplies, and public sales. It aggregates sections for rental housing, property sales, and real estate loans with broad category labels and ad headings.
Live poultry and eggs show steady to slow demand with varying grade prices. Butter receipts and bond listings appear alongside market notes and price quotes for government bonds with multiple maturities and yield figures.
In Cape May Court House New Jersey WPA workers uncovered a 60 foot hull likely over a century old. Freeholder O M Carson said the oak and pine timbers were joined by iron and bronze spikes with a well preserved keel. Edward M Post noted bronze spikes fell out of use about 100 years ago.
New York stocks advanced modestly amid light turnover. Chrysler and Kennecott showed fractional gains in small blocks, steel shares firmed, and rails moved higher while utilities and chemicals posted slight gains. A legal notice from Athens Ohio calls bids for three street improvement and sewer bond issues with detailed maturities and bid requirements.
Live stock and produce prices from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh markets show hogs mostly steady to slightly higher with specific weights and top notes. cattle and calves vary by grade with highs for loaded steers around 9.50 and calves up to 11 in places. Pittsburgh reports softer hogs and mixed cattle demand. Parkersburg notes steadier cattle, veal, and hog receipts with modest price ranges.
Grain and produce prices list for Toledo and Cincinnati. Wheat, corn, oats, butter, eggs, poultry and various hen, turkey, and broiler prices are shown with quality grades and weight classifications. The report reflects market conditions with steady to higher trends for eggs and butterfat noted in Cincinnati.
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