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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1940

Page

10

Stocks drift on varied paths near July convention

New York stocks moved listlessly along irregular paths with resistance from Martin Parry United Aircraft U S Gypsum U S Rubber Chrysler Woolworth and Standard Oil of New Jersey. Financial reports show a faint loan rise at Federal Reserve member banks in 101 cities for the week ended July 10 and an estimated 10 percent higher merchandise distribution so far this month versus 1939.

Martin Parry U. S. Gypsum United Aircraft U. S. Rubber Chrysler Woolworth Standard Oil New Jersey Chicago Federal Reserve

Market snapshot of stocks and Boston wool dullness

New York stocks list includes Amer. Power and Light, Amer. Rolling Mills, Am. Smelt, Am. Tel and Tel, Anaconda, Baldwin Loco, Continental Motors, Electric, Auto Light, and Westinghouse. Boston wool market was dull with nominally steady prices amid uncertainty. Good French combing wools quoted 80 to 83 cents per lb scoured, country-packed wools 39 to 40 cents in grease delivered.

Alaska Amer, Card and Fay Amer Power and Light Tel Anaconda Baldwin Loco Bamder Ceteris Ee Boston

Chase Community Notes Highlight summer gatherings and church events

Emma Robinson visits relatives near Albany as Chase Circle prepares for an all day Ruth meeting on July 25. Families including Woodyard, Townsend and Blackburn share picnics and a Wood’s Lake outing while prayer circle profits from a 12 46 ice cream supper at Chase Church. Coonville girls softball beats Nelsonville 20 to 17 as teams seek future games.

Chase Ruth Hattie Savage Paul Robinson Glenn Woodyard Wood's Lake Martha Chase Dave Blackburn Athens Grace Woodyard Ernest Woodyard Shirley Blaine Woodyard Emma Robinson Edward Tewksbury Albany C. F. Hummel I. F. Hummel Audra Hummel Cleveland Tom Savage Chase Church Betty Chaney Wilford Chaney Columbus J. A. Graham

Grain and Produce Prices in Toledo and Cincinnati

Grain and produce prices listed for Toledo including wheat No 1 red 75 76 and No 2 red 74 75 corn No 2 yellow 64 65 oats No 2 white 33 34 No 3 white 31 33 Cincinnati prices cover eggs poultry and fowls with varying weights and finishings. Prices show bases extras and ungraded categories with multiple weights and finishes.

Toledo

Poultry Price List Framing Market Items

Steady quotations for poultry and fowl include heavy hens at 17 to 19 cents, leghorn hens 13 to 15, leghorn and rock broilers 17 to 22, red broilers 18 to 20, old roosters 11 to 12, ducks 12 to 14, geese 10 to 12, young turkey hens 16 to 18, young turkey toms 14 to 16, and old toms 12 cents.

Eggs Prices And Live Poultry Rates From Cleveland Board

Prices paid to shippers in 100 case lots include 19 cents per dozen for candied light yolks 57 pounds and up. Current receipts 16 cents per dozen for 55 pounds and up. Live poultry mixed with heavy fowls 17, medium fowls and pullets 17 18, leghorn fowls 12, leghorn broilers 244 pounds and up 18, rock broilers 4 pounds 23, small rocks 20, broilers colored 3 pounds 21, leghorn broilers under 2 pounds 18, young ducks small and ordinary 10, old roosters colored 11 12, leghorn 9 10.

Cleveland Butter and Egg Board

Livestock Prices From Cincinnati Market Report

Hogs steady to 20c higher with 160 to 250 lb range advancing to 6.90 for 180 to 250 lb. heavier butchers not established. 160 to 180 lb at 6.75. 140 to 160 lb at 5.50. sows 4.50 to 5. Cattle and calves slow with grass stock sluggish. 1,035 lb steers at 10.20. good heifers offered at similar price. calves around 450 head total at a slower pace.

Pittsburgh Livestock Market Report Summary

Hog receipts 135 25c lower. Good six fifty five to six eighty. Cattle receipts 200 steady. Good eight fifty to nine seventy five, medium seven to eight, common five to seven twenty five. Stockers twenty five to forty five, stock calves ten to twenty five per head. Bulls six twenty five to seven fifty. Cows good six zero six fifteen? to six, cutters four twenty five to five, milk cows twenty five to sixty. Veal receipts three fifteen lower. Choice nine fifty to nine eighty five, good eight fifty to nine, medium eight sixty to eight seventy, plain eight to eight fifty, culls six twenty nine to seven eighty, small calves five to twenty five. Sheep and lamb receipts six fifteen lower. Choice nine eighty five, good eight eighty, mediums seven ninety, plain six sixty, calls five, owes five hundred to three ten per head. Horse receipts fifteen active. No stock weighed until Saturday morning. Pittsburgh Livestock: salable hogs 300, ten cents higher. 160–180 lb six fifty to six eighty five, seven ten. 180–220 lb six seventy five to seven ten. 250–290 lb six twenty five to seven five?. Salable cattle 125 active and steady. Calves 125, fifty lower. Good to choice nine ten, medium seven fifty to eight fifty. Sheep 200, fifty lower. Lambs nine twenty five to seven five, medium to good seven zero eight, ewes two fifty to three, wethers three fifty to four.

Pittsburgh

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