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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1936
Page
10
A fragmented page section lists various classified items from buildings to jewelry. It mentions office equipment fuel fertilizer household goods machinery and musical merchandise alongside beer lunches and repairs. The text appears as ad labels and search prompts rather than a cohesive single item.
Stocks opened with a broad advance then cooled to small losses in places. Railroad shares led gains with Southern Railway Preferred up 1 percent and Missouri-Kansas-Texas Preferred 2 percent higher. Crosley and Zenith hit new highs in radios. steels and utilities showed modest strength while oils edged lower.
Schedule fragments show times for Athens and directions West East North with morning and afternoon entries. Entries include 10:46 am 12:30 pm 1:18 pm 6:53 pm 4:03 pm for West and 6:58 am 10:31 am 12:37 pm 1:35 pm 6:17 pm for East plus 6:05 am 4:12 pm for North.
Pittsburgh reports show crude oil prices by region and pipeline lines with figures from 1.13 to 2.45 per barrel and U.S. government bond quotes. In Nelsonville the JOUAM bingo party is set for Tuesday July 21 at 8 PM at the IOOF hall.
Nelsonville report notes Bessie Stephenson's Orchestra will hold a bingo party Monday night at the Johnson Building at 7 30 oclock with a special registration prize. Oak event adds local entertainment note.
Japanese police, while prohibitions inactive, investigated bootlegging in Osaka. An arrest was made and another suspect sought in a gang accused of untaxed beer brewing, signaling ongoing enforcement against illicit liquor in the region.
Grain and produce markets show Wheat No 1 red at 102 104 and No 8 red at 100 102. Corn No 2 yellow 90 43 91, No 3 yellow 89 90. Oats No 2 white 40 41, white 36 40. Cincinnati eggs, butter, poultry and hog dressed prices listed with multiple grade levels and counts.
Egg receipts total 11 054 cases with fresh graded firsts at 20 percent and current receipts 19 dirties 17 2, checks 17 and extra firsts 21. Butter receipts 11 196 with market steady. Scores and grades show various percentages for extras firsts specials standards and centralized grades.
Early apples in bu baskets priced 1 to 2.25 dollars by quality. Beans green and wax offered in flats and baskets from 1.50 to 2 dollars. Beets in dot bunches 20 25 cents. Broccoli 8 quart basket 60 65 cents. Cabbage basket 1.50 to 2. Carrots dozen bunches 30 35 cents. Lettuce leaf 24 quart basket 50 60 cents. Green onions dozen bunches 12 to 44 cents dry white wax onions in a peck basket 35 50 cents. Parsley dozen bunches 25 35 cents. Peas basket 1.50 to 1.75.
Butter market steady with extras and standards at 37 percent. Eggs market steady with extra firsts at M1 and receipts up 19 percent. Live poultry market weak with various price levels for heavy hens medium hens leghorn ducks and broilers across multiple grades and sizes.
Hogs receipts 3200 with bids steady but down 25c from Friday. Sows steady near 7.75 to 8.25, average week cost around 10.90 per cwt. Cattle receipts 1100 with calves 650, steers yearlings around 7.75 per pound and buyers bid 5.50 to 7 for weaker weights. Sheep receipts 2000 with demand for better lambs. ewes and wethers about 9.50 to 10, mixed lots 6 to 9, yearlings 6.50 and up, fat sheep to 3.50 per cwt.
Hog volumes near 2 500 with 1 900 direct. hogs 10 to 25 cents lower across several weight ranges. Cattle receipts 1 250 with fat steers steady and cows down. bulls strong around 5 50 to 6 25. Calves and sheep show mixed shifts with lambs up 25 cents and light weights easing in some categories.
Saturday sale report shows total receipts 916 with hogs cattle veal calves sheep and horses listed. Hogs receipts 98 rising to 220 with heavies 9.65 to 10.50 and shoats 9.80 to 10. Cattle receipts 197 with steers 3.20 to 5.70 heifers 3.75 to 5.10 canners 2.60 to 3.50 bulls 3.90 to 5.60 milk cows 25 to 37. Veal calves receipts 286 tops 7.90 seconds 7.30 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 49 fat sheep 3.60 to 4.70. Lambs receipts 280 tops 9 seconds 7.60 to 8.85 light weights 6.41 to 5.50. Horses receipts 6.
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