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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1939
Page
10
Markets showed fractional declines with select large caps easing losses after opening lower. American Telephone and Bethlehem Steel led declines while General Electric and Allied Chemical retreated modestly as traders entered a cautious session.
Comprehensive market snapshot with grain prices for Wheat Corn and Oats, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh produce conditions. Includes eggs, live poultry, butter and assorted poultry prices, market firmness notes, and graded quality statistics.
Forecasts describe a day of thrilling and surprising adventures in private and business ties. Individuals born on this day may enter a year of radical change with progress and fortune, using tact and diplomacy to gain prestige in politics or diplomacy and careers marked by talents and charm.
In Twin Falls Idaho a calf weighing 155 pounds at birth set a record. Dr E T Powell an Idaho veterinarian noted typical calves weigh about 70 pounds and the prior heaviest was 104 pounds. The note adds the steel industry uses 8 000 grams of platinum valued at about 10 000 dollars annually.
Saleable hogs 2600 total 3200 with 5c declines from Tuesday sows steady top 6 40 for 160 to 250 lb cattle saleable 225 to 300 with steers yearlings plain or grassy tops 9 25 to 9 50 light yearlings and bulls up to 7 25 calves firm good vealers 9 50 to 10 50 sheep 350 steady spring lambs 9 50 to 10 50
The U S Agriculture Department said the wool market moved slowly today with a few sales closing on mixed grade lots and shipped fleece at 31 to 33 cents a pound grease delivered to eastern buyers. Bids were slow and lower on fine original bag territory wool.
The plan would abolish all direct federal projects after current work ends and end the Federal Theater Project. It requires local sponsorship for other projects and imposes tighter cash controls on relief agencies. WPA workers face 18 month limits and social security eligibility blocks. The proposal also tightens WPA political activity rules and considers using WPA to run the 1940 census.
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