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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1933
Page
9
Sealed bids due by June 26 1933 to the Nelsonville Public Service Director for furnishing black run of mine coal to the City Water Works and Electric Light Plant for one year with 300 tons exception. Bids require bonds or certified checks $500 and full names of bidders. City reserves right to reject any bid.
New York stocks gained two to five points amid heavy trading with bonds rising alongside equities. Electric Bond & Share led curb stocks after an early five point jump, while major names such as American Can Du Pont Union Pacific and U.S. Steel posted gains. The Dan & Bradstreet index pegged the commodity trend with broad increases across motors, rubber and essentials amid market optimism.
Ohio Adjutant General Frank Henderson and other state officials met with National Industrial Recovery Organization officers to file Ohio projects for a 400 million highway construction program. Ohio's anticipated share is about 15.48 million, with an additional roughly 400 thousand for Federal-aid construction recently released. Also noted were license tag receipts and University post summer session details with July 22 deadline and three week August 4 to 25 session.
Marie and Frances Hall of the Methodist orchestra performed cornet and saxophone numbers at the Buchtel Methodist Church Sunday evening to assist with the Children’s Day exercises in Nelsonville.
Wall Street lists show mixed scores across sectors with gains in utilities and certain industrials while chemicals and oil shares slip. Notable moves include Allied Chemicals and American Sugar showing gains while Atlantic and Refining and Phillips Petri net exposure fade.
Eges nearby fresh 12 1c Live poultry chickens young colored 15 P211c old heavy 13c leghorns 10c recorded for Baltimore market items.
Butter packing stock No 2 at 18 cents 11 pounds No 3 at 190 butter fat delivered 18 cents Eggs firm cases and extras priced at 13 cents for extra firsts 10 to 13 cents with seconds 9 to 10 cents nearby ungraded at 11 cents per dozen.
Nearby tules and 92 score extras at 23 percent. eggs unchanged with current receipts listing fresh firsts and white extras. Poultry prices show colored hens 11 12 cents, leghorns 97 to 100, colored springers 13 14 cents, leghorn springers 10 11 cents, colored broilers 170 20e. ducks and geese priced, turkey old toms 7 4c, young hens 13 15c, fresh killed full dressed hens 26c. Hog dressed 2c.
Fegs Market shows firm prices with 17 584 cases of receipts and extra firsts at 12 12 percent, current receipts 10 percent, dirties noted. Butter Market remains firm with unchanged to higher prices, 13 739 tubs received, extras 22 23 cents, extran 22 cents, extra firsts 21 21 cents, firsts 194200, seconds in good condition, standards 22.
Cleveland market notes show butter steady with 98 percent extras and 26 cent standards. Poultry prices steady with heavy fowl 16 1/2 to 16 3/4 cents, medium fowl 10 1/2 to 11 cents, leghorn fowl 8 to 10 cents, heavy broilers 17 to 20 cents, leghorn broilers 19 to 14 cents, ducks 6 1/2 to 10 cents, old roosters unused. Potatoes reported with no receipts.
Lists prices and lots for beans cabbage lettuce onions peas potatoes radishes rhubarb strawberries and tomatoes with origins Ohio Michigan California and other terms. Entries show hampers baskets crates barrels and dozens with prices per unit or per container.
Hogs receipts 3700, market down 10 to 186 lower. 180 to 250 lb at 4.75 to 4.85. 250 to 300 lb at 4.75 to 4.85. sows 3.50 to 3.75. Cattle receipts 500, market weak to 2.50 lower. steers 86.25 to 86.40. heifers 4.25 to 5.50. cows 3.75. bulls 3.15 to 3.75. Calves receipts 800, mostly steady. vealers 4.50 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 1800, market steady to 0.25 lower. lambs 7.95 to 8.00. wethers 2.75 to 2.77. Hogs receipts 5900 with direct 632. 180 to 300 lb down 0.05. top and bulk 4.65. sows unchanged. Cattle receipts 1700. bulls solid to 0.15 higher. vealers unchanged. Steers and heifers mostly 4.50 to 5.50. beef cows 2.50 to 3.50. cutters 1.25 to 2.25. bulls 2.75 to 3.50. Sheep receipts 3000. lambs down 0.25. ewes and wethers 7.50 to 7.75. Platner grades 50 to 60. A few fat aged ewes around 1 or steady.
Boston dealers reported large purchases of grease wools as prices rose sharply. Mills have hiked output prices up to fourfold since the season’s start, with Ohio Delaine fine combing wool near 28 30 cents per pound grease and three-eighths and quarter-blood wools around 33 cents. U S S agriculture department noted sizable Ohio fine Delaine sales with limited offerings under 30 cents and varied scoured bale values across grades.
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