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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1937
Page
8
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange fell last week with a sharp Tuesday setback lifting the industrial average after a decline. Steel shares dropped amid labor concern while steel prices teased higher for Q2 delivery. Utilities and railroad issues gained modestly as oils slipped and trade data supported mercantile shares.
The market shows wide gains and declines across sectors with notable performances from Am. Tobacco Coca Cola Gen. Elec. U. S. Steel and Chrysler. Industry groups including coppers, minings, and oils display varied percentages while rail and transportation stocks mix in late gains.
Toledo grain prices show Wheat No 1 red 1364 137 percent and No 3 red 135 136 percent. Corn No 2 yellow 106 100 percent, No 3 yellow 105 107 percent, No 4 yellow 90 103 percent. Oats No 1 white 61 4 53 percent, No 2 white 60 53 percent. Cincinnati produce Friday quotations list eggs steady at 22 a dozen for extra firsts and 21 for seconds. Live poultry prices cover fowls, capons, broilers, fryers, and various breeds with multiple weight bands and color varieties.
Cleveland, Chicago and Pittsburgh markets show steady or firm trends in butter eggs and live poultry. Prices for potatoes and various chicken and turkey categories are listed with dozens of percentage changes and current receipts noted.
Hog Receipts at Cincinnati 1250 with declines 15 to 25 cents from Friday. Prices range for various weight bands and odd sows steady. Cattle, calves and sheep receipts noted. Pittsburgh hogs 550 with higher bids at 10.80 for 180 to 220 pounds. cattle and calves steady to strong with top steers near 10.15. sheep and lambs quoted 11.25 to 11.50 for good lambs.
Receipts totaled 618 head with cattle and veal calves dominating the sale. Hog and sheep values mixed across weight classes with tops to 10.20 for hogs and 10.20 for lambs. Boston wool prices show nominal activity and lower spot quotes across grades while offering are listed for several fiber types.
A campaign by Hocking County villages with the Citizens Service Union of South Perry seeks rural electrification. A committee of Forest O. Wolf Fred McClelland and Harvey Conkle leads plans with two meetings held and another planned. The project would extend power from the Ohio Power Co line to South Perry Mound Crossing and Gibisonville and to nearby farms.
Jackson High junior Logan Eugene Cherrington of Jackson was injured October 7 during a football game with Ironton, fracturing his right leg above the knee. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital for X rays and treatment, later transferred for further care in Columbus, where an infection developed.
Wanted to purchase up to ten thousand dollars in certificates from Citi zens Savings and Loan Assn Logan Ohio. Quick reply requested by sender Ruble Logan Ohio.
Logan Johns Murray of Union Furs stayed in professional baseball after being offered a contract by Eldorado Club in the Cotton States League which he found inadequate. A later offer increased salary and moved him to Peoria in the Three-Eye League, a Class B circuit, promising tougher play in the North.
Five cases brought by Hocking Countians against the Ohio Industrial Commission are assigned for trial in May by Judge Phil A. Henderson. A jury will be called for a week, with Leona Coots May 17, Cecil Davis May 18, Charles Jarvis May 19, Chester Mitchell May 20, and John Tennihill May 21.
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