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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1936
Page
15
The New York stock market closed irregular as war talk unsettled prices. Equity readings slipped fractions before support emerged with aviation and mining firms gaining on hopes of overseas military orders. Transfers approached 1,500,000 shares as analysts anticipated a technical pullback after a long advance.
A dense listing of stock prices and percentages for major companies including American Car and Foundry Amalgamated Sugar American Smelting and Refining American Tel and Tel and several railroads and manufacturers. The data reflects varied gains and losses across steel, motors, gas, refining and consumer goods sectors with notable percentages in the day’s trading. Institutions referenced include Atlantic Refining Baldwin Loco. and Union Carbide among others.
Grain on track with nominal rates for wheat corn and oats. Eggs market weak with current receipts and local graded firsts and extra terms, live poultry steady with varied weights, and butter prices firm amid unchanged overall levels.
Current receipts show nearby 24s and southern 23 24 prices with commission. Whites of large size 244 and medium 24s noted. Exchange sales list nearby receipts 2442. Whites weighing 57 lbs up and 24 percent. Receipts include Butter 375 tubs and eggs 1 676 cases.
Hogs total 700 with 672 direct. prices range 7 to 19.25 per cwt for various weights. 160 Ibs and up steady, lighter hogs steady to 25c lower. Cattle 175, calves 50. steady to 10c lower on light demand. good steers 8.25 to 9.50. calves 150, dealers 10.5. Sheep 25. lambs quoted 9.75 to 10.25 with better grades noted, no current sales data for some categories.
Receipts and prices from livestock sales on March 6 show hogs cattle veal and sheep with varied weights and price ranges across categories. An entirely new class of torpedo bomber aircraft labeled TB will join the U S Navy fleet, changing torpedo and bombing plane classifications.
An old catalog-style notice offers a pretty blouse pattern and a Spring Fashion Book. It describes fabric options such as crepe cotton and linen, sizing up to bust 40 inches, and lists pattern numbers with prices. Readers are urged to send a coin for pattern and book orders to a New York address.
President Hoover speaks in a continuation of his series criticizing the Roosevelt administration. He cites 1928 Republican promises, claiming 37 of 39 were kept and faults two due to a Democratic Congress. He asserts Democratic plans would raise spending and centralize power, while noting only the nine billion figure was slightly off.
On the stormy shipboard, Linda confronts Ken with memories of Dutch Lenz as detective Snowshoes and Dirk race below to find the killer. Dutch Lenz is seen clinging to a lounge doorway amid waves and gunfire, while passengers fearfully watch. A European flights note follows in the text.
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