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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
9
Cincinnati March 18 report lists butter and dairy prices with varieties from whole milk extra to dairy fancy and packing stock, eggs values for extra firsts to seconds, and live poultry rates for fowls of various weights, roosters, and springers.
Cattle receipts 800 market steady steers good to choice 11.50 to 13.00 calves 50 cents higher good to choice 20.50 to 21.00 hogs receipts 5200 market steady to 20 cents lower good to choice packers and butchers 16.50 sheep receipt light market steady good to choice 10.00 to 11.00 lambs market steady good to choice 18.00 to 18.75
Hog receipts 26 000 with a 40 cent rise to 25c bids and bulk at 14 60 while butchers 14 30 to 15 50 and packing 12 35 to 13 50 light hogs 14 85 to 16 25 and pigs at 313 25 15 00 roughs 12 35 12 85 Cattle receipts 25 cents to 35 cents higher beeves 10 25 15 50 butcher stock 7 25 13 25 canners and cutters 5 00 7 55 stockers and feeders 7 50 12 00 cows 7 25 12 25 calves 17 00 18 00 Sheep receipts 138 000 market steady wool lambs 14 00 19 25 spring lambs 5 76 14 25
Cattle receipts are light and the market remains steady with choice to 14.50 and prime to 12.75. Veal calves reach 22.00, sheep and lambs show light receipts with prime wethers around 12.00, fine values at 14.00, yearling lambs about 20.00. Hogs seen firm with prime heavy 15.75 and mediums near 17.15. other categories range from 9.00 to 16.25.
Butter-creamery extra 65 cents and standards 65 1/ cent. firsts 65 1/44 cents. seconds 59 62 cents. Eggs ordinaries 35 43 cents. firsts 44 44 1/ cents. Cheese Twins 25 30 cents. Live poultry 40 cents.
Toledo grain market notes show cash and futures prices for corn oats rye barley alfalfa clover seed timothy and butter. Notable figures include corn No 3 cash 1.64, oats No 2 cash 0.99 to 1.00, rye No 2 cash 1.74, barley No 2 cash 1.57, alfalfa cash 35.50 with May 35.65, clover seed cash 34.65 and future lines, Timothy 1917 1918 at 6.00 cash with 1919 at 6.15, hay 2.10 per hundred pounds and butter 0.73.
Governor Cox in Columbus Ohio issued a statement granting a twelve day reprieve from March 19 for Vincent Damico who is sentenced to die in the electric chair shortly after midnight for the murder of Akron policeman George Verne.
Effective pitching by Bagby and Timmurdson held the Yanigans to four hits while Cleveland’s regulars faced Cykowski and Dick Niehaus in the first inter club game of the training season. The youngsters failed to score as the game lasted five innings. In Birmingham, the Phillies schedule their first game with the Barons with lefty Weinert and Ray Lingrell slated to pitch.
Albany reports the Braves were shut out in the second game 4 to 1 by Columbus, failing to solve Lefty George's pitching for Joe Tinker's American Association team.
Pat Plaherty and Harry Holborn pitched the Red Sox to a 6 to 5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three game series at Hot Springs.
WACO TEX Good weather and four weeks of training are the conditions Gleason wants to whip the Chicago White Sox into shape for the season. He favors short snappy practices and strenuous workouts over long listless sessions.
Roy Saunders, St. Louis Browns right hander, was sidelined in Taylor Texas today due to a sprained ankle.
In a slow game on a muddy diamond, the Cubs lost to Los Angeles 4 to 2 yesterday. Claude Hendrix started for the Cubs and yielded two runs before Newkirk relieved him in the fifth.
Five runs in the eighth inning gave the New York Yankees a 7 to 3 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of the series in Miami. Babe Ruth struck out once and doubled.
McAleen Texas report notes St Louis Cardinals overcame the Philadelphia Athletics nine to eight led by Clifton and Heathcote hitting. The Cardinals rallied against the Athletics at San Benito.
Armando Carsons on way to Hot Springs to join the Red Sox fills in as sub outfielder and helps Brooklyn recruits defeat the regulars by ten to six in Jacksonville.
After trimming the post team 16 to 6 the Giants were entertained with trips through the clouds by the aviators of Kelly field. McGraw sends his men against the San Antonio Tex team today in a charity bout.
The Presbyterian church Men’s Club will meet Friday evening at 6 for dinner. Prof. G F Morgan will speak on Aliens and Americans, continuing the club’s yearlong program of addresses.
A statewide conference of men and women in Columbus March 30 31 will unite Ohio participants to plan a national convention before July 1. Speakers include Amos Pinchot J A H Hopkins Howard R Williams and George L Record as the movement grows. Leaders anticipate possible ties with labor party nonpartisan league or other nonpartisan groups for a national ticket.
Milwaukee court heard Arthur Armas admit obtaining money under false pretense to marry. The wedding bells will not ring for at least ninety days as proceedings move forward.
James H. Jones died Wednesday morning at his home five miles west of Albany after illness with flu and pneumonia. He was 64 and survived by his widow and six children Madge Wilson Albany Hazel William Robert Eva and Leona at home. Also survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. B A Jones Albany two sisters Mrs. George Thorn The Plains and Mrs. Viola Townsend Albany and one brother Robert Jones Athens. Funeral services Friday at 10:30 am at Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Phil O'Dowd of Columbus defeated Don Baxter of Lima by knockout in the second round. The bout also featured a six round draw between Johnny Dainer of Lima and Young Duckworth of Akron.
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