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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1938
Page
12
New York stocks fell to the broadest low in years as railroad shares lead the retreat. Trading surged on the decline with virtually all common carriers hitting multi year lows. New York Central slid 1 14 points to 124%. Lima Locomotive and Westinghouse also declined.
Livestock and grain prices listed from Toledo and Pittsburgh markets. Wheat No 2 red 88 to 89 cents, corn No 2 yellow 57 to 58 cents, oats No 2 white 33 to 34 cents. Eggs steady at 18 cents for extra firsts, butterfat No 1 at 26 cents. Hogs 1650 head with steady to down 15 cents. cattle 150 head steady. calves 200 steady. sheep 500 steady with lambs 9.25 to 9.60. Continuous notes on live poultry prices and various poultry breeds included.
Butter near by tubs 92 score ex tras with 30 percent standards 30 percent and 89 29 percent 88 29 percent. Egge Firm current receipts 174 percent extra firsts 19 white extras 20. Poultry steady with heavy hens 22 23 leg horn hens 19 21 roosters 13 14 ducks 20 22 geese 20 22 turkeys 26 28 old toms 20 stags 20 22 fresh killed hens dressed and drawn 35 dressed feathers removed 31 smooth springers 23024 rock broilers 23 24 red broilers 21 22 leg horn broiler 19 20.
Eggs market steady with receipts totaling 22 052 cases. Fresh graded firsts 184 c under heavy, extra firsts 18144 c under. dirties 1644 c receipts, storage packed firsts 1919 c, storage packed extras 19 c. Butter market steady with 750 435 gross lbs receipts. Firsts 28 28 4 c, seconds 26 2 1 c, specials 30 380 4 c, standards 2914 c central 88 score 28 g c.
Market unsettled for eggs with extra grade 20c and extra firsts 18c while current receipts run 17c. Live poultry shows weakness across products with hens heavy 19c, broilers 24c, leghorn heavy 19c, ducks 23c, capons 28c, stags 18c, and assorted sizes and grades in between.
Cattle active with higher steers. Good steers about 898.45, common 86.5098, heifers 5.25 to 7.60, fat cows 4 to 5.75, milk cows 25 to 71, feeder cattle 347744.50, calves top 10.80, common 9 to 10, light 6 to 9. Hogs priced by weight from 180 to 225 lb 9.50 to 9.70, 140 lb 8.90 to 9.10, heavy hogs 7.65 to 7.95.
Hogs range 100 to 350 lb with top 9.40 for 180 to 250 lb, 25c lower on heavy hogs, sows 25c down. cattle and calves mostly weaker with steers 8.25 for odd lots, cows 6.48 to 6.25, vealers steady to 10.50. sheep steady with light ewe and wether lambs 9.59, lightweights up to 4.50. Trading fairly active amid declines and favorable clearance prospects.
Police doubt the leg and foot found at Bogart near Sandusky were left by the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Detectives note the leg was neatly severed below the knee and compare to the method in Cleveland slayings. The limb was carried by a dog to Mrs Janet Jones's home.
Two U S Army observation planes locked wings and crashed near Manila P I killing Lieut William McBee of Eureka Springs Kansas and Private Harold Northquest of Marion Ohio. Lieut Joseph J Nazarro of Brooklyn New York and Sergt W Nelson of Chicago escaped by parachute.
IRONTON-(U.P)-Decateur Township school children returned to classes today after a strike by school bus drivers and janitors. The employer quit when the board of education tried to reallocate funds below the normal salary budget. Workers agreed to return while awaiting funds to meet their salary claims.
Rain subsided in Coshocton area easing flood fears as the Muskingum River reached 13.6 feet and stayed steady.
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