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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
5
Market价格 for dairy and poultry items listed with varying grades and local figures. Items include butter creamery 68 cents, standards 67, firsts 60, 67, seconds 52 and 55, dairy tules 41 and 42, eggs ordinaries 44 and 45, firsts 25, cheese Twins and Young American around 39 to 0 cents, live poultry 38 cents.
Hogs receipts near 9000 with steady to higher market. Bulk at 14.50 to 16.00 with butchers 14.10 to 16.30 and packing 12.40 to 13.65. Meat prices 14.85 to 16.00 and pigs 13.40 to 14.59. Cattle receipts about 1500 with steady market. Beeves 10.00 to 10.50, butcher stock 7.50 to 18.20, stockers and feeders 7.25 to 12.00, cows 7.25 to 13.25, calves 13.00 to 18.50. Sheep receipts 3500 with market unnamed.
Steady market for wool lambs with prices $14.00 and $19.25. Debts listed include $5.75 and $14.25, indicating amounts owed.
Cattle receipts rise as the Pittsburg market holds steady with top cattle at 14.00 to 14.50, good cattle 12.50 to 13.50, common 9.50 to 10.50, veal calves 21.00 to 22.00. Sheep and lambs arrive lightly with primes 15.00 to 16.00, good 13.00 to 14.00, yearling lambs 13.00 to 20.00. Hogs show higher demand with prime heavy 15.75, mediums 17.25 to 17.35, heavies 17.25, light yorkers 15.50 to 15.75, pigs 16.00 to 16.25, roughs 14.50, stage 9.00 to 10.50.
Liberty bonds with varied series and issue amounts shown. Prices range from around 67.62 to 97.50 depending on bond type and maturity. Readouts include First Second Third Fourth and Victory series with corresponding yields.
Toledo Ohio March market closes show corn No 3 at 1.63 dollars per bushel and oats No 2 at 0.99 dollars. rye No 2 at 1.74 and barley No 2 at 1.55. Clover seed ranges from 25.10 to 34.60 with other seeds and hay at 210 per hundred pounds.
Cattle receipts 250 with a quiet steady market. Steers good to choice fetch 11.50 to 13.25. Calves good to choice 20.50 to 21.00. Hogs receipts 21000 with a weak market. packers and butchers steady to 250 lower. Sheep receipts light and steady with good to choice 10.00 to 11. Lambs steady to 19.00 with good to choice 18.00 to 19.00.
Water levels climb at Point Bridge 13.4 feet Werr's Island 14.6 Avis Island 13.3 Seaver Dam 22.1 Parkersburg 33.3 Point Pleasant 43.1 as rivers rise through the day.
Cincinnati March market notes show butter prices for whole milk extra at 72 cents per pound and various grades. eggs listed at 43 cents per dozen for extra firsts and 42 cents for firsts. live poultry prices include fowls over 4 pounds at 37 cents per pound and springers over 2 pounds at 40 cents per pound.
At last night’s council meeting Mayor Wallace heard property owners on several unimproved streets seek paving steps. Urbancrest residents favor paying to gain passable year round streets. other streets near Kienig Pride and McDonald also discussed. Council could approve funding if petitions are filed. labor offered by residents for temporary walks. A planned clean-up week will follow settled weather, and four bills were reviewed with two approved.
A city youth received a suspended $5 fine and costs in Mayor Wallace's court last night for speeding through town. The mayor warned that a repeat offense could trigger the suspended fine plus an additional penalty.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rockman welcomed a son born Monday. The mother is formerly Miss Mary Hanna of The Plains.
The ten months old babe of Mr and Mrs Nathan Brewer of iyIO ble died late Thursday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at Trimble on Monday morning and interment will be made at Zaleski, the funeral party leaving on train No 2.
Glouster Lodge F. and A. M. to confer the Master Mason degree at a special Monday night meeting. Following the degree work, refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Fred McCoy and two children from Athens are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Meredith for a visit.
The Fountain in Glouster debuted today in the Foley building across from Am brose Theatre. It serves all popular drinks.
A new soda fountain promises to be a favorite gathering place for young people, with a menu featuring drinks and treats served from the fountain. The optimistic opening aims to attract local teens and students seeking a social venue.
Cupid has been busy listing couples on his official reg istry in probate court. The newest names include Frank Gibbs and Elizabeth Hahn of this city, Homer Tall and Mary Jewell of Athens, Arthur Wolf and Kate Karr of Mineral, Wm. J. Hueston and Bertha Adams of New Marshfield, Steve Molner and Barbara Charvenak of Hollister.
By Sunday evening the pastor will start travel talks on Palestine at the First Methodist Church. The chorus will perform nightly with a cordial welcome extended. Dates include March 21 Jerusalem March 28 In Old Judea April 4 Easter program April 11 Camping on the Trail of Jesus October 18 Around Lake Beautiful.
Paris Kentucky Miss Della Summers aged 17 fell into the swollen Houston Creek while crossing a water gap and was carried about half a mile downstream before a farmer rescued her. Her clothing acted as a life preserver and kept her from sinking.
Greensburg Indiana reports James A. Jones suffered a dislocated shoulder for the eleventh time in two years after a fall on Thursday. His string of injuries began in a ball game before he enlisted in the army.
William Keynes, senior member of the Keynes Bros. Milling Co., died Friday night in a Columbus hospital after several weeks of Bright's disease treatment. A prominent Southeastern Ohio businessman, he traveled widely for the firm.
The public utilities commission in Columbus Ohio on March 20 authorized the Ohio State Telephone Company to issue 1 000 000 in seven percent serial notes maturing every six months for five years to retire existing debts.
Weather forecast for March 20 to 27 calls for fair early and later days in the period with rain likely around midweek. Temperatures expected to be nearly normal across the region.
The past few days saw operations at Copeland-Howe Hospital in Nelsonville Ohio. Geo Warren from Nelsonville Ohio underwent mastoid disease treatment and Virl Sickles from Carbordale Ohio also had mastoid disease surgery. Helen Call of Nelsonville Ohio was operated for tonsils and adenoids. Curtis Waston of West State Street underwent trachoma surgery.
Lawrenceburg Ind officials receive free maple sugar and syrup as trees around the Vevay courthouse are tapped. Sugar camp grounds feed sap to the jail kitchen where syrup is produced for distribution among courthouse staff.
Benjamin Lessing of Oldenburg Franklin county won 1900 dollars plus interest in a suit over his son Joseph's death in France. The Reserve Loan Life Insurance Co of Indianapolis argued the policy did not cover deaths in that battle.
Workmen tearing down the Talbott Hotel stable in Bardstown Kentucky found a quart bottle of whisky hidden years ago. The discovery halted work and drew curiosity from onlookers.
Chag W Juniper has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Francia M Cox, deceased, of Athens County Ohio. Dated March 6 1920. H T Phillips probate judge of said county.
Platt Adams reports from Rome on his YMCA effort to scout and train Italian athletes, arranging three to seven day visits in each city for demonstrations and meetings, to select prospective marathon and track candidates and improve training methods. Oscar Stanage notes a busy spring camp and hunting tale in Macon, while Ray Caldwell blames late schedule for the Indians pennant miss.
A new device prints all required fields on checks but omits the signature to prevent alteration. It ensures legibility and authenticity by stopping at the signing line, prompting manual completion by the issuer.
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