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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1934
Page
9
Haiti's President Stenio Vincent arrives in New York en route to Washington. Roosevelt helped draft the Haitian constitution when Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The meeting focuses on matters Vincent intends to discuss with the President.
Dunn & Bradstreet cites the UP daily weighted price index for 30 commodities with March 2 figures. A separate Pittsburgh dispatch lists crude oil purchase prices by various Pennsylvania buyers. Carrie Ware et al are named in a probate notice from Athens County Ohio, detailing a real estate asset and sale petition to cover debts, with administrator W. Finsterwald supervising, March 27, 1934.
New York March 27 A heavy opening stock market fall followed the lack of progress on amendments to the Pletcher Rayburn Bill. Trading showed large blocks selling with many issues down from the opening and members' values dropping from $190000 to $83000 before some recovery. Major quotational moves included General Motors Schenley United States Steel Ford Chrysler and Allied Chemical among others.
Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh and Cleveland markets report butter packing stock prices eggs and poultry prices by grade. Prices cover butterfat content eggs whites and colored poultry with ranges for weights from 5 pounds to 16 pounds and various grades including extra firsts seconds and standards.
A dense OCR reading shows a roster of corporations with percentage figures tied to ownership or stakes. Named entities include General Motors, Curtis Wright, Gillette, Bethlehem, and US Steel, with numerous percentages and a mix of utilities and manufacturers listed.
Market notes show butter standards steady with 2 percent fat. Poultry prices firm with colored fowl at 16 to 17 cents, leghorn 19 cents, springer smooth 14 cents, colored broilers 8 cents, ducks and ducklings 5 cents and up, with various summer and small lots listed.
Receipts vary by class with hogs down on lighter weights and steady on mid ranges. Cattle and calves show mixed trends with steady to higher prices for some grades and weakness in others. sheep receipts weak with lambs and ewes fluctuating in value. Bond and treasury listings mixed with a note on the Boston wool market softening to a low in months.
Fire Marshal Brophy reports a blaze that killed three children and a trial witness at Wise & Sons as the result of an arson plot. Firemen rescue a body from a fire-escape while a dog looks on. City efforts to fix tenement hazards come amid 48 deaths since January 1.
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