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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1934
Page
11
An odd scene unfolds as a man nicknamed Pete attempts to greet President Roosevelt at the White House but is instead redirected through attendants. The report mimics a financial page with figures, assets, and stocks from a township in Athens County and several industrials and rail listings.
New York trading shows inflation reappearing as a factor after the Senate overrode the president’s veto on the independent offices bill. Prices rise fractions, with mining and special stocks leading gains while overall activity remains dull. notable moves include Homestake Mining to a record, U S Smelting up, and Kelvinator advancing amid brisk refrigeration stock buying. Dun & Bradstreet index tracks commodity prices at 108.19.
In Pasadena California a four foot gopher snake was run over in the street. Dr D F Wyatt a veterinarian treated its injuries including a vertebrae setting and twelve stitches. The snake reportedly will be as good as ever within a month and then eat hamburger.
On a farm 2 1/2 miles east of Carpenter on route 143 a sale includes sheep hay implements and household goods. Auctioneers listed as Chas McNamee and Sarah Hopkins with auditorium details unreadable.
Cincinnati and Baltimore produce desks report butter packing stock eggs and prices. Butter paging steady with extras at 27 to 28 cents per pound. Livestock and poultry trade shows varied prices for hens, broilers, leghorns, and turkeys. Potatoes with Maine best at 2.25 dollars per bushel and Idaho and Ohio New York ranges around 1.76 to 2.15 per bushel.
Market corps report shows Butter steady with 6 975 case receipts and fresh graded firsts around 16 ½ to 18 cents. Eggs list near 16% to 22 cents for extras and firsts with various regional receipts in Southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
The notation details mixed high and low grade sheep and lamb values. Prices range for sheep receipts 150 to 300 pounds, lambs around 7 to 10 dollars per head, with specific lot weights noted from 120 to 3160 pounds and several price points cited for different grades and shorn conditions.
Receipts include 1100 cattle and 800 sheep with varied demand. Cattle offerings feature calves around 300 head and heifers slow. prices range from 4.70 to 5.0 per unit with few top buys. Sheep show a meager old crop and better wool lambs at up to 9 dollars, with slow spring lambs and limited outlets.
In Toledo grain and transit markets wheat and corn prices are listed with multiple grades and figures such as No 2 red wheat at 804 61, No 2 yellow corn at 52753, and various white and yellow oats figures. Milk, butter, eggs, and cash produce prices are noted with mixed values. In Boston wool prices demand remains dull with small, low to medium grade sales. Ohio clip grease wool offered at 39 cents, four cents below prior levels. some sellers hold to higher asks.
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