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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
16
A dense catalog of sections from a newspaper classified page including categories for Personal Notices Real Estate For Rent Real Estate For Sale Automotive Services Wanted To Buy and more. The text appears as shorthand labels and topic headers, not a single cohesive article.
Wall Street opened with erratic moves and continued to drop through the first hour. U S Steel hit a new low for 1935 at 39 1 2 and Westinghouse fell to 65 1 4. International Nickel slid to 41 and Chrysler eased after an early gain. American Telephone retreated to 111 as gains vanished amid increased stop loss orders.
A stock roundup lists varied gains and declines across industries. Notable movers include Allied Chemicals, American Can, Procter and Gamble, and Coca Cola with mixed percentage changes. Oil majors and copper miners show activity while steel and motors sectors reflect varied performance.
Grain and livestock prices listed for Toledo include Wheat No 2 red 87 88 No 3 red 84 Corn No 2 yellow 59 60 12 No 3 yellow 58 12 59 2 Oats No 2 white 33 34 2 No 3 white 30 2 33 Eggs weak extra firsts 16 2 17 seconds 15 nearby ungraded 16 Goose No 1 65 No 2 40 duck shipping order 20 loose 17 Live poultry fowls colored 5 and over 20 4 and over 22 3 and over 20 leghorn fowls 3 and over 19 roosters 14 broilers and fryers white rocks and Plymouth rocks 12 and over 26 2 and over 26 3 and over 26 colored breeds other than white rocks and barred rocks 12 2 and over 25 3 and over 25 leg horn orpington and Mediterranean breeds 14 2 and over 25 partly feathered and black springers 20 Geese Choice 8 and over 12 medium 8 and over 12 common 8 old 8 Ducks White 4 and over 18 3 and over 15 colored 4 and over 18 colored 3 and over 12
Butter unsettled with nearby tubs at 92 score extras 30 percent standards 28 percent and 89 26 percent 88 26 percent. Eggs steady with current receipts 1644 firsts 18 white extras 20. Poultry heavy hens 2123 leghorn hens 19 21 roosters 13 14 ducks 20 22 geese 209722 turkeys 26428 old toms 20 stags 20022 fresh killed hens dressed and drawn 35 dressed feathers removed 31 smooth springers 2324 rock broilers 23 24 red broilers 21022 leg horn broilers 19 20.
Butter and eggs unsettled with extras listed, eggs graded extra clean and extra firsts noted. Live poultry prices show steady market across hens leghorn roosters ducks and muscovos, potatoes priced by region with various bag weights and price ranges.
Market reports show unsettled eggs with receipts totaling 29 616 cases and various grade splits including fresh graded firsts and extras. dirties and storage figures noted. Butter market likewise unsettled with receipts 603 263 pounds and multiple grade scores such as extra firsts and early butter standards and centralized scores.
Hogs show active to steady trade with weights 100 to 350 pounds ranging 7.25 to 8.90 per cwt and sows 6.75 to 7.50. Cattle and calves are fairly active with steady to higher skews. steers and heifers mixed from 7.50 to 8.75 with load lots at 8.50 to 8.75, beef cows 5.50 to 6.75, bulls 6.75 top, dealers near 9.50 to 10.00 overall.
Hogs firm with 1200 direct. mostly 10 cents higher. Heavies and sows steady. Good and choice 170 to 220 lb hogs $9.25 to $9.35. heavies $80.8 to $80.75. 100 to 140 lb hogs $8.50 to $8.75. sows $7.47 to $7.75. Cattle firmer at $8.25 to $9.15 for good steers. Bologna cows at $4.74. Calves steady. good and choice dealers scarce at $11.50 for 1050 lb plus. light calves $5.50 to $5.75.
A tornado hit Columbus injuring many and destroying about 40 houses. Hospitals reported being filled with injured. the Highland School roof was torn off with several children hurt while the business district largely escaped the storm’s worst.
Coed at twelve, Sue Allyn Stripling is a Trinity University freshman in Waxahachie Texas. She excels academically and is active in campus life as a dancer actress and golfer. She also performs as a ventriloquist.
The Ohio Tax Commission estimates 1938 sales and use tax collections at 40 million dollars, down 10.9 million from 1937. The figure informs local spending bodies of available allocations for the current year.
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