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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
12
The notice outlines ad deadlines for Sunday edition and error adjustments limited to one free insertion. It lists acceptance rules, three day claim window, and lists categories like Announcements Automo tive and Business Services with subpages and services described.
Receipts: hogs 2500 head, cattle 400 head, calves 300 head, sheep 300 head. Hogs unevenly steady to 20c higher. top $10.20 for 160–200 lb, $9.85–$10.25 for heavier weights. sows $7.75–$8.00. Cattle active, steady to strong. steers $8.65 and up, yearlings $8.00–$8.50, cows $5.50–$6.50, vealers $4.50–$9.50. Sheep generally steady. spring lambs mostly $12.00–$12.50, some $13.25, old crop $8.00–$12.50.
The report lists rail and industrial stocks with figures for Am. Tobacco, American Car and S. Delco, Crosley Radio, Gen. Foods, International Harvesters, Nat. Biscuit, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, Woolworth and others. It also provides the May 22 government data: expenses 6,383,213,814.32 dollars, receipts 3,527,027,840.88 dollars, resulting deficit 2,856,185,973.49, cash balance 2,411,940,226.47, public debt 31,596,367,735.88 and gold reserve 10,375,314,390.20.
Floods 1450 head including 1100 directs with strong demand. Hogs steady to 115 cents higher. bulk 160 to 230 lbs averaging 10.35. top 10.50 for small lots. heavies 97.10. Cattle 125 head incl 85 directs. steady. top steer load 8.75, others 8.15. Calves 250 incl 150 directs. steady. best dealers 9.50 to 10. Calves and sheep totals noted. lambs steady to strong. best 10.50. yearlings 8. spring lambs 10 to 13.50.
Chinese primroses can be grown in two colors, red and white. The color depends on the temperature.
New York stocks rose with utilities leading the advance while total volume remained light. Consolidated Edison gained 1 percent to 32, with fractions of a point improves across other utility stocks. Major issues climbed, including U S Steel, Westinghouse Electric, American Can, Chrysler, Case, Continental Can, International Harvester, Philip Morris, Sears Roebuck, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and New York Central among others in a firmer railroad group. Oils also showed improvements.
Mrs Mary Ruth of Athens Route 5 underwent a major operation late Thursday at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Her condition was reported good today.
Grain close notes Wheat No 2 red 97 cents per bushel Corn No 2 yellow 67 cents Oats No 2 white 30 31 cents Rye No 2 around 61 cents Track prices list Wheat No 2 red about 92 93 cents Corn No 2 yellow about 62 63 cents No 4 yellow around 61 62 cents Produce prices Butter 1 lb prints 3 cents Eggs extras 19 19 14 19.
Butter and poultry prices remain unchanged with eggs steady and rents noted. Beef and hog prices show slight variations, with heavy hens at 29 and 22, leghorn hens 18 and 20, fresh killed hens at 33, and hog dressed at 28 amid ongoing supply signals.
Butter Market unsettled with 30 3 standards 30. Eggs market shows first 19s and current receipts 19. Live poultry market firm with heavy hens 5 2 and up 21, medium hens 22, leghorn hens 20, stags 15, old roosters 13. Ducks springs 14, broilers rock 3 and up 28, broilers rock 2 lbs and up 25, broilers colored 3 and up 25, leghorn broilers 2 and up 23, leghorn broilers small 21, broilers colored No 2 20.
Fresh grade eggs show steady maket with receipts 28 R99. firsts at 20 percent, current receipts 19 percent, dirties 18 percent. Butter market steady with receipts 14.029 tubs and standards 26 percent. Extra items score 26 with 92 and 26 26 percent. Firsts B86 B91s score 25. Specials 274271. Centralized scores 89 and 88 at 25 percent.
Fggs steady with firsts 19 2, seconds 17, ungraded 19. Butter packing stock No 2 19. But terfat No 1 23 No 2 21. Live poultry prices list fowls colored 5 and over 18, 4 and over 19, 3 and over 19. Leghorn fowls 3 and over 17 2, old roosters 11 9. Broilers and fryers prices for white rocks, Plymouth Rocks 1 and over 25, 112 and over 17, 2 and over 27, 3 and over 27. Colored breeds other than white rocks and barred rocks 1 and over 24, 11 e and over 26, 2 and over 26, 3 and over 27. Broilers and fryers leghorn, Orpingtons and Mediterranean breeds and over 23, 11 2 and over 25.
The U S Agriculture Department reported strengthened fleece wool prices in the latest data. Missouri light shrinking wools traded up to 39 cents per pound grease delivered east after earlier deals at 36 to 38 cents. Ohio combing fleeces of % and blood grades closed around 37 cents grease with recent asks near 38 cents in Boston. Country graded lots combining two grades were offered around 36 cents grease delivered east.
The planetary rulership for May 23 signals a bright active day with energy for high initiative. Those born under this day face a lively year, with bold ventures, new associations, and possible involvement with rings or secret societies. A child born then may be enterprising and socially popular.
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