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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1935
Page
9
Livestock sales show hogs at 9.65 to 9.50 per hundred weight with some weights 10 cents lower, cattle trading varied with steers near 7.19 and heifers to 7.50, calves around 11.50 to 12, fat cows mostly 4.50 to 5.50, sows steady to 7.25, lambs and sheep steady with fat lambs about 9.80 to 10.50 and ewes 2.50 to 4.00, overall activity uneven across weights and classes.
A strong week over week shows higher prices in all classes. Cattle and veal receipts rise with good to excellent bids. hogs show solid demand across grades. sheep and lambs meet active bidding while horse sale remains slow.
Starting Thursday November 14 at the Ira A Nixon farm near Logan bids will be taken on horses mules cows sheep and farming tools. Foot Bensonhaver and Lewis Dresback as auctioneers schedule a second sale at J R Wade residence Millfield on November 16 for stock implements and other farm goods. A Wilkesville Salem Center route sale on November 11 lists stock hay grain and implements with Chas McNamee and F C Cobb as auctioneers.
NY AP reports a firm market tone with 10 000 Radio shares trading at a small advance. Iron & Green Institute says mill output at 52.4 percent of capacity, up 1.7 points from last week, highest for early November since 1930. Dodge notes October construction in 37 Eastern States at $200.86 million, highest since December 1993. Sears Roebuck shows four weeks to Nov 6 gains of 20.2 percent. Grain and produce prices listed for Toledo and regional commodities.
The United States remains the largest consumer of asbestos worldwide. The article notes that more than 15,500,000 stamps are purchased annually in the country, highlighting expansive industrial usage and trade activity alongside material distribution.
Baltimore area market notes current receipts near by with butter eggs poultry and dairy items listed by grade and weight. Prices show extensive breakdowns for butter eggs and poultry, plus extras and standards across many categories and sizes.
Boston wool markets showed strength last week with limited volume growth. Prices ranged from 4s and finer wools to high quality combing lines with notable figures for 54s and 80s fleeces. Treasury data for November 9 lists receipts at over 10 million dollars and a gross debt near 820.5 billion with a slight daily decline.
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