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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
9
Cattle receipts light and market steady with prime cattle at 13.50 to 14.25 and high grades 15.26. Veal calves 18.00 to 19.00. Sheep and lambs fair receipts and steady with prime wethers 9.50 to 10.26 and lambs 8.00 to 14.00. Hogs receipts 40 doubles and market lower with prime heavies 14.50 to 14.60 and pigs 14.60 to 14.75, roughs 10.00 to 12.00, stage 8.00 to 9.00.
Hogs receipts 50,000 with market down 25 to 35 cents. Bulk prices around 14.00 to 14.30, most hog classes 13.25 to 14.50. Cattle receipts 1,900 with slow to steady trade. beeves 8.00 20.50, butcher stock 6.60 15.00, canners 6.75 8.00, stockers 6.25 13.00, cows 6.65 15.00, calves 17.95 18.75. Sheep receipts 31,000 with steady market. wool lambs 8.75 15.00, ewes 3.00 11.75.
Cattle receipts 1400 slow market with shippers paying 10.50 to 14.00 dollars. Hog receipts 10000 down 0.50 with good to choice packers at 24.25. Sheep receipts none, market steady. lambs good to choice 13.60 to 13.75 dollars.
Butter at the Chicago market shows creamery 66 cents per pound, standards 63 cents, firsts 59 and 65 cents, seconds 55 to 68 cents. Prices varied by grade and lot.
Prices listed for eggs and poultry with varying grades and weights. Fresh gathered firata eggs at 64c per dozen, firsts and seconds at 8c and 64c respectively, poultry rates by weight and type including fowls roosters broilers and springers with per pound costs.
Grain and seed quotes for Toledo Ohio dated November 18 show corn No 2 yellow at 1.88, oats No 2 around 0.75 to 0.7675, barley No 2 at 1.38, rye No 2 at 1.33, and various seed cash and futures values for Alsike Timothy Liberty and bond price references including First 4s and Victory 4Ms with prices near 90 to 100 dollars.
One hundred and fifty apartment dwellers faced rent hikes and met to oppose them. If eviction occurs, tenants will picket the buildings and warn off new tenants. It would mark the first tenant strike in local history.
Lieutenant Colonel John R. Southam, long believed killed in action, arrived in Cleveland from Fort Sheridan. He sustained a February 1918 Belgium wound and was treated at a base hospital before being repatriated by the United States three months ago.
An accident Wednesday night near half past ce y caused two tubes in the K. and M. freight engine boiler to fail. The water team's effort doused the fire after injuries to crew members, with the fire box and tubes affected.
Weather bulletin reports Beaver Dam at 2.2 feet and rising, Parkersburg at 11.8 feet increasing, Point Pleasant at 6.6 feet rising as rivers flood risk grows across the region.
Mrs. Mary F. Cabeen and Mr. J. Duncan of Athens united in marriage at the M. H. B. parsonage with Rev C. L. Strecker officiating. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Strawn. The couple will reside in Athens where Duncan is employed at the State Hospital as an engineer for many years.
An ad listing multiple investments and property deals in Athens. Includes references to The Hugh Meldesour Co and Maynard Coal Co, 17 vacant Columbus lots near Panhandlesh, a 6 Family Brick Block with rents 1632 yearly, and loan terms of 5 000 cash or 9 000 in property. Also notes insurance, lending, and advertising requests. A man with experience and a machine sought.
The notice states that hunting with dogs guns ferrets or other devices is forbidden in Homer Township Morgan County. It lists several individuals by name and references enforcement of the law with penalties. The notice is dated November 10.
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