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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1932
Page
11
On page 20 Southeastern Ohio sections list categories from Automotive to Real Estate and Rooms for Rent. The page includes notices and classifieds segments such as Automobiles for Sale, Wanted Help, Rentals, and Special Store Offers with a broad range of local services.
Domestic market activity shows uncertainty easing in loans while Australian bonds hit new highs. German bonds strengthen, while U S government issues move irregularly higher. Cattle receipts and hogs vary with prices steady to lower. calves and sheep see light demand as market mixed.
Mr and Mrs J F Chadwell of Trimble celebrate their golden wedding with a family dinner at home. Relatives are invited to call Sunday October 2 from 2 to 8 PM.
Civil War veterans from Athens County plan an all day gathering in the Chamber of Commerce room of the Security Bank Building announced by organizer J L Pickering. The program includes music, a noon lunch hosted by the Women's Relief Corps and the Daughters of Veterans, and an afternoon address by Judge F Rowland with a sightseeing automobile ride to conclude.
ANAPP notes growing optimism as Mc Carty of Nash Motors returns from a trip. Westinghouse declares a regular quarterly dividend on preferred stock payable Oct 31. Derby plant doubles its workforce. Sloan says GM pickup sales rose in August into September. United Public Utilities funds to pay Oct 1 interest. Scioto Livestock Salon reports totals for hogs cattle veal lambs with varied prices. auction adds lapel microphone for the crowd-drawing sale starting near 1 p.m.
Market slow with hog receipts 2500 head, 1399 direct plus through. Demand weaker with cattle mostly 10 cents lower on 180 to 290 pound steers at about 4 dollars 90 cents. Heavier weights show uneven bidding and prices.
Market report shows fresh poultry items including leghorns roosters and old-heritage varieties. Butter shipments reach 8,580 tubs with mixed grade receipts and standard prices noted. Firm market activity and receipts signal strong demand across dairy and poultry segments.
A fragmentary market note lists sacks of potatoes mostly from Ohio and New York with varied quality. It mentions weights around 106 pounds and 97 pounds, with prices near one dollar per sack or bushel and references cobblers and partial grading.
Fragmented listing of poultry items with prices and counts. Mentions butter nearby tubs eggs and various fowl breeds including leghorns springers and colored springers along with miscellaneous market receipts and numbers.
A fragment shows stock items for butter packing with prices 1c and 8, butterfat grades 14a te 1b, and references to regs higher with eased entries and near ungraded 34. Includes terms like extra firstage and secondease.
New York stock activity was lackluster with only about 60 000 shares trading against 196 000 the day before. Gains appeared in American Cast, Brasilien Traction, Niagara Hudson Power and Volted Ons. Electric and Share closed at 344 off 4 as motors led auto shares. Industrials and special issues showed mixed price changes.
The notice lists prices for wheat and corn varieties, oats and barley, clover and hay, with cash bids and per unit measurements. Specific figures show bids around 6.60 dollars for hay and 2 to 3 dollars per dozen for eggs, alongside commodity codes and grade markers.
Government bond prices listed for Liberty and Treasury issues with dates and yields. Notable items include Liberty 3s of 1947 around 161.49 and 1029.98, Treasury 3s from 1962 around 108.18, and 3% issues for 1943 and 1960 near 100.
Foreign government loans dominated trading on the New York bond market with German issues setting the pace. German international 6% rose to a new high for the year at 63 1 2 on active demand while the 7s fell nearly a point. Italian securities were bought strongly and hit the year’s high at 96. Australian government issues faced mild profit taking. A over two point break in leading issues of the picket plate system unsettled the carrier group as a whole.
In Chicago wheat pits on a steady day prices edged up on a buying movement led by commission houses and eastern interests. Argentine crop news and Canadian weather had limited impact while a firm stock market offset cotton weakness. At close, wheat up 1/2 cent, corn steady to up 4, oats unchanged.
Trade in wool remained quiet with scarce small lots trading below recent highs. Large offerings stayed firm as buyers preferring small quantities paid full quoted values, while overall volume and prices suggested a continued strong market undertone.
Daily and Sunday train departures from Athens and surrounding lines listed with numbers and times. Northbound and westbound trains depart Athens at various afternoon and evening slots, including No. 9 at 7:44 pm and No. 37 at 3:30 pm.
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