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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1923
Page
9
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Chicago grain price report lists wheat and corn values with opening and closing figures for October 8. The text shows scattered digits and garbled characters but indicates price movement for wheat and corn across months such as May and July, with rough ranges and percentages.
The Toledo market reports cash prices and futures quotes for grains and hay. Wheat ranges from 1.14 to 1.15 per bushel with futures and oats at around 48 to 49 cents. Clover and Timoty prices are listed across cash and forward months with several dated bids and asks.
Butter receipts total 6947 tubs with creamery extra 45 percent three eighths and other grades. Eggs receipts 10 481 cases with miscellaneous 29 to 31 cents and various firsts 25 to 34 cents.
The listing shows Cleveland produce butter at 49 ilc with print h0 52c firsts 48 50c packing 34 S8c. Eggs with Fresh 42c Ohio firsts 39c western firsts 36 4c. Poultry prices include Fowls 26 27c roosters 16c springers 23 25c.
Wool prices remained dull in New York with domestic fleece from Ohio quoted at 45 57 cents, and wools at 10 to 12 months selling around 1.20 to 1.29 for the fleece and quarter blood at 85 cents to 1.35.
Pittsburg stockyards report October 8 receipts 1800 cattle 1000 veal calves 4000 sheep and lambs 7500 hogs market mostly steady to slightly up or down with price ranges across cattle veal lamb hogs including primes and middling grades and several classes such as sows feeders and stags in observed trades.
Chicago market data shows hog receipts 60 900 with mixed price breaks across weights and types, top at 8 25 and average around 7 69 to 8 20. Cattle receipts 39 000 with declines of 19 to 15 cents and ranges from prime beef to Butcher cows, veal and feeders with varied price bands. Sheep receipts 25 009 with lambs and yearlings priced from 9 00 to 13 76 and ewes from 5 00 to 11 50.
Receipts totals around 4 350 cattle and 7 500 hogs with a steady market. Steers and heifers showing good to choice quality priced near 7.2 to 11.50 per cwt. Packers and butchers report bids around 8.65 for select lots in a generally lower tone by 26 cents.
Columbus reports an opinion from Attorney General Crabbe stating that any organization using Greek letters with initiation rites and secret meetings is a fraternity or sorority and unlawful in public schools. Violations carry a 10 to 25 dollar fine for students and staff, with boards required to report or disband such groups.
Chicago reports Mrs Emily Strutynsky wife of a Pa pastor was held without bail for the murder of Rev Basil Stutsek in the confessional of the Ukrainian Church of St Michael the Archangel. She fired five shots as a penitent visitor. The priest had raised funds to build a new church and had warned parishioners away from St Nicholas church.
A joy rider borrowed a horse and buggy from the First M. E. Church of Athens after services. The vehicle was returned with knots in the hitch and gloves left behind, suggesting a juvenile rider. M. N. Tinscott of Richland Avenue offers the gloves as reward if the horse and buggy are safely returned.
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