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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1923
Page
9
Cincinnati prices show fresh gathered extra first eggs at 43 cents, firsts 41 cents, ordinary firsts 43, seconds 29 cents, and nearby ungraded at 41 cents. No further details provided.
The note lists Alsike prices for cash at Oct. 10.15, Dec. 10.20, Mar. 10.30 and Timothy values at cash 3.59, new and Oct. 3.65, Dec. 3.80, Mar. 3.95. It appears as a brief futures and cash price snapshot for commodities.
Chicago grain report from October 22 shows mixed U S wheat and corn trading with fluctuation in open and close prices. The report lists bid and offer ranges for wheat and corn with slight percentage changes, reflecting modest activity in the market and price adjustments across futures contracts.
Live stock receipts total 126,000 with hogs steady to weak and cattle dull. Hogs top at 7.50 with heavy weights 6.90 to 7.50, cattle sectional values from 2.00 to 12.50 depending on class, veal and calves 10 to 12, feeder and stocker segments listed, sheep broadly steady with lambs 11.50 to 12.75 and ewes 5.00 to 6.50.
Cattle receipts 4000 with market 50 cents lower. price ranges shown for choice prime good and common cattle. veal calves receipts 1590 with steady market. sheep and lambs receipts 900 with steady market. hogs receipts 7500 with 25 cent drop across classes and price ranges for prime heavy to light hogs and stags.
Wool market report lists domestic fleece from Ohio at 45 to 56 cents, pulled and scoured at 62 cents to $1.15, Texas scoured at 1.20 to 1.29, and quarter blood types from territory at 85 cents to $1.35 per pound, with variations by fineness and age.
A garbled financial snippet shows percentages next to companies such as American Can 93 percent, American Locomotive 69 percent, American Zinc 56 percent, Baldwin Locomotive 118, Baltimore Ohio 56 percent, Bethlehem Steel 48 percent, Central Theater 14, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 14 percent, Crucible Steel 69 percent, Marine Bid 36 percent, Norfolk & Western 102 percent, Northern Pacific 5 percent, Reading 76 percent, Republic Iron & Steel 44 percent, Southern Pacific 66 percent, and others with distorted letters.
Cincinnati livestock market reports light cattle receipts with slow heavy trade. Steers bring 7.00 to 9.00 dollars and calves 10.50 to 12. Hogs show light receipts with prices 7.65 to 7.75 for good to choice packers and butchers. market steady to 25 cents down.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson of Lancaster returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woods. Mrs. Nancy Norman of Sharpsburg spent the weekend with her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nero.
Mr and Mrs George Murray of Glouster visit Mrs Josephine Williams in town. Mr and Mrs Howard Woods and their son Wilbur travel to New Pittsburg to see Ras Dexter and his sister.
Daily schedules show trains from Athens with departures at 6:20 9:45 1:44 p m and late options 11:22 p m 4:29 p m and 8:02 p m. The notices list No 1 3 5 2 6 10 departures and reference daily operations with destinations Southbouna and Worthbouna.
Six room bungalow with oak finish, electric lights, full basement, furnace, hard and soft water, two porches. Built recently. Watkins and Davis, room 108, 8. College district homes priced for easy terms with small cash payment and balance as rent.
The list shows daily trains from Athens with departures No. 31 at 6:50 a m No. 33 at 10:45 a m and No. 37 at 6 00 p m for northbound and arrivals No. 80 at 9 45 a m No. 32 at 4 09 p m and No. 34 at 8 16 p m for southbound.
Fragmented text lists local train numbers and times including 6:01 and 7:17 a.m. with references to No. 53 and No. 11. Indicates schedule snippets for local services with unclear destinations and partial times.
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