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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1926
Page
11
Money funds were easier with call loans at 4 1 4 percent. Stocks moved erratically as accounts were squared after a three day market suspension. Activity shrank from the prior session though the general list held a confident tone amid fears of a higher Philadelphia rediscount rate.
The Colored Elks parade through Cleveland's main streets in full regalia led by Drum Major Pinkney of Pittsburgh in a cream uniform and bearskin shako. The event showcases ceremonial splendor and community procession tradition.
Hogs receipts around 20 000 with market steady to firmer. Top hogs at 14.18, bulk 10 to 15.65, various weight categories listed with prices for medium and common choices. Slaughter cattle and calves show ranges from 10.75 to 11.50 for various grades, with heifers and cows also given. Slaughter sheep and lambs report lambs at 12.25 to 14.75 for medium choice, cull and common from 3.50 to 6.75, feeding lambs 12 to 14.85.
Hogs receipts 4600 with prices lower across sizes from 90 to 180 pounds. Heavier hogs 250 to 350 pounds and 200 to 250 pounds show varied prices. Cattle receipts 600 with steady beef steers and rising bulls, calves slightly down. Sheep receipts 5000 with fat lambs and ewes showing softer and mixed values.
Produce market notes for New York and regions showing mixed activity across goods. Flour and tallow firm, pork dull, sugar steady, coffee prices varied with Rio No 7 and Santos futures, dairy steady with cream and milk prices. live poultry firm with turkeys and ducks listed. cheese markets steady with multiple grade quotes. receipts reported at 10 249 for utter and 22 081 for special market, with various regional white and brown classifications.
Live poultry prices show heavy fowls at 20 to 21 cents, leghorns 22 to 24 cents, heavy broilers 25 to 30 cents, leghorn broilers 27 to 28 cents, ducks 23 to 26 cents, geese at 30 cents, and packing stocks and extra firsts listed. Potatoes quoted for Canada and Ohio IDA bag rates and Jersey price per 150 pounds.
Butter receipts show SSO and creamery ex tras 41 percent, standards at 40 and tests 27. PMc, seconds S5436c, extras 30'6q hs receipts 7.864, ordinaries 27 percent Ginige. We: seconds Buc and extras.
The Cincinnati creamery lists butter and creamery tablet pricing with items like extra firsts at 46 cents per dozen and 34 cents for extra firsts, ordinary firsts 20 cents, seconds 28 cents, and nearby ungraded stock noted, reflecting market levels in the region.
Boston September 2 The wool market was steady and firmer today with Texas on lip selling at 100 dollars. French combing Merries are selling.
Grain bids and futures from Toledo show wheat at No. 2 around 1.90 per bushel with mixed notes for corn rye oats and barley. Seed and oilseed quotes appear for cloverseed and assorted futures with dates and price points including oats and butter values.
The Southern Pine Association notes last week’s orders up 3.6 percent from the prior week while shipments fell 1.5 percent. Orders reached 78.4 million feet with shipments at 72.7 million and production at about 68.0 million feet. Unfilled orders stood around 262.0 million feet.
Livestock report from San Angelo Texas notes the sale of about 50,000 lambs this week, roughly one third of the season’s total. The heaviest buyer was Ross Elrod of San Angelo, who purchased 24,000 lambs.
Building Materials Atlanta reports the Georgia Portland Cement company with $3,000,000 capital has bought 6,000,000 acres in middle Georgia. A plant will be built to produce 3,000 to 5,000 barrels daily, using acreage with enough raw material to last 60 years. SHORES
London delegates in the five month coal strike voted to empower their leaders to negotiate with owners and the government based on the national wage agreement. This marks a gesture toward ending the dispute.
A movie actress aligned with Labor Day spirit crafts a playful statement by attaching a miniature dinner pail to her garter. An inset closeup focuses on the tiny lunch bucket as a quirky accessory.
The coming school year starts Tuesday for about 1,500 city children and 8,600 county pupils with new books, desks, and teachers. Superintendent Patterson notes a slight overall enrollment dip, offset by gains in grades seven through twelve as more students stay in school longer. New staff include Miss Alda Smith and C. B. Richeson. college classes resume two weeks after the city schools open.
Superintendent Patterson says progress is strong as the west side school gets interior refinishing and outside painting. Seniors use the newly completed corridors at the high school, central building repairs wrap up, and janitors refurbish lawns. Pupils begin in the Rufus Putnam building with old training school furniture moved in. county schools open on the same date with about 15,000 pupils and 00 teachers across 150 grade schools and 14 rural high schools.
Ired Bigham and William Goss, gas well workers, were injured while driving a baling machine along the tow-path near Rockbridge. Bigham lay unconscious at the scene and Goss reached a nearby home but could not explain the incident. The men were hospitalized with Goss in Logan and Bigham at home, with theories suggesting lightning strike or asphyxiation from a tarpaulin over the engine.
Mrs Martha Males 46 wife of Everett Males died at her home at 7 yesterday morning of tuberculosis Daughter of John M Tippie of Strouds Run Funeral services will be held at 10 Friday morning at the residence and burial in West Union street cemetery Athens
A survey of Athens county institute teachers shows over 75 percent have cut long hair. Miss Ellen Murphey, a veteran fourth grade teacher, notes bobbed hair looks prettier and more convenient though she worries about her own look aging.
In Harbor Gardens Long Island a murder shocks the Heath household. Myra Heath is found dead with rouge on her face and a rare bottle used as the murder weapon. Suspects include Bunny Moore and Lawrence Inman, while Todhunter Buck grows torn between love and duty as detectives pursue truth.
The instructions state 2 1-2 yards of 86 inch material plus 3/4 yard contrasting fabric for peasant sleeves cuffs and collar. If sleeves are omitted, 8/8 yard contrasting material is needed. Pattern mailed to any address upon receipt of license or stamps.
A health focused feature extols beauty through wellness and promotes Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. J. C. Taylor of Tallahassee Florida reports weakness and pale complexion before using the remedy. She says it revived her strength allowing daily chores and social interaction.
A guillemot skips nesting and lays its eggs on exposed rock surfaces. This behavior highlights the bird’s adaptation to cliffside habitats and minimizes hidden nesting efforts.
A dense guide lists evening and late night programs for WEAF WRC WMAQ KFI WIP and many others. It records hourly blocks from 4:30 PM to 12:00 AM featuring dance orchestras organ recitals and concerts with stations like WBAL WEEIL WNYC and WJZ airing menus and times.
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