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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1932
Page
9
Federal agents shut a beer bar at the West Virginia State Fair in Wheeling after a fall at Holzer Hospital, noting injuries from a Sunday horse fall and ongoing fair activities.
Matsuzo Nagai former Japanese vice minister for foreign affairs may be appointed ambassador to the United States to succeed Katanji Debuchi, the current envoy, according to reports.
New York September 3 stocks rebound after a minor dip in the current movement. Curb stocks advanced with Electric Bond and Share, American Gas and Electric, American Power and others near yearly highs. Pennsylvania Railroad and Humble Oil were weaker while Cities Service and International Petroleum stayed near prior levels. Metals and Ford were steady on light turnover.
Minsterial appointments for the Ohio district of the Church of the Nazarene were announced at the fourteenth annual district assembly. Assignments include Athens Otto Grace Big Run C. C. Wise East Letart Mrs Eva Koons Hayman Eden Otto Grace Gallipolis Carl Clendenen Hamden L. H. Stanley Hobson A. W. Stewart Ironton H. C. Little Lancaster W. W. Loveless Logan F. H. Landgrabe Middleport C. P. Simiales Radcliff Lawrence McDaniel Salt Creek Valley J. W. Steen Syracuse C. P. Smales The Plains Otto Grace Zaleski L. H. Stanley.
Fay Wedd Vallee wife of ace Rudy says she and her husband clashed temperaments and hopes for a divorce on grounds of incompatibility after a farewell from a bound train.
Reading of prices shows varied Wheat No 3 red at 89 and No 1 red premium 64 with several Corn and Oats entries. Butter 230 Eggs 167 18Ge and hay at 860 per cwt appear in listings alongside fruit and poultry notes.
Hog prices 1800 head with 63 direct. 1400 held over. demand weak. Large supply from yesterday’s sale remains. Cattle and calves weak to steady. hogs lower. sows steady. hides limited. Overall market activity described as harrow and thin with few buyers.
Hog and cattle prices drift lower with quotes around 35¢ and 1,000 head receipts. Medium grade steers and yearlings quoted near 5.94 to 67.60 for better grades. Calves steady with vealers around 80 to 97. Sheep receipts steady with handyweight lambs up to 4.60 and buck lambs down to 5.50.
Hog prices ranged from $3.95 to $4.48 with heavy bulks at 160 to 210 pounds and limited demand for midweights. Cattle saw lower to steady values with fat cattle and feeders easing. steers and yearlings mostly down, beef cows steady to up slightly. Sheep and lamb markets were mostly firm to higher on fat lambs and range lambs, with some weaker ewes and mixed lots. Receipts. hogs 9,000 direct, cattle 6oo, sheep 1,000. week totals show largest intake since January with weekly average slaughter costs around $8.8 per hundredweight.
New York prices show Liberty bonds closing with 3s at 100.28 and 1st 4s at 103.4. Other listings include 4th 4s 103.3, Treasury 3% 107.18, Treasury 35 96.15, Treasury 46 104, and 2% 162.4.
Prices show persistent strength as buyers take large quantities of wool at rising quotations. Strong gains spread across domestic lines with 665 and 48s 80s advancing 2-5 cents per scoured basin above last week. Some houses cannot move further lots of S45 and 48s 60s. Texas twelve months French combing 46 and finer territory wools sold heavily, setting prices about 2 cents higher on a secured basis versus last week.
Train No 1 departs Athena 11 38 a m while No 9 leaves Athens 7 44 p m Southbound No 3 11 90 a m No 4 6 34 a m Daily except Bundey ChesafEake and O10 fielding Valley Northbound No 83 leaves Athens 7 46 a m with conditional stop East All Pullman service listed as available detours or arrangements for the route through Athens
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