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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
10
A dense mix of 18 business services and 88 financial and merchandise categories appears, listing help wanted ads across female and male roles, business opportunities, loans, and a wide range of goods. Real estate rentals and sales are also cataloged alongside livestock, machinery, and household items.
Stocks rose fractionally in early activity with gains in utilities and rails. Commonwealth & Southern up to 3, United Corporation up 2 to 8, Consolidated Edison up 1, Atlantic Coast Lines leading rails with a 2 point rise to 39, New York Central to 46, Sears Roebuck up 1 to 89, Montgomery Ward up to 50, Chrysler up over a point to 116, oils firm.
A dense list from multiple sectors covers chemicals, metals, oils, foods, and consumer goods with figures on percentages, prices, and stock indicators. Names include Allied Chemical, Dow Jones factions, Coca Cola, DuPont, General Electric, Westinghouse, Procter and Gamble, and others, alongside market prices for Toledo grain, Cincinnati produce, and Pittsburgh produce reflecting late 20th century trading activity.
Hogs receipts across Cincinnati and Pittsburgh totals mix direct sales and holdovers with steady or uneven price changes by weight. Cincinnati lists top hogs at 10.60 for 200 250 lb and slight declines on lighter weights, while sows hold at 8.25 8.75. Cattle and calves show mixed shifts with steers around 7.25 8.90 and fat cows near 4.75, calves around 10.50, and sheep steady to higher on lighter lambs.
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