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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1936
Page
9
Insurance and ad items mix in a compact page noting Travel and Pedestrian Accident coverage with hospital benefits and life loss cash limits, followed by film develops, tailoring, cylinder reboring and motor service ads. A casual local notice tone echoes small business calls and repair offers.
Market update from Columbus Ohio lists current farm receipts and retail prices for eggs poultry and dairy. Egg categories include U S standards and graded eggs with prices from 21 to 27 cents per dozen. Poultry items cover dressed broilers roasters hens ducks geese and turkeys with jobbing and buying prices.
A cluttered list of radio programs, hosts, and times from WLW and other stations. Notable items include Bob Nolan's Toy Band, Jack Armstrong, Amos n Andy, Lum and Abner, Lowell Thomas, Jan Garber's Orch, and Bing Crosby. The page also notes sign off times and a brief caption about a sewing thimble magnified for a foto-fooler feature.
Fairfield County market items cover honey butter potatoes and nuts with price ranges. Poultry and hogs are corrected by local buyers J N Short and the Graham Milling Co lists cereal prices while Columbus reports live stock receipts and prices for hogs cattle calves and sheep with buyers’ quotes.
Chicago grain report notes wheat futures up five eighths to three quarters cent, corn gains three eighths to one and two tenths, and oats up one eighth to one quarter cent amid extremely cold weather. Cash prices show a one half cent rise for corn and no change for cash oats.
Pittsburgh report shows butter steady with 92 score nearby tubs and extras at 341-4 and 333-4, 89 and 88 score lots. Egegs unsettled. nearby current receipts at 22-223-2. extra firsts noted.
In Pittsburgh livestock trade on January 22 hogs 3000 head with 2500 directs down to 160 240 lb range 10.70 to 10.75 top 10.75 300 lb butchers 10.25 120-150 lbs 20.25 to 10.50 good sows steady. Cattle 300 with 225 directs steady steers 8.50 to 11.00 heifers 7.38 to 9.75 low cutter cows 3.75 to 4.75 bulls 6.75 down Calves 300 slow steady 12.00 to 12.50 few 13.00. Sheep 500 better lambs scarce steady 10.25 to 11.00 throwouts 9.75 down best sheep 7.00 ewes 5.75 down. Poultry steady heavy hens 20-22 leghorn hens 16-18 heavy springers 4 lbs and over 20-22 under 4 lbs 18-20 leghorn springers 16-18 old roosters 13-14 ducks 20-22 geese 13-20 turkeys young toms hens 23-25 old toms 15-20 No 2 turkeys 18 fresh killed full dressed hens 35 hog dressed 30
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