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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
9
Classified notices include practical nursing seeking confinement cases with reasonable prices and a phone contact, a 16 year old boy in Monroe area seeking miscellaneous work described as hustling, and a woman with bookkeeping and collections skills seeking a position with references furnished. Also a request from an experienced lady stenographer seeking a position with a contact number.
In New York on August 11 the cotton market eased early with a modest drop, then rallied on trade and covering. December rose from 23.50 to 23.84, closing at 23.79, while overall the market finished steady with net gains of 18 to 20 points.
New York reports cotton futures closing with gains of 18 to 29 points. October through May contracts show firm prices with modest ranges, highlighting overall strength in the session and a positive tone for nearby delivery months.
Widespread government estimates predict larger Canadian and US crops, triggering a sharp selloff in futures. Wheat futures drop as much as 7 cents a bushel with September and December contracts tumbling. corn and oats weaken while provisions curve with hogs. Vessel cargoes for 195,000 bushels bound for Buffalo indicate export activity continues despite the price slump. Cotton and raw sugar also show mixed to firmer or softer moves as markets react to weather, demand and export data.
The American Smelting and Refining company announced a price increase for lead from 8.90 to 9.00 cents per pound. The move, reported from New York on August 11, reflects market shifts and refinery cost pressures impacting metals pricing nationwide.
Cattle receipts 21 000 calves 4 000 steady fed steers and yearlings 15 10 grassers 6 40 8 00 grass fat heifers 4 50 7 50 cows 5 50 g 0 50 canners and cutters 2 75 8 25 veals 11 00 bologna bulls 4 00 4 50 hogs receipts 8 000 top 15 80 bulk sales 14 10 18 75 packing sows 12 09 12 50 stock pigs 12 70 19 50 sheep receipts 6 000 lower native lambs 14 00 14 25 Texas wethers 8 00 By Associated Press CHICAGO hogs receipts 15 00 uneven top 14 45 packing sows 11 00 12 40 heavy hogs 15 85 15 0 medium 13 45 14 20 light 12 45 14 25 slaughter pigs 9 18 00 18 40 cattle receipts 9 000 slow chosen fed steers 15 50 15 75 best heavy Bologna bulls around 5 00 vealers 15 00 sheep receipts 14 000 lower native lambs 14 50 14 75 range lambs 14 75 15 00 fat native ewes 6 50 7 50 western ewes 8 00 feeding lambs 14 15 15 25
East St Louis hogs receipts 123 500 slow with bulk 14.10 to 14.25 and killing pigs at 14.00. Cattle receipts 7 500 dull with yearling prices to 15.25 and Western steers quoted 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 6 000 steady with lambs at 14.50 and ewes to 9.00. Oklahoma City cattle receipts 800 strong with steers from Custer County at 9.50, killers up to 6.50, cows to 6.50, calves 8.00. Hogs receipts 400 higher with top 13.05 and bulk 13.40 to 15.00.
Associated Press reports hogs receipts 800 head at bulk 18.15 to 14.58 top. Cattle receipts 1,000 including 500 calves, steady. beef steers 6.00 to 9.00. cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.50. bulls 2.75 to 5.25. veal calves 4.00 to 10.00. stockers and feeders 3.50. Sheep receipts 100, lambs 12.00 to 13.40. ewes 3.00 to 6.50.
Fort Worth cattle receipts total 5,000 with 1,000 calves. Beves trade 5.50 to 9.50, stockers 3.00 to 0.50, fat cows 3.40 to 5.50, heifers 3.25 to 7.50, yearlings 3.50 to 9.50, bulls 2.00 to 4.25, calves 2.00 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 500 steady, top 13.65, bulk 13.00 to 18.56, packing sows 6.00 to 12.00, pigs 6.09 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 600 steady, lambs 10.50 to 13.00, feeders 0.00 to 11.00, yearlings 8.00 to 11.00, wethers 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 5.00 to 6.00, steckers 3.00 to 4.00.
Dallas Spots dated Aug 11 reports spot cotton prices with Houston at 24.15 and Galveston at 24.05 while Spet cotton stands 23.15. The brief market update lists regional values for key Texas ports and notes current trading levels.
In Chicago on August 11, Cotton futures show a mixed pattern with gains in most months after a May drop. October trades at 22.85, December 28.08, January 25.81, March 25.50, and May 23.60, indicating notable month-to-month volatility and shifting demand.
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady to 20 points higher on dull demand. The market priced at around 22.00 for low middling, 23.80 for middling, and 24.00 for good middling with 2,571 receipts and stock about 80,717. Arrivals were 1100, bases on apot 185 to arrive.
Omaha Livestock at South Omaha Nebraska dated August 11 shows 6500 cattle receipts with stockers and feeders slow but steady, fair county demand. good cows and heifers higher while others strong and butcher stock fully regained after Monday’s decline.
110 union barbers in Union City N J struck a few weeks ago to avoid inconveniencing residents with long hair. The group offered free shaves and haircuts to townspeople during the stoppage. The rest of the text notes German musical instrument production after the war and a local business listing at 113 West 7th with Red Star flooring.
New York on August 11 reported irregular foreign exchanges with Great Britain demand at 4.853 and cables 4.85 while sixty day bills on banks stood at 4.82. France quotes 4.674 demand and 4.69 on cables, Italy 8.63, Belgium 4.51, Germany 23.80, Tokyo 41 3-16, and Montreal at 1.001-32.
In New York on August 11 call money remained steady with a high of 43 and a low of 43, ruling at 44, closing bid 43, and offered at 4. Last loan was 44. Call loans against acceptances stood at 89. Time loans were firm with six and ninety days at 4 44, four and six months at 44 44, and prime commercial paper quoted at 4.
United States Bonds prices listed for Liberty and Treasury issues. In goods news from New York, print cloths for September delivery traded actively at 98, mills tight for six weeks, with steady sheetings, strong dress goods and silk markets. Chicago reports steady potato prices across regions with various price ranges for sacked cobblers and related varieties.
Chicago Aug 11 Poultry prices advance with fowls at 18 to 24 cents per pound broilers 20 to 27 cents springs 26 cents roosters 16 cents and ducks older stock at 22 cents per pound.
Chicago August 11 butter markets show creamery extras at 41, standards 42 3, extra firsts 40 403, firsts 39 394, seconds 37 38. Prices for AEs lower, firsts 30 32, ordinary firsts 28 2 9.
Kansas City market notes Wheat No 2 hard 1.61 1.75 No 2 red 1.71 1.74 Corn No 3 white 101 1.08 No 2 yellow 1.05 1.003 Oats No 2 white 424 No 3 white 413 42.
A fragmentary poultry sale listing notes Leghorn hens and broilers with numbers and prices. It mentions roosters and turkeys in a terse catalog style, reflecting a livestock package advertisement from an old market page.
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