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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
8
The cotton market, led by July liquidation, opened higher on steady demand and eased through liquidation pressure. October fell from 26.10 to 25.63 amid near-liveries weakness, with July premiums narrowing before late rallies. Port receipts reached 7,585 with U.S. port stocks at 55,786 and exports totaling 16,320 for the season.
Call money easier with bid 8 and low 2 percent, ruling 3. Closing bid 2, offered at 29, last loan 24. Call loans against acceptances steady. Time loans sixty and ninety days at 4, four and six months at 4. Prime Commercial Paper 44744.
Kansas City market report shows holdover hogs steady to 5 lower with top at 6.95 and bulk 130-240 pounds 6.75 to 6.09, packing demand weak. Cattle and calves mixed with steady to strong trends for desirable steers and yearlings, tops around 8.50 for handy weights, stockers and feeders around 5.00 to 7.50. Sheep kill classes rise 25, with Arizona and Texas offerings noted and top natives near 15.00 to 15.90.
Wichita Kansas June 5 market steady with cattle receipts about 600 including 100 calves. Top hogs at 6.96, bulk sales around 96.80 to 6.96, top cutters 6.25, demand generally unchanged to dull.
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts at 3 500 with varied ranges for beef cattle calves and stockers. Cows and heifers show several price bands, romping through mixed packing and market values. Sheep receipts at 1 500 with lambs and feeders listed, yearlings and ewes priced across ranges. Goats also appear with quoted prices.
New York June 5 foreign exchanges shown in cents include Great Britain at 4.31 with cable 4.314 and sixty day bills 4.254, France 5.02 with cables 5.03, Belgium 4.40441, Germany per trillion etc, Holland 87.27, Norway 13.55, Sweden 26.50, Denmark 16.904, Switzerland 17.58, Spain 18.48, Greece 1.80, Poland 2.014, Czecho Slovakia 2.014, Jugoslavia 1.207, Austria 0.144, Rumania 43, Argentina 32.82, Brazil 10.70, Tokio 499, Montreal 684.
United States bonds quoted in New York on June 6 include Liberty 4 100.5, first 439 100.20, second 14s 100.38, third 4s 101.5, fourth 49 101.3, and government 449 102.23, in dollars and thirty seconds.
In Paris numbered bus queue tickets give priority to those already waiting, preventing late arrivals from cutting in. The system uses 50 tickets to reserve places and maintain order among early comers.
Panicked dental ad urges immediate buy in City Drug Store for Creosene to treat sore bleeding gums and pyorrhea. It asserts the medicated gum paste penetrates to tooth roots, relieves pain, tightens loose teeth, and seals germs, with a money back guarantee in twelve hours.
New York June reports volatility with spotty buying in railroad and industrials. Public utility leaders rise as West Pennsylvanian Power gains near 19 points while American Water Works and other issues advance modestly. Call money lowers to 2 percent as time loans and commercial paper trade, and foreign exchange shows modest gains with French francs and Belgian currency firming.
Closing the wheat market here were unsettled, with a net decline of about 1.04 to 1.04 cents per bushel. Iowa corn crop outlook cited as a major factor, while oats rose on supply scarcity. Provisions eased alongside hog prices amid warmer weather and wheat weakness.
A brief price listing shows wheat for December July and September options with numbers 1009 954 973, and corn for December 655. Read as commodity pricing data from a historical brokerage or market ledger.
Mrs. Mary Lena Kuehn age 30 wife of W W Kuehn of Canyon died at a local hospital at 8 o clock Thursday evening after a two week illness. She leaves her husband three children her father and mother Mr and Mrs G Hart and two brothers. She was a Methodist Church member. The body will be in state in the chapel of Griggs Undertaking Co pending arrival of relatives after which it will be sent to Canyon Texas for funeral and burial. Mr Kuehn has worked in the automobile and garage business in Canyon for years.
Margaret Elizabeth Horn, 68, died at 1 p.m. Thursday at her daughter’s home in Amarillo after a yearlong illness. A Hedley native, she moved to the Panhandle over 25 years ago with her family. Survived by three sons Mard D. R. Grady Horn and three daughters Clara Crew Ella Hill and Alice Hill and Frank Dunaway. three brothers Jim Barnett M D Barnett J C Barnett. Widow of William Horn, a Donley County stock farmer who died eight years ago. The body will lay in state then be shipped to Hedley for burial.
Worry over varicose veins leads to advice to obtain an original two ounce bottle of Emerald Oil full strength. Apply night and morning to swollen veins. they will shrink to normal size with continued use. Emerald Oil is advertised as a powerful harmless germicide and results are guaranteed. for sale by all druggists.
Newt Faris, 19, son of Mr and Mrs N P Parris of Amarillo, died in Cheyenne while employed with Michelin Tire Company. The body will arrive in Amarillo Sunday for funeral arrangements to be announced. Griggs Undertaking Company to receive.
A nationwide canvass of over 121,000 purchases of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound shows favorable outcomes from its use. Respondents indicate relief from various female ailments, highlighting current medical debate and consumer confidence in the remedy.
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