Cotton higher due to continued rain
Rain delays and wet weather lift cotton prices in early trading. Market firm with steady to higher quotes as activity picks up and supporting gains amid ongoing rain in the southern belt.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1920
Page
6
Rain delays and wet weather lift cotton prices in early trading. Market firm with steady to higher quotes as activity picks up and supporting gains amid ongoing rain in the southern belt.
Chicago June 19 market notes a single report of light receipts causing a sharp grain advance. Traders push prices to a fresh high with futures for July and September firming as deliveries and market activity accelerate.
Health officials report bubonic plague conditions tied to Mobile and nearby Pensacola as teams survey ports. Officials note two deaths at Pensacola and ongoing checks since May 1 with mobile teams inspecting households and public spaces for infection controls.
The report notes an early harvest near Horarp Oicta on June 19 with eighty acres of Warache Wheat cut starting the day prior. Miracle wheat, newly introduced, matures weeks earlier than other varieties in this region.
Patrolman Linue Lean of Montclair discovers a semiconscious man in weeds near a Montclair reel area. The injured person is identified as Lavr Pallhite and rushed to a local facility after regaining some responsiveness.
A fragmented sports wire item mentions Fort Worth and Galveston teams with names such as Whittaker, Peters, Napier and Zinn. Scores and context are unclear due to damaged text but reference a series play in Shreveport and Wichita Falls with several players named. The piece centers on regional football or basketball action and game wear.
The report notes a 6 to 1 victory by the Sox over the Yankees with details of hits and pitching. It mentions players like Mog and Winnie and references a strong performance at the plate, tallying runs in the front of a crowded field.
International dispatch from Vancouver reports Queen Marie of Thumania and French Marshal Jefe with Madame Jottre pledging presence at the September 20 unveiling of the Peace Job near the Canadian boundary. Sam Hil, president of the Highwap Ascoragon, announces our prime reprerentante.
In a tense late inning showdown, Merkle drives in three runs as Brooklyn staves off a 2-deadlock and wins. Adams blanks New York, Philadelphia tops St Louis 5 1 in a two game glimpse of the pennant chase.
Col John V Cumain leads support for a boxing law amid war veterans backing the measure. The piece notes increased boxing activity in summer arenas from New York to Chicago, with promoters projecting a major boxing season and highlighting fighters rising to wealth after early poverty.
The 226 mile universal trophy race at the speedway in Union Town Pa was won by Tommy Mitten who averaged 49 miles per hour. His official time was 4 44.0. Jimmy Murphy placed second and Eddie O Den nell was third. Wade Morton and Arthur Kemp had an accident on lap 50 but injuries were not serious. Milton won the prize of 5 000 dollars for the second time. Ralph de Palo was forced out due to a broken valve.
Kansas farmers hold more than 210000 bushels of wheat as drought and oil shortages bite. J C Mehler, secretary of the state board of agriculture, reports a year with no wheat stored by producers and tight markets for the crop.
June 19 Kamena Tayme renewed ties with the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. J. J. Tarrow of Fort Worth, assistant manager, wraps up a highly successful campaign. Mr. Parbow notes impressive growth and agricultural progress, while figures on the region’s development are gathered by the publicity department.
In Ithaca New York on June 19 Syracuse won the varsity race with Cornell second and Columbia third Pennsylvania fourth. the junior varsity race was won by Cowell with Syracuse third and Pennsylvania fifth and Columbia Maz.
Theodor announces German warships including a cruiser and destroyers being towed to Brest for crossing to the United States. They will be moved from Roosth Scotland to Brest and then transported across by Atlantic liner toward Washington.
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