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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1925
Page
2
Receipts Tuesday around 3 700 cattle and 200 calves. market did not perform well with a downward shift of 10 to 15 cents in cattle, calves steady, beef steer quality lower than Monday. Hogs and sheep mixed with lower prices. regional reports from Wichita Fort Worth and other markets show varied but softening trends through the day.
Chicago markets show hog prices with active bids and wide ranges. Hogs average top bids around 13.45 while packing sows fetch 11.80 to 12.10 and slaughter pigs 12.25 to 12.65. Heavy hogs 18.05 to 13.49, medium 13.15 to 13.45, and night line 12.80 to 13.40 remain in flux.
Listing of itemized prices for live poultry in Amarillo including hens 4 lbs and under 18c to 25c range, leghorn hens, springs and broilers 25c, roosters 10c, capons 7 lbs and up 20c, flea turkeys 8 lbs and over, young toms 12 lbs and up 15c, with delivery and case details and total Amarillo price per hundredweight.
In Amarillo and nearby markets wheat and corn surged beyond usual limits with new highs. Wheat futures rose about 51 cents a bushel versus yesterday as May delivery moved to 1.651 dollars. Corn also spiked sharply, posting a strong upturn on renewed demand and market optimism. The report lists grain prices and cattle and sheep quotes for reference, including oats, kafir, and other grains, alongside live stock valuations.
A jumble of quotes from local residents and officials covers politics, farming, and daily life. Topics include illness, weather, voting, fishing, campaigning, and housing in Amarillo and surrounding areas. The New York update notes a price drop for lead by American Smelting and Refining Co. to 8.25 cents per pound.
A community festival promotes a children’s matinee featuring the Girvan Orchestra. Admission is 35 cents for kids, with reservations via teachers. The schedule runs April 13 to 18, highlighting concerts, contests, and performances by Spalding, Reuter, Seagle, and others as part of a broader cultural program.
Rev. Fred W. O Malley spoke at the First Christian Church on eternity and the soul's destiny. He argued life decisions determine eternal placement, using rifle trajectory as an analogy and citing faith and obedience as pathways to God's heaven. He tied mortality to a journey with Christ beyond death.
Mrs. S. G. Wiseman, age 25, died at her home 914 Jefferson Street at 2 a m Thursday. Funeral at 3 30 p m Tuesday at the house with Rev. Stanley W Hayne officiating. She is survived by her husband two brothers Sid Jones Amarillo and Dr Jones Hale Center and three sisters Mrs Mary Huckabee Amarillo Maude Terry Goodlett and Mrs Maggie Wembree Plainview. Pallbearers from the I O O F lodge include R. Stowel J W Harbin J F Ross W C Townes J Il Ledbetter and H McPherson. Burial will be in Tiano cemetery.
Thomas Nelson Naylor 77, a Clarendon stock farmer and Donley county pioneer, died at a local hospital this morning. He is survived by four sons P O Naylor Clarendon, Joe B Naylor Portales N M, Varlan B Naylor Amarillo, Thomas Naylor Clarendon, four daughters Minnie Ava Naylor Clarendon Lou F Naylor Amarillo and Mrs Louis P Fields Amarillo. Burial will be in Clarendon after funeral from Griggs Undertaking Company transported from Denver at 6 45 Wednesday morning and 77 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
G B Fogg was elected trustee at the Bushland district election held Saturday. He received 2 votes while Carl Hill tallied 14. Incumbents remaining on the board are W L Campbell and Henry Blessen.
Special to The Globe reports Panhandle buyers and sellers in Kansas City cattle market figures. Stovall and Hobler of Brownfield sold 96 stock heifers at 391 pounds for 7.25, and 30 stock heifers at 84 pounds for 7.20. Chenault Brothers of Dalhart offered 100 deer at 1309 pounds for 9.76. McConnell Brothers of Pampa sold 32 cows at 908 pounds for 5.12 and 2 cows at 19 pounds for 5.00.
Ample cities including Amarillo Abilene Sherman New Orleans Dallas St Louis and Chicago hold municipal elections April 7 with varied tickets campaigns and outcomes. Voters choose mayors councils boards police officials and education trustees amid partisan and nonpartisan contests. Chicago faces a $700 million rail plan with two ballot questions and broad civic backing and opposition.
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