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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1925
Page
2
In Wichita Kansas on August 4 hogs traded steady with bulk at 13.45 to 13.70. Cattle 900 head including 300 calves remained steady with beef steers 5.50 to 10, beef cows and heifers 4 to 9.50, bulls 5, veal calves 4 to 5, stockers 3.50 to 7.75. Sheep 200 head steady with lambs 12.50 to 13.50 and ewes 4 to 6.50.
Fort Worth cattle 4700 head including 1200 calves. Hogs 500 head with top 14.20 and bulk 13.75. Sheep 1000 head with lambs 10.50 to 12.50 and feeders 9.50 to 10.50. Prices listed for beeves, stockers, fat cows, heifers, yearlings, bulls, calves, packing sows and pigs.
Chicago livestock market notes show hogs dull with top at 14.50 and various classes priced from 12.25 to 14.50. Cattle 10,000 steady to slow with young cattle near 15.50 and vealers 11 to 12. Sheep 10,000 active with native lambs 14.75 to 15 and western lambs around 15.00.
South Omaha Nebraska, August 4. 7,500 cattle yarded with a slow but steady tone across all classes. Buyers showed cautious purchasing while sellers held firm on prices, supporting a narrow volume and steady to slightly firmer momentum for notable classes.
Kansas City livestock markets show cattle 16 000 head calves 3000 steady grain fed steer and yearling values range to peak veal top 10. Hog sales total 5000 with uneven demand top 14.14 and packing sows 12.50 to 12.85 stock pigs 12.50 to 13.25. Sheep 5900 steady Idaho lambs 15 natives 14.25 to 14.75.
Hogs 13,000 head. top $14.50, extreme $13.90 to $14. pigs $13.50 to $14.25. packer sows $12.25 to $12.40. Cattle 6,500 head. native steers $10.25 to $12.75, western steers $7 to $8.40. light weaner top $12.50. grass heifers $6 to $8.59. cows $4.59 to $5.50. canners $2.50 to $3. Bologna bulls $4 to $5. Sheep 6,000 head. fat lambs $14.50 to $14.75. mutton ewes $7.50.
Oklahoma City cattle market saw 1000 head with grass fed steers up to 8.50 dollars and heifers around 8 dollars, cows 4.50 to 5 dollars, calves 7.50. Hog run 500 with tops near 14.75 dollars and bulk trading 13.40 to 15.70.
Grain and provisions prices shown for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Lard Ribs and Bellies. Futures data includes Sept Dec and May contracts with open high low and close figures across wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies.
Wheat No. 2 hard ranges from 1.60 to 1.75 dollars, No. 2 red from 1.66 to 1.70. Corn No. 3 white 1.02 to 1.04, No. 2 yellow 1.97 to 1.09. Oats No. 2 white 0.42 to 0.43, No. 3 white 0.42 to 0.43.
Chicago cash grain quotes show Wheat No 1 hard at 1.60 to 1.65 dollars and No 2 hard at 1.59 to 1.62 dollars. Corn No 2 mixed 1.08 to 1.14 dollars, No 2 yellow 1.10 to 1.11 dollars. Oats No 2 white 0.43 to 0.44 dollars and No 3 white 0.41 to 0.42 dollars.
Spot cotton quotes from Dallas August 4 show 23.95 in Dallas, 24.35 in Houston, 24.05 in Galveston reflecting regional market readings.
Savings by the people of Italy increased by 190 million lire in the last five months, signaling stronger household deposits. The figure reflects continued growth in public savings amid the postwar period.
Grain quotations show wheat and corn prices per hundred pounds with futures figures. Listed are No 1 hard wheat, kafir, milo, maize, oats, barley with per hundred weight values, though several digits appear garbled.
New Orleans on August 4 reports the spot cotton market steady with 30 points down. Sales on the spot amount to 2, to arrive 794, with low middling 2265, middling 2v65, good middling 2425. receipts 471 and stock 40,758.
New Orleans cotton futures ended steady with net declines of 24 to 31 points. Prices moved across the near term curve with Oct at around 28.49 28.54 29.16 23.18 and later months showing slight losses, reflecting a cautious session for traders.
New York August 4 cotton futures closed easy with declines of 19 to 28 points. Front month October finished at 24.26 24.27 29.88, December 24.28 24.28 28.93 29.97, January 23.89 23.71 34.35 28.41, March 23.97 24.02 23.85 23.65, May 24.25 24.31 24.00 24.00.
Trading ended with mixed results as several major names posted gains while others slipped. Notable moves include General Motors up and Standard Oil firms showing varied performance. indices reflected a cautious session with fluctuating bids and price levels.
Amarillo post office records show July sales of 1500 special delivery stamps averaging fifty daily. Sundays run higher, with July receipts boosted by the Fourth of July. Postmaster W. C. Kenyon warns the blue stamp guarantees speed only, not safety, and notes registered packages offer the best protection with a $100 indemnity limit.
President Coolidge will recall his agricultural conference in Swampscott on August 4 to map a legislative program for farm aid. The move signals a push to outline measures benefiting farmers and shaping upcoming policy.
August weather chronicle reports hail up to eggs in Kentucky tobacco fields, snow near Amberg Wisconsin, Rio Grande floods from El Paso, and Detroit storms with heavy rain flooding basements. Indianapolis records 26 degree drop with marble sized hail, Phoenix hits 102 while other regions run cooler.
Construction starts on Castro county's baby town Flagg with lumber yard sheds offices under way and opening for business under EB Harmon Panhandle Lumber company furnishes lumber from Hereford and Dimmitt yards. Houses rise in all directions and a big brick business house is under construction amid record land sales and growth at the Flagg ranch center.
Forty six county agents home demonstrators and specialists will hold a three day encampment at Devil's Kitchen August 26 27 and 28 Miss Ann Bower said today home demonstrators and farm agents will gather for an educational and recreational meeting district agents Miss Magmie Lee Hayden and John Edmunds will be present and conduct the educational features of the conference Every camper will bring his own equipment and the eating will be cafeteria style with everyone helping in the preparation of meals Horseback riding swimming and hiking as well as games and camp fire sessions will form the recreational part of the camp One hundred twenty five people are expected
George H Hill in Canada on business. F M Hoagg Southwestern Bell manager for Texas stopped in Amarillo Monday night on return to Dallas from Colorado vacation. Mrs J C Winn visiting in Hereford and Friona. Ben Stone returned from Kansas City trip. JR F Underwood back after a week’s illness. Harry Patterson Colorado Springs real estate dealer visiting. Patterson plans to locate in Amarillo.
A reflective essay recalls Solon and Croesus in Herodotus, then pivots to death as inevitable. It cites William Rockefeller’s mausoleum project, weighing mortality and the value of living meaningfully while alive. The piece argues cremation as a simple ending and urges action over worry.
Dr Whitney discusses the evolving concept of the atom from indivisible to complex and divisible, noting discoveries like scandium germanium gallium and new elements such as hafnium masurnium and rhenium. He says the electron becomes the ultra atom and that current models reveal a far more intricate structure than earlier theories.
A Khiva temple patrol picnic and dance at Jack Hall's ranch is expected to draw a large Attendance as many members respond to invitations. Dr. L V Cradit notes an unusually high turnout among Shriners with fezzes. The event opens for picnicking at 6 and the dance at 9 with Tolzien Farwell orchestra.
Dallas August 4 J B Smith prominent Alexandria La contractor arrested charged with attempted criminal assault on a 16 year old girl he says is his daughter the girl claims he is her guardian and guardian in court records
The Western Fruit company led by L. B. Cox will take over Graham Fruit and Produce at 107 West First Street. Remodeling is underway and the business is expected to open next Monday. Cox has 12 years in produce in McAllester and Oklahoma City and has moved to Amarillo with his family.
Seventeen thousand dollars in Liberty bonds tied to a Arkansas civil and criminal case have been traced to the U S treasury in Washington. The bonds were alleged stolen by James W Alexander and later claimed won in a dice game by John Lane. Lane had served time for theft but contested return of the bonds as the case wound through Arkansas courts. Lane has spent much of his time in jail since December 1924 for contempt of court.
In New York on August 4, Rev John Straton president of Calvary Baptist Church announced he was offered leadership of the fundamentalist forces once led by William Jennings Bryan. Straton said he would challenge Clarence Darrow to 10 to 20 debates on evolution, and if Darrow declines, Dudley Field Malone will be challenged.
Special to The Globey Canyon reports Professor B A Stafford longtime Texas public school figure is seriously ill at his Canyon home. Stafford heads the Latin department at West Texas State Teachers College and has served fifteen years there after a career as Mineola superintendent.
Miss Laura Ford, a housekeeper, shot and killed Cal vin W Berentz 43 at his farm home northeast of Coffeyville Kansas early today. She also shot herself in the breast and left a signed statement claiming he ruined her life and did not care for her. The two small sons were in the house during the shooting.
St. Louis August 4. Manager Rogers Hornsby was suspended for three days after a controversy with umpire Sweeney. Hornsby argued forcefully when called out on strikes in the fifth inning of the game against the New York Giants.
Uniontown Pa August 4 L F Arensberg national commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic telegraphed Gov Al Smith of New York protesting his planned addresses for the Stone Mountain Memorial drive. Arensberg urged cancellation, calling the action treasonous and a debasement of the U S coin. he warned Smith that his political standing would suffer. He followed with a letter stating the governor was committing political death by his action.
Funeral services for Lois Alice Lemke four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs V B Lemke of Adrian were to be held at 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon in Vega The child died in a local hospital Monday morning The body was taken to Vega by Griggs Undertaking Company overland
Fort Worth August 4 report shows a major firm lowering gasoline to 16 cents per gallon and independent operators matching the cut. The price drop marks a new phase in the ongoing 6 cent reduction since Saturday as the battle between large companies and independents continues.
The department of communications announced 5,000,000 pesos will fund branch railways linking Tuxtla Gutierrez Chiapas with the Pan-American railway at Arriaga. Arriaga will also start a new highway to Comitan near the Guatemala border.
Martinez California August 4 authorities say new evidence strengthens the theory that a body found in the Pacific Cellulose laboratory ruins after a recent explosion is not Charles Henry Schwartz the chemist and insured official. The recluse missing from Walnut Creek may be the actual victim. Schwartz had been named a defendant in a breach of promise suit by Miss Elizabeth Adams of Oakland.
The Lions club deferred endorsement of the proposed electric traffic signal system at its luncheon today and formed a committee to investigate the matter. The committee includes J. N. Beasley Harry Gardner W. E. Gee Walter Blackburn and J. Ray. The club approved continuing the defense day test by a vote of nineteen to eighteen. W. S. Hall and Robert Axtell performed two musical numbers. G. G. Ordway spoke briefly about a recent trip to California.
Pittsburgh on August 4 reports fourteen counts of embezzlement abstraction and wilful misapplication of more than 800000 dollars were filed against John A. Bell president of the Carnegie Trust company which had closed.
Hiram W. Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan said the organization will not field a candidate for Texas governor next year and that the main political issue will be whether officials govern themselves or outsource their duties. Evans stated the Klan will not make the race an issue.
Funeral services were held for Ruth Loma Brown aged 10 at 4 p.m. Monday at the family home in Canyon. The Rev M M Beavers of Canyon Methodist Church officiated. Burial followed in Dreamland cemetery under Griggs Undertaking.
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