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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
2
Hogs 800 head, lower. bulk 13.15 to 13.35. Cattle 1,000 head including 500 calves, steady. Beef steers 6 to 9. cows and heifers 4 to 9.50. bulls 2.75 to 5.25. veal calves 4 to 10. stockers and feeders 3.50 to 8. Sheep 100 head, lower. lambs 12 to 13. owes 3 to 6.50.
Fort Worth reports cattle numbers around 5 000 with 1 000 calves. prices range cattle 3.25 to 9.50 for heifers and 3 to 9.50 for yearlings. Hogs steady with top 18.65 and bulk 13 to 13.50. sheep steady with lambs 10.50 to 18 and feeders 9 to 11. Stockers and bulls also listed with varied bids.
Chicago markets show 15 000 hogs uneven with top 14.25 and various hog categories priced from 11.90 to 14.25. Cattle and sheep also quoted with steady to lower prices across fat native ewes heavy bologna bulls and lambs across multiple categories.
South Omaha cattle and stockers steady. Feeders steady. Butcher stock active. Prices higher after yesterday's decline regained.
Kansas City stock market roundup reports 21 000 calves 4 000 fed steers and yearlings 15.10 grassers 6.40 to 8.50 grass fat heifers 4.50 to 7.50 cows 3.50 to 5.50 canners 2.75 to 3.25 veals 11 hogs 8 000 top 13.80 bulk 13.10 to 13.75 pack ing sows 12 to 12.50 stock pigs 12.75 to 13.50 sheep 6 000 native lambs 14 to 14.25 Texas wethers 8.
East St. Louis August 11 hogs 13,500 slow bulk 14.15 to 14.25 killing pigs 14 to 12.25 packers sows 12 to 12.25 cattle 7,500 dull yearlings 15.25 Western steers 6.50 to 8.25 cannery 2.50 to 3 bulls 4 to 4.75 light dealers 12 to 12.25 sheep 6,000 steady lambs 14.50 cul lambs 9 light mutton ewes 7.50
Oklahoma City August 11 cattle numbers around 800 with top steers at $9.50 and killers $6.50 to $8.56. Good cows bring $5.50 to $6.50, calves about $8. Hog prices rise with top at $13.65 and bulk around $13.40 to $13.60. Information from Custer county offerings.
Chicago wheat prices ranged from 1.63 to 1.69 dollars for No. 1 hard and No. 2 red. Corn traded at 1.08 to 1.10 dollars for No. 2 mixed and No. 2 yellow. Oats posted 41 to 43 and 41 to 42 percent for No. 2 white and No. 3 white respectively.
Wheat No. 2 hard ranged 1.62 to 1.75 dollars and No. 2 red 1.71 to 1.74. Corn No. 3 white 1.01 to 1.03 and number 2 yellow 1.05 to 1.06 dollars. Oats No. 2 white 42 cents and No. 3 white 41 to 42 cents.
Grain prices listed for Amarillo include No 1 hard Kafir wheat at 1.55 per 100 lbs Milo at 1.30 per 100 lbs Maize at 1.90 per 100 lbs Oats at 1.70 per bushel Barley at 1.70 per bushel.
Market data lists hens leghorn and broiler prices, roosters and ducks rates, geese and turkey notes, infertile eggs candling charge, packing stock butter loss, and assorted prices with values around 18. to 22.00 dollars for meat and dairy items. The fragment shows itemized entries and unit prices for poultry and eggs in a historic Amarl llo market listing.
Chicago grain notes a sharp wheat price drop amid US and Canadian crop reports. The US forecast shows about 20 million bushels more wheat to be harvested, triggering initial selling before a late rebound. Corn and oats weaken on wheat, but corn turns bullish on the government release. Hog futures remain easy.
Cotton futures in New Orleans edged higher with a net advance of 15 to 16 points. The front months Oct through May showed modest gains on the session, with prices ranging from the low 22 cent area to the mid 23s in later contracts.
Cotton futures in New York finished with a slight net rise of 18 to 29 points. Trading notes show gains across the benchmark contracts with Oct, Dec and Jan postings near the upper ends of the quoted ranges.
In New Orleans on August 11 spot cotton closed steady twenty points higher with 185 bales sold. To arrive 100 bales, prices set at low middling 22.50, middling 23.50, good middling 24.00. Receipts totaled 25.71 while stock stood at 0,717.
Stock prices for wheat, corn, oats, oils, and metals close with varied gains and losses. Major movers include Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, and Texas Company with mixed percentage changes amid a broad commodities session and a final push for ad sales.
New Orleans officials say a combined prohibition enforcement sweep along the Mississippi coast and in New Orleans netted about $35,000 in liquor from a Bay St. Louis warehouse. The operation involved 300 agents under E. C. Yellowley with O. D. Jackson H. H. Daly and Arthur N. Sager directing the nationwide drive. Homes and soft drink stands yielded vast quantities and several arrests were reported as New Orleans was described as the wettest spot in America.
Will Holman a former Lindsay Drug store janitor is jailed in Potter County charged with theft of money fifteen pints of prescription whiskey toilet articles and home made beer found during a search at his Harrison street home Bond set at 750 authorities recover none of the money and Holman denies the charges
Mrs Annie Doud 36 wife of Charles Doud died at 6 2 o'clock this morning at 103 Jackson Street after a two year illness. She is survived by husband four children Edward Rochelle Wilfred Martha Frances a brother M Sanford Detroit Michigan and sister Mrs George E Abbott Amarillo. Funeral 3 30 Wednesday at residence conducted by Rev Gaston Foote with pallbearers W D Degrasse E D Green L R Dee J E Dyer C F Locter H J Funk. Burial Llano Cemetery Griggs Undertaking Co in charge. Mr and Mrs Dowd have lived in Amarillo 17 years where he is chief clerk to Santa Fe general manager.
The piece recounts the first regular bathtub installed in Cincinnati by William Thompson in 1842 amid public fear. It notes bans in Philadelphia and Boston, presidents requesting access at the White House, and claims 1,000,000 bathtubs sold annually today due to advertising.
John Joseph Sternnadl and his son John Sternnadl filed a writ of habeas corpus before District Judge Hamilton claiming illegal confinement in the county jail after their detention over the Engler family murder near Moore's Crossing. Hearing set for Thursday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Harrison of Argentina, pulled from the sea off Boulogne after eight miles of a Channel crossing, relapsed at home in Gris-Nez. Doctors say she is not seriously ill but needs rest for weeks. she had swum seven hours five minutes and was aided by Egyptian swimmer Ishak Helmy when she collapsed.
Girl Scout camp near Delater place closes after two weeks under Mrs. M. L. Fuller. Rain caused some hardship but reports say the girls enjoyed the stay. Parents will pick up the Scouts at Deleaters' to bring them back to the city.
Whittington pitched for Memphis and shut down Estelline as the locals won 6 to 3 in a fast nine inning game. Estelline’s batters failed to connect while Whittington starred. A rematch is set for Wednesday at the Memphis diamond.
Examinations for teachers will start August 14 at the high school. Applications must be filed with the county superintendent Miss Laura V Hamner by the 20th of the month before the exams. Only second grade certificates will be granted by examination.
New York August 11 The American Smelting and Refining Company advanced the lead price from 8.90 to 9.00 cents per pound.
Steubenville Ohio August 11 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor attributed a policy of mutual favors to influence judges appointed to the federal bench He urged five million workers to curb the judiciary and restore freedom He announced an intensive fall drive to enroll ten million more federation members and condemned encroachments on workers rights by federal and state courts
A committee of Tenth Street property owners and the Tri State fair association asked the commissioners to gravel Third Street to the fair grounds. The court postponed action to avoid tearing up the street during the fair but pledged grading and travelable condition by September 26. W H Batchler of Western Packing Co spoke for repairs noting current rains hinder local industry.
Mrs Corda Enyart and her daughter Mrs Henderson Horton visited in Jacksboro and Amarillo with several locals and travellers noted. A boy near Bushland injured when kicked by a horse. The report lists many visitors from Plainview Perryton Mound Valley and Chihuahua City and notes a divorce suit filed by C H Sanders against Ola Sanders with a co respondent.
Berlin August 11. Professor Herman Platz of Bonn university urged breaking away from madness of American life to return to the German soul during Reichstag Constitution Day observances. President Von Hindenburg attended in a plain black coat, reviewed Reichswehr with 15,000 in the open square outside the Reichstag after Chancellor Luther’s cheers for the republic. Few nationalist deputies present. Communist and Fascist duties absent.
Houston reports new foot and mouth disease cases within a closed quarantine area. Authorities plan slaughter of cattle and other animals in the district, with trench digging machines preparing burial sites. Wild animals and birds are being killed to curb infection spread.
Damage from a Sunday tornado in Rockwood California is estimated between 125000 and 175000. About twenty buildings in the Imperial valley town were displaced or wrecked with five residents sustaining minor injuries. Irrigation ditches diverted harm as residents followed trenches to safety avoiding serious injury.
In Casablanca August 11 reports describe Rif tribesmen torturing captives by burning the stomach. French airmen avoid capture, but losses are heavy as Rif snipers pick them off while planes fly low to drop bombs and machines guns.
Telephone history was made in a country field 24 miles west of Toledo. The last splice was put in an 822 mile cable costing 330,000,000 and connecting New York and Chicago. The new cable will supply 300 phone circuits between the two cities.
A new Lincoln sedan praised as the latest motor and body design has arrived in Amarillo for Martin Jarett from Oklahoma City. The car is finished in a Maxine blue and black color combination, reflecting contemporary styling.
Minnie E. Keyes announced at the triennial assembly that membership in the Order of the Eastern Star rose by 500000 over the past three years. Delegates from all sections of the United States and Canada attended the session in Toronto.
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