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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
2
Heavy feeders were slow while stockers and medium weights remained full and steady. Butcher stock stayed strong as 3,500 head moved at South Omaha on August 13 in Nebraska.
Oklahoma City on August 13 reports cattle receipts around 1200 with steady prices. Osage grass cattle bring 5.25 to 6 dollars, steers up to 7, good cows around 4 dollars and up, heifers 3.50, canners and cutters 2.25 to 3.50, butcher bulls 3.50 to 4.50, calves 8. Hogs 600 head steady decline with bulk trades from 13 to 13.20 dollars per hundred pounds.
Chicago and Fort Worth market summaries show fluctuating hogs cattle and sheep values for August 13. Hogs varied with feeders and slaughter pigs across price ranges, cattle saw mixed demand with steers bulls and calves, while sheep included native lambs feeders and yearlings amid steady or slower activity.
Hogs 8,500 steady with Merit hogs 13.85 to 13.90. pigs 13.75. packer sows 11.75 to 11.85. Cattle 2,000 dull. Kansas fed steers 9.75. western 6.50 to 8.75. Bologna bulls 38.75 to 4.50. beef cattle 4.75+. light weight 12.00 to 12.25. Sheep 2,000 fat lambs 14.50 to 14.75. cull lambs 9.00. light ewes 7.56. heavies down to 7.00.
Chicago live stock market report shows hogs selling slowly with 21 000 head. Packing sows bring 11.89 to 12.20, heavy hogs priced from 13 to 13.60.
On August 13 in Kansas City buyers quoted cattle at 11.75 for steers and yearlings, 5 to 7 for grassers, 9.75 to 11 for short feds, 3.75 to 5.75 for grass fat cows, 2.85 to 3.50 for canners, 4.5 to 7.5 for grass fat helfers, 11.5 for veal top and 3.85 to 4.25 for Bologna bulls. Hog prices were steady with top at 13.50 and bulk 12.85 to 13.45, fat sows 12 to 12.25, stock pigs 12.75 to 13.50. Sheep numbers 6,000 with Colorado alfalfa fed lambs at 156, range lambs 14.90, natives 14 to 14.25, Colorado owes 7 to 7.25.
Wheat prices across markets show No 1 hard ranging from 1.68 to 1.77 dollars, No 2 red at 1.70s to 1.72s, with corn No 3 white at 0.99 to 0.40 dollars and No 2 yellow around 1.03 to 1.04 dollars. Chicago quotes place No 2 red about 1.71 to 1.72 dollars, No 1 hard near 1.68 to 1.70, and corn No 2 mixed around 1.05 to 1.06 dollars with oats around 0.42 to 0.43 dollars.
Rainy weather cooled the corn market with September futures around 1.04 to 1.05 per bushel after opening steady. Oats moved in step with corn while provisions fell on lower hog prices as overall demand softened.
New York cotton futures ended the session steady to down about 46 to 48 points. Prices for nearby contracts showed modest drops across Oct, Dec, Jan and Mar futures with late closes around the 23.2 to 23.7 cent range.
Market wrap notes open high low close for wheat and provisions in Chicago trading. Commentary highlights price moves in wheat and related grains, with shifts in supply demand dynamics and nearby contract activity.
Market bulletin shows wheat No 1 hard Kafir at 131.85 per hundredweight and milo maize oats and barley around 1.80 to 1.90 per unit with prices in the Amarillo trading area.
New Orleans August 13 Cotton futures closed steady with a decline of 43 to 45 points. Market listings show varied prices for industrials and utilities, including Amoco and General Electric, with multiple stocks trading amid a broad commodities snapshot.
R D Robinett and C T Hutchings left for a business trip to Pampa and Canadian. Miss Margaret Harris returns from St. Louis after studying music. Toney Chisum’s new house will be ready in about three weeks. Miss Ima Bandy of Happy visited Amarillo. Hampton Fancher from Bell county visits his brother in law J W S Holman. they discuss eighteen years apart and drought harming crops. W R Slaton, Hartley county judge, reports better conditions for his area with large next year acreage and good pastures while wheat is negligible.
In Salem Oregon on August 13 the highwayman and prison breaker known as Oregon Bert Jones was killed after fatally shooting two guards during a prison riot at the state penitentiary. Three fellow convicts pursued by posses escaped in a taxi commandeered from the state hospital.
Tahoka awards a 20000 dollar store building contract to McCurry and Keltner. Plans by Amarillo architect E F Rittenberry call for a two story brick and steel structure 50 by 75 feet with basement and two stores on the first floor. The second story will hold offices and the exterior features Laperla Arkansas brick with Louders limestone. Occupancy is set for November 10.
In a plain oak box the bones of Saint Christina, a third century virgin martyr, rested in New York as preparations began to move them to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Cleveland Ohio. The relics were a gift from Pope XI to Bishop Joseph Schrembs in acknowledgment of the Cleveland diocese’s $200000 toward a catacombs house in Rome. Bishops Schrembs and Michael Gallagher of Detroit, with others, returned from a four month holy year pilgrimage and were greeted by a Western clerical and lay delegation.
Geneva reports the Royal Academy of Science at Amsterdam plans a scientific examination of the sun's rays from a station on the Gornegrat at 9,600 feet. The expedition will be led by J. Van der Bilt of the Dutch Academy of Science.
P H Hertzog sales manager of Amarillo Refining spoke to the Rotary Club at the Amarillo hotel about refinery output and costs. He noted 3 294 928 gallons of gasoline produced since January 1 and 241 074 barrels of crude oil paid for totaling 345 775 dollars. Two thirds of local gasoline is shipped to Europe. Tom Nabors offered humor while presenting a classification talk. The club approved individual voting on an electric signal system 25 in favor 21 against. New members Perry Cox and Norris Ewing were introduced.
Charles P. Martin aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs W P Martin of Canyon died at a local hospital at 10 20 am after three weeks illness The Griggs Undertaking company will take the body to Canyon for funeral tomorrow from the parental home one mile northwest of town Survivors include two sisters Mrs E W Williams of Post Texas Mrs Herman Schulz of Hereford and three brothers Joe Spurlin and Clark all of Canyon
Seventeen recruits have been sent out this month by the local army recruiting office under Sergt Walter Freeman. Most go to the Philippines where slots are filled, others to California and various Pacific coast posts or to the Kieth corps area that includes Texas. coast assignments still open says Freeman.
After clashes between Klansmen and antiKlan demonstrators, state troopers stamped out the disturbance. Tear bombs and rocks were thrown, several injured, and two Klansmen were arrested on weapons charges as police restored order at a North Main Street gathering.
In Scobey Mississippi a mob of about seventy five men dragged Sidney Townes from Sheriff Will Frost and shot him after he was accused of killing Jacob McMullen and his sister Mary Long. Townes had earlier been wounded by I M McMullen, brother of the dead, who allegedly shot Townes following an attack on the farmhouse.
The internal revenue office targets past due income taxes and delinquent capital stock taxes. It traces taxpayers who moved during the year using post office records and follows up on unpaid amounts.
The Globe reports additional motor vehicle headlight equipment approved by the state highway department. Liberty lenses for cars, Benzer Monogram and spreadlight lenses for motorcycles are now allowed, expanding safer night driving options.
Houston reports that firing squads started today to kill and bury up to 4000 cattle in the foot and mouth disease zone south of the city. Officials say slaughter will continue until all cattle with any exposure are slain, though none yet show disease. Dr. Marion Imes notes epidemic under control and strict quarantine will persist.
Potter county highway officer W. M. McGough sought authority on interstate truck licensing. He found rulings stating a truck entering Texas for a single day must pay license and tonnage fees as if operated in Texas year round. He will seek further authorities before enforcing the rule.
An eighty acre lease in South Hutchinson county oil field sold for 20000 dollars. Purchasers E Boulware sold to R F McMillen of Kansas City J E Drysdale of Davenport IA and associates with a one sixteenth overriding royalty. Tract is NW quarter of NW quarter Section 17 Block Y Hutchinson county. Sale through H R Fisher. Purchasers plan to drill immediately.
The piece contrasts mass numbers with individual financial security, noting fifty million insured lives totaling sixty four trillion dollars and savings bank confidence. It argues that collective fear of catastrophe differs from individual assurances that funds are safe when demanded one by one.
Everett Adams 17 of Wilmington Ohio confessed to killing Aden R Clawson a Lodi New York school teacher. He was en route to Sedalia Missouri to face first degree murder charges after confessing he shot and dumped the body beside a road near La Monte Pettis County.
Jane McCarty Heyser six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Heyser of 1513 Monroe street died at home this morning after a ten day illness. Griggs Undertaking Company holds the body awaiting final arrangements to be completed on arrival of a sister in Chicago. Funeral is expected Saturday from the family residence. The father Mr Heyser is local manager of the B F Avery Company.
Frank Turner says he caught two trout at once on one hook while visiting New Mexico. Jot Montgomery, a Sea Graves druggist, traveled to Amarillo today. A. T. Holcomb of the Clarendon chamber of commerce met Tri-State fair officials. The Great West Mill and Elevator Co sold thirty five dozen Amaryllis cake flour on its market debut.
A shipment of widely ranging books arrived at the Potter county library yesterday. Mrs. Jason Roberson announced they are ready for distribution. Notable authors include Sabatini, Wright, Raina, and Tutile, with titles such as Strolling Saint, Keeper of the Bees, Son of His Father, Troubled Waters, Stolen Idols, Power, Not Under the Law, Faith of Our Fathers, Cobwebs, and Miss Minerva Broadcasts Billy.
Hughes and Campbell of Oklahoma City win the $100000 Wheeler county courthouse contract. FE Eads of Chickasha is the architect. Acme Brick company of Amarillo supplied the brick contract.
The partnership of Miller and Ford, lawyers, has dissolved. Henry Ford moves his office to 324 325 Blackburn building to practice law alone while Dusty Miller remains in the Fuqua building continuing the practice.
A large fire at Travis thirty three miles south of Waco destroyed seven frame structures including the post office. The blaze began in the J. W. Ratliff general merchandise store and caused estimated losses of 25000 to 30000 dollars.
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