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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
2
Markets across Chicago East St Louis and Seattle show mixed activity on August 18. Hog prices ranged from about 11.50 to 13.66 with lighter demand. cattle and sheep also posted varied bids, including fat lambs near 15 and vealers around 12 to 14, amid overall dull to slow trade.
Wheat No. 2 hard ranges from $1.59 to $1.72, No. 2 red from $1.63 to $1.71. Corn No. 3 white 98 to 1 cent, No. 2 yellow $1.01 to $1.02. Oats No. 2 white 40 to 41.44 cents, No. 3 white 33 to 34 cents.
Fort Worth markets show 6 500 cattle with 1 200 calves offered, ranging from 3.50 to 9.50 for steers and heifers 3.25 to 7.50, cows 3 to 5.50, yearlings 3.50 to 9.50, bulls 2.25 to 4, calves 2 to 8. Hogs 300 with no sales by noon. Sheep 550 steady with lambs 10.50 to 13, feeders 9 to 11, yearlings 9 to 10.50, ewes 5 to 8, stockers 3 to 4.
Oklahoma City market update shows cattle steady with grass steers 5.50 to 6.75, heifers 7, cows 5.25, canners and cutters 2 to 3.50, calves 3. Hogs 400 head, prices to 12.75 with bulk 12.50 to 12.75. Auction notes from Associated Press dated August 18.
Livestock figures from Kansas City show cattle and calves at varied values with hogs slower but top at 13.10 and mid ranges 11.65 to 12. Hogs and sheep markets are noted along with stockers feeders and veals. Wichita prices list cattle calves and grain figures with No. 1 No. 2 wheat and white varieties quoted.
Amarillo market records list prices for wheat No 1 hard Kafir at 1.55 per cwt 100 lbs and Milo maize at 1.80 to 1.90 per cwt. Oats and barley show values around 1.55 to 1.80 per cwt with a few entries incomplete.
New York city scene as Edward W. Browning the millionaire realtor, famed for adopting Cinderella Mary Louise Spas, is surrounded on a rooftop by chorus girls who urge adoption and shout playful chants. A blonde ingenue grabs his neck briefly before other diners intervene. Browning leaves as he is pressured to dance.
New York trading August 18 shows cotton futures closing steady with a net decline around 3 points. Prices for October, December, and January show small drops from session highs lows and closes, while stock listings include several corporate quotes and commodity names with varying percent changes.
Hereford plans a strong bid for the 1926 West Texas Chamber of Commerce district convention. Judge W. F. Cameron will place Hereford’s name in nomination at Dalhart on August 24, with J. E. Hill seconding. A caravan committee was formed to travel the 140 miles to Dalhart.
Officials and staff of the Santa Fe line are named in a string of brief notices. Truman Vaeyard takes two weeks for vacation across Colorado while Lillian Allison recovers from a wasp bite in Palo Duro. Other items note trips to New Mexico, Colorado, and Sunset Texas, plus various roles and thanks to workers.
Hereford residents may enter the Home Beautiful contest hosted by the Hereford Chamber of Commerce with 876 in cash prizes. Entries accepted until September 1 and judging moved up to October 1. Mayor Ireland designates August 24 as a clean up week to clear weeds and rubbish in coordination with the contest effort.
Houston August 18 The Feder al Land Bank of Houston cannot carry unpaid delinquent installments even in this year of breath, said Judge M H Gossett president of the bank. He repeated what he told the secretary treasurer of national farm loan associations at conferences held by the Houston bank in Austin August 14.
Mary Hoxe was the most talked of girl in the Panhandle yesterday afternoon and today. Football dope is appearing on sport pages and the world series is two months away. Local officials and officials from Amarillo comment on county and district clerks and praise the ClovisRoswell and Carlsbad area crops and prosperity. Gene Simmons Hartley County sheriff visits.
Dallas August 18 Negotiations for bonding of small banks in 35 counties of the drouth belt to transfer between two and three million dollars in state funds from repositories in Dallas and other cities were started by state treasurer W Gregory Hatcher.
Dorset Carter plans a near term experiment in the Shamrock field to connect Whittington No. 1 and Globe well with large mains and a pumping station. If successful hundreds of casinghead plants could rise across the Panhandle as gasoline is extracted, boosting investment while respecting conservation law. Dr H C Black arrives in Amarillo to establish offices in the Ray Bynum building from Preckenridge.
The booster special travels north through the South Plains from Slaton to Lamesa O'Donnell Tahoka Wilson and Lubbock with programs by Lee Satterwhite A N Olver and Virginia Sewell. J F Anton of Slaton and Col E O Thompson introduce William Green who discusses Panhandle Plains growth.
A teen gathering displayed thirteen black cats to mock superstition. Health officials warn the display risks spreading contagious diseases like diphtheria scarlet fever and whooping cough to children, who bring germs home from such animals.
Memphis Tennessee August 18 President Martin of the Southern Association announced he telegraphed President Sloan and Manager Hamilton of the Nashville club to bring every player to Nashville for questioning regarding reports in the Nashville Banner that players were approached in New Orleans to lay down. President Heinnemans of the New Orleans club called the reports a publicity stunt.
Rev Dr John Roach Straton arrived in Chicago for a series of addresses at a fundamentalist conference and issued a double dog challenge to debate modernists including Clarence Darrow, the Scopes trial attorney.
Lee Satterwhite spoke on Amarillo resources and praised the South Plains agricultural empire. Colonel Ernest O Thompson presided. A dance followed at the Plainview auditorium for boosters while the train continued to Lamesa late at night. Roy official trade trip jester and A N Olver named parade marshal among on this trip. Next demonstration set for Lamesa at 8 am.
Claude schools announce opening on Monday September 14 for the new term. Miss Faye Rogers heads music, Mrs C E Griswold leads expressions, Supt E J Hunter to return from Boulder. Expect enrollment growth, possible building expansion and new courses in manual training and home economics. Parent Teachers Association will offer winter programs and the high school paper Whirlwind is edited by Miss Myrle Mathews. A three room janitor residence is on site.
Oklahoma City August 18 The state appeals court asked Governor Trapp to file a response to habeas corpus petitions by four Henryetta district coal miners charged with an unholy conspiracy to violate the state constitution by prohibition picketing. The hearing paused to allow a reply. The miners were arrested after defying Sheriff John Russell’s order prohibiting religious meetings near non union mine operations.
Washington reports say talks over funding Belgiums 480000000 war debt to the United States are close to a conclusion. Debt commissions from both nations meet atop amek to discuss terms after consultations with their governments.
An unused piece of furniture awaits sale via the Globe want ad. Post a brief description and price to reach local buyers quickly.
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