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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1925
Page
2
KC and St Louis markets show cattle and hogs uneven and lower prices. Kansas City cattle at 3.25 to 7.50 for cows and veal top 10.50. hogs 10.50 to 10.75. sheep 15.25 to 15.65 for fed lambs. St Louis reports cattle 3.35 and hides, with fat lambs at 16.25 and cull natives at 11.00.
Fort Worth report shows cattle counts at 1 500 with calves 500 and various classes priced from 4 to 38.25 dollars for beeves and 5 to 10 dollars for yearlings. Hog figures include 1 300 head with best at 11.20 and pigs up to around 10.25. Sheep data lists 1 550 head with lambs 14.25 to 15, feeder lambs 12 to 14, and ewes 6.5 to 9.7 dollars.
Wichita Kansas cattle trading closed with 6100 head steady to firm on meat and bull fed steers at 6.75, short fed at 7.55, cows 4.15 to 4.50, fed heifers up to 8.50, canners and cutters 2.85 to 9.75, yearling tops near 9.50, stockers 6.50. Hog buyers higher with 3000 head. butcher hogs 10.60 to 10.90, packing sows 3.75 to 9. Sheep small run 300 with best lambs at 14.75.
Chicago market reports 60,000 hogs and 42,000 cattle with prices varying by grade and weight. Hog prices range from $10.10 to $12.00, steer and veal values show broad declines, sheep markets mixed with lambs and ewes. Oklahoma City shows cattle steady with fed steers $6 to $6.50 and cows $4 to $4.50, hogs at $10.50 to $10.70 amid higher demand.
Kansas City market report shows wheat No. 2 dark hard from 1.66 to 1.74 dollars and No. 2 red from 1.71 to 1.73. Corn No. 3 white 73 to 75 cents. No. 2 yellow 76 to 77 cents. Oats No. 2 white 43 to 44 cents. No. 3 white 42 to 43 1/2 cents.
Stocks opened firm with rails in strong demand led by Atlantic Coast Line and Missouri Pacific. Chrysler and Marine Basin showed gains while General Asphalt and Foundation slipped on renewed selling pressure. Pools remained active in specialties as firms like Fleischmann and Art Loom posted year high advances. American Can American Linson and Otis Elevator rose over two points.
Amarillo market notes show wheat No 1 hard at 31.60 per bushel. Corn and millet price indices partially listed with maize at 1.09 per 100 pounds and kafir at 95 per 100 pounds.
The Amarillo market reports activity in poultry including Leghorn and black spring hens, roosters, ducks, turkeys and old Tom turkeys. Eggs and butter prices appear with varied figures and a list of producers and products appears in the same issue alongside financial notes on foreign exchanges and commodity prices.
The Amarillo hotel will host a petroleum banquet Thursday night honoring oil men. The Amarillo Real Estate board extends invitations to field superintendents geologists scouts refinery workers pipeline crews rig contractors wardmen supply staff and others for a large event in Amarillo.
Rev J W Hendrix preached on the perils and promises of Christianity at St Pauls Methodist Church praising the gospel as life unto life or death unto death He warned civilization not to misuse Christian teaching and urged living by its high ideals to keep the gospel a savior of life.
Rome reports four new cardinals named at a secret consistory. The appointees include Monsignor Bonaventura Cerretti apostolic nuncio in France Monsignor Enrico Gasparri apostolic nuncio in Brazil Monsignor Patrick O Donnell archbishop of Armagh and Monsignor Alessandro Verde secretary of the Congregation of Rites.
Bill Askew hunted on the Canadian river and stalked a three point buck. He closed to within 200 yards, fired and missed the first shot, then shot the heart as the deer fled. Bierelas, 11 x Weer seventh.
Santa Claus in person will be at Randal Drug Co all this week. Cherokee Alison, a popular vaudeville artist, will entertain for everyone. Buy your Christmas presents from Santa Claus.
G M Westbrook father of Mrs W A Askew died this morning at his Kerens Texas home at age 81. He spent over 20 summers in Amarillo and Perriton where another daughter and a son live. He had three other children in Kerens. Mrs Askew learned of his illness Sunday and reached his bedside after his death.
Thomas Carkuff ten died at Cottage Camp from membranous croup after a few hours illness. Parents Mr and Mrs T B Carkuff with three other children came from Memphis Tennessee to Amarillo where he worked as an auto mechanic. Funeral set for Tuesday at Griggs chapel with Rev Virgil Fisher officiating. Burial in Llano cemetery.
The Lyceum course in San Jacinto under the San Jacinto Civic Club opens tomorrow night at the Methodist church with Mr. Hanscom appearing as the impersonator.
A S Stinnett speaks of C B Pash who died yesterday in Kansas City. He praises Pash as educated, well read, generous and optimistic, noting his steadfast friendship and progressive civic value to Amarillo. Stinnett laments the loss felt by family, friends, and the community. A united movement to meet an urgent need the Community Chest.
A cryptic OCR fragment notes Drug Co. activity and references Cherokee of Santa Claus, suggesting a regional distribution or brand tie in a midweek context.
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