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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1926
Page
2
Hogs 17,000 head, prices higher. Packing sows 9.25 to 9.60, killing pigs 12.25 to 12.50, heavy hogs 10.96 to 11.40, medium 11.25 to 11.75, light 11 to 12. Cattle 2,000 dull with steers 8 to 10.40, dealers 13 to 14. Sheep 4,000 slow with fat ewes 9.35.
In Kansas City cattle 250 and calves 25 sell dull with steers and yearlings 7.50 to 8.50. Hogs 3.00 higher with bulk 11.30 to 11.75 and packing sows 9.75 to 10.25. Oklahoma City cattle 800 steady cows 5 to 5.50 wearers 9 to 10. Hogs 400 higher bulk 11.50 to 11.75.
Fort Worth markets open with cattle number about 1700 including 200 calves. Steady best beef prices range 5.50 to 8.75, hogs higher with best 11.90 to 12, sheep nominal with lambs 12 to 15.50 and feeder lambs 10 to 13, other livestock prices listed.
Hogs 7 500 higher bulk 12.10 to 12.25 pigs 12.25 to 12.35 packersows 9.65 to 9.85 Cattle 400 steady choice 3.40 to 3.60 vealers 14 Sheep 250 steady choice lambs 15.75 to 16 fat ewes 9.75
Cattle 400 head steady with fat heifers 7 to 7.50 dollars, fat cows 5 to 6.50, canners 3.25 to 4.35, veals 10.50. Hogs 1,200 head higher with top 11.50, packing sows 9.25, pigs 11.25 to 11.50. Sheep 59 head steady with fat lambs 14.10.
Texas News Briefs report Fort Worth records 36 homicides in 1925 as large city concerns. Other items note F. Johnson burial, Stephenville case, Brownwood league meeting, Dallas New Year liquor party ejects, and Galveston New Year celebrations with minimal arrests.
Special to The Grave Plainview January 1 under a plan adopted by the Community Power and Light Co of St. Louis, Texas Utilities Co of Plainview now offers free group insurance to all Plainview main office employees. Named local insured include J. B. Scott P. B. Randolph Glen Smith Vanita Cross Cassie Rogers Ed Bain Frank Lowe D. M. Seal R. A. Anstead W. W. Collins Dan Ross and George Kutch.
Local notice lists bicycle parts available at 113 West Seventh. No further details provided about seller or opening hours.
Amarillo grain market notes indicate No 1 hard wheat at 1.60 dollars per bushel Maize 190 pounds priced at 1.05 dollars per 100 pounds and kafir 100 pounds at 1.00 dollar per unit
An oldAmarillo market listing shows Leghorn and Blacks spring hens for about 20¢ and 14¢ for stags, hens and tom turkeys priced around 25¢. Packing stock butter and strictly fresh eggs in new cases offered at 8 dollars and 26 cents.
The Wichita Falls Times notes Lester H. Nobles, owner and manager of Nobles Wholesale Specialty, expanding in the La Perla Apartment building with a candy and tobacco lineup at 1104 Grace Street. He recently sold his stake in the Candy Shop and plans to specialize in popular candies while earning support from former business friends.
A free lecture on Christian Science will be given at 3 30 o clock Sunday afternoon in the Mission theater by W Stuart Booth C S B of Denver Colorado a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist Mother Church lecturing under the auspices of First Church of Christ Scientist Amarillo The speaker is a relatively new lecturer with strong reviews from prior appearances.
Washington reports 1925 meat and lard production near 20 million pounds with about 1.5 billion pounds exported valued at 250 million dollars. Packers' profits were modest while farmers received roughly 200 million dollars more for live stock than in 1924. Domestic trade outlook remains favorable unless hog receipts rise sharply next summer and fall.
The Singer Sewing machine empire in Texas donated 500 dollars to Buckner Orphanage in Dallas. Amarillo store manager L G Runyon said local employees paid their share. Morris L Flynn, visiting his brother E C Flynn, gathers material for a novel while in Oklahoma. A watch meeting was held at San Jacinto Methodist church with supper for 150 in cafeteria style.
A year of science progress points to 1926 with breakthroughs across medicine biology and chemistry. Reports from 1925 conferences cite cancer apart from infection leprosy cures insulins from acorns and potential paralysis repairs and new synthetic rubber and soaps from petroleum.
Panhandle chamber of commerce hosted a grand New Year banquet drawing a near capacity crowd of 180 tickets sold with others turned away for lack of room. The program featured speeches by Major F E Simpson Clarendon Lee Satterwhite J Sid O Keefe W L Stevenson and A A Callahan followed by dancing to close the evening.
J. H. Blake, a well known Santa Fe watchman, underwent a serious hernia operation several days ago and is making a good recovery. Dr. and Mrs. Jason Roberson of Northwest Texas hospital are spending the holidays with their parents at Gainesville. A. W. Joiner plans to build a filling station at 514 West Sixth Street at a cost of 3400 dollars.
The Assembly of God church on Ninth Street and North Pierce will host its first worship in the new 56 by 50 foot building this Saturday night. Trustees G. F. C. Fons C. M. Pray and J. C. Clark led the building campaign with donations in labor. Evangelistic meetings begin Saturday night with Mrs. R. A. Colbert of Childress in charge. The church has operated in Amarillo for 17 years.
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe flu sore throat or tonsillitis. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water purify the system remove salts and calomel effects without upsetting eating or work. Morning after cold vanishes and appetite returns. Family package 35 cents at any dry store adv.
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