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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1925
Page
2
Fort Worth market figures show cattle 4500 steady with beef calves and yearlings strong. hogs 4500, lower with top around 11.15 and bulk 10.25 to 10.75. sheep 6000 steady with lambs 13.50 to 17.50 and feeders 12.50 to 15.25. Oklahoma City market reports cattle 1400 active good steers around 8, calves steady, hogs 2800 lower with bulk 10.25 to 11 and stockers steady.
Fast St. Louis summary reports 17 000 hogs at $10.75 to $10.90 for heavy hogs and $8 to $9.25 for pigs. Cattle 3 000 mostly slow with steers $6.75 to $9.50, light vealers up to $13.25, beef cows to $6.25, canners $2.15 to $2.50, bulls $4.25 to $4.75. Sheep 700 weak with choice lambs $18 to $18.25 and ewes $10.50 to $10.76.
Wichita market report dated Jan 26 shows hogs at 1190 head with prices 10.60 top 10.35 bulk and 10.55. Cattle yard notes 4200 head with ranges for beef steers from 6.75 to 8.50, cows and heifers 8.50 to 7.50, bulls 2.75 to 4.50, veal calves 4 to 9.50, stockers and feeders 4 to 7.79.
Chicago market data show hogs 86 000, prices from 8.50 to 11.00 based on weight, cattle 17 000 higher with steers and yearlings 7.25 to 9.00, calves 12.00 to 12.50, sheep 19 000 dull with fat lambs 18.00 to 18.25 and feeding lambs 17.00 to 18.00. Kansas City reports cattle 14 000 higher with fed steers 7.50 to 9.25, hogs 10 000 lower at 10.60, sheep 7 000 lower with lambs 17.60 to 17.85.
Cotton grain stocks provisions listed for Amarillo Texas with F C Riggins manager and Alex Hyman and Co New Orleans contact by phone 8004.
An old advertisement lists prices for hens and turkeys by weight including Leghorn hens at 18 cents for broilers 16 cents for roosters and old stock, turkey hens eight pounds and over at 25 cents, turkey toms twelve pounds and over at 25 cents, and eggs at 13.50 dollars per dozen in some line items.
Grain market notes show May Wheat at 1.955 with a 1.98% close, July at 1.71% and mixed Corn and Oats figures. A Wichita Falls extension of telephone service to new residential districts is under way.
Washington reports the president's cabinet urged Congress to raise annuities for 10 548 retired government employees arguing current payments cause distress. The average annuity is 546 20 with one third at 720 and another third below 432 while the lowest is 30 60. London notes fashion shifts with an Inverness cloak fading and evolving evening wear. Mission and Childress briefs mention local infrastructure projects and a Texas paper notes Globe want ads rate.
Buck Cole, a right guard for the Methodist Orphanage football eleven in Raleigh, has played for two years with a badly crushed and amputated right leg. At 17 and 150 pounds, he uses his shortened limb as a spring, excels on the field, and is slated to captain next season.
Leo Greenberger proprietor of the Marion shop returns from an eastern buying trip with his two year old son Jerry Gene. He reports cold snowy weather similar to Amarillo today as the trip ends. The item highlights the largest purchase of dresses coats and novelties in the shop history and notes his weather observation.
Paul P. Sewell owner of Sewell Drug Store unveils a daily advertisement gimmick in The Globe selecting a city directory name. Recipients who clip the ad and present it at the Hotel Palo Duro location receive a one pound box of fine chocolates. The slogan Meet Me at Sewell's.
Washington sources report the Senate delaying immediate confirmation of Attorney General Stone as part of a broader dispute over Wheeler indictments. Proposals call for holding the nomination for inquiry or returning it to the judiciary committee. Coolidge remains briefed while administration leaders seek a path forward amid a crowded agenda. The House advances supply bills, while the Senate mirrors pacing. Mojica? 44 has the sound of HH in a cloying want ad.
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