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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
2
Wichita markets report on July 6 shows hogs at 10.30 to 10.65 for bulk 1,000 head. Cattle 1,400 head, steady with 400 calves. beef cows and heifers 4.85 to 9, bulls 3 to 4.50, veal calves 4 to 8.50, stockers 3.50 to 7. Sheep 150 head, lambs 12, hogs 4 to 35 dollars owed.
Chicago hogs numbered 32 000 with slow demand and top at 14.75 while slaughter hogs ranged 14.00 to 14.25 and packing sows sold 12.00 to 12.75. Cattle thinned at 21 000 with weak tone and best steers around 13.76, heavies 13.25 to 13.65, yearlings to 13.50 and vealers 10 to 11. Sheep at 26 000 showed native lambs from 14.75 to 15.00.
Fort Worth livestock markets show cattle totals around 1 500 calves with prices from 2.50 to 9.00 for calves and yearlings 3.50 to 9. Bulls 2.25 to 4. Hogs at 12.75 to 14.05 bulk and sows 11 to 12. Pigs 9.50 to 12. Sheep steady with lambs 10.50 to 13.50 and feeders 9 to 10. Stockers 2 to 4.
Kansas City market report shows cattle demand with 24 000 head and calves 5 000. Grain fed steers and yearlings 10.59 to 12. Best wintered Kansas 10.25 to 10.60, grass 4 to 5.50, heifers 5.50 to 7.50, canners and cutters 2.75 to 3. Top veals 9, calves 4 to 7.25, stockers and feeders 6 to 7.50. Hogs 4 000 higher. top 14.25, bulk 12.75 to 14.15, sows 12.25 to 12.60, stock pigs 12.50 to 13. Sheep 6 000 weak lambs 14.25 to 14.85, Colorado owes 7 to 7.25, Louisiana wethers 7.25.
Cattle around 1800 head saw butcher classes 15 cents lower with calves slow and a touch weaker yet good lights near 7.50 and choice up to 8. Hogs about 800 head higher with top 14 and bulk 13.75 plus. Packing sows up to 12 and stockers 10.50 to 11.
Fast St. Louis reports 10 000 hogs steady to higher top 14 75 bulk 14 65 to 14 75 packer sows 12 25 to 12 50 cattle 10 000 steady fat steers 12 25 to 12 60 canners 2 50 to 2 75 bulls 4 50 to 5 50 light feeders 10 50 sheep 1 800 slow fat lambs 14 to 14 25 culls 8 to 8 50 heavies 4 50 overnight note.
Wheat mixed for delivery with No 2 at 165 and No 4 hard around 145. Corn values show No 2 mixed near 99 to 100 and No 2 yellow at 192 to 193. Oats range from 47 to 49 with No 2 white at 47 to 49 and No 2 blonde at 44 to 46.
Wheat No. 2 hard 140 to 153, No. 3 red 146 to 162. Corn No. 3 white 96 to 981, No. 2 yellow 103 to 105. Oats No. 2 white 48 to 60, No. 3 white 46 to 48.
Chicago grains and provisions opened mixed with wheat rising to July and September positions. Corn and oats showed modest gains while animal products like lard ribs and bellies posted varied, uneven moves across futures contracts.
New Orleans July 6 Associated Press reports cotton futures closed with a net decline of 16 to 22 points. Prices ranged from 22.29 to 22.66 with final quotes near 22.35.
The Amarillo market lists wheat corn barley oats and maize by unit with prices for each. Poultry eggs butter and packing stock are included with per unit rates and recent date notes.
New York July 6. Cotton futures closed very steady with a net advance of 1 3/8 to 1 7/8 cents. Highlights include July at 29.95, Oct at 23.05, Dec 23.09, Jan 22.60, and Mar 22.89 with varied bid levels across neighboring contracts.
New Orleans spot cotton finished steady with a 20 point rise. Sales on the spot stood at 69 percent with low midling 22.18, middling 23.15, good middling 23.75. Receipts 41, stock 84,429.
The market shows varied gains and losses with major names like General Motors, Standard Oil, and Kennecott posting midrange changes. Industrials such as Baldwin Locomotive and Studebaker show modest shifts, while oil and energy firms like Pan American and Seaboard face uneven trading, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
The Panhandle Plains Historical Society moves its exhibit to the West Texas State Teachers College museum in Canyon under the college history department. Donations have increased the collection, with Evetts Haley touring Amarillo to recruit new members as the society pursues a regional history project.
Mrs H H Latson donated a centennial issue of the Irish World to the Plains Panhandle Historical society. The 1881 Yorktown celebration issue includes full revolution era accounts and a large two page painting of General Cornwallis surrender. It also features a front page cartoon of John Bull with a deserted lion.
Ground was broken today for a brick 18 rooming house at the northwest corner of Eighth and Harrison streets. Owner F PR Carl and contractor W P Cooper oversee the project.
Mrs Upton Jones is in a North West Texas hospital for an operation. Her condition is not detailed but the procedure is underway.
Haskell fair races draw Amarillo riders Mason Polley wins the 12.5 mile feature on a Harley Davidson with Hiram Thompson second and Albert Jones third. Murray and Thompson claim top times in trials and Roy McGee suffers a foot injury in Event D. Six more riders listed with observers present.
Corsicana Texas July 6 A. L. Valentine about 60 believed hurled into an old water well by an explosion of accumulated gas in the well today. W W McLendon city engineer was knocked down and bruised by flying timbers from the building covering the well.
A San Jacin to Baptist church picnic is set for tomorrow at Box Canyon with Les Bivins arranging barbecued fare. Also noted are visits, travel plans, local bonds, and court actions including a divorce filing by Beverly Whatley and Rivere Road school bonds sale details.
Chicago reports weekend crashes cause 160 deaths nationwide with 57 auto fatalities and 39 drownings. A Boston cabaret collapse killed 44, July Fourth events claim 18, and plane crashes add two. States listed include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Montreal injuries total 175.
The Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs gathers in Waco for a two day session led by president Irene Scott Dicklow of Fort Worth. Florence Sterling of Houston delivers the keynote stressing the mixed progress of women’s suffrage and political participation in Texas.
Amarillo drew strong notice at the National Real Estate Dealers convention in Detroit with Tom Bruner of the Amarillo Real Estate Board reporting Amarillo and the Panhandle had the best showing for a board of its size. He praised The Globe special edition and noted nationwide awareness among realtors.
Paul Smith, previously ill for several days, is improving and returning to his routines. Evening hours are reading Hora as he gains strength and rest.
President Coolidge begins the third week of vacation with one major outing in Swampscott. Senator Butler of Massachusetts will speak and may be hailed for 1928 Republican nomination by former Senator Walsh. The event includes Essex county editors and pale candidates, while Mulvane predicts little opposition for reelection.
Mrs. Howard Trigg entertains her uncle Thomas Clark of West Texas State Teachers College and sister Mrs. Ida Nesbit of Thorp Springs. Nesbit taught at Add-Ran College, linked to Texas Christian University. Guests included Miss Florence Flaxman and Glen Green. Also notes on other local weekend travels and returns.
The column contrasts natural survival with human thought driving change from the monkey trial to prayer book revisions. It questions obedience in marriage, notes evolving divorce views, and calls for ending industrial strife as the nation seeks a solution through leadership like Lincoln-era progress.
The Rayon mills producing artificial silk are running at full capacity and cannot meet demand. New mills are being built across Europe while the National Bank of Commerce notes no sign of overproduction, signaling a shift in textile trade and cotton growers.
Mrs J D Singleton and her daughter Jane cut short a Texas trip to Dallas Waxahachie West Waco and Corsicana due to intense heat. Meanwhile the River Road school basement construction began this morning.
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