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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1925
Page
2
Wichita July 15 hogs 600 head higher with bulk 13.70 to 13.85. Cattle 800 with 100 calves unchanged. Beef steers 6 to 8, beef cows and heifers 3.75 to 8.50, bulls 2.25 to 4.75, veal calves 2.50 to 8, stockers 3.50 to 7. Sheep 250 head down. lambs 12, owes 2.59 to 5.00.
Wheat Basis No 1 at 1.40 per bushel while corn stands at 1.12. Oath and Maize prices listed at 1.80 per 100 pounds and 0.60 to 1.60 respectively, with irregular spellings and garbled terms for jarley Kath and related items.
Chicago livestock prices for hogs cattle and sheep show gains. Hogs reach top 14.50 with varied classes.1 slaughter pigs and sows quoted, heavy and light ranges noted. Cattle strong with matur ed steers up to 14.25 and yearlings near 14.85. Sheep reach 14.75 for fat native lambs and cull lambs around 12.
Hogs 10,000 head notables lower with top at 14.50 and bulk bids 14.49 to 14.50. Cattle 6,000 and calves 22,000 with little interest. western feeders steady around 8.25, canners 2.35 to 2.75, bulls 4.25 to 5, light roulers 19.75. Sheep 3,000 steady. lambs 14.50 to 14.75, heavies 4.50 to 5.00, top 6.50 in play.
Oklahoma City market notes July 15 show cattle 2 000 steady with cows at 4 50 canners and cutters 2 to 3 dealers 6 50 to 7 50. Hogs 600 higher with top at 18 95 and bulk 13 75 to 13 90. Packing sows priced at 12.
Fort Worth market notes cattle 6000 head 1000 calves steady with veal and stocker ranges. Hogs 5000 head higher top 14.15 with packing pigs 10 to 12. Sheep 1200 head steady with samba 10.50 to 13 and yearlings 8 to 9.
Kansas City market notes show cattle totaling 11 000 with calves 2000 and hogs 8000 and sheep 3500. Cattle prices range from 2.60 to 13.40 for various classes, hogs top near 14, and lambs around 14 to 14.40 with overall weakness in sheep.
Chicago July 15 wheat prices across grades ranged from 1.63 to 1.63 for red and 1.08 to 1.12 percent for mixed and yellow. Oats priced at 0.49 for number 2 white and 0.45 to 0.47 for number 3 white per bushel.
On July 15 Kansas City market reports Wheat futures with grades numbered 2 hard 154 to 165, 2 red 159 to 164, core 2 white 105 to 106, 2 yellow 113 to 114. Oats quotes show number 4 white 49 to 14 and number 3 white 47% to 48.
New Orleans July 15 cotton futures closed steady with net declines of 43 to 45 points. July contract opened 24.15 and closed 23.66 after trading 24.15 high 23.92 low.
A grainy listing shows Leghorn hens turkeys ducks and eggs with prices and stock notes. It includes Old Tom Turkeys packing stock butter eggs and fluctuating price figures for Oct Dec Jan Mar and overall stock counts.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed dull with declines around 45 points amid no sales or arrivals. Prices quoted low middling 22.90, middling 23.90, good middling 24.50 with 41 receipts and 72 999 stack. Cotton futures in New York closed barely lower by 44 to 49 points with mixed front-month quotes across several contracts.
Liberty 34658 101, first 4s 8 102.19, second 4% 8 10110, third 4148 101.21, fourth 44s 104, U S treasury 48 104, U S treasury 44 45 107,21. Market figures reflect bid prices and current yields for various treasury securities.
Money rates show ease with high 4 percent, low 3 percent, ruling at 4 percent and closing bid 2 percent. Last loan 3 percent, call loans against acceptances 34 percent, time loans firm at four to sixty days 4 percent, four to six months 4 to 4 1/4 percent, prime commercial paper 3 to 4 percent.
Foreign exchanges showed steady quotes with Great Britain at 4.85 and 4.86 for cables. France at 4.72, Italy at 3.71, Belgium 4.65, Germany 25.80, Tokyo 41, Montreal 10.01. Sixty day bills on banks quoted 4.81 with percentage signs included.
The National Garment Retailers' Assn showcased autumn fashion with skirts 15 to 16 inches above the floor and high collars. Tailored dresses featured high neck vests, with sleeves that were long and either light or flowing, and a more definite waistline.
The National League magnates convened in executive session and decided to continue using the current lively ball despite a wave of home run hitting sweeping the major leagues.
Panhandle cattlemen report the first sales of the 1925 calf crop with prices expected above last year. Amarillo buyers Shelton and Williams purchase 600 head from Wiley Wright of Canadian and 100 head from John A. May of Higgo. November 1 delivery priced at 27 dollars per head. Hereford cows and calves trade privately and other contracts announced as buyers assemble. Ranges are dry in places but cattle are generally in fine condition and branding is under way.
Rial Rolfa of Chicago eliminated Jimmie Johnston of St Paul in the Western amateur golf championship at Lechmoor. Clarence Hubby of Texas defeated SC Snow of Detroit 4 and 3. Dexter Cummshes of Chicago, a world record holder with 138, lost to Russell Martin of Chicago after leading at the ninth.
A brick building housing Universal Auto Painting was gutted by a fire this afternoon. Several cars inside were destroyed or damaged while four were saved. Fire department estimates damage at $15000 and believes gasoline explosion started the blaze. The shop is owned by G. W White A. W. Smith and G. J. Vance.
Premier Painleve accepts in principle the offer of American aviators who fought with the French foreign legion in World War I to join the French Moroccan forces against Abd el Krim. The offer comes as France seeks air support in the Rif area.
The piece notes mixed market moves with Cotton rising after a rough start and wheat traders getting squeezed as short positions unwind. It asserts broad American prosperity while warning against Western efforts to reform Russia, emphasizing respect for China's rights and skepticism toward Bryan Darwin Monkey ideas.
Special to The Globe Claude July 15 The home economics clubs of Claude and Armstrong county plan to take a large part in the Tri State exposition to be held in Amarillo this fall The effort aims to make this exhibition the greatest of the three held in Amarillo in recent years Armstrong county is selecting its best grain poultry hogs cattle garden products canned vegetables and fruits for the event
The court upheld the indictment in the Scopes case. Judge Raulston questioned the source of the information and noted it came from the court via deduction. William K. Hutchinson of the International News Service was identified as the correspondent. Hutchinson requested to speak in chambers.
In Dayton Tennessee July 15 the defense for John T Scopes outlines a broad aim to keep the Bible in theology and out of science. Dudley Field Malone states the narrow aim is to prove Scopes innocent of violating the anti evolution statute.
Dayton Tenn July 15 Gov Austin Peay sends telegram praising Atty Gen A T Stewart for handling the John Thomas Scopes prosecution calling the case a poor one that runs from prayer and sending regards to Mr Bryan and friends in a veteran like manner
The city commission voted to keep the current lighting around the Municipal auditorium and rejected a plan to reduce light standards on the block. Four blocks of paving on College avenue and a section on West Thirteenth street were approved, along with payroll and bills for the first half of the month.
Claude July 15 work on the city water storage tank is nearly complete. Workers have climbed 120 feet for weeks with no accidents as water mains go in and drilling walls advance rapidly. By November 1 Claude expected a new water supply from four or six wells and a 125 horsepower engine for the city light plant. The city also repairs all machinery to meet light and power needs.
The American minister to China John Van A. McMurray presented his credentials to the president in Peking on July 15. The dispatch notes the era of rapid change in China as a new diplomatic chapter opens.
The article urges transforming a sun porch into a bright indoors garden using light wallpaper with green blue and yellow tones, along with green curtains and real ferns and flowers. It recommends balanced wall design to offset blank wall space and maintain a cheerful, spacious feel all winter.
A man smiles through bars at Guy Newby a ticket agent on the Happy route. He vows to stay cheerful avoid worry and become healthy and liked as builders raise towers and pillars in Amarillo.
To handle higher business a second shift was assigned in Santa Fe with two additional freight crews. An extra switch engine is now in daily use in the freight yard.
The Panhandle climate was lauded as superior to California by Rev. F. W. O Malley addressing Amarillo Kiwanis at the Amarillo hotel. Albert Randall led the program with Judge Hal C Randolph and Sam B Motlow adding humor while Randall helped ease tensions. Short talks followed by S aA Jones and Dr. R B Hutchinson.
Mr and Mrs Jack Matthews will leave tomorrow for Cimmarron New Mexico for a fishing trip of a week or so. Amarillo residents note a rare hot north wind from the Kansas plains and remark on the Country Club district as the show place of Amarillo.
Casper Whitney of Tarrytown New York donated 25 dollars to the Buffalo Wallow monument fund. He had previously given the same amount last year when the Adobe Walls battleground was marked.
Texas sheriffs meeting in Beaumont condemn the recent search and seizure law as a shield for bootleggers. They vote nearly unanimously to condemn the measure, arguing it endangers lives and hinders enforcement.
Friday night two top Masonic speakers will address members at the Masonic hall. Sam J. Helm past grand high priest of the Grand Royal Arch chapter of Texas and T. M. Bartlett current grand secretary are the speakers. Members are urged to attend.
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