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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
11
The notice lists markets following Marketa with local generation and produce supplied by The Associated Press. It notes arrangements for vendors and dates, emphasizing the role of local sources in supplying farm goods.
Wheat No 2 red 1.49 No 2 hard 1.46 1.47. Corn No 2 mixed 1 No 2 yellow 79 81. Oats No 2 white 1 414 No 3 white 46 41 4.
Cattle around 400 head steady with cows at 4.75 to 5.25, canners and cutters 0.50 to 0.64, bulls 4.50 to 5.50, veal calves weak or lower. Sheep about 100 head higher with fat native lambs at 12.50, ewes 6.06 to 6.75.
Oklahoma City markets report cattle 960 head with ready, choice cows 5.50 and up and bulk 4.80. choice heifers 5.50 to 7.50. light vealers 8.50 to 9.50. Hogs 200 head strong good butchers 13.90. packing cows 11.00 to 11.25. pigs 12.25 to 13.75.
Fort Worth July 15 cattle 4400 head including 700 calves and 800 sheep with varied price ranges. Beeves 6.00. stockers 5.50 to 6.50. fat cows 4.60 to 5.25. heifers 5.25 to 9.00. yearlings 6.00 to 9.00. calves 6.00 to 8.50. Hogs 700 higher. butchers 14.75 to 15.00. medium 14.25 to 14.50. heavy 14.00 to 14.25. sows 12.00 to 18.00. pigs 14.00 to 14.76. Sheep 800 steady. lambs 12.00. yearlings 8.25. wethers 8.00. stockers 6.00 to 6.50.
Chicago markets show hogs at 20 000 head demand lower packing hogs 11.50 to 11.75 heavy hogs 16 to 14.66 per cwt with mixed grades. Cattle around 10 000 head slow buyers 10.50 to 10.40 for heavies 7.75 to 8.50 for grassers and 12.00 to 12.50 for eaters. Sheep 11 000 dull native lambs 13.75 to 6.50 for fat ewes and yearlings.
Hogs 16 500 head unready butchers pay 14.40 to 14.60. packing sows 11.50 to 11.60. Cattle 3 000 and calves 1 200 dull. yearlings 210.35. Nebraska steers 9.25 to 9.75. cows 6.50. cutters 3.40 to 4.00. Sheep 3 500 slow. native fat lambs 13.00 to 13.25. ewes up to 6.00.
Kansas City market reports cattle 8 500 with lightweight steer and yearling prices steady to 25 cents lower for grain fed and dull for grassers. Vealers down 50 cents with ranges around 10 50. Hogs 4 000 with light weights steady to 14 inches higher and prices up to 14 35. Sheep 5 000 with lambs about 25 cents higher and ewes steady to higher near 19 50.
San Francisco July 15 Captain Fred Clough 80 died in a lodging house recalling a sea saga from six decades earlier aboard the Hornet during the California gold trade. The doomed voyage saw 16 men survive a 43 day drift with Clough nursing Bible student Henry Ferguson until their island rescue near Hawaii. Mark Twain heard the tale and later spun it into a famous yarn. Ferguson died days later. a Maine preacher funded Clough with an annuity for life.
Hogs 1400, lower, top 13.75. Packing sows 10,257 at 10.75. Poultry in Chicago July 15 reports alive steady with old roosters 0.19 and spring geese 0.19.
Foreign exchanges were irregular in New York with Great Britain quoted at 4.85 15-16 on demand and 4.867-16 on cables, day bills on banks at 4.86, France around 2.46, France cables 2.4644, Italy 2.37, Belgium 2.28, Germany 23.80, Tokyo 47 06% and Montreal 100.12.
U S Bond quotes from New York on July 15 show Liberty 3 year bonds at 200.4, Firsts 4445 at 102.9, Second 444s at 100.5, Third 4s at 102.6, Fourth 414s, Treasury 3s at 101.15, Treasury fours at 104, and Treasury d’s at 108.2.
Butter prices rise in Chicago market with creamery extras at 88 14, standards 88 19, extra firsts 87 37 4, firsts 341.86, seconds 338 34. Fees higher with firsts 27 728, ordinary firsts 25 26 %.
Chicago July 15. Potatoes weak with sack and barrel prices listed for Irish cobblers. Kansas and Missouri sacks at 1.50 with 1.%. North Carolina barrel at 3.264 and 3.75. Virginia barrel at 3.904 and 4.80 cents per pound.
New York July 15 Puaying orders pre dominated at the opening of today's stock market though prices did not rise uniformly. Copper low priced oil and most motor shares were in demand. General Motors faced further profit taking, slipping nearly 2 points.
Mrs. M. G. Scott runs Scott's Physical Culture Tea Room at 714 Taylor in Amarillo. The eatery offers self-serve meals from a table with prices from twenty-five to fifty cents. Despite a bold physical culture theme, men hesitate at the sign and the place, though some patrons later become regulars.
Potter County Clerk warns that only nine days remain for absentee ballots. Voters leaving town must obtain a poll tax receipt or an affidavit of loss by July 21. The process requires notary sworn affidavits, county clerk mailings, and four train trips to ensure ballots reach home officials by election day.
Amerie Blay is mentioned in a clipped, garbled item likely noting a conflict or treatment. The readable bits suggest a historical police or court context with unclear details and names.
A collection of quotes from locals and visitors in Amarillo reflects pride in the city’s development, rail and traffic concerns, hotel construction, weather parallels, and postal service morale. The excerpts mention the Herring hotel, viaduct needs, and the broader regional outlook.
Special to The News Haines Falls New York July 16 fourteen bodies were recovered by noon from the Twilight Inn ruins with two identified Dr G Livingston Bishop and Mrs Cornelius Erkenbrecker identification of others hindered by absence of clothing or marks. Many injured remained at Tannersville Emergency Red Cross hospital and the management fears all were lost.
A newspaper ad touts sun and wind as causes of freckles and offers a no cost trial of a home remedy. It urges readers to buy Obhine double strength from drugstores and claims a few applications can remove freckles with a small purchase only if successful.
Authorities in Mexico request public help and a reward for information leading to the arrest of a U S teacher reported missing or in danger. The appeal stresses safety and cooperation with Mexican law enforcement.
Texas Attorney General Dan Moody, running for governor, charged that James E. Ferguson acted for the highway department by urging $900,000 of Wharton county bond funds be credited to the highway program. Moody described Ferguson as acting as a de facto speaker for the highway commission and as Fergusonism.
Mrs. Marien Heming of Hertford defends "the Cabin" at Highland Lake in Winsted as Levis Griffing claims possession. Griffing, an Hartford electrical contractor, asserts ownership after arriving with his brother and finds Heming occupying the cottage with its windows boarded, water cut, and phone disconnected. Heming says she will stay and fight the alleged claim despite threats of eviction and prior water and power loss.
A garbled OCR item mentions a person named Reena and a place search context. Readable elements show a formal notice tone with fragmented names and locations. The readable text suggests a brief public notice or notice-like item without clear dates or events.
Paul P. Sewell and John G. Milam acquire Fly-Barton Drug at 109 East Seventh Street and rename it Sewell Drug Store. Sewell, an Amarillo drug veteran, and Milam, formerly with Johnson Drug of Dallas, take over management. Walter Fly and Tom Barton exit to oil business.
Reader tips suggest unenergetic mornings relate to imbalanced breakfasts. Emphasis on protein foods and nutrient variety to boost alertness before midday.
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