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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
2
Tuesday market update shows cattle at 9,000 head with best heavies around 14.25 and bulk sales 12 to 13.59, weaner prices lower. Hogs number 19,000 with uneven quality. heavy hogs 12.90 to 13.75, medium 13.20 to 13.85, light 12.80 to 14.95, slaughter pigs 12 to 13.26, packing sows 12 to 12.39. Sheep total 7,000 native, bulk 14.25 to 14.50, native ewes 5 to 9, heavies 6.50 to 7.
South Omaha July 21 cattle sale reports forty five hundred head across all classes with grass cattle priced fifteen to twenty five cents higher as buyers show strong demand for improved feedlot stock.
Cattle and calf counts rose on Tuesday with 8,366 head of cattle and 1,091 calves reported, versus 3,348 cattle and 1,000 calves Monday. Prices ranged with cattle at 6,000 head, calves 1,900, and various classifications from stockers to bulls, while sheep and goats also listed with steady to mixed values. Also noted were day-to-day comparisons to last year and session totals for hogs and lambs.
Kansas City market notes show cattle for 16 000 head calves 3 000 with varied weights and prices. Hogs 4 000, active with tops around 13.60 to 18.50, packers at 18.50, sows 12 to 12.25, stock pigs 12 to 12.75. Sheep 6 000 with Idaho and Louisiana lambs priced near 13 to 14 dollars and natives 13.85 to 13.50 with culls 8.50 to 9.00.
Fast St. Louis reports July 21 cattle 6 600 steady with bulk at 10 50 and light weaners 10 25 native yearlings 12 25 cann ers 2 60 to 3 bulls 4 to 5. hogs 8 000 lower light 13 90 to 18 95 medium 13 76 to 14 packers 12 25 to 14. sheep 4 000 steady fat lambs 12 75 light ewes 7 50 heavies 5 to 5 50.
Chicago July 21 market notes show fluctuating figures for Wheat Corn Oats and related futures. Prices list opening highs lows and closes with July September and December maturities across multiple grain categories and livestock lines.
Kansas City market update lists cash wheat number 2 hard at 1.53 to 1.68 dollars. Corn white number 3 at 1.00 to 1.02 dollars and yellow number 2 at 1.07 to 1.08 dollars. Oats hold steady with minor declines noted for white number 2 at 46 to 47 cents.
Leopold Schepp the 86 year old philanthropist asked the public for suggestions on how to distribute his millions. He recently set up a 2.5 million dollar trust to aid deserving boys and has already donated about 3.6 million in gifts and pensions. He plans to retire from business to devote himself to philanthropy and public welfare.
The clipping lists Amarllo Produce rates for various poultry and grains. Hens priced at 12 cents, leghorn hens at 20 cents, broilers 16 cents, ducks geese hogs and turkeys in stock, with eggs valued near $7.50 per dozen and corn near $1.03 for number 2 mixed. Prices show small variations across items.
New Orleans July 21 cotton futures closed steady with a net decline of 12 to 14 points. The market showed limited demand and modest selling pressure as July delivery near.
Berlin reports Germany will not participate in the Philadelphia hundred fiftieth anniversary Independence Fair next year. The Association of German Industries the Federation of German Wholesalers and the United Retailers union say preparations and funds are insufficient due to the economy.
New Orleans spot cotton closed dull, down fifteen points. Sales on spot eleven to arrive none, low middling 22.70, middling 22.70, good middling 24.40. Receipts 121, stock 65,200.
Chicago July 21 Associated Press reports cotton futures ended unchanged on July, with slight losses early and a narrow trading range. Prices dipped at open but recovered, with July at 28.75, October 22.30, December 23.45, January 23.61, and March 23.72 amid light volume and minimal rainfall in Memphis and Muskogee.
Spot cotton prices are reported for Dallas and Houston areas with values in cents per pound. Dallas shows 24.10, Houston 24.35, Galveston 24.46 as the market levels for July 21.
New York July 21 cotton futures closed with slight net declines. Trading showed narrow ranges with July at 23.60 to 23.68, October at 23.75 to 23.92, December around 24.01 to 24.07, January near 23.46 to 23.48, and March around 23.67.
Call money strong with bids at 4 percent and offers at 4 percent. Ruling rate 3 percent with last loan 414. Call loans against acceptances 3 percent. Time loans firm with mixed collateral 60 to 90 days at 4 and 4 to 6 months at 4. Prime commercial paper 3 to 4 percent.
Foreign exchange quotations in cents show Britain at 4.85 11 14 for demand with cables 4.86144, 60 day bills on banks 4.8113 16. France 4.72% demand and 4.73 cables. Italy 3.7149 demand and 3.71% cables. Belgium 4.63. Germany 23.80. Tokyo 414%. Montreal 100 1 16.
In Stillwater Minnesota July 21 thirty four now in last man's company greeted three of four surviving members of the Last Man's club at the forty first annual banquet. The club formed 1884 by fifty four members of B company First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. A wine toast to departed comrades was planned using a bottle kept in safe deposit for the yearly event. Emil Groff of St Cloud Florida missed the gathering.
Weisbaden Germany July 21 The evacuation of the first zone of the Ruhr the occupied part of Westphalian province is proceeding without incident or complication. The Franco Belgian troops leave the garrisons and cantonments after lowering their flags with a regulation ceremony to receive certificates showing that everything was carried out in accordance with military regulations.
In New York the stock market shows a mixed session with gainers and decliners. Notable movers include General Motors and Westinghouse Electric rising modestly while several rail and oil issues fluctuate amid weather postponements as investors weigh February instabilities. In Oklahoma, snow threatens water supplies and residents hope for rain.
Poultry raisers from many sections of the state attend a two day session of the Texas Baby Chick association at North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington. The sunrise breakfast began the session with welcome by Dean Dickey and a response from F W Kazmeier of Bryan, association president.
Onatavia seeks reinstatement to NYSE membership for Dean Onatavia and Company after a receivership. The admissions committee deferred action for a few days to complete audits and provide information required by the exchange before reentry.
U S bonds prices listed for Liberty 3s at 100.27, first 4s at 102.12, second 4s at 101.1, third 434s at 101.14, fourth 4s at 101.14, treasury 4s at 108.7, treasury 448 at 107.6 in New York on July 21.
Tom Jameson, an early Panhandle settler who arrived thirty years ago to ranch in the North Plains, died at his Dumas home after a long illness. He was buried in Dumas and is survived by three sons Charley, Sam, Finis, two daughters, and several relatives in Dumas, Hartley and Amarillo.
Hereford, July 21 Special to The Globe L A Moore a farmer northeast of Hereford in Dear Smith county reports chickens as a profitable side line He has sold 1356 dollars worth of eggs and chickens since last October and owns twelve hundred pure bred fowls most of which are spring birds He notes February pullets beginning to lay and says reduced wheat farming with intensified diversification yields more profit
No significant harm to California state highways or bridges near Santa Barbara after the recent quake. State engineers report pavement and structures largely intact, with minor slide clearing and a small sulfur payout on abutments. The main highway remains open to traffic and there was little pavement damage.
U S motor vehicle registrations totaled 17,548,377 on July 1, 1925, up 13.7 percent from a year earlier. With six months left, year end totals may near 19 million. Census estimates show 6.47 persons per vehicle. State fees collected for six months totaled $218,333,826. Motorcycle registrations fell by more than ten thousand in the first half of 1925 compared with 1924.
Washington reports scientists and psychologists found women drivers as competent as men and often more so in two tests. In the first test ten college women reacted to danger in 0.56 seconds versus 0.59 for men. In the second test the variability of women was 0.17 seconds against 0.22 for men.
In a week of cattle market features a record sale for corn fed steers of the long yearling class and top prices for Brahma and Texas cake fed steers. C DR Tannahill of Parker County Texas sold 100 cake fed steers averaging 1350 pounds at 11.25 dollars, the year's peak price.
Dayton Tenn July 21 Walter White superintendent of Rhea county schools and prosecutor said representative Upshaw will introduce an anti evolution bill in congress. White will prepare the bill to withhold federal aid from colleges and schools teaching theories of evolution.
Paris reporters have gathered signatures from leading French scientists for a protest against what the Quoliedien newspaper calls an attack on liberty of thought by the Dayton prosecution. The effort seeks to defend academic freedom and free inquiry.
The Panhandle saw a quarter inch of rain last night per Santa Fe railroad, the heaviest rainfall in the region. Fort Worth and Denver train No. 2 ran five hours late due to washouts at Walsenburg and Trinidad, Colo. Officials expect other trains on time as repairs finish. Santa Fe noted light showers at Higelas and Texico, while Rock Island reported scattered showers from Tucumcari to Sayre.
J N Riggs president of the board urged Amarillo citizens to cooperate with the Board of City Development. He outlined plans for the year and warned that more big times face Amarillo than ever before. Harley Sadler’s company performed several musical numbers and Harry Gardner reported on the international convention.
Peking reports Canton advices that food supplies are cut off from the American gun boat at Wuchow and from British residents. The British consul has urged all British subjects to leave due to a strict boycott.
A thunderbolt struck a horse ridden by Charles Davis near Niangua on Saturday night. The horse was stunned and bolted, walked into a tree fork, and broke its neck, while Davis was knocked to the ground.
Alarm is felt for the safety of Arthur D. Jackson a 79 year old former Denison Texas resident reported missing since last October He roomed with James L Toliver in Washington spending winters in Florida and summers in Boston.
New York July 21 Texas Gulf Sulphur earned 4.24 a share in the first half of 1925 with net income of 2,695,377 against 8.68 a share and 2,337,641 in the same period last year.
Texas City voters approve a bond issue totaling 130000 for street paving by a 155 to 40 margin in a local election held yesterday. The measure authorizes funds for paving and related road improvements in the town of Texas City, Texas.
Galveston Texas July 21. Losses and damage freight claims were discussed at the regular quarterly meetings of the southwestern railway claim conference.
Austin July 21 Joe Burkett Eastland Texas highway commissioner says road building problems vary by region. He cites southern and southeastern bridges scarce and rivers overflow halting travel while Fast Texas lacks material and bears high haul costs. Plains region he calls most fertile and easiest for building with long hauls the main challenge and predicts it will lead in good roads within five years.
Duff Stanley threatens legal action after a confrontation at the county police station involving officers Hammond Dawkins and Myrick. Stanley and Cecil Tipton allege blows with a billy, pistol, and fists during an affray that produced disputed duties and arrests. Judge Brummett heard varying accounts. Adams and Bailey were cited for fighting, with Adams paying a fine.
The AP reports the Fort Worth helium plant reached a June output of 1,228,000 cubic feet but predicted only by October 1 at that rate would there be enough helium to inflate both the airships Shenandoah and Los Angeles.
Nearly 1200 women attend the sixth world congress of the International Council of Nurses in Helsingfors with Baroness Mannerheim presiding. The American delegation is the largest foreign group, with representation from thirty states.
W A Fisk manager of the Brownwood IH branch vacationing with parents and due back August 1. HH Reece of Sweetwater in Amarillo on IH business. Lorin Driscoll just arrived from Indianapolis to rest. A Mexican worker is building an adobe duplex at Third and Lincoln streets.
A columnist mocks radical agitators and counters fears of Bolshevism by highlighting the large number of American corner lot owners who will support the government until their properties fetch a hoped-for price, framing the stance as reassurance for readers.
Amusing notes from Amarillo recount a snake rain quip, a corner stone dam project in Idaho Falls, a special edition for a Plainview railroad hearing, a tent church sermon, and travelers from Kansas City and White Deer. The piece also mentions municipal vehicle occupancy limits, a garter contest, and a Harvester rep's Oklahoma trip.
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