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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
2
Wichita and East St Louis market summaries show hogs trading near 13.25 to 14.20 per hundredweight with top around 14.20 in East St Louis. Cattle and sheep values listed: beef steers 5.50 to 10, cows 4 to 5.50, bulls 3 to 5, lambs 12 to 18.25 with ongoing price pressures and limited sales.
Fort Worth market report shows cattle sales at 10 900 head with calves 2900, steady values across categories. hogs at 5090 head with top at 13 70 and typical ranges 13 25 to 13 75. sheep 2009 head steady with lambs 10 50 to 12 50 and feeders 9 00 to 10 69.
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show 13 000 cattle with steer prices around 14.10 and 20 head at 1 650 pounds bidding 14.10. Hogs 5 000 with trader top at 13.75 and packer top 13.60. sheep 6 000 with native ewes around 7.50 to 15.00 and Louisiana wethers about 6.25. Prices vary by weight and class across stockers, feeders, and graders.
South Omaha Nebraska reports 6000 cattle offered. Trade slow but generally steady with prices mostly steady to lower amid light demand. Cattle types include medium to high quality feeders and dairy cows. buyers attentive as market digestion continues.
Chicago market notes show hogs at 15000 head steady with heavy hogs 13.35 to 14 and light hogs 12.85 to 14.25. Cattle demand strong with yearlings 15 and veal calves 11.5 to 12. Sheep active with natives 15 to 15.25 and feeding lambs up to 15.25.
Oklahoma City market notes cattle 1700 head strong with loads of good grassers 1100 pounds selling from 8.00 to 8.25 per hundredweight. heifers up to 9. Early top 7. Hog trading 600 head with top 13.75 and bulk 13.30 to 13.60. packing sows 11.75 to 12. stockers 10 to 10.50.
Cash grain prices in Kansas City on July 29 show wheat for number 2 hard at 1.52 to 1.65 dollars and number 2 red at 1.59 to 1.63. Corn bids range for number 3 white at 1.03 to 1.06 and number 2 yellow at 1.10 to 1.12. Oats bids for number 2 white at 0.43 to 0.44 and number 3 white at 0.42 to 0.44.
Chicago grain and provisions data show Wheat July to Sep and Dec with minor percentage moves, Corn July and Sept edging trade, Oats July prices noted. overall futures figures remain modest in early session.
Market notes show wheat No. 1 hard at 1.50 per bushel. Kafir and maize prices listed per 100 pounds with Milo at 1.00 and oats and barley at 0.70 and 0.70 respectively.
An archaic price and stock list notes various poultry items including broilers and leghorns, roosters, ducks, hens and tom turkeys with licenses, prices such as 12 cents per unit, 10 cents, and 4.40 per dozen, plus packing stock butter and infertile eggs subject to candling and loss charges.
Chicago market update shows Wheat No 2 red at 1.6714 dollars and No 3 red at 1.58 dollars. Corn No 2 mixed and No 3 mixed both at 1.08 dollars. Oats No 2 white trades 44 cents to 44 1/2 cents and No 3 white 42 to 42 1/2 cents.
New Orleans July 29 The Associated Press reports cotton futures closed steady with net declines minimal as market absorbed near term selling. Traders watched weather and crop conditions in the Delta while awaiting fresh demand signals from export markets.
Cotton futures closed with net declines of 3 to 18 points. Prices showed modest steps down across nearby and deferred contracts from October to May, with values ranging roughly from 24.20 to 25.30 in the trading day.
Trading ends with varied gains and declines among key names including General Electric, General Motors, Bethlehem Steel, and Standard Oil. Notable percentages show multiple companies advancing between 10 and 90 percent, while several expect modest moves in others.
Texas crop and weather conditions show cotton deteriorating overall with pockets of good to fair performance in the northwest coast and western halves. Central and southern areas suffer very poor to poor yields with some crops beyond recovery while picking progresses and insect damage is minor.
Funeral services for Jess M. Adams Plainview editor who died May 10 in Toulon France after contracting Indian flu will be held Sunday at the Christian church in Plainview. Adams long served as editor of the Plainview News and had worked in Comanche and Coleman Texas. Honorary pallbearers will be Texas Press association members. Interment in Plainview cemetery. His body sails into Plainview Friday per his daughter Mrs E Q Perry now in New Orleans.
Claude, July 29 Farmers prepare for the Armstrong County Fair to be held in Claude with poultry fruit and truck raisers entering top products. They plan to display at the Tri State fair in Amarillo immediately after. Claude hopes to win many ribbons as recent rains boost yields.
There goes There Everywhere reports Miss Gertrude Arnot of 1499 Lincoln street will leave Friday morning for Breckenridge to visit her brother Claude W. Arnot and Mrs. Arnot. John Moore, Santa Fe railroad editor, is back after three days of illness. F P Osborne and Miss Jessie Stephenson of Wichita Falls wed today at 2:30 by Justice Landis. Ross Rogers left for Dallas to arrange bookings for major pictures and Majestic vaudeville for the Fair.
The special Pullman train left Dayton at 9:93 heading to Chattanooga and then Washington for funeral rites. Mrs. Bryan and family rode the car end while crowds gathered at the tracks to bid farewell to the famous advocate of religious orthodoxy and opposition to evolution. Tributes poured in from governors and mayors as flags were lowered and bells tolled in various states.
City commission last night approved brick paving to replace wooden blocks on Taylor Street between Fifth and Sixth. Heavy rains swelling the blocks prompted the change after years of tests and wear. The board also considered Louisiana Avenue changes and approved private detective bureau oversight and advised bids on fire hose lengths of 1 900 feet and 1 109 feet.
Buxton England July 29 The sole woman weather clerk Miss E W Pilkington diverges from official bulletins adopting playful readings. Her forecasts include Temperature shortage of therms Winds oriental in character and a cheerful local trend. Her light style pleases locals though not officialdom.
An officer stood at attention at the head of the casket as the party reached Chattanooga. Mrs. Bryan was helped into a car by her chauffeur William H. McCartney and secretary W. E. Thompson, with Wallace Haggard present. Photographers refrained from pictures at the widow’s request while traffic was directed by C L Winfrey and G B Abercrombie at the Dixie Highway crossing.
Fishermen report abundant fish catches this season as canning factories rush to process the influx. Local fleets work to load the boats and maximize harvest before the season ends.
Austin July 29. W D Cowan commissioner of the markets and warehouse department urged limitation of credit to necessities in central Texas drouth stricken area to maintain morale. He said more than fifty counties are affected and banks are powerless to help. Proper credit should be given reliable workers with good payment records.
Pasadena reports Castle Rosamond once costing about 1 million dollars with 40 rooms and a grand hall sits deserted after Baroness Rosa von Zimmermann died in 1917 and the property was seized by the alien property custodian. The baroness born 1860 in Germany left a large estate to German sisters and an adopted daughter Beatrice Denton received nothing.
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson appointed Gordon B. McGuire of Lamesa to the new 106th district court covering Terry Lynn Garza Gaines Dawson and Yoakum counties. A. W. Gibson of Lomesa was named district attorney. Evening hours are reading hours.
Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury outlines a plan to reinforce the customs service border patrol with a motorized system. He envisions a north south defense line tied to the interior prohibition outfit, using reports from border officials to tailor actions against liquor, narcotics and alien smuggling and to protect tariff revenue.
North Amarillo reports a Civic club meeting at Second Baptist church where sidewalks and paving were discussed with plans for North Buchanes and North Taylor streets. Local residents and visitors include Jim Thompson of Perryton and Jim Fowler hosting relatives from Oklahoma. Injuries to J A Cox and John Shaffer from a recent motor crash slowly improve. Edith Hicks of Lubbock visits Dave Farley. R X Schiehagen travels to McLean for daughter Dorothy Bell’s health. The Monster with Lon Chaney shown at the Fair Monday.
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