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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
2
Cattle receipts around 4000 steady with beeves 4 to 7.75 dollars and yearlings 4 to 9. Hogs near 1000 head lower with mediums 7.25 and gilts around 6.50 to 7. Goats, sheep, and lambs show gains: lambs 10 to 14.25, wethers 6 to 7, ewes 5 to 6, stockers 4 to 5, goats 2 to 3 dollars.
Kansas City livestock prices on June 11 show cattle and calves mostly lower with steers 8 to 10.10, mixed yearlings 9.85, beef cows 4.50 to 6.50, bulls 4.50 to 4.85, stockers 5.50 to 7.50. Hogs 14,000 head, top 6.85, most 6.60 to 6.85, packing cows 6.10 to 7.28, stock pigs 5 to 5.50. Sheep 4,000, steady, natives 15.90 for springers, 12.65 to 13.25 for clippers, wethers 4.75 to 7.25.
Hogs receipts 1,100 with prices 15 cents lower. top 6.80, bulk 6.65 to 6.75, eat-out top 6.25. Cattle receipts 600 including 100 calves. demand strong for top killers, slower for others. Beef steers 6 to 7.40, beef heifers 4 to 7.15, cows 5.85 to 6, bulls 2.74 to 4.60, calves 4 to 8, stockers 3 to 6.50, stock cows 2.50 to 4.10.
East St Louis Il ls June 11 Hog numbers 18000 price range lower heavy butchers 7.15 medium 6.50 to 7.10 cattle 3000 little activity light vealers 10 beef cows 4.60 to 6 Bologna bulls 4.50 to 6.40 sheep 4000 strong spring lambs 16 culls 8.50 fat ewes 4.50 to 6.50
Chicago live stock markets show slower in heavy butchers at 7.15 to 7.20, medium 6.90 to 7.10, light 6.25 to 6.85. Cattle totals 14,000 with mature steers at 11.00 and fed steers 8.50 to 10.50. bologna bulls 5.00 to 5.16. sow packing 6.20. Sheep totals 13,000 with native springers 16.50 and fed lambs 14.75.
Ample activity noted at the Amarillo Cotton & Grain Exchange with brokerage figures J R McCook Mgr and Alex Hyman & Co New Orleans handling provisions and stocks. Movini Webster Didg and Donald Maginnis of New Orleans also represented by J S Bache Co Chicago with contact lines.
The listing shows poultry prices for Hens under and over 4 lbs at .6545 per lb, Roosters at .45, Geese stags and turkeys with weights 8 lbs and 12 lbs plus old Toms, and butter free from mold with delivery at 5.85 per unit. Also mentions damaged items like rots and back cases included.
Amarillo Grain reports local prices paid by Great West Mill and Elevator. Wheat basis No 1 hard one dollar per unit Kaffir one dollar per 100 pounds Oats fourtenths per bushel Mile Maize one dollar five cents per 100 pounds Barley per bushel (incomplete)
The note reports Liverpool down on New Orleans and New York, with July up 47 points, October up 44, December up 46 from yesterday. It cites weather delays in Arkansas Georgia Alabama and Texas and notes quiet cotton goods retail, dry goods in Atlanta, and mills in Nashville operating short time.
Amarillo Kiwanians at a regu lar noon luncheon in the Amarillo hotel attempted to hear a Port Worth Star Telegram program for their benefit but heat and atmospheric conditions prevented clear reception.
The Texas and Pacific railway applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue 4.4 million dollars in 40 percent notes to be delivered to the director general of railroads. They asked permission to pledge 5.9 million dollars of general and refunding mortgage bonds as security for the notes.
A grand promenade by the Forty and Eight was staged in the American Legion club rooms last night. Twelve candidates completed the route with Canyon voiture 40 and 8 guests present. More than twenty troopers joined the Canyon party as George Lindsay W E Lasner H M Singleton H T Eldridge William Oliver eight G Zimmerman of Amarillo and J W Woolworth J A Pearson J H Balthrope and J L Cary of Pampa received the order. William Oliver was honored as keeper of the parchment.
Local diary style items from Amarillo Douglas Globe readers and visitors include Mrs. Cliff Vincent from Pampa Sheriff Cleary and Judge Cayton in town Roscoe Logue from Claude and many visitors from Canyon Panhandle and Groom Miss Gladys Carhart and others shopping in Amarillo. Pardons are easy to get and there are fewer penitential tears in pris ons. A frog hatched without a male fertilization sits in Washington Academy of Science display. An Amarillo girl awaits the Globe story Dan ger while a back alley fight ends in a brawl between two women.
A dense schedule lists Chicago KYW WMAQ and other markets with hourly and half hour radio offerings. Programs include news, children's stories, concerts, operatic and orchestral performances, speeches on the Republican National Convention, and various local lectures and farm talks across multiple U S stations and times for June 12.
The GOP delegates debate a tariff policy and waterway projects while praising Harding. The farm plank urges tax relief and price balance, and veterans care expands under a reformed veterans bureau. Elizabeth Price Martin chairs the credentials report as Frank Mondell is named permanent chairman.
Five minutes before the opening of the session crowds in Cleveland were sparse as damp winds blew from Lake Erie. Delegates arrived in overcoats while a gallery band played and hotel posters urged keeping cool and keeping Coolidge. Representative Graham of Pennsylvania offered a resolution sending birthday greetings to Uncle Joe Cannon for his eighty seventh anniversary.
Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming, as permanent chairman, declares Coolidge’s nomination and presidency the outstanding fact in politics. He urges Republican majorities in Congress to ensure steady policy and attacks Democratic muckraking and inconsistency. He argues dependable party control is needed for clear responsibility and legislative success.
Party leaders in the forenoon conferences here indicated Coolidge will be asked before night to express his view on the vice presidential nomination. Meetings among leaders during the forenoon developed little or no definite progress.
Viola Buck, 31, died at midnight after four weeks of treatment. She came from Claude to this city for care. Funeral services are set for 5:30 PM at Blackburn's with Rev. H W Virgin officiating. Burial will be in Liane cemetery. She is survived by her husband Charles Buck, four children, two stepsons and three brothers.
Miss Doyle McCuistian eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs N W McCuistian of 1608 Monroe street and Edward T Sellers manager of the Rolling Stone chain of grocery stores were quietly married last night. The Rev T W O Malley of First Christian church performed the ceremony. Both are popular ceremially and have many friends to wish them happiness.
Mrs. Bob Ridner entertained Monday night at 700 Locust Glenwood for her husband’s birthday with games and decor of garden flowers. Guests included Margaret Boone Pauline Boone Jessie Montgomery Grace Ridnour Josie Ridnour Anna Cook Jamnita Hilton and several Ridnours along with H Horton and Hubert Montgomery. Ola Grogan has returned to Amarillo for the summer.
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