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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth shows cattle 3 000 with calves and various grades, hogs 600, sheep 1 800. prices range across beef steers, cows, heifers, yearlings, bulls, calves, hogs and lambs. Chicago posts hogs 23 000, cattle and sheep receipts with price bands for heavy to light hogs and fat lambs. Kansas City lists cattle 4 500, hogs 15 000, and sheep 4 000 with multiple price ranges.
East St Louis June 24 hogs 21 000 choice heavies 7.05 light 6.25 to 6.75 medium 6.80 to 6.95 pigs 6 to 6.15 packer sows 6 to 6.10 cattle 5 000 slow no early sales Texan steers to 24 lower canners 1.75 to 2.25 dealers 8 to 8.75 sheep 2 000 lambs 12.50 to 12.75 culls 6 to 6.50 fat ewes 5.50 to 4.4
Hot receipts 900. Market 15 lower with top 6.70 and bulk 6.50 6.68. Cattle receipts 500 including 200 calves. market dull and lower across beef steers 5.00 5.75, beef heifers 6.50 8.75, beef cows 3.25 4.76, bulls 2.75 4.26, veal calves 3.00 7.00, stockers and feeders 2.75 2.50, stock cows and heifers 2.25 3.875.
Produce price list from Amarillo shows hens 4 lbs and over at 18 cents, under 4 pounds at 50 to 56 cents, leghorn hens at 26 cents, broilers and blacks at 28 cents, roosters 5 cents per pound, turkeys listed by weight with hens and toms priced, eggs adjusted for losses and new cases included, butter and other items noted without mold.
Local growers receive posted values for wheat and grain from Great West Mill and Elevator. Wheat basis No 1 hard at 1.00 per bushel, kaffir and maize per 100 pounds at 1.00 and 1.05 respectively, oats and barley listed at 0. AO and 0.42 per bushel.
In a fiery speech, Senator Harrison praises Democratic investigations that toppled Fall and Daugherty, ousted Newberry from the Senate, and exposed veterans bureau scandals. He cites cooling of the Coolidge administration and attacks the Cleveland convention as boss-driven. He names Butler Stearns Slemp as the Three Musketeers upholding Republican power.
Liverpool was down on New Orleans and New York while New Orleans opened flat and closed higher for July October and December. Weather reports indicate gulf and Atlantic showers with inland dry spell and above normal cotton belt temps. Trade reports show activity in dry goods and mild gains in wholesale Kansas City but dull yarns and robes in Milwaukee. Washington cites Brazil seeking ten thousand bales and War Department auctioning three million pairs of textiles. Cotton region temps run above normal with Alabama Georgia and Carolinas showing the greatest warmth.
Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange reports business activity in grain futures and provisions. J. R. McCook manager and Alex Hyman & Co. of New Orleans are listed with contact phone 3004.
Amarillo officials announced that V. O. Vernon will join the saddle and harness races in Childress on Saturday. He will seek pledges for exhibits and booths for the Amarillo Tri-State exposition and gather information on the races to be used at the Amarillo fair this fall.
Prewitt and Sullivan representing Donald Maginnis of New Orleans with J S Bache and Co Chicago and J W Parkins manager Webster Building room 1.
Dave Derden's band plays a free show at the Oasis swimming pool Wednesday evening. A photo from the editors' convention appears in the Dallas News Sunday. Local hospital reports Ross Dickerson, Amarillo fire department member, undergoing surgery and doing well. Kaynee wash suits for boys 2 to 8 priced at 2.25 with 2.50 to 3 values. Blackburn Bros. Also a political remark by Judge H L Umphreys on Democratic prospects in New York and Bryan's status.
Senator Harrison, chosen as temporary chairman, faced a loud, chaotic opening as delegates cheered, boos rose for rival factions, and Acts included Cardinal Hayes's invocation, patriotic songs led by Anna Case, and demonstrations for McAdoo and Smith. Harrison urged anti corruption reforms and attacked the Republicans, ending with a Jefferson Jackson Wilson appeal for Democratic victory.
New York June 24 The Democratic national convention opened with a formal prelude of platform and rules. McAdoo and Smith drives surge while Underwood Davis and Cox followers push hard. Initial ballots show McAdoo about 450 Smith 250 and Underwood Davis Ralston and Cox around 50 each.
Memphis reports Paducah was chosen as the 1925 district convention site with over 700 attendees. J. W. Cheney urged a park in Palo Duro canyon and resolutions backed the idea. The West Texas plan calls for diversified farming, reduced acreage, more settlers, poultrying, and dairying. Amarillo delegates included J. W. Cheney, J. W. Mode, O. V. Vernon, Miss Laura Hamner, and J. J. Cole. Swim by music concert by David Derden's band at Oasis, Wednesday night.
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