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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth market reports cattle calves and hogs with price ranges for beef, stockers, yearlings, bulls and sows. Kansas City listings show active fed steers and yearlings, cattle and hog totals, top prices for hogs and sheep with lamb and ewe figures.
Chicago market report shows hog prices for packing sows at 6.80 to 7.00 and killing pigs 6.25 to 6.75, heavy hogs 7.45 to 7.65, medium 7.40 to 7.65, neat 7.15 to 7.60. Cattle totals include 4,000 head with steer prices 10.00 to 10.75, fed steers 8.75 to 19.00, long yearlings 11.40, fat cows 6.00 to 7.75, light beef heifers 7.50 to 9.25, bulls 4.50 to 5.15, veal calves 9.50 to 10.25. Sheep figures list fat clipped lambs 14.50 to 15.25 and spring lambs 15.00 to 17.00 with fat clipped ewes 8.25 to 8.50.
East St. Louis hogs 12 000 head up Hogs mix: choice butchers 7.50 to 7.55 top 7.60 pigs 7.15 to 7.45 packer sows 6.50 Cattle 1 200 steady light weights 9.50 to 9.75 native steers 8.35 beef cows up to 7.75 bologna bulls 4.50 to 5. Sheep steady spring lambs 17.50 clipped ewes 7.25 wool ewes 9.0
Hog receipts reach 1000 with top at 7.35 and bulk 7.20 to 7.30. Cattle receipts 400 including 100 calves with strong demand for killers. Beef steers 7 to 8, beef heifers 4 to 7.75, cows 4 to 7, bulls 3 to 5.50, veal calves 4 to 9, feeders 4 to 7.50, stock cattle 3 to 5.50.
Amarillo Texas listing for the Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange. J Br McCook Mar and Alex Hyman and Co of New Orleans Louisiana are named with phone contact 3004. Market notices or brokerage service details implied in a clipped OCR snippet.
Amarillo grain buyers post price table for local growers. Wheat No 1 hard base price 1.00 per bushel. Milo maize per 190 pounds 1.00 and per 100 pounds 1.05. Oats per bushel 0.45.
The Amarillo American Business club heard Rev. Stanley W. Hayne warn that a 21 year old man represents a $21 000 community and state investment and urged members to support boys and girls during Boys Week. Carlotta Cheney sang with piano. A simple picnic and barbecue on May 50 was announced. biannual officer elections are set for next Friday.
New Orleans May 16. More favorable weather forecasts and a steady Liverpool market kept cotton prices from falling further. Fall River sales for the week were about 15 000 bales, a record low, while mills bought 207 000, exports reached 23 000, and New York reported nineteen May notices.
Fort Worth and Denver railroad officials announce adjustments to Train No. One and Train No. Two. Train No. One now arrives at 8 50 and departs at 9 05, replacing the previous 10 30 arrival and 10 40 departure. Train No. Two will now arrive at 6 25 each morning and depart at 6 45, instead of 5 40 arrival and 6 o'clock departure.
Marymere Farm near Amarillo enters the national one ton litter contest by raising eight litters tagged at birth and exceeding a combined 200 pounds per pig totals, with 93 pigs in fall. Prizes awarded to breeders meeting the eight litter and ton weight criteria. Exhibits scheduled in Kansas City and Chicago.
Construction of the permanent Boy Scout camp in Palo Duro canyon is underway and near completion this month. The main highway access road is finished and preparations include dismantling Jack Hall property cabins to move to the site. Building will start next week with camp ready for the June 4 two week session and a post camp baseball pennant series among city troops.
The Salvation Army asks for old clothing donations via Captain J. S. Pylant who will collect them. Over a three week period starting April 16 the charity distributed 193 garments and 13 pairs of shoes to 54 people, aided 21 families, provided 13 meals and 12 nights of lodging for 79 individuals at a cost of 30.25 dollars, and facilitated six job applications with four resulting in employment.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company filed an application with the Public Service Commission on May 16 to issue 15 month notes totaling 4.5 million dollars. Proceeds would fund the purchase of 37,500 shares in the New Orleans Texas and Mexico railroad Company.
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