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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1924
Page
10
May 24 Fort Worth market reports mixed prices across cattle hogs sheep and goats. Cattle ranged from two to nine dollars with calves and yearlings showing notable spreads while hogs sold from four to eight dollars and sheep and lambs posted double digit figures for best lots.
Hogs 3 500, holdover 429, mostly 5 cents higher to 7 40. 180 300 lb averages 7 20 7 35. sows strong 6 60 6 75. Cattle 1500, holdover 44. fed steers and yearlings 25 50 lower. Texas grassers steady. best yearlings 10 50. beef cows and heifers mixed. vealers 25 50 lower. Sheep 1500 holdover. lambs 1 00 1 50 lower. top native springers 17 25. late 15 50 16. top shorn lambs 15 25. closing 18 60 13 75. sheep ground 1 00 lower. top Texas wethers 8 35. closing top 7 75.
Wichita Kansas May 24 hogs receipts 600 market steady top 7.30 bulk 7.15 to 7.25 top cut outs 6.50 cattle receipts 200 including no calves week generally 15 to 25 lower all cattle years steady lambs and sheep 1.00 to 1.50 lower week
Opinion item notes that a Tribune column asserts any American boy could become president unless barred by bigotry or religious/political labels. It reflects editorial stance on eligibility and prejudice in US leadership discourse.
Prices paid by Swift & Co. for Amarillo area produce include hens over 4 lbs at 18 cents, hens under 4 lbs at 12 to 16 cents, broilers and turkeys at 20 to 25 cents, ducks and geese unlisted, eggs strictly fresh, and butter said mold free. Old case notes unclear but indicate market rates for poultry, eggs, and dairy items.
Amarillo area grain pay rates listed by Great West Mill and Elevator. Wheat basis No 1 hard at 1.00 dollars per bushel. Kaffir priced at 1.00 per 100 pounds. Mile maize per 100 pounds at 1.00. Oats per bushel at 0.50.
Liverpool was due Saturday 14 points up on New Orleans and 18 on New York. Early weather shows little rain, temperatures moderating. New York reports steady cotton goods trading. in markets, Worth Street sells prints. Weevil and cutworms appear in southern Texas as rains touch central cotton regions. New Orleans opens 12 to 16 points higher and closes 47 to 62 points up from Friday. Donald Maginnis in New Orleans notes cloudier weather may prompt buying on good breaks.
New Orleans May 24 The approaching end of the condition period and upcoming government publication raise expectations for the bureau average. Last year May 25 reading was 71 and the 10 year average is 72.8. Private estimates point to lower figures, with traders citing 69.6 and 67 percent.
Amarillo Texas based Cotton Grain Provisions stock listings show J R McCook manager for Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange with Alex Hyman and Co New Orleans representing, along with Prewitt Sullivan representing Donald Maginnis New Orleans and J Bache Co Chicago, contact numbers 3004 and 8076. Room 1 Webster Bidy.
Torpercer sacrificed in the 12th to score Smith as St Louis defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3. Sherdell pitched 11 2 3 scoreless innings for the Cardinals in a tense midseason National League game. Reds beat Giants 6 to 5 to pull even with Brooklyn. Benton edged New York. Chicago beat Boston 11 to 4 as Gratham error plagued Cubs.
Boston defeats Cleveland 6 to 2 before 25000 fans as Coveleskie allows 12 hits and exits in the sixth inning. Ferguson wild but effective in the late innings for Boston.
Nebraska won the outdoor track championship at Lincoln scoring 48 percent of the points, the first Valley title to be won four times in a row. Washington placed second with 21 percent and Grinnell finished third with 20 points.
Yesterday results feature Dallas 11 San Antonio 7 Wichita Falls 7 Galveston 5 Houston 8 Fort Worth 7 Shreveport 9 Beaumont 8. Tonight's games include Wichita Falls at Galveston Fort Worth at Houston Shreveport at Beaumont Dallas at San Antonio.
Houston overcame a six run edge by Fort Worth after three innings to win 8 to 7 in the second game. Knight and Johns finished strong while the other four hurlers were wild. Other regional games saw San Antonio beat Dallas 11 to 7, Galveston edge Wichita Falls 7 to 5, and Shreveport overcome Beaumont 9 to 8. Reykjavik plans to heat the city with neighboring geysers using wooden pipes.
Oklahoma champion Keefe Carter, 18, son of Dorset Carter building the oil field pipeline to Amarillo, plans a visit with his father to Amarillo within weeks. He will play at the Amarillo Country Club ahead of the Oklahoma state tournament at Ardmore next month. Carter’s driving has improved by about 25 yards after increased strength and a new malted milk and raw egg regimen.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune recalls the colonial slogan as a critique of current tax and spending debates. The remark contrasts past grievances over taxation without representation with modern calls for balanced fiscal oversight.
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