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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1925
Page
2
Hogs 21 000 slow top 19 10 packing sows 10 25 to 10 70 killing pigs 7 70 to 12 75 heavy hogs 11 990 to 12 75 medium hogs 12 40 to 13 19 cattle 1300 steady matured steers 15 50 to 14 western cattle goats sheep veal native fat lambs 15 25 to 15 76 natives 15 to 15 25 feeding lambs 15 55 fat ewes 6 to 7 50.
In Chicago trading on Sept 9 the wheat market opened lower and slid before minor rallies. December futures fell to 1.62 with May at 1.56 1/2 as rains in the corn belt pressured corn and oats. Hog prices weakened the meat trade futures.
Fort Worth report shows cattle 8 000 head incl 2 000 calves with fat cattle 3.50 to 5.00 per cwt and stockers 3.25 to 7.00. Hogs 600 head down, top 12.80, bulk 12.60 to 12.75. Sheep 890 head steady with lambs 10.50 to 13.25 and feeders 10 to 14. Bulls and calves priced between 2 and 9 per cwt.
Hogs 1200 head, lower. packing sows 9.75 and stocker pigs 11 to 11.50. Cattle 200 head, higher. butcher cows 3.75 to 4.75, grass heifers 4 to 6, bulls 3.50 to 3.85, veals 10.50. Sheep 100 head, steady. lambs 13.00 to 13.50.
Livestock auction figures from Kansas City show cattle 500 and calves 2000 higher. Top yearling $14, medium weight steers $13.50, grass fat cows $8.75 to $5, heifers $4.50 to $6, vealers up to $12, hogs 6500 uneven with top $12.75, sheep 5090 steady with lambs $15.25 to $15.65.
Cattle sales at Oklahoma City include about 1000 head with steady values. Choice heifers bring around 10 dollars while cows sell near 4 dollars and calves top at 8. Hogs move lower with tops near 12.45 dollars, bulk between 12.15 and 12.45, packing sows and stockers 9.50 to 10 dollars.
East St Louis report Sept 9 shows hogs 11 500 head with prices $13.10 top light, bulk $12.75 to $13, pigs $12 to $12.50, sows $10.65 to $10.75, heavies $10.50. Cattle 5 500 head steady with native steers $10 to $12.75, western $6.25 to $7.65, cows $4 to $5.25, canners $2.50 to $3, bulls $3.50 to $4.25, top dealers $12.00. Sheep 2 500 head steady lambs $14.50 to $14.75, cull lambs $9, fat lite weights $7.50, heavies $5 to $6.
Chicago grain and provision market data shows wheat and corn activity with multiple contract quotes for September December and May. Prices indicate modest gains and daily percentage changes across wheat and corn futures.
Grain price list shows Wheat No 1 hard 1.60 per bushel Matse 1.85 per 100 pounds Kafir 1.76 per 109 pounds Oats 0.45 per bushel listing units and prices for Amarillo market.
W W Woolsey opens defending his title at Amarillo Country Club as the 9 o'clock start begins the Northwest Texas and Eastern New Mexico open. Odds favor Woolsey at 1 to 3 with Walter Sikes at 1 to 5, while bets swirl among spectators despite official anti betting rules. A Raton New Mexico golf squad also arrives to compete.
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat at 1.58 for No 2 hard, corn mixed 0.98 to 0.99 for No 2, soybeans firm at 0.60 to 0.62, oats No 2 white 0.40 to 0.41, and No 3 white 0.45 to 0.47. The report notes bid prices and market activity in the grain pits.
Wheat No 2 red traded at 1.70 to 1.72 dollars. Corn No 3 white ranged from 0.93 to 0.98 dollars with No 2 gallow from 0.99 to 1.00 dollars. Data No 2 white quoted 0.414 to 0.42 and No 3 white 0.40 to 0.41 dollars.
Local listings announce a theater event titled Lightnin Fair in New Orleans with evening reading hours and skate parts. The notice mentions the Ten Commandments coming soon and lists venue at 118 West Seventh.
Golfers must be ready to tee off at 9 tomorrow morning at Amarillo Country Club for the Northwest Texas Eastern New Mexico tournament. Fred Bone serves as tournament committee chairman.
The article notes Hillcrest defending its team title with Woolsey Carter Edmisson and Howe. Amarillo Country club fields Sikes Arnold Greenhill and Sam Vaughn. Qualifying starts at 9 tomorrow, tournament lasts the week, with The Globe donating the individual champion trophy.
Denver brakeman J. B. Vaught suffered a serious head injury after being struck by a box car in Texline last night. He was transported to Amarillo and admitted to St. Anthony's sanitarium. Vaught's home address is 607 Madison Street.
Classifieds in the Globe promise effective results for advertisers. Readers see targeted offerings and timely listings aimed at driving responses and sales.
A medical research laboratory is to be established in Amarillo within months. Dr W Forrest Dutton, former director of hospitals at the University of Pennsylvania medical school, will head the facility. He notes the lab will be second to none in the west and open to all licensed practitioners, aiming for U S standing.
Local farmers and ranchers in McLean Texas urge action as hundreds of prairie chicken hunters from Texas and other states overwhelm the area. They accuse parties of violating game laws by sharing birds and ignoring signs. Ranchers plan to lobby the legislature to close the season to protect the species.
Ross Wees speaks to the Kiwanis Club delivering a formal address titled Gentlemen. The remarks address club members and emphasize civic duty and community service in a concise presentation.
President and Mrs. Coolidge prepared to depart Swampscott Massachusetts after eleven weeks at White Court. They travel by motor to Schlom and board a special train for Washington arriving Thursday afternoon. Officials expect to tackle the next year’s budget and aviation policy changes upon return.
Traveling men from the Panhandle will attend a banquet at the Hotel Palo Duro Saturday night at 7 15. The event was moved from 8 15 to 7 15 with an entertainment program featuring Mike Hollander in novelty songs and the Gulf Coast Seven providing music.
Reported remarks from a Kiwanis luncheon feature Ed Pittman from The Lost World and praise for Henry Horn of Channing as a top practical joker. Local business, education, and an automobile damage suit in Judge Motlow's court are also touched on alongside a Texas toy industry note from Sonneberg.
Panhandle cattlemen are urged to submit entries for a September 26 stocker and feeder auction. Plans call for 3 000 head on opening day with a new sales arena at the stock yards. Col P M Gross will auction the cattle assisted by Ralph W Dawson and others.
City commission authorized twenty six additional street lights for San Jacinto heights and approved plans for a new fire station in the heights. They approved paving of North Buchanan street subject to signed property owner support. A petition to gravel Harrison street from Sixth to Tenth and Eight street four blocks west was heard. cost will be set at the next meeting and foundation prepared for future asphalt or brick surfacing.
Half Minute Interviews cover rattlesnake feeding at Morrow-Thomas Hardware, a warning to Ringling Bros from a local critic, theater records at Fair theater for The Lost World, typhoid outbreak note about Mrs. Jesse Young, first cotton bales for Seagraves and Lames, a parking dispute with a dinosaur exhibit, and a grandmother urging police at a busy intersection for child safety.
Marl Curry head of the fire department is authorized to develop fire protection for the Tri-State exposition buildings. Plans are requested for the San Jacinto Fire station with Curry advising a single story California Mission style design. The bid from Clowe and Cowan for sewer tile carload was accepted.
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