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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
2
Hogs 14 000 head active top 13 50 packing sows 11 20 to 11 90 killing pigs 12 50 to 13 heavy hogs 12 70 to 13 35 medium 12 95 to 13 59 light 11 90 to 19 50. Cattle 4 000 slow grassers and short fed steers 8 50 to 11 best matured steers 12 Sheep 11 000 active native lambs 15 to 15 25 cull natives 11 to 11 50 fat natives 6 to 7 25 feeding lambs 14 50 to 15
Fort Worth market on Sept 18 shows cattle 2100 with calves, beef cattle $3.50 to $8.00, stockers $3.25 to $7.00, fat cows $3.60 to $5.50, heifers $3.25 to $8.50, yearlings $3.75 to $8.75, bulls $2.25 to $8.75, calves $2.50 to $9.50. Hogs at Fort Worth higher, top $13.40, bulk $13.10 to $13.30, sows $10.00 to $12.00, stock pigs $9.00 to $12.00. Sheep and lamb prices listed including lambs $12.00 to $14.00, feeders $10.00, yearlings $9.00 to $12.25, ewes $5.00 to $6.00. Wichita numbers show cattle nominally steady, hogs $12.00 to $12.35, sows $10.25, stock pigs $11.50 down, sheep lambs $13.00 to $13.50.
Oklahoma City livestock prices Sept 18 show 1,900 cattle grading lower with good cows at 4.50, heifers 8.00, steers 5.00 to 8.75, wealer top 10.00. Hogs 1,000 steady with top 12.75, bulk 12.50, packing sows 10.50, stockers up to 11.00.
Kansas City report records cattle 1200 head and calves 300 with prices from 3.50 to 7.85 for steers and 4.75 to 6 for heifers. Hogs active with top 18.15 and bulk 12 to 13.10. Sheep 3500 native lambs priced 14 to 14.25 with overall weaker tone.
Chicago grain markets opened with wheat sliding 7 to 8 cents, failing to attract eastern demand. December and May futures eased to about 1.50 to 1.53 dollars, with a broad downturn following. Corn and oats dipped after brief lifts, while the meat and provision market remained firm in line with hog values.
Wheat No 1 hard at 1.55 3 4. Corn No 3 mixed 91 93 and No 2 yellow 93 1 4. Oats No 2 white 39 3 4 to 41 and No 3 white 39 40. Market figures relayed for the Chicago cash grain, Sent. 18.
New York cotton prices moved uncertainly as traders weighed futures bids against volatile daily activity. Market activity reflected cautious sentiment with spot and futures quotes showing limited gains amid fluctuating export demand and fiber futures.
A brief Amarillo market item shows grain quotations for wheat per bushel maize per 100 pounds kafir per 100 pounds oats per bushel. Figures appear as 62 1. . 1.7 .43 with unclear punctuation.
Dr. W M Curl told the San Jacinto Civic club that diet influences brown tooth stain in children. He urged fresh vegetables and fruit with less meat, plus milk, and noted limited positive evidence on causes. Nurse Lucy M Thomas advised year old children need fresh foods and warm undergarments for winter.
Stinnett asserts Panhandle irrigation will save floods and feed a new giant power pool. He credits North Plains railway progress and Amarillo's gas resources for a planned flour mill grain packing and industrial hub, predicting rapid population growth and regional significance within 25 years.
A report cites past failures in enforcing Prohibition and credits a new policy led by General Lincoln C. Andrews as assistant secretary of the treasury. The change aims to supervise customs, the coast guard, and the prohibition unit with government support, hoping for stronger enforcement and less congressional resistance to amendments.
Ralph Stowell says his brother Charley has arrived from Los Angeles after five years away from Amarillo. He notes four Stowell brothers are involved in trades with three carpenters and a plasterer.
Postoffice Inspector Johnson reports 15 minutes before a roof collapse in Lubbock that a clerk Fred Higbee was near the area and would have died if under the roof. Damaged mail sacks, water soaked, with unclear overall mail loss. Sergt Walter Freeman recalls rejecting a church preacher applicant who could not read or write despite carrying a Bible.
Quote from Jack Adkins asserting he can deliver a strong speech on two minutes notice as effectively as with two weeks of preparation. The remark showcases his confidence and swift rhetorical readiness.
Dave Tinkle of Cooper Irvin Motor travels to Oklahoma City to fetch a new Ford coupe. He plans to drive back and reach Amarillo late Saturday. The coupe will be displayed at Cooper Irvin’s on Monday.
The narrative traces the Amarillo hotel’s origins from a frame structure moved to the new town, its owners including William H. Bush and G. C. Sutherland, and later Colonel Thompson who expanded to 200 rooms. It highlights L. O. Thompson’s role in bringing Ernest Thompson, and notes the family’s Texas roots, the 1892 birth of Colonel Thompson, and the relocation of the wooden building to Third and Van Buren streets.
survey work on Bivins addition and sighting of Ten Commandments on Polk street. Poultry exhibit judge Chief Curry to learn at Wereford fair. Liberty admission 5 and 15 cents. S C Turkenkoph arrives from Dallas for Moline implement business hosted by Gerald Kirvin. Franglin siblings visit Abilene at Dr M L Fuller home. J I Charlton ill after pm poisoning in New Mexico with near death hours. Dickson Golding drug store advertises 600 telephone number and quick service.
The Industrial Auto Protective Association opens in Amarillo to curb thefts across fourteen Panhandle counties. D R McCain and Roy Mack head the new offices with 43 026 members and a strict recovery policy. They claim strong state coverage and promise swift penalties for missing cars.
Postmaster Kenyon visits Plainview to oversee land interests and attend singing school. Enlistments reach seventeen in September. men urged for foreign service to Panama and the Philippines. Panhandle paving expands on the main street drawing comments on tree removals. Mrs. Henry Gooch of Amarillo serves as treasurer for the Episcopal United Thank Offering Fund in North Texas. New Orleans convention highlights fund presentation. If you need drugs go to Austins.
Reported town violence ends in fatal head wound to Emil Merka and serious injuries to Sam Camplin as the Chrastecky brothers fire on observers and City Attorney Reinhardt. Anton dies, Jan dies later in hospital. motives and exchanges remain under investigation.
Dr W Forrest Dutton back from San Prancis co and Phoenix says Amarillo is a favored city in a favored country. He cites coast overinflation earthquakes cattle disease and infantile paralysis. He notes Phoenix superb and a famous winter resort. Oil from New Domain well in Hutchinson county begins to flow through Amarillo pipeline. Cecil Dowdy recovering after appendicitis operation at Northwest Texas hospital.
The article discusses rising Turkish Muslim pressures against Christians in Mosul and British unease over conscription, alongside Prime Minister Mellon’s remarks on reducing excess income tax with limited effect on total revenue. It also notes D. A. Morton’s election as a Johnson-Lorimer Dry Goods director and his continued residence in Amarillo while Sherman Biggs serves as territory assistant.
An affordable Gulbransen piano is advertised at 295 dollars, claimed to be as good as a regular 500 dollar instrument, inviting readers to view it at Tolzien Music House.
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