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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1925
Page
5
Prices rose across the market as the 20 industrials and 20 railroads posted new peak levels. Belgian debt funding talks and easy money prospects spurred gains while oil and copper stocks led advances in non ferrous issues and utilities. Motors faced selling amid price cuts. copper stocks hit wartime lows.
Chicago report lists wheat and corn futures with No. 2 hard at 1.68 and 1.04 1.05 respectively. Oats and barley show mixed values, timothy and clover seed fixed, with lard and rib prices noted, including bellies at 21.50.
Chicago potato receipts on August 22 total 48 with 320 cars arriving on track. U S shipments reach 492 cars as trading remains light and market steady. Wisconsin bulk white fetches 2.00 to 2.10 per 100 pounds while Minnesota bulk early Ohio prices run 2.00 to 2.10. Sacked stock quoted 1.75 to 2.00 with no other sales recorded.
New York reports bar silver at 701 1/2 percent Mexican dollars 54 while London quotes bar silver at 3244 per ounce. Money remains unchanged across markets.
Train listings detail arrivals and departures on the Oregon Short Line and connections. Various routes include Salt Lake City Butte Victor and Yellowstone trains with times from early morning to late night, plus notes on connections and passenger services.
The week saw wheat prices rise from a weak close last week due to lower visible supply and eastern firm support. Corn, oats, and provisions moved within small ranges with little weekly change. Canada yields sparked a late market break before buying from mills and eastern buyers helped steady prices. Winnipeg and Minneapolis markets turned firmer on mill demand and northwest weather worries.
Chicago hog receipts 300 with uneven demand and prices 10 cents lower than Friday. Bulk 140 to 210 lb hogs 13.85 to 13.60, butchers 12.50 to 12.70. top 18.65. Cattle receipts 500 with fed steers 50 cents to $1 lower, grass cattle down 50 to 75 cents. prime weights up to 16.10, general market softening amid strong feed costs and open competition from grass cattle.
Cattle prices listed for cows veal calves stockers and feeders. Sheep receipts total 1,000 for the week with 4,000 direct and 169 cars from nearby feed stations. Fat lambs range 14.50 to 15.25 with top 15.25. natives and Westerns strong for feeding lambs. fat ewes to 7.50 and yearling wethers 10.50 to 11.50.
Cattle receipts in Kans City 300 head, calves 100, hogs 2,500, encep 1,000, week’s trends show varied shifts with better grades and grass cattle slipping. top heavy steers 15.00, veals up to 26 cents, feeders down up to 50 cents, cows steady to 26 higher, bulk prices listed. Omaha report notes hogs 7,500 and cattle 25 receipts with mixed changes, sheep markets steady to lower, Utah sales report 146 hogs with minor declines and cattle 70 head observed.
Chicago reports show wheat rising to around 163 a bushel on brisk early buying as cold northwest temperatures spark demand. Corn gains fade as featureless news leaves markets dull and minor price shifts prevail. oats drift with mixed activity while provisions stay firm.
Liberty bonds closed with varied prices while stock markets show steady to firm taps. Hogs and cattle receipts at St Joseph mix. hogs top near 12.90, steers to 9.00, cows and heifers 11.50 to 12.00, calves up to 13.00. lambs 12.00 to 14.75, ewes 6.00 to 7.25.
New York prices as of 2:15 p m show Continental at 23 percent Prairie Pipe Line 123 percent Standard of Indiana 61 percent Standard of New York 41 percent New Bradford 5 percent Curbs at 2:15 p m closing time noted for the day.
The article notes belts replacing suspenders in men’s wear with wider, more colorful styles. Leather, silk and webbing belts in many colors are popular, with guidance to match socks ties and handkerchiefs. It predicts suspenders may return with new straight-drape trousers and mentions concealed suspenders gaining favor.
Foreign exchanges are steady with numerous currency quotes listed for Britain Italy Belgium and more. The report also notes the clearing house banks and trust companies showing an excess reserve of 25 million 125 thousand 200 dollars, up about 20 million 57 thousand 930 dollars from last week.
Boise Idaho August report says United States Senator W E Borah was made the first honorary member of the Idaho Country club. He accepted noting he has not learned golf yet but hopes the club’s success will boost the state. George H Otten presented the honor and Borah expressed interest in supporting the venture.
The passage notes that golf is now viewed as an important qualification for club officers and suggests Borah’s continued pastime in Boise signals a later downfall. It frames golf as a widespread, almost comic, element in political life.
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