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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
11
Chicago market reports show wheat opening lower then rising on commission buying despite unsettled prices. December and May futures advance to 1.77 and 1.72 percent respectively as talks of rust in southern Argentina influence sentiment. Corn and oats ease early on but rally then slip with hogs guiding provisions higher.
New York dispatch from December 24 reports a buoyant stock market led by high grade rails and industrials. American Can rose nearly 14 points to a new all time high 296, with Atchison up 5 to a record 137 and New York Central plus Atlantic Coast Line at fresh yearly highs. Railway Steel Spring gained 12? points while General Electric Postum Cereal and Remington Typewriter added about five points. Call money eased to 5 percent in the early afternoon.
Hogs receipts 10 000 in Omaha mostly 15 to 25 cents higher with top 11.30 for 200 to 300 pound butchers and 11.35 for odd lots. Cattle receipts 1 500 slow with feeders steady and butchers around 4.75 to 6.00 for cows. veal top 9.75. Sheep receipts 2 209 lambs up 15 to 25 cents with top at 15.85. Chicago hog and cattle numbers show similar gains and slower fat steer demand, with hogs mostly 15 to 25 cents higher and cattle trading unevenly amid light demand.
Kansas City markets show cattle mainly steady to strong early with steady to lower finish. Hog trade rises with shipper top at 11.65 and bulk 11.00 to 11.50. New Mexico canners 3.50. cows mixed around 7.25 for good beef. Ogden and St Joseph reports note higher hogs and steady to higher sheep and calves with varied cow prices and feeder activity.
In New York on December 25 no sales or changes occurred in the raw sugar market. Spot Cubans were quoted at 4.11 duty paid, with December lower under liquidation. Raw sugar steady on covering and by commission houses, midday down 6 points, net higher 02 points. Refined market quiet at 5.00 to 6.50 for fine.
Idaho Falls dispatch reports cloudy weather and light hauling with moderate demand and limited trading while prices firm. Russets sold cash at 2.50 per bushel with several shipments. Wisconsin and Colorado markets show firmer pricing for sack whites and brown beauties amid broader trading gains.
New York news item lists Liberty bonds closing figures for various issues on December 24. 3s trade at 9.22, first 45 at 100.4, second 4s blank, first date 101.24, second 4s 100.26, third 4s8 106.26, death 44 102, U S and S government 48 102.3, government 44, 8 blank. U. S. S. government 8.
In New York on December 2, call money rose with highs at 6 and lows at 5 percent. The ruling rate sat at 6 percent, with bids at 5 and offers at 5 percent. Last loan was 5 percent, and call loans against acceptances stood at 4 percent. Time loans held steady, with mixed collateral 60 to 90 days at 4 and 5 percent, 4 to 6 months at 4 and 5 percent, and prime mercantile paper at 4 percent.
In New York on December 24 copper remains steady with spot and futures at 14% and 14% respectively. Tin holds firm with spot at 63.25 and nearby futures at 62.75, while lead stays at 25 and East St. Louis zinc sits at 75 with futures between 8.55 and 8.65. Antimony is listed at 23.00.
The fourteenth annual Cuban amateur golf championship will be held at the country club the week of February 23. Names of competitors and exact schedule not fully readable in the fragment.
The Shop Employes Association organized a Christmas effort in Pocatello distributing seventy baskets with dinner makings and clothing to needy families. A large list of city merchants donated gifts and funds, with volunteers and a program of concerts, readings, and a Santa Claus presentation for children at local shops.
Morning games at the high school featured senior and sophomore squads, freshmen over juniors, and a main senior versus sophomore first-string bout. The seniors won the opening 6-4, the freshmen toppled the juniors 9-6, and the seniors defeated the sophomores 26-13 with strong scoring from York Elliott Ruggles and Zweigart.
Chinese civil war report states Feng Yu-hsiang's forces entered Tientsin after days of heavy fighting with thousands killed or wounded. Li Cheng-lin's troops fled, native quarters looted, and foreign settlements fortified as Sun Yueh appointed Chihli civil governor.
Mrs. Charles Sibley reports a masked man bound and branded her to reveal the hiding place of a threatening letter. Authorities doubt the story and note a prior attempted intrusion last summer. The second incident echoes a similar voice described by Mrs. Sibley.
Members of the DeMolay at a banquet in the Masonic temple honored fall university attendees with toastmaster Raymond Hughes presiding. Notables including John Taylor Titus Cornell George Young Forest Howard and Virgil Garst spoke. A new class received DeMolay degrees and a plan for a January 3 day of comfort hospital visit was announced.
Symbolic of the Christmas spirit the Car Department supervisors organized a $100 fund to aid department members in need. Contributors include R. F. Higgs, Joe Jess, K. S. Hopkins, Chas Jernberg, Alex Tubbs, John Cranor, T. O. Black, William Jess, E. R. Hadley, C. G. Harris, C. O. Larson, A. A. Smith, A. W. Kittock, James Walton, Mont Amos, C Westrom and others.
J M Johnson named chief of inspector with A Carlson as assistant chief inspector J W Hawkes as assistant chief inspector and Fay Hadley as assistant chief inspector identified in the report of the car inspection bureau.
Bar silver 654 per ounce, Mexican dollars 52% per ounce. Golf balls evolved after 1848 from leather and feathers. The Lawn Tennis Club of Nice France, famed for winter tournaments, owns 21 excellent courts.
Bandsaw Watsor will present a musical program and demonstration at the Chance-Tatro Hewo store on Saturday, December 26, from 10:30 to 12 noon and 1 to 6 p m. He will perform popular airs on Atkins Handsaws and amuse with the musical wizardry of the saw.
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