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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1925
Page
7
Weather shocks lift grain prices across the board in Chicago trade. Wheat futures rise after Liverpool quotes dip, corn gains bolster wheat, and oats follow suit as hog values drop, with frost across the corn belt signaling possible replanting.
New York stocks opened the week with renewed vigor as shares hit year highs across diverse groups. Motors, utilities, and railroads advanced while food and chemical issues led gains, with total volume near 1.7 million shares amid widespread price strength and late-day cooling.
Chicago market notes show hogs to 63,009 head with moderate activity and prices mostly 40 to 60 cents lower. Slaughter demand dull, bulk of pigs weighed 46 to 50 pounds, with top butcher rates around 11.75 to 12.05 per hundredweight. Cattle prices also mixed with feeder steer data and overall softer tone.
Ogden Utah May 25 market report lists cattle receipts 67 with 39 for market and 18 to Nevada breeders and a single load of good cows at 6.70. Sheep receipts 8 0390 all California spring lambs with market consignments and strong bids to 12 60 13 00. Lambs in various lots and price ranges from 10 00 to 12 60 with a few at 16 00 per hundredweight noted.
Chicago May 25 AP price surge for corn moved above 99 cents a bushel for December delivery in an hour. Frost fears spurred by crop conditions fueled the rise. Wheat followed with a rise of over five cents, September wheat advancing to 1.64 dollars from 1.49.
Chicago reports steady demand and trading for potatoes with mixed quality stocks. Wisconsin Michigan sacked round whites fetch 1.05 to 1.16 per unit, bulk 1.60 to 1.25, while new stock remains firm with Alabama Louisiana sacked goods around 2.76 to 3.00 and 2.90 to 38.00 for certain lots.
In New York on May 25 bar silver quoted at 67 cents per ounce and Mexican dollars at 62 4 cents. In London on May 25 bar silver traded at 215 16 pence per ounce.
Daily furnished list from Idaho Hide and Fur Co in Pocatello detailing prices for hides salted green and dry varieties, green calves and horses, sheep pelts, and wool grades with per unit rates. Includes a note on horse hides priced by size and ponies at half price, with wool grades listed by fineness and coarseness.
New York on May 26 reports a shrinking visible grain supply with Wheat down 3,461,000 bushels, Corn down 2,199,000, Oats down 2,772,000, Rye down 395,000, and Barley down 196,000. The figures reflect broad reductions across major grains.
Commerce department figures show U S grain exports last week at 2 759 000 bushels, down from 6 238 000 a week earlier. Wheat 1 56 000 bushels, rye 455 000, oats 365 000, corn 111, barley 602 000, with Canada shipments at 3 764 000 and flour exports at 223 000 barrels.
Federal officers returned from Malad with fifteen pints of moonshine found behind a pool hall partition and a large still seized on a nearby ranch three and a half miles from Holbrook. Alf Jensen was arrested for possession as Sheriff Tovey coordinated the raid with federal agents. A 65 gallon still was moved from Senator Owens’s ranch, three mash barrels were destroyed, and Murphy awaits federal court for trial.
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce manager J B Field leads local real estate board to Idaho Falls where they host H A M Bonner president and T W Zimmerman secretary treasurer of the Pacific Northwest Real Estate association. The visitors travel to Pocatello on return with a brief stop at Blackfoot joining W H Snyder F C McGowan W R Ferris Harvey Holmes E Brady Ben Gilles J Robb Brady Myron Porges and George W Wagenseller.
The Pocatello Eagles fell 12 to 11 to American Falls on a Sunday in Power City. They led 8 to 2 through seven innings but committed errors in the seventh and eighth to surrender ten runs. The Eagles lineup included Abercrombie, Rupp, Cowan, Levine, Jackson, Peterson, Pettit, Eckland, Roubidoux, and Watson.
The Pocatello Real Estate board holds Ladies Night at Hotel Bannock with guests H A M Bonnar of Seattle president of the Northwest Real Estate association and T W Zimmerman of Portland secretary treasurer. Committee in charge includes J E Bagerton Will R Ferris and Chris Gathe. A special program and dancing follow.
Sterling defeats Portneuf Athletic Club 11 to 10 in ten innings at Sterling. Holbrook pitched seven innings for P A C, Rhea and Isham stood out defensively, Donat led Sterling with two doubles and a single in six at bats, and L Cox played through a fractured finger behind the plate. The Athletic head to American Falls on Decoration Day.
Frank Howard filed a formal complaint in Judge Houde's court against Joe Hamilton alleging driving while intoxicated after a Sunday collision near McCammon. Howard says Hamilton cut in front, knocked a wheel, sent his car into a ditch, and fled the scene, with five occupants shaken but unharmed.
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New York oil market at 2 15 p m reports closes for Continental 26% Prairie Pipeline 1.26 Standard of Todiana 671% Standard of New York 44% New radford 6% salt creek conselicates blank.
Harvey Hughes of the Stockgrowers Livestock Feeders association Ogden Ed Nolan Lindley Cahow Omaha and J F Rogers Western Meat Packing Los Angeles report optimism for better prices this fall Nolan and Rogers cite hoped gains from cattle hogs and beef price trends Hughes notes cattle near Bhé¢y fetarly area show similar outlook They spoke with J E Pjeldsted at the chamber of commerce office yesterday.
Helen Pappe of 744 North Main departed last evening for Milwaukee for unspecified personal reasons and return plans.
In the Eastern District of Idaho William S Woodland was adjudicated bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is June 6, 1925 at 10 a.m. at 308 East Center Street Pocatello Idaho to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Also notice of a special meeting of Smith Candy Co stockholders June 1, 1925 at 7:30 p.m. to consider purchasing the company property and related business.
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