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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
6
The market opened higher as speculative buying focused on motor shares led by Mack Trucks and Macwell sauce wind. White Motor, Willys-Overland and Pierce Arrow gained. LaClede Gas led public utilities with a 3 percent advance.
Potatoes receipts mix as new stock enters markets and demand intensifies. U S ship ments show strong movement. Wisconsin Michigan packed, bulk round whites around 2.00 with 1.7 percent change. Alabama Louisiana sacks and South Carolina barrels noted amid active trading.
Cattle and hog receipts varied with feeders and packers active. Prices shown for hogs ranged from about 10.00 to 12.80 per hundredweight across weight classes, while cattle offerings included mixed steers, yearlings, and heifers with top quotes near 11.60 for certain steers and varied Nebraska loads. Sheep and lamb markets showed some firmness in spring lambs, with natives around 16.00 to 16.50 and higher for select lots, while fat sheep drifted.
The raw sugar market was quiet with spot at 4.47 duty paid and 20,000 bags Cubas July shipment sold at 4.40. Futures fell three to four points as Java sugar availability in Europe grows. Midday refined prices held at 1.55 to 6.70 and refined futures remained nominal.
Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine told the Midwest Transport conference that motor trucks will fit into transportation naturally and not supplant railroads. He urged cooperation to build roads for vehicles and restraint to avoid crippling regulation, noting roads now support traffic efficiently and autos serve demands railroads cannot. Jardine also addressed Chicago’s Board of Trade tour saying grain gambling harms the board and it must restore confidence to survive.
Minneapolis May 28 AP President H E Byram of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad told the Traffic Club that wartime disruption, traffic diversion to the Panama Canal and motor vehicles, and heavy government control over rail costs drove recent receivership. He urged public awareness of motor transport impact and cautioned that cross country bus iness diverted to the canal costs transcontinental lines about 1 million dollars per fifty thousand tons.
Chicago May 28 AP Wheat slipped early then rose amid better US weather and mixed Liverpool quotes. Kansas crop damage from take all and Hessian fly sparked renewed buying while corn and oats followed with gains and hog prices supported provisions.
North Branch Minnesota May 28 AP C W Peterson manager of Farmers Produce association says his telegram to the agriculture department telling them to keep their mouth shut reflected his view not an insult. He argues the department urged more planting while farmers already faced higher acreage and potential losses.
The U S bureau of mines announced the completion of a Utah coal survey. It found more than 13,000 square miles with workable coal and an estimated supply of 196 453 000 900 tons. Commercial deposits exist in 17 Utah counties.
New York May 28 AP reports Dr Alexander Hamilton Rice led a jungle expedition in South America. A radio message from BK J Eckert forwarded to the American Geographic Society notes the discovery of White Indians. The message states the party met the tribe on April 21 at the source of the Farima river.
Silver prices in New York on May 28 show 67 percent for some items, while Mexican dollars trade at 62 percent. Market watchers note varied demand as dealers adjust premiums.
American Flag captured the Withers stake at Iselmont park in 1:38. American Flag won by three lengths with Silver Fox second and Gold Stick third. The victory earned $20,004. The winner is a son of Man O'War and had won his first race of the season at Belmont Park days earlier.
Frank and Lorenzo Noel, two Negro brothers, were convicted of murder and criminal assault in Mating Texas. They were sentenced to the electric chair for the slaying of Ryan Rudkins near the town in April and the assault of Mrs. Mary Teer. Two English naturalists touring East Africa plan to hunt Rama with primitive bows and arrows as they hope for a large bag.
Washington May 28 AP double funeral honors were paid to Dr Ernest Dewitt Burton third president of the University of Chicago His death is mourned throughout the educational world Emergent chapel services preceded a public funeral at 2:30 p m and the body was taken to Oakwood cemetery for cremation
Mrs Emma Hatfield, attacked with an axe Sunday night in Toledo, told police she knew the assailant but would not reveal the identity. Doctors said her condition remains grave as she clings to life, with fluctuating consciousness and extensive injuries.
An advertisement claims McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets quickly nourish weak or under nourished children. It promises weight gain and improved health after sickness or suspected rickets, replacing upsetting medicines. Available at Seliramm Johnson Drug Stores Cook Drug Co Temple Pharmacy for 60 tablets at 60 cents with a 30 day money back guarantee.
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