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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
11
Lost 7 jewel Waltham open face watch with attached chains offered for reward. Contact Sam Starks Store 216 W 16th. An experienced cashier and clerk seeks permanent position. Phone 1700. D Horwitz.
The Wyopa Coal Co mine at Conroy Wyoming was sold at public auction at 2 pm yesterday. C O Applum represented Potter rite Trust Co of Pittsburgh while DPD Sculley acted for associated bondholders. Final bid reached $110,000 with no competition.
In St Paul on August 17, street car employees threaten to strike Saturday unless the city council approves a fare increase. They say higher fares are needed before higher wages can be paid. The report notes that over 60,000 U.S. farmers own and operate motor trucks for their runs.
After twelve months at the Selwyn theater in New York Buddies begins a tour of major cities and plays the Princess theatre next Thursday August 19. The Selwyns produced it with George W Hobart as author of the book and B C Hilliam lyricist and composer. The cast features Denman Maley Olive Reeves Smith Joseph Herbert Jr Ignacio Martinetti and others in a lavish scenic production.
Local residents are invited to apply for roles in The Girl From Cheyenne produced by Community Film. The full cast will be local, with chances for many willing participants to appear on screen. Director Charles Le Witt will review applicants at the Princess today.
Denver reports from Tulsa say refiners in the Mid-Continent with western markets face hardship as new freight rates widen gaps. Oklahoma to Denver gasoline costs rise about 1.10 per barrel, over 2 cents a gallon, while Casper prices rise about one cent a gallon. Oklahoma marketers may cut prices here or push Wyoming refiners to raise prices to fit the lower regional rates.
Secretary Meredith ordered stockyard licensed commission men to cease charging the August five stock sale advances. They must not exceed rates set last July and have until next Saturday to comply. Applies to Chicago Kansas City Omaha mast St Louis stockyards and the national stockyards. Excessive rates at other livestock exchanges may also be halted where the department lacks representatives.
Over one million pounds of wool left Rock Springs during the past week but was not sold. Much of the clip will be stored until owners decide to sell. Some wool has advances up to 20 cents per pound. other lots are shipped to storage at owners’ risk. Local visitors included Co. L Rhinemuth of Casper and T H Dunbar with W N Cales of Newcastle. H Norwood arrived from Wheatland, and Mr and Mrs Hiram JD Lingle of Lingle stay at the Plains hotel.
Professional shorts dominated the market as eastern European conditions influenced trading. About 400000 shares changed hands with early gains in rail, petroleum, and chemical issues, then a midday reversal unleashed sharp declines in oils, shippings, and motors.
The market shows mercantile paper steady with irregular exchange. Sterling demand at 3.64, francs 7.29 to 7.31, guilders 33.00 to 33.12, lizene 4/38 to 4.90, marks 2.13 to 2.14. New York exchange on Montreal at 11 1/2 percent discount. Time loans firm, call money steady around 7 to 8.
METALS NEW YORK reports copper steady iron unchanged tin steady at 48.00 spot and special Antimony unchanged zinc firm at 8.12 East St Louis delivery. The update notes overall market stability with minor price hold and uniform bids across major metals.
Denver reports a quiet cattle market with light supply. Buyers sought desirable cattle but few choice beef steers were offered. Native Brass steers sold from 9 to 10.26 dollars, fair kinds 7 to 38.50, choice steers 10.50. Good killing cows up to 8 dollars, fancy types slightly higher, good cows 6.60 to 7.75, plainer grades 6 and down.
Hog supply was light on the early market and prices showed little change. A load from American Beet Sugar at Rockyford sold for 16.28, with two loads at 15.60 and drive in porkers at 14 to 15.50. Heavy packers 18 and 13.50. Pigs in good demand with good grades 12.50 to 12.76. plainer down to 12. Sheep steady with lambs 10.15 to 11.50 and ewes 5.50 to 6. Feeding lambs 9 to 19.26. Dealers expect rising feeder demand.
Hogs receipts 6 500 market up 10 to 26 cents with mid and light butchers to shippers at 14 76 to 15 25 top 14 35 to 14 65. Cattle receipts 6 500 fed cattle steady to strong best yearlings 16 76 grass cattle steady to 25 cents lower stockers and feeders firm. Sheep receipts 31 000 lambs steady to 25 cents lower best early sale price 12 dollars, sheep and feeders steady, best early feeding lambs 12 40.
Cattle receipts 10 000 dairy and beef cattle steady to weak with early top 16 75. hogs 20 000 mostly higher with early top 16 10 and bulk 15 85 16. sheep 19 000 natives steady lambs around 12 26 and ewes 7 7 50. Packers bidding lower for some items, feeders quiet.
Wheat prices for various grades range from 2.40 to 2.89 per bushel with different hard classifications. Corn prices show mixed white and yellow grades around 1.50 to 1.55 per bushel, with multiple numbers for quality classes. Oats pricing for No 2 white and No 3 white appears around 0.69 to 0.70 per bushel.
The Chicago market lists No 2 red wheat at 2.54 to 2.55, No 2 hard 2.52 2.55, corn No 2 mixed 1.68 1.64, No 2 yellow 1.61 1.64, oats No 2 white 0.72 to 0.73, No 8 white 0.69 0.72, rye No 2 2.01 2.02, barley 1.10 to 1.16, timothy seed 8.00 11.00, clover seed 25.00 30.00, pork nominal, lard 18.60, ribs 14.50 15.75.
Wholesale division notes tight stock for hens at 88 cents and broilers 50 to 65 cents while ducks run 40 cents and roosters 30 cents. Egg market firm with No 1 quality eyes 52 to 55 cents a dozen and shippers at 12.50 to 12.75 per case. Butter steady with first grade 66 to 56 cents. Potatoes Kansas 2.50 to 2.75, Colorado 3.50 to 8.75 per cwt. Colorado corn 30 to 40 cents a dozen. Lettuce head 90 cents to 1 a dozen. leaf 40 to 50 cents a dozen.
An Holdredge Nebraska reader, C. E. Summers, reports severe cough and sleepless nights from exposure. After using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, one dose eased the cough and a second before bed resulted in no coughing all night. Within two days the cough vanished with lasting relief attributed to the remedy.
Cantaloupes flood the market with prices from $1.60 to $4 for pony sizes while standard fruit fetches $2.50 to $4. apples command $2.25 to $8 and apricots $2 to $6 per crate. Peaches and pears supply remains good. Governor Carey names Marvin Young commissioner of water district No. 2 division No. 2 and notaries L O Acord J T Lieullen Virginia Anne Boyce IL 4H Kline L R Ness Harry Barrows all of Powell.
Minneapolis reports grain price movements with several commodities listed. Flour drops 50c per carload while Bran, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye and Flax show various price quotes in 98 pound sacks and barrells.
Denver August 17 steady prices were reported in the poul day market. Demand was only fair, leaving prices little changed as traders watched supply and consumer interest.
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