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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
5
Lost 9 or 1 jewel Waltham open face watch with chains attached. Reward offered. Contact Sam Starks Store at 216 W 16th. An experienced cashier and clerk seeks permanent store position. Phone 1700. D Horwitz. L19 ma oh
The Wyopa Coal Company mine at Conroy Wyoming was sold at the courthouse door yesterday at 2 pm. C O Handlap for Potterite & Trust Co of Pittsburgh conducted the sale. DPD Sculley for bondholders bought the property for 110000 with little spectator turnout and no major competition.
In St Paul Minnesota officials warned that street car employees will strike this Saturday unless the city council approves higher fares. The union says higher fares are needed to fund wage increases. The report notes that over 60,000 U S farmers own and operate motor trucks for deliveries.
After twelve months in New York at the Selwyn theatre Buddies begins a national tour and comes to the Princess theater next Thursday August 19. Produced by the Selwyns with George W Hobart as author and B C Hilliam as lyricist and music, the show features Denman Maley Olive Reeves Smith Joseph Herbert Jr Ignacio Martinetti and a strong company in a romantic musical production.
Local casting call invites interest from community members to join the film The Girl From Cheyenne produced by Community Film. Director Charles Le Witt will be at the Princess today to collect applications from hopefuls hoping to see themselves on screen and possibly advance to larger roles.
Denver reports from Tulsa indicate refiners in the Mid-Continent field face hardship as new freight rates heighten costs for gasoline moving to intermountain markets. Oklahoma rates to Denver run about 1.10 per barrel over 2 cents a gallon while Casper lines rise only about a penny per gallon. Oklahoma marketers may cut prices locally or push Wyoming refiners to raise prices to stay competitive.
Washington August 17 Secretary Meredith announced that licensed commission men at stock yards must cease charging advances on five stock sales made in August. They may not exceed rates set last July and have until next Saturday to comply. The order covers Chicago Kansas City Omaha and the national stockyards at St Louis. Excessive rates will be eliminated where the department lacks representation.
Over one million pounds of wool left Rock Springs in the past week but was not sold, destined for storage with some advances up to 20 cents per pound by buyers. Owners bear storage risk. Nearby visitors include Rhinemuth of Casper and Dunbar and Cales of Newcastle.
Professional shorts dominated the New York market as buyers pressed early, lifting many issues from fractions to over 2 points in the first 15 minutes. By midmorning bears returned, with large losses in oils, oils equipment, and certain shippings, while some rails and independents showed strength before noon.
Mercantile paper unchanged and exchange irregular in New York with sterling at 3.64 and francs around 7.29 demand. Cables show minor shifts in Belgian francs guilders lize and marks. Time loans steady with a ruling rate of 7 and a last loan at 8.
Metal markets in New York on August 17 show copper steady, iron firm, tin steady at 48.00 spot, antimony unchanged, zinc firm with East St. Louis delivery at 8 8.12.
Denver August 17 cattle trade was quiet with light supply. Buyers secured many cattle Monday but were out Tuesday early seeking desirable stock. Prices show good native brass steers at 9 to 10.26 dollars, fair stock 7 to 8.50, choice steers at 10.50, good killing cows 6.60 to 7.75, and plainer grades down to 6 dollars.
Hog supply on the early market was light with slow activity. Prices ranged with American Beet Sugar co hogs at 16.28 top, two loads at 15.60, drive-in porkers 14 to 15.50, heavy packers 18 and 13.50. Good pigs 12.50 to 12.76, plainer grades down to 12. Sheep market fair with steady to slightly firm prices. lambs 10.15 to 11.50, hog feeders rising for feeders 9 to 109.26.
Hogs receipts 6,500 with prices 10 to 26 cents higher for medium and light hogs 14.76 to 15.25 with top 14.35 to 14.65. Cattle receipts 6,500 with fed cattle steady to strong best yearlings 16.76 grass steers and stockers steady to 25c lower stockers and feeders firm. Sheep receipts 31,000 lambs steady to 25c lower best early price 12.00 to 12.40, sheep and feeders steady with best ewe lambs around 12.40.
Chicago August market summary shows cattle receipts at 10,000 with prices for choice steers $15.50 to $16.50 and grassers lower. hogs receipts 20,000 with slight improves to $16.10 top and packers bids softer. sheep receipts 19,000 with natives steady and Idaho lambs around $12.65.
Grain prices for wheat corn and oats listed by grade and type in Omaha on August 17. No. 1 hard wheat at 2.47 to 2.50, No. 2% hard at 2.40 to 2.47, corn prices range from 1.52 to 1.55 for white and yellow varieties, oats quoted at about 69 to 69.5 cents.
Chicago market prices show No 2 red wheat at 2.54 to 2.55 per bushel. No 2 hard wheat 2.52 2.55. Corn No 2 mixed 1.68 4, No 2 yellow 1.61 4.1. Oats No 2 white 72 73 percent, No 8 white 69 72 16. Rye No 2 2.01 2.02. Barley 1.10 to 1.16. Timothy seed 8.00 to 11.00. Clover seed 25.00 to 30.00. Pork nominal. Lard 18.60. Ribs 14.50 15.75.
The supply was limited with stock just sufficient for trade as prices in the wholesale division held firm. Hens 88 cents, broilers 50 to 65.2 cents, ducks 40, roosters 30. Eggs firm No 1 at 52 to 55 cents a dozen, shippers $12.50 to $12.75 per case. Butter grades steady creamery 56.6 cents, second 48 to 50, process 49. Potatoes Kansas $2.50 to $2.75, Colorado $3.50 to $8.75, lettuce headed 90 cents to $1 a dozen.
Letter from Holdrege Nebraska by C. E. Summers praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an old reliable remedy for coughs and bronchial ailments. Summers credits the product with stopping a severe cough within hours and claims complete recovery after two days. The endorsement notes over thirty years of satisfactory use.
Cantaloupes show slow sale with prices from 1.60 to 4.00 after a glut, apples and apricots are scarce yet selling at 2.25 to 8.00 per box and 2.00 to 6.00 per crate. Governor Carey appoints Marvin Young commissioner of water district No. 2 division No. 2 and names new notaries public L O Acord J T Lieullen Virginia Anne Boyce IL 4H Kline L R Ness Harry Barrows.
Minneapolis notes Aug 17 grain prices with carload figures for flour at 13.45 to 14.00 per barrel in 98 lb sacks and 50 cent drop. Bran 42.00, Corn 1.58 to 1.60, Oats 66 14 to 67, Barley 0.87 or 1.60, Rye No 2 1.93 to 1.94, Flax No 1 3.29 to 3.31.
Denver Aug. 17 steady prices were reported in the poultry market. Demand was only fair, with buyers cautious and supplies ample for the day.
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