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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
5
Lack of buying power and ongoing uncertainties kept the market unsettled on Wednesday as trading totaled about 490,000 shares. Industrials mostly rose on short covering while rails lagged. sugar, leather, and Endicott-Johnson led declines, offsets seen in higher priced petroleum and steel issues.
New York August 18 copper iron antimony lead and zinc hold steady while tin remains firm spot at 48.00 and futures at 48.25 to 48.50. Market notes indicate steady demand with no price shifts for the listed metals.
On August 18 in New York Mercantile paper and exchange rates held steady with irregular demand for sterling and cables. Francs Belgian francs Guilders Lire and Marks quoted with small shifts while New York exchange on Montreal stood at 1 1/5 to 6 percent discount. Time loans remained strong and call money stayed steady with the ruling rate at 7 and last loan at 9.
Commodity prices show Chicago wheat at No 2 red 2.59 to 2.60 dollars and No 2 hard 2.57 to 2.69, with corn values around 1.61 to 1.69 for white and yellow varieties. Omaha reports No 1 hard wheat 2.50 to 2.52, No 2 hard 2.48 to 2.50, and mixed corn around 1.48 to 1.58, with oats at 0.68 to 0.73 dollars.
Minneapolis August 18 flour stayed the same with a 20 cent rise noted. In carload lots family patents were quoted from 13.45 to 14.20 dollars per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Bran priced at 42 dollars.
Livestock markets report light cattle offerings and strong demand for quality killing cattle with prices up to 35 cents higher than Monday in Denver. Native grass steers, cows, and killers show varied gains. hogs steady to slightly lower. sheep demand good with small changes in lamb and lamb feeding prices across Denver and Chicago markets.
No changes in egg market with steady prices and good demand. Fancy Brads 52 to 66 cents wholesale. shippers paid 12.50 to 12.75 per case count with a 32 to 4% cent loss. Butter unchanged with 66 cents first grade creamery. second grade 48 to 50 cents. Poultry supply fair and trade slow with hens 88 cents, broilers 50 to 52 cents, ducks 40 cents, roosters 80 cents. A large sale of cantaloupes pushed prices down $1.25 amid very slow demand.
Fruit and produce quotes show apricots at 2.50 to 3.60 per crate and pears at 3.00 per box. Colorado pears 2 to 3.50 per bushel basket, watermelons 2.50 to 3.00, Colorado potatoes 3.00 to 3.50, Kansas spuds 2.50 to 2.75, Kansas tomatoes 0.40 to 0.90 per basket, turnips 4.00 per hundredweight. The vegetable market described as fair with steady prices overall.
Reported vote tallies show various county offices with candidates including Elsie V. Coble John Schuneman and T. J. Fisher among others across Cheyenne precincts and noted missing returns from several areas. An unrelated testimonial endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for cough relief praising its effectiveness.
Dr. Paul B. Altendorf a Polish born man claiming US citizenship was detained nine days in a Mexican military prison for writing false articles on internal affairs. He departed Mexico City for Juarez guarded by two army officers and faced deportation as a pernicious foreigner after stating he sought buried treasure and intended to lecture on Mexico.
Laramie County reports total assessed valuation for 1920 at 27 413 495 dollars excluding railroads. Real property totals 11 106 438 dollars. Livestock valuations include 36 872 cattle worth 1 665 270 and 36 678 sheep valued at 302 142. A meeting of the county board of equalization will set the tax levy in early September.
Forecast calls for unsettled Thursday with showers and cooler temperatures in the southern portion. Friday expected to be mostly fair, with possible showers in the extreme southeast region.
Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, comments on the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by the thirty sixth state. She recalls a fifty year campaign starting in 1869 and notes the transition to the League of Women Voters as the suffrage effort continues through renewed citizenship goals.
Denver Aug 18 Deliberations of a special grand jury called to investigate fatal rioting during the Tramway strike will begin at 10 am tomorrow. Service was restored on all lines today. T Y Harry federal mediator from Portland has arrived. Union HQs indicate no settlement steps will be taken until the federal conciliator completes his task.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson will tour the eastern states to campaign for Warren G. Harding. The announcement from the Republican National Committee cites a Johnson letter stating he plans to spend October in intensive work in doubtful eastern states.
Second Lieutenant Samuel T. MacNeill of the Marine Corps was killed at Carlstrom field Arcadia Pennsylvania when his plane went into a tail spin six hundred feet above ground. The accident was reported by Marine Corps Headquarters. The rest of the text includes unrelated advertising copy about Foley Kidney Pills and testimonials.
Four men stopped Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 6 from St Louis to Little Rock near the city after 8:30 Wednesday night and fled with four pouches believed to contain registered mail.
Boston Aug 10 Governor Coolidge said he would not approve as state depository any bank that keeps State Treasurer Fred J Burrell as advertising agent. The move follows discovery tied to the Ponzi collapse showing 125000 state funds linked to Hanover Trust. Henry F H Nielson of Cambridge was arrested on larceny charges as a Ponzi agent.
Bids for the remaining six of nine submarines in the 1916 three year plan were opened Wednesday. Bethlehem Ship Building quoted $4,554,000 each for two vessels or $3,490,000 each for six. G A King departed for the southwestern part of the state to conduct business.
Buddies a comedy with music plays at the Princess tonight. An American boy billeted in Brittany after armistice loves a girl while a blackmailer targets her twin brother who died for France. The French name is cleared, the shy soldier speaks, and the cast promises an poignant onstage romance.
Carl Snodgrass travels to Denver for business matters and meetings with local contacts. He plans to return after completing his engagements.
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