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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
7
In Tripp county Trosebud country a prairie fire endangered the Springer farm. Mrs Springer fled to safeguard the cattle as the fire neared. The shepherd dog stayed at the shed post driving cattle out and guarding them amid smoke. The herd survived though the dog perished.
The American National Livestock Association plans its sixteenth annual convention in Phoenix Arizona from January 14 to 16 with the Phoenix Board of Trade organizing arrangements and entertainment. The program emphasizes business meetings, a tour of Maricopa valley, and discussions on tariffs, grazing land control, railroad rates, and meat inspection.
Market report lists prices for wheat oats barley and seed along with hay and alfalfa grades. Wheat two types tested at 60 pounds and per bushel rates shown. oats and barley prices by weight. rye per bushel. hay varieties including South Park Colorado upland prairie timothy and alfalfa by ton. straw prices also noted.
Cattle receipts fair with active demand and price stability for beef cattle. Good steers 6.50 7.50. fair to good 6.00 6.50. cows 5.25 5.90. heifers up to 6.50 freight paid. Feeders 6.25 7.00. hogs tops 7.15, bulk 7.00 7.15. sows 6.85 down. pigs lower. Sheep demand strong. feeder yearlings at 4.45. feeder ewes 3.10. supply light, market fairly active.
Cattle receipts reach about 12 000 in Kansas City with mixed declines across classes. Native and southern steers and cows show wide price ranges from 1.60 to 12.75 dollars, feeders and bulls vary, hog receipts near 15 000 with lower market, pigs and sows fetch 6.00 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 10 000 with muttons around 8.75 to 14.76 and lambs at 6.25 to 27.80. In Omaha and South Omaha cattle and hogs see steady to lower trends, with Texas steers and canners present and pigs around 6.00 to 7.00, yearlings up to 6.40.
In the Gietriet Court in Probate Wyoming Larame County a petition for probate of the will of William V. R. Smith deceased and for issuance of letters testamentary is announced. The notice names the estate and requests court action on the probate matter.
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