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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
7
Cattle receipts were fair with strong demand and steady overall values. Beef cattle were active with good steers at 3.25 to 9.00, cows 6.75 to 7.40, bulls 5.00 to 5.50, calves to 10.50, feeders 7.25 to 8.25, hogs cheaper around 9.75 to 10.25, sheep firm with fat lambs to 12.75 and fats to 1.60 flat.
River quotations encourage shippers to move sheep and lambs to the Denver market, signaling favorable pricing and strong demand as regional producers seek better returns through the importing route.
Kansas City reports receipts up to 15 000 hogs and 10 000 cattle with a lower to steady market, prices for prime fed steers and lambs given. St Louis posts lighter hogs and steady cattle with mixed ranges. Omaha shows softer hogs and steady to higher cattle and strong sheep. St Joseph notes a 5 to 10 cent drop in hogs and higher cattle while lambs reach 12.50 to 13.40.
Hog receipts reached 74 000 with slow trade and prices about 1 cent under Saturday's average. Bulk pork loins ranged 9 90 to 10 30, light 9 40 to 10 10, mixed 9 70 to 10 40, heavy 10 05 to 10 40, roughs 9 90 to 10 00, pigs 7 50 to 9 15. Cattle receipts 20 000 with a firm market. Native beef cattle 7 25 to 11 80, western steers 7 25 to 10 00, stockers 5 25 to 8 25, cows and heifers 4 25 to 10 00, calves 9 00 to 13 00. Sheep receipts 21 000 with market...
Milling wheat priced at 1.55 to 1.60 per unit. Durum wheat 1.55 to 1.60. Rye 1.00 to 1.10. Oats 1.60 to 1.75 per cwt. Corn 2.40 per CWE. Corn chop 2.60 per cwt. Nebraska Way price 16.00. Native hay 20.00. Alfalfa hay 18.00 per ton. Bran 0.05 per unit. Straw 2.00 per ton. Prices furnished by Wyoming Fuel & Feed Company and Cheyenne Milling Co.
A scrambled timetable lists trains to Cheyenne Los Angeles Portland and Denver with various departures. It notes arrivals and extra fares as well as several connections among No 17 No 19 and No 8 lines, including Oregon and Colorado routes.
Notice from the U S Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming announces a public sale of land in section 20 township 16 range 8 under Mabel Emilia Heasman serial 014884. bidding starts at 2.50 per acre at 11 a m February 23 with sale closing when bidding ends. highest bidder must pay immediately. claimants urged to file objections by sale time.
Public notices announce a land sale for Alfred I. Heasman and Thomas Hunter with parcels in Wyoming and Nebraska. The isolated tract in section 24 township 16 north range 69 west is offered at 11 am February 3. State land sale in Cheyenne lists W4NE4 section 29 township 18 north range 62 west with 80 acres. Terms require 10% cash and up to 18 annual payments at 4 percent.
Purchasers must pay for lands and any improvements. Improvements must be bought by the land purchaser or at appraised value set by the State Board of Land Commissioners. Board may reject all bids. Signed and sealed December 2, 1916 by President John B. Kendrick and Commissioner G H Hopkins.
Notice calls a special meeting of stockholders to amend the articles of incorporation by increasing capital stock from 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 shares of one dollar par value. The meeting is set for January 24, 1917, at 1 p.m. at the company offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, under Wyoming statute. Dated December 26, 1916.
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