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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
15
Denver reports light cattle offerings with strong demand and rising prices. Beef cattle show brisk trade with steers $10.00 to $10.50, cows $7.00, bulls up to $6.25, while hogs top $11.50 and fat lambs hit a record $13.85 with freight paid. Other western markets in St Joseph, Omaha, and Chicago show firm to higher hogs and steady cattle and sheep prices.
The schedule lists arrivals and departures for Union Pacific Pacific Line trains including No. 19 Pacific, No. 10 Fast Mail, No. 20 Pacific, No. 18 Portland Cheyenne Flyer, No. 8 Los Angles Limited, Atlantic Express, Omaha Express, and Denver Pacific and Colorado and Southern connections. Times show daily inbound and outbound flow with extra fares noted and Cheyenne and Casper transfers.
Cattle receipts around 12 000 to 24 000 with steady to strong markets. Prices listed for native beef steers calves stockers and feeders cows and heifers bulls and sheep with bids ranging from about 5 to 15 dollars per hundredweight. Kansas City and St Louis report hog receipts and variable highs with bulk bids near 11 to 12 dollars and lambs around 13 to 14 dollars per hundredweight.
Market notes show milling wheat at 1.60 to 1.70 per bushel with durum wheat mirroring 1.60 to 1.70. Rye and oats figures appear garbled but suggest price entries around 1.10 for oats and a separate rye value.
Furnished price list shows corn at 8.40 dollars per CWL, corn chop at 2.50 per cwt, Nebraska hay at 16.00, native hay at 20.00, alfalfa hay at 18.00 per ton, and straw at 9.08 per ton.
The Minnesota Oil Company organized in Wyoming declares its corporate name, purpose to acquire and develop oil lands, capital stock 300 shares, five directors W C Robinson F L Swan B G Boucher R V Whiteside R J Whiteside, principal office Cheyenne First National Bank Building, agent John D Clark, dated January 24 1917, signed by William Robinson president and Frank Swan secretary.
Notice states the United Western Consolidated Oil Co incorporated in Cheyenne Wyoming on January 2 1917 to produce and deal in oil with capital stock of 500000 shares valued at 500000 and a 50 year term. Five directors for first year are J W Dorsey W E K Cashman I M Cantor Henry Schmetzer and H A True Jr. Principal office is room 424 Citizens National Bank building Cheyenne and Henry Schmetzer is the agent in charge.
Department of the Interior Cheyenne Wyoming Dec 27 2016 provides notice under Sec 2455 BR 8 that Mabel Kuilin Heasman Serial 014954 will offer at public sale the tract Sec 24 T10N R69W 6th P.M. at not less than 2.50 per acre on Feb 23 at this office. Highest bidder pays immediately. Objections or claims must be filed by sale time.
On February 23 at 11:00 AM at this office, Alfred J Heasma n applies for land under Series No 614885. The SE% of Section 24, Township 16 North Range 69 West, 6th P M, is offered to the highest bidder with a minimum of 2.50 per acre. The tract is not suitable for cultivation.
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