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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
15
A rural note suggests piling extra hay for poultry to scratch out clover seeds and spur feeding effort. The writer praises finding a plan to engage the average farmer in dairy business, claiming the proposer deserves recognition as a benefactor of the human race.
The poem narrates a cavern beast awakening to hunger and dreaming of devouring political figures. It longs for a sleek candidate and a president while naming a governor and senator, then wakes to lament a hat shaped dream before vanishing into sleep.
State of Wyoming invites sealed proposals from bidding printers and suppliers for the Twelfth Legislature printing and related office supplies. Bids cover bills text, session laws, journals, pamphlets, pamphlet binding, official reports, and extensive stationery, with delivery rules, deadlines, and bonds. Sealed bids due August 17, 1912, in Cheyenne, Secretary of State Frank L. Hoax announces bid requirements and itemized pricing.
Notice opens serial number 11 stock of the Railway Employes Building and Loan Association for public subscription at Stock Growers National Bank. Price 1.25 per share. later payments 1.00 per month. Subscriptions due by July 26, 1912. Annual meeting July 26, 1912 at 8 p.m. at the Courthouse Cheyenne.
Call money 23 percent prime paper 4 444. silver 60 percent. Mexican dollars 48 percent. Copper 16.75 to 17.25. tin 848 900 44.20. lead 4.60 to 4.75. Amalgamated copper 82 percent. American sugar 128 percent. rail stocks Atchison 107 percent Great Northern 135 percent New York Central 114 percent Northern Pacific 120 percent Reading 163 percent Southern Pacific 109 percent Union Pacific 165 percent U S Steel 169 percent U S Steel ptd 11154.
South Omaha on July 16 reports 2600 cattle receipts with prices ranging across categories. Native steers 6.60 to 9.60, cows and heifers 3.40 to 7.35, western and Texas steers 5.25 to 7.50 and 4.50 to 6.25 respectively, stockers and feeders 3.75 to 6.75, calves up to 6.00 to 5.00, canners 2.60 to 4.00, range cattle 6.00, bull and stag 3.70 to 6.25.
Chicago and St Louis reports show varied cattle and hog receipts with prices ranging from 5.00 to 9.00 per unit. Hog receipts around 15 500 and 11 000 noted with steady to stronger bids in places, while sheep receipts around 18 000 and 8 000 noted with mixed quality and prices. Wool markets in St Louis steady with territory and western mediums quoted in cents.
Wheat opened from minor gains to lower, with September at 96% and later slipping to 5. The corn market fell with September easing from 67% to 64% while oats stayed weak on overall grain softness. Hog prices showed a firmer start but cereals weakness offset gains, with pork at 18.12 to 18.15, lard at 10.57, and ribs around 10.42 to 10.47.
Chicago July wheat closes at 9 a half, September 9 6. Corn July 72, September 67. Data July 42, September 33.
The market news notes domestic wool demand moving along well distributed lines with values steady and a higher tendency. Ohio wool from wasted Elaine to one quarter blood moves unsatisfactorily while territory stock gains attention. New washed delaine at 34 cents and territory staples at 63 to 64 cents. Texan wool sold to arrive eight to twelve months at about 60 cents clean. California trading remains quiet.
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