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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1920
Page
5
A fragment advises readers to follow instructions in want ads, handle initial or numbered cares through the Leader office, and avoid calling the office for inside information. The note is signed by Will Reid, Register, emphasizing proper mail handling.
Republican George J. Prosser announces his bid for County Commissioner, subject to the August 17, 1920 primaries. The notice calls for support for the two-year term and outlines his party affiliation and candidacy.
Miss Wyoming received a large arm bouquet from Charlie Irwin as the Capitol avenue parade honored Frontier week. Mrs. Warren Richardson watched from Twenty third street and cap - it all ended with a gift to her as one of Cheyenne’s early pioneers. Georgia Baxter of Bryn Mawr previously visited for Frontier week.
Mrs L Gibson of 12th and Edison Street La Junta Colorado writes that Foley Kidney Pills eased her longstanding kidney trouble quickly. The pills are praised for relieving back ache rheumatic pains sore swollen or stiff muscles and joints and for putting the kidneys and bladder in sound healthy condition.
New York July 30 conflicting conditions shaped the stock market with easy money rates and hopes for railroad rate rises offset by renewed foreign exchange weakness. About 375000 shares traded as leaders hovered near mid quotes, rails responded to rate prospects, and readings of Fed credit views supported sentiment. Reading and Southern Railway among leaders. Studebaker under pressure later. London exchange slackened. rumors swirled of an Interstate Commerce Commission rate decision over the weekend.
The Producers & Refiners corporation in Fremont county Wyoming reports its Osage district well flowed seventy six barrels in the first day and is believed to reach one hundred after cleaning. Sand layer reached at fifteen hundred seventeen feet with pay sand fifty five feet deep and about seventy five rigs are active in the Osage field.
Oil stocks cooled after late week gains amid weak market sentiment. Boston Wyoming Mountain and Gulf traded around 1.03 to 1.06 in training, New York board Mid west Refining fell to 150 to 162, Standard Oil of Indiana moved 650 to 670, Columbia quoted 89 to 41 cents, and Consolidated Royalty bid at 1.83. Trading remained extremely light.
A brief market note cites Ohenstein and Graham reporting near area close for Atlas Crude and Bessemer. Prices show slight shifts with a 0.04 movement in area close and a 0.03 move for Atlas Crude, reflecting minor oil sector activity.
A fragmented financial note records discount at 1114 per cent with time loans steady strong and unchanged. Call money shown as steady high and low at 8, ruling rate 8, closing bid 7, offered at 8, last loan 6.
Sugar values in New York on July 30 rose with firmer raw sugar. Futures climbed on buying by commissions houses and shorts, though old crop months showed 25 to 30 point gains and new crop months stayed flat. Refined sugar held steady amid steady market mood.
Wheat No 1 red 2 52 2 66 No 2 red 2 50 2 52 No 8 red 2 60 Corn No 2 mixed 1 43 1 45 No 2 yellow 1 44 1 45 Oats No 2 white 1 44 1 46 No 3 white 1 42 Rye No 2 1 88 1 90 Barley 1 01 1 03 Timothy seed 9 00 12 00 Clover seed 27 60 88 Pork nominal Lard 18 50 Ribs 15 50 16 60
Omaha market notes list wheat No 1 hard at 2.38 2.39 and No 2 at 2.87 2.38. Corn No 2 white at 1.38, No 3 white 1.35 1.87, No 1 yellow 1.89, No 2 yellow 1.88, No 2 mixed 1.86 1.37, No 3 mixed 1.85 1. Oats No 8 white 34 4 c, No 4 white 71 44 c.
In St Louis on July 30 futures quotes show December corn at 2.24, March 2.20, December corn near 1.24, September oats 69.5 cents, December oats 69 4 cents, and December soybeans around 1.89, reflecting typical crop contract activity for the period.
In Denver on July 30 wholesale potato prices fell to 4 to 4.50 a hundredweight in Colorado and 3 to 3.76 in Kansas, a drop of 38 cents from prior highs. Cabbage 2.50 to 2.76, apples 3 to 3.50, cantaloupes 4.50 to 5, watermelons 2 to 3 per hundredweight. Hens 89 to 40 cents, ducks 45, broilers 56 to 57, roosters 26, eggs 61 cents a dozen wholesale for fancy. Live shipments 12.25 to 12.60, butter steady with No 1 creamery 57 cents and butterfat 2 to 8 cents margins.
Liberty bonds references and multiple series labeled First Fourth and Fifth with varying percentages. The OCR text lists bond designations such as First 4s Second 4s and multiple 4% variants, but provides no coherent event or narrative to summarize further.
New York metals report notes copper steady for third quarter at 19 cents, Tron firm and unchanged, tin and antimony unchanged, lead steady, zinc steady with East St. Louis prices recorded at 7.70 and 8 dollars.
Mercantile tile paper unchanged. Exchange and sterling demand at $3.70 percent. cables at $3.7544. Frames demand 7.57. cables 7.59. Belgian francs demand 811. cables 8.18. Guilders 34.20. Lire 6.27. cables 6.29. Marks demand 2.80. cables 2.32. New York exchange on Montreal.
Cattle receipts 1,800 slow market steady on all classes with no choice steers. Hogs receipts 8,000 steady at open, closed 15 to 25 cents lower. medium and light 14.50 to 16.50, packing and heavy 14.00 to 14.40. Sheep receipts 10,600 lambs 26 cents lower. best sale lambs 14.50, sheep 25 cents lower, wethers 8.75, ewes 7.75, feeding lambs 50 cents lower.
The New York Public Library reports booming demand for Booth Tarkington works as extra copies were bought for circulation. Clarence, Tarkington’s latest stage work, will be presented at the Princess on Wednesday August 4 by the same company seen recently.
Paris reports that French delegates to the International Postal Union will propose doubling most international postal rates at the Madrid meeting starting October 1. France has raised domestic first class postage to 25 centimes, making a local letter as costly as an international one. The commission also favors a surtax if exchange losses occur.
The play runs fifteen weeks with a first hand comedy titled Clarence not based on Tarkington. Notable cast members include Gregory Kelly, Ruth Gordon, Robert Adams Byron Beasley, Grace Filkins, Betty Murray, Joe Wallace, Guy DEnnery, and James T. Ford.
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