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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
12
Market quotations show bond and stock activity with minor shifts across trading sessions. Investors monitor yields, price changes, and notable moves among equities and fixed income amid evolving market signals.
A chaotic Thursday stock session saw heavy selling across oils, steels, equipment, and related sectors. Major declines followed delayed settlement of the British coal strike, with oil and rail shares among the hardest hit and 200,000 shares trading in the morning alone.
Exchange New York reports prime mercantile paper unchanged, irregular exchange. Sterling demand at 3.46 with cables 3.474, French franc demand 6.36 with cables 6.38, Belgian franc demand 0.74 with cables 6.76, guilders demand 0.30 with cables 0.30, Danish krone demand 5.71 with cables 3.73, marks demand 1.33 with cables 1.34, Greece demand 9.53. New York exchange on Montreal at 99 16 per cent discount. Time loans steady at 2.00.
New York markets list copper iron antimony bead and tin with spot and nearby prices. The report notes futures at 42.25 and mentions zinc and other metals with irregular figures and unclear descriptions from East St. Louis and several pounds quantities.
Fragmentary Minneapolis market page reports prices and receipts with scattered figures. Notes reference cotton, wheat, carioad lots, and family patents quoted at various dollar amounts, but crucial details are missing or garbled.
Chicago market notes show Wheat No 2 red at 2.20 with No 1 bard at 2.16. Corn No 2 mixed 86 48e and No 2 yellow 87 89e. Oats No 2 white 86 56e and No 3 white 64 54e. Rye No 2 quoted. barley and clover prices listed. pork nominal. lard 19.20 and ribs 14.76 16.00.
The Denver market shows weak demand and steady receipts in vegetables with prices mixed. Potatoes rise to 2.00–2.60 per cwt, carrots fall, green beans remain light, and home grown produce gains. fruit receipts are light with grapefruits, pears, and honey showing varied shifts. Poultry and dairy prices hold steady, with eggs steady and butter firm amid wholesale shifts.
Denver markets report large cattle receipts for a fourth consecutive week. Thursday's cattle run totals about 4,000 head with top cows at 7.40, feeding steers up to 9.00, and feeding cows 6.60 to 7.50. Hog prices peak at 18.25 with bulk between 12.50 and 18.25, while lambs and ewes trade from 4.50 to 11.50 with top lambs around 11.50 and some quality ewes at 6.75.
Hogs at Omaha 3 700 steady to 10 cents lower with top at 13.15 and bulk 12.25 to 12.40. cattle 3 600 steady to uneven, beef steers strong. sheep 15 000 strong to 26 cents higher with top fat lambs at 12.54 and yearlings 10.00. Chicago receipts: cattle 11 000 open strong higher, top 17.75. hogs 21 000 unevenly steady, top 13.30, bulk 12.25 to 13.25. sheep 21 000, fat lambs steady to higher.
Cheyenne residents face increased patrols as Halloween mischief rises with damaged crossings and broken windows. The talk centers on pranksters, jack o lanterns, and the timing of celebrations as railcar shortages worsen the sugar beet and coal campaigns, delaying essential freight and cash flow for farmers and elevators.
Farmers struggle as shortage of freight cars blocks movement of crops and livestock. Supply chain bottlenecks escalate costs and hinder storage, forcing producers to seek available rails and awaiting government action for relief.
Testimony implicates a group of contracting firms that bid on New York school contracts as forming a cartel to raise prices and restrict competition. The witnesses describe meetings and agreements aimed at limiting bidding among rivals.
Local fans will see Cheyenne seconds clash with University High of Laramie this Saturday, with a second team game to let Casper supporters follow a gridiron battle nearby. The event showcases Cheyenne J’s strong squad as both schools prepare for a competitive afternoon.
A compact item lists Liberty Bonds and rates with figures such as a 2% Liberty First and a 0.4, 7teen reference. The fragment suggests bond terms or offerings in a local financial brief.
A war memorial honor for Italian officers and soldiers on the mountain front. It notes the hardship of burying the fallen from peaks such as Monte Santo Monte Nero the Grappa and Hermanda where dynamite was used for graves. It recalls Austrians holding passes before Italy final victory.
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