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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
10
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Cheyenne state leader and public action regarding repatriation or relocation policy. The text references petitions, public notices, and local publication dates, with unclear names and dates due to transcription errors.
The piece argues the trade balance is moving toward normal and not alarming, urging increased exports and American investment in South America Asia and Africa to balance debts. It notes Europe must repay U S debts with interest and highlights risks from auto deaths and profiteering in food markets.
The report notes shortages in apples apricots and pears while melons are in good supply with a crate price of 1.50 to 2.75. Butter remains steady with first grade creamery at 69 cents per pound and second grade at 52. Shippers receive 68 cents direct and 62 cents stations for butterfat. Egg prices hold at 64 to 67 cents per dozen. Meat and poultry items show steady wholesale prices with hens 35 to 38 cents broilers 50 to 52 cents and ducks 38 cents. No turkeys listed.
Exchange values show Sterling at 3.55 dollars per pound, Francs at 14.26 per dollar, Lire at 21.30 per dollar, and Marks at 2.02 cents. Money market rates indicate an 8 percent figure for the period.
Market reports a dull day with lamb sales topping 13 for a new season as the feature of the day. Sheep and cattle quotes show feeder prices from 11 to 11.75 with top buyers bidding around 6 to 6.26 for prime carcasses and no significant test trades observed.
Cattle receipts 15 000 with slow demand. Steers and yearlings steady while other grades soften. top yearling price around 17.25 with mix of values up to 41 or 60. Cows and vealers weaker. Hog receipts 24 000 with opening gains, top at 16 20 and porkers firm. Sheep receipts 30 000 with lambs 25 lower. best native ewes around 7 50 and Montana wethers about 8 50.
Hogs receipts 500 market slow mostly steady to 10 cents lower. Good and choice medium and light butchers 14.65 to 15.35 with top 15.35. Cattle receipts 7,000 steady with spots stronger for choice cornfed. one load prime steer 17.10 a new record. Bulls steady to 25 cents lower. stockers and feeders strong. Sheep receipts 30,000 steady for good and choice fat lambs. best early sale feeding lambs 12.76. top 13.80 for the period.
Bar silver domestic unchanged foreign 92 percent Mexican dollars 70 4 cents.
Chicago August 31 grain quotes show No 2 red wheat at 2.02 to 2.63, No 2 hard 2.62 and 2.64, corn No 1L mixed 1.50 to 1.52 and No 1 yellow 1.60 and 1.54, oats No 2 white 68 to 70 cents, rye No 2 new 1.92, barley 1.05 to 1.21, timothy seed 6.50 to 7.50, clover seed 26.00 to 20.00, pork nominal, lard 18.40, ribs 14.75 to 15.75.
New York August 31 transportation issues dominated the broad stock market with trading around 500000 shares. Rails showed a steadier tone as Pacific and grain carrier shares advanced while New Haven Erie and certain motor and shipping stocks moved irregularly. Overall, the session closed irregularly with early gains in several railroad issues and mixed results across sectors.
The clipping records Liberty bond prices and bid offers with multiple series quoted. Values include Liberty 1st 4s near 54.78 and 89.50, Liberty 2nd 4s around 86.84, and other 4 percent and Series notes with prices listed between mid 50s and mid 90s.
Omaha notices wheat and corn prices with No 1 hard at 2 40 to 2 49, No 2 hard 2 08 to 2 48, No 2 white corn 1 42, No 3 mixed 1 40, and oats No 3 white 66, No 4 white 65 4c.
Minneapolis market notes show flour unchanged on August 31. Bran 42 dollars, corn 1.40 to 1.42, oats 60 cents, rye No 2 about 1.34 to 1.85, flax No 1 around 3.16 to 3.19, barley 5 cents to 1.06.
Denver August 21 with limited supply the vegetable market was slow. Colorado tomatoes sold at 7 to the pound and 2 cents above former prices. Overstocked cabbage moved slowly with turnips in light demand as buyers hesitated.
Denver August 31 stockers and feeders from Wyoming showed medium quality. Prices ranged from 10 to 10.75 for steer lots with choice steers at 11 to 12.7. Fair steer prices 8.4 to 9.5. A few top cows offered at 3 to 8.25, medium cows 7 to 7.5, average quality 5 to 6. Stock cows in demand but arrivals remain light. Hog trade rose 15 to 25 cents from Monday, with one lot bringing higher.
Lieutenant Harry Weddington and six privates from Kelly Field attempted a world passenger carrying altitude record. To save weight they removed uniforms, two rode in front while four clung to the rear doorway. The climb lasted 57 minutes reaching 19,071 feet before a rapid 17 minute descent. All seven men suffer frostbite to noses and ears in a U S Army hospital.
London August 31. Dr Josiah Oldfield cites crisis reports in America asserting every woman needs a man to be safely anchored in wedlock. He says a single woman is an unstable vessel prone to capsize.
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