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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
4
In Cheyenne, state leaders discussed repatriation issues amid broader wartime concerns. The article notes reform measures, public notices, and local officials addressing the public about movement and orders affecting communities.
The article argues the trade balance is returning to normal and urges expanding exports to other continents, especially South America, Asia and Africa, with American investment there as a driver. It notes Europe owes US debts, and warns of rising auto deaths and profiteering in food markets.
The report notes shortages in apples apricots and pears while cantaloupes are in good supply with demand fair at 1 50 to 2 75 a crate. Butter remains steady with creamery prices at 69 cents per pound for first grade and 52 cents for second grade.
Sterling at 3.55 dollars per pound Francs 14.26 per dollar Lire 21.30 per dollar Marks 2.02 cents Money earns 8 percent in current market report.
A mixed cattle and lamb sale saw lambs posting a top price of 13 Mat, marking the season’s high. Sheep and hogs moved slowly as bidders pulled back with overall prices drifting downward from prior days. Feeder cattle sold from 11 to 11 765, with top feeders possibly reaching 12. Good killing steers and butcher stock moved at subdued levels as buyers stayed cautious.
Chicago cattle receipts 15000 with slow overall demand. Choice steers steady, other grades dull. hogs up to 25 cents higher with opening gains tapering. sheep receipts 30000 with lambs about 25 cents lower and best feeding lambs around 12.75. Top native lamb 13.25 and Montana wethers 8.50.
Hog receipts 500 slow market mostly steady to 10¢ lower with top at 15.35 and 14.65 15.35 for select cuts. Cattle receipts 7,000 beef steers steady with prime handy weight at 17.10 a new year high. bulls steady to 25c lower. stockers and feeders strong. Sheep receipts 30,000 good fat lambs steady best at 13.80 with feeding lambs up 25c to 12.76. ewes steady with best around 7.26.
Bar silver domestic and foreign markets unchanged. 92 percent Mexican dollars quoted at 70 4c.
Chicago August 31 grain and produce prices list futures and spot quotes for wheat corn and oats. No. 2 red wheat 2.02 2.63, No. 2 hard 2.62 2.64, corn No. 1 mixed 1.50 1.52, No. 1 yellow 1.60 1.54, oats No. 2 white 68 70, rye No. 2 new 1.92, barley 1.05 1.21, timothy seed 6.50 7.50, clover seed 20.0 26.00, pork nominal lard 18.40, ribs 14.75 15.75.
Active trading centered on transportation issues with broad stock market pressure. Some gains for rail shares before noon led by St Paul and Pacific lines, while motors and shippings declined. overall closing remained irregular amid shifting sentiment and uncertain early prices.
The Chustein and Graham report lists Liberty bonds with mixed figures. Values shown include Liberty 1st 4s around 54 to 89 dollars and Liberty 2nd 4s near 58 to 86 dollars, plus 4 percent and other series trading in the mid 80s.
Omaha shows No 1 hard wheat 2.40 to 2.49 dollars, No 2 hard 2.08 to 2.48. Corn prices No 2 white 1.42 and No 3 mixed 1.40. Oats No 3 white 66 cents and No 4 white 65 4 cents.
Minneapolis market notes list flour and grain prices for the day with Bran at 42 dollars per ton, corn around 1.40 to 1.42, oats near 60 cents, barley five cents to 1.06, rye No 2 at 1.85, flax No 1 at 3.16 to 3.19, with no major changes noted. The report reflects commodity pricing as of August 31 in Minneapolis.
Denver August 21 with limited supplies the vegetable market was slow. Colorado tomatoes sold at 7 to 8 cents a pound and cabbage remained overstocked at a high weight while turnips and other produce faced weak demand.
Livestock from Wyoming led the beat steers with medium quality trading from 10 to 10.75 dollars and up to 11 dollars for the best. Cows and calves brought 3 to 8.25 dollars for top grades while mid quality cows sold 7 to 7.5 dollars. Hog prices jumped 15 to 25 cents from Monday with a lively trade and one load of chores brought higher bids amid ongoing demand.
Lieutenant Weddington and six privates from Kelly Field staged a world passenger carrying altitude attempt in Texas. To cut weight they shed uniforms and rode in the open cockpit with three in front and four at the rear. The climb lasted 57 minutes reaching 19 071 feet before a rapid descent of 17 minutes, leaving all seven men with frozen noses and ears in a U S Army hospital.
London reports quote Dr Josiah Oldfield asserting that in America a woman’s stability hinges on marriage. He claims single women are unstable vessels and likely to capsize until anchored in wedlock.
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