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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
7
A light cattle run at Denver yards shows no material price changes with overall quiet activity. Beef steers and cows sell at steady to firm levels while feeding cattle and stockers attract fair demand. hogs move with limited volume but prices hold, and sheep prices remain steady amid good demand.
Chicago market shows 7000 hogs received with overall strength 10 cents above yesterday's average. Bulk moves around 16.90 to 18.05, light 16.45 to 18.20, mixed 16.45 to 18.30, heavy 16.25 to 18.36, rough 16.35.
Oil quotes from multiple firms appear with bid and ask figures for Kinney Merritt Glenrock and others. Market results show cattle and hog receipts in Kansas City with prices for steers cows and calves, while Omaha reports hogs and cattle trading and price ranges. Wheat and other grains not shown.
Livestock producers met with the food administration and the agriculture department to discuss meat production regulation. A 25 member committee was named to work with officials, with J M Wilson of Wyoming representing meat shippers and Senator John A Kendrick of Wyoming representing livestock growers. Archie Eaton from Rawlins was in Washington for business discussions yesterday.
Work starts on a standard rig six miles west of Fort Bridger for the Wyoming Consolidated Oil company. The rig should be erected within a week, with drilling set to begin, near the Lincoln Highway in Piedmont Beach. Utah investors back the venture, led by George Romney and J F Bowman, while Western OilCompany also drills north of Spring Valley station. The region attracts Utah capital and promises development in Bridger Valley.
Washington Sept 7 Apportionment of 14 550 000 to states from government funds to aid rural post roads announced by Secretary Houston for year ending June 30 1919 Under federal aid roads law 20 000 000 is set for 1920 and 25 000 000 for 1921 The western states apportionment for 1919 is listed with details for Wyoming and others
Washington Sept. 7 The income tax section of the 2.1 billion war revenue bill was nearly finished as the Senate adopted finance committee draft 4a to raise 842.2 million in revenue from incomes. The plan would yield 442 million from individuals and 260 million from corporations, with other efforts to lift the tax failing.
Shiloh Oil & Refining completes a major Wyoming deal buying 2880 acres in Teapot Dome and 520 acres on Powder River dome from Western Exploration for full development. The move boosts Western Exploration stock by 2 and elevates Shiloh stock materially on Casper exchanges. The Teapot lot adjoins the U S naval reserve, totaling about 2550 acres, and is praised by geologists and leading oil men as top undeveloped territory in the state.
Yellowstone Brokerage opens offices at 127 North Second Street Douglas Wyoming and will provide information on stocks lands and leases. Mercantila Oil & Refining plans several near term wells starting in Big Muddy field with a rig moving toward the city. Financing comes from Colorado Nebraska and Wyoming investors confident oil lies in the region.
Dudley Field Malone customs collector for New York resigns to protest President Wilson not backing federal suffrage by constitutional amendment and for allowing the imprisonment of women pickets. He leaves a high‑paying post and is son‑in‑law of former Senator O Gorman.
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