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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1912
Page
7
A Cheyenne classified ad listing explains ordering by mail and cash payment with rate details, minimums, and multiple insertions. It also notes a separate aviation question from a Russian engineer advising flying best hours as 6 to 11, citing atmospheric pressure patterns.
In downtown, Jenks recalls a surface car confrontation as a conductor glared at him over fare payment. He admits he glared back, turning the exchange into a brief, tense moment on a city street.
New York financial and metals prices listed for September 9 show call money at 3 4 per cent and various commodity values including silver at 62440 Mexican dollars 4% to 5% copper at 17.25, tin 47.90 to 48.20, lead 4 585 5.18. Amalgamated Copper at 88 and major stocks such as Am sugar 20% Atchison 108% Great Northern 189 New York Central 114% Northern Pacific 127 Readies 168% Southern Pacific 109% Union Pacific 169 ex div P S Steel 73% U S Steel preferred 113% Denver livestock market also noted.
Omaha and surrounding market notes show cattle receipts around 000 with steady to stronger tone. Native steers fetch 5.75 to 10.25 while cows and heifers range 9.50 to 6.85. Texas and western offerings appear at mixed 4.50 to 6.50. Hog receipts near 2,700 with heavy and mixed ranges 8.15 to 8.70. sheep receipts 28,500 with yearlings 4.75 to 5.25 and lambs around 6.50 to 6.20, market strengthening.
Chicago bids see wheat fall below 90 cents a bushel for the first time this season due to unusually heavy receipts. December contracts opened near unchanged to slightly lower and drifted to 90% with volatility. Corn weakens on hot weather while December moves around 32% to 33% for options. Provisions soften as demand slackens with pork at 18.90 to 18.95, lard around 10.72 to 10.77, ribs at 10.15.
The census bureau announces the first 1912 cotton ginning report showing 729,926 bales ginned before September 1 with round and Sea Island inclusions. State totals are listed for Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina and others, totaling 673,990 gins in the period.
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