, 1877-01-13


=. W. whitman, AMI benlanlin H. hoywseli,
Hufeennorn, eaein na'n1 1sf ",'sn, n'oMh, D9au q
~, rouhtan, In, o,sui iru1nl @ nIotheis ioMe9
HnStta1,o lug. n s,o III Merf'ah'' lhotso" " 'e4"9s'e'
oGMt Suaht}i w" ,.
,. ~ ~" hleAEo, t"e sneep nIe tme povtest,'
s Fl Il ss sss!s' / issss1 s;sss ; Fl s.: 4
q the people In that Territory, ,-'greasers,,' rs
thev arc sehsrally eal!eu,-it is DIG noek oi
etGGp' nt NV to"l Ut IVY ILL., .a t
y rcsea ,,unc u, ncrna, has " %ac, n.,n,,rr.
IN nr ~ al te w%y at fr mo to S lon; aea
@ IT. iai ir a ,ns .,, ,, u. T. i'or ss1 ~ ,,nm
49, ne ply way frsS "a 's'l ~, haFs on,in. u Gu'p ~
s iac ',.not. w. h,a Many f.,,,n, thas e
come come IL tc ratio % Of about % one 10 cyery 1o IN
"pgk' ~.
The nunocr ot stccp mafkcteu cach yenr from
Colorado, SeW MexleH, anu " somime WI tencn
about s.1o3 head. Denver A. nna Ghs{e,,e are
the principal lone markets. lhH price Tor lambs
THIS seaaon q - 'r1m sl.p 70 Si.a,, ai,u mnttoa,-
sheep *l.G' TO -. lie W1lItarY t,osts ahI mn
iilg camps create good Masket. largely IN,
eseasea re past yar y tf ewyRnpTatsn
nre sone co'lsi.Icfnblo snlnments oa'slde' gen.
orally INTO tho Missouri valley.
For several years thc sheeIrra'sers have IA ..aa
wlat u,Eht &C fa!ea n19 tnt!ng. III Wool: ino
prices obtained nave natic X inr more protable
to Keep tug surplus sheep tl'an 10 MARKET them:
Even Of inc present 10" prize Tor wuo!,
Inc ehcep.n1cn MAKE M great complaint
lc wool.cp =. dhls year l'as oeen as ioilnWG ~. ~;
wyoming, tOuVn ponnls: Gniofaao' 3,ouV'uV
ponnds: sew nlcxIGo, s,ovNo ponnds; total.
O,ou9,uuo pounds. Inc only inipertnht home
inaFket y Dcnser. my most y Tue WOOL is
bought up ~ rspsssentatases 2. hn;seFn ;e woo..
houses, AMI mnnniaetnfcre, lhe Sli1ci salesa are
70 the GhIcagu rhslM!elnhlat ahl Hoston mar.
ksss DasE the past year ag.nts ior s9e o.
neT nEa.r rrs ,v cS Ior
mon MEXICAN wool ranged lrmn y to = cents;
line WOOL, Merlno anu Cntswol4, ~ 70 ~ cents.
DufinE lhe season OIL lo'o. MeA!cah WOO! was
worth from & is 10 = cents a,i haIiersea - s9
~ cents. lhe quality Q! Wool bcl'Ig markctcd
from Colorado anu "yomlhg Is improving,
willie that from New MeSlco REMAINS ABOUT tue
same Ts $780,. .,. .uo,, .o,.a... ,,,,,.
The sheeP-raisers, to avoid . eoatiet s WIZ
country. T,la may be sssn more plainly "
looking at thu ssatasttea. which show that ncatly
Al tho woolel'p ot i;o!oradq tflis rear @ = IRON
seven sounties, a. ~ t4llows: ~ nncf,ano County
oo; ss ~ Gostlla, .I5Mo; ~ bent, Ho,o1; N tns9. %
SO, 600; Laritner, :Wo, 0O: Pueblo. 1W.0oQ. This
make. total .! LSs''UD Pounds, WORTH At .
cents ner pnund,-thc average price for the sca-
son. .-tHl+G.h
Fhe l.lraInie Plains, about and west Of Chey-
cnnc, ih the wool-scstton oi Wy1ininE; anu the
!sto t'randc countfy, Of New Mexico. az VIII
be seen. Tug wGol-trade Is q Large item. Some
the low prices prevailing. Yet thrle has bccn
co,lsldctahle movement IN this staple, na sllown
by the following table OF shtpMcnts. Over the
Denver y Rio Granlc Railrond, tho past six
months, the amount Of wool asid hides carried
has been u follows:
Lts. Lbs.
June. e:'s, A3l September .....45o. 900
July ...........tsl, g7B October .ig,, 51l
August GU. Isl November. ,.6lH, al
The amount for December had not been ma,le
| MP at the general offices Of the Company, but
| will prubably reach GO0, 900 pounds. Tits 1nakcs
Il total ot T. eS3 0i3 pounds during Fevrn months.
For the entire year It exceeded 1nf 0o pounds.
This Included u lnrgc portion of the Colorado
md Scw alexlso products. The tnain shipping,
points we're FL Moro, In rcta, Pueblo, anil
Colorado Springs. Fl Moro Is near tho borders
Of New Mexico, anil the southeFn terminus Of
the Denver T. Rio Gsunlc Railway. La Veta Is
the present terminus Of tho southwest branch
rcaeh!ng towards Fort Garland. The most Of
the shipments from the tlrst-natncd place casHu
by burfos anu pack.tratns from New Mexico, rs
also did portion of ihnt put Oh tho cars at LII
reta, though large quantities came from the
San Luis Valley, and from CostIlla and Conejos
Counties. The shipments from Juns to lAt'.
! Il