The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-01
more wanted than are offered In the Chest
nut and Udia district stock herds, including

more wanted than are offered In the Chest
nut and Ulidia district stock herds, including
branded calves, are held stiff1y at 1923 Dairy
cows have advanced from $50 to $45 per
head, with the supply short of the demand.
Stock dealers account for the boom in beef
and all other grades of cattle by reason of
over-depleted herds last year hurried to mar
kets from the Northwestern States, caused
hy the scant corn crop; also, as to local
effects, daily becoming more and more felt,
by reason of the vastly increased home con-
sumption, growing out of the thousands of
railroaders and other accessions rapidly
swelling our population. With butter ruling
ut $4,000 cents the year round, and short of
the market nine out of twelve months, and
heavy eastern importations constantly re-
quired, dairy stock is going up rapidly in
price, and leading most other grades in the
general advance
AN IMPORTANT SAFE
Mr. Robert Cuburn, of CHI stnut valley, re-
Gently sold TO Clarke & Um 800 head of
steers at $50 head, the same to be delivered
at the summer roundup. Of these two hun
dred are to be three-year- -olds, an one hun
dred four-year olds, the sum paid being con-
siderably in advance of the average price
last season. This sale is we'll calculated to
ness. Mr.. c. realizes from the sale SO 900,
and it is safe to say his total expense as re-
lates tn the herd the past year has not been
$1,000. His original investment was doabt-
less II small one which has grown from
year to year until now the annual profits are
enormous. We cite these facts simply to
show that the cattle business in Northern
Montana pays.
Mcssrs Seiben and SWEET. of Chestnut.
have also sold 1000 steers to be delivered at
the roundup, at the rate of $50 per head.
This lot will consist of 700 four year-olds
and 800 three-year-olds-the highest price
ever paid for that number of cattle in the
Territory. Thirty thousand dollars is q nice
little sum 10 realize in one year from the sale
III LuC hCtdUlC CdttIC aU o ACAN VA bAACC OI
four thousand!
ROUNDING UP.
Paris Gibson s. Son advertise thorough
bred rams for sale in this issue of the RIVER
PRESS
Numerous stock men whom we have inter-
viewed say they never saw cattle in finer con
dition at this time of year. There will be an
unpreceden,edIy large branding this season.
E.stern capitalists are turning their atten-
ton 10 the broad ranges Of the west, and or
ganizing companies to engage in the stock
business. Northern Montans is an inviting
Fl Id for inveslms MS of this character, and it
is safe to say that capital will fi1d it out.
AS heretofore Benton will be the principal
wool market Of the Territory. The wool
growers can always secure better prices here
and then purchase their supplies at lower fy
ures than can be obtained elsewhere in the
Territory.
Mr.. r s. Ball, of Sand Coulee, writes US
to correct the statement made in the RIVER
PRESS some weeks ago to the effect that he
had lost hundred sheep during the jan
uarv cold snap. Mr.. Ball denies that he has
suffered any such loss, and it affords Us
pleasure to make the correction.