The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-16
The Future of the Cattle Interest

4OhC wan hh lilIC otc 4OA SA4Nii4DO4' NS they propose to become barons again, but it is to be hoped they will take a closer count this time, and watch more carefully the ex- pense account than did the barons of old.-Kansas City Indicator.
 Beef is advancing steadily in val ue ard supplies are not likely to outrun the demand before 1898. Prime beet steers will sell in Chi cago before the close of this year at an advance of dollar hundred on present values and the producers from Maine to California will be getting profit on their labor and investments. With prosperity among the farmers and stockraiserS will come activity among all classes. Cheyenne Journal.
 Cattlemcn think good range cat tie will sell higher this year than since 1882 and that many good grass cattle will be taken by expor' ters. The general feeling is that there will be a shortage of good na- tive cattle. Buyers are discrimina- ting against common cattle and the range of prices between poor and good seems to be widening, The general cattle situation has not look ed more promising for a long time. Chicago Letter to Las Vegas N. M ] Stock Grower.
 White & Rial, the leading com mission merchants of Kansas City, write the Stock Grower: But few range stockers coming, but when here sell, if good quality, 9 to 40c higher than month ago; we be- lieve both fat cattle and feeders will sell higher before May. The out look is the best for good prices on all kinds of cattle than any time since 1882. With good crops, range men will have no trouble placing their cattle to farmers at much bet ter prices than for some tGme."
 There is a large shortage of cat tle-a shortage which it will be diff fcult to cover, and there are but two ways to do it. The legitimate and permanent method is breeding, but cattlemen will be slow to adopt this course. They are yet too bad ly demoralized to accept the change as permanent, and from breedingit seems a long road to results. This is true, but it is the road neverthe- less. It is the only way in which the supply of cattle can be had to meet the demand, and 1t should be good breeding and good feeding. Good cattle will command long prices. It is now difficult to tell where prices will go. and will not undertake to say, bull will venture this much, that there is a good ten years of prosperity ahead of us. and it is very doubtful whether the supply can meet or oyertake the demand in ten years time.-T. L. Miller, in Breeders Gazette.
 The business ot beef making really seems to be once more getting tout of the woods" It has been evident for a year or two that an occasional feeder made money in his work, but now it is the case that very many feeders are coming out at least whole, and usually with a measure of profit. A number of farmers have remarked to us of late that returns are becoming sufficient ly good to once more make beef growing one of the best parts of their business. We are hoping to see these profits further increased, notwithstanding careful feeders may manage to do fairly well under present conditions. Of course tits not to the interest of producers to have prices reach the extravagant