Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-09

FOLSOM MONDAY OF last week Wltn
LOO head Of the Eddy cattle that
he is driving into Colorado.
Heavy rains fell in the vicinity
of Las Vegas during the week.
The range over the plains on the
mesa to the east Of Las Vegas is
fine.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, Of Dona
Ana county, sold her stock Of cat
tie to 4. G. Hendrick at So per
head oil round, and for all over six
months old.
]. J.. Heath, the we'll known
feeder of Peabody, Kansas, has
closed a trade with the Prairie
Cattle Company for 1000 feeders.
The price is understood to have
been 81 per head.
Reports from Fort Sumner are
to the effect that the range in fear
fully dry, there being but little
outside water. Grass is good, but
cannot be reached unless rains
come to ill up the lakes.
Col. w. S. Hopewell, manager
of the Las Animas Cattle Com
pany, reports that rams have ma
terially improved the cattle situa-
ton in Sierra county, and that the
Lord appears to be ON the side of
the cattlemen.
The Two-C Cross roundup Of the
George Thompson stock was at
Navajo Springs Monday on the
way to the San Juan to work up.
Receiver Thos. H. Lawrence
made a drive last week of 400 head
of stock to Durango to ship to the
company's range se%venty-fve miles
from Denver. This is the third
shipment that Mr.. Lawrence has
made from the La Plata, and the
work will go on until the entire
brand is transferred. Bill Thomp-
son has charge of the roundup.
If Governor Prince cannot de-
eide between the several republican
applicants for membership in the
cattle sanitary board, he would do
well to relieve its partisan COM
plexion by the appointment of a
democrat in the place made vacant
by Col. Hudson's resignation. Col.
W. S. Hopewell, who is not him
self an applicant, but is urged by
his friends among the cattlemen
for appointment, because they
know his ability as a business man,
[ his thorough Identification with
, the cattle industryo If the Territory.
and his convenience TO the head
. quarters Of the board, should be
chosen-Stock Grower.
The export returns in full for the
fiscal year ending June 30 are now
available. From them are to be
learned many things of interest t.
the producing public, and in it al
is a little encouragement for cat
. tlemen. In that year the tota
number of cattle exported aliv,
was 380,177, against 355,87S in tn,
( preceding year. In the past yea.
/, we sent out more live cattle thar
in any preceding year except tn,
: one ending June 80, 1890, wheI
. the total exceeded 100000 head
Last year, too, prices we're decid
eddy better than for some year,
{ previous, the average export valu,
( per head having been $50, agains
a SS2.32 in the year preceding.
A few years ago it was predicted
by those who usually look on tn,
T dark side of things, hat Montana
1 ranges had been eaten so close tina
the grass would never grow again
Last year was a wet one in tn,
g spring, and there we're shippe,
/, from Montana ranges over 200, 00I
g fat cattle, two and a half times a
o many as were shipped the previou
2 year. This year has been MOI
= favorable for pasturage and ranch
I ing, and while the number of cat
tie shipped viii probably not be S
great, the grass is grown and wi
keep till next year, and if 189
should be a bad year for grass
1 what is left over will fatten a larg
number of steers. Montana range
e win never cease growing gras
). while the SHOWS and the rains fal
G Montana Journal
= The situation Of the Texas ca
tie market gets more deplorab.
each day. The run Of $1,000 hea
last week, and q drop of 4OQ5O j
] prices, seem to haveno effect wha
ever in discoufaging shipment
+, Whom Tavos braoLs loosa - - A.,