Southwest-sentinel., 1893-05-02

Cattle Notes.
National Provisioner: A beef
famine is coming; at least prices
are going to be higher than for
years, II the opinion Of a very
intelligent cattle buyer who travels
Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky
and Indiana is worth anything. In
addition to a personal knowledge
OF the stock on hand in those states
the gentlemen has an extensive list
of correspondents in other states.
He says that for FIVE or six years
the price of cattle has been so low
that all the small farmers have
ceased to raise them and devoted
their attention to other products.
The result is that thousands of
farmers who sold from ten to 100
head each year have now not a
hoof It is the discovery Of this
which has already sent up the
price Of beef. Unlike the hog crop,
the stock cannot be renewed in
few months, and therefore the price
of cattle will advance long time
yet.
South Dakota ranchers will shlp
in a far greater number of cattle
this year than they did last, both
southwest range cattle and dogies
from the states. It is estimated
that over 100000 head was hrought
in last year, and about 125,000
marketed.
The Pueblo Union Stock Yard
company, nt Pueblo, Col. have re-
Gently added greatly to their facili-
ties for handing stock; especially is
this so in the wards for southern
live stock. With full railroad con-
nections and other equipments and
appliances of the first order. pre-
pares them for all emergencies.
Cattle prices are of interest lust
now. In 1873 steers sold at 1925
and rose till 1882 when thew sold
for Sc " then they steadily fell till
you al know the story. The aver
age price in 1884 to which refer
ance is so often made was $5.O5.
The next year it was ten cents
higher.
Shipments of beef cattle from
Reno are about over for this sea.
son, there being about 1900 vet to
90. There have been over 30.0OO
shipped from Reno since last fall.
A prominent shipper of beef cat
tie of Southeastern Nebraska is
authority for the statement that
cattle are bound to 90 higher grad
ually from now on for consider
able time. He is backing up his
belief bv making contracts for the
future handling of these cattle on a
large scale. He saws cattle are put
ting on more be- il ten days now
than in a month little while back.
It is model weather for finishing
cattle off.
An important circular has been
issued by the treasury department
in reference to the Importation of
live animals under the laws passed
by congress on October l, 1890.
1t provides that certain live ami
mails, to come in free for breeding
purposes, must be accompanied by
a certificate of their record and
pedigree in a form prescribed by
law, entered in book of record
established for the same breed,
together with the affidavit of the
owner, agent or importer, that
"such animal is the identical ami
NAL described in such certificate of
record and pedigree" Sheep must
be entered Individually and not by
focks, as heretofore.
Of American cattle exported
last year 224O29 went to Liverpool,
10000 10 the Deptford market,
London, and 73,493 to Glasgow.
German ports took less than two
thousand of all the cattle exported
from American aud Canadian
ports last year.
In the London market Tuesday,
American cattle sold at thirteen
and one quarter cents, which is
an advance on last weeks prices
of one and one quarter cents. A
year ago eleven cents was the quo
tation.