Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

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Hog packing at Chicago has
been nearly so per cent less since
November ] than same time in
1892, and but 60 per cent. as large
as in 1890, and has not been less
but once in a decade-that was in
1888. The packing at all points is
but 60 per cent. as large as last sea-
son. There seems TO be a general
belief that It will fall short Of last
season more than % per cent. or
over 300, 00O,0 900 pounds.
Prominent stockmen are buying
up everything in sight in the way
of beef in Nevada. They are the
"long heads" The Arizona and
New Mexico cattle, which have
during the past season kept down
the price Of Nevada beef, are not
in it this time. The market looks
we'll now at from six to six and a
half cents, and by the first Of
March, if the unexpected does not
happen, Nevada beef should be
worth seven and a half cents. We
have personal knowledge of stock
men who refused TO sell $50 head
at six and a half cents last week,
the conditions of sale being de-
livery at any time between now
and March l. The sudden spurrt
aud fall in January 1891, when
some of our stockmen refused from
seven to eight cents and then lost,
has made some weary, and they
would not appreciate a second dose
of that kind. However, the prom
Use is first class and indicates a
good price before the close of the
winter. Some of our stockmen
say that beef is beef this season
Nevada Enterprise.
Cattle are once more regarded
as good property.
For the first time in many years
Texas now has more grass than
cattle, and is therefore in a greatly
improved condition, as far as her
cattle interests are concerned.
Buyers of cattle are showing up
from all points of the compass
aud the demand will be fully up
to the supply. Good steers are
scarce in all the cattle raising
states and territories of the west
and we understand that contract
ors are now securing Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona in search of
available purchases. There are
still desirable punches for sale in
those regions but they are not nu-
merous and when the shipping
season closes there will be few
left in the south that are above
the fever line.
While everybody is talking
about the boom in hog values, you
seldom hear a fellow speak of the
good prices paid for good cattle.
You frequently hear of a man who
predicts better prices for cattle
"this year," without stopping to
consider that good cattle are much
higher than last January. OF
course it is impossible to say ex-
actly how much higher they are,
for there are 80 many grades even
of good cattle that the grades OF
distinction cannot be drawn on
paper. One very simple way to
see the changes in values is to
compare the top prices of this and
last January. By consulting our
file we find hat last January only
two loads of cattle sold as high as
So while already this month 80
loads have sold at even So and rs
| loads above SIS, making 109 loads
r at or above So, against two last
January.--Drovers Telegram.
New Mexico stockmen have
cause for congratulation over the
| present situation so far as the con.
, dition of stock is concerned. The
mild winter has allowed even the
poorest animals to live through
= and the season is so far advanced
that there is but slight possibility
4 of any such severe weather as vii.
, cause losses of consequence. While
( the past week has recorded excep.
3 tionally cold and stormy weather
east of the mountains there has
q. been but little snow or cold wealth.
or in the southwest, but generous
and needed rains have fallen in
many sections. Where snow fell
t it was not deep and has done much