Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-13

The grass, weeds and young twigs
are starting, the cattle have quit
dying, and if we get another rain
in the next two or three weeks the
cattle will weather over until the
rainy season sets in.-Socorro
Chieftain.
The extent and value of our ex-
port meat and cattle trade is not
generally understood. Last year
England paid us S30,0O0,000 for
live cattle and sheep, and twice
that for meats of various kinds.
To fill this demand requires the
very best stock, the improved
breeds properly finished. When
we add to this fact that we are get
ting educated up to better meats
at home, and that the production
of the great ranches is being stead
lily c~urtailed as the land is cut up
into farms, it will be seen that the
outlook for the small stock grower
is not an unpromising one
Exports of live cattle have so
far shown up much lighter this
year than in the corresponding
time a year ago, and those most
conversant with the condition of
the foreign live stock trade are of
the opinion that some measure Of
decrease will continue throughout
the entire year. When it is re-
membered hat foreign regulations
affecting the admission of Ameri-
can cattle have all the time been
against us for a number of years,
it would seem hat our export trade
in live cattle has been of larger
dimensions than would naturally
have been expected, and the short
age now taking place is not to be
wondered at under the circum-
stances.
The increasing demand for good
beef in all the markets of the world
and the diminishing supply in all
the cattle breeding states is becom-
ing more apparent and prices for
high grade beef cattle are improy-
ing and must materially improve
on the same basis as the high prices
for hogs last winter. But who has
any fine high grades ready for
market? Those who had no faith
in cattle sold out close and quit
breeding or at least were SO dis
couraged that they quite improv-
ing and were content with raising
common stock to eat up the sur
plus feed of the farm. Now notice
the difference in price: Already
, highgrades command Sc per cwt. Of
S75 to 800 for these early matur
ing grades, with an active demand
while the common stock are selling
by the thousands for SO and the,
are either ligher or a year olde
and sell for $50 to S50-half tn.
= price of good grades. Stock Jour
, nal.
: The shortage of available cat
d tie for the present or future MAJ
kets extends all over the east an.
! begins to be felt in all the state
and territories west of the Missls
{ sippi and Missouri rivers and thi
. recognition of the fact that theT
: is a shortage gives every prospeC
h of an improvement in the marke
condition of the industry of th
n range. Winter is past and froi
s what can be judged from the e1
n changes the losses on the range &
a whole have been very small, an
the prospects are admitted to /
brighter than they have been fc
? yearS The SHOWS and rains whic
# have soaked into the ground civ
10 promise of a good grass crop. 81
is especially encouraging is I'll
a prospect of better prices for cattl
n and hence the greater prosperit
h for our cattle owners. The pr
l. dictions of the agricultural depar
ment and the leading commissic
firms at the market points are tn.
stronger prices than have prevail
/, ed for several years may be g
= pected. Several good reasons f,
this prediction are given. III
p marketing for several years pa
has been excessive. The big IA
- ges have been cleaned out, the 4
mand for calves has been larl
and the cattlemen have supple
the demand to a dangerous poir
The producing capacity of IL
, herds and farm cattle has been r
dncnd while the demnnd has /