Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-29

g. Auo OloOul Chbblo COmpduy ID
preparing to ship rs cars of cattle
from Roswell to their Montana
ranges.
The Trinidad Romero cattle,
consisting of about 800 head, will
be shipped from Las Vegas to
Kansas points on June lst.
The Reese herd Of cattle, 1900
in number, coming from the lower
Pecos, reached Las Vegas last week
for shipment to Wyoming.
1t is estimated at Chicago that
from $4,000 to 100000 head of
sheep will be sent abroad from
now till October let.
While wheat growing has degen-
Grated and cattle production prov
en- scarcely profitable, the number
of sheep in Great Britain has
steadily increased.
One should aim to conduct the
sheep business so as to be able to
put the products On the markets
when they are in the greatest de-
mand and bring the best prices.
Combined receipts of sheep at
the four leading western markets
last month were only 752 larger
than a year ago. Chicago increased
over II, 900 but the other points de-
creased about 10000
The movement of stock has COM
menced in earnest on the Santa Fe
road. P. J. Towner inspector for
the northern district, reports that
the shipments since the first of
April have been something over
2O,0OO head.
w. H. Wilder, of the Antelope
Springs cattle company, aud
Frank Lower of Council Grove,
Kan, are in the city, stopping at
the European. Mr. Wilder was at
Lamy Junction, where w. A. Skin
ner, for the d. L. s. cattle compa-
ny, turned over to him yesterday
several thousand head of cattle
Albuquerque Citizen.
Best heavy cattle have been
selling on the Chicago market late
ly at S4.40; more than a dollar
lower than this time last year.
Light cattle are in fair demand
and last week brought a premium
over the heavier grades.
There is ample room for en-
couragement for the range cat
tlemen of the great west. So long
as the labor troubles exist through.
out the country and the Coxey
movement continues, the demand
for beef or meat of any kind wal
not be normal. When these dis.
turbances have ended there should
be a change for the better, but
when they will end is a question
too deep for us.-Southwestern
Stockman.
The future values of cattle are
summed up by the National Stock
man in the following sensible
terms: "The heavier run of cattle
for the past week or two has prob
ably been due to the fact that feed,
ers who had calculated upon early
pasture we're disappointed by the
set back given to grass by the cold
weather early in April. Feed wai
pretty closely consumed in many
sections, and they preferred tC
market their stock rather thar
hold it at additional outlay of mon,
ey. When the change from dry
feed to grass is made it is only rea
sonable to suppose that cattlemer
will be in position to hold theil
stock and lighter supplies may b'
Q spec cd for time In all probabil
ity such a condition will strength
en- the markets and help priceI
materially. There are, however
impending conditions which ma.
affect the trade adversely. Tb,
strike among the coal miner
which at present seems general, il
continued any length of time, viii
probably have an effect upon th'
consumption of fresh meats, as n,
class of laboring men are create
meat eaters than miners. If nothini
of Importance ttanspires to inter
tere with the general business o
the country there are grounds 70
hope of better cattle markets be