Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
cArrls sIllL Low AND DULL.

Stockmen among Ne are about uoue
taking an interest In stock prospects for
the future, aud look over what ls said
about u more for the fun of u than tor
any hope II more promising outlook
they may lind held out. still the dullncss
of trade may be given little variety by
feading what stockmen elsew here have
to say Of the situation, even u the rain
bow Of promise has no very brilliant
coloring Tor the business. Even In the
far West where the great bulk of the cat
tie of the country are grown, the busi-
nee. has the same discoaraging outlook
that u has To the Eastern farmer.
In referring To the continued low
prices of cattle the Drovers' Journal
says, stockmen are sgrced that they
can't raise cattle at the prices they are
bringing now, aud things vii have to
take q turn pretty soou or most of them
will be-, financially speaking. deep In
On. hole. The trouble IL most of them
have the cattle already raised, which
they would like to get rid of, even st
cost price. Those Who have had hogs
To follow the cattle have been able tn
make one hand wash the other aud so
come out In fairly good shape, but In
many localities farmers have no hogs Ia
speak of and feeding cattle To q 400 or
1900 pound weight aud selling them nj
s5.s5 Ia stt0 has not proved . very
profitable business. When asked about
the outlook q prominent csttleman terse-
ly remarked; III YOU cSb tell me when
there will be better outlet for meat
products then I will tell YOU when the
live stock market viii Improve" Ga
this, then. hinges the whole question.
Most dealer. can hardly get rid of what
they have. aud would be- as much pleas
Ell AZ anybody else to see q general re-
yl,sl Of business. Cattle buyers arr
urged and almost forced to take cattle
which they don't really need, and so
long As this Il the condition of affairs
prices viii rcm.ln low. a. soon N q
little pressure II taken OF the cattle
market In come. Hood. IL would seem
a. II all the cattle In the country must
have their heads pointed towards Chica-
20.
Another paper from the rsnge coun-
try. the Texas Livestock Journal, re-
pests a similar story. II says. the past
year has been one Of low prices and dis
a.ter, and on this account cattle owner.
have rushe,i their stock into market and
sold for What they could get, aud, this
process lowering the prices still further,
slaughterer. found market for all they
could furnish, took all ofierings, and the
result was q rash reduction Of beef cat
tie. mutton aud hogs.
This reduction In the number of ani-
NAL. In the country. u clsim., however,
IL already beginning Ia b. felt aud pulss-
tion l. morc favorable To better prices.
The American cul,lyator, Boston,
iri.s to take an encouraging View of the
situation In that there are reports from
all quarters which indicate q scarcity Of
cattle In the country Tor the near future.
Very often Il claims that this Il the case
after long depression.
Of course u II proves that an actual
shortage exists. ordinarily We might ex-
pet the next would be rcturn To bet
Ter pric,.. hut 10 the present condI-
ton 81 the bu.lnes. % the country any
marked improvement would be- slow Ia
take effect. 80 that We see small chance
for an improved demand for cattle 10
long time 10 come. Maine Farmer.