Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22
Cattle Notes.

and 5U,422 carloads were re-ship-
ped.
As compared with 1898 cattle
receipts at the four leading mar
kets during the past four months
decreased four thousand head.
The position Of cattle inspector
at Magdalena is vacant. Harry
Gray inspector at San Marcial is
tending to that station until an
appointment is made.
Sheep husbandry has a value in
making land more productive at a
less expenditure than any other
animal kept on the farm.
As with good management lambs
are one of the best sources of pro-
fit to the farmer who keeps sheep,
every essential to success should
be observed in raising them.
New Mexico has all the re-
sources that can be wished for any
branch of commerce, and her
prosperity will be advanced in
proportion to the efforts and en-
terprise of her people.
Last advices from southwest
Texas say that rains in that sec
ton have been abundant and grass
will soon be high enough to fatten
all the cattle in that heretofore
drouth stricken section.
Exporters took about $500 cat
tie from Chicago last week. This
is nearly 1000 head less than for
the previous week, but is 1000
head more than for the correspond
ing week last year.
The gcv9rnment has placed in
spectors in the various slaughter
houses in Chicago for the purpose
of inspecting pregnant COWS, and
they condemn the meat of all COWS
that have calves inside with hair
on.
United States cattle continue IN
heavy supply on the London and
Liverpool markets while home of
fering are light. Values are re-
ported at Get. per pound lower than
q week ago, with a prospect of
further decline if receipts remain
excessive. Best American beeves
are quoted at 11c per pound, est-
mated dressed weight as against
ll3c. a week ago, l3c. one year
ago.
Sheep buyers who have been
travelling through Texas report
sheep in bad condition and owners
discouraged. They think that
during the latter part of May the
market will be flooded with them
and inferior mutton. New Mex
leo sheep however are in fine con-
and no doubt will COM
mand top prices.
The southern New Mexico Cat
tie Growers Association will hold
a big meeting at Lincoln, July z.
This association from reports, will
be one of The largest organizations
of the kind in the southwest, and
will be of incalcuable benefit to
the cattlemen in gathering their
stray hoofs.
Clay, Robinson & Cos Live
Stock Report Of the 4th says:
Within the past two weeks the
demand for heavy cattle has fallen
off very materially. This is ac-
counted for directly by the warm
weather. Both shippers and ex-
porters have been taking lighter
class of stock, and as dressed beef
buyers purchase this class at all
times the most freely, the heavy
steers bave suffered some neglect,
and have made considerable de-
cline during the past ten days,
This is the usual course of events
as the warm weather approaches.
Heavy cattle naturally make a
larger proportionate shrinkage; do
not ship as well; are more easily
overcome by heat, and do not look
as well upon arrival as stock of
lighter weight. Beeves weighing
l 200 to 1850 pounds are at pres
ent in best request, and through
out the summer months the de
mand will center more especially
around cattle Of these weights.
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