Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-10
OF INTEREST TO STOCKmEN.
THE CATTLE SITUATION Is NOT HOPE
FUL IN THE NORTHWEST.
Heavy Shows and Cold weather Have In
tcrfercd with Grazing - Favorable
Weather Has Prevailed In tho
South and southwest.

While the South and Southwest have
been having most favorable winter
for their cattle. the Northwest has been
suffering from severe cold and the cattle
situation there is not so hopeful. Will
lam Courtnay, live stock broker Al.
Miles city, Mont, writing to the George
II. Barse Live Stock Commission Com
pany under date Of February 4, says;
During the past two days II has
showed continuously and there are now
fourteen inches on the level The aver
age temperature for the past month has
been deg. below zero and the snow is
considerably crusted. and as a number
of days during the month were windy
the snow Is drifted and left the side
hills bare so that the cattle and other
stock can get feed.
Reports from the northern parts Of
Montana are unfavorable. and 1t is said
that large numbers of pilgrim cattle
are dying on the Marius and Cut Bank
ranges
"On the whole January has been n
severe month on cattle, and l trust we
may soon have our annual chinook,
which seldom fails to put in an appear
ance at this time and clears off the
snow
Last year the Ice In the Tongue and
Yellowstone rivers began running
March l. in the previous year March Il.
and in 1892 on March TO- l look for the
commencement of spring In a month or
six weeks, and hope no bad storms will
strike us before then"
s. j. Blythe, of Platte county, Mo-.
was in Saturday with twenty-five
Shorthorn steers of his own feeding.
They We're nice bulocks and we'll ma
tured. They averaged 1,435 pounds and
sold al s475. the highest price of the
day.
George II. Barse left Saturday even
Ing for New York and will sail from
there for Europe. where he will spend
several months in travel and on visit
to his son. George r. Barse. Jr., the
artist. who is now n resident of Italy.
Colonel w. l.. Tamblyn. of Chicago.
was here Saturday on a visit to his son
George.
f. Wickliffe. Seneca. Kas.. was here
Saturday with cattle. He says there are
not more than half as many cattle In
Nemaha county as last year, but more
hogs. Corn selling at 40 cents. The
young wheat looks badly.
f. A Cook, Clinton county, Mo-, was
at the yards Saturday with cattle.
Shelley Gill, New Santa Fe, Mo, had
In hogs Saturday
Lewis Casten and G. L. Jeffery, Quen-
emo. Kas.,. came in Saturday with
cattle and hogs.
George d. Abel. Perth, Kas., was at
the yards Saturday with cattle.
Petz & Hanna, Ellenwood, Kas., were
here Saturday with cattle.
o. ID. Williams. Warrensburg, Mo-.
was in Saturday with hogs.
Pollock Bros, Loisiana, Mo-, were
here Saturday buying butcher stuff and
feeders.
+. P. Bonner 6 Co.. Gainesville. Tex,
We're up Saturday with cattle.
]. II. Tuttle e Bro. and Smith &; Tut
tie. Minco, I. T., were at the yards Sat
urday with cattle.
d. Wagner e. Son, Decatur. Tex,
came In Saturday with cattle.
r. l.. Coble, Cleveland, Mo-, was in
Saturday with hogs
II. Foreman and ]. l.. Corum. Kear-
ney, Mo, were at the yards Saturday
with hogs.
Mike Hayes, White Cloud. Kas, had
In cattle Saturday.
Ray & Fulber, White Wright. Tex,
were up Saturday with cattle.
Todd e Keys, Nowata, I. r.. had in
hogs Saturday.
H d. Corner, Herlngton, Kas.. came
In with hogs Saturday.
Henry Steinkerchner. Newton, Kas..
was here Saturday with cattle and
hogs,
J. r. Fitzgerald. Jamestown, Kas.,
had in cattle and hogs Saturday.
]. w. Danenberg. Gaylord, Kas., was
In Saturday with cattle and hogs.
w. II. Abraham, Whiting, Kas., was
at the yards Saturday with hogs.