Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-12
THE BOOM IN BEEF.
Some Estimate as to- Visible Supply in
New MexicO-Range and Beef
Cattle.

The cattle raisers of New Mexico Sc
cured statistics one year ago which con-
vinced them that a beef famine would
likely follow this year and they governed
their business accordingly. The official
records show that in 1890, on April l,
there were in this territory 1,129,O00 head
of cattle. In '91 the number was 100000
less. In '92 only 100000 were returned
for taxatio n. In '93 three. quarters of a
million head were returned, and in '94ssthe
number was somewhat less, but, notwith-
standing their struggles to keep ahoat,
stockmen, encouraged by the outlook for
better prices and the excellent range
grass season-the best in years-pinched
and turned in every way possible to keep
their stock off the market, and as result
the number returned for taxation this
year is 721,625. On this basis expert
stock dealers figure the mum Der of neat
cattle now in New Mexico not far from
l 100000 head, and they calculate further
therefore that the marketable beef cattle
now on hand number about 100000.
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
AND TRANSFORMATIONS Department
of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. c., April 2, 1895. Sealed
proposals, Endorsed proposals for Beef
bids for beef must be submitted in
separate envelopes), Flour or Transports
tion, etc.," as the case may be, and direct
ed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
corner State and Twelfth Streets, Chicago,
Illinois, will be received until l O'Clock
p. M, of Tuesday, April 30, 1895, for fur
nishing for the Indian Service, Beef, Flour,
Bacon, and other articles of subsisten &c;
also for agricultural implements, wagons,
harness, hardware, medical supplies, and
long list of miscellaneous articles; also
bids for the transportation of such of the
articles, goods and supplies as may not
be contracted for to be delivered at the
agencies. Sealed proposals. Endorsed
Proposals for Coffee, Sugar, Clothing,
etc.," as the case may be, and directed to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos.
n and 70, Wooster Street, New York City,
will be received until o'clock p. M, of
Tuesday, May 81, 1896, for furnishing for
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beans, baking powder, soap, groceries,
blankets, wooden and cotton goods, cloth
ing, notions, hats and caps, boots and
shoes, and crockery. Bids must be made
out on Government blanks. Schedules
giving all necessary information for bid
ders will be furnished upon application
to the Indian Office at Washington, Nos.
~ and 70, Wooster Street, New York City,
or Corner State and Twelfth Streets, Chi
cago, Illinois; the Commissaries of Sub
sistence, U. s. A., at Cheyenne, Leaven-
worth, Omaha, st. Louis, and st. Paul;
the postmasters at Sioux City, Yankton,
Arkansas City, Caldwell, Topeka, Wichita,
and Tucson. Bids will be opened at the
hour and days above stated aud bidders
are invited to be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.-All bids must
be accompanied by certified checks or
drafts upon some United States Deposi-
tory, or solvent National Bank, for at
least five per cent of the amount of the
proposal. D. M. BROWNING,
Commissioner