The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-03

AS we predicted in our last weeks
report, the cattle market opened this
week much better than last and prices
have remained steadier than for some
time past, though not good, by any
means. Still it is some encouragement
to feeders and shippers to know where
they stand The runs at all the mar
kets have been very light on cattle,
with good demand for good quality
light feeders Of any age and any size.
The demand for Utahs continues
good, with plenty of intending buyers
in the field. but it seems hard to get
the seller and buyer together.
On the export side a remarkable in
crease is observable in the expectation
of living animals for food. To Britain
during March we have sent cattle to
the value of $4,000 pounds sterling,
again $4,000 pounds sterling in 1895.
This represents a third more cattle
than was exported in 1886, because the
as a year ago, to say nothing about
the big increase in dollars as shown
above.
From the Argentines the increase is
proportionately much greater the
value being 1000 pounds sterling in
1886, against $4,000 pounds sterling in
1885 for the month OF March. This
heavy increase from the hotter zone
has had much to do with keeping down
the prices of our beef. While the cat
tie Of South America are inferior to
our well-fed stock, the good always
goes down in sympathy with the poorer
class.
In England but few people eat meat
oftener than once a day, and many of
them only once a week, and, of course,
are looking for the greatest number
of pounds for the least money, regard
less of the quality. Unless something
is done in this country soon to give
employment to its poor, much the
same condition of things will exist in
this the most prosperous country on
earth The poor are getting poorer
and the rich richer. In London alone
there is said to be fifty vegetarian
restaurants that feed a thousand peo-
pie at meal, and it is safe to predict
that none of the boarders are butchers
or stockraisers. 1t has very truthfully
been said that it is impossible to cor
rectly estimate the extent to which
economy in the use of a staple article
can be carried, but it is equally true
that no one can properly compute the
splendid recuperative force of a great
nation. Despite the Venality and stu
pidity of the politician, the supineness
of merchants and manufacturers and
the ignorance in the lower strata of the
voting population, our commercial af-
fairs are gradually assuming a more
hopeful aspect, 1t is absurd to sup
pose the combined intelligence of the
American people will not ultimately
find way out Of our financial and
business troubles. This is like waiting
for the millennium to many of our once
prosperous breeders and feeders who
are already ''peoned" for life.
The one thing beautiful about the
western rancher is that he is never
whipped. When a cyclone like the
present hits him he may be seen pun
ishing few extra jolts of aqua
denty,' and perhaps rolling a few
extra cigarettes, but he will never lay
down as long as the running amt all
taken up, and always hopes for light
after darkness. If there is any class
of men who ought to enter the celestial
city on general principles, it is the
puncher. In their easy way of taking
hard times they remind me of the
miner in Montana during the early
days, before railroads were built and
freighting was all done by teams, and
breadstuff was high. This fellow had
and came out in the spring, lean and
lank as a greyhound. He came into
Helena and went to one OF the large
supply stores, and ali he wanted was
a peck of meal, which he said would
last him three weeks, and by that time
blackberries would be ripe, and the
proprietor could go to h with his
cornmeaL
A prominent cattleman from Colo
4 q q
same outfit, and while we were COM
the pay was good. He had reference to
the Big Four and knew what he was
saying.
]. r. Hickman left for Gunnison last
night to deliver to Mr.. Z. P. Creighton
Of Montrose. Colo, the last train of
the once noted herd of cattle belonging
to Ryan & Ream. Shipment viii be
made today to Sapaneiro, Colo. The
Rio Grande will get the haul.
J. F. Brink of Grand Junction is at
Salina looking for any old thing to eat
Uncle Sans free grass.
A. S. Burr of Delta is in the field
for string of Utah's choice feeders,
and viii not be comforted because they
are not.
Preston Nutter. from the Strawberry
country. has been spending the week
in the city and will either sell two or
three thousand head, or will buy as
many, if things come right.
1t is kind OF nice to know that you
are loved at home, if not abroad. The
Americans during the year ending
March l have consumed 123, 000, 900
pounds more hog meat than the pre-
ceding year-a decided decrease in the
domestic absorption of lard. Compare