The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-11
aIerald Special Report.l


The good judgment used by ship
pers the past week in not over load
ing the market, has done much goot
in keeping prices up through the week
Trading has been brisk and buyers
have shown a disposition to take holC
with a spirit that would indicate more
confidence than existed the previous
week.
Spectators are still manifesting {
tired feeling, and are slow to get IL
line for much business on account oil
the feeble condition of the meat trade
London dealers claim that prices
would rule stronger there if conditions
were more favorable here. This change
can only be maintained by the united
efforts on the part of the shippers tc
| keep back with as much stuff as posi-
BILE, and keep the run down to the daily
demands; then confidence will be re-
stored, and buyers will have some idea
as to where they stand.
We are willing to predict that July
and August will show the best prices
for the year, for the reason that the
cattle usually fed for the summer mar
ket will all be sold; it is impossible to
feed through the summer without max
ing heavy cattle, and as this class of
stock is being furnished, feeders see
nothing in the future that is encOura g.
ing, and are unloading as fast as pos
sible. This is why the export trade has
been so heavy Of late During April
exporters handled double as much as
any previous month since the trade
was established, the demand all being
largely in favor of the medium weight
classes The feeders Of heavy cattle
could easily see their fate and the only
avenue of escape was in unloading.
Another good reason why we look for
better prices in July and August is,
that in the western range country, viz.
North Dakota, Montana and the south
west, the season is fully thirty days
late, and no good grass cattle can be
had from this section before the last
part of August Then the runs will
be light unless the market is exception
ally good. The high price Of last year
brought to the market much of the
stock that would at other seasons been
carried over, and a shortage for this
season, in consequence, is by good au-
thority, fully 20 per cent, with a feel
ing among ranchmen to start out this
season, unless prices advance materi-
ally
Top cattle year ago were $5.S5; the
same day this year $4.05; this is the
touch of high life" the 6. o. p. prom
ised us if we would only stampede the
unterrified in Washington. 1t is much
further from Washington here, than
from here to Washington.
The buy of cattle last week for ex-
port was 200 cars, against So a year
ago, a good showing for our American
orr IoV.e,
claim they are doing the business at a
loss (and we are inclined to believe this
is correcD. II is impossible to make
money on any commodity when it is
low. This is fully demonstrated in the
Eastman company's Qimited) annual
statement for 1895.
On cattle exported by this firm at
the good prices of last year, their an
nual statement shows that they cleared
up $216,5S0 net.
A new departure in Oklahoma is the
schoolmarms' cattle company. Forty
young women have organized the Pam
handle Cattle company and will devote
half of their earnings to cattle rails
ing. We would suggest that the party
having the patent on boomers open a
branch house close by.
The movements of stock during the
week has been light. Ten cars went out
from Thompson's Springs for local
points in Kansas
The Utah Feeding company had
shipment from Lehi to pasture I'D
north.
M. S.. Nelson, of Mount Pleasant,
came in Friday with a car of fat cat
lie that went to the United States
lacking company at satisfactory
prices
George Harvey, of Mountain Home.
da., is in the city from long trip
south, where he closed out a good
bunch of horses at good prices. He re-
ports cattle in old Mexico high. and
buyers thick.
The center of attraction among local |
railroad men the past week has been
down on the Sanpete branch, where
the local wool companies are holding /
about three million pounds Of wool, |
which will soon move east by the line
offered the best terms and as none |
Of the representatives felt disposed to !
open the way to a long term in the
7tate prison it required grand stand /
play from start to finish. While some
we're making a talk as sweet as that |
III Marc Anthony to Cleopatra, others
we're using language that would not be
considered the square thing in Sunday I
school
w Heu the decision was rendered and /
t came out that the Tall Poplar of the
Plains, representing the Buffalo
Jhasers,' had secured the haul as far
Us the river, many funny things were
'ald and done The always pleasant
ind affable representative of the line
whose initials indicate that the Con
luctors Rob Innocent Passengers"
vas heard to hum a few stanza.s of
,Old Grimes while the man of the
Night Shade Line" was heard to use
uch language as one always hears at
he winding UP Of a keno game. while
mother who considered at all times
hat he was in close touch with the
deal" was heard to say-"it does beat
I}lp'
The hog market is still bad. with mo
prospect Of anything better soon.
'ackers claim that hogs can be raised
t profit at So a hundred, but farm
rs consider the risk very hazardous.
nd feel much better when the price is
,bove ST.
The approaching hot weather NAV
ave a tendency to stiffen the market
s more cured meats are used during
he summer than in winter This is
ne industry that no other country can
yer think OF competing with US in;
ne Argentine may grow cheap cattle
nd sheep, but the bacon and lard must
ONE from the corn growing districts
the United StaItes-a corncrib cross
all any hog wants to make him
borough bred.
A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller of Canajoharie, N. Y.
avs that he always keeps DR.. Kings
lew Discovery in his house and his
amily has always found the very
est results follow it's use; that he ,
rould not be without it if procurable.
:. A. Dykeman, Druggist, Catskill,
!. T., says that Dr.: Kings New Dis