The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-06

The movements of live stock to the
four principal markets from the west
has been. take it all around, the
heaviest ever known and it is taxing
the big dealers wits to handle the
daily offerings, but so far the killing
and cold storage facilities, as we'll as
The capital, mas been equal to the
emergency and everything offered has
found a ready sale at prices really bet
ter than could be expected, considering
the hard times prevailing ali over the
United States and the demoralized con-
dition OF the meat trade in Europe
Whether the political agitation is cut
ting any figure in the markets OF the
old world we are unable 10 make
prediction. Certainly they are the low
est known, recent quotations from
Liverpool being S31 cents for American
beef.
A recent cablegram from London an
nounced the arrival there of the ship
ment of fat cattle made by number
of feeders at Emporia, Kansas, OF
which mention was made some time
ago in The Herald. We regret very
much that the condition of the market
is SO bad over there just now, this De-
ing the initial step in the line Of eX-
porting at first hand. We had hoped
the venture would be crowned with
reasonable success, but the present
prices on the other side are entirely
too low to warrant any attempt on the
part of the inexperienced farmers 10
compete with the wei organized line
OF dealers, who have had years of eX-
perience and possess ample capital to
hold back from sale their purchases
till such time as the market VIII war
rant their going forward
The run Of grass cattle from southern
Texas has been light, principally on
account Of so many young cattle haV-
ing been bought during the past three
years by northern ranch men and
taken as one and two year ODDS TO the
ranges in Montana and the Dakotas to
mature, where the southern long-horn,
that only weighs $50 to 900 pounds If
LETT on the southern range, will grow
to weigh from 1900 to 1900 pounds, and
sell on the market with corn-fed west
ern cattle.
The usual cry of dry, hot weather
comes from Arizona, where the ranges
are badly eaten out. Both cattle and
sheep are suffering for grass and water
and but little of the stuff left there viii
be fit for market this season unless it
is shipped to Colorado TO fatten, where
the ranges are reported as being excel
lent
This r amer of handling cattle was
adopted several years ago by New Mex
leo and Arizona cattle men, and much
of the stock that would have died had
they been left on the range. have gone
to western Kansas, where plenty of
free open range is TO be had and where
the stock improve and always find a
ready market at good prices. For the
class Of the offerings, had this plan
been adopted by the ranchmen of
southern Utah, a great many cattle
that have been left to die on the
drouth-stricken ranges could have been
saved and sold for a good price, which
would have brought thousands of dol
lars to the owners. while under the
present mode of handling. they have
all been a total loss.
The movement of native cattle at
the stockyards the past month has. been
very heavy and too much credit can
not be given to the present manage
ment. Mess~s Iearv and Warren. Tor
the ability displayed in working up
such a large business for one OF Salt
Lakes greatest enterprises over 10000
cattle were shipped in and sold by
Utah stock-raisers. and went to Mon
tana. Wyoming. Nebraska. and North
Dakota. A great many private sales
were made by local dealers that did
not pass through the yards, and on the
was good.
PERSONALS.
B. F. Saunders is up north cleaning
up his summer deals, which have been
large.
NJ K. Parsons is back from Oregon,
where he has been for the past month
securing and shipping cattle to Mon
tana. He reports a very satisfactory
summers work.
Ross Wright. big cow man from
Wells. New. is stopping at the Cullen.
having come in 10 take in the mid
summer carnival
Miles French, representing the Kan
sas City stock yards. is quartered at
the Knutsford and will spend the bal
ance of the season in the west.
Mike Hogan from Salina is at the
Cullen, talking about sheep shipments.
James Andrews of st. George, one of
the big cattle men Of the state, is at
the Cullen ard will talk trade with the
best of them.
Scott Davis, the Omaha man, is at
the Cullen.
Locking after shippers at the yards
with cattle the past week were 3, 2.
Saunders, with several trains from the
south; Stevens & Co.. with a shipment
of beef from Echo; Hill Bros, Frank
lin. a car of fat cattle; Robert Reeder,
Soda Springs. a car Of steers
J. W. Williamson, Peterson, came in
with a bunch of good stuff.
A F. Brown of Peterson had in
shipment Of good grass cattle.
NJ. Keller, a regular shipper was on
the market and sold out at good
prices.
A. r Litto-' of Kaysville was selling
cattle at the yards the past week
z. c. Brown had in drive that was
sold to W. Wood & Co.
The Island Improvement company
had in a consignment that went to the
Utah Slaughter company.
Frodsham & Yates of Brigham had
in a drive Of 100 head that went to the
Utah Slaughter company.
George Crisrnon made a shipment of
horses to Red Rock, Mont
Caravans Bros. Of Payson made
shipment Of sheep east on Wednesday,
GARFIELD BEACH RESORT.