El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-12

All the markets are holding up well
and probably will continue to do so fOl
the next two months.
1t is just possible that some of our
cattlemen in attending to the matter
of improved bulls have neglected CIV
ing the proper attention to their cows.
Utah is preparing to ship 1000, 900
pounds of wool to Boston and Philadel-
phia. The raiserS are holding tina
product for eleven ard twelve cents,
although sales started at nine cents.
The cattle shipments at Deming this
| week were increased $500 head over
| last week, there being 10000 shipped
through this point, during the seven
days just past, occupying 400 cars fur
nished by the Santa Fe company.
The impetus which has been given
TO the improvement of Texas herds
recently by the plucky purchases of
few of her most progressive stockmen
is of inca'culable value and will be
most likely to act as a stlmulant to
others to ''go and do likewise"
The state of Montana has recently
issued through Governor Smith num-
Der of rigid regu' ations governing the
transportation and admission of stock
into the state. Southern cattle, from
the fever-infected area are admissible
only between March ] and November l
OF each year.
To our friends, the northern breed
ers: You tod US that Texas cattlemen
didn't appreciate fine breeding and
wouldn't pay the price required for
something extra good. We want you
to take it all back now, and at the
same time enlarge your herds. Texas
will need lots more of your bulls and
your best ones a t that.
Come to think Oft, the average cat |
tleman does not pay as much attention |
as he should to his COWS when aiming |
at the up grading of his kerds. 1t will |
pay from time to time to weed out all
the sorry COWS and off colored ones, re-
placing if desired with a better class.
Of course the providing of full blooded
bulls must never be neglected, that is
f you expect to get top of the market
or your yearlings.
The Southern Pacific delivered to
he Santa Fee this week 1900 head of
sheep, shipped from Mesa City, Ariz-
ma, $500 going to the Chicago Live
Stock & Com. Co. and the balance
we're billed to Nolan & Booth, Kansas
City. The sheep are in fine Slaughter
ng condition.
TIOh IepOII d eau IL, ueAI wen
hipments of cattle will go over $1,000
lead.-Headligh
There was deal of kicking during j
he past winter at the disposition of !
eeders to rush their cattle on the +
market in habitat condition, but few
attic We're kept back till really finish :
d. This seems strange in view of the ,
heapness and abundance of corn. One !
God end was effected by this action +
prevented an accumulation OF cattle +
rom flooding the markets at the r
nish, and now there is no over-supply
cattle in sight. Food lots contain q
ever animals than year ago, distill- I
RS likewise. Light runs are the rule :
t the 10 arkets nowadays and, on the o
hole. the Journal sees no reasons to q
nticipate material decline for the
ext sixty days. The condition rather r
1dicate the possibility of an advance. e
No hard aud fast rule can be laid Y
own as to the most profitable time for
5ock farmers to market their steers. I
ONE contend that they should be sold
5 yearlings, other at two years and C
Till others insist that the ra' ser should i
eep the steer till he is four years old o
nd ''get all there is in him out of D
im." This may be best when grain b
nd feed stuff are cheap and abundant t
n the farm, and on the other hand s.
Ould be the worst policy possible
here these conditions were lacking. e
ne thing is certain, however, every W
ock farmer should and could raise a y
IF worth on present markets Sl2 to @
5, at year old, instead of runty, c
ot-bellied scrub worth only half the e
oney. n