Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-23
NEVADA CATTLE.

ranges, and Neyad's cattle are not a
portion OF the rear guard.
Nevada has tho finest mountain
ranges in tho world and produces
feed for stock winch is excelled by no
known country. She has thousands
of square miles Of territory, capable
of feeding countless herds of stock.
and she has an enterprising, ener-
2etic' people who take pardonable
pride in their cattle and who aim to
keep them in demand in the nlarts Of
cattle barter and trade. '.'. ..-
Cattlemen OF Nevada have of late
years been lifted from the mire by
Eastern demands and Eastern buy
ers. For years we were subject to
the prices made by the cattle buyers
OF California, who hesitated at moth
ing to keep the price of our cattle
down and to control our output of
beef. In this they were aided and
abetted BY the railroads, who made
such freight rates as shut our pro-
dncers out Of the Eastern markets.
Some two or three years ago, how
over, conditions we're reversed and
the EASTERN markets were opened up
to us by the cooperation of the rail-
road systems from Ogden on. From
that moment the price of our cattle
showed all upward tendency and cat
tlemen OF this State .breathed freer
air, for they no longer felt the yoke of
the oxen buyer of San Francisco,
grinding them down to compulsory
sale OF their stock, at a ridiculously
low figure as compared with the
prices obtainable elsew here. compul-
sorry because it was either accept
their Offer or face bankruptcy.
Since this condition has been in-
augurated, the spirit of Nevada cat
tlemen has been reincarnate; new
Interest has taken hold OF them, an
independent living is assured to them
and they have been quick to see and
apprehend the possibilities attached
For two years six train loads Of cat
tie have been shipped to the East,
where one has found it's way to Cali
fornia. The railroads have further
encouraged US by giving us free tran
sportation both ways with every
three cars Of stock shipped, 30 that at
last we see the opportunity to legiti-
mately recover from the blow which
was so fatal to US in the winter Of
'9O-'91.
II must be remembered, however,
that universal law applies to the
price OF cattle, as well as to that Of
any other commodity on earth. The
price OF cattle is governed by the law
Of supply and demand. No tariff law
will ever effect their value, up or
down the scale, so long as the demand
for beef continues.
1t is our opinion that for several
years to come the price of beef will
Yield abundant return ON investments
made and care exerted. The tariff
law has raised the value Of wool and
sheepmen throughout the country
will eviDce disposition to hold their
sheep from their markets for the pro-
duct Of their wool and the profits de-
rivative therefrom. This in the ag-
gregato will naturally withdraw a
good deal Of mutton from the mar
kets and maintain the demand for
beef cattle. When sheep owners,
however, begin to unload their NUT
ton, the demand for beef cattle will
mversely decrease in like ratio and
the price will accompany it proper.
tionately.
BE that as it may, however, cattle
will always be good Investment. for
beef is a necessity, and IN absolute
one; the demand for it can never Mt.
terly cease, for hungry mouths must
ever be fed and beans and potatoes
will not alone suffice.