Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-19
AND CATTLE
Ranges ofthe Territory Being Rapid
ly Stocked from California, Arr
IONA and Texas Points.
SHIPMENTS EAST
War Will Create a Greater Demand for Beef
and Cause Prices to Advance
Wool Holding a Good
Investment.

Investment.
The stock industry is receiving more
attention than ever before in the history
of New Mexico, and the temporary set
back owing to the war scare, which
caused prices to drop and induced buy
ers and sellers to transfer their transac-
tions to later dates, is being Offset by
the large bank reserves demanding in
vestments, and looking to stock as a
safe one. Prices are firm at SIS, $40
and $23, and the market has an upward
tendency. 1t is generally realized that
war, instead of increasing the number
of cattle and decreasing the values, is
creating a demand and, consequently,
prices are climbing up and will continue
to advance until fall deliveries give a
check. The foreign demand is as strong
as at any time, and will increase. A
great shortage of beef cattle is admitted
by all.
Ranchman generally are improving
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ers for improved stock at all times. Old
cattle producing states in the east, such
as Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and
Missouri, are being devoted largely to
farm products, and to producing feed
for the cattle secured from the west.
The field for the cattle business in this
territory is gradually broadening and
local st0ckmen are taking advantage of
the conditions.
The demand for wool is not strong at
present, but local growers are not af-
fected, for they have no inclination to
sell. The manufacturers stock is being
rapidly consumed and prices will ad-
vance shortly. Present holders of wool
need not worry about the outlook, for
that article, in storage or on the sheep,
is a better investment than the money
secured and drawing interest on gov
eminent bonds.
GENERAL STOCK NOTES.
At Anton Chico the lamb crop is a
success.
Sheep men had good success Landing
at Liberty.
Spring shipments of cattle from Grant
county will be light.
The Pecos Valley railway is handling
two trains of stock per day.
J. N. Upton is gathering 600 head
of yearlings for shipment from Deming,
Emelio Valdez, of Springer, is improv.
ing his stock with thoroughbred Here
ford bulls.
E. Oyharzabal, of Capistano, Calf, will
establish a large sheep ranch in Colfax
county.
Sheep and cattle values in New Mex.
leo have increased over $50, 900, 900 in
the past year.
Kemany Ritter, of Liberty, has ship
ped IL carloads of steers to his Kansas
pastures.
Last week 3,024 head of stock were
sold at Eddy, the selling parties receiv.
ing $54,4s3.5O {.
Carrot & Mccormick have received
400 head of Arizona cattle for theil
range neal Cimarron.
Jaffa & Praeger are shearing 1000
head of sheep a Roswell and 1900
head at Lake Arthur.
Excellent grass and an abundance Of
water make the Alamogordo, Guadalupe
county, sheep men smile.
The Bloom Cattle company is unload
ing and branding it's importation of Ari.
IONA cattle at Lake View.
About 10000 head of cattle from Ari
IONA and Texas will be added to the Col
fax county range this spring.
Judge L. s. Trimble reports that 10,
900 California sheep are grazing on the
pastures east OF Albuquerque.
Oscar Troy, of Colfax county, says hi.
sheep are healthy, well feeced and tn
lamb crop will be unusually good.
j.. p. White, of Roswell, has shipped
1900 head of yearling steers from
Charming, Tex, to Kansas feed lots.
Hon., Sol. Luna, of Valencia county
SAYS the lamb crop is unusually larg'
and that the percentage is 1O6 this year
At Puerto do Luna and alongrthe Pin
tada the rains came too late for sheer
men and they lost 80 per cent of thief
lambs.
w. G.. Hamilton, of Eddy. lost 1Ol
sheep (ewes with lambs last week
Their death was due to wet alfalfa ant
poison weed.
Ed. Brown, of Silver City, received
200 head of cattle from the upper ant
lower Mimbres last week for shipment
to Kansas.
A. M. Richardson, manager of thu
Captain Land & Cattle company, ha.
started 5000 head of cattle from Roswell
for Folsom.
L. v. Olcease has leased the Dawson
ranch neal Maxwell City, Colfax county
and will stock it with $1,000 sheep from
Mojave, Calf.
Fred Harris, of Aztec, bought bunch
of cattle of n of the Firebaugh boys
last week. Harris will range them neal
Parrot City, Colo.
John Rouiller, P. w. Vaughn and jim
Long have delivered several hundred
head Of cattle at San Marcial for east
ern shipment.
The numerous SHOWS In Colfax county
have saturated the ground with mois.
ture and stocklnen are now sure of
good pasture there.
Sheep thieves are working in the
Hope district. j. 0. Cameron, John
and George Beckett and Gilbert O'Neil
have lost about 600 head.
Hood s. Cunningham, =. Dickinson,
William Brahm, Julius Wellgehausen
Christian Fleury and John Lucas, shipped
$50 head of cattle from Silver City last
week.
A. J. Crawford, of Eddy, is shearine