Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-02
NEW MEXICO STOCK CONDITIONS.
Rangesi in Splendid Condition Range
High-Ranches Receiving New Cat
tle-Prospects Flattering.

Present prospects for the sheep and
cattle men in New Mexico are very fiat
tering. Ranges are in splendid shape,
prices range high for all kinds of
stock, while the demand for feeders
does not lessen. In fact, it appears now
that the supply of lambs will fall far
short of what the markets will call for.
The disposition on the part of buyers and
feeders not to pay the prices that were
last fall asked for sheep and lambs has
the opposite effect on the market from
as a rule, refused to sell at the figures
offered and the buyers are beginning to
weaken, in some instances paying the
top price of last season for good lambs.
Among the cattlemen, while prices are
not expected to go much higher, the de-
mand promises to exceed that of last
year and the market will be exceeding
ly brisk for stock that is in fair to
medium condition. In some sections of
the territory cattle are being shipped
in on the ranges in large numbers and
very few, if any, sales are being made.
The cattlemen are e~ndeavoring to en-
large their holdings in order to increase
the herds for coming years and sales
will be largely restricted on that ac-
count. The fall round-ups may result
in the sale of large numbers of old stock,
but the young cattle will be held for
future deliveries.
Territorial Stock Notes.
1t is estimated that Sierra county has
so, 900 head of goats grazing on its hills
and valleys.
The troops at Fort Bayard will be sup
piled during the coming year, with
fresh beef by Frank Jones.
New Mexico will hardly furnish lambs
for Colorado feeders this year. They
are worth too much right at home.
"The ranges around Hagerman in
Chaves county are simply perfect
states a cattle maj from that section.
McKeefrey Brothers shipped 1,7oo
head of fine sheep from Grant county
this week. They brought 80 per head.
j. O. McKeen has bought the Denton
Robertson herd of goats. There are
IT'S head of goats in the herd and Mr..
McKenna paid ST. per head for them.
The Bloom Cattle Company of Lake
View, in the Pecos valley, has received
a large consignment of cattle from Ari-
IONA.
The ranges of southeastern New Mex
leo have not been in as fine condition as
now for a score of years, say stock men
in that neighborhood.
The ranches and cattle at Pleasant and
Dry Creek belonging to Isaac Siggins
have been bought by T. II. and j. d.
Wilson. The ranches are in Grant
county.
The Gross, Blackwell's and Browne &
Manzanares' Companies warehouses at
Las Vegas, are busy places these days.
Large numbers Of wagons loaded with
wool are discharging their freight at
their doors.
The grass is growing so finely and
high over near Roswell that F. G.
Bloom, of that place, facetiously re-
marked that there would be danger of
the cattlemen losing their calves in the
tall grass.
A Folsom nan thinks that the mum
Der of lambs in the territory this yeal
will be far fewer than last year. He
also says there are no wethers worth
mentioning, they having been bought
up very close last fall.
1t is reported from Springer that the
wool clip from northeastern New Mex.
leo for this season will be IS per cen
greater to the same number of sheer
than it was during 1897. One firm at
Springer will handle 1000, 900 pounds
of wool this year.