Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-28
CATTLE, SHEEP, WOOL
Territorial Ranges in General Show
An Abundance Of Grass and
Plenty of Water.
EFFECT OF WAR ON MARKET
Uncle Sans Custom Will Have the Effect
of Advancing Prices-New Avenues Of
Trade 0pened-0attle and Sheep
Are Good Property.

Are Good Property.
That the government is a good Gus
toner will O 70 be realized by stockmen
throughout the country. A body of
100, 900 men in the field will eat five
times as much meat as the same num-
Der of men at home, for the soldier al
ways has his appetite with him. The
government is nov spending $1,000 per
day for meat in addition to its usual
amount and this will be doubled within
a month, or as o o as the second lot OF
volunteers are mustered in. Cuba is
destitute of mutton and beef. and the
island inhabitants, as well as the u. S.
army there will be supplied from this
country. The Philippines will receive
their supplies from the same source.
Soon the prices of cattle and sheep will
go kiting and the stockmen who are
now complaining because they assumed
obligations, expecting to meet them
from the early sale of cattle, and mer-
chants who advanced money to cattle
and sheep raisers anticipating quick
payment, will receive the benefits of un-
exampled prosperity. Uncle Sam is a
good customer, prompt and sure to pay,
and the increased number of mouths
which he has to feed, as swell as the new
customers he must provision, will make
the butcher bills something tremendous
this year. And the beneficial results
will reach every sheep and cattle raiser
in the Union.
Regardless of wool prices, sheep are
good stock, and although sheep are now
worth more than sheep and wool both
were under free trade conditions, this is
an excellent time to hold on to such
stock, for the prices are certain to ad-
vance shortly.
Although there are no buyers at pres
ent in the market, and wool is cOnsid-
cred dead property, eastern manufac-
turers assert that their supply will Don
be exhausted, and that the home pro-
Queer will then receive the benefit of a
ready market at advanced prices.
As to cattle, there is a great shortage
now. Canada and Mexico both show a
shortage as we'll as does the United
States. The tariff law checks imports
and to some extent this country now
has q firmly established export trade,
and no competition except from South
American countries, which are compete
tive only when prices are high. Better
financial conditions also have a salutary
effect on stock values. Top prices will
not be reached for the next year and
possibly in two years.
Territorial Stock Notes.
The 1898 calf crop will be q big one.
F~ockmasters report a good wool clip.
The cattle business is booming around
Fort Sumner.
Wool shearing is about half completed
in Eddy county.
Every man that can handle sheep
shears is employed now.
Shufford & East received a large bunch
of cattle at Clayton last week.
MI. Grover, of Lake Valley, Sierra
county, has 700 goats in IL herd.
Louis v. Olcease has $4,000 head of
sheep on the range east of Ration.
Recent rains in several sections OF the
territory have made sheep men smile.
W. II. Ballard inspected cattle for the
Hansford company at Roswell last week.
Charles Springer reports his Cimarron
ranch in fine shape and cattle looking
good.
The Penasco Cattle company received
II cars of cattle at Eddy one day last
week.
Don Luis Garcia, of Clayton, has gone
out to his sheep ranch to look after the
business.
James N. Upton delivered 400 head
of cattle to Beeler & Jones at Deming
last week.
Robert Hannigan has received 425
head of stock for his ranch Is miles east
of Deming.
The horses purchased by r. +. Barnett
of the American Pastoral company have
arrived at Roswell.
Sheep men are about through shearing
and are getting ready to dip their tlocks
as a scab preventive.
Mr.. Crum is driving 1000 head of cat
tic from southern New Mexico to a range
rear Denver.
Mr.. Green, of Colorado, was looking
after his stock IN the Clutton pastures.
near Cimarron last week.
Sheep are being moved to the noun
tains from the %lowlands. where feed is
being dried by the heat.
Frank Maestas, Of Clayton, was at his |
Sand Arroyo sheep ranch last week look
Ing after his interests there.
Thomas Ward has gone to Midland, |
after 70 Herford bulls and 10 Her.
ford heifers for Robert Hannigan's ranch
near Deming.
Garrett Il Mccormick have their cat
lie in John Taylor's pastures at present.
They will move them to the Clutton pas
.ures at Cimarron June l.
The CIay-Robinson company has con-
racted for 100 cars in which they will
hip cattle from southern New Mexico
md Arizona to Denver.
VIM. Green, of C~imarronclto, has sworn
warrants for the arrest of Chas,
Zones, Asa Jones, Gabe Railley and VIM.
Burton for cattle stealing.
The Matheson Commission company at
eddy received wool from the following
last week: Paul Kroeger, II, 200
Charles White, $4,000 pounds:
]. w. ONeil, 5000 pounds.
The Matheson commission house, of
eddy, is filled with sacked wool and be-
ore the clip is in another warehouse
will be filed. There are about 800, 600
yet to come.
The Matheson warehouse at Eddy has
'eceived the following amounts of wool
or storage until sale and shipment can
20 made: j. j.. $. Smith, IL, 10 pounds;
I. Rary, S,Sss; VIM. r. Turk. 5000;
7. w. Turknett, 11,9l1; 1. w. Rogers,
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