The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-15

Reports From the Ranges Are the MAost
Favorable In Years.
The National Live Stock association
has issued the following bulletin:
with the exception of Southern
California and Western Oregon, the re-
ports from the cattle ranges of the
West and Northwest are more favor
able han for year With the excep-
ton of the drouth section mentioned,
Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas. Colo
RADIO, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Eastern
Oregon and Washington, and h grass
growing territory north of Montana
and the British Northwest Territory,
were, during the month of May, visited
with frequent grass-making rains.
The prospects are the best In 20 years,
and SO forward has this favorite wealth
er made the ranges that the movement
of cattle to Northern grazing grounds
will commence at least three weeks
earlier this year than last season. 1t Is
predicted that IL these conditions con-
stinue and the ranges cure. up right and
do not get too rank in vegetation. that
Utah, Western Colorado, Idaho and the
entire inter-mountain country will
have cattle fat enough to go direct from
the ranges to the market at an early
date. 1t is estimated h a the number
of this class that will be sent from
Il and Colorado will reach 1000
head more than in former years.
THE excellent condition of the ranges
i'm the South, with the exception of a
small district in the Panhandle, have
not mad the movement of cattle nee
essary, and consequently the shipments
from the South UP to this time have
been about one-third less than they
were a veal ago. AS there is without
doubt a scarcity of cattle in many dis
tricts, particularly in Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona and Texas, and what
cattle there are. being scattered over a
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ranges will continue to improve. max
ing the prospects for abundance of feed
during the coming winter most excel
lent.
Information received at headquar-
ters from Kansas is to the effect that
the importation of stock cattle from the
South has fallen of two-thirds during
the past Is days, but the shipment of
mature animals to the river markets
continue up to h standard. The con-
ditions exising in the former branch
of the industry seem to rave been
price OF corn. which makes it's feeding
to stock at the present prices Of fat
animals almost prohibitory. Another
factor in stopping these shipments is
h excellent and abundant crop of
grass in the Indian Territory and
Texas: Cattle contracted for Kansas
and Nebraska delivery are now being
held on these n in large numbers,
to be driven to the feeding pens this
fall. 1t Is estimated that the number
now in the Indian nations is 100,O 900
greater than last year..
I'm this connection. II may be said
that II the price of corn continues to
advance on ever remains where ii Is
now. that feeders. who purchased stock
cattle at the prices ruling this spring.
have excellent reason to anticipate a
substantial advance in the price of their
fattened animals this fall and winter.
There is a.material shortage already in
this class of stock. which will be an
other factor In bringing about this re-
suit.
The recent action Of the authorities
In re-establishing the quarantine line
in California so as to shut out cattle
from the drouth district of hat state
from going to other states has re-
opened a vigorous discussion between
h stock owners and those in author
was forced by the fact that fever ticks
were found OF the cattle in question.
The stockmen emphatically declare
that the ticks are the ordinary wood
tick and not the Boophilus Bowls.
While the presence Of the tick il not
disputed. on the other hand IL has not
yet been decided by.a scientific exami-
nation that 1t Is the dread fever tick.
OF these drouth-stricken cattle, about
5000 have been sent to other states:
half of this number came out by the
the Southern. There are about 1000
more that will come. and q. 200 70
5000 more that would come II they
could pass the inspection.
The number Of sheep that have gone
out IL estimated at nearly 100, 900