The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01

The year just closed has been one Of
the most active in live stock circles
since 1882 and 1888, when large COM
panias of foreign capitalists were at
tracted to this county by the then &C
tive markets. caused principally by in
! experienced men all wanting to become
/ cattle kings, as they We're told that
the business was a perpetual picnic,
was all profit, and that all that was
necessary was to buy a COW and brand
/ ing iron, and in due time start out.
The result of these investments by for
eign capitalists are still fresh in the
memory of many of US who remain on
the range country. The price then for
good well-bred herds on the ranges
was $25 head, all animals branded to
be counted.
Notwithstanding all the range coun-
trs was heavily stocked from the gulf
to the British possessions, it was not
an uncommon thing TO hear people say
cattle were scarce and could never go
down. But they did go down, just the
same. and it looked for a long time
like the bottom would never be
reached. During those years of de-
preston many of the large herds on the
western ranges were closed out, and
then again the cry went out that cattle
must be scarce; but this was not the
true condition of things While the
large herds were being closed out,
much of the same land was being
brought into cultivation by irrigation,
and being settled up by thousands OF
small farmers. all having a few head
of cattle, and, keeping them as a far
mer is compelled to do, his Increase
was fully 80 per cent more than the
same number of cows would produce
if run on open range. This change Of
former customs deceived the entire
feeding districts, and, coupled with the
change of the administration and the
much-coveted wave of silk and hons.
sweetened to the most delicate tas e
by the Dingley high tariff bill, seemed
to loosen the purse strings Of the
money-lender of the east, and for a
time the entire cattle and sheep-grow-
ing districts were flooded with all
kinds of money. 1t is safe to bet that
in every transaction the commission
man and Spectator have been smart
enough to keep the mortgage on the
cattle, corn-crib and farm between
them and the mOney-lender.
THE TARIFF CHANGE.
The change in the tariff has neither
stopped the heavy Importation of COM
mon cattle from Mexico nor kept beef
up to the price it was a year ago. The
increased number of cattle imported
from Mexico during the first II months
of 1897 over the same time in 1895 was
13l. TAP. The increase in November of
this year over the same month in 1896
was II, 153. The number imported the
first IL months of this year was 279,276
which went 10 the following states:
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mis-
souri,.
Today there is double the number ct
cattle or feed ever known before not
Vithstanding the heavy expectation
hoe on al h.
Exporters claim TO be losing money,
and no doubt are, as the market has
been bad in London. LIVERPOOL and
Glasgow, most of the season ranSing
from 10 to u cents, and at this time
Of the year we do not see how the mar
ket can improve. Now that the Lenten
season is approaching. this in the east
and foreign countries cuts a big figure
in the meat trade.
HOGS.
Another serious trouble is the very
low price of hogs. The enormous in
crease IN the output of this class Of
meat has been wonderful. The export
Of hog products from the principal
ports OF the United States for one week
alone during December was 34,02S,0 900
pounds, and still Kansas reports half a
million more hogs nov on hand than
year ago.
BIG MOVEMENTS.
For fear cattle might get scarce, a
small district in Texas during the last
half Of November moved up 100000
head above quarantine, so as TO have
them available in the early spring.
Denver Omaha, Kansas City and St
Louis all show a big increase in the
movement Os all classes of live stock
through their chutes the past season.
In addition TO the large quantity Of
mentioned Colorado
Kansas and Nebraska have now on
feed one and half million sheep.
To = cool and calm thinker, it does
not look as though meat of any kind
would be scarce, or that prices would
be high.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
1t IS hoped that when the national
meets in Denver next month
some plan may be arranged whereby
better estimate may be had OF the num-
Der Of cattle, hogs and sheep now in
the United States, and their location,
for the benefit of growers, shippers and
feeders.
The number of head Of live stock
handled at the four principal markets
the past year has been:
Cattle, 5,SS5,s0 hogs, IA, 7OO,100; sheep,
ISIS, coo.
EXPORTS OF HORSES.
During the month of October. accord
ing to the recent report OF the bureau
Of statistics, 1852 head of horses were
exported from the United States.
against 3.1SS head in 1896. OF these,
Great Britain received !. 701. head: Ger
many AT head; other Europe, 746
head; British North America. 31S head;
Mexico. SO head; West Indies and Ber-
muda, 231 head.
The exports of horses from the Unit
ed States during the first ten months
OF this year have been Sc, 416 head,
against 24.24S head exported the first
ten months of 1896. Great Britain re-
ceived 1886 head; France y head:
Germany. 5,44S head; other European
countries, Ass head; British North
America, 5,513 head; Central America
and Honduras, 1913 head: Mexico 1902
head: West Indies and Bermuda, 1882
head. The total values of the ten
months 81, exports is estimated at 81
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