The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-11
WYOMING STOCK INTERESTS
SHEEP ARE TAKING THE PLACE
OF CATTLE.
j. M-Whitney Tells of the Condi-
tons Existing There-A Herd of
Buffalo For the Fair.

j. NJ. Whitney, of the firm of Cham
beers & Whitney. of Evanston, Wye.
is in the city. He stated that the loss
of cattle during the past winter was
confined in Wyoming to the eastern
portion of the state. All the cattle and
sheep that range west of a line drawn
through Rawlins north and south, had
never Wintered better in the history OF
the state. He stated that Wyoming
Was fast becoming the sheepmen's
country and it was only question of
a few years when they would possess
the state. Only five firms in the west
still range cattle there. All the country
south of Rawlins has been given up TO
the sheepmen, and firms that formerly
ranged cattle have been forced 10
change their holdings into sheep. Mr.
Whitney says he is surrounded. by
sheep, but having purchased large
tract of country from the Union Pacific
he has succeeded in holding his range.
In speaking of sheep Mr. Whitney
says that they have passed through the
winter finely and are in splendid
condition. No loss was experienced
during the past cold spell, as shearing
had not commenced. He declares that
the business is being overdone in that
section and that there is disposition
upon the part of the sheepmen 10 sell
and get out, and that in his opinion 4
large number will be thrown upon the
market this season.
The cattle market is steady, accord
ing to Mr.. Whitney. and he cited an
offer which was made for a bunch Oh
5000 head of range cattle, which
amounted TO So per head throughout.
1t must be remembered, however, that
among these were a large number
which are ready for the market.
Mr.. Whitney's business in the city at
this time is to arrange for supplies for
his ranch. He will return to Evanston
in few days.
The well known livestock buyer and
broker Il. T. Saunders, is preparing for
the seasons campaign among the fiocks
and herds of the west Last season he
purchased in all $4,000 head of cattle
in Oregon and Utah. OF these he has
disposed of $1,000 head, 10000 from Ore
gon and 5000 from Utah. He is hold
ing the Il, 900 head he has on hand and
says he thinks that the market is look
ing up. At present, however, the
number of buyers is far short OF what
it was a year ago at this time, which
may be accounted for by the price
which stock is held at by the ranch
ers, which he states is nearly prohibit
is falling off, as the demand for NUT
tons and stock sheep is much less than
a year ago. During this month he has
disposed of II 900 head of ewes to
George Beckstead of Riverton, Utah, at
s4.25 per head. This figure, however,
was given before they were sheared.
John II. White leaves this morning
for Antelope island TO pick out a num-
Of hng
will be especially fitted to exhibit at
the Utah state fair. 1t is Mr.. Whites
intention to bring herd of buffalo over
and place them on exhibition at the
fair. This will prove one of the at
fractions of the show, as the Antelope
island herd is one of the few remaining
in the country.
Stock shippers say that just at pres
ent there is a lull in the shipment of
cattle. For three days there has been
but very little stock at the yards north
of the city. There are several train
loads coming in from the south the lat
ter portion OF the week and some from
the west, so that the weeks average
will be good.
John a. Edge of Burns, Colo, is in
the city. and win look over Utah in
search of feeders. He states that stock
is very high in this portion of the coun-
try. a. b. Kelly is another buyer who
came in from Colorado yesterday
and was spending the day
the local stockmen. Mr.. Kelly
is connected with several large cattle
firms that range their stock. from
Grand Junction to the White river cat
tie country, and it is thought he is
hunting up range cattle for his COM
panieS.