The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-12

already put on. So it happeasd
that with all the splendid, hopeful
start, tue majority Of the western
range cattle marketed at Chicago
this year were below the standard
in quality.
In the greater part of the range
country there were aouRdant rains
during the latter part nf@August and
in September, but the second growth
LOT grass, which these rains produced
added but little revenue TO the ranch
mans pocket Many Of the cattle
picked up in flesh, but it was svf,
aud "green lacking the firmne.s
W ilch range cattle should have in
the fall, and which adds so much Ia
their stability. Due 10 their 10.
finished condition much larger per-
centa se Of the cattle than usual had
TO sell for feeders. Fortunately the
de'naLd was good from this s,urce
III 'st OF the year, aud the prices
paid were close up TO those paid BY
tn. killers.
Although naturally disappointing
after such a brilliant commencement,
the season OF 1900 was by no mean
Il failure fiaanci div. COns,derin
the quality values va,ay.d qui'e
god aud shippers were iai.ly we'll
satisfied with returns. TIL. .na.-
net, with Il few exceptions. was
rl,her devoid OF violent fiuctuatio $,
though the trend was generally
down wards after the latter part IT
Al-u,y The highest poiut touch.
ed was 1915 in August. September,
anu Ostuoer, the bulk selnng at
s4.25 l@t q. II reduced to an aver
age tisur. it would BE- close lot4 50
! f,r the seas ms business against
ST. 80 last Year. o. account Vi ths
dry weather there wa y large pro.
!portion OF COWS and heitsrs ship. ed
to market u id fewer cattle were 70.
tanel than for many years. The
/ supply for the year amounted to
/ l47 900 head, being 5000 less thAa
last year, $1,000 less than in 1898,
aud The smallest 10 over twenty
" ars The supply Of cattle on The
western ranges has shown . stsady
decrease for several years, or since
the fashion Of feeding cattle in Tex
~ raised he price in thtt stats 30
| high that the northern ranchman
1 sought his feeders from other sour.
c,s. The sheepmen have pre.empisd
lnany Ct the abandoned ranges, and
the volume Of range cattle raising Is
not likely to be again Whist il vas
years ago. The important fact
should not DO overlooked that the
breeding up process Is going ON
rapidly in the west. The high.
J|grade Shorthorns and Hsrsfords
from Wyoming and Colorado exibl.
ted at the Intera stioaal Live Suck
Exposition opened the eyes Of many
Of the cattlemen 10 the cora grow.
ling states, and demonstrated that
vest has live md energetic stocl
raisers, Who are rapidly pushing 70
4 the front.
Cattle arr. going on the range ia
only fair condition, snd some losses
may be expected II The wister proves
severe. The Helena Independent
says Of pros pects Ia Moatans:
4 But there 10 no question the feed
is short on the ranges ell over Non
4 tana. There 10 enough fesd. previd'
ed there are no heavy anow falls
but it there shauld be : deep blanket
OF snow, aad II should 10y for any
considerable lsagth q time, ther,
will b heavy losses. Buyers Wit
have bsen over the ranges, sne
Others who aps acqusinted with th,
conditions, are unanimous in the re.
port Of short grass this fall -must
shorter than for mssy years. Tit
growers who are fixed to feed have
bought up all the hay they could
, get, aud have thus prepared them
selves as far as possible for til,