Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-20
LIVE STOCK REPORT
The Semi Annual Report of the Sec
rotary Of the National Live
Stock Association.
MILD Y INTER, EARLY SPRING
Sheep Conditions Are Good-Prices On
Suckers and Feeders Are Keeping Up
An Increased Demand For
Range Horses.

of live stock in the west has Deer sent
out by the secretary Of the national
live stock association:
Denver, Colo, June 19.-The secretary
of the national live stock association
submits the following as the semi-an-
nual report of the range conditions of
live stock and the live stock industry
for the period covered by the first six
months of 1900:
Reports received from association
correspondents located all over the
western country show a mild winter
and early spring. There were a few bad
storms during the month of April in
some sections, but losses were not ex-
tensive. Large amounts of winter feed
were left over in nearly all sections.
Heavy movement from southern to
northern ranges is reported, and re-
markedly excellent conditions are re-
ported from the northern ranges, indi-
eating an early movement of cattle in
the fall, but probably 25 per cent fewer
TO go to market.
Sheep conditions are fully as good, if
not better, than those reported for cat
tie. Lamb and calf crops have been I'M
usually large in nearly all sections.
Prices On stockers and feeders are
keeping up remarkably well, and
Iarn coor,c ls+t1o lt,p,-;;~, Is
run to market, owing to the great
abundance of feed on the ranges and
pastures. With the exception of the ex-
IRENE southwest, where some damage
Gus conditions prevail, and the outlook
for the stock grower was never better
in the history of the west.
One of the surprises to the stockman
has beer the increased demand for
range horses. A few year ago these
horses were absolutely worthless, but
to-day they are being gathered and are
bringing prices from SO to $40 around.
This has added a large and unexpected
revenue to the stock industry Of the
range.
The only sections reporting drouth
are Arizona, southern California and
southern Utah. The northern ranges of
Montana and the Dakotas had album
dant early rains, but lately there are
some reports of dry weather. On the
whole, however. conditions could hardly
be more favorable. The movement Of
cattle to the markets can hardly exceed
the demand, and stockmen, generally,
expect a continuation of the present
prices until fall.
All the breeders of fine stock report
that their sales for 1900 promise to be
the greatest in ten years, with a strong
indication that it will be the banner
year of their branch Of the industry.
Possibly the most conspicuous feature
of the industry has been the remark
ably good prices obtained for fed lambs
and sheep on the several markets. Not
since 1893 have prices shown such a
high range as they have the first SIX
months of this year The advance was
gradual from the first of the year until
the early part of April, when the top
Of the hill was ~reached-$7.55 per hun
lred for lambs at Chicago. This for the
Colorado fed lambs, and as high as any
nave ever been sold, and the other mar
'lets proportionately high, considering
freight rates, and sheep in fleece 1915.
While prices have f1uctuated some since
then, the lower range has been partly
because the best sheep were sent in
shorn. Western sheep, corn and screen
ing fed, with the Colorado product al
fed, have made up a large
percentage of the offerings, n the
has been uniformly good, which
a measure accounts for the good de-
they have met with. The general
good feed, materially assisted by fin
and spring weather, has paid
owners well this season. Exporters
nave been good buyers of the heavy |
sheep, and the shipments have
,nly been limited by lack of shipping
on the ocean,.
Swine have shared well in the pros |
)erity of the live stock industry. The |
supply from week to week in the early |
BART of the year was less than a year |
1go, and in consequence the market
,rices increased as high as $1.70 per
hundred. Later there has been a slight
with a corresponding reduc-
ion in price, yet lowering close around
he S. mark. J
NEW MEXICO. 4,
Eastern section-Good spring range;
heep and cattle in good condition; win
err losses will not exceed 2 per cent;
amb crop. 80 per cent; calf crop, 70 per
.ent. Southern sectlon-Sprlng rains
lid much good; many contracts closed
or y%earlings at SIS to SIG; twos at SIS
0 $40; threes at $21 to 1923; cows at SIG
0 $1S; heifers at $14 to $685. for year