Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-11
GOOD PRICES FOR CATTlE.
Rangers VIII Command as Much or More
Than Last Year.

11t
Than last Year.
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., live stock
commission merchants, OF Chicago,
In their weekly letter say:
On the basis Of present values
range cattle should start in this sea-
son about the same "a the beginning
OF last. There is no particular differ
ence In the condition of the general
cattle market as compared with a
year ago. We are enjoying a re-
markable demand for oil grades OF
cattle, and the outlook at the pres
ent time is favorable for good range
cattle and we are Of the opinion that
prices the coming season will be as
good as a year ago. We give below
different opinions of different stock
men throughout the range country.
The concensus OF opinion is that
shipments will commence reasonably
early and cattle will be in good con
dition. although the maiur portion
oi the range country has suffered by
drouth and winter feed viii he short.
Northern Montana from Fort Ben
ton east, all through The MILK Riy,r
valley, is suffering from Il drou'h,
having practically had IA gcarral
rains tuuly lncal showers, since
grass started. TIM past month huS
ueen very warm, the last TWO weeks
especially SO, the thermometer haN-
ing registered ns high n no degrees
in the shade. This, connected with
strong winds has tahra thy zap out
- al. ..t.. 1.-.,.EF..r tItF ..t.HF.r "a a..
brown as in October uul waiter very
scarce. There can hr no hay put up
aud some oi the rHurDmrn who have
been in the habit ul winter lrediug ~
portion Of their rutilH trr anxious as
To The ourcumc. This may cause
them 10 ship all mcrrhantabI" cattle
rather than run the risk ut winter
loss. Indications are That irrigated
land will not lDyc more tlpln hall
the crop ut hay. TIA" country west
OF Fort Benton on the Montana Cen
trail. and west uf Austin pn the main
lire of the Great Northern, is in much
better shape. This country, being
contiguous T. the mountains, has
mad n fair rainfall.
The conditions existing ON the
ranges along the line ut the Northern
Pacific road are far from being en-
c%ouraging. BEGINNING nj ~thceHstern
line. Of the state. both north and
south Of the railroad, the country Is
Cried mp NJ the present time. These
conditions exist as lar west as the
mouth ui the Big Horn, From this
point west, the conditions arc some
what better, though the range Ou
fha -..fh md I..,,tlt eide az fl.. Aal-
lowstuue nre at the present time
what they usually are the latter
part Of August or first ni September.
Still. however, stock Is In quite good
condition.
The ranges in Wyoming have been
suffering for want uf rain and in the
western and northern part ri tie
state much uneasimrss Is expressed
still the opinion seems toprerailtha
Wyoming will send early beef Ia
market this season. They had plen-
ty Of early spring moisture AMI
grass was ccrtninly two weeks carli-
err this spring than usual. There j.
plenty of feed flr the summer and IL
is predicted that range cattle from
Wyoming will Ice early and good.
North Dakota sends rather encOur-
aging reports oi the condition ui
cattle. They ARE generally fat and
looking fine Mt this time uf year.
However, with the dry weather pre-
vailing in that state and shortage ~
hay. ranchmcn will be- inclined tn
ship pretty close this year So there
will undoubtedly hrlihcral shipments
from North Dakota this season.
A correspondent ut Pierre, South
Dakota. states there will be the usual
amount Of early beef shipments and
that the cattle will commence Ia
come tn market early in August
There has been considerable rnin in
South Dakota. We received advice
from Faulkton several days ago. re-
porting two days rain in that part
of the state.