Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
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" "a HlLE TIE days Of large
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herds are thing of the
"A past Utah nevertheless
IA holds her own when 1t
N&l comes 10 the cattle busl-
ness During late years
much attention has been
paid to the breed and quail
fly Of the animals IN this state WIN
the result that better stock comes from
utah today than ever before
Since the sale of the Island Catue
company. and the Canaan Coop heros
M 1852, ana 1895, there have been no urge
lunches OF cattle owned by single
Individual or corporation IN this state
Cattle companies no longer pay dlVl-
dends to the extent of 100000 IN TWEEN
ty-hve years, as was the case In the
last named company-the herds have
an been broken up and today what
cattle is sold and shipped out or the
state is done by the buyers VINO pur-
chase the shipments from the rancll-
man and small farmer IN all at q
rough estimate there are some seventy
1--WE dealers In Utah VINO make u q
business TO buy up feeders and snip
them into the corn belt TO folten Tor
the market
me cattle business during the cur
rent wear has not been 40 good as II
was during 81. 'gS. 'g0, which we're
essentially banner years as iar as
prices went, This Wane can De largely
attributed to the falling Of of the corn
crop In Kansas whore the major por.
ton Of the Utah livestock IS Fhlpped
In order to gain the requisite amount
of market flesh It has been found
from long experience that the utah
ranges are not especially adapted Tor
beef for the butcher.
Utah prices have suffered In cOnJunc-
tlon with the conditions generally all
over The West. with the result that
feeding cattle are today quoted at fig
ures that run possibly fifty cents lower
per hundred pounds than the prices
which were In vogue last spring ana
dealers look for the same state OF ar
fairs to hold good next year.
At conservative estimate there
have been $4,000 head OF cattle of bona
nde Utah cattle shipped out OF the
state during the past year with rre-
ponderance In favor Of the Hereford
and Shorhorn breeds, These named
classes Of cattle have been STEADILY
growing In favor among the iaisers
year by year until they bid fair 20 Dust
the other breeds II has been demon-
stratod that the Hereford whi'e taced
cattle are specially adapted for utah
ranges from the fact that they are
hardy and are endowed by nature WIN
good rustllng qualities while the short
horns are perhaus O shade less popu-
lar. but viii do considerably better pro-
yidng they have plenty Of good feed.
An estimate given by y prominent
catteman Of the number Of head of
stock In this state places the hoofs and
horns nc present In Utah az
Mich COWS. 1880, average price
$3.50, other cattle 21S.0O0. average
price. yearlnrs 49, twoyear-old
steers SEQ, and over two-year-old S2i
It Is further estimated that there are
n 900 horses and 600 mules in Utah
The demand for good horses and
mules has been extremely brisk during
the past year horses fetching The aver
age price Of S2i while mules have been
ten dollars higher. Good teams, how
ever have brought much higher prices.
The demand In fact, for good horses
has exceeded the supply and they have
been snapped up at solid figures by the
agents for railroad contractors and the
remOunt officers of the British army
who have been supplying the troops In
South Africa during the past two years
with American horses via 81. Louis and
New orleans.
UNDER EXISTING CIRCUM-
STANCES.
Utah ranges are carrying nearly all
the cAtile and horses In conjunction