The Dickinson press., 1901-10-19
Stock ltoms.

The Flynn brothers bought 70 young
cattle of R. c. Hill and may buy a few
more if they find what they want.
The Drovers Journal was in error last
week in quoting the weight of c. c.
Mead's cows, which should have been
1880. The cows sold at A.35, making
them net their owner about SIS per head.
At Billings, Mont, lambs are quoted
at sl.5oeto sl.75.
H. A. Davis & Co. bought the Frank
Mead bunch of cattle-oI head.
D. B. Zimmerman has just bought
5000 Montana sheep which are being
trailed to his ranches in this state.
A. H. Arnett went to Montana Mon
day night to receive 600 cattle-2's and
SIS. He expected to have the cattle in
Dickinson not later than Fridayor Satur-
day of this week.
Geo. Harkins had two steers in
Chicago last week which weighed 900
pounds, an average of 1880 pounds.
Andy Shipley bought 81 cows and
calves this week of an Omaha shipper.
The price paid was $50.
VIM. Lang of Yule was in the city last
Saturday to buy cattle, but he seemed to
think that he would wait a little.
Conductor S. P. Gotta and Bronte Burg
ster, who have had sheep with E. E.
Cook the past three or four years. have
divided up and placed their share of the
stock sheep with a Nj. Atkinson in Bill
ings county. Mr.. Cook now has a good
band of sheep of his own.
Alex. Fowler drove in cattle for a
shipment of 6 cars last week but was IN
able to make up a full stock train out
side of the two which were loaded and
consequently held the cattle over until
this week.
Massacre & Simpson are after another
trainload of Kansas City steers.
One Amburst has bought 48 cows ano
calves of Geo. Frye, cleaning up his two
carloads of Minnesota stuff.
Peter Heiser has bought 20 2-year ole
steers of Geo. Frye.
Jefferies, Frye & Co. are buying an
other trainload of Kansas City cattle
which they expect to have in Dickinson
the first of the week.
A carload of Indiana rams for thu
Northwestern Ranching Co. were re
ceived at Dickinson this week and tn
same were dipped as required by law b!
Inspector Billy Whinn.
w. A. Shaw believes that 5head of hi
cattle loaded at the Eland yards tn
night of Oct. 6 escaped from the car ant
will probably file a claim against the N
P. for the value of the same. 1t will b
remembered that it was dark when thi
train wa loaded, and some of the rail
road men think it is possible that tn
cattle got away before the train left tn
yards.
Frank Eklund of Belfeld received 81
per head for a car of his rs and a fe,
cows of Jefferies & Co. B. Coulson G
the same place also sold the same firm
car at s42 per head and another at 50.
There were some cows in the lot.
One sale of 1900 4-year old ewes {
: Billings is quoted at s2.25 per head.
At the Fenno auction sale on Wedne'
day it is said that the property sold wei
Some of the cattle purchasers we're
follows: ]. S. Birdsall Is yearlings s2s.f
s4o, Little Missouri Horse Co. a-year Of
, heifers s34.75, Henry Myran dry COW
calves $3.50.
t J.C.Oyhus' cows sold at $500 and s2.5
Dan Manning sold a. head of 100
steers at s4.25 on Mondays market.
Twenty head of the Henry Muect
cattle, bought by Allen & Westo
!, weighed 2o,76o pounds on the Dickinsc
scales.
/. E. Phelan had several hundred ca
tie on the Chicago market this wee
One lot sold at S. and a lot of IS hes
? were quoted at s4.25.
: The average weight of no head Of Il
, Murphy cattle-weighed at Dickins.
after I2-hours' shrink-was l248 pound
The cattle we're shipped direct to CT
cago where their average weight was II
pounds. They sold at SAYS, havir
S been purchased by Allen & Weston
$500 per cwt., Dickinson weight.
The North American quote the sale
: the 2 and 3-year old Gustafson Gait
from Taylor at $500, 1873 weight. Thu
add that they think this best sale of tn
: weight cattle made in many years.
{ Thos. Fisher and w. D. Roney load
Z cars of cattle for Chicago on Frida
8 They also had / car in charge for Fish
l Bros, and went along with the shipmel
: Fred Egar loaded a car for Chica
: market the same day and A. D. Elfstro
n loaded 3 cars, the latter going to Chica
! with his stock.
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