The Dickinson press., 1902-07-05
Ranch Talk


Frank Geiser and father, of Richard
ton, we're in Dickinson on Monday with
their clip from some over 400 sheep.
This family used to live in South Dick
inson, but 3 years ago they moved into
the country and commenced the raising
OF sheep and cattle.
Nichols, Dupee & Co. bought about
10000 pounds OF wool at Sentinel Butte
this week. including the Nollet and o.
sted clips. The same firm bought 1885,
600 pounds in Glen Ullin, paying from
- to lac.
Last week grain fed cattle sold in
Chicago at $40 per cwt. live weight.
1t seems that the wool organization at
Glen Ullin has gone to pieces and the
growers are selling individually where
they can find the best inducements.
w. r. Sherburne of Menomon,e, Wis,
has bought l2oo horses of James Con.
verse, practically all the stock horses he
has for market at the present time. De-
livery will be made today.
Henry Schultz was in the first Of the
week to deliver the Brennan sheep to
Parker Bros. & Alley.
w. L. Richards sold $1,000 pounds OF
wool this week to J. Koshland 4 Co. OF
Boston at I4Hc. The clip was from 2.
year old wethers and averaged a little
better than 8 lbs. c. M. Dinsdale also
sold 1860 pounds to the same firm at
the same price.
Two trainloads of X I T cattle from
Texas were held recently for IS hours in
jamestown because the shipper had los,
his receipt showing that the cattle had
been inspected by a federal officer. The
paper was finally found and the cattle
allowed to come along.
F. E. Morgan has been busy the past
week hauling his 80 sacks OF wool from
the Cannon Ball country.
Its estimated that the Texas woods this
season will amount to 100000 pounds.
There was a time when the production
was 27,ooo,ooo pounds, but the people
are engaging more in cotton and cattle.
This years clip in California is estimated
at 100000 pounds against ~5o,ooo,ooc
in former years. Washington and Oregon
are probably holding their own, while
South Dakota may be considered as on
the decline. North Dakota is increas'
ing west of the Missouri river, but cas-,
of the river the wool clip this year will
not be so large as in years past.
Edwin Johnson recently bought IS
yearling cattle of Preston Wilson and
Vim. Lang bought 100 rs of the same
party, who, it is said, is going to engage
in the sheep business.
Review: The prices paid for wool in
Glendive so far have ranged from I2N
to ID cents, but all think that the mini.
mum price has been paid and the maxi
mum will reach IS cents or better. The
P. B. Moss clip of 100000 pounds al
Wibaux was sold last week for IS cents
and sales have been made around Fl
Benton and Great Falls for as high as It
cents.
Sheriff Goodall has gone to Canada
with a car of horses. Nat Brady had a
car in the same shipment.
The trainload of II cars of steers
which Lum Higgins brought in from the
west will be summered at the head Of
Spring creek. Schuyler Lebo will have
charge of the herd.
Geo. Nj. Frye has bought 200 yearling
steers OF Trask & Fuller.
w. L. Richards bought 20 horses OF
Tim Randall at $50 per head.
Jacob Zimmerman who has been keep
ing 1000 lambs for H. L. and L. J. Dick.
inson and A. Hilliard at CSC per head
was in Dickinson this week with wool,
Mr.. Zimmerman has lone we'll and will
soon have a good band of his own.
Gotta & Burgster sold the Brennan
clip to Nichols, Dupee & Co. at I5c and
the Atkinson clip at l4Ac.
Crosthwaite 4 Metcalf sold their wool
6o sacks, to Justice, Bateman 4 Co. a,
I4Mc. The same firm bought I3,ooc
pounds of P. E. Anderson and 1900 Of
E. Paulson at 14Ac.
H. L. Dickinson & Son have go sacks
| cf ,v,0ol fr0- <ho p0hscor ~l,~o ,~l <L@
same number from their Ash coulie
ranch.
John Bang marketed about 1o,ooe
pounds of wool this week at l4Ac.
Mike Johnson sold 5000 pounds O
wool to VIM. Jackson at 14%c..
The Hilliard clip from Sentinel Butte
averaged over 9 lbs which at I5c make!
sl.35 per head.
This week the Owens Cattle Co. re
ceived a carload of Hereford bulls To-
their ranches north.
billiard & Merry have contracted
their woool from the south, about 6o,oot
pounds to Jackson's house at l5c.
E. E. Cook marketed over $500 worth
of wool on Wednesday. Nichols, Dupee
& Co. bought the clip at I5c per pound
the average weight per fleece being
nearly six lbs. Mr.. Cook has d large
proportion of lambs in his band.
J. w. Higbie, a South Dakota WOO
grower, unloaded IL cars of western
sheep at Eland the first of the week
After Inspector Whinn gets throrgt
with the band they will be trailed south