Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-24
CATTLEnWILL SELL WELL.
Prices are now Righ andlTherc Is no
Reason why They Should go Lower.

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Montana range cattle men, accord
ing to the present outlook, who have
cattle to ship to market this year, are
going to make money. There is a
shortage in the supply, and the mar
kets will have room for all of the range
cattle that are shipped, whether they
be feeders or beef animals. Among
the visitors in Helena, come TO attend
the meeting of the North Montana
Roundup association, says the Inde-
pendent, is II. p. Heren, the chief in
spector at Chicago of the Montana
Stockgrowers association. Mr.. Heren
has been on the Chicago market for a
number years and is as we'll posted on
the situation as any man who was in
attendance Oh the meeting.
1.-The outlook for range cattle was
never better to my knowledge than it
is this year. said Mr.. Heren. Corn
has been so high that comparatively
few cattle have been on feed this win
ter, and there is an actual shortage of
cattle now. Corn brings 65 cents a
bushel, and owing 10 the drouth last
year the number of cattle fed in COM
parison with previous years, was
small. There are lew top cattle re-
ceived on the Chicasro market now, and
Notwithstanding the fact that the re-
ceipts are largely made up of half-fed
cattle, they bring close to So d hum
dred. That means good money for
the animals. Several Montana men
have shipped cattle to Chicago this
spring and they have netted $50, 500
and SO a head. Every man in Mon
tana who has fed this winter and
shipped to market has made good
money.
II do not see how there can be any
decided change toward lower prices
this season. Even ii5pe middle west
feeders start in now IS get cattle ready
for market, they wilt not be in condi-
ton for market before the grasses are,
and the range cattle will have the
best of it.
''From all 1 can learn Montana cat
tlemen have been particularly lucky
this year. The loss from the winter
has really been nothing. / belive that
| in two instances several hundred head
were lost, not so much because of hard
| weather, but because in blizzard
| cattle were diven over a precipice, and
were piled up and stnotl cred by drift
ing SNOW. This happened, I believe,
in the eastern part O the state. There
were, l believe, two cases of that sort,
| and outside of that 1 have not heard OF
any losses. It is true the grass has
not begun to come, bat there is plenty
Of time for good rains and good ranges.
Last year many Montana cattlemer
| held back all cattle that were not in
prime condition., because there was nc
| demand for feeder cattle. These ami
| mails have come throt 9Th the winter IL
good shape, have another year to their
credit, and will. if in good condition.
bring good prices this year. This is
the silver lining of the drouth of last
year to Montana cattlemen.
"Sheep have not advanced i'll price
as have cattle,' said Mr.. Heren, ''bu
they have commanded good prices
Some Montana men who fed in this
state this winter and then finished
their sheep on screenings for a montl
in the east, sold at good profit. Th
high price of beef has naturally create'
more demand for mutton, and al
classes of live stock have been bene
titted.''