The Dickinson press., 1903-10-31
RANCH TALK.

TNlCudIuIOu udH y CAI
native steers to market soon. In
summer he h S his stock out which gives
him a chance tn raise some CROPS and
put up hav at the farm for winter iced.
ing. Mr.. Webb finds corn \ good crop
and had a Geld this year that averaged
IS bushels to the acre. Wheat he says
always makes a good crop following
corn.
Paris & Co report the sale of g 3-year
cd native Polled Angus, Hereford and
Shorthorn steers, average weight 1884 lbs.
belonging to George Harkins, at $500,
also 4 or 5 head at $3.50. Last year Mr..
averaged l473 lbs and sold at s7.ao DER
cwt. This seasons sale was made on
the 2Ist, and Mr.. Harkins who returned
from Chicago the first of this week, saws
that he is we'll pleased with the sale. He
saw prime corn fed steers sold At $s.ls
which is but $50 per cwt. higher than
he received per cwt for his grass fed
cattle.
E. F. Messersmith had a cars of cattle
belonging to Mrs. Caroline Busse and
L. A. Simpson on the Chicago market
on the 10th. The average weight for the
4 cars Of steers was I226 and the price
per CWt. Was p3.75.
]. o. Gray sold cattle last week at a,
$500, 50, and sz.55.
Among those who shipped from Dick
lhson on Sunday were Walter S. Parkins
3 cars, d. N. McPhee E and ]. w. Silver
E. c. Hudson of Woodstock, Ohio, was
here the past week with a car Of Ram.
bouillet bucks from his Fountain Park
flock.
Allenberg & Co. report the following
local sales for last week: One car OF
3-year old Polled Angus steers, averaging
1910 lbs. for Harry NJ. Hammond, S4.6s;
II native steers for R. L. Jackson, part
3-year-old Herefords, averaging 1873 lbs,
S4.4o. They also report the sale Of I Car
of choice yearling wethers orion Evans
at 81 per cwt.
Messrs. Keene, Godfreyson and Com
fort, of Haley, each shipped 2rcars of
cattle IN Sunday. Jim Towne Of the
same locality also shipped l.. The most
OF these people from the south are breed
ing their own cattle.
Stock cars were short at Dickinson for
the a. loads on the goth.
On Wednesday 385 out of $50 OF the
l. Nollet sheep sold in Chicago for ex-
port at 1870. The average weight was
I24 lbs. which made the sheep net the
owner nearly 81, per head. The C.. c.
Kirkland on Wednesday and probably
will not be placed on the market until
next Monday. A. L. Martin sold sheep
at $40 this week. H.. c. Miethe sold
cattle at $3.50.
E. J. LeSueur of Yule sold lambs on
the Chicago market at $3.50 and year.
lings at $685.. He had sold 2 cars this
year.
]. E. Phelan has just finished market
ing nearly 50 carloads of beef cattle and
will now settle down to enjoy himself
with his family through the winter. Mr.
Phelan was a heavy buyer of stock last
year but he purchased at prices which
enabled him to sell on the low beef mar.
ket oil this year and pay expenses and
fair rate of interest on the investment
Mr.. Phelan is breeding the most of hi,
stock now and this is where he expects
. to make his best profits in the stool
business.
]. K. Moody sold l6 cows on Monda,
at S2.75.. The average weight wal loIl
lbs. Foley Bros. sold IS steers, I17t
weight, at 81. Geo. Reid sold % 1870
steers at 1865 and ]. Reid 10 lo62-steer.
at 1886.
This week practically winds up tn
stock shipments for this year. Owing
to the prices the shipments have mo-
been as heavy as they were last year.
Paris & Co. report the sale OF 20 hea,
of steers belonging to Geo. Burgess aver
age weight 1854, at $4.l5. The sale wa
made on Monday. They also report thes
sales. Geo. Mime AZ, I284-steers 50 g.
G. Menge ~, ll6o-steers 1886, F. Ches
rown 26, I3o8-steers SASH, IS, I37l-steer
S4.87H, - I44o-steers $3.50, and 6 1873.
steers S4.4o. Ferguson 10, I37o-steer
S4.85 and 50. I288-steers S4.47H.
Shipments booked for the goth: Rich
ards & Howe 10 cars, Connolly Bros
:, L. Eyer & Son 2, Massure & Simr
in son 10, Jeferies 4 Higgins 10, p. I
e Berringer 4, Measure & Simpson 8, l
81 H. Ross 1, Mike Miller z, L. George
q. and Sandy Stewart I. The North-wes,
y. ern Ranching Co. were booked for
cars of sheep on the 18th.
]" Twelve head of the S. M. Ferris steer
1875 weight, brought $3.50 on Monday
market; 8 head, 1879 weight, $3.50, III
sale was made by Allenberg & c,
a Coils and Pelissier sold ~ head, III
e weight, at 1915,
We do not buy our jewelry from
department dry goods store or a tin to,
house. W. buy from jewelry manu-
facturers with a world wide reputatio
4 for the excellence and quality of thes,
goods. IT,. Greene& Co., Opticians
Jewellers and E%ngravers. 1924,