Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

much or more prefit than if held over
and sold next season as yearlings.
The unexplained fact was the marvel
Gus demand throughout the year for
veal. The situation referred to is yerv
significant, however, and furnished
two very good reasons for belief in
future moderate supplies and steady
prices for good cattle.
England's precautionary measures
affect exports of live cattle only, and
should have but little bearing on esti-
mates as to future cattle values. Even
should England entirely exclude North
American live cattle from her ports, the
effect would be merely, as in the case
of South America, substitution of
dressed beef exports for live cattle ex-
ports but with this important differ
ence, viz: the packers of the United
States, especially at Chicago, are pre-
pared to utilize al the offal and by
products of slaughter to the greatest
advantage for profit, a large share of
which goes to the producer in the shape
of better prices for live animals. South
America cannot so utilize the offal and
and waste, since it has neither a large
consuming population nor large manu-
featuring industries.
The population of the United States
is growing rapidly. The country was
never more prosperous. There is de-
mand for everything the farmer and
manufacturer have to sell and at good
prices. This is especially true of
meats. There is a shortage of pork
and poultry of all kinds. People must
in consequence consume more beef and
mutton during the coming year. Nut
ton is becoming more popular constant
ly in this country, and within the last
few months there has been opened up a
large and profitable export trade in
mutton with England. The long con-
tinued killing drought in Australia
has resulted in famine of mutton
stock there, which country has hereto
fore been the chief source upon which
England has drawn to fill her enor-
nous demand for mutton. " ith the
supplies of mutton from both New Zea-
land and Argentine much reduced, as
compared with other years, and Aus
tralia entirely out of the field for some
time to come, the opportunity has been
considered most favorable to place the
excellent refrigerated mutton produced
by Chicago packers before the British
consumers. This will undoubtedly re-
suit in a considerable expansion of
trade in American meats, with, in the
meantime, a greater demand and bet.
ter prices for all choice meat of the
mutton varieties. The Chicago pack
ers are studying the requirements of
foreign markets more closely than ever
before, and, with a general improve
ment in the breeding and quality of
meat animals, together with greater
care in their development and prepa-
ration for market, we may confidently
anticipate a growing foreign demand
for American meats.
There is a shortage the world over in
choice, well-bred horses. Since the
Columbian exposition American-bred
horses have rapidly grown in popular
ity with foreign nations, both in peace
and in war. In fact, there is a splen-
did demand, both at home and abroad,
for American drivers, coachers and
draft horses of proper conformation and
breeding to suit the various predomi
mating market requirements, which de.
mand is not likely to be filled for a
number of years yet to come.
No better investment or security
seems possible, therefore, than good,
thrifty well-bred live stock in the hands
of those who are prepared and know
how to properly handle them, either as
breeders. raisers, or feeders for mar
ket. Even in times of severe financial
depression experience has demonstrated
that no other asset or security can be
so quickly realized on at full! value for
cash as good cattle, horses, hogs and
sheep.
The annual review of the Unior
Stock Yard and Transit company fol
1902 is as follows:
| Receipts for the years
latte. Z,9Io, Isl
SdlVcS. ............. 2oZ, O>
1OSS. ......... q, ,4OI, 81
Sheep. ..... ........... 4,5O7, 19e
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