The Dickinson press., 1903-07-11
RANCH TALK.

w. A. Dupee, Of Nichols, Dupee &
Co, Boston. spent a day in the city the
first Of the week. He was on his way to
Billings and Great Falls, Montana, to
buy wool.
James Bateman, of Justice, Bateman.
& Co.. Philadelphia, on his way to Great
Falls, spent Sunday in the city. MIR.
Bateman said that very little wool had
been offered in Montana prior to the 4th.
Ed. Barry was in from the Cannon
Ball the past week and marketed his
wool at l5Hc. His clip averaged light
this season.
Will Clark sold two cars Of horses this
week to an eastern buyer and went back
to his ranch to gather some o horses.
Will has his E. O. ranch stocked with a
class of horses that seem to meet the
popular demand ofbuyers from the east
ern states. His horses are gentle and
we'll bred and 70 like hot cakes. Will
has the faculty of knowing what a
horse is worth and docs not make the
mistake of pricing his stock too high.
Mr.. March of Scott & March, cattle
breeders of Bolton, Mo-, returned east
NbOuudN CNCuluS. IIG lCtl tiS UdldIlSC
Of his bulls with r. T.. Fuller.
The NJ. S. Bennett clip. 2o,ooo pounds,
was bought by Suddards at '4Hc.
W. L. Richards returned the first Of
the week from a trip north among the
various cattle ranches in which he is in.
terested. He found things in good
| shape. Grass he thinks isa little short
but the quality is good. Beef shipments,
he thinks, will commence a little late.
Last week the Glcndive papers re-
ported sales of wool at I3A to IS cents.
A Cooling of Gladstone wal in the
past week with his wool which was sold
at l6H cents.
c. T. Langley and z. c. Hill are selling
out a bunch OF Montana horses they got
~inrecently.
Billy Lang is much pleased with the
cattle he got in recently from the west:
Owing to the wreck his train was mixed
up in he is short OF his contract 400, but
the parties of whom he bought contracted
to deliver the cattle so Billy has nothing
to worry about.
P. H. Rundler soldtthe bulk of his
wool at 1910 He had over 10000 lbs.
A mistake was made last week in
quoting the Emanuel Barth sale. 1t
should have been l7H cents.
Sherburn & Green, owners of the :
horse outfit, have bought Bill McCarthy's
horses.
Fred White has brought suit against
Jacob Barth for taking up a pony and IN.
lawfully using the same. The outcome of
the case will be Of special interest to
every person in the stock business. Nc.
Bride & Baker represent Mr.. White and
W. c. Crawford is looking after Mr..
Barth's interest. The hearing is set for
July IS.
E. Paulson OF Taylor expected to get
his wool weighed up on Friday.
Prices of wool have moi advanced dur
ing the past week, and so far as known
the Bissctt clip at I7Nc. is the highest
price paid this season.
The billiard Merry clip, 10000 lbs, is
all in but had not been sold at the time
of going to press.
The first mutton shipment of the sea.
son from this place was made on Thurs
day by H. S. Wilson who shipped l6 car.
of sheep to the Chicago market. Bur
nett & Crawford also shipped car in
the same train. The sheep were look
Ling we'll and should bring a good price
Philip Goodale was in this week with
good clip of woolwhich marketed at I5A
cents. His sheep sheared a little better
than 7 lbs.
The commission merchants Of Chicago
say that the condition of the cattle market
is not as satisfactory as was general!
expected it would be by this time.
The public wool sale at Billings
Montana, opend on Tuesday, and follow
ing are the rates of the first day: ]. N
Johnson, Tostin, $4,000, to Justice, Bate
man & Co., at I4Xc. John Qunintana
Tostin, 1900 to Nicholas, Dupee, & Co.
at I34. Martin Janequil, Tostin, $500
to Jermiah Williams & Co., at I2H
A large number of wool buyers were
present, more than in former years, which
the shipmon took as a good indication blu!
the local papers predicted that it would
take several days to ascertain the reaI
tenor of the market.