Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15
Estimated That Cattle Losses
From this Cause Aggregate
S6,oOO,OOO Annually
GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES VACCINE
5IackIeg Has Been Pronounced incur
able, But It's Spread Hay be Prevent
ed by This Vaccine, of Which 2,ooo,-
COO Packages Were Distributed Last
Year-New Bounty Law of Nebraska.
South Omaha, Neb.. April 15.-Much

South Omaha, Neb., April 15.-Much
ion Stockyards here in a report just is
sued by the government bureau of ami
NAL industry on the subject Of black
leg in cattle. The report says that the
cattle losses from this cause aggregate
easily $6,00O,0OO annually. The bureau
is sending out to applicants for it a
vaccine to be used in cases of blackleg.
the amount distributed during the past
year being upwards of 100000 pack
ages.
The most interesting feature of the
report is that blackleg is showing a
steady increase in spite OF
the extensive practice of vaccination,
with the vaccine furnished by the gov
eminent. The increase, says the re-
port, is laid by scientists to the differ
entiation of the various breeds and the
grading up of the waists herds of the
hardy, half-wild cattle. Blackleg, con-
tinues the report, is incurable, but its
spread may be prevented by the use OF
vaccine furnished by the government.
In view of the fact that the spring sea-
son is most favorable to the develop
ment OF the disease. stockmen at South
Omaha are interesting themselves In
cattle raisers with whom they deal,
10
les of 1t be asked by interested stock
raisers, from the bureau of animal in
dustry at Washington, d. c.
Wyoming stockmen, who are here,
call attention to the fact that the new
bounty law of that state went into eff
feet the first Of this month and they
assert belief that it will have the eff
feet of Kidding the state of the predat-
DRY animals which have been the bane
of sheep and cattlemen. The bounties
to be paid are SO fiattering, $3.50 for
coyote and SIS for wolf pelts, that it is
believed that a considerable number
of people will be induced to spend at
least goodly portion of their time
in destroying these animals.
There is little hesitancy in saying
that the conditions now presented thru
out the west are such as to indicate
that reasonably high rates will be
maintained on cattle and hogs and that
sheep will suffer little, il any, decline.
In fact, experts here are of the opin-
ION that prosperous prices are before
the farmer for an indefinite period and
ing house business is likely to occur
c..~. > i%,~.<~ g.,
Activity and strength has character
lied the cattle market Of late. and pri-
ees have had an upward tendency.
showing an advance of t25@35 cents
over last week. The offerings are large
ly made up of beef steers and the quail
ity mas shown some Improvement. With
a keen inquiry from country buyers,
for stock cows, and the usual good de-
mand from local buyers, cows and lleif-
fers are meeting a very ready sale at
strong prices, and values are about 10
cents higher than last Friday. The
receipts of stockers and feeders con-
itinue light, and anything at all de-
sirable realizes strong figures, with the
common and lighter grades steady.
The receipts of hogs are running very
moderate. but the feeling is rather weak
and prices gradually growing lower
present prices denoting about a 5 cent
decline in the past week. Packers
seem to want the hogs, but at no bet
ter prices, and strongly resist any en-
HANGING of values. Monday with (3,500)
thirty-five hundred hogs on sale. the
bulk of the hogs sold from s1.15@7.25,
21a cents lower than Saturday.
Monday, with liberal receipts of sheep
the trading was resumed at about
steady rates on desirable killers, but
lower on everything else. Packers are
making big distinction between choice
and fair to good kinds, and the range
In prices is far wider than any time this
season. The tone to the trade is not.
as strong as sometime ago, and we adj
wise marketing finished stock as soon
as possible.