Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-08
lioulfy and sink into the soil
Ration Shipment

Amonng the longdlstance shippers
here yesterday was W, w Wilson.
who brought In load OF good stocl,
steers from Ration, ~ NJ, and sold
them for satisfactory prices, Nj.
Wilson reports that the supply or
feed down there Is not heavy now.
They have been shipping out good
many cattle, but that the movement
is pretty well over by now: 1T has
been dry during tho summer and
until recently" said Mr.. Wilson,
but We had some good rains lately
and grass grew right well for while.
II was too late coming ,forthe wealth.
er turned coldafter the rain and the
grass was frosted aud spoiled for
feed "--Drover's Telegram
Drovers Telephone Losses in Terri.
tories
Il, W. Mckenzie, big land owner
and cattlemau who operates In Pc.
cos Co, Texas. was On the Quaran.
tine market recently with six loads
of COWS, says tho Kansas City Drov.
ers Telegram Mr. Mckenzie has a
ranch Of 100000 acres and al the
present time has over 10000 head
Of cattle grazing on this vast oxpanse
Of ground The land Is all fenced
and is considered one of the best
outfits In that part Of Texas
In speaking Of the cattle situation
and the general conditions in his sec,
tion Mr. Mckenzie said "That cer-
tainly Is n great cattle country, but
the drouth We had last year nearly de-
plctod tho ranges and we ARE short
as consequence, There were large
numbers Of cattle IN New Mexico.
Arizona and Texas chat actually died
of starvation Texas, though. did not
loso as many cattle as did the two
territories The big cattle outfits
down there are now buying the same
kind OF stock that brought in and
using them for breeding purposes and
are trying TO restock the depleted
ranges. They are paying as high as
sl9 and sii head for them and they
are hard to get at that, The calf
crop also suffered from the drouth
of last year, and Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona fell short Of hiaf crop
this year Heretofore, three cows
would produce. on an average, two
calves year, but they have not
averaged much over one calf To four
cows this year
Kansas CITY stock Letter.
Special Correspondence OF The Optic
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 5,--There was
very good run of range cattle here
last week, but the supply dropped
down today to less than half as many
OF this kind as last Monday. The
market got stronger all last week,
closing al its best The gain on
killing steers was not very much. AMI
sales ranged from $500 to $405, with
one or two sales Of extra heavy
mountain steers above this. Most OF
the Colorado killing steers sold at
$3.50 to $500, panhandles at $3.2b to
$3.50 and some Old Mexicos from
eastern Colorado sold at $2.S5. Cows
sold at $3.50 to $500 for medium to
good ones. others on down to $215,
and train OF Panhandle Gamers
were bought Saturday at $40, a
strong price, Stockers and feeders
gained 10 To 1s cents last week and
are strong to 10 cents higher again
today Range stockers sold vi $2.75
to $3.50. and feeders at $500 TO SO 65.
Inquiry for stockers and feeders Is
very strong. az there Is general
sentiment favoring high beef prices
this winter.
Quite a liberal percentage OF the
$4,000 sheep that came In last week
were direct from the range Prices
were just about fteady all week, with
little weakness occasionally. Mar.
ket is strong today and trade active,
and. as receipts at all points have