Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-23
bright Outlook
For CattIemen

cattle viii be IN good demand from
now on for spring delivery w All as
sured fact and that right here In
M county there are plenty OF ones,
twos and threcs. all In good condition
is also On assured fact, so that, with
the right efforts put forth on the part
OF our cattle %raisers, there need be
no ennse for a cry of poor prices an
other year,
.several Of the largest cattle %raisers
have already received letters from
buyers IN Colorado. Kansas and other
parts of the country where cattle are
ever ia most demand and Ia every In
stance the writer's seem most anxious
10 make contracts at this time for dc.
livery, most or them specifying April
and May as the time when they will
be ready 10 receive, The editor OF
the Headlight has In his hands q let
WI lipUf ~ ktnlAiiiNH ia tpipi iup
who yearly buys IN large quantities,
In which he says; II you write me
favorably ! Will be there IN a short
time aud n we should deal will make
liberal payment st once on contract
for May delivery This man writes
that he wants from three 10 five
thousand twos and threeg. Such let
tiers as the above Is quoted from. are
Of almost daily occurrence In this
section. and II our stockmon don't
get scared off as they have. or n
least some OF them In the past and be
cause some fellow among them
who Ia here 20 bear the market and
tells them all kinds OF doleful ta'es
about there being no sale for cattle
and such rot. until they persuade
some Of the weaker one 10 sell at a
low price and u get their wedge in
and start the prices down-wc say
II one and all will hold for a good
price and stand pat until they bring
the buyers 10 terms they will gal
good prices. Right here In Luna
county, and surrounding this noucty
for a great many miles We have n,
good n class III cattle as can DO pro
dnced In any OF the range countries
In the United States. and We ars nj
conveniently iocaied. as regards roo,
railroad facilities as any other couT
try. and for castlemon TO be bulliosei
from wear 10 year into selling for 1
dollar Or twa less than do others Il
other localities Is ali nonsense.
buyers will be here In abundance
before long and II will be easy TO co..
tract your cattle. II you try"
We have said that the cattla /
this vicinity are as good IA all !
any other localities. and We sam
pat ora The assertion. While Ia m
east q short time since. We sa,
thousands Of head of cattle In the pa
lures and feed pens III the romntf.
through which we Travelled, that wer
no better Iii any respect tina. th
thousands upon thousands thai AZ
today feeding upon the open range
within twenty-five miles Of this tow
and they we're good cattle: 40 M
ours. and II II only a play made /
the buyers who come here that v
have an inferior grade OF cattle.
"Stockmen throughout this countr
have been FOR years past, engaged
grading their cattle up to a staadar
that would bring top prices on Il
market. and they now have colo
size. bone. and In fact all OF IN
points necessary TO make good ca
tie. We have Witnessed. In time
past. the shipments of between fin
and SIX hundred head of cattle I q
the yards In this city, ali from u
ranches Of one eattleman, not o..
shirty.five miles from here that wei
as good an any We saw Ia rho fet
pens or pastures In the east,
The fact that We have good Gait
here In 10Y becoming general
known among the buyers In the eas
ern markets and hence the Feast
that they are beginning to looA tn
way for the stuff they are in neel
That prices win he for the comif
year. what they We're y taw yea
past We do not believe, nor do y
think that they w!n be down to wn
MANY sold for last year. Don't
In n hurry TO sell until such time
you are satisfied that YOU are eettil
the top price FOR good cattle Is VII
we a,ivise"
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