The Dickinson press., 1904-09-24
RANCH TALK.

$3.65, go Christensen steers 0SI lbs. $3.45, |
80 Ali Olafson steers 100 lbs. $685., 10
Mckenzie cows 1902 lbs. 81.
J. F.. Phelan is finishing the second
Of his cattle.
w. L. Richards has IS cars booked
for October 7.
Common %stockers sell low.
A Mr.. Barr of Iowa, who bought 10
cars Of feeding cattle from Frye u Co.
last season, is here and goes north to see
if he ctnnot buy some more feeders of
the same parties.
The grass seems to be curing better
this year than for some falls back, and
stockmcn generally believe that they
are going to have the finest kind Of
grazing the coming winter.
l. NoIlet of Sentinel Butte topped the
market the past week on mutton sheep.
His tops averaged I23 lbs. and sold at
S4.25 per cwt. His feeders, averaging
liz lbs, sold at $3.50. His ewes, averag-
ing 1903 lbs, were sold to butchers at
s3.4o. Mr.. Nollet, who has just returned
from Chicago, is feeling good over the
sale and thinks his sheep firm about the
best in Packerstown. He has sold to
the same people for ten years.
Robert Muecke of Gladstone will
have some good cattle to ship to market
a little later. He thinks they are in a
better condition than his stock was 4
year ago.
Connolly Bros. of Oakdale expect to
ship the middle Of October. They will
have three cars of native beef cattle, one
car of which will be four and fve-year
old stuff, including a few head OF the
Jeff Farrah stock. Connolly Bros. have
nothing but we'll bred cattle, all natives,
and they are certain to get good prices.
They have just finished putting up 700
tons of hay at the ranch, which shows
that they provide we'll for their stock.
DR.. X. A. Ramsey, of the bureau of
animal industry, has just made a trip
through Montana and South Dakota,
and seems to think that the shipments
from the former state will be small this
year. He says: II visited Glendive,
Livingston, Helena and Havre, the prin-
cipal cattle shipping points in Montana,
while | was away and found the cattle
men we're very much discouraged over
conditions this year. The cattlemen Of
Montana are a fine body OF men. They
are doing everything in thier power TO
stamp out the scabies in their territory
and are deserving of no little credit.
However, conditions are against them.
From reports received from inspectors
in the field | find that scabies are begin
ing to show up in this territory again.
This l attribute to the cold nights. The
disease seem to be the worst in South
Dakota. However, the cattlemen in
that part are heartily cooperating with
the government and it is expected tina,
the trouble will soon be cradicated."
Mandan Republican: A fine Hereford
bull arrived from the east for Cosgrovt
& Massingham. The animal is less thar
three years old and weighed 1900 lbs
on arrival in Mandan. After a numbe,
:, of days shipping. Mr.. M%assingham a
once ordered him taken to the fai
grounds to be shown at the fair.
Cattle exports for August were 47,3o;
t head, valued at S~2,8o4,oI7, against 81,
235 head, valued at $780, 6l in Angus,
e 1903. For the eight months ending
August, 362,48I cattle were exported
j having a value of s27,28o,ooo, agains
3o2,86o, valued at s23,844,636 a year age
. Ira Ingraham, manager of the l. T
Baker ranches on the Cannon Ball, wa
{ in Dickinson on Wednesday and state
e that they would commence dipping opel
atoms next week. They will use tn
state tank neal the Os. Chase place
Mr.. Ingraham thinks that it may prov
more effective to dip late. He think
that the frost kills the scab mites thu
r may be on the bushes and in the gras
and that the cattle dipped now can e
J. back to the old range without danger {
S infection.
Mondays sales from this place: +
S H. Cooley 80 steers 1901 lbs. s3.I5, Slim
q mer & Thomas 20 steers 826 lbs. 1885.
The Nollet sheep sold for export.
+ Sam Redmond's s cars of sheep, mos
e ly y%earlings, were on market Monda
and Tuesday and sold at an averag
price of about 1886.
Il On October 7 and Q J: E. Phelan h:
e 36 cars ordered at Dickinson, J.
e Farrah a, H. T. Wright 4 and Tho
q Fisher 3.
The r. H. johnson sheep sold in Sout
n St. Paul this week at S3.25. P. H. Rundl
Ed. Current and Philip Hecht sold c
the same market.
VI In the first week of October the fo
lowing shipments are booked: at Ola,
stone-Geo. Lee 2 cars, c. c. Turner
w. Sterland 2, VIM. David 3; at Tayl,
&C. Ohet 2, l.. L. Lewis 2, John Gunwa
q 3, Paul liner 3, L. Scott 3, c. Moore
e ]. Dahlen z. At Hebron J. E. Phela
has 80 cars booked on the Ist, u on II
1t 9TH and u on the 9th. At Dickinson II
following are booked for shipment ne:
n week: A. G.. Elstrom 2, w. p. Owens
IS H. o. Kunze 81. w. A. Kirby 5, H. Elk
and H. Muecke l..
The tank at Eland was closed for II
season this week. Inspector Billy ChaloI
err reports that I5,427 cows and stee
and 3,o13 calves were dipped. The prie
for grown cattle was I5c and for calve
h &c, waking a revenue to Stark county
s2,527o8. After paying all expenses tt
county will be a little ahead on the dea
About 5000 cattle were dipped at II
n Gladstone tank.
A party out south took up fine ma
belonging to u. N. McPhee and aft,
working her for a month or more adve
tised her as an estray. In the meantin
e Mr.. McPhee was offering a reward f
the return of the mare and when he |
d Gated her and found out that she ha
Q been used in the bayfield,, he made II
party pay a good liberal sun for hors
n hire.
Paris & Co. say that while a some ca
c tie sold this week at s4.45, the sales
81 were few. They report the sale
the w. G. Ray steers as follows:
head ITO lbs. 81, 4 head Io2o lbs. s3.l
" and 20 head 1850 lbs. 1886.
w. F. Burnett went to Chicago on FIR
day with shipment Of cattle. Five Ca,
It of the Owens Land & Cattle Cos. Gait
were loaded the same day.