Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-11
MONEY IN SHEEP
elo SHEEP OWNER rELLs WHAT
PROFIT THERE 10 m The BUsl
Ess-TAx FOR GRAZING IN THE
TERRITORY.


1T Is out Of sight this year said
Hon. W. J. Morgan yesterday Ia
speaking of the sheep business. Mr.
Morgan went on % say that there had
never before In the history OF the ln.
dustry In this territory been such a
pfcspcrOus year for sheapmon. SAYS
the Phoenix Republican. No said that
those who had brought from the north.
efn ranges even as few az b.Ouu sheep
had been put beyond the reach OF fur.
Their effort In this life. that "a N they
would be c0ntentod with as much 81
The worlds goods NJ any man needs.
MI. MOrgan u q heavy sheep owner,
but he left most OF his sheep In the
north last fall, bringing only about
1900 % the valley tie participated in
the prosperity 60 that extent. There
are altogo her IN the valley nov about
100000 mead.
The price Tor wool this season Ia the
highest u has been In twenty years
The top price 80 far paid u igAc
fhe lowest 80 far paid - a little more
Than rs cents. The clip - Campbell
Francis A Pollock from $1,000 sheep,
amounting 10 about a quarter OF
million pounds. has boon sold ai 1880.
but the great source OF profit la not
the higher price OF wool, bat the great
advance IN che price 81 sheep them.
selves. Campbell and Francis for In.
stance, not long aE0 sold 10 Z. n.
hurley goo head of sheep. taken out
OF the corral after they had been
shorn tor 81 head. There had been
clipped from them ON an average of a
dellare worth OF wool. These we're
New Mexican sheep which had been
bought a year ngo Tor from 81 90 $3.50
a head. This Is not regarded as an ex.
travagant price, and II ~ believed.
from the present outlook. that The
price OF sheep Will be higher The
demand In the east. especially IN
Kansas City, IA becoming stronger aud
stronger kansas City buyers are al.
ready here making engagements for
April delivery. New McxicOn lambs
bought year ago ior elghty.fvo cents
promise 90 bring IN KANSAS City un.
heard 81 prices IN fact the outlook
~ such now that a sheep man be-
iievos that a sheep viii soon be- worth
as much rs a COW. and none OF them
would think Of trading their flocks for
an equal number of range horses.
The confidence of the sheep men "a
based partly on the fact that Ia the
whole country there are 10000, 600 lcas
sheep than there we're ten years ago
and hat the daily demands are twice
as great a. they were then. Then. also
the demand Tor wool was never before
80 great aud thc stock so short The
supply In Boston. the great wool mar
ket OF the country. Is practically nil.
These are conditions that cannot be
overcome IN year
The sheadng will end late thia sea
son. Usually Il 10 closed before the
lamblng season begins, about March
20, but ON accOun, OF the rains there
has been a great deal on delay aud
many hocks have not been able TO
cross the Verde TO the shearlng |
Until n day or two ago there were
eleven wool buyers In the market, but
u ~ thought that al OF them have
gone now bus wan, the perennial
and perpetual buyer OF ninety per cent |
OF the territorial clip Most of the |
other buyers fell short OF hio ex.
perionco, and by reason OF the rains |
and the muddy camps they we're al a /
serious disadvantage, liable by re-. |
son OF their comparative inoxperience |
20 buy at fancy prices a grca deal of /
mud and moisture which the manufac. |
turers could not probably use Ia their |
business. They. therefore. declined |
toward the last 90 bid on several OF |
The large lots. They were present al |
tho bidding and mahe show OF pui |
Ting la bids, but most OF thom. on DO \
ing opened, were found 10 contain only /
Two words, mot Interested
Speaking of the bill introduced yes.
lerday into both houses OF The legisla.
lure under tho title OF sanitary pro
lection for sheep" Mr.. Morgan said |
that The measure was a good one and |
would be favored by all the sneep men |
u the territory. Il provides tax |
" ten cents a head on all sheep \
brought into the territory Tor grazing /
pr feeding. by reason Of The rains IN J
this territory Il il assured that all the
valleys a. well ~ the ranges OF Ari.
lona viii DO great feeding grounds for
he next year at least There will be- /
m inundatiOn OF sheep from New Mex. !
60 which a tax of twenty ave cents a
head or even nifty cents a head could /
not stop. Tnere are now In this valley |
several thousand head Of New Mexico
sheep.
Al sheep growing states and terri
orles except Arizona already have
such a sheep tax. The isX OF WyCm-
ng Is much heavier than that prOpos-
n by the bill now In the legislature
md Montana has recently adopted
such a law.