The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-02
IN A FIGHT AS TO WHO SHALL
SUSTAIN LOSS.
The CATTLE CONDITIONS
Discussed by a Cowman and Advice
Given as to What Course to
Pursue in the Fight That
is On.

The recent orders issued by the
large packing houses to the effect that
all COW stun would be bought by them
subject to the POST mortem examina.
tiOn has created a furor among the
cattlemen of the southwest. and espe.
cially in this section of the country.
Since the recent rigid inspection laws
have been passed by Congress the
packing houses have met with consid.
cradle loss in beef after the cows
have been butchered in the refusal OF
the inspector to allow the packers To
put the sane on the market for sale
on account of the fact that frequently
evidences of tuberculosis have been
found in the lungs upon close exami-
nation. While the bulk Of the losses
have occurred in the butchering OF
cows in the northern tier of the beef
raising states, and hardly any of the
southern cows that have been butch.
cred have b,on found any traces of
any disease. yet the lockers have
made the rule general which affects
the southern cattle man as well as
the northern cattle man. and the
southern cattle man does not feel
able to stand the loss which will be
incurred.
The various commission firms
throughout the country whose inter
csts are identical with the cattle men
have taken up the bludgeon together
with the cattle men in making the
fight that the packers stand the loss
Since the beginning of the battle,
the price Of steers has gone up, and
the cattle men are the winners so far,
market his steers in large quantities,
the price of this class of cattle will
decrease. and should the cattle man
continue to market his COW stun in
large quantities to rid himself OF TINS
class of stuff the couatry will be with
out breeding cattle In short time.
The advice that is being received by
the cattle shipper from his commits
sion man is to hold his cattle If pos
sIble and market but small number
at time. and TO withhold all ship
ments of COW stuff If possible until
after the fight. The packers are com
PEELED 10 have the COW stuff, and
should the cattle man follow the ad.
vice of his commission firm, he will
win.
c. T. Barringer, prominent cattle
man of this section, was here yester-
lay, having returned from Kansas
City. where he had shipped a bunch
of fed steers from his u. V. ranch
near Cornish. and which sold at $50
per hundred on the market Thursday.
The bunch of cattle averaged l,l35
pounds and We're good fat. Mr.. Bar
rigcr considered It good sale and
was well pleased. He expresses 1t as
his opinion that the COW man Will win
out In the fight. provided he held the
she stuff and marketed only small
quantities of steer stock In speaking
of cattle conditions generally Mr.. Bar
ringer said. We are in position to
hold cattle and intend to do so. We
cannot afford to sell much COW stun
should the rule be repealed by the
packers. We have marketed our cows
in large quantities for the past few
years to make way for the settler, and
as result we have but few breeding
cattle left. Not only is the supply OF
cows short. but the supply of steers
has decreased within the past two
years on account OF the heavy mar
keting Of calves. Prices this year are
higher than for the past two years
due to the general shortage of ma
tured cattle.
Il have no doubt but what we Will
win in our fight against standing the
loss for post mortem examinations OF
COW stuff"
.m ao,,o o,,p,nnt for tho month