The Coconino sun., 1908-08-28
NEWS OF THE RANGE
Items of Interest Pertaining to the Live Stock Industry in Arizona. Mar
 ket for the Past Week.

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 A member of cattlemen have been allowed to increase their grazing permit, even though the number originally grazed was over l,50O head.
 Pedro Arrese was in from his sheep camp on Jacks Canyon Wednesday. Range in that vicini- ty is the best in years, with water everywhere.
 The republican territorial plat form favors sheep and cattle graz ing on all national forests. This little recommendation will not in- jure the stockmen's feelings.
 Several wagon loads o f wool came in from St. Johns during the week. The teamsters report a rainy trip and very bad roads. It took them three days longer to make the drive than they expected. -Holbrook Argus.
 Tom Fryer of Flagstaff is in Hol- brook and will take over some cat tie at Dry Lake on the 25th of this month. The cattle are feeders and are from Apache county. The Ty' Ter Sheep Company made a ship ment Saturday of four carloads of sheep to the Kansas City markets. Argus.
 Ollie Dumas was in from his cat tie range south near the old woods ranch. In speaking of range condi- tions he says that cattle are fat now. The late snow in May made feed nearly a month earlier than usual consequently he is gathering beef for shipment. A number of other cattemen are also rounding up beef for the market. With this early sturf in fine shape they expect to top the market.
 It is reported that w. w. Per kins of Winslow has bought the John Noble sheep and ranches, the trade being consumated this week. The amount paid was said to be $72,000. There were about 5000 head of sheep with their lambs; the ranches are the best ones in that section of the country and all have permanent water on them. The general range is the best in the mountains. MT. Perkins is an old time sheepman and was half own CT of the same outfit several years ago.
 Kansas City Stock Yards. Aug. 4. 1908. The supply of cattle here last week was 61. 900 head. includ- ing 10, 900 calves. which was larger than in recent weeks, but still be- low the normal number for this season of the year. Owners are holding back their cattle in many sections in native territory. as pas lures are good, and cattle doing we'll. This fact leads many to be- lieve that receipts will be heavy later on in the season. which may affect the market adversely. but others hold to the opinion that the market late in the fall will be best. The run today here is 21 900 head. including 2,500 calves, mar ket steady to a shade lower. but other kinds. including stockers and feeders strong. A train of Hughes and Sherrard stock steers from Col orado sold here today at $3.90, with a small cut out at $3.00. A ship ment from Thompsons. Utah, is here today. including 1.173 pound killers at $4.45, 965 pound steers at $4.00. and a few tail ends at $S.3O. New Mexico and Panhandle cows are coming pretty freely, selling today at $2.80 to S3.70. canners $2.25 to $2. 75, calves $4.00 to $6.00, a few fancy veals at $6.25. Good prospects for corn and fine pastures have stimulated the country de- mand. stockers selling at $3.40 to $4.25, and feeders at $3.75 to %.60, although choice steers, both in the stocker and in the feeder class have brought $500 recently.
 Sheep receipt are running ahead of August year ago so far this month, and there is little | change in prices, altough the mar ket fiuctuates continually. Range sheep and lambs form a good share of the receipts. but the main move ment from Utah and the Northwest