The Coconino sun., 1908-06-19
NEWS OF THE RANGE
Things of interest to Stockmen in Ceneral-Market for the
 Past Week.

K. l.. Dickinson was Tn from ms cattle range near Maine this week. Contrary to reports otherwise, he says range and water are plentiful in that section of the country and stock is doing well.
 Ranger c. L, Pratt was in Satur- day from his headquarters at Long Valley. He says the range on his district is in fine condition now with plenty of water. Stock gen erally are looing fine.
 Mir. Vandewart. the wool buyer from Boston, is back in Holbrook again after brief visit to his home. "Var." IS buying about all the wool in this part ot the coun- try. He purchased over hundred thousand pounds in one day. Hol- brook Argus.
 Among the many large shipments of sheep during the past week were, Hutchinson X Co.,. 2.000 head; Bay less & Coffin, 900; Wm. Mcintyre 4,0O0; Campbell. Francis X Co. 2.000. These shipments all went to Kansas City and were delayed sev- eral days by floods.
 Wm. G. Dickinson is in from the Buekhorn range where roundup has been in progress the past month. The calf crop, Mir. Dickinson says, will be big one this year
 Kansas City Stock Yards. June l5. 1908 The waters in the Kaw river reached the highest point last week on Thursday morning at Kan sas City, and had receded almost three feet up to Saturday morning, when general rain over the kaw and Missouri water sheds started another rise which has eliminated today with a stage of 29b feet above low water marking the kaw at the stock yards. believed to be the crest of the present rise. This stage is eight feet below the big flood of 1903. The damage to the stock yards and packing houses at Kansas will practically be confined to the loss account of suspension of business. As soon as the waters sbatc all the facilities at the stock yards now overhowed can be put in condition for use within day or two. as but little physical damage has been done The same condi- tions rules m all the packing hous- es. The Armur Packing Company has succeeded in keeping the water out of their plant completely even from their cellars and are anxious to begin killing all kinds of live stock as soon as it can be secured. An official of that company stated this morning that the packers ex- pect a big demand for meats as soon as the floods abaUes, which in creases a wide outlet for live stock here when business opens up again
 Of course it is impossible to fore east the date of the resumption of business in the yards, but it is al- most certain that the rivers will begin to fall today, and that stock can be handled here by the middle of last of this week. A portion of the quarantine yards are On lower ground than the native yards. but the probabilities are that business can be resumed there early next week. None of the stock yards facilities are injured in any way, and all will be available as soon as the rivers go down None of the connections between the yards and the various packing plants has been injured. Two strings of chutes can still be used for unloading stock, but as rule the railroads can not reach them Ten cars of stock were unloaded here Saturday, four of cattle, four of hogs and two of horses. and on car of mixed stock was unloaded Sunday How ever, the date of the general re- sumption of business at the stock yards depends entirely on the rail roa1s. As soon they are able to deliver stock to the yards, the yard company can handle it, and the packers will be anxious to purchase it. l. A. RIcKART,
 L. S. Correspondent.
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