The Coconino sun., 1908-06-12
NEWS OF THE RANGE
Things Of Interest tO StOckmen lH General Market for the
 Past Week.

uG WOOl Ol LliG NtWiildll hDnCGp Co.,, and some wool for other part ies is coming to Holbrook these days. There is yet considerable of this staple to be shipped from the point. -Holbrook Argus
 Information has been received that Chief Inspector R. k, Bene- diet. with headquarters at Salt Lake City. resigned June lst last. Inspector Benedict was one of the most popular men in the service and was we'll known in this section of Arizona.
 The question that is uppermost in the minds of sheepmen of this locality at present. is what they are going to do for winter range the coming winter Last year was hard one south at best and if the Verde Forest is maintained with restrictions put upon it relative to grazing. very few sheep will be able to go south.
 A sale of twenty-five million feet of Forest timber has been made by the Forest Service to the J. NJ. Dennis Lumber Co.,. at Maine. The timber is to be cut within five years and was sold at $3.50 per thousand It has not been definately located, but the sale is understood to include tim Der in the vicinity of the saw mill at Maine.
 Ranger Fred Platten, located near Challender was in the city the first of the week. In speaking of range conditions on the northwest ern portion of this forest, said that Shoot Lake was practically dry, and there was no water at Allen Lake. The range in this section had been saved by the last storm otherwise stock would have been in bad condition before this. South of the railroad there was plenty of water and range grasses were com ing on fine.
 Kansas City Stock Yards, June 8th, 1908. Cattle receipts last week were 3O,0OO head. an increase over the previous week, but less than normal for this season. Con- tinued heavy rains consequent flood damage to railroads throughout Kansas and the south held down re- ceipts all week. The market ad- vanced 25 to 50 cents on all killing cattle, and 10 to 20 cents on stock. CTS and feeders. The supply today is 10, 900 head, market steady to l5 lower. the main cause of the de- cline today being fears of the pack CTS here of flood from the Raw riv- CT. which is now running bank full. Unless rains fall within the next day or two in the valley, the wa ters will begin to recede and no damage will have been done. Top native steers today sold at S7.20. and load of steers from Uray, Colorado. shipment of MT. I. A. Mostyn. sold at S6.90, balarce of the steers in this shipment at S6.55. Straight grass steers sell at f4.5O. to $5. 90. range on cows is from S3 .00 to $5 50, heifers S3.75 to S6.50, veals a quarter lower than last week at $4.50 to $5.50. Stockers and feeders are slow sale today, 10 to 25 cents lower, stockers $3.5O to $500, fe eders S4.00 to S5.25.
 The sheep market was dull last week ard prices 25 to 40 cents be- low the previous week Receipts for the week were moderate at 2S, 900 head, but there is a poor outlet for the meat, and liberal receipts have been coming to all the mar kets. Proportion of grass muttons has been smaller during the last week than formerly and the small run of 2.000 head here today sold at strong prices. Some 100 Ib. Ar izona wethers today sold at $40, and 83 lb. Arizona wethers and ewes at $3.85. Top spring lambs are worth S6.35, wooded lambs $5 50 to $5.90. clipped lambs $500 to $5.50, fed western wethers $4.50, ewes $t.25 feeding sheep 1925 to | $3.75.
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