Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
The Livestock Situation.

Chicago. Nov. l-Steer> are selling
higher than a year ago out on the
plains of west Texas and are consid-
erahly higher than two years ago. ac-
cprdins to a statement made by snip
per from that section. shipments OF
ninety carloads Of cattle were recently
made from Bovina. These shipments
Included many cows. which were AIKEN
f." breeding purposes by raisors aioH
the kaW valley. Calves also have been
bringing very high prices and ne cat
tie men of Texas appear L he ready
10 dispose of all the stock taey nave
in order 70 get the high bids made
them The influx OF settlers IS also
contributing TO the work & forcing big
cattle ranges out Of that state
Owing 20 the greatly reduced num-
Der Of cattle being carried over ne
winter in the range districts OF me
northwest. and as a resul. II the plahti-
full rains and mild weather OF ne axe
summer and early fail. the-e i N u:.-
usual abundance of feed and pastu!age
which is going 10 waste to- the lack ~
stock 10 feed il 20. Big stretches of
country on which a great many cattle
could have been put in marke'a Die
condition are totally unoccupieu. ana
the farmers are oemoaning the lack OF
judgment they displayed In Disclosing
of all available stock during the dry
period Of the early summer Corn belt
feeders. who are now undecided %neih-
er 10 ship or feed, aign: think over
the predicament in which ne ranch-
men find themselves and let somebody
eise's experience teach them .-sson.
Are stock feeders going o pu, the
Of hlIJ l,y-
warding an excessive Quantity OF half
finished stock in the next two months?
This is the question which is upper
most in the minds of the commission
men Who have the interests OF their
country customers at heart. There are
several reasons why the farmer should
hesitate before becoming discouraged
and sending his stock 10 market before
there is a good reliable demand for it.
bur the principal one is that by doing
so he puts ar end right there TO all
possibilities Of his nakipg a profit on
mis- property Previous experience ana
present indications give promise Of a
satisfactory and we'll sustained market
for good. fat cattle, sheep and LAMBS
during the winter. and II - nrmly De
!ieved thai feeders who market such
stock will get satisfactory returns
Feeders who are thinking of liQu!dat-
ingnow might first consider a few 81
the factors which viii have bearing
on tn. demand for plain to fair cattle
and sheep in the next Two moAths
First among these factors is the fact
that the mild weather u the last re"
weeks has prolonged the range SNIP
ping season by that many weeks, en-
abiing packers TO stock up with cheap
stock: next comes the .act That a pls
increase has been made in the volume
Of stock taken out b. feeders In the
last two months: then there Is the APP
proaching holiday season. which WIZ.
bring about increased consumption OF
poultry and proportionate falling OH
in the demand for beef and mutton
and again. the recent advertising OF a
statement made by poultrymen tAat
chickens We're the cheapest FOOD 70 De
had is bound to enlarge the can TOT
this commodity and take away the de-
mand Off other flesh foods. summed
up. the present available supply OF
stock Of mediocre quality is probably
larger than al any previous time in re-
cent years. while the outlet is oy no
means equally broad.