The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-24
from All Sections of
New Mexico Say Range Is
In Better Condition Even
Than in Spring of 1914.
LANDING SEASON SHOULD
BRING BIG INCREASE
Considerable Speculation as to
Wool Prices, Mainly as to
How High They Will Go
Before Autamn.


Reports from stock growers in all
sections of New Mexico and the
statements Of local owners and deal
ers In cattle and sheep agree unanl-
monsly that conditions on the New
Mexico were never better than
those now existing ana that the pros
poets before owners u both cattle and
sheep are brighter even tina was the
case this time = year ago when tho
stockmen OF this state first began to
take active notice that they were run
ming headhrst into an era OF pros
perity.
Grass, Il Is stated. IL plentiful In all
of the grazing sections. The outlook
for the sheopmen with the lnmblng
season az hand Is about everything
that could be required In the way OF
water and feed ana an unusually large
increase Is being predicted. only a
series OF unlocked for calamities,
which arc extremely improbable, can
now prevent the sheep interests from
having The most prosperous year In
the recent history OF the Industry.
There will be a bis lamb crop aud
plenty Of feed to bring II up to the
Independent stage The price OF wool
Is causing a lot Of speculation. but In
a way that Is joyfully new to New
Mexico sheep men.
Ordinarily the question among wool
growers about this time OF the year
Is how low will the buyers be able
to beat US down. and wha. will We
have to take.-or hold our wOole'
This season the form OF the ques-
ton n It's substance are changed.
1t Is now How high Is the price go-
ing 10 80 before its a shame TO hold
wool 10 get more money" .
This condition. In so far as the
sheep industry is concerned, spells
prosperity in capital letters and the
growers Of the state as a class are tho
happiest people In the country.
The cattlemen have before them a
spring and summe with plenty OF
grass assured. and only a very severe
drouth can stop the condition which
now seems certain. The oldest cat
tlemen; those who have watched New
Mexico seasons ana cycles Of seasons
Tor many years, until they are as re-
liable as the almanac. assert that this
"a" NANA ~ NNAA AANNN AANAN N3AAE VI
abundant grass ana moisture. Last
year was one Of the three and there
fore there Is M more e OF good
pickings before the prophets ooh tor
a change. Three years OF high prices
and good grass are. calculated To mako
the average range cattle man rather
Indifferent AS to whether school keeps
thereafter OF not.
The distant menace Of disease. ana
the rigid quarantine now In effect are
the only disturbing elements In an
otherwise rosy situation, and the cat
tlemen look for both OF these unfa-
Norgblc features TO disappear COM
pletely before very long.
The effect OF the sudden termina-
tion Of the war on prices, especially
on wool prices, IL a matter widely dis
cussed among stockmen. A veteran
sheep grower. whose experience with
wool has been exceptionally success
ful. said 10 "A Herald reporter last
night that should the war end tomor-
row il would have little effect on this
years wool prices. except possibly 20
send them higher. The return of
normal demand Tor goods OF all clas-
ses, he believed, would so enormously
Increase the demand FOR basic sup
plies as TO send WOOL bounding out OF
sight into still more remote attitudes.
The supply conditions. on the other
hand. he thought SO disturbed that "A
year at least would be reduced 10
bring wool supplies back into the reg
ular course of trade.
4 cattleman, "a mcm1er of the same
party, referred TO the probable results
OF the demand FOR American cattle at
the end OF the val for Restocking
purposes, as one influence likely To
send cattle prices higher. He pointed
10 half a million head Of cattle re-
ported 10 have been driven out of
Austrian territory by the Russians
and slaughtered or scattered to the
four winds as one instance OF u coun-
try where Restocking on AN enormous
scale probably viii he necessary at
the close OF the conflict.
Stockmen generally seem TO see In
the var a sure thing for e%levating
American prices. no matter which
way the hostile eat may jump.
w. N. Hunter and Nels Curtis, ac-
cording 20 a Fort sumner paper, have
been buying cattle extensively In Ari-
zona, FOR movement into New Mexico
have been caught IN the sister
state with a big bunch on their hands,
which they cannot ship because OF
the quarantine.
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The Williamson-Oldham Cattle
company an Portales last week re-
ported half a dozen sales OF small lots
OF high Grade heifers 10 farmers In
the Portales district. The largest
sale was a lot Of twelve bought by
Archie Hregg for $4,000.