The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-07
Trade and Personal Notes
of New Mexico Stockmen

VVTHiLE few important shipments
NJ Of stock have been reported
w during the past week. there ls
n general movement OF small herds
all ver the state. which In the ag-
grcgate has brought the week up to
the average. Prices remain ~ strong
as during the pest three weeks sales
reports during which several high
price records have been established.
Range conditions continue good.
Landing reports are practically ali
In and an average Of considerably
better than IS per rent for the state
Is indicated. sheep generally
are turning their attention to the
wool market and some sales are be-
SHINING 20 be reported although still
not In great volume. Prices for such
sales ~ have been made have been
well up 10 the early s~eason' expec-
%tatiOns. II IL confidently predicted
that the better clips will bring prices
this ear which will break all rec
ords.
The r. L. Wilson cattle company
has been formed at Portales To en-
sage chiefly In supplying high grade
stock 10 Portales valley feeders and
farmers.
Orval Keen shipped twelve ears OF
cattle, $50 head, into Portales Mon
Jay, from Pecos city. They were
put on the Keen ranch north Of Por.
tales where % head already had
been placed this season.
j. NJ. Price OF Heason, ,osevclt
county. reports an Sc per All calf
crop.
Jordan and Horney OF Roosevelt
county last week received ~ head
pure blood Hereford hcifcrs To add
To their Hereford herd.
The q. p. smith cattle company II
considering the purchase OF a ranch
west Of Portales on the Peoos. their
range IN the Bethel country HAVING
been found overstocked.
f. u. Chambers shipped 80 head
Of cattle from Pennington last week
10 his runge near Pagosa springs
Colorado. making a total Of 20 cars
which he has moved from tho Farm
lngton stock yards.
G. g. Cunningham received twenty
cars of Mexican cattle AT Springer
Tuesday To- be held on the Tale ana
Cunningham pasture near Springer
the summer. The cattle wci
purchased M El paso by r. y. Tale.
Captain John q. clancy. OF Guada-
lGpe county, probably the best known
raiser in that county last week
sold his entire sheep holdings. Tor DC
tober delivery. 20 Bond and West at
cuervo. Consideration private. cap
tain Clancy will retire from business
Captain clancy is n noted figure in
Guadalupe county affairs. He was
a captain Of merchant vessels up to
1873. when he quit the sea; coming "a
this county from California In that
year. He has been prominent va
business and political life Of the
an during his residence there,
and no man is more widely known ar
more respected.
1t Is understood that the captain
win hold his bis ranch property on
the ~Nlamugordo, but will handle cat.
tie exclusively. with his son. g. e..
clancy In charge OF their interests.
\ deal has lately been sonsumatcd
whereby r. X. Fleming Of Roswell
has sold to j. l.. Harrison. of Pan
handle city. Texas. zoo head of two
ana three-year-old steers. Delivery
will be made about the 10th Of this
The consideration at this
was around $4,000,
The Roswell Evening News Of Sat
urday says Al the stock men re-
port that the grass on the range this
year is better than Il has heen FOR
years. Cattle and sheep are fat and
the livestock men are wearing that
smile that won't come OF.
The Carlsbad Argus says a traiH