Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13
Big RUN OF RANGE
CATTLE COMING In
Yards Ready for Rush Of Animal
that Are in Better Condition Than
During Former Years.
MANY BUYERS ARE EXPECTED

The Union stock Yards company Is
putting the finishing touches on the new
cattle pens covering four blocks Of ground
20 rs TO be in readiness to take care OF
the big cattle receipts expected this fan
when the range shipping season will be
AZ its height.
This week marks the real beginning
Of the range cattle season at the stock
yards. A few scattering trains Of grass
cattle have been coming forward from
as far west az California and Oregon,
but the big range states. Wyoming. Colo
RADIO. Montana. western Nebraska and
South Dakota, are just beginning a
movement of cattle that viii not end
until late in November.
A good many big ranch men have ac-
companled their shipments to Omaha this
week and the reports that they bring in
fully confirm earlier advices from the
range country. all of them pointing to-
ward conditions the most satisfactory in
many years.
Feed at It's Best.
Never before since the earliest days Of
the range cattle business has feed on
the range been so good There is more
grass than the cattle can eat and II goes
without saying that stock everywhere
east of the mountains has been taking
on flesh rapidly. While the grass has
been almost too rank and green to make
the best beef. II must cure up as the
season advances and in the end a large
supply OF good fat range cattle IL an
ticipated.
While the total run from the range Is
not expected TO be any larger than last
year. the Omaha market. which has been
steadily gaining In popularity. expects
1915 10 show a good gain over all pre-
yious years. II IL also anticipated that
there will be a very liberal supply Of
stocker and feeder cattle in addition to
the fat stock, not only from the range,
but also from the western farming states.
Good Prices Expected.
As TO prices. all stockmen agree that
the outlook Is very encouraging to pro-
ducers. Asa matter of course a grea1
deal will depend upon the corn crop,
but thus far there has been nothing to
change the belief that there will be
worlds OF feed In the country this fall
and winter.
With a good corn crop IL Is agreed
among stoclSmen generally that the de-
mand for stockerB and feeders as we'll
as for beef. viii DO active and that good
prices win prevail throughout the sea-
SON. II Is safe to say that there has
been no time In recent years when stock
men were In more hopeful frame Of
mind than at present.
Friends Of the Omaha market are very
much elated over the splendid outlook
for business at this point. Chicago ana
other eastern markets are under quar-
antine on account OF the foot and mouth
disease and are not allowed to ship out
to the country stockers or feeders. That
means that buyers OF such cattle, who.
,, In years gone by. have been in the habit
OF securing supplies OF stock at such
points. will be forced this year to come
to the Missouri river for their stock.
Many Buyers Expected.
As live stock from the northern and
western states. which comes to Omaha. IL
better bred than that from the southern
and southwestern states. II Is expected
that many buyers will come to Omaha.
| In addition to sending buyers here the
! foot and mouth situation in the east
Is also expected TO send more cattle
here. for the reason that II shipped to
market points under quarantine. the cat
tie. even though not carrying sufficient
flesh TO make good beef. can not be
F., sold for feeders to be sent back to the
country to DO fattened. They can be
| sold only for slaughter. which means thai
they will so for Gamers at Gamer priceA
! which is a good deal less than the same
cattle would bring on an open market
for feeders.
The sheep market 1t Is asserted. Is II
anything more promising than the cattle
market. Every man who feeds sheep OF
lambs last year made plenty Of money
and with a good corn crop stockmen pre-
dict that this fall viii witness the best
and biggest demand ever experienced
for feeder sheep and lambs. Already the
demand at the Omaha market Is un-
usually large for this early I'm the sea
son and prices are higher than ever
before known In August. Feeder sheer
buyers, like cattle buyers. will be forced
/ 20 come TO the Missouri river for sup