El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-16
COzglne11 Look
For Rain On
Alpine Range
Panhandle Inspectors All
Alpine and Ell Paso
Report Shipments.


Lee Harrington inspector At Alpine,
Tex. in his report TO the Panhandle
and Southwestern stoekmen's associa-
ton, mentioned three shipments Of
cattle during the past week. He re-
ported also that the range was very
dry, but that prospects looked good
for rain. The shipments made were:
Fourteen carloads Of naked cattle
shipped by +. II. Evans from Talen-
tine. Tex TO Dalhart.
Mitchell & Espy sold to John HudeI-
son &c carloads Of steers, which were
shipped from Ryan, Tex, TO Bazar'
A. s. Gage shipped 70 carloads of
yearlings from Alpine TO Fort stock
ton, Tex.
shipments From Around FL Paso.
s. Shanks. local inspector. reports
the following shipments have been
made out Of the FL Paso district since
last Saturday:
Sidney Moore shipped SIC head OF
two and three year old steers from
Sierra Blanca to Dwight, kan
Harris Bros. sold 30 carloads Of
cows and calves to Marcus and D. Fl.
Snyder They were shipped from
Fort Hancock TO Texarkana.
Andreas & Peters received 81 car
loads Of cattle from Nogales. Ariz.
Timberlake & Adams sold and
shipptd 90 carloads OF bulls TO J. 7.
Casper at Clifton, Ariz-
Seventeen carloads OF cattle were
received on the Ell Paso market from
the Canauea Cattle company which
were sold by H. H. Shurmau-
Rain at Amarillo.
During the past week light rain
fell in the vicinity OF Amarillo, said
p. T. benson, inspector at Amarillo,
in his weekly report, and much more
is needed, he said.
Five shipments we're made accord
Ing 70 his report, as follows;
Thirty-seven carloads Of 2 and
yen old steers were sold By B. Daw-
son to James Dohbs and shipped from
Amarillo TO Burbank. Tex.
ship to Kansas.
kritzer and BiFens sold 80 carloads
OF year old steers 10 ". 81 EeFgu-
SON They were shipped from ANA
Fillo 70 Summit Kans. Mr.. Ferguson
and ! year old steers from John Car
less and shipped them TO L0ugtou.
kans-, from amarillo.
j. d. Thompson and IT. D. Miller sold
70 wood and Egan Commission COM
psny "a carloads Of year old steers
seven Of the cars were shipped TO
Kansas City and the remainder were
sent to Garden City, Eaus.
Shore and Hill sold ~ carloads OF ?
year old steers TO wood and Egan ana
shipped them from Friana to Garden
City. kans-
Good Grass Assured.
With the moving Of considerable
stock during thu last week the cattle
sneu are feeling in much better spir-
its. said secretary " 4 Amonert- In
western districts. there have been
good raiufalls, and good grass Is as
suFed In Kansas and Oklahoma the
grass is better than IL has been for
years and IS IS days earlier. the Sec
rotary had been advised in California I
and Arizona the rain has been plenti- Z
full and the range is good In colorado !
while there has not been much moist /
ure, yet the range condition is fair.
The past winter was the best known /
OF in the southwest for many years, /
and with no drOuth loss and with the /
prices good, the cattlemen feel that ]
they have no objections 70 offer, saio &
the secretary In the dry sections the Z
sattlemen are not allowing the cattle 4
10 suffer. They are feeding hay, cot 4
-OEseed cake. meal and chopped soap /
weed. and an are proving a success
With the high price offered for their i
stuff, the feeder is rot losing a cent /
By buying the high priced feed, and 4
getting his stock in shape for the
market, 81 was said.
Here Buying Supplies.
Among the prominent cattlemen Of
his section who were in III Paso
louday purchasing supplies and inves-
igating the market were John %.
Means, Of Valentine; DR.. j. D. McGreg-
iry, L0bO; T. u. Love, Sierra blanca;
)ttie Finley, Maria; L W. Anderson,
7ecos. and 81. A. Adams. Fort stock
on They reported the weather con-
litions IN thelr vicinity as being very
Try.