The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-20

The hest lamb and calf crop for
many sensons Is Indicated an The reg
ular monthly report 81 business COM
ditlone In thc southwest made public
by W. q. Weiss, manager OF the ~
piiao branch federal reserve bank.
ColIactIona and business conditions
generally are good The report Ia
dcmii for New Mexico foilowsi
las Crtrccs.--Many hundreds OF adj
dltionai acrcs have been put In cul-
tivatiph ibis spring. principally in
cotton. and, IN some Instances, The
cotton Is up and looking fine, while
! some OF the more conservative farm
,rs are just planting. owing 20 tfo
late spring and cool Nights, tho flrst
cutting Of alfalfa will be very Hight.
An ore reduction plant ia being con
structed at organ for the purpose OF
reducing ores, which 10 h. expected
L viii revive the low grade mines or
hirtdiafrici. VciS' little building n
being done. 0wmK 10 the high costs
NJ lnbor and material, but general
business srctivity IL bettcr than az any
time for the past ten years.
Deming.-Eattle are expected 90 be-
gin moving this month, but shipments
will bc light, owing to the short cali
crup last year, occasloncd by tho
drouth. The late spring has delayed
farming operations, hut cultivation u
nav well under way. with quite a
few trying out cotton. There Is q
snFht increase In mining, particularly
Of fetdspar. Mercantile lines report
buainesa w general better than In
former normal times. There are prRc-
tlcAliy no new building operations.
mlisDorc,@Thcre Is considerable
mining activity IN this section. Range
conditions are good u the ctttlemen
are getting u high percentage call
crop
Notwithstanding the past winter
Nas mild with more than the average
amount of moisture. and range condi
tons were very favorable. the cold
winds during March ana April re-
turded tbs starting OF the grass, which
has made b. somewhat hard on cattle
and in a few localities there has been
"a considerable loss In u calves.
However. thiA condition seems to have
improved during the past two weeks.
Al u the sheep men report "a good
crop of lambs, without much loss
Landing Will be over by about
May 20. when shcaring wtl begin,
The marketing Of wool VIII com
mcnce the latter part OF The month.
No wool buyers have thus FAR pui
In their appearance, n while the
growers have no definite idea what
the clip viii bring. expectations are
that hey will receive 10 little more
this year tina ma year ago. The late
irusts damaged tho fruit crop cuusld.
crahly. The Ozark Smelling and
Mining comIhny is running again
with "a full force. hptu their mines
aud mill %disbursing IL generous pay.
roll which will be- 81 material azsis'
lance locally. 40 " will stimulate
/ business. especially anon The small
merchants, There Will be very III
tie building activity during the sum,
mor. About ss0.OO0 b. nefng spent
In SOcorro county in improving the
n,can-to-ocoan highway. which ira.
! verses the county from east "a west
Alhuquerque.-Range conditions ar,
better han Tor u number OF years
n prospects are rNOelicnt Tor Z
large cali aud lamb crop. 4 number
"f large COW men have sold steers fol
delivery the latter part 81 this month
which VIII relieve the banks mater
ially. The lumber mill ~ the Mckin
lty Land ana Lumber company viii
% capacity Of $50. uuO feet per dag
which has been closed for the pas
four yc1rs. has resumed operation
aud b. operating practically at clpic
ity now, a large sash ana door fac
tory has recently been erected uud O.
NOW operating ful capacity. Their
BE- more building under actual con
structiun b az Hns previous tim
Iu history. Tia, Santu Pc rlilrpal
has made an appropriation az moi
than 81. 0nO, 600 for suop additions
ana lt b. expected actual work vii
Dee started within 30 days. Wit
these Improvements. the local SAINT
fc shops will be tho largest outsid
Of Topeka. Kan. JobbcIs and rvtB.
merchants are enjoying u spirudl
business and there are very few com
plants as 60 collections
Muuutatudir-Tho 1919 crop f,
beans Is practically cat or the hand
of the farmers md the dealers hay
about "a cars ou hand. The bcn
ucrcdg" this year viii be Increase
about 30 percent yer last year Cuf
planting is well under way. Whit,
wheat rs looking fine. Ranges ai
i1ir ana stock b. Ia rood condition
'uttlo are doing wei aud sheep me
are getting "a bod lamb crop.
Nilard-LiNrst"'k conditions ai
good, Tho lhmhlng season H. ON, an,
with the fair weeds ANA grass e hir
percentage of lambs H. expected. Mo
Hll yrarling steers have been sol.
but thcrr arc some aged steers &,
which there seem To- bc no dcmuu,
due % is thought, To- money cuud
lions. There is q good season in m
ground for the farmers, but farmin
operations are not very EXTENSIVE
There IN No building to speak ~.
santa Hosa-Thero b. very little u,
tivity In livestock trading There
q big Increase in an livestock IA
spring, the weather having hpcn pai
Uculurly favorable To he shecpma
during the llmhing season. The RI
cent light showers viii keep the grns
growing nicely.
tluudCroft-Cattle ana sheen ~
doing well. The high winds IA.
spring have worked havoc ON III
farmers ana unless there is raj
within the next 80 days tho cYot
VIII dry up. The two mmDcr mil.
nave nll crews at work ana, wit