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NEBRASKA'S LIVE STOCK INTERESTS
BY
JOHN W. THOMAS, Herald Live Stock Editor
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ALL ROAM EJBAD To omaiiV
AH reads l iid to Rome, ' it wan
Mined fatfly steady but th lmnnl
! wan so poor p::rly In tho wi-ck tliat
I talst Wfre made of tlj poorer kinds
!d little lower thiin Monday's openini?
I pTlCM, !' appeared that tlM SdfS was
off tliv market, but this was due more
ItO the slow trade than to other con
ditions. Poor stuff, both steers and
COWS, suffered somewhat. Bulls re-
i matned steady. The Kosher market
wan oft badly Monday and Tuesday.
" but strengthened considerably later
spoiled a lot of the potatoes in the , ,hp wepk c,ty drt.B3ed hinls and
held and a Rood share of the top ri)s w,,lk,.n,(1 Bl,Rht,y and because
won was Kiiwieren was neni ror iiil;i
E I'ilxl. of Bartlett. Nebr.. was in
I the rity last week lookine over this
part of the country with the view of
In. itln bora IB the concrete and con-
I traction business He left this aft
ernoon for the North I'latte valley.
once said. It may now be pain that , or prices that did not materialise.
all Nebraska roads, and a good many
of other states, lead to the Omaha
live stock market. There isn't a rall
ronl in this state but what reaches
Omaha or Is a branch of a road thai
does.
The artist had the rlffti kdS in
making the drawing from which the
plats was made for this department
head, representing as It does, on a
small scale, the Omaha union stock
yards and market with trains ap
proaching from all directions
RIGHT ANI WRONG SPIRIT
In the matter of price regulating
either directly or indirectly, by the
government, stock mowers and farm
ers should be treated liberally in or
der to stimulate production and in
crease it as quickly and as much as
possible. It is right and proper for
them and their representatives to de
mand consideration and action by of
ficials that will produce the desired
and necessary results, but it doea no
good to knock on everything done by
the government, right or wrong.
Some farm and live stock publica
tions nursue the policy of finding
fault with everything, always d
mandlni more, and never expressing
appreciation of anything a Bort of
bolsheviki in th s particular, It's the
vrntii: snirlt and does no Rood. If
Poor transportation conditions fur
ther complicated matters so that
most growers have suffered heavy
losses from one reason or another. '
MARKET CONDITIONS
IN THE MEAT TRADE
Wholesale Pl'lUSS are l iievenly Lower
on All OnnsnSS Meat nl the liig
nsestn Markets
of the very poor demand accumulated
on the rails
Philadelphia The light supply of
heavy and choice cattle was sold out
upon arrival, while the light and me
dium grades were a close second.
The common varieties tagged but
eventually moved at prices a little
lower than Monday's openinc. Hinds
and ribs were in great demand and
brought 28,000 for western dressed
ami no difficulty was experienced in
moving the haulers at $20. A little
bett'T demand for bulls w-s notice
able nnd good prices were obtained
Kosher chucks and plates brought
$20, and $22 and hinds and ribs from
these cattle sold up to $30.
Washington With the her vy car-
' ry-over from last week and receipts
The weekly review of meat trade This week about the s?rae as last, the
conditions for the week ending April market was glutted at all times. Most
26, by the Bureau of Markets, United of the offerings were commpn and me-
States department of agriculture, is ilium and hard to move. Because of
as follows for the saltern markets: the reluctant buying by the retailers
Boston The higher dressed meat stocks accumulated in the coolers and
cost during the past two weeks is now many cars were held on the tracks at
being reflected in a lighter demand timet for lack of room to unload.
from the consuming trade, and whole- Wholesalers refused to make any con-
sale prices are unevenly lower on all!ot9aion '" h,'d firm at prices about
carcasH meats 11 higher than last week on all
New York TraHe inw ,hi ' des. Good hinds and ribs continu
week. No one has shown any desire ed brought $26
to buy except for current needs, so
that little action has been seen.
The Alliance high school debating
team made up of Miss Corinne Moll-
rlne, Messrs. William Coutant and
Howard Bennett, after winning the.
district championship at Bayard last
week, will go to -Lincoln about the
middle of the month to take part in
the interstate high school contest.
Maine Clutter and Miss Eutoka
Porter, of Antioch, were married by
Judge Tush last week at the court
house, alBO Miss Una Halley, of AI-1
llaace, and Lee F. Campbell, of Gres
ham. The latter couple wild) make
their home at Gresham.
Glenn Watson, who for the past
year has been combination man at
the Nenrasas reiepnone company.
has been promoted to managership of
the Ogallala exchange. He will take
up his new position at once.
school in a program at assembly Tues
day morning. This follows out H
alar program as the Juniors furnish
ed the same entertainment last Week.
The juniors' interpretation of "Lil"
Liza Jane" was appreciated for Us
comedy.
Git Rod of TOW liheuniatisin
Now is the time to get lid of your
rheumatism. You will lind Chamber
I tin's Liniment a great help. The re
lief which if affords is alone worth
many times Its cost. For sale by
druggists.
Philadelphia Supplies of we.st-
tO $2 8. Poreooarter meat was slow
and very dreggy. Some choice light
handy weight steers sold as high as
J2:"i and some hpifora nf Him uma
they would follow the plan of frankly '"' "resseu e,e uu, rrc.ve., qn.lUty brUKht ?24 Most of th(l rows
criticizing only matters that are faul-.as pimiiimy aa uas ueeu me case m
ty and commending those that are recent weoks. Some expected cars .(n(, n( k)Wly
right, they would accomplish more are sun en route, mere will te sui
g00(j flclent for the demand in all cases and
Other agricultural and live stock S surplus in some classes,
papers that serve their constituents I Washington Prices ruled to $2
Just as earnestly and more efficiently, ! higher than last week on everything
commend the well-directed efforts of except veal, but trading was very
the administration to improve condi- 8iow and draggy. Retailer bought
tions. and when they point out where , Hparlngly at all times with wholesal
greater improvements can be made ' ,r8 forcing many sales on account of
What they say has weight ann innu-,the poor quality of their offerings.
BEEF
The sophomore class at the high
school entertained the balance of the
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oo
offered were very rough and common
The few common
bulls on the market were a hard sale
at 16 to 116. !".0.
STRAIGHTFORWARD
Many Alliance Citizens Hare Profited
By It
ience.
The following editorial from a re
cent number of the South Omaha
Journal-Stockman Is a specimen of
the letter:
'While the government disclaims
If you have backache, urinary trou
bles, days of dizziness, headaches or
nervousness strike nt the ae.-it of Mm
Huston With receipts for the trouble. These are often the svmp
tirst four days of the week slightly In tomi of weak kidneys and there is
excess of the total for the previous danger in delav. Doan's Kid
week and s lieht movement to freezer ,.. Pitu .-.re mMMh nnilH for
!the market has Ikeen more L'pnvriniilv.i.u . . .
anv attempt nt tlxing the prices or, . " , - ' if aumenis are enanrsi'a oy
i--" ,....... oi.aU, uu over iio.oiio neon e otir neig lhors
cattle or beef for the country' large,
the establishment of maximum prices
for beef tor the army- and navy as
well as for the allied governments
will naturally have a tendency to es
tablish values of the cattle on the
hoof. There is no disposition in mar
ket circles to quarrel with the prices
as announced by the government but
it is plain to be seen that there will
be times when either the government
or the civilian population will have to
go without beef. In the main, how
ever, the impression in market circles
seems to be that tvese prices are lib
eral enough to exerc'se a stimulating
Influence on boef production and this
is a consumatlon devoutly to be
hoped for."
to
atti,k wintkkki m i.
hi weimesiiay wnen a neavy accumu- recommended this remedy have
latlon of ribs and loins forced the proved its merit in many tests Alli
market on these cuts a full $2 per,;inre readers should take fresh cour
cwt. lower, resulting in a decline in age in the straightforward testimony
the carcass price of around 50c per f an Alliance citizen
cwt. The duality of the cows offered UMmm ., .4 0l
says: "I haven t needed a kidney
has not beeu equal to that of several
weeks past and prices remained prac- -,i.4. , . .
.. . . , medicine for a long time because I
have none of the kidney trouble of
which Donn'x Kiilnev Pilla riil nip guv.
cows and anything having weight and era, year8 apo Th . comp,etely re.
a fair amount of flesh finds ready ,iev,Ml of ba(.kucho iin1 other ...
saie. rne oun market tias neeu dull
Ueally unchanged on a basis of gradt
Bttjrem seemed inclined to prefer
and draggy with prices today a full
$1.50 per cwt. lower than Monday.
Kosher beef trade continues good at
steady to firm prices with demand
about equal to supply.
nients that came from my kidneys. I
am glad to give Doan's my endorse
ment." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
New York Many cars were late Doan'8 Kidney Pills the same that
in arriving but at no time was there Mr. Ifsrk had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
any shortage. The better grades re- Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Nebraska sand hill cattle wintered
well and grass is starting fine, on the
range. The following from this week's
Monday Journal-Stockman gives a
statement from a Box Butte county
ranchman on this point:
"H. A. Allison, of llemingford, was
here last week getting a line on mar
ket conditions and reports that cattle
came through the winter in better
shape than for several seasons past
and they are in exceptionally good
spring condition.
" 'It was a favorable winter in most
respects and although stockmen had
provided more hay than usual they
did not begin to use it all.' said Mr. i
Allison. There will be more hay left!
over this spring than ever so that no 1
fear la felt for the late spring
storms.
" 'I think th t re more cattle in
our part of the ,nd hills country I
than at any time during the past ten '
years. Thousands of south western I
steers have been shipped in while 1
there has also been a big increase in
the native stock. There has been lots
of moisture this spring and grass is
starting early so that prospects are
favorable for a good season.
" 'The potato growers around
Hemingford were hit pretty hard the
past winter and thousands of bushels
of spuds have been allowed to rot. A
sharp freeze just about harvest time
i m mm una uvbivook statistics
The report of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department
of Agriculture, on the live stock situation at the different markets
and shipping points, for the months of March. 1917. and March,
1918, are well worth considering. The reports covering the marke's
to which western Nebraska stock is shipped, are as follows:
Iteccipt and HUpSSSntS of Horse and Mule
Market Receipts Shipments
1918 1917 191 1917
Chicago 8.08 11,111 8,19tj 11,095
Denver 1,840 "1.143 1.248 845
Kansas City 11.544 14.235 1 1.421 15.447
Omaha 2.261 2.229 1.865 I.S&I
St. Joseph 5.156 2,958 5,119 2,924
Sioux City 2,110 3.061 2.226 2.ol
Shipment of Stucker and Feeder Cattle
Market 1918 1917
Chicago 36.194 16.521
Denver 15,867 11,994
Kansas City 65,250 48.620
Omaha 35.106 33.689
St. Joseph 7.754 6.144
Sioux City 29,180 24,308
Live ItSSk IteceiptM Cattle and Hogx
Market Cattle Hogs
1918 1917 1918 1917
Chicago 370.474 ItlJN 975,169 627.825
Donver 35,808 28.355 43,710 39.152
Kansas City 178,605 132.396 275.229 185,851
Omaha 150,912 109.469 393.347 294.189
St Joseph 64,311 37.281 204,414 160.056
Sioux City 76,912 49.020 300,371 196,290
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