Show Cattlo Scarce On The Range A report from South Dakota says Parties representing Omaha Sioux City and Chicago packers and live stock dealers deal-ers are making Inquiries as to tho number num-ber of fat cattle on ranges along the Missouri river and on the Sioux reser vatlon The drouth last season spoiled much pasture and generally lessoned the supply of beef cattle Asaconsequonco early spring shipments fell far below what was anticipated Ranchmen are marketing tho better grades but the supply Is limited as compared with former for-mer years and unless pasturage Is unusually un-usually Rood the demand will greatly exceed tho supply This moans an advance ad-vance In the pried of beef cattlo unit September at least possibly until tho holidays From six to a dozen car loads of cattle pan hero from western rancho dully while at this time In former year they went In heavy train loads Along the foot hills and In the Choyonno rive country ranchman report stock In txvor ago condition but tbo number Is lollS than for several years previous Nearly Near-ly all of the young stock from northoi and western ranchos was marketable last fall and but remained for the spring shipment |